Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Cannabis Use Eschewed By Younger Teens

GAMING INSTEAD? – Nov. 10, 2023 - In 2021, 52 million people aged 12 and older in the US used cannabis, roughly 1 in 5 people in this age group. Those figures have been inching upwards over the last few decade... Read More...

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New Drug Worsening Fentanyl Crisis

NPR AUDIO – THE WAR AT HOME – Nov. 4, 2023 - SIMON: More than 111,000 people died of overdoses in America in the past year. Most involved synthetic opioids, including fentanyl. But complicating both treatment and int... Read More...

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I Began To Heal My Relationship With My Body In Sobriety

CHEWING WELL – Nov. 9, 2023 - But, at 31, when even a year ago these thoughts would have gripped me – now, I can mostly shake them off. And what I believe has changed my attitude to my body is the fact that I’m over ... Read More...

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Significant Rise in Overdoses in Hispanic Community

VIDEO – NO ONE IS IMMUNE – Nov. 7, 2023 - “We’re feeling just as sad. I have the same pain, every single day,” she said in a Spanish interview that has since been translated to English. “Even though he’s not here, ... Read More...

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Man Helps Others in Recovery With ‘Sober Yoga’

VIDEO – STRETCHING NEW HABITS – Nov. 7, 2023 - “I couldn’t have two beers, I had to have 12 beers. I couldn’t have a glass, I had to have the whole bottle,” said Zak Stinnett. “It’s internal pain. It’s physical pain.... Read More...

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The Risk Harm Reduction May Be a Fad

PASSING FANCY? – Nov. 6, 2023 - The growing enthusiasm for harm reduction, both as a philosophy and in its practical applications like overdose prevention centers and needle exchanges, may lead to these initia... Read More...

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How to Encourage a Loved One to Get Help

WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION – Nov. 7, 2023 - Keep in mind, though, the path to recovery isn’t necessarily a straight road: You may have had this conversation or one like it before. Your loved one may have attempt... Read More...

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Tribal Leader Motivated to Develop Treatment Facility

VIDEO – EACH ONE TEACH ONE – Nov. 10, 2023 - Speaking at the future site of the tribe’s medically-assisted treatment facility in Olympia, Frank said his past experiences with drugs, motivated him to help get the fa... Read More...

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Transgender Activist Tracie Jada O’Brien is Definitely Iconic

HARVEY MILK WOULD BE PROUD – Nov. 9, 2023 - Tracie’s story is one of gender transition, performing as a showgirl, sex work, addiction, sobriety and activism. It would be impossible to capture it all in one column. Th... Read More...

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They Wanted to Get Sober. They Got a Nightmare Instead.

HOW THE WEST WAS SCREWED – Nov. 11, 2023 - The white vans were the first thing people noticed. They began popping up around tribal reservations in the Southwest a few years ago, trolling through alleys and parking... Read More...

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Women in Prisons Flooded Alaska With Fentanyl

LOCK THEM UP – Nov. 8, 2023 - From a prison cell in California, federal prosecutors allege, a 56-year-old inmate directed an Alaska drug trafficking ring that in recent years smuggled huge quantities of fentanyl, her... Read More...

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America’s Opioid Epidemic

STILL ALIVE KILLING PEOPLE – Nov. 4, 2023 - OxyContin was given out in unprecedented quantities: prescriptions peaked in 2012, at more than 255 million in the US over the year. This, and other comparable opioi... Read More...

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HALF of ALL Drug Users in Rural Areas Were Recently Incarcerated

GANGA AIN’T LEGAL EVERYWHERE, YET! – Nov. 10, 2023 - Dr. Hoover pointed to a Rhode Island study that showed a 12% decrease in statewide overdoses following the implementation of medication-assisted therapy in its pri... Read More...

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Blacking Out & Waking Up on a Plane, I Needed Help Getting Sober

HE FIGURED RIGHT – Nov. 10, 2023 - It all started to come back to me. Not just how I got on the plane in yet another blackout but how I ended up here, at the lowest point of my life. It was a life full of new lows. ... Read More...

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Stepping On It A Little, Ed Begley Jr. Tells His Tale In The Temple of Tranquility

A STAR IS ON – Oct. 16, 2023 - Before unearthing some hilarious and poignant stories of Hollywood icons and Hollywood excesses, Ed Begley Jr. took a deep breath in front of an assembled crowd of family, friends, fans... Read More...

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A Hazy Issue for Couples: One’s on Pot, the Other Isn’t

CHEECH WITH NO CHONG? – Oct. 26, 2023 - ith recreational marijuana now legal in more than 20 states, a joint or cannabis gummy has become as routine as a glass of chardonnay in some quarters. But as the drug enters t... Read More...

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Joe Walsh Talks Sobriety

HE KNOWS FROM WHENCE HE SPEAKS – Nov. 4, 2023 - Though the rocker, known for his shredding guitar chops and wry sense of humor, has been known for his work in various lineups over the years, ( like the Eagles,... Read More...

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Hank Azaria Remembers How Matthew Perry Guided Him Into Sobriety

A FRIEND REMEMBERS THE LOVE – Oct. 30, 2023 - Perry and Azaria shared the screen in five episodes of “Friends.” Azaria played David, a scientist who was in an on-and-off relationship with Lisa Kudrow’s Phoebe ... Read More...

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Administration Urges Schools to Carry Opioid Overdose Drug

SAD STATE OF AFFAIR – Oct. 31, 2023 - “We will encourage businesses, restaurants, banks, construction sites, schools, others to think about this — think about it as a smoke alarm or a defibrillator, to make it as eas... Read More...

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Massive Addiction Resource List Developed by Doctors Released

GREAT LISTINGS – Nov. 2, 2023 - American Psychiatric Association The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the oldest medical association in the country. The APA is also the largest psyc... Read More...

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MacArthur Park Is Melting in the Darkness of Fentanyl

AUDIO – AND I’LL NEVER HAVE THAT RECIPE AGAIN – Sept. 18, 2023 - The Southern California News Group interviewed Elliot, dozens of other people who use fentanyl, business owners, residents, LAPD personnel, homeless ou... Read More...

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Viral Video of Hate-Filled Addict’s Journey to Freedom through Jesus Christ

VIDEO – HALLELUJAH – Oct. 31, 2023 - The video is from God Behind Bars, a non-profit ministry that shares the testimonies of prison inmates. The video of Bateman has more than 200,000 likes on Instagram. In the ... Read More...

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Trauma Therapy and Addiction

IT’S COMPLICATED AND SAD – Oct. 31, 2023 - Research has illuminated a significant connection between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD), underscoring the intricate relationsh... Read More...

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Man Who Inspired Washington Treatment Law Fleas to Oregon

VIDEO – WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE... – Nov. 1, 2023 - Treatment, Ricky said, had saved his life, and other people should have that chance — even if they’re reluctant to accept it at first. Ricky had been sober fro... Read More...

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Should Oregon Allow Forced Addiction Treatment?

VIDEO – ATTRACTION NOT COERCION? – Nov. 2, 2023 - Washington passed “Ricky’s Law” in 2016, which allows for someone with a serious substance abuse disorder to be involuntarily committed to inpatient care. But Orego... Read More...

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Law Could Increase Demand for Addiction Treatment

CALIFORNIA DREAMING – Nov. 2, 2023 - Gov. Gavin Newsom last month signed SB 43, which broadens eligibility for both conservatorships and shorter-term involuntary holds in hospitals to include people whose addi... Read More...

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As Billions Get Wasted in US Drug Addiction Battle, One County Proves Recovery Can Work

COMPASSION AND COMMUNITY – Nov. 3, 2023 - It was 2007 when Stuby began hearing from officials about prescription opioids being misused. That was about the same time Jesse Johnson, then 14, was prescribed the p... Read More...

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Vic Mensa On His Sobriety Following Car Crash

BOTTOM TO TOP – Nov. 1, 2023 - Taylor: You put it in your post you want to handle your emotions head on now. And I think as men, that’s something that is shied away from. It’s like, I’m gonna suck it up. I’m ... Read More...

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Wife of North Dakota Gov. All In On Recovery Journey

VIDEO – RIGOROUS HONESTY – Nov. 3, 2023 - Kathryn Burgum, wife of Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.), is using her husband’s 2024 presidential campaign to share her personal story of addiction and recovery in hopes that it wi... Read More...

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Some Children So Addicted They Have to Sleep With Vapes Under Pillow

ADDICTIVE ANY WAY YOU TAKE IT – Nov. 1, 2023 - In September, VicHealth and Quit released research revealing e-cigarette retailers are advertising vaping products on social media specifically designed for teenagers to... Read More...

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