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Marin County drug court gets $500,000

HOUSING NOT HOSING – March 1, 2021 - Jei Africa, director of Marin County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Services division, said, “We’re calculating that an additional 48 folks will have some temporary housin... Read More...

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Inmates arrested for Suboxone Strips drug-mail scheme at jail

OXYMORONs – March 3, 2021 - According to Chesterfield Sheriff Karl Leonard, the alleged drug smugglers exploited a regulatory loophole regarding legal mail that is addressed to inmates. While jail staff cond... Read More...

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Ex-addict who ‘used crack & heroin at 15, overdosed 19 TIMES’ reveals sober transformation

ANYONE CAN DECIDE TO STOP – Feb. 28, 2021 - She is now eager to tell her story and help show people there is a “solution to this disease”. “I lived a life full of misery and prayed every time that I slept to... Read More...

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Rehab doctor pays $100 a night for ’boutique’ jail stay

MUCH LESS THAN HIS FACILITY – March 3, 2021 - Rosen’s next court date is in April. He’s shacking up at the Huntington Beach City Jail, which charges about $3,000 a month for accommodations. Surf City’s pay-to-s... Read More...

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‘School of Rock’ child star says bullying led to them becoming ‘a raging addict’

IT’S A HARD KNOCK LIFE – March 5, 2021 - “I spent over a decade terrified that I’d peaked at 10 years old,” Reyes said in their essay. Reyes told the Post, however, that they did not regret doing “School of Rock.”&n... Read More...

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Two women open sober-living homes for men

WATCH – COOKING NOT INCLUDED – March 3, 2021 - People in recovery may encounter a long road finding a place to stay when choosing to lead a clean life. Two women from Wyoming County have opened their own sob... Read More...

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Trey Anastasio to Open Treatment Center in Vermont

PHISHER FOR SOULS – March 4, 2021 - “Substance use disorders affect people from all walks of life,” Anastasio said in a statement, “and the problem is intimately linked with isolation — whether that’s isolation due ... Read More...

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Story of Heroin Addiction in 1970s West Berlin Gets Modern Remake

PRE-FENTANYL – Feb. 19, 2021 - Christiane Felscherinow’s lengthy taped interviews with two journalists formed the backbone of the book Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, which was published in 1978 and made into a fil... Read More...

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Race and Opioids: Lessons From the Civil War-Era Opioid Addiction Crisis

WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR SOME – Feb. 25, 2021 - During the antebellum decades, addiction to rudimentary opiates such as laudanum and opium in gum, pill, and powdered forms was common among white Americans. ... Read More...

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12 Tips for Your Recovery

STAYING VIGILANT – 2020 - Many people who misuse alcohol or drugs have trouble dealing with anger. If left unchecked, anger can have a negative impact on your health and your lasting sobriety. Anger is a normal... Read More...

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John Mulaney is in Outpatient Sober Care

WISHING HIM THE BEST – Feb. 25, 2021 - When Mulaney was a teenager, his parents sent him to a psychiatrist, who told him that he was one part nice kid, one part “gorilla that wants to kill the other half.” A... Read More...

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Retailer reflects on drug addiction, crime, and finding purpose

WATCH – STAYING CLEAN IN BODY AND SOUL – Feb. 25, 2021 - Retailer reflects on drug addiction, crime, and finding purpose. more@OzarksFirst ... Read More...

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‘Cherry’: Film Review

NOT ON TOP – Feb. 25, 2021 - The muscular camerawork of Newton Thomas Sigel, with its swooping drone shots and virtuoso tracking sequences, is impressive on a craft level, especially if you’ve ever felt the nee... Read More...

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‘Tyger Tyger’ Offers Different Picture of Addiction

WATCH – BUT DARKER – Feb. 26, 2021 - The story, in which Mondragon shaped using his own personal experience with drugs, sees Sprouse kidnapped by a young woman (Sam Quartin) and whisked away to distribute medication... Read More...

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Governor Pardons 13 More People, Including Illegal Substance Users

JUSTICE PREVAILS – Feb. 26, 2021 - Gov. Tony Evers said “It continues to be extraordinary listening to the stories of so many who have paid their debt and deserve a second chance. Today, I am glad to be able to... Read More...

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Man Plunges Into Icy Ocean to Fight Addiction

WATCH – GOING TO ANY DEPTHS – Feb. 25, 2021 - For about 15 years, Rosa has been raising money through Chucky’s Fight to support recovering addicts and speak to youth about addiction at schools. ”I believe it... Read More...

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Dan Schneider of Netflix’s The Pharmacist at Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit

FROM LOSS COMES HOPE – Feb. 26, 2021 - "As overdose cases are rapidly increasing and treatments for substance use disorders are becoming more challenging, we arrive at a critical moment within the opioid a... Read More...

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Ecstasy Could Be Used to Treat Alcoholism

PROBLEM DRINKERS HAVE PROBLEMS – Feb. 23, 2021 - It’s thought that painful past experiences are frequently at the root of drinking problems. Professor David Nutt, lead author of the study, said: ‘This clinical ... Read More...

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Student Uses YouTube to Create A Sober Community

USING TECH FOR GOOD – Feb. 26, 2021 - Gabriella Augello is an open book when it comes to her struggle with substance abuse. When she graduated high school, she suffered a family loss that would change ... Read More...

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Hazelden Betty Ford Makes Dr. Joseph Lee, First Physician, Non-White, & Youngest President/CEO

IT MUST BE 2021 – Feb. 25, 2021 - As a Hazelden Betty Ford Trustee, Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former First Lady Betty Ford, is proud to have Dr. Lee taking the esteemed institution's helm. Discussing his app... Read More...

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Let the music play…

12 STEPS FROM CORONATION STREET – Feb. 2021 - ‘It was the end of the 90s and although I didn’t realise it at the time, I was coming to the end of my run in the Street when I sent a demo tape to some record comp... Read More...

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18 Films That Explore Mental Illness

REEL RECOVERY MOVIES FOR ALL – Feb. 25, 2021 - And while mental illness still holds far too significant of a stigma in modern society, that stigma is decreasing; mainstream depiction in films seen and loved by ... Read More...

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Inspiration for the Soul

ECLECTIC GUESTS – March 7, 2021 – INSPIRATION FOR THE SOUL Presents: Finding Your Way OM ... The Keys to Emergence. more@Zoom ... Read More...

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Addiction PRESCRIPTION

WORTH LIVING – Feb. 25, 2021 - Most of the roughly 13 million in that group who have been prescribed opioids are not struggling with addiction — but too many are. Medicare beneficiaries have become addicted ... Read More...

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‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’

STRANGE FRUIT – Feb. 25, 2021 - To millions in America and around the world, Billie Holiday – or Lady Day, as she was known – was merely a musical legend, a woman as effortlessly graceful as she was inspiration... Read More...

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Sunny’s ‘Deployed and Destroyed’ Tells a Difficult Story of Friendship

LISTEN – LOVE AND PAIN – Feb. 2021 - Zach — and the complicated relationship War has with him — is the inspiration behind “Deployed and Destroyed,” the newest release from the singer’s upcoming album, Simple Sy... Read More...

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Jon Bon Jovi’s daughter: no longer living on a prayer.

FATHER, DAUGHTER DANCE – Feb. 19, 2021 - She and her friend, Ian S Grant, were later arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and illegal possession of marijuana. The charges were... Read More...

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400K Egyptians Benefited From State’s Addiction Recovery Programs

LET MY PEOPLE GROW – Feb. 16, 2021 - Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Qabbaj announced that a total of 400,000 citizens benefited from the state’s addiction recovery programs during the past thr... Read More...

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Guitarist Lee McKinney Discusses Xanax Addiction

GETTING OFF – Feb. 17, 2021 - Lee revealed his anxiety developed during Born Of Orisis’ grueling touring schedule. “It was probably the peak of our touring schedule. We were on ‘Mayhem’ with Rob Zombie and Chi... Read More...

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The Last Days of Heroin

FENTANYL FOREVER? – Feb. 18, 2021 - Fentanyl isn’t a new substance, having first been synthesized in a lab in 1960 by the Belgian company Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The drug has important medical uses, including for C... Read More...

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