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Secret Bedroom Found in Arrested Pain Pill Doctor’s Office VIDEO – WILL HE GET LIFE? – Sept. 28, 2024 - A 78-year-old doctor with a clinic in Taylor is accused of allegedly overprescribing painkillers, and medication, as well as committing insurance fraud. The doctor is now ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 1 2024Trauma
Walk of Hope and Remembrance ALL TOGETHER NOW – Sept. 27, 2024 - “I am a person in long-term recovery. It is important for me to speak openly about that because it helps to reduce the stigma. I am very passionate about educating young people,” s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 1 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Who Battled Heroin Habit Shares His Story VIDEO – A SLIPPERY SLOPE – &nb... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOct 1 2024
How Narcan Reverses Opioid Overdoses VIDEO – PICK SOME UP TODAY – Sept. 23, 2024 - Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is a critical tool to fight overdoses. It rapidly reverses the potentially fatal effects of opioids in the body, but how does it do that? ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 1 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Professor’s New Memoir For Son Who Died READ ’EM WEEP – ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 1 2024Overdose
Exclusive: U.S. Overdose Deaths Plummet AUDIO – PLUMMETS? – Sept. 18, 2024 - For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseSept 24 2024
Woman Overcame Homelessness and Addiction, ‘You Mean Something to Someone’ AUDIO – PATIENCE AND COMPASSION – Sept. 12, 2024 - “My parents, my sister, my kids — they didn’t want anything to do with me,” she remembered. As her family withdrew, Hernandez-Coleman’s life unraveled. At 59, she fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehabSept 24 2024
Sean O’Malley’s Brother Mykel Finally Embraces Sobriety VIDEO – NEVER TOO LATE – Sept. 13, 2024 - “Yeah, this is cool because I missed all those other ones because I was either high or... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
Adderall Psychosis Risk? ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN – &... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthSept 24 2024Trauma
How Travel Can Promote Sobriety PASSPORT TO FREEDOM – &... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionSept 24 2024sobriety
Families Going to ‘Grief Camp’ as Toxic Drug Deaths Continue VIDEO – A PLACE TO CRY – Sept. 15, 2024 - Organizers of a retreat for families who’ve experienced tragic loss in B.C. says deman... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthSept 24 2024Trauma
Art & Sobriety and Giving Back PAINT THE WORLD – SEPT. 18, 2024 - For Jamie Walters, art is about helping others as well as creative self-expression. “My dad was an artist,” Jamie said, calling him her most important inspiration. “I’ve always l... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 24 2024
Beaches Closed as Needles and ‘Medical Waste’ Wash Ashore FIRST JAWS, NOW THIS – Sept. 18, 2024 - The waste spread across a 60-mile radius and continued to wash up until the next day, which extended the swimming ban. Restrictions are in place until further notice at the ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
Drug Overdoses Leading Cause of Death in Teens VIDEO – TEENAGE WASTELAND – Sept. 17, 2024 - The California Overdose Surveillance dashboard says in 2023, the county had 77 opio... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 24 2024teenagers
Eric Roberts Says Addiction Cost Him His Daughter CELEBRITY REHAB ALUMNI – Sept. 18, 2024 - The Runaway Train alum got candid about how his longtime battle with cocaine addiction impacted his relationship with his 33-year-old daughter Emma Roberts, who he shares wit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
The Rabbi & The Therapist on Prescription Drug Addiction VIDEO – THE YIN & YANG – Sept. 18, 2024 - In this thought-provoking episode of The Rabbi and the Therapist, we dive into the critical and often overlooked issue of prescription drug addiction. While medication... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
Hollywood Drug Clinic Operator Convicted in $3 Million Body Broker Kickback Scheme BUSINESS AS USUAL – Sept. 13, 2024 - From at least October 2018 until December 2020, the man, Casey Mahoney, 48, of Los Angeles, paid about $2.87 million to “so-called ‘body brokers’” who gave thousands of dollars to... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionSept 24 2024
Detroit Creates Team to Fight Overdoses VIDEO – WHAT PRICE FREEDOM – Sept. 14, 2024 - Detroit is creating an opioid quick response team that aims to connect overdose survivors with treatment. The team is scheduled to be up and running on Monday. CONTINU... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseSept 24 2024
Can This Psychedelic Help Cure Opioid Addiction? TRY IT ALREADY! – Sept. 15, 2024 - The Psychedelic Assembly attracts a certain type of clientele. The walls of the group’s Manhattan meeting space are lined with LSD blotter art and Alice in Wonderland parapher... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPsychedelicsSept 24 2024
Philly Residents Get Meds from ‘Bupe Bus’ THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO YOU – &n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 24 2024
Heroin Addiction Inspires Man’s Cross-Country Bike Journey VIDEO – RECOVERY BY THE MILE – Sept. 13, 2024 - Michael Seminetta, a recovering heroin addict, is riding his bike from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, to raise awareness and money for drug rehab centers af... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionRecoveryRehabSept 24 2024
Higher Doses of Adderall Linked to Psychosis VIDEO – SPEAKING OF... – Sept. 12, 2024 - The drugs “can flood the brain with dopamine, and when you flood the brain with dopamine you potentially can cause psychosis,” said Dr. Jacob Ballon. The link between ampheta... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthSept 17 2024
Recovery Bus Brings Message of Hope SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS – &nbs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 17 2024
Magic Mushroom Candy Linked To Two Deaths AIN’T NO MAGIC HERE–BEWARE – Sept. 7, 2024 - Nearly 160 people in the United States have become ill after consuming sweets purporting to contain traces of chemicals from magic mushrooms. More than a third of those... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionPsychedelicsSept 17 2024Trauma
Former NFL QB Ryan Leaf Shares Story of Recovery FIRST DOWN! – Sept.10, 2024 - Ryan was destined to be a star, but instead of a lucrative career in football, an addiction to pills took him from the top of his game to rock bottom in a prison cell. Leaf was the se... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewSept 17 2024
Mother of Overdose Victim Teams Up with SF Giants VIDEO – ONE PILL CAN KILL – Sept. 3, 2024 - Star pitcher Logan Web has been leading the charge after losing his cousin Kade to the fentanyl crisis. “It’s something that’s impacted Logan deeply and something he’s b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdoseSept 17 2024
Faulty Drug Test Could Take Your Newborn Away AUDIO – MALPRACTICE TODAY – Sept. 7, 2024 - Hospitals across the country routinely drug test people coming in to give birth, using pee-in-a-cup tests that are notoriously imprecise. People who have eaten poppy seed b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsSept 17 2024Trauma
Pastor Arrested in Vegas Hotel Room With Drugs and Guns WHATEVER HAPPENS IN VEGAS... – Sept. 10, 2024 - An evangelical pastor was busted in a Las Vegas hotel room with drugs and guns, including an AR-15 with a scope — leading counter-terrorism cops to fear he planne... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthSept 17 2024