Drug Abuse and Addiction

Q&A with Peter Werth, CEO of Recovery T’s n’ Things

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  April 29, 2021 - Peter Werth was born in South La  and raised in a…

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If your teenager was addicted to opioids, would you know?

TURNING HEARTACHE INTO HEALING –  May 5, 2021 - I am an anesthesiologist who administers fentanyl every day to patients.…

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Jury Reaches Guilty Verdict In 26 Hours

WATCH – DID DO HARM –  April 30, 2021 - They had a short break on Friday before returning to…

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Mom’s anguish after daughter, 12, died of suspected OD

WATCH – FOREVER GRIEF –  May 6, 2021 - She said she has struggled with her own mental health and…

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How Addicts Survived COVID

WATCH – CHEERLEADERS FOR SOBRIETY –  May 6, 2021 - Max Hyde- 2 days agoAs an opioid addict of 10…

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Rapper, producer create music on addiction, recovery

MUSICAL EXPRESSION –  May 7, 2021 - Lerner enrolled in the Frost School of Music  at the University of Miami…

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Church-Going Couple Accused of Operating Drug Lab

WATCH – WHAT WAS THEIR FAVORITE TV SHOW? –  May 6, 2021 - Craig Johnson, chief deputy sheriff at the…

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The Sacklers Launched OxyContin. Everyone Knows It!

GREED KILLS, GREED KILLED –  May 6, 2021 - Before Richard Sackler—father of David Sackler, who’s married to Joss—became president…

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They used drugs as children then turned their lives around. Here’s how!

SOBRIETY IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND –  May 2, 2021-  But when she was 26 years old, a phone call…

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Quote of the Week Salvador Dali

"I don't do drugs, I am drugs." —Salvador Dali, Born May11, 1904

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Documentary: The Crime of the Century on HBO

WATCH – MODERN DAY SOPRANOS –  Watch on May 10 - Exploring the origins, extent, and fallout of one of…

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A Groundbreaking Groundbreaking – Betty Ford Center’s $30 million expansion

by Ahbra Kaye Yesterday, May 4th, the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin had the opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking, well, groundbreaking. …

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The Price of Saving Life

CANADA DOES IT FOR FREE –  April 29, 2021 - Naloxone is not a new drug. It was first patented…

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Four Good Days’ is familiar addiction drama, elevated by powerful performances

MEDIA: FILM REVIEW –  April 28, 2021 - What sets “Four Good Days” apart from the many other films of…

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2020: Worst year for drug overdoses in recorded history

WATCH – AMERICAN DEATH MARCH –  April 26, 2021 - “I really don’t see our workload going down significantly for…

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Addiction Is Not A Moral Failing

LISTEN – ERASING STIGMA WITH ART –  April 28, 2021 -  VOLKOW: I’m a painter myself. And I was struck…

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Treatment center using art to bust addiction stigma

WATCH – SKETCH NOT SKETCHY –  April 27, 2021 - The staff at the Walker Center said their focus this…

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New Guidelines For Opioid Treatment Are A ‘Big Deal’

LISTEN – LET THE HEALING BEGIN –  April 27, 2021 - “Some physicians actually don’t want to prescribe it because…

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Ex-police dog still on duty

WATCH – JUST SAY WOOF! –  April 28, 2021 - A former police dog in Australia has rocked TikTok with…

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The Case for Legalizing Heroin

NO MORE FENTANYL!!! –  April 29, 2021 - The addiction researcher Carl Hart argues against the distinction between hard and…

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Powerful memoir of addiction and hope

MEDIA: BOOK REVIEW –  April 30, 2021 - So many of her family members — her parents and her children,…

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Million $ Listing star Fredrik Eklund Shares Sobriety Milestone

WATCH – MILLION DOLLAR FAMILY –  April 30, 2021 - Eklund also thanked MDLNY for allowing him to be his…

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Kelly Osbourne Opens Up About Relapsing

WATCH – CAN A PICKLE EVER BE A CUCUMBER AGAIN? –  April 27, 2021- “I don’t know why my nervous…

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Q&A with Founder of Healing House in Kansas City, Bobbi Jo Reed

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  May 4, 2021 - Bobbi-Jo Reed is a person in long-term recovery with 25 years…

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Landmark opioid crisis trial starts next week at ground zero

INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY AS SIN –  May 1, 2021 - Why is the trial in West Virginia? A year…

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FDA official who approved OxyContin got $400,000 gig at Purdue Pharma year later

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FOR SALE — May 2, 2021 - Purdue Pharma's sale of OxyContin, a formulation of the narcotic oxycodone that…

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A Survivor’s Perspective on San Francisco’s Drug Crisis

WHAT CAN BE DONE? –  April 26, 2021 - Mr. Wolf, whose mother immigrated from Mexico, spoke to the dealers…

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The United States Of Meth

SPEEDING TOWARDS OUR DEMISE –  April 27, 2021 - As the pills piled up, Jon DeLena was shaken. He’d lived…

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Addiction Treatment With Dark Side

DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK –  Nov. 16, 2013 - “I didn’t know you could overdose on Suboxone,” Mr. Verrill…

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Addicted America

WATCH – VIDEO WORTH WATCHING –  April 27, 2021 - “It’s called the CAGE test - C is for cut-down…

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