Drug Abuse and Addiction

A Look Back: Soundgarden star Chris Cornell’s tragic death after breaking years of sobriety

EVERYONE IS SUSCEPTIBLE –    July 20, 2021 - It was touring with Soundgarden in 2017 though that Chris tragically…

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Lala Kent calls Demi Lovato’s ‘California sober’ mentality ‘offensive’

TO BE SOBER...OR NOT TO BE SOBER –  July 19, 2021 - Lala Kent slammed Demi Lovato’s “California sober” lifestyle…

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Losing My Brother to Opioids During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NO VACCINE FOR THIS EPIDEMIC –    July 20, 2021 - If you had told me at any point in…

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Memoir recounts author’s journey through addiction, relapse, and recovery

WATCH – BOOK REVIEW: QUITTER: A MEMOIR –  July 20, 2021 - With the pandemic came isolation and with isolation…

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Mother of singer Keyshia Cole dies from drug overdose

GRIEF IS THE COMMON DENOMINATOR –    July 19, 2021- Her death was first announced by Cole’s sister Elite Noel,…

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Mena Suvari Reveals Sexual Abuse and Drug Addiction

WRITTEN WITH STRENGTH –    July 21, 2021 - As Suvari tells PEOPLE, that was also an act — an…

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5 children found in home where 4 adults overdosed

WATCH – NARCAN TO THE RESCUE –  July 20, 2021 -  Five children between the ages of 2 and 10…

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Drug Distributors and J.&J. Reach $26 Billion Deal to End Opioid Lawsuits

A SLAP ON THE WRIST AND NO ONE GOES TO JAIL – July 21, 2021 - The agreement, announced Wednesday, lays…

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Pain Pills Flood Mail Facility

BEWARE OF LICKING ENVELOPES – July 21, 2021 - U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) officers at the Chicago International Mail…

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Doctors treating depression see promise in ketamine

WATCH – ANYTHING TO STOP DRIBBLING –  July 21, 2021 - Generic ketamine isn’t specifically approved as a depression treatment,…

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Former Baltimore Raven running back Lorenzo Taliaferro dead at 28

TOO SOON, TOO YOUNG, TOO SAD –    July 20, 2021 - Taliaferro, 28, died in December of what was…

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Ed Buck’s defense accused of ‘despicable victim shaming’ in fatal meth overdose trial

EVIL INCARNATE –  July 23, 2021 - “Every time he stuck that needle into someone else’s arm, he was playing…

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How the Sacklers Got Away With Murder?

MILLIONAIRE KILLERS GO FREE –  July 14, 2021 - Though they are widely reviled for profiting from a public health…

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Former R.I. state senator opens up about his own addiction in Congressional hearing

IT’S AN INSIDE ‘JOB’ –  July 21, 2021 - By 30, Coderre said, he had risen in his career to…

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The ‘war on drugs’ was always about race

WAS THE DRUG WAR ACTUALLY A SUCCESS? –    July 21, 2021 - But where the “failed war on drugs”…

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Instagram ‘pushes weight-loss messages to teenagers’

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF “PUSHERS” –  July 20, 2021 - Algorithms are pushing teenage girls who even briefly engage…

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How Business Can End the Addiction Epidemic by Leslie Glass

HONEST, OPENMINDED AND WORKING – July 13, 2021 - The extraordinary effort to combat and end the COVID pandemic included a…

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Adolescent misuse of prescription opioids may lead to heroin use in adulthood

LOCKS ON EVERY MEDICINE CABINET? –    July 13, 2021 - Opioid misuse and overdoses are a major problem in…

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More Americans are receiving addiction treatment, but racial gaps persist

BACK OF THE METHADONE LINE? –  July 13, 2021 - The results, published today in the Journal of the American…

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John was headed for ‘death or penitentiary.’ Then he got the opportunity he needed

WATCH – AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT –    July 16, 2021 -  Lifestyle leading to ‘death or penitentiary’ At…

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#Floridaman wanted for 53 counts of patient brokering, busted in The Bahamas

YOU CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF FLORIDA, BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE FLORIDA OUT OF THE MAN –  July 15,…

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More women are dying in jail

ENDLESS TEARS –    July 15th, 2021 - Experts told The 19th that the numbers underscore the need to not…

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NY OASAS launches “Connections” Campaign to combat addiction

BOOTS ON THE GROUND? –  July 16, 2021 - The campaign is designed to empower individuals impacted by addiction to…

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BRC Healthcare Expands Into Tennessee With Acquisition of Four Nashville Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

LOOK WHO’S TAKING OVER –    July 13, 2021 - President and CEO of Nashville Recovery Center, Ryan Cain added,…

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How ERs Fail Patients With Addiction

LISTEN – THE FAMILY AFTERWARD –    July 15, 2021 - On March 11, 2020, though, Suzanne grew worried. Jameson,…

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Suspects Used ‘Call Centers’ to Sell Heroin

WATCH – WHAT’S WRONG WITH INSTAGRAM? –  July 13, 2021 - Two Southern California call centers that facilitated illegal drug…

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Biden picks West Virginia’s Rahul Gupta as drug czar

’CAUSE W. VIRGINIA WAS A BEACON OF PREVENTION –    July 13, 2021 - The Biden administration is tapping Rahul…

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Tip that cops were having sex with woman with SUD triggered FBI probe

TO DISHONOR AND PERV –  July 23, 2021 -That tip arrived in early 2018, Special Agent Daniel Wright said during…

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Deaths Related To Alcohol And Drugs Are SOARING In State Prisons

LISTEN – EVERYONE IS ON DEATH ROW –    July 17, 2021 - JENKINS: Essentially treating one illicit drug with…

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Recovering addict questions Suboxone’s ability

WATCH – LITTLE HIT VS BIG HIT –  July 16, 2021 - She feels after five years she should be…

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