Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Johnson & Johnson’s Threats and Lies

LISTEN – J&J Knew They Were Killing People – April 10, 2025 - J&J recently lost a bid to settle lawsuits that claimed its talc powder products, including baby powder, caused cancer. Author Gardiner Harris say... Read More...

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VIAL: A New TV Series About Big Pharma

WATCH – COMING SOON – April 15, 2025 - A dark comedy that sheds light on Big Pharma is in the works. VIAL goes behind the scenes to show how drug reps promote their products to doctors, hospitals and nursing homes b... Read More...

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Judge Rejects J&J’s $10 billion Baby Powder Settlement

VIDEO – BIG PHARMA FELONS – March 31, 2025 - J&J said in a statement that it would not appeal, but also that it had no intention of settling the claims and would instead “return to the tort system to litigate an... Read More...

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Addiction Hijacks Teenagers’ Brains

FROM GUTTER TO GOOGLE – April 9, 2025 - Addiction is not limited to substances like alcohol and drugs but extends to behaviours such as smartphone use, gaming, gambling and pornography. The essence of addiction is es... Read More...

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‘Rhino Tranq’ Linked to Overdose Death

SYNTHETIC COUNTRY – April 10, 2025 - A powerful street drug that began showing up alongside “tranq” (xylazine) and fentanyl in Philadelphia and other cities last year, medetomidine or “rhino tranq,” may be making its... Read More...

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Comedy Shows Focus on Addiction Recovery

WE ARE NOT A GLUM LOT – April 9, 2025 - Recovering from addiction may not be a laughing matter but Aims Community College students hope they can give their peers a reason to smile. They said they wanted to bring the&... Read More...

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Antidepressant Use Causes Substantial Increase in Sudden Cardiac Death

AUDIO – DRUGS – March 31, 2025 - Researchers divided the group into those who used antidepressants and those who didn’t. Of the 6,002 sudden cardiac deaths—an unexpected death caused by a heart-related issue—in the p... Read More...

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Four Women on Life After Fentanyl

VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – March 30, 2025 - CNN “Fentanyl in America: A Way Out” on “The Whole Story presented by Anderson Cooper” “I was asked to give an update of myself for this documentary, and I wanted to throw ... Read More...

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‘Days before he died he told us marijuana had ruined his life’ Laura Stack on losing her 19-year-old son

BEWARE – April 2, 2025 - Laura Stack’s oldest child Johnny died by suicide in 2019 after years of struggling with cannabis-induced psychosis. Now she travels the world warning young people of the dangers of the... Read More...

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The Illegal Drug is at Every Corner Store

AUDIO – WHIP IT GOOD: DEVO – April 3, 2025 - Walk into any vape store or sex shop, and you’ll find canisters of nitrous oxide showcased in window displays—ostensibly to catch the eye of bakers and baristas, who use ... Read More...

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‘Hooked’ – The Science of Addiction

VIDEO – WIT AND WISDOM – April 2, 2025 - Neuroscientist Dr Brian Pennie and his sister Anne spoke to Oliver Callan about the role of family and community in addiction and recovery; and the new documentary series ‘Hoo... Read More...

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Jelly Roll in Tears: Addiction Is Impacting My Family

SORRY TOOTSIE – March 27, 2025 - Jelly Roll is extending the conversation around addiction one topic at a time. The singer recently opened up about how addiction impacted his family, especially his daughter, Ba... Read More...

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‘Pill mill’ Doctor Linked to 16 Deaths Still Working?

DOCTOR OF DYING – March 27, 2025 - A doctor the state suspended from practicing medicine for nearly a decade has again had his license pulled for not complying with requirements after his license was reinstated last ... Read More...

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Café Offers Job Training To Homeless

VIDEO – FEEL GOOD – March 26, 2025 - We’d like to introduce you to Change Please Coffee, a local coffee shop that is doing good in the community by helping people get back on their feet. They are a social enterprise ... Read More...

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Woman Highlights Importance of Narcan First Hand

VIDEO – BACK FROM THE DEAD – March 26, 2025 - This alarming trend is personal for one Billings woman, Dawn Carter, who is now making the most of her second chance at life after surviving an overdose. Carter’s j... Read More...

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Can Legal Weed Make You Sick?

ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE – March 24, 2025 - Zarha Ruiz, branch chief of environmental compliance and manufacturing safety at the Department of Cannabis Control. For cannabis, unlike for brownie mix or Tylenol, th... Read More...

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Getting Away from Psychiatric Medications

POISONING PATIENTS? – March 17, 2025 - Ms. Delano is not a doctor; her main qualification, she likes to say, is having been “a professional psychiatric patient between the ages of 13 and 27.” During those years, when... Read More...

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BIG CUTS at Department of Health and Human Services

“Make America Healthy Again” – March 27, 2025 - The agency will cut 20,000 positions, a sweeping reduction of the agency that protects Americans’ health, oversees Medicare and Medicaid and ensures the safety of... Read More...

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Alarms Raised Over Freeze of Federal Funding for Addiction

WHAT CAN YOU DO? – March 26, 2025 - Senator Nathalia Fernandez, Chair of the Senate Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders Committee, is raising urgent concerns following the sudden and unlawful termination of critic... Read More...

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Tom Hanks’ Son ‘Grateful’ for Parents Through His Sobriety Journey

A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN – March 21, 2025 - The actor and artist told Drew Barrymore on her show Tuesday that he’s been “100% sober” for over three years. The “Leaving Hollywood” singer previously revealed he hit “r... Read More...

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Dangerous Side of Xanax and Lorazepam

SLEEP COMES...FOREVER? – March 17, 2025 - Of the over 30 million adults who reported using benzodiazepines in the last year, over 5 million misused them (described as “any way a doctor did not direct”), per 2019 data... Read More...

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Man Sentenced to Prison for Paying Nearly $2.9 Million in Kickbacks for Drug Addiction Patient Referrals

14th STEP? – March 21, 2025 - Casey Mahoney, 48, was sentenced by United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who also fined him $240,000. A Hollywood Hills man was sentenced today to 41 months in federal... Read More...

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Meth Rampant For California’s Homeless: Treatment Elusive

SOCIETY’S CHILD – March 13, 2025 - The mean age of the homeless people who participated in the survey was 46. Thirty-seven percent reported regular drug use in the prior six months. A quarter of the homeless pe... Read More...

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Sober Living House Founder’s Trial Set for September

VIDEO – OUT ON BAIL – March 12, 2025 - Dawn Holland, the founder and former executive director of the sober living rehabilitation facility DAWNS House in Bend, will go on trial in September for charges related to all... Read More...

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‘Addiction swallowed up 15 years of my life’

SHE’S A WINNER NOW – March 20, 2025 - Tanya started drinking. It began a downward spiral of drug and alcohol addiction that took 15 years for her to escape. Now 45, Tanya, from Cambridge, says she has never been happ... Read More...

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Alarming Heart Risks for Marijuana Users

EVEN THE STONED DIE YOUNG – March 18, 2024 - The retrospective study found that cannabis users under 50 were more than six times as likely to experience a heart attack compared to non-users. Meanwhile, th... Read More...

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Sobriety For Profit

VIDEO – KEEP IT $IMPLE – March 13, 2025 - Unlike non-profit sober living homes in Bloomington such as Amethyst House and Courage to Change, Malibu House is registered with the state as a Domestic Limited Liability P... Read More...

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“Heroin Heroine” Overcoming Addiction and Co-dependency

VIDEO – SINGING LOUD AND PROUD – March 20, 2025 - Central Valley Today is joined by artist, MMA fighter, and author, Chelzzz. In her book, “Heroin Heroine” Chelzzz sheds light on addiction and co-dependency issues. ... Read More...

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Weed Use During Pregnancy Triples Risk Of Behavioral Problems In Kids

AUDIO – CREATE BAIL MONEY FUND? – March 13, 2025 -“Cannabinoid ingredients can cross the placenta and enter breast milk, potentially affecting brain development,” senior researcher Rosa Alati, head of population hea... Read More...

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‘Legal Morphine’ Being Sold at Smoke Shops

STILL A SLIP – March 10, 2025 - The Scientific Association for Botanical Education and Research (SABER) is sounding the alarm over the public health risks associated with products labeled as 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-O... Read More...

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