Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Stars Who Fell Into Alcoholism & Drugs After Fame…

THE SHINNING ONES – June 8, 2023 - With great fame comes great pressure. The constant attention and recognition as well as the glare of the paparazzi lens and smartphone spies can prove to be too much to take from so... Read More...

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Tea Shop Creates Safe Place for LGBTQ Recovering Addicts

VIDEO – GREEN TEA, BLACK TEA, RED TEA, GAY TEA – June 5, 2023 - tea shop creates safe space for LGBTQ+ people battling addictionsIn creating this space, she realized Louisville lacked a safe, sober space for ... Read More...

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Addicts Struggle to Get Treatment Because of Stigma

BACK OF THE BUS – June 7, 2023 - Substance use disorder has long been classified as a disease, but Bousquet and others like him who are in recovery say stigma around this condition is pervasive in the field of medici... Read More...

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$42M for Ibogaine Research Is Wrong For Fighting Opioid Addiction

WHY NOT TRY – May 31, 2023 - The $42 million being allocated for ibogaine research is coming from Kentucky’s Opioid Settlement Fund. This fund was developed following a 2022 nationwide agreement with major pha... Read More...

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Committee Considers a Moratorium on Addiction Centers

VIDEO – SOUNDS LIKE STIGMA? – June 6, 2023 - “You know, get a little legislation going - see what other cities are doing, how it’s working out for them, talk to task force, police officers…,” he explained. While... Read More...

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Experimental Drug for Marijuana Addiction Shows Promise

NO MORE BONGS? – June 8, 2023 - As marijuana use in the United States reaches record highs among young adults, there is a growing need to address its potential for addiction, experts say. An experimental pi... Read More...

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How Opioids Changed What We Thought About Addiction

ESSAY OF NOTE – June 9, 2023 - This was particularly evident when opioid use disorder, which started roughly around 1999 and has continued to increase over the decades, was observed to affect mainly White peop... Read More...

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From Addiction to Ironman: Journey of Transformation

VIDEO – SOBRIETY AS SUPER POWER – June 8, 2023 - As a child, Crandell lost his mother, aunt, and uncle to addiction and suicide. He eventually lost a promising hockey career plus his home, friends, and will to live t... Read More...

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Nonprofit Offers Hope for Addicts

HEALING FROM THE HEART – June 7, 2023 - While Tingue said “housing in early sobriety is key,” it’s only a small fraction of the organization’s overall effort in helping people overcome their battle with substa... Read More...

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GOOD NEWS! 27 Community Groups in Philadelphia Receive Opioid Settlement Funds

PREVENTION PLEASE – June 8, 2023 - The awards are part of Philadelphia’s larger spending plan for its share of settlement money won in national lawsuits against major opioid manufacturers and distributors, which were... Read More...

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Bam Margera Transfered from Psych Ward to Lamar Odom

VIDEO – CRAZY TIMES – June 7, 2023 - Lamar’s been insistent on helping Bam for weeks, and even visited him in the hospital Tuesday to offer Bam treatment at one of his Odom Wellness Treatment Centers. Bam’s motiva... Read More...

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Where the Pills and the Money Kept On Flowing

FLORIDA – June 8, 2023 - The pill mills were run by Jeff and Chris George, twin brothers whose desire to get rich quick fueled the operation. The story of the Georges receives a dynamic retelling in “American Pain... Read More...

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Narcan, Crackpipe, Tampons, Lip Balm in Vending Machine

IN EVERY SUBWAY STATION! – June 5, 2023 - Commissioner Ashwin Vasan just unveiled a vending machine that dispenses free Narcan and drug-test strips — along with “safe-smoking” pipes, condoms, tampons, nicotine... Read More...

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‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s Wife Transferred to Halfway House in Long Beach, CA

VIDEO – IMAGINE THE PILLOW TALK – June 8, 2023 - The BOP official told ABC News it’s typical for inmates who have exhibited good behavior in federal prison to be moved to a halfway house - also known as a “residentia... Read More...

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Are Antidepressants Addictive?

IS DEPRESSION ADDICTIVE? – June 8, 2023 - Treatment for depression and any mental condition isn’t a one-size-fits-all experience. Each individual has their own story. Moreover, there are certain social and genetic ch... Read More...

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Drug Use Kills 300 Americans a Day

VIDEO – BRILLIANT SACKLER TAKE-DOWN – June 8, 2023 - Inside the Sackler dynasty and the company, Purdue Pharma, that allegedly fuelled the US opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma introduced the opioid painkiller OxyCont... Read More...

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Substance Abusers Mistreated by Doctors?

AUDIO – STIGMA CAN KILL – June 6, 2023 - STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Drug overdose deaths in this country are at a record high. A preliminary federal count indicates they hit close to 110,000 last year. People reco... Read More...

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Recovery From Addiction Is a Journey

NOT TAKEN ALONE – June 5, 2023 - Willard Sexton, a staff member and former Allen House patient, says the most important part of his job is speaking with each resident daily. Most of them, like him, came to tre... Read More...

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Drug Court Honors Graduates

SOBRIETY DIPLOMA – May 26, 2023 - Dallas LeBlanc never considered himself an addict. In his mind, it was normal to use drugs to take the edge off. But when his addiction consumed him, it took everything. Le... Read More...

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FDA Warns About Herbal Drug Kratom

GOOD, BAD OR WHO KNOWS? – May 27, 2023 - Kratom is extracted from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a tree native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The products are marketed as herbal supplements... Read More...

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Natasha Spencer Opens Up on Sobriety

SHE’S BIG IN THE UK – May 28, 2023 - “I want to write this in hopes it will let the right person know, you’re never in too deep and you’re never too far gone to start making a change. It took me 6 months of tr... Read More...

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Man Walks 24 Hours Handing Out Care Packages to Those Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – GIVING BACK LOVE – May 28, 2023 - “Anything that can connect me to the guy that was sleeping behind the Walmart on Indian Town Road in Jupiter is something that I hang onto,” Smith said he wants to bring aw... Read More...

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‘I yelled, “I’m putting this up your nose”’: what it’s like to use Narcan

JUST SAY YES – May 30, 2023 - Naloxone, better known by the brand name Narcan, reverses overdoses by binding to the opioid receptors in the brain, blocking the effects of drugs such as fentanyl or heroin. Harm reduct... Read More...

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Elton John Answers the Proust Questionnaire

FROM THE HEART – June 2, 2023 - The music legend, whose farewell concert, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” could earn him an Emmy and an EGOT, sounds off on attitude, addiction, and the perils of a st... Read More...

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LA Comedians Prove ‘Sober Comedy’ Isn’t An Oxymoron

NEITHER ARE WE – June 1, 2023 - The first “Party On” show was in May, with about 40 people in attendance. Vintage records hang on the Crow’s walls as old-timey light bulbs provide a soft glow. Blaine opened th... Read More...

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James Gunn Reflects on His Drug Addiction

HE IS THE SUPER HERO – May 28, 2023 - In a new interview with EL PAÍS, James Gunn revealed how the process of making films has helped him deal with his past traumas. Gunn told the outlet that his “demons cha... Read More...

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Forcing Drug Users Into Treatment is a Violent Policy

RENDITION? – May 25, 2023 - But after years of housing unaffordability, an increasingly poisonous drug supply and inaccessible voluntary mental health supports, mainstream political parties in Canada — includi... Read More...

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Perspectives in a City Plagued with Overdose Deaths

THERE IS A SOLUTION? – May 30, 2023 - Joining MORI took Molinski out of the office, where she most often worked with patients, and into their lives. “My experience with patients in the past had been in an offi... Read More...

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Visualizing Recovery from Addiction

AUDIO – SEEING IS BELIEVING – May 30, 2023 - Inside the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, a small room with bar stools, liquor bottles, and glasses filled with ice is meant to look and... Read More...

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JUST IN! Super Wealthy Sackler Family Shielded from Opioid Lawsuits, Court Rules

HE WHO HAS THE GOLD MAKES THE LAW – May 30, 2023 - The second US circuit court of appeals in New York determined the company can shield its owners from legal claims in exchange for a $6bn contribution to the company’... Read More...

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