Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

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Hazelden/Betty Ford, AssuredPartners expand access to high-quality addiction treatment

Since 1949 – June 8, 2020 - Eligible members of AssuredPartners health plans now have in-network access to Hazelden Betty Ford’s national system of care, which includes 15 clinical locations in California, Flor... Read More...

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Roy Halladay’s drug addiction exposed in ESPN documentary ‘Imperfect’

Fear Strikes Out – May 29, 2020 - He twice had been to drug rehab centers. Once, for three weeks in 2013, when he was pitching for the Phillies. Another time, for three months in 2015, after retirement. Ther... Read More...

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Defendant Fell Asleep at In-N-Out Drive Thru – Marijuana, Heroin, and Meth Found in Car

Forgot the OUT part – June 02, 2020 - He found a money bag in his car containing two larger bags of heroin, six small bags of meth, pills that were later identified as Suboxone and $315 in cash. His defense couns... Read More...

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LSD Is Surging in Popularity

Timothy Leary’s Not Dead – June 4, 2020 - Besides age, education level was a big predictor for trends in LSD use. People with college degrees increased their LSD use by over 70 percent, while people without higher ed... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020

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Five years clean, Lindsey Cooksey reflects on her meth addiction

Looking Back - Moving Forward – June 5, 2020 - About a year after moving to the lakes area, Cooksey started using meth. Her friends introduced her to the drug. Through meth and those friends, Cooksey met her no... Read More...

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Saving Lives From Drug Addiction

Caring about life down under – June 5, 2020 - The Victorian Government has accepted all recommendations of the independent review of Victoria’s first Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR), which has found the tr... Read More...

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Why SF’s new laws to force more mentally ill, addicted people into treatment haven’t been used yet

Attraction Not Coercion – June 5, 2020 - Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who spearheaded the local effort with Mayor London Breed to expand court-ordered mental health treatment — also called conservatorship — sai... Read More...

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Inside Tennis Legend Jennifer Capriati’s Addiction

Nothing but net – June 6, 2020 - Jennifer Capriati was just 13 when she burst on to the tennis scene, a dazzling meteor of talent, reaching the semifinals of the French Open in her first year as a professional player... Read More...

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Matthew Perry: From Fame To Addiction To Getting Back On His Feet

Back in Action! – June 6, 2020 - The show became hit. Matthew finally had the popularity he dreamt of. The actor says that he was in the white-hot flame of fame. They were everywhere, all the time. That is the ... Read More...

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Seniors in PAIN: Fallout from the OPIOID Crisis

No Country for Old Men – June 5, 2020 - Dial-A-Ride offers door-to-door transportation, but demand has increased so much that reservations must be made seven days in advance. Lack of transportation leads to additiona... Read More...

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Indicted drug ‘counselor’ accused of dealing heroin, fentanyl set to admit crimes

GUILTY! Ya think? – June 5, 2020 - DEA and police said Francis was a drug dealer posing as a drug counselor and contributing to the opioid crisis across the region. He ran a side tax preparation business nex... Read More...

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‘I sold my Club World Cup medal to buy cocaine … I used it in two days’

Use your head! – May 24, 2020 - Every day I went out I would say, “today I can drink as late as I want because when I use cocaine the effect wears off. Let’s go find some”. ‘I was never at home, it was just partie... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020

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Health Advocates Expect Surging Demand For Addiction Services

Real Live Counselors Are Heroes – MAY 26, 2020 - Some people did relapse because they lacked the skills to cope with the unprecedented stressors they we’re facing, he said. While some vital addiction service... Read More...

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Operation Nets 50 Tonnes of Cocaine in 45 Days

One is too many, and a ton is never enough – May 29, 2020 - “During the development of this phase, when we see that the confiscated tonnes (of cocaine) continues growing and are above the dozens, it allows us to reaf... Read More...

Drug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020

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AMA video update: Experts discuss pandemic’s impact on the opioid epidemic

Doctors Being Doctors – May 29, 2020 - And I will end by asking anyone, if they need more information specifically about the AMA’s opioid work, and I’m going to read it because I want to make sure that eve... Read More...

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Q&A with Dr. Louise Stanger

Stick with the Winners! – May 26, 2020 - She is the author of two books, Falling Up: A Memoir of Renewal and The Definitive Guide to Addiction Interventions: A Collective Strategy and was named by London’... Read More...

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I lost my son to overdose: What you should know

Good Mourning America – May 27, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of Americans into isolation, as doctors continue to look for a cure. It’s unclear if there’s a nationwide trend of drug overdoses ha... Read More...

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Officials see ‘alarming’ rise in overdose deaths

How much worse can it get? – May 30, 2020 - Harris said CPD has seen an increase “in fentanyl and substances that are even stronger than heroin” this year, with some cases of drug users expecting to receive her... Read More...

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Maintaining Emotional Sobriety During Covid-19: Transforming Trauma into Post Traumatic Growth

Tian Dayton PhD does it again! – June 2020 - The idea here is to head trouble off at the pass, to give ourselves the space (and frankly relief) to heal as we go. It’s just so much easier than letting it all pile up ... Read More...

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FDA finds high levels of carcinogen in diabetes drug metformin

Be Careful What You Wish For – May 27, 2020 - The U.S Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it had found high levels of a possible cancer-causing impurity in some versions of the popular diabetes drug ... Read More...

Drug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020

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More people are taking drugs for anxiety and insomnia

More anxiety and insomnia in USA – May 25, 2020 - Health problems, social isolation and the stress of job loss weigh on people’s well-being. More than a third of Americans say the pandemic is having a “serious ... Read More...

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Big Pharmacy Chains Also Fed Off the Opioid Epidemic

Stockholders ADDICTED to Profits – May 27, 2020 - • CVS worked with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, to offer promotional seminars on pain management to its pharmacists so they could reassure patients ... Read More...

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Drug rehab clinic is accused of firing nursing staff during pandemic

Bottom Line – May 29, 2020 - While nurses around the world are being praised as heroes on the frontlines, healthcare workers at an Atlanta drug rehabilitation clinic allege management fired the entire nursing s... Read More...

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These 6 Steps Were Crucial In Ending My Addiction

When the student is ready... – May 19, 2020 - These six steps were the things that finally helped me turn it around. I’m not going to pretend it was easy; it wasn’t. But it was worth it. Now we’re living ... Read More...

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Alabama Mayoral Hopeful Suggests Bringing Back Public Hanging for Convicted Drug Dealers

THIS is America – May 5, 2020 - “Yes, I’m very aware public hanging is extreme and totally not possible without Federal Approvals and not from city or state officials. Extreme yes, but definitely brings attenti... Read More...

Drug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020

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Addicted to Ideology? With Gabor Maté

Meaning! What does it mean? – Nov 16, 2018 - In this exclusive interview with Rebel Wisdom he talks about how social media has created a whole new area for addictive behaviour, how traumatised leaders have created un... Read More...

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Putting it together after escaping rehab cult

MEDIA: Book Suggestion – May 23, 2020 - In 1995, a decade before Mikel Jollett became the frontman of the indie rock band the Toxic Airborne Event, he was a 20-year-old Stanford student enrolled in the universi... Read More...

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Overdoses are down in New York State

Harm Reduction Works! – May 21st 2020 - Doctor Ben Miller is the Chief Strategy Officer for well being trust, he says the numbers are encouraging: “I think the one thing that we do take away is we have seen vast i... Read More...

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‘The Flash’ Star Logan Williams Struggled With Addiction For Years Before Death

Tragic Ending – May 17, 2020 - According to Marlyse, “The Flash” star struggled with addiction for three years. The family kept it a secret, but this time, she wants to help bring awareness to the opioid addiction ep... Read More...

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Harm Reduction Works: An Exciting New Alternative to Narcotics Anonymous

No Harm, No Foul – May 19, 2020 - Meghan Hetfield, who works in family planning and peer recovery in Catskill, New York, told Filter that she found the answer just before the virus swept across North America. “I u... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020