Powerful New Drug Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia BROTHERLY LOVE? – Dec. 15, 2025 - Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
Caron Treatment Centers’ CEO Wants to Remove the ‘Number One Barrier’ to Addiction Treatment STIGMA SUCKS – Dec. 18, 2025 - From a business perspective, the gap is staggering. “Fifty-four million Americans today suffer from substance use disorder,” Driscoll says. “But there’s only about 12 million that are a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Detoxing Behind Bars Poses a Risk to Jail Inmates VIDEO – PRISONS SUCK – Dec. 18, 2025 - Rana Schmidt remembers her daughter, Elissa Lindhorst, as having a creative soul with a special place in her heart for animals. The 28-year-old died on Feb. 24, 2020, just four... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What It’s Like For Some Parents of Adults With Addiction IT WASN’T DRUGS! – Dec. 19, 2025 - Unlike other diseases where a treatment can reliably keep someone stable, it’s difficult to know what will work with drug addiction. There are a variety of approaches and no simple ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
Was King Tut on Opiates? ROYAL HIGH – Dec. 18, 2025 - This redefines “high” society in ancient Egypt. Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was widespread in ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionopioids
The Scandalous History of San Patrignano’s Addiction Treatment Camp AUDIO – FASCINATING!!! – Dec. 17, 2025 - The 47-year-old program is one of Europe’s best-known rehab centers. It requires long-term stays, and patients work at the facility, without pay, as they undergo care. “San Pa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Recovery Centers of America Agrees to Pay $2 Million to Resolve Allegations CHUMP CHANGE for RCA – Dec. 10, 2025 - Recovery Centers of America (RCA) has agreed to pay $1,000,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to comply with provisions of the Controlled Substances Act that are designe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Bombshell Weed Study Says Risks of Medical Marijuana Outweigh Benefits IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Dec. 13, 2025 - High hopes for medical cannabis are going up in smoke. “While many people turn to cannabis seeking relief, our review highlights significant gaps between public perception and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanaweed
Eighteen Stints in Rehab Couldn’t Help Nick Reiner WHAT COULD? – Dec, 19, 2025 - by Zoe Adams. I won’t imply that Reiner’s alleged murder of his parents would have been prevented if only he had received different care. But a high-profile tragedy like this one gives u... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRehab
My Ketamine Habit Kept Me High While My Kids Opened Xmas Gifts MERRY CHRISTMAS – Dec. 19, 2025 - Victoria would spend the day snorting ketamine, a habit that lost her her children and cost her £40,000. Victoria Vigors was thrown out of her local pub on Christmas Eve and later de... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Dr. Austin Harris Is Revolutionizing Addiction Treatment with 80% Success Rate VERY SPECIAL “K” – Dec. 18, 2025 - What sets the program apart is its multi-modal approach that addresses addiction at every level—neurological, psychological, and physiological. At the core of the treatment protocol... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
For Families Fighting Addiction – Reiner Tragedy Strikes a Nerve AN ANOMALY! – Dec. 18, 2025 - Nick Reiner, 32, struggled with drug addiction for nearly two decades, something he and his family shared with the public. This week, he was charged with murder in the death of his paren... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Combating Rising Drug Addiction Among Youngsters NOT GOOD – Dec. 12, 2025 - The teen brain isn’t fully baked yet. That prefrontal cortex, which handles choices and brakes on impulses, develops until age 25. Drugs hijack this wiring, making highs feel urgent and dan... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionteenagers
Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for the 6th Time in 5 Years GOD HELP HIM – Nov. 30, 2025 - The actor’s fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, was also arrested and booked at the same jail. She is facing five charges, including one count of driving under the influence, three counts... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
Does Social Stigma Still Stand in the Way of Recovery from Addiction? IT SHOULDN’T! – Dec. 12, 2025 - Stigma remains deeply rooted in society. Historically, substance dependence was viewed through a moral lens. It was a sign of weakness, irresponsibility or lack of self-control. These ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rehab Riviera Faces Criminal Probe A BOUNTY ON EVERY ADDICT – Dec. 3, 2025 - Aetna filed a $40 million civil lawsuit against Nathan Young and Co. in 2023, saying Young’s sober living homes throughout Southern California were little more than drug dens... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Battle Over Funding for Addiction Research NBC VIDEO – MUST WATCH – Nov. 8, 2025 - Nearly 30 million Americans are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, but the amount of funding to research what causes alcoholism tends to be less than funding allocated to res... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
How a Homeless Man Escaped the Grip of Fentanyl ONE HOT MEAL AT A TIME – Dec. 3, 2025 - WHEN EVAN CARVER shuffled into the chapel of Salvation Army’s rehab center looking frail and steadying himself with a walker, he wasn’t sure he could quit fentanyl for good. Bu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanylhomeless
Everything Rob Reiner’s Son Nick Said About Drug Addiction Before His Arrest FAMILY TRAGEDY – Dec. 3, 2025 - In 2015, Nick revealed how living on the streets shaped him, telling People, “When I was out there, I could’ve died. It’s all luck. There were a lot of dark years there.” Nick re... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthTrauma
Smoke it! NEVER Vape Cannabis Rasta Mon NOT Gimmick Man – Dec. 3, 2025 - Studies have indicated that the side effects and health risks from cannabis are different depending on whether you smoke or vape it. … vaping might sound like the safer opti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanapotsmokingVapingweed
More Adults in 20s and 30s Dying from Drugs & Alcohol STOP DYING SO MUCH! – Dec. 1, 2025 - Department Epidemiologist Megan Hanley said the report used 2023 Illinois Department of Public Health data, which showed a concerning trend. Hanley said that although substance... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
I Work With Companies to Confront Addiction in the Workplace REAL HUMAN RESOURCE – Nov. 30, 2025 - Addiction doesn’t always show up in the way that society likes to portray it. Many people are able to maintain their lifestyles without subscribing to what the media tells us add... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
One Doctor Rethinking Addiction Care in Family Medicine NEW IDEAS ARE HIP – Dec. 1, 2025 - I was drawn to family medicine even before medical school. My background was in public health, and I spent a summer in Santiago, Chile, where I was paired with a family doctor... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Fentanyl Vaccine About to Get Its First Major Test NEEDLES – Dec. 3, 2025 - JUST A TINY amount of fentanyl, the equivalent of a few grains of sand, is enough to stop a person’s breathing. The synthetic opioid is tasteless, odorless, and invisible when mixed with othe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Fear of Possible Patient Trafficking in Santa Monica, California VIDEO – THIS AIN’T RIGHT – Nov. 30, 2025 - City officials have shut down an unpermitted sober transitional living facility that suddenly housed more than 40 people in a luxury Ocean Avenue building last week, prompti... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Doctor Who Gave Matthew Perry Ketamine Gets 30 Months in Prison NOT REALLY A FRIEND – Dec. 3, 2025 - Mr. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on “Friends” and had long struggled with addiction, became increasingly reliant on ketamine in the weeks before he was found unresponsive in hi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionTrauma
1st-of-its-kind Addiction Recovery Hospital MORE TO COME – Dec. 3, 2025 - Las Vegas Recovery Hospital, an acute care hospital designed for patients suffering from substance use disorders and related medical conditions, is set to open this December, according t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
It’s possible to get addicted to pot? HOOKA FOREVER – Nov. 22, 2025 - Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. “Cannabis is definitely something that someone can develop an addiction to,” said Das, an addiction psychiat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 02 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanapotweed
Dramatic Decreases in Drug Deaths HOPE IS IN THE AIR – Nov. 24, 2025 - Drug deaths in New Hampshire fell 33.4% from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative. That’s the largest single-year decrease in over a d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 02 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecovery
Addiction Among Physicians EASY ACCESS – Nov. 26, 2025 - As physicians, we pride ourselves on diagnostic acuity, precision in judgment, and emotional endurance. But there’s a blind spot many of us share—one that doesn’t respond to intellect, t... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 02 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction