Drug Abuse and Addiction

Temple Drug Rehab Centre Accused of Torture

WATCH – NOT ALL THAI REHABS ARE CREATED EQUAL –   Sept. 22, 2021 - Media reported the addicts were…

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Researchers Create Living Bioengineered Nerve Circuit to Tackle Opioid Crisis

SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... –    Sept. 21, 2021 - The study is his first paper under the…

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Bargain Fentanyl In Heroin, Oxy, Other Drugs

HOW LITTLE IS A LIFE WORTH? –   Sept 24, 2021 -  I had a long conversation with one of…

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District Court Judge: Addiction is Disease

BUT IT’S STILL A CRIME? –    Sept. 23, 2021 - She admitted that while serving as prosecutor, then as…

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Heartache of Addiction Leads to Lifetime of Activism

PRISON IS NOT THE ANSWER –   Sept. 24, 2021 - If you have been reading The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for…

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Skate Straight for Those Battling Addiction

WATCH – BALANCE AND GRACE –   Sept. 23, 2021 - At first, he didn’t think anyone would show up,…

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“We Shouldn’t Jail Shoplifters – Victims Should Pay for Thieves’ Rehab Costs” Police Chief

GOTTA LOVE THIS WOMAN –    Sept. 24, 2021 - Miss Jones, who at 27 was the youngest ever magistrate…

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‘The Flight Attendant’

NOT HARD NEWS! REAL FUN FICTION ON TV –    Sept. 24, 2021 - In Season 2, Cassie is sent…

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Our Medicine Supply Is Sick

AND BUSINESS HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER –   Sept. 18, 2021 - Drug production moved to Asia for the same…

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Using Yoga to Help with Addiction Recovery

WATCH – STRETCHING MIND AND BODY –   Sept. 22, 2021 - With little left to give, Daffner channeled his…

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Jeremy Plummer Returns Home to “Smash the Stigma” of Addiction

RECOVERY HAS MUSCLES AND FLEXIBILITY –   Sept. 21, 2021- His story: 10 years ago, Plummer attended his first CrossFit…

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Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years

DYING TO GET HIGH –   Sept. 23, 2021 - Deaths from methamphetamine overdoses in the United States nearly tripled…

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An Insider from the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Speaks Out

“ZERO F*#CKS GIVEN” –   Sept. 20, 2021 - In a previous life, Hampton worked as a campaign staffer for…

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Neuroengineering is Helping People Fight Addiction

WATCH – MIND MATTERS –   Sept. 2`, 2021 - “Even just having a conversation with you, looking you in…

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Native Americans Face Deadly Drug Crisis

WATCH – HEALING FROM THE TRIBE –    Sept. 23, 2021 - “Many native families are suffering from generational abuse,…

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The Pain Wouldn’t Stop Because Her Opioids Were Stolen

MEDICINE IS VERY VALUABLE ON THE STREET –    Sept. 17, 2021 - The family called the police. How often…

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Louisiana Dr. Indicted for Illegally Dispensing Over One Million Doses of Opioids

TO EXPLOIT AND OVERSERVE –    Sept 14, 2021 - A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an…

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Raising Awareness During National Recovery Month

REJOICING IS ACCEPTABLE –    Sept. 14, 2021 - Poznanovich is in long-term recovery. He was fortunate to get help…

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Don’t Suffer in Silence’: Concert Held in the Name of Recovery

MUSIC AND FELLOWSHIP –   Sept. 15, 2021 - “We typically look for people who would want to stay at…

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THE DOPE: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade

MEDIA: BOOK REVIEW –   August 24, 2021 - Just two weeks earlier, I had moved to Mexico to work…

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ASAM Launches Free Buprenorphine …… Class

MEDICATION MEDICINE DRUG –   Sept. 13, 2021 - The introductory-level course, which expands on SAMHSA’s recently released Buprenorphine Quick…

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To Reduce Addiction We Have to Thoughtfully Face It

NOT IMPRISON IT –   Sept. 15, 2021 - There is a saying in the addiction recovery world; you keep…

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NY Police Officer Died Using Fentanyl-Laced Drugs on the Job

A DAMN CRYING SHAME –    Sept. 15, 2021 - The NYC’s Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Thursday the officer died…

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Supreme Court To Review Ban On Safe Injection Sites?

WATCH – TIME TO SAVE THE DYING –   Sept. 17, 2021 - The amicus brief filed Friday, signed by…

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Chantix Causes Cancer But Don’t Stop Using It

DANGEROUS CHOICES –   Sept. 18,  2021 - Chantix was approved by the FDA in May 2006 as a prescription…

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Oli Sykes Says Addiction Inspired DiE4u

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER –   Sept. 17, 2021 - “I’ve learned over the past year while I’ve been recovering…

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Horse Tranquilizer Crops Up In Overdose Deaths

TIME TO LEGALIZE HEROIN? –   Sept. 16, 2021 - It’s unclear exactly why xylazine is being added to the…

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Misguided Drug Policies Worsening Overdose Epidemic!

ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER –   Sept. 17, 2021 - The United States is at a pivotal moment in its fight…

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Alex Murdaugh’s ‘fall from grace’: Addiction Fueled by Opioids

WATCH – (NOT) USING HIS HEAD –   Sept. 18, 2021 - Murdaugh’s attorneys have said their client suffers from…

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How the ‘Pleasure Molecule’ Will Reshape Treatment 4 Psychiatric Diseases and Addiction

IT’S DOPE –    Sept. 16, 2021 - Calipari emphasizes that “these data rewrite facts about dopamine, including what it…

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