Drug Abuse and Addiction

SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grants

MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING? –   Dec. 8, 2021- SAMHSA will distribute $10 million per year over the next three years.…

3 years ago

Botox Manufacturer Settles $200 Million in Opioid Case

THEY SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH FACES –   Dec. 8, 2021- “For more than two decades, opioids have wreaked havoc…

3 years ago

Doctors Seeing Cannabis Hyperemesis (vomiting) Syndrome Surge

FROM ROLLING TO HURLING –   Nov. 26, 2021 - There have been reports of a “mysterious vomiting illness” linked…

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How Do We Stop Them Overdosing?

DECRIMINALIZE ALL DRUGS –   Dec. 2, 2021 - While some drug users actively seek out fentanyl, many die without…

3 years ago

Kathy Griffin Details How Living With Drug Addiction Led to Her Attempted Suicide

WATCH – TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES –   Dec. 2, 2021 - Griffin was referring to the 2017 photo of her…

3 years ago

Elton John ‘You learn to pass the message on’

ONE DRUNK TO ANOTHER –   Dec. 3, 2021 - Elton John has explained why he feels compelled to try…

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Recovery Community Mourns Loss of Recovery Coach Laurie Quinn

WATCH – SHE WILL BE MISSED –   Dec. 2, 2021 - Courtney Lovell was her long-time friend, and co-founder…

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The Real Substance of Addiction

REQUIEM FOR AMERICA –   Dec. 2, 2021 - The junkie narrative tends to reduce addiction to the substance or…

3 years ago

Injectable Pellet, Fentanyl Vaccine

BIG PHARMA STRIKES AGAIN? –   Dec. 1, 2021 - Studies show naltrexone has few side effects that are typically…

3 years ago

3 Dead in Nashville of Apparent Overdoses Involving White Powdery Substance

GOD HELP US –   Dec. 4, 2021 - The MPHD surveillance system has detected an increase in fatal drug…

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Documentary Highlighting America’s Addiction Epidemic

WATCH – FILMS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE –   Dec. 3, 2021 - “My part in particular,” Green said. “When…

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Q&A with Nat’l Dir. of Outreach, J. Flowers Health, Claudia Schwarz MFT

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –   Dec. 3, 2021 - Claudia Schwarz is a Board Certified, Licensed Marriage and Family…

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“Sober sober is the only way to be,” Demi Lovat-oh!

CLEAN IS NOT A JUDGMENT –   Dec. 2, 2021-For context, Demi previously revealed that they were “California sober” —…

3 years ago

How to Master Boundaries in Recovery

PLAYING IT SAFE –   Nov. 30, 2021 - The term “boundary” is defined by Lexico as both “a limit…

3 years ago

Scotland Promises “Rehab for every addicted person who wants it”

AMERICA DOES NOT –   Nov. 30, 2021 - Funded rehab was virtually abandoned in Scotland after being regarded as…

3 years ago

This Strip of Paper Can Save Lives

PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO DIE, THEY JUST WANT TO GET HIGH –   Dec. 1, 2021 - “We’re at a…

3 years ago

Fentanyl-Laced Vape Pens Among Teens Concern

WATCH – STILL DON’T BELIEVE IN EVIL? –   Dec. 2, 2021 - The DEA says they know just the…

3 years ago

12 of the Best Movies That Deal Frankly With Addiction & Recovery

WATCH – DON’T LOSE YOUR WEEKEND –   Dec. 2, 2021 - Addiction and recovery are potent sources of drama,…

3 years ago

Drugs Nearly Destroyed This New Mexico Town. Meet the Survivors

THE LAND OF RE-ENCHANTMENT –   Dec. 3, 2021 - My family has called Chimayó home for more than 300…

3 years ago

New York City’s NEW Supervised Injection Sites Reversed 9 Deaths In Less Than Week

WATCH – HEAVEN CAN WAIT –   Dec. 4, 2021 - The mayor says workers intervened as overdoses were happening.…

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New York Opens First Supervised Safe Injection Sites

NEW YORK ENLIGHTENED STATE OF MIND –   Nov. 30, 2021 - Mayor Bill de Blasio began championing safe injection…

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Teen Making Difference for Those Impacted By Addiction

WATCH – NEVER TOO YOUNG TO HELP –   Nov. 24, 2021 - “Seeing Mom going through rehab and jail,…

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From ‘Ted Lasso’ to ‘Insecure,’ TV’s Therapists Keep Getting Better

BETTER THAN ZOOM OR FACETIME –   Nov. 26, 2021 - It’s been more than 20 years since Tony reluctantly…

3 years ago

Volunteers of America Launches Program for Parents with Addiction

WATCH – MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION –   Nov. 23, 2021 - More than four years later, Compton, 33, is…

3 years ago

Marc Lee Shannon Celebrates Sobriety

NOT TOO MANY NOTES! –   Nov. 25, 2021 - “I’m ... just celebrating that whole feeling of if you…

3 years ago

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Perpetuated Deadly Opioid Crisis

STOCKHOLDERS STILL HAPPY? –   Nov. 23, 2021 - “The judgment today against Walmart, Walgreens and CVS represents the overdue…

3 years ago

Mother Says Daughter’s Death Can Help Build Awareness

WATCH – OF UNFATHOMABLE GRIEF –   Nov. 27, 2021 - “I have my moments when I cannot hold tears…

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Woman Suing Former Rehab CEO Speaks Out

WATCH – SHE’LL HAVE HER DAY IN COURT –   NOV. 24, 2021 - Speaking under conditions of anonymity to…

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5 Main Benefits of Visiting an Addiction Medicine Specialist

A SECOND OPINION –   Nov. 24, 2021 - Some addiction medicine specialists treat only alcohol addictions. Others will go…

3 years ago

Ketamine Klinics Treating Mental Injury Emerge in Seattle

KINDA KOOL IF IT WORKS –   Nov. 28, 2021 - Carnahan is the director at a Westlake clinic opened…

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