Drug Abuse and Addiction

Doctors Rush to Escape Opioid Charges

SAVING THE PILLMILLIONAIRES –  Sept 19, 2022 - Previously, lower courts had not considered a prescriber’s intention. Until now, doctors…

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Can Dogs Help People Stay Sober?

FEED THEM, NOT YOUR ADDICTION –    Sept. 20, 2022 - “Over the years, my patients explained how much their…

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Country Singer Luke Bell Dies from Fentanyl Intoxication

TOO MUCH DEATH –  Sept. 20, 2022 -  According to Saving Country Music, Bell was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and…

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Chris Dale and Patty Li – A Marriage Saved in Spite of Addiction

AUDIO – HAPPILY EVER AFTER –  August 2022 - Christopher Dale is an experienced public relations professional, writer and recovering…

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Could Monoclonal Antibodies Work For Treating Meth Addiction?

AUDIO – GOD WILLING –  Sept. 15, 2022 - Nearly one million Americans are addicted to methamphetamine, or meth as…

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Inside Ottawa’s Bold Experiment to Reduce Overdoses

AUDIO – NEIGHBORLY LOVE –    Sept. 15, 2022 - Record numbers of people in the U.S. are dying from…

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California’s New Forced-Treatment Law

THREE HOTS AND A FEW STEPS –  Sept. 16, 2022 - The CARE Act, in short, runs counter to the…

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Huntington Files Lawsuit vs. Lifehouse Sober Living

AND CLEAN HOUSE –    Sept. 21, 2022 - The city of Huntington argues that it is a municipal corporation…

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US: $1.5 Billion Naloxone Purchase to Fight Opioid Crisis

DOES CASH EVER MAKE A DIFFERENCE? –    Sept. 23, 2022 - The Biden administration is keen to show it…

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“Democracy Will Die” If We Don’t End Drug War!

VIDEO – ONLY SOLUTION TO REDUCE OVERDOSE DEATHS –  Sept. 21, 2022 - In his speech before the UN’s General…

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5 Popular Medications Doctors Hate Prescribing

BUT THEY WILL ANYWAY –    Sept. 20, 2022 - Prescription medications have been making headlines recently, with many common…

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BAYER: Global Drug Manufacturer’s History, Bad Drugs & Lawsuits

SALESMEN WERE JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS –    Sept. 14, 2022 - Bayer is the maker of Aspirin. The popular pain…

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Police Repeating Drug War’s Dark History in Fentanyl Era

NO EFFECT ON OVERDOSE VICTIMS? –  Sept. 20, 2022 - Facing an unprecedented public health crisis, law enforcement is under…

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LA schools to Provide Narcan After 7th Student Overdoses

VIDEO – WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG? –    Sept. 23, 2022 - Officials are sounding the alarm after at…

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Battling Opioid Addiction Through Medicine and Faith

VIDEO – YOU CAN’T FIGHT YOUR WAY OUT OF A PLASTIC BAGGIE –    Sept. 19, 2022 - “It was…

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Treatment Center’s Push to Save Lives With Methadone

BUT HARD TO GET? –    Sept. 20, 2022 - “I was so close to death, on my death bed…

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Addicted In Film, Book Excerpt

DRUGS ON FILM – Sept. 17, 2022 - Evil Incarnate: Purdue Pharma & Oxycontin Review of the Hulu Drama Series…

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Controversial Harm Reduction Strategies Slow Drug Deaths

AUDIO – GIVE AND LET LIVE –  Sept. 15, 2022 - Yeah. Addiction care has gotten better in the U.S.…

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Can Multiple Psychiatric Drugs Improve Minority Communities?

SO MANY MOUTHS TO DRUG –    Sept. 14, 2022 - “It has been documented in adults that Black patients…

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Candy, cash, gifts, rewards, help addiction recovery

SOBRIETY IS THE REWARD –  Sept. 13, 2022 - Since 2011, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has used the…

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Which Red State is Jailing Pregnant Marijuana Users?

IS TRUMP THE GOVERNOR? –  Sept. 15, 2022 - She’s not the only one. Another woman, Hali Burns, was taken…

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Providers Face Multiple Challenges Working With Potheads

BUT SO TALENTED –    Sept. 11, 2022 - At the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Tanya L. Gouveia,…

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Nothing seemed to relieve their depression. Then they tried ketamine.

DO TRY THIS AT HOME –    Sept. 12, 2022 - While the study has limitations, the findings appear to…

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Darius Campbell Danesh Died From Inhalation of ‘Ethyl Chloride’

HUFF OF DEATH –  Sept. 10, 2022 - “The results of medical examinations have confirmed that Darius’s death was an…

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“Junk Science” in Our Courts and Forced Drug Treatment are Recipe for Disaster

IT’S COMPLICATED –    Sept. 12, 2022 - Yet, the insanity defense has been used in numerous trials involving school…

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Addiction Often Goes Hand-In-Hand With Mental Illness BY NORA D. VOLKOW

THE TRUTH HURTS –  Sept. 12, 2022 - Substance use disorders often accompany other mental illnesses. Half of people with…

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Road to Recovery: ‘I dare you to believe’

CAME TO BELIEVE –  Sept. 13, 2022 - We all have value; we all have worth; we all have something…

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Lala Kent: ‘I Would Have Curled Up In The Fetal Position’

OVERSHARING? –  Sept. 12, 2022 - A lot has changed for Lala over the past year. Besides welcoming her first…

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Hiding In Plain Sight: Young Adult Addiction Care

YOUTH QUAKE –    Sept. 14, 2022 - “If your child is diagnosed with a substance use disorder, there’s hope…

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Several L.A. High School Students Overdose, 1 Dies from Pills Laced with Fentanyl

EDUCATE BETTER! –    Sept. 14, 2022 - Earlier in the day, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to separate…

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