Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

“Fentanyl Is Here:” Vegas Suffers 200% Surge In Overdose Deaths

LEAVING LAS VEGAS FOREVER – April 17, 2021 - “Clark County fentanyl deaths are on par with the “alarming” 30% increase in total overdose deaths in 2020, when 768 people succumbed to them, compared with 591 in 2... Read More...

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Teenage Brains Especially Vulnerable to Marijuana

ACTUALLY A NO BRAINER – March 29, 2021 - The new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics and led by a team of scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, sought to gain a better understanding of how adolesc... Read More...

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Unique donation helps local women recover from addiction

WATCH – UPLIFTING STORY – April 16, 2021 - “I know that it might make you blush a little bit, but they’re one of the things we don’t realize ‘oh wow that’s really a need’,” said Jessica Stump, the intake coordi... Read More...

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19 Celebs Who Struggled With Addiction

ACTING NATURALLY – April 13, 2021 - Most people at least know someone who suffers from an addiction, but it’s often not talked about in our culture. In an effort to help break barriers associated with addiction... Read More...

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Lena Dunham celebrated three years of sobriety

NAKED SOUL – April 12, 2021 - Lena Dunham is ready for mental health to not be considered a secret anymore. The multitalented star revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that she at first was resistant to seek tre... Read More...

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A Higher Power Outage: Zoom Meetings & Spirituality

by Christopher Dale WHAT WOULD BILL W. DO? – April 20, 2021 - Undoubtedly, Bill would be impressed with, and grateful for, the technology. But unlike an airborne Washington, for Bill the novelty would soon w... Read More...

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Biden’s ‘blunt’ opposition to marijuana legalization

LOCK DEM UP? – April 16, 2021 - “I want to make my arguments to him, as many other advocates will,” Schumer said. “But at some point we’re going to move forward, period.” Schumer is likely worried, at least ... Read More...

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Virginia Has Legalized Marijuana

LISTEN – SLIMS OUT - BLUNTS IN – April 8, 2021 - Michael Wilson at United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 says prohibiting worker misclassification and union busting actually fits in nicely with the purpo... Read More...

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Gnarly Side Effects of Smoking Pot Every Day

STUCK IN THE WEEDS – April 17, 2021 - It’s important to note that smoking marijuana doesn’t come without risks, particularly if you do it every day. Here is what could possibly happen, so you can be aware of th... Read More...

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Chauvin Defense ‘Weaponized’ Stigma For Black Americans

JUSTICE DEFERRED IS JUSTICE DENIED – April 16, 2021 - When George Floyd’s girlfriend Courteney Ross took the stand for the prosecution, she described the couple’s struggle with drugs as part of the nation’s dea... Read More...

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OXY Maker Agrees to Pay BILLION$

WATCH – ADDICTION FOR PROFITS – March 25, 2021 - Purdue had allegedly paid doctors to write more opioid prescriptions, according to the three federal criminal charges the company pleaded guilty to in November. ... Read More...

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In My Hometown, Opioids Are Still Stealing Lives

THREE WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN – April 14, 2021 - “Nobody wants their child’s life defined in one moment of a bad decision,” Ms. Whyte said. “My daughter was more than one night, more than an overdose. She... Read More...

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How DMX Found God

MAY HIS MEMORY BE A BLESSING – April 13, 2021 - so he found himself “possessed by the darker side,” bound to a cycle of drug dependence and insufficient rehab. Fame changed his life, but not in many of the ways... Read More...

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John Stamos: ‘Sobriety Helped’ Me Get Married & Settle Down

THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – April 16, 2021 - John Stamos credits his sobriety to his decision to get married and have children. The “Fuller House” actor, 57, joined Howard Stern on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Ster... Read More...

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How to ‘inoculate’ kids against addiction

GET ’EM WHEN THEY’RE YOUNG – April 6, 2021 - As kids begin to notice unhealthy behaviors in others, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, eating a lot of sugar, not eating vegetables, or drinking too much soda, ta... Read More...

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‘Portraits of Recovery’ paints a hopeful picture of Native addiction treatment

WATCH – IT TAKES A TRIBE – April 5, 2021 - The video, Norris-Barrett explained, shows White describing the traditional nature-based approach he took to recovery at Red Lake Chemical Health. “You see Carl pick t... Read More...

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‘The Crime of the Century’ Examines Deadly Opioid Crisis

WATCH – HBO DOES IT AGAIN – April 7, 2021 - HBO Max has released a teaser for filmmaker Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary about the opioid crisis, The Crime of the Century, which will air in two parts on May 10th a... Read More...

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At George Floyd’s Treatment Center, Clients See Racism in Addiction Assumptions

ONCE AN ADDICT...? RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE! April 11, 2021 - Attention to the fentanyl and methamphetamine found in Floyd’s system following his death goes beyond the courtroom: Duke University is investigating the... Read More...

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Maxx Crosby details his road to sobriety on ‘NFL Total Access’

WATCH – FOOTBALL FANS ONLY – April 6, 2021 - Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby details his road to sobriety on ‘NFL Total Access’ more@NFL ... Read More...

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Jimmy Kimmel blasted for joking about Hunter’s drug addiction

CRACKED ME UP – April 9, 2021 - ‘And that is hard to believe unless you read the book and then I’m surprised you have shoes on.’ Biden, who writes in graphic detail about his crack addiction, replied: ... Read More...

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America Has Been Through An Opioid Crisis Before

NO ONE LIKES PAIN – April 9, 2021 - Doctors have been prescribing opiate painkillers since the Bronze Age, and by the time the Civil War broke out in 1861, opiates were the most commonly prescribed medicines in Amer... Read More...

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Caron Treatment Centers cuts unusual contract with Independence Blue Cross

BUSINESS NEWS – April 9, 2021 - IBC would pay the nonprofit, which for about 20 years had not accepted insurance, a single upfront fee for its members and then get out of the way, avoiding the usual policing of... Read More...

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Georgia Plans To Crack Down On Halfway House ‘Cash Cows’

LISTEN – MILKING THE SYSTEM – April 9, 2021 - Missy Owen started the Davis Direction Foundation to support recovery after her son, Davis, died of a heroin overdose in 2014. She said the problem is that anyone c... Read More...

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Charlie Sheen: “Tigers Blood”, “Winning”, Two and a Half Men & Road To Recovery

WATCH – STAYING ALIVE – March 23, 2021 - Charlie shares what it was like growing up the son of a famous actor, Martin Sheen as well as the sibling of Emilio Estévez. When did his loved ones first intervene to h... Read More...

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Q&A with Amanda Marino, Co-Founder of Next Level Recovery

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – April 9, 2021 - Amanda Marino is a Certified Intervention Professional (CIP), Certified Recovery and Life Coach, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Alternative Medicine. She is ... Read More...

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Biden Pledges Assertive Action to Address Opioid Crisis

BY DOING WHAT? – April 5, 2021 - The crisis is national, but the struggle is personal—deeply personal,” he said. Biden became the third sitting U.S. president to address the Rx Summit, joining President Donald Tr... Read More...

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Ibogaine: Promising Treatment for Addiction

IF IT REALLY WORKS, WHY NOT? – April 5, 2021 - Once dismissed as a fringe, counterculture vice, psychedelics are rapidly approaching acceptance in mainstream medicine. These drugs uniquely change the brain, and a pe... Read More...

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CA. Senators OK Bill To Legalize Possession Of Psychedelics

THEY BE TRIPPIN’! – April 6, 2021 - A bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California and create a working group to study broader reform advanced through a Senate committee on Tuesday. The panel also approved ... Read More...

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Teenage Brains Especially Vulnerable to Marijuana?

SHE’S NINETEEN – March 29, 2021 - Adolescents and teenagers who experiment with marijuana and prescription drugs are more likely to get hooked on them than young people who try these drugs for the first time wh... Read More...

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Sackler Family’s Self-Pitying Emails

BOOK REVIEW – April 8, 2021 - In a 2017 email, Mortimer Sackler, son and namesake of one of the three brothers who co-founded Purdue Pharma, requested a $10 million loan—and “a possible additional $10 million..... Read More...

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