Frequent Marijuana Use May F**k Up Your Memory VIDEO – WHO AM I? – Jan. 28, 2025 - An example is checking your blind spot when driving down the road,” Gowin said. “When you look back in front of you, you need to remember what you saw in the blind spot before you... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025marijuanapotweed
Sam Quinones: The Stories Behind America’s Drug Epidemic VIDEO – LISTEN GOOD – Jan. 2025 - In this eye-opening episode of Finding New Waters*, we sit down with acclaimed journalist and author Sam Quinones, whose investigative work has redefined how we understand addiction... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025
Mothers Against Drug Addiction and Deaths Push for SF’s Fentanyl State of Emergency VIDEO – STOP THE MADNESS – Jan. 29, 2025 - Mayor Lurie’s ordinance aims to cut through the city’s red tape to address the fentanyl crisis. “People in San Francisco are suffering, every day that we don’t act is an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025fentanyl
Antidepressants Harder to Quit than Heroin? DEPENDS – Jan. 30, 2025 - During his Senate confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suggested antidepressant drugs may be as addictive as heroin — a claim co... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025Heroin Addiction
New Painkiller Eliminates Risks of Addiction TIME WILL TELL – Jan. 30, 2025 - It’s the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in more than 20 years, offering an alternative to both opioids and over-the-counter medications like ibuprofen and acetamin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025
Christians Helping Jewish Alanon GREAT VIDEO – Jan. 2025 - Lyuba had hopes of a better future when she and her husband immigrated to Israel in 2010 from Ukraine. The fitness trainer and mother of two overcame countless challenges to make a home for... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025RecoveryRehab
Guess Which Billionaire Reached Out to Mary Cosby About Her Son’s Drug Abuse Battle NICE GAL – Jan. 22, 2025 - “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Mary Cosby didn’t make a whole lot of friends on the show in her first few seasons. But in season five, fans got to see saw a softer side of Cos... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025
‘The Un-Making of an Addict,’ Her Victory Over Addiction Through Faith HIGHEST POWER – Jan. 16, 2025 - When the airplanes struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, the shockwaves resonated beyond New York City. For Phyllis A. Thorne, the tragedy ignited a fire within her... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025
Could Ultrasound Help Treat Addiction? AUDIO – ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – Jan. 17, 2025 - The future of addiction treatment could be in treating the brain itself. A new trial at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is exploring whethe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025
Stolen Sobriety VIDEO – ON THE CASE – Jan. 21, 2025 - I wish I knew how to help some of these people. If a person is working hard to stay sober, the last thing they need is more obstacles and more stress. It must be confusing for ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsobriety
Do Overdose Prevention Centers Work? TIME WILL TELL – Jan. 2025 - An overdose prevention center opening its doors this month in Providence, Rhode Island could offer important insights into how these centers might reduce the harms of opioid addicti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 28 2025Overdose
The Gold Standard in Alcoholism Treatment VIDEO – NALTREXONE COMMERCIAL – Jan. 23, 2025 - Volpicelli said he thinks Naltrexone is the gold standard for medications to treat AUD, having been around for 30 years and proven to be safe and effective. Markers in ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 28 2025RecoveryRehab
Philadelphia Offers Treatment Instead of Jail ADDICTION IS A PRISON – Jan. 22, 2025 - Mayor Cherelle Parker signed an executive order introducing what she calls “Wellness Court.” The City of Philadelphia is launching a new program in the Kensington neighborhood ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sackler Family to Pay $7.4 Billion for Addicting Americans VIDEO – January 23, 2025 - Purdue, under the leadership of the Sackler families, invented, manufactured and aggressively marketed opioid products for decades. States and cities across the country said it fueled waves... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Scott Oake Lost His Son – Maybe His Advocacy Can Spare Others AUDIO – SYMPATHY OF THE HEART – Jan. 21, 2025 - Scott Oake spent many hours working off the side of his desk trying to secure addictions support for his son. A longtime broadcaster with Hockey Night in Canada and CBC... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Walgreen’s Internal Emails Revealed VIDEO – GREED KILLS – Jan. 23, 2025 - Walgreens’ senior managers ignored staff concerns and urged them to keep working with “pill mill” doctors over-prescribing opioid drugs, emails uncovered by the Justice Dep... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025
Trump Falsely Triples Number of Reported Overdose Deaths STILL TOO MANY – Jan. 23, 2025 - “They’re killing our people. They’re killing 250,000, 300,000 American people a year, not 100, like has been reported for 15 years. It’s probably 300,000.” Trump often exaggerat... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025Overdose
Beer Glasses of Cocaine Were Going for $5 as Island Paradise Became Addicted to Drugs HEAVEN TO HELL – Jan. 22, 2025 - Telmo Mineiro, a fisherman from São Miguel, takes a heavy drag on his cigarette and points to where he found a brick of uncut cocaine on the shore. “We were hunting for sea urch... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025War On Drugs
Los Angeles Fires: Recovering addicts were rebuilding their lives. Now their home is gone. DRAMATIC VIDEO – Jan. 15, 2025 - Painted rocks displaying words like “family” provide a hint of color to what remains of Art House — a home for recovering addicts on their journey to sobriety. Darlene Dominguez is t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRehabTrauma
Former Addicts Transform Lives at Recovery Academy VIDEO – EACH ONE > TEACH ONE – Jan. 8, 2025 - The Other Side Academy is a unique and successful addiction treatment facility. It doesn’t employ therapists or doctors. It is made up of former addicts who have been th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
8 Facts About Addiction and Recovery VIDEO – TO START – Jan. 15, 2025 - Yet, the reality is that the majority of people experiencing addiction—whether to alcohol, opioids, stimulants, or cannabis—don’t seek treatment. There are many reasons someone m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRehab
Trump Lies About Canadian Fentanyl ‘Pouring’ into US INVADE NOW? – Jan. 17, 2025 - As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before,” Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, singlin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 21 2025
GOOD NEWS FOR ADDICTS! YOU’RE GOING TO CAMP MAGGIE’S FARM? – Jan. 18, 2025 - In dark bluejeans and work shirt, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood in a Texas farm field, faced a camera and outlined his plan to combat drug addiction. “I’m going to bring a new ind... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRehab
Allison Holker’s Daughter Breaks Silence TALKING ADDICTION – Jan. 11, 2025 - In videos shared by The Shade Room from Weslie Fowler’s Instagram livestream, she speaks openly about everything, from the current state of her family after Stephen “tWitch” ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025marijuanasmokingweed
Walgreens Filled Millions of Illegitimate Prescriptions for Opioids and other Drugs MURDERERS? – Jan. 17, 2025 - Filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the complaint says the drugstore chain’s pharmacists filled controlled substance prescriptions with clear red fla... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Massive Study of Young Brains Puts “gateway drug” Theory Into Doubt RETHINK IT – Jan. 6, 2025 - The gateway drug theory and many other ideas about drug use have been put into question in recent years as more resources are dedicated to understanding substance use, which has been highl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJanuary 14 2025marijuana
The Most Egregious Healthcare Profiteering Announced GREED IS GOOD – Jan, 7, 2025 - Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples. Also the outdated practice of baby tongue-tie cutting, which conti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJanuary 14 2025
Opinion: Doctor’s Role In Fentanyl Crisis DO LESS HARM – Jan. 8, 2025 - The medical community is willingly under-medicating the entire nation for pain, and we have a national calamity with Fentanyl overdoses. Doctors share the blame because their culpability... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJanuary 14 2025
Myths About Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation ALL TOO REAL? – Jan. 8, 2025 - According to various estimates, only about 10% of people with drug and alcohol addiction in the United States receive qualified help Many people believe that rehab is the last resort to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJanuary 14 2025
Woman Offers Lifeline To Those on Streets, Like She Once Needed VIDEO – BEEN THERE, DONE THAT – Jan. 10, 2025 - CaraMia Bacchiochi founded Hope On A Mission after overcoming her own struggles with homelessness and addiction. A passion project for her, Hope On A Mission has been ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessJanuary 14 2025