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Sam Quinones on the Fentanyl Crisis

VIDEO – WATCH AND LEARN – April 16, 2023 - Jesse J. Holland: we are back and we are joined by sam quinones, author. He is here to discuss the fentanyl crisis in the united states and the world. Good morning. Sam Q... Read More...

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Biden Promised Opioid Watchdog Billions, Then Feds Ghosted Him

IT’S COMPLICATED – April 20, 2023 - No federal employee holds the title of opioid crisis accountability coordinator. The Office of National Drug Control Policy has not released public statements about the settlements... Read More...

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Mint Flavored Vape Damages Lungs the Most

BOTH OF THEM – April 15, 2023 - “Just because something is safe to consume as food does not mean that it’s safe to inhale. The main message that we want to put out there is for people, especially young adults, ... Read More...

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John Mulaney Says He ‘Didn’t Know the Nasal Swab Hurt’ Until He Got Sober

VIDEO – HEIGHTENED FEELINGS ARE NATURAL – April 20, 2023 - “I didn’t know the nasal swab hurt until well after I got sober,” confessed the comedian during his recent appearance on the This Past Weekend with Theo Von ... Read More...

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Harvard Students Call on University to Dename Sackler Buildings at Art Museum’s ‘Die-In’

AUDIO – REAL EDUCATION – April 21, 2023 - More than 50 protesters called on Harvard to remove the Sackler name from all University sites and departments — including the Arthur M. Sackler Building and Arthur M. ... Read More...

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6 Forms of Fentanyl Found on Ohio Streets

FLAVORS? – April 14, 2023 - The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center released a public safety bulleting Friday alerting Ohioans tot he various forms of fentanyl being found across the state. The Ohio Narcotics... Read More...

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Teen Accidentally Bought Heroin-Laced Vape

VIDEO – VAPE BUYERS BEWARE – April 13, 2023 - Her son was buying vape cartridges from kids at Stanwood High School, but he had no idea nicotine wasn’t the only drug seeping into his system. The mom took several c... Read More...

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Poison Center Warns of ‘gas station heroin’

VIDEO – DON’T BUY FOOD AT A GAS STATION – April 20, 2023 - While it’s legal to buy and sell in Virginia, according to the CDC, the drug is used as an antidepressant and marketed to help with anxiety, among other thi... Read More...

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Some Treatment Centers Turn Big Profits by Scaling Back Care

SOME NOT MOST – April 20, 2023 - He was advised against the long-term use of Suboxone, a medication often recommended to treat opioid addiction, because BRC does not consider it a form of abstinence. After an initial... Read More...

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Local Students Take Up Fight Against Fentanyl

VIDEO – PROTECT YOURSELVES – April 16, 2023 - There are many illegal drugs sold on San Diego’s streets and online that contains fentanyl, which is causing minors to die. “The topic of the project is very rarely ta... Read More...

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Mobilize Recovery Mobilizes iHeartMedia & Facebook to Support Ending Overdosing in America – Macklemore Performs Sept. 19, in D.C.

IT’S A MOVEMENT – April 17, 2023 - Unlike past years when recovery advocacy groups and concerned individuals could attend summits and events by paying for admission, this year’s Mobilize Recovery will req... Read More...

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Americans Spend More on Weed Than Chocolate

HOW SWEET IT IS – 4/20/23 - CNN Senior Data Reporter, Harry Enten, spends this April 20th looking at the amount of money Americans spent on legal marijuana in 2022. The number tops other recreational indulgenc... Read More...

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Exposing Methadone Clinics’ Cruelty

BETTER HARM REDUCTION – April 14, 2023 - Swallow THIS makes an unapologetic case to abolish the methadone clinic system. It’s a call to action to finally free all people who take methadone from daily attendance... Read More...

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New Film’s Intimate Exploration of the Loneliness of Drug Addiction

VIDEO – HEROIN STARS AS THE VILLAIN – April 10, 2023 - The loneliness of addiction – and the toll it can take on an individual’s psyche and their relationships – is intimately explored in Paloma Sermon-Daï’s unassu... Read More...

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Remarkable Film of Life with Heroin-Addicted Mum

VIDEO – YOU ONLY HAVE ONE MUMMY – April 8, 2023 - This impressionistic British documentary collage, collectively made by Selby, co-director Rebecca Lloyd-Evans, Alex Fry, Josie Cole and producer Natasha Dack Ojumu, e... Read More...

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“I got up covered in blood!” Patrick Wolf on surviving addiction & a hit and run covered in blood

VIDEO – THRIVING IN SOBRIETY – April 11, 2023 - The breakthrough came when he travelled beyond the London borders that he could see from his eighth-floor window, towards the sea. Ever since his bankruptcy, the Kent c... Read More...

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Man Creates Digital Platform Helping Those Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – THE HOLY GRAIL? – April 5, 2023 - After losing custody of her kids due to one of his arrests, Chouinard injected meth for the first time. “Within six months I was homeless living in a minivan and hopping ... Read More...

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Adderall Is Not Your Identity

UNLESS IT IS – April 3, 2023 - Neither my wife nor I use Adderall with any regularity. A 60-count “break-in-case-of-emergency” supply might last the Bateman family ‘til death do us part. But the same cannot be ... Read More...

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Not Enough Facilities to Treat All the Kids Hooked on Opioids

ONLY IN AMERICA – April 8, 2023 - We have to take into consideration their developmental age and the psychological development that’s happening in adolescence, which is very different from adults. Oftentimes... Read More...

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Man Runs Recovery House After 36-Year Drug Run

VIDEO – NEVER TOO LATE – April 10, 2023 - Patton grew up in a catholic school, and his father was a protector of their community as a police officer. Everything changed when Patton found drugs. “I started smoking pot... Read More...

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My Son Was Addicted and He Refused Treatment by David Sheff

NEW YORK TIMES ESSAY – April 12, 2023 - He insisted he was fine and said he could stop using on his own if he wanted to, but he didn’t want to. Once he was 18, I couldn’t force him. He had to decide for himself — and... Read More...

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Lena Dunham Turns 5 Years Sober

LET’S GO LENA – April 10, 2023 - “5 years ago today, I set foot — trembling like a little kid — into treatment for substance misuse,” she began her caption. “My parents hugged me goodbye, I changed into house s... Read More...

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White House Declares ‘tranq’ an ‘Emerging Drug Threat’

VIDEO – HORRIFIC – April 13, 2023 - The increasingly combined mixture of xylazine, known on the street as “tranq,” with fentanyl has become most popular on the illicit drug market and has exacerbated the nationwide ... Read More...

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‘Her Brain Was Gone’: Parents Describe Daughter’s Marijuana-Induced Psychosis

BUT IT’S NATURAL ... INSANITY – April 10, 2023 - For six years, Trent and Jane Mayberry had a front-row seat to their daughter’s spiraling descent into psychosis — her inability to communicate, her increasingly... Read More...

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Juul to Pay $462 Million Over Youth Addiction Claims

HOOKING THE YOUNG AND INNOCENT – April 12, 2023 - Juul’s former largest investor, Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group Inc, is also facing claims over its alleged role in marketing Juul’s e-cigarettes, and has not s... Read More...

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Rue’s Sobriety Would Change Euphoria’s Dynamic

TV ART INTIMIDATING LIFE – April 13, 2023 - Rue’s father passed away sometime before the events of season 1, and Rue never properly healed from his death, which heavily influences her drug use. Euphoria also showcas... Read More...

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All Opioid Pain Meds Get New Safety Warnings

DON’T USE WITH ALCOHOL – April 13, 2023 - The FDA is making several updates to prescribing information for opioid pain medications to provide guidance on safe use, according to a Drug Safety Communication ... opens i... Read More...

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Rob Lowe In “Recovery Club” With His Sober Son

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON – April 3, 2023 - “As any parent will tell you, the relationship that a teenager, 20-something, has with drugs and alcohol, it’s a precarious one,” Rob said. “All you can do is lead by exa... Read More...

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Addiction Recovery and Relapse

IT CAN BE A PROCESS – April 3, 2023 - Though the statistics vary depending on the addiction, they show that between 40 and 85 percent of individuals relapse and return to using within one year of treatment. Mor... Read More...

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