Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Woman had taken meth, heroin, PCP prior to crashing, killing two teen girls

The only dis-ease that KILLS OTHERS! – August 6, 2020 - According to an eyewitness, Whitaker’s demeanor showed she was “out of it” and appeared under the influence. The arrest report also outlined that the ... Read More...

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The Dynamics of Relapse: Cunning, Baffling and Predictable by Terence Gorski and Spero Alexio

Terrence Gorski died July 2. He will be missed! – 2020 - Conducting a Relapse Autopsy is Crucial So, if relapse is a process rather than an event, how does one identify their unique pattern and interrupt it... Read More...

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U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Confront Rising Threat of Methamphetamine

Speed is of the essence – August 8, 2020 - Over the first nine months of the fiscal year, methamphetamine seizures increased by 52 percent, which shows how widely available this deadly drug has become. We must ... Read More...

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Addiction threatens a couple in the doc ‘Higher Love’

WATCH – HORRIFYING Documentary – August 6, 2020 - Hasan Oswald’s first movie – part of the 2020 San Antonio Film Festival’s lineup – is a dependable and narrowly focused diorama of drug addiction in urban Amer... Read More...

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Mural honoring recovery nears installation

You gotta have heART – July 26, 2020 - “‘Now I see in color’ means now I’m able to live my life fully, without being under the influence of a substance,” she said. “There is hope out there, they can find so much more... Read More...

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How 1 Panic Attack Led to 15 Years of Psychiatric Drugs

Testimonial – July 25, 2020 - Zoloft I was stunned. An anti-depressant? Zoloft? I had seen the commercials before and I even knew a couple of friends who took these drugs. I did not know what to fe... Read More...

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Pharma Giant Floods Sioux Reservation With Opioids

A killing for a living – July 30, 2020 - The pills flowed freely for at least a decade starting in the early 2000s, according to Wolf Necklace and several other members of the tribe who spoke with VICE News for... Read More...

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‘Before I Could Lose 100 Pounds, I First Had To Work On My Mental Health And Sobriety’

Mind Over Matter – July 25, 2020 - At the end of 2019, I was back in an outpatient treatment program to get sober. While there, I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. But by December 2019, I also had lost 70 po... Read More...

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Recovery Network Programs, Inc. Settles Improper Billing Suit

Business as usual – July 27, 2020 - RNP entered into contracts with the State of Connecticut Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to provide behavioral health and substance use disorder services to Medicaid benefici... Read More...

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Broadway Dancer Lost His Dream Job to Alcoholism + Addiction

Back on the boards ... soon – JULY 27, 2020 - He slowly began to rebuild, surrounded by family members who didn’t care how many Broadway shows he’d done, and he started teaching dance. Last fall, Leff... Read More...

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$1.2 million sobriety pit stop

METHod to the madness? – JULY 28, 2020 - For alcohol dependency, medical intervention may be necessary. Detoxing from alcohol is dangerous and may require a trip to the hospital. Opiates may require treatment that in... Read More...

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Mother uses book to help others after the loss of her son

Interview with author – July 27, 2020 - A: My new book, “Reclaiming My Life,” is a poignant and triumphant journey through the loss of my child to addiction. The book resonates with families who have lost love... Read More...

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Nation’s drug overdose epidemic needs new policy focus

WATCH – Opinion – July 31, 2020 - Prior Authorization. Despite medical society and patient advocacy, only 21 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws limiting public and private insurers from imposing pr... Read More...

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John Brogan, high-profile addiction specialist, found dead

Stay Resolute – July 31, 2020 - Brogan was an addiction recovery specialist who had worked closely with former Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato in efforts to stem the county’s opioid crisis. That work followed... Read More...

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Author and business owner recounts his journey to sobriety

LISTEN – Back from the dead – July 31, 2020 - Following his coworker’s advice, Jason sought out the doctor but he knew something was very wrong the first time he walked into his office. “I gave the lady at ... Read More...

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Demi Moore Says Drug Addiction & Marriage Problems Came From Same Place

Reflections – July 29, 2020 - As Moore explains, Schumacher was able to tap into her passion for the work, inspiring her to sobriety in a way that concerns about her own health and safety hadn’t. “Work was the only t... Read More...

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Doctor’s life of luxury built on naltrexone implants

Dr. Frankenstein – July 27, 2020 - A disheveled Rosen sat in the jury box at his preliminary hearing of Monday, July 20, black glasses perched crookedly atop his white face mask, unruly salt-and-pepper stubble blanke... Read More...

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Addiction-treatment doctor arrested for alleged involvement in $681 million scheme

What else is new? – July 31, 2020 - According to the complaint, Ligotti would require patients from these treatment facilities to submit testing and treatments he authorized at Whole Health. Ligotti was then able to ... Read More...

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California’s Huge Overdose Increase Didn’t Have to Happen

Yet it did happen – July 28, 2020 - California is one of the last areas of the country where “black tar” heroin remains available. The viscous consistency that characterizes black tar means it is difficult for suppli... Read More...

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How I Wish My Parents Had Reacted to My Heroin Use

Called Betty Ford? – July 31, 2020 - I was too frightened to tell her myself. So I told the nurse practitioner instead. Even when I asked her not to, she would always repeat everything to my mother. Of course ... Read More...

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How laws protect people in recovery from discrimination

WATCH – Know your rights! – July 30, 2020 - “The idea that, quote, ‘it’s a lifestyle’ or a choice is just wrong,” said Francis. An employer has to give a person diagnosed with substance use disorder time off to go... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths Are Skyrocketing … My Brother’s Was One Of Them.

Devastated Nation – July 24, 2020 - His athletic frame became bloated and heavy; his sunny disposition turned lethargic and mean. When he was unable to maintain his law practice, clients left. Although he wa... Read More...

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US Overdoses: Wide Regional Variations

Is anywhere safe from Fentanyl? – July 20, 2020 - Meanwhile, the South, as defined by the US Census standard, is faring better than the Midwest. Out of the 12 Midwestern states, all of them saw increases in overdose ... Read More...

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FDA tells doctors to discuss overdose antidote with patients

Give it to them! – July 22, 2020 - Nearly 71,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, a new record driven in part by fentanyl and other illegal opioids. State and local officials have been handing out nalox... Read More...

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Business News Update: Oregon Trail Recovery

A Family That Heals Together... – July 26, 2020 - “When I was finally told prison or treatment, I picked treatment and learned my manipulations were no longer going to work for me. As I sobbed about the unfair... Read More...

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New York Hotel to House 283 Homeless Men Recovering from Substance Abuse

Movin’ on up – July 24, 2020 - The city has been using hotels — which have mostly been closed or at reduced capacity during the crisis — as temporary homeless shelters for the last few months, because many city shelt... Read More...

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Black-Owned Rehab CEO Petitions on Behalf of Black Addicts

Full-court press – July 22, 2020 - With her petition, Young Williams’ goal is to bring attention to the disparities in treatment for people of color fighting addiction and to fund the growing need. She says, “Substan... Read More...

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Mother and children likely perished as result of overdose

War on drugs kills three more – July 26, 2020 - A missing Forney mother found deceased in Farmers Branch on Thursday most likely died of an overdose and her two children subsequently perished due to a heat stro... Read More...

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Recovery Unplugged Addresses Addiction in Minority Communities

Drugs do not discriminate – July 23, 2020 - In continued observance of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Recovery Unplugged Treatment Centers is examining and addressing the unique factors that ... Read More...

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David Sheff says: Safe-injection sites should be allowed to protect drug users

He's got a point! – July 22, 2020 - Kral and Pete Davidson, at the University of California, San Diego, have studied the illegal site for five years and this week published their findings in The New England Journal o... Read More...

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