Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Hollywood’s Quiet New Drug Habit

MODERATION IS THE KEY? – Aug. 21, 2024 - The animal tranquilizer and club-drug “Special K” has made a comeback as a trendy antidepressant for creative elites. Unlike many celebrities’ high-profile struggles wit... Read More...

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Daily Marijuana Use Linked to Cancers

LOST IN THE WEED – Aug. 14, 2024 - Cannabis use disorder is diagnosed when a person has two or more of such symptoms as craving weed, becoming tolerant to its effects, using more than intended, using marijuana... Read More...

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Her Son Died In His Dorm. Where was the Narcan?

WHERE IS LOVE? – Aug. 23, 2024 - This spring, Vera-Schubert reached out again, saying Bobby had relapsed. On April 12, a roommate found him slumped over his desk in his dorm, apparently overdosed from fake Xan... Read More...

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Alexisonfire’s Wade MacNeil on Sobriety

IT IS ALL GOOD – Aug. 10, 2024 - MacNeil said his own mindset on touring has shifted in recent years, after he entered a rehab program in early 2020 to address his alcohol and substance abuse issues. The guita... Read More...

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Passenger Recovery Normalizes Sobriety With Music and Art

DESIGN, COMPOSITION, TENSION, BALANCE, LIGHT AND HARMONY – Aug. 14, 2024 - When Christopher Tait first entered recovery for drugs and alcohol, creating and experiencing music and art made the journey feel like... Read More...

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Awareness Campaigns Save Lives

BE WOKE – Aug. 14, 2024 - One of the most recognized national awareness and prevention resources is the International Overdose Awareness Day website, which provides extensive resources and ways to get involved... Read More...

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Overcoming Pill Addiction: Michelle Vargas’ Journey

VIDEO – REVELATORY – Aug. 16, 2024 - In this episode of Candidly with Coffee, the host welcomes back her niece, Michelle Vargas, for an in-depth discussion about her ongoing sobriety journey. Michelle, who has prev... Read More...

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America’s Overdose Capital Where Former Addicts Are Helping People Get Sober

EACH ONE TEACH ONE – Aug. 14, 2024 - “That’s the ‘Roach’s Inn’,” Richie said, as we drove past a dilapidated motel. The Coaches’ Inn - it was the kind you see in the movies. “Dead bodies found in that place... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Opened Old Wounds

A STAR IS REBORN – Aug. 14, 2024 - “I was filled with gratitude, and there was this sense of wonder and excitement,” she recalls. “It was very much the honeymoon phase of my career, right before the train got ... Read More...

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Implantable Robotic Narcan Dispenser Reverses Overdoses

VIDEO – GET SOME TODAY – Aug. 24, 2024 - Researchers have developed a new device that will help to eliminate those delays and potentially save the lives of people who overdose. About the size of a stick of gum, it ... Read More...

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Addiction is American’s Problem! Ain’t Going Away Anytime Soon

AUDIO – IT FEELS SO GOOD – Aug. 15, 2024 - Aside from the excruciating physical and psychological pain of withdrawal – your bones feeling as though they’re being crushed from within, your whole body gripped by... Read More...

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Chet Hanks Recalls ‘3-day coke binge’! Broke, Strung Out, Skinny Celebrates 2 Years Clean

EVERYONE CAN QUIT – Aug. 14, 2024 - “Two years ago today, I was coming off a three-day coke binge where I didn’t eat, sleep or barely drink any water for three days straight,” the son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wil... Read More...

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The State Plagued by Addiction, Suicide and Incest

VIDEO – IS THIS OUR AMERICA? – Aug. 14, 2024 - During conversations, they learn that drugs are a major problem, teachers are in short supply, and incest is another issue. One woman in the store tells the ca... Read More...

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Hundreds of Thousands of Parents Died From Drugs Use

THE KILLING FIELDS of the USA – Aug. 14, 2024 - A young boy places a stone on the grave of his father as friends and family gather to commemorate the first anniversary of his death from heroin overdose. Betwee... Read More...

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The Heights of Matthew Perry: 6 to 8 Shots One Day at a Time & $55K a Month for Ketamine

VIDEO – WHY KILL THE GOLDEN GOOSE? Aug. 15, 2024 - Five people have been charged in connection with Perry’s death, including his personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and one of those accused of providing the dr... Read More...

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Scientists Uncover Mechanism Behind Opioid Addiction – Could Revolutionize Treatment

IT’S NOT THE DOPAMINE – Aug. 16, 2024 - In the journal Science, his team found that an understudied brain region responsible for aversion, the dorsal peduncular nucleus, is highly responsive to opioids. Surprisingly,... Read More...

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EMTs Revive Infant From Opioid Overdose

WHAT-A-WORLD – Aug. 9, 2024 - The baby began to cry after an EMT administered the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan. Medical staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital told police later that the infant had Cannabis and... Read More...

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From Pain Relief to Addiction: Trisha Barasa On Her Struggle With Painkillers

VIDEO – ARTICULATE ADDICT – July 31, 2024 - Trish Barasa does not reflect the typical life of an addict. She is a parent of two children and has a master’s degree. But beyond the surface, she has struggled with add... Read More...

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Officer Sentenced for Trafficking Heroin & Money Laundering

BIG MISTAKE – Aug. 8, 2024 - A man who made his living investigating crimes is now going to prison for committing them,Alex Kassem was a “criminal in disguise” who hid money in his bulletproof vest and drugs i... Read More...

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Singer ADAM GONTIER Celebrates Seven Years of Sobriety

ENJOYING THE GOOD LIFE – Aug. 4, 2024 - On Saturday (August 3),the 46-year-old musician took to his social media to share a quote from Thomas Edison, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain ... Read More...

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Lighthouse Shines Light On Recovery

VIDEO – DOING GOD’S WORK – Aug. 8, 2024 - Freedom Lighthouse has operated a thrift store near their container home site and addiction recovery center for nearly two years. CONTINUE@WLOX ... Read More...

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Dispensaries See Long Lines on First Day of Recreational Pot Sales

ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE? – Aug. 8, 2024 - Andy Rayburn made history Tuesday, as did the customers at his marijuana dispensary on the first day of recreational cannabis sales in Ohio. At Amplify in Clev... Read More...

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Lamar Odom and Others Share Stories

VIDEO – TALKING AND WALKING THE TALK – Aug. 8, 2024 - Rachael Keegan says childhood trauma led her to addiction. And along the way, she says she abused every kind of drug, from opioids to meth. “At a certain ... Read More...

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TV11 Investigates Evergreen Recovery’s Former Clients Abandoned and Afraid

VIDEO – HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? – Aug. 8, 2024 - Shut down amidst a fraud probe, Evergreen Recovery’s closure leaves vulnerable clients in unsafe conditions. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb... Read More...

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The Pill That Could End the Opioid Epidemic

AUDIO – VERY IMPORTANT – Aug. 8, 2024 - This approach of broadening access has worked elsewhere. In the ’80s and ’90s, France pushed this treatment to address its heroin crisis and saw overdose deaths drop by 79 pe... Read More...

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N.J. County Sees 40% Drop in OD Deaths in 2024

VIDEO – COMPASSION AND LOVE – Aug. 8, 2024 - The county opened a shelter with more than 20 beds and social and medical services on offer and launched a program to offer addiction treatment to people brought to muni... Read More...

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FDA Approves Purdue Pharma’s Overdose-Reversal Device

THE NERVE – Aug. 7, 2024 - Purdue Pharma, the company best known for fueling the opioid crisis by misleadingly marketing the infamous painkiller OxyContin, received approval on Wednesday for a new auto-injecto... Read More...

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Newsweek’s Best Treatment Centers by State

PROFESSIONAL BULLSH*T? – Aug. 2024 - To help patients and their loved ones find the most suitable places to begin their recoveries, Newsweek partnered with Statista for the fifth edition of America’s Best Addi... Read More...

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Jersey Doctor Busted in Oxycodone Scam

BAD DOCTOR – July 25, 2024 - Federal officials reported that 32-year-old Jasmine McGregor and 35-year-old Jhenelle Lewis of Paterson admitted to conspiring with Dr. Lisa Ferraro to illegally prescribe oxycodon... Read More...

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Meth Addict Seizes the Light After Giving Birth

AUDIO – NPR STORYCORPS – Aug. 2, 2024 - Irene Montoya is the owner of Sunflower trucking in Cheyenne, Wyo. She drives a dump truck. She’s also raising her 14-year-old son. 15 years ago, her life looked very d... Read More...

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