Drug Abuse and Addiction Archives

‘Kid of the Year’ Made App to Diagnose Prescription Opioid Addiction

And the children shall lead us... – Dec. 3, 2020 - GR: My pop-culture news is actually MIT Tech Review. I read it constantly. I think that’s really where inspiration strikes: hearing about all these amazing... Read More...

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Tim Hardin Died 20 Years Ago, Dec. 29, 1980, Bob Dylan Called Him “the greatest songwriter alive”

WATCH – A reason to believe – Dec. 29, 2020 - After moving to Los Angeles in 1965, he met actress Susan Yardley Morss (known professionally as Susan Yardley), and moved back to New York with her. He signed to the V... Read More...

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Jared Gordon Celebrates Five Years of Sobriety

One round at a time... – Dec. 27, 2020 - The incredible thing was he was coming up as an excellent MMA prospect at the same time. From 2011 to 2015, Gordon won the first nine fights of his MMA career before suf... Read More...

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Judy Garland: What Started Her Spiral Toward Drug Addiction

Someone over the rainbow – Dec. 27, 2020 - Though Garland’s mother and father didn’t have a good relationship, her father was more emotionally supportive of her than her mother. And in 1935, Garland’s father u... Read More...

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Man Starts Knitting Group to Help People Recover From Addiction

Idle hands... – Dec. 27, 2020 - As Mendonca spent his days knitting yarn and making his own unique creations, fellow residents at the facility began to take notice. One by one, Mendonca’s solo hobby turned i... Read More...

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Debut Novel Offers up Sobriety at the Apocalypse

MEDIA: Book Recommendation – Dec. 18, 2020 - Q: Also, as a first-time novelist what was the biggest writing hurdle you faced? A: Having a day job makes it difficult to tackle creative projects with an... Read More...

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CC Sabathia on Baseball, Retirement, Alcoholism

WATCH – Trailer for new doc “Under the Grapefruit Tree” – Dec. 21, 2020 - That painful period, and Sabathia’s road to the big leagues, are featured in the new documentary “Under the Grapefruit Tree,” which pre... Read More...

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I jumped in the icy ocean, grateful for my sobriety

WATCH – Rituals Heal – Dec. 22, 2020 - It’s a spiritual experience when his skin is submerged in the icy water, but it also helps him raise money for his nonprofit, Chucky’s Fight, which funds drug treatment and oth... Read More...

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Struggling With Addiction? Here’s a NYE Lifeline

Start 2021 SOBER – Dec. 23, 2020 - Last year, Garcia launched the Dallas Sober New Year’s Eve party, but COVID-19 forced her to reimagine the concept as an online resource available to anyone seeking help — ev... Read More...

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Navigating the “Bermuda Triangle” of addiction

WATCH – Don’t disappear – Dec. 22, 2020 - We’re in a very festive season. But we should keep in mind that the holidays can be a difficult time for those in recovery. In fact, the time between Thanksgi... Read More...

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Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Celebrates 5 Years of Sobriety

Anyone can do it... – Dec. 24, 2020 - Additionally, Sorrentino is getting ready to be a dad in the new year, as his wife, Lauren, is pregnant with their first child together. The lovebirds are expecting a baby ... Read More...

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Man Serving Life Without Parole for $20 of Weed Freed

The dark ages are ending... – Dec. 25, 2020 - For most of his sentence, Winslow’s chances of getting out were virtually nil. He is guilty of the crime he was convicted of, so there was no path to getting his c... Read More...

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Nutrition Science Has Deep Ties to The Food Industry

Big Pharma Meet Big Food – Dec. 26, 2020 - “This study found that the food industry is commonly involved in published research from leading nutrition journals,” researchers write. “Where the food industry is... Read More...

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Walmart Fueled Opioid Crisis

Always Low Prices – Dec. 22, 2020 - “As one of the largest pharmacy chains and wholesale drug distributors in the country, Walmart had the responsibility and the means to help prevent the diversion of prescript... Read More...

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Beacon House in Pacific Grove Closing

A champ goes down swinging – Dec. 22, 2020 - An important player in the drug and alcohol addiction treatment network for more than 60 years is closing at the end of the month, a victim of a combination of the p... Read More...

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John Mulaney Has Checked Into Rehab

Admitted into not ‘Checked’ into – Dec. 21, 2020 - The former Saturday Night Live writer, 38, is seeking treatment after relapsing following a decades-long battle with addiction. Mulaney’s rep did not immedi... Read More...

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Heartwarming! Drug Rehab Centre Offers Free Treatment Via Christmas Raffle

Win Win – Dec. 18, 2020 - Even before the COVID-19 pandemic put millions of Americans out of work, lacking the financial means to pay for addiction treatment meant people have long relied on a mixed bag of reh... Read More...

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4 treatment centers get almost no money seized by Osceola County

The fix is in? – Dec. 16, 2020 - “We have the opportunity today to provide some well needed funds to organizations that really need it within this community,” said Daniel Warren, director of OCIB and who also i... Read More...

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Woman admits to ‘heinous and thoughtless’ drug deal

Not the face of evil – Dec. 18, 2020 - According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, fentanyl — a synthetic opioid — is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine, which is processed to make heroin. In ... Read More...

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Addiction specialist may get the rose

What is a bachelorette? – Dec. 18, 2020 - Clark recently shared a story about someone who played a major role on his road to recovery from addiction. He called the woman in question, Rhonda Jackson, his “ang... Read More...

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Restaurateur Launches Sober Living House

WATCH – Cooking with Love – Dec. 18, 2020 - A well-known Chattanooga business owner who has been sober for 19 years has opened a home to help other women struggling with addiction. Restaurant owner Scottie B... Read More...

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Patrick Kennedy pitches himself for ‘drug czar’

Will He Outlaw Marijuana? – Dec. 18, 2020 - He would also help to coordinate domestic and international policing efforts, a role that requires collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, military, ... Read More...

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Brian Marshall Details Journey to Sobriety in New Mini-Doc

WATCH – Transformational – Dec. 17, 2020 - It begins with the bassist discussing his gear and his musical relationship to bandmates Scott ‘Flip’ Phillips, Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy, but soon takes a perso... Read More...

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John Owen Lowe Came a Long Way to Overcome Addiction — Who Is Rob Lowe’s Son?

Families heal together – Dec. 20, 2020 - Actor Rob Lowe’s son John Lowe has fought for sobriety in silence for years, but now he’s opened up about his battle against addiction. John Lowe, 25, is the younges... Read More...

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Nina Hagen Spiritually Inspired Chili Peppers’ “Give It Away”

WATCH – It's Christmas - GIVE IT AWAY – Dec. 20, 2020 - Anthony Kiedis’ detailed account of Nina Hagen’s colorful appearance accurately captures what made the international punk rocker such a unique force throughou... Read More...

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Brantley Gilbert Celebrates 9 Years of Sobriety

Save the Country ... Music – Dec. 18, 2020 - Gilbert’s battle with substance abuse began soon after he graduated from high school, in Jefferson, Georgia. As the son of a Baptist preacher, the singer had a relig... Read More...

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Buvidal Approved for Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Subcutaneous injection once a week – Dec. 18, 2020 - Camurus AB (NASDAQ STO: CAMX) announced today that the Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, has approved weekly and monthly Buvidal® prolonged... Read More...

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Overdose epidemic needs state action to remove barriers to care

Make it Free? – DEC. 16, 2020 - “SADLY, THE DRUG OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC CONTINUES, AND IT HAS BECOME MORE COMPLICATED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,” SAID PATRICE A. HARRIS, M.D., M.A., CHAIR OF THE AMA OPIOID TASK F... Read More...

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Drug Abuse and Addiction

Pandemic Blamed for Oregon’s 40% Increase in Drug Deaths

‘Kid of the Year’ Made App to Diagnose Prescription Opioid Addiction

Tim Hardin Died 20 Years Ago, Dec. 29, 1980, Bob Dylan Called Him “the greatest songwriter alive”

Jared Gordon Celebrates Five Years of Sobriety

Judy Garland: What Started Her Spiral Toward Drug Addiction

Man Starts Knitting Group to Help People Recover From Addiction

Debut Novel Offers up Sobriety at the Apocalypse

CC Sabathia on Baseball, Retirement, Alcoholism

I jumped in the icy ocean, grateful for my sobriety

Struggling With Addiction? Here’s a NYE Lifeline

Dr. Jennifer Wood, Guiding Patients with Addiction Through Pandemic

Navigating the “Bermuda Triangle” of addiction

Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Celebrates 5 Years of Sobriety

Man Serving Life Without Parole for $20 of Weed Freed

Nutrition Science Has Deep Ties to The Food Industry

Walmart Fueled Opioid Crisis

Beacon House in Pacific Grove Closing

John Mulaney Has Checked Into Rehab

Heartwarming! Drug Rehab Centre Offers Free Treatment Via Christmas Raffle

4 treatment centers get almost no money seized by Osceola County

Woman admits to ‘heinous and thoughtless’ drug deal

Addiction specialist may get the rose

Restaurateur Launches Sober Living House

Patrick Kennedy pitches himself for ‘drug czar’

Brian Marshall Details Journey to Sobriety in New Mini-Doc

John Owen Lowe Came a Long Way to Overcome Addiction — Who Is Rob Lowe’s Son?

Nina Hagen Spiritually Inspired Chili Peppers’ “Give It Away”

Brantley Gilbert Celebrates 9 Years of Sobriety

Buvidal Approved for Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Overdose epidemic needs state action to remove barriers to care