Drug Abuse and Addiction

Agents Seize $3M in Meth Hidden in Onions

THAT’S A LOT OF TEARS –  Feb. 26, 2022  - “This was not only a clever attempt to try and…

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Treating Drug Dealers Like Serial Killers by Chris Dale

EXAMINING THE CHARGES AGAINST 4 MEN CONNECTED TO ACTOR MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS’ DEATH –  Feb. 28, 2022 - Twenty years…

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Lottie Moss sings about drugs and dances to the Euphoria theme song in bizarre videos filmed at rehab – after revealing she has cocaine addiction

VIDEO – ON THE EDGE –   Feb. 17, 2022 - In another video with a kaleidoscope style filter, Lottie…

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Portrait of Meth Addiction in the Czech Republic

VIDEO – DOCU ROCK-U –   Feb. 15, 2022 - An intimate portrayal of methamphetamine addiction in the Czech Republic,…

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West Palm Beach Doctor Convicted of $31 Million Health Care Fraud

VIDEO – MONEY IS ADDICTIVE –  Feb. 11, 2022 - A doctor known for his expertise in treating alcoholism and…

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CDC To Soften Opioid Prescription Guidelines

VIDEO – GOING BACKWARDS? –   Feb. 12, 2022 - Opioids can be an important tool in treating severe pain…

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Woman Beats Addiction

VIDEO – LIVES TO HELP OTHERS –   Feb. 15, 2022 - “Pain pills, cocaine ... the one that took…

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US Could Ease Restrictions On Prescribing Opioids

WHAT A RELIEF, FOR SOME –  Feb. 15, 2022 - Drugmakers in the 1990s marketed new opioids as less addictive…

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‘Lisa’s Light’: Couple Aim to Illuminate Addiction

CATHARSIS –  Feb. 16, 2022 - Her parents, Gary and Judy Stoefen, have written a book detailing her successes and…

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Delilah Hamlin Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety After Accidental Overdose

VIDEO – ALIVE AND WELL –   Feb. 18, 2022 - “I found a psychiatrist and he over-prescribed me,” she…

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Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Out of Reach for Many Americans

NOT ALL EQUAL –  Feb. 17, 2022 - These gaps in care put patients struggling with OUD at risk, and…

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Is Marijuana Addictive?

HABIT FORMING –   Feb. 17, 2022 - Addiction and dependency are two terms that are often used interchangeably. There…

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Can ‘Safe’ Injection Sites Make Difference?

IS ICE CREAM COLD? –  Feb. 17, 2022 - This month, drug-policy experts also flagged the Department of Justice’s decision…

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Julia Cameron’s ‘Seeking Wisdom’ Goes Deeper than ‘The Artist’s Way’

AUDIO – MORE WISDOM –  Feb. 21, 2022 - When author Julia Cameron first got sober, she was told to…

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I Was An Addicted Doctor: Rehab Made Me Question How Much We Understand About Addiction

THE DOCTOR’S OPINION –  Feb. 8, 2022 -  The next day, I meet with the whole treatment team – half…

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Sackler Family Offers an Extra Billion Dollars to Avoid Prosecution

KILLERS –   Feb. 18, 2022 - Members of the billionaire Sackler family have sweetened their cash offer to settle…

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Middle-school Child Falls Prey to Fatal Fentanyl

VIDEO – AMERICAN NIGHTMARE –   Feb. 18, 2022 - But about a year and a half ago, the middle…

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Brain Surgery May Help People Overcome Drug Addiction

VIDEO – IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD –  Feb. 15, 2022 - By his 20s, Buckhalter was using heroin, and…

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Jails Finally Allowing Medical Care For Opioid Addiction

FINALLY SOME HUMANITY –   Feb. 18, 2022 - Sedgwick’s joins at least a few other Kansas jails that do…

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Fake ‘crack pipe’ Story Hurts Battle Against Addiction

A CRACK IN THE STORY –  Feb. 15, 2022 - It started with a story in the Washington Free Beacon…

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Teen Substance Abuse Trends

VIDEO – MORE PREVENTION FOR TEEN USE –   Feb. 8, 2022 - Scholz joined us to talk more about…

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Who Owns Addiction Treatment Medicine?

PHARMA PHARMA? –  Feb. 10, 2022 - In April 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took steps…

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Father Sues Pharmacy After Son Overdoses

J’accuse –   Feb. 7, 2022 -  Facts of the Case - Mr A was a 21-year-old university student who…

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“15 Years Ago I Was Waiting To Die”

FROM HEROIN TO HEROINE –  Feb. 2, 2022 - Parker is honest about what it took to recover, hard work,…

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Drug and Alcohol Addiction, OH MY

EDUCATE AND ELUCIDATE –   Feb. 8, 2022 -  Addiction viewed through an existential-humanistic lens. I view addiction, and the…

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Parker McCollum Committed to Sobriety

AUDIO – NEW COUNTRY MUSIC –   Feb. 2022 - He wrote the song in seven minutes, and he did…

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Mom Says 17-Year-old Son Was Denied Treatment For His Drug Addiction

VIDEO – KEEP TRYING AND STAY ALIVE –   Feb. 8, 2022 - Benton says she was stunned when her…

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New Strategy Needed To Tackle Opioids Crisis

REDUCE THE COST OF BURIALS –   Feb. 8, 2022 - The pandemic has contributed to a surge in substance…

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New Documentary on Overdose Epidemic

VIDEO – WATCH AND WEEP –   Feb. 10, 2022 - The overdose epidemic continues to ravage cities across America…

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Biden Administration Is Not Giving Out Crack Pipes

AUDIO – IT’S SO 1980s –  Feb. 9, 2022 - “These comments are misleading and misinformed,” an HHS spokesperson told…

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