Drug Abuse and Addiction

6.6 Million Opioid Doses and $250 Million In False Billings

IT’S ALL ABOUT MAKING MONEY –  March 10, 2022 - Authorities described the clinics as “pill mills” and said they…

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Federal Government Allows Program to Pay Substance Abusers to Staying Clean

LISTEN – MONEY FOR NOTHING –   Mar 10, 2022 - A new legal opinion from the Biden administration appears…

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Sobriety and Financial Security: Raiders’ Maxx Crosby Is Doubly Thankful After Signing $53 Million Guaranteed

AUDIO – MAKING THE MOST OUT OF SOBRIETY –  March 11, 2022 - “It’s a blessing,” Crosby said via a…

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Dr. Peter Hayden, Recognized Pioneer of Black Sobriety

SOBER BROTHERHOOD –  Mar. 10, 2022 - “What I had to do then is buy into the system. So all…

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Alex Cameron Confronts Addiction

TOO MANY NOTES –   March 10, 2022 - Through all of these stories, Cameron is able to stray away…

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‘You Murdered My Daughter’: Relatives of OxyContin Victims Confront the Sacklers

THEY KILLED THOUSANDS –   March 10, 2022 - “This is a day like no other in the history of…

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TikTokers are Redefining What It Means to Get Sober

SOBER IN SECONDS –   Mar. 7, 2022 - I love the phrase “sober curious,” because it centers curiosity —…

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Six West Point Cadets Overdose On Spring Break

VIDEO – THE REAL BATTLE –  March 11, 2022 - “The U.S. Military Academy is aware of the situation involving…

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Confessions of Grunge God

AUDIO – SO MANY LOSSES –  March 7, 2022 - Lanegan, who died Feb. 22 at the age of 57,…

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Valerie Bertinelli on Doing Cocaine in the Van Halen Days

I’LL TAKE THE 80’S FOR 200, ALEX –   Mar. 10, 2022 - He reflected on how it was a…

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Synthetic Opioids Stronger than Fentanyl in US

MORE DEATH AROUND THE CORNER? –  Mar 1, 2022 - Krotulski said current trends suggest nitazenes, or any other drugs…

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‘Society judges women more harshly for addiction’

(needs free registration to read) PREJUDICE –   Feb. 26, 2022 - Women face extra hurdles in battling addiction because…

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Sobriety Walk For Tribal Members To Share

ONLY ONE FAMILY –   March 3, 2022 - The legacy of alcohol and drug use as a coping mechanism…

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Tom Hardy Speaks About Ruining Things For Himself

HAD TO GET CLEAN –  Feb. 27, 2022 -  He grew up in the suburbs where life was so peaceful…

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‘This Is My Fifth Rehab I’ve Been To In 10 Years’

KEEP COMING BACK AND BACK –  Feb. 25, 2022 - Asked about his current health status, he said (as transcribed…

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The Labyrinth of American Health Care by Emily Maloney

BOOK REVEW –   Feb. 25, 2022 - The precipitating event in “Cost of Living” is the author’s psychiatric hospitalization…

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‘Devastating’: London Addiction Recovery Centre to Shut

NO SALVATION? –   Feb. 25, 2022 - That means many London-area residents seeking help with long-term addiction must go…

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Exciting Results Treating Opioid Habit with ‘Mindfulness’

LET’S PLAY CONCENTRATION –   Feb. 28, 2022 - “Rather than getting caught up in the pain or craving,” Garland…

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NEW BOOK – Scattered Pink: A Diary of Woman in Recovery

READING IS HEALTHY –   Feb. 22, 2022 - During my active addiction, I thought I was going to die…

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Marin Rehab Faces Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

WHERE WAS HR? –   Feb. 27, 2020 - Vazquez, 35, filed the lawsuit on Feb. 8 in Marin County…

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Convict’s Remarkable Transformation After Beating 30 Year Drug Habit

COMEBACKS HAPPEN IN RECOVERY –  Feb. 27, 2022 - Shawn first took drugs at the age of 14, starting with…

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‘Live from Rehab’ Comedian Zane Helberg Is Back

FRONT ROW OR FRONTAL LOBOTOMY? –   Feb. 26, 2022 - Helberg got into comedy because it was on his…

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Dad Beat Heroin and Meth Addiction For His Daughter

VIDEO – FAMILY COMES FIRST –   March 1, 2022 - But after the birth of his little girl, eight,…

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Why Was John Mulaney In Rehab?

TO SAVE HIS LIFE –   Feb. 27, 2022 - He has recounted stories of his partying and drug abuse…

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Q&A with David Brian Green

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  Mar. 3, 2022 - David Brian Green is a UK citizen (from Nottingham, England) who…

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Exposing the Sackler’s Greed For the Deadly Opioid Disaster

HOW THE MURDERERS WENT FREE –   Feb. 27, 2022 - For decades the Sackler name was synonymous with often…

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Sacklers to Pay $6 Billion More for Fueling Overdose Deaths

VIDEO – THE SOPRANO FAMILY ARE PIKERS – Marc 3, 2022 - Purdue said on Thursday that the new settlement…

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What Is Harm Reduction?

DEATH PREVENTION –  Feb. 25, 2022 - Other harm reduction objectives include decreasing the stigma associated with addiction, increasing education…

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White House Plan Would Spend $41 Billion On Drug Policy

THAT’S A LOT OF DOPE –   March 2, 2022 - Biden’s 2022 proposed budget provides a total of $17.5…

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Were These Doctors Treating Pain or Dealing Drugs?

DO NO MORE PHARMA –  Feb. 28, 2022 - Dr. Ruan has been serving a 21-year sentence in federal prison,…

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