Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

White House Lays Out Effort Against Xylazine

NOT Leprosy – July 11, 2023 - WASHINGTON -- Federal officials on Tuesday called for more testing and research on xylazine, the powerful animal sedative that’s spreading through the nation’s illicit drug supply... Read More...

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Philadelphia’s New Public Restrooms Include Narcan

VIDEO – WHERE PISSING CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE – July 11, 2023 - Public restrooms are important for all members of the community and help make public spaces accessible to all. Like many U.S. cities, Philadelphia doesn’t ... Read More...

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San Francisco’s Open-Air Drug Mart

THE CITY BUY THE BINDLE – July 10, 2023 - Dervin Amado Arteaga Ervir, a 15-year-old boy from the Honduran village of El Escano de Tepale, had just parted ways with his father when he joined other young Honduran migra... Read More...

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Injection Sites Would Save Lives

NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT – July 9, 2023 - But addiction is not governed by commonsense, reason or logic. It is a compulsive, self-destructive disease. Addicts who can’t use in a safe environment will play Russian roul... Read More...

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Actress Was Fired Over ‘Drug Problem’

VIDEO – ADDERALL OR NOTHING – July 6, 2023 - “I got basically let go from Pretty Little Liars Season 5 because of the weight that I had lost,” Shaw said on the podcast, “and it was really an embarrassing thing. I d... Read More...

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Honolulu 1st Major U.S. City to Require Naloxone in Bars

A SHOT OF WHAT? – July 12, 2023 - “The passage of Bill 28 by the Honolulu City Council today represents a collective commitment to saving lives and providing immediate assistance to those in the grips of addiction. N... Read More...

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US vs. China Over Influx of Fentanyl

MADE IN CHINA – July 12, 2023 - After Blinken left Beijing, the US justice department filed criminal charges against Chen and Wang, along with six other Chinese nationals and four Chinese chemical manufacturin... Read More...

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Three Patients Die Within a Week at Rehab

WHAT A SAD WAY TO GO – July 12, 2023 - All three of these cases are suspected of involving some type of drug overdose; however, aspects of the incidents are suspicious, and no conclusions or determinations hav... Read More...

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For 150 Years We’ve Sought a Cure For Addiction

AND STILL DO – July 11, 2023 - The key, it seems, may be the new diabetes drug, Ozempic. While doctors and pharmaceutical companies hail it as a powerful new weight loss drug, early reports also suggest that GLP-1 an... Read More...

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3 Ways to Relieve Pain Without Opioids

HANDS ON THERAPY – July 12, 2023 - What else works? There are alternatives to opioid for pain management, and Dr. Karam uses a conservative approach. “We will basically exhaust everything before progre... Read More...

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Honey Boo Boo’s Dad, Sugar Bear, To Check Into Lamar Odom’s Rehab

WHERE IS BAM and DR. DREW? – July 6, 2023 - The former reality star became hooked on pills that he had started taking for his diabetes, according to the report, and he is also suffering from severe depression and anx... Read More...

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Menopause Messed with My Sobriety

GROWING AWARENESS – July 5, 2023 - And this is what caused Melissa, my doctor, to wonder out loud: “Hey. Maybe it’s perimenopause?” Hot flashes, the often laughed-at harbinger of menopause, saved me. Sort of. ... Read More...

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Heather Locklear Lost 40 lbs on Ozempic, Drinking Again?

VIDEO – WE’LL SAVE YOUR SEAT – July 5, 2023 - On Wednesday, an anonymous insider told the Daily Mail that Locklear is back on the booze after 20 stints in rehab, saying: “Heather is drinking, The family is very worri... Read More...

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Bake Off Winner Reveals Diagnosis Caused ‘Borderline Addiction’ to Sex, Porn, Food and Drugs

FROM SOUP TO NUTS – July 3, 2023 - The former Strictly Come Dancing star wrote a long essay on his Instagram where he explained his experiences after he was diagnosed with the condition. He explained:... Read More...

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Steve-O: SHOCKING Story Of Childhood Trauma, Addiction, Mocking Death & Craving Attention!

VIDEO – FABULOUS FILM – July 6, 2023 - 0:00 Intro03:07 Early context07:54 Your mother addiction17:33 How I got validation23:13 Why stunts?27:23 I always think about death30:05 I always think I’ll los... Read More...

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“He Was Drinking Four Liters of Coffee a Day” Coach Comes Clean on Jo Lindner’s Death at 30

UNHEALTHY ADDICTIONS CAN KILL – July 2, 2023 - Jo Lindner, famously known as Joesthetics, died at the young age of 30 due to an aneurysm. An aneurysm is a condition where an artery balloons up and damages the ... Read More...

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Cannabis, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder

HIGH > LOW – June 30, 2023 - Few studies have as massive a sample of individuals being studied as Jefson’s n of over 6 million. But what does this study really tell us? From the outset, Jefson only looked at diagn... Read More...

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My Life on Seroquel by Katerina Netchitailova, PhD

PHARMA PHOBIA – July 4, 2023 - Those who have never taken any anti-psychotics don’t understand the ‘fuss’ the patients make about them. You really need to try it yourself to understand the nightmare of this ‘m... Read More...

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Program Helps People Get 2nd Chance

NO MORE TRACKS – July 4. 2023 - “I was one needle away from killing myself and that was a wake up call to me,” Mitchell said. Mitchell was on methamphetamine for 12 years. “My father got sick... Read More...

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Colorado Stocks Life-Saving Antidote in Public

SMART and SAD – July 4, 2023 - Now, more than 300 public, indoor locations countywide with automatic external defibrillators — known as AEDs — are also stocked with life-saving naloxone so that it is close at ... Read More...

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Man Shares on Recovering From Pill Addiction

VIDEO – RECOVERY IS NOT ACCIDENTAL – July 3, 2023 - Franks said he went to an outpatient recovery clinic for about 3 months and is clean now, hoping to piece his life back together. He wants others to know they ... Read More...

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Recovery Program Finally Introduced to Female Inmates

IT’S ABOUT TIME – July 8, 2023 - The lesson on this day is on “changing your way of thinking.” For Frances Tufts, one of the addiction counselors who leads the new “Next Steps” program for women at J. Reuben L... Read More...

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“I Overdosed & Almost Died”: Tatum O’Neal

COMEBACK KID – July 5, 2023 - “I almost died,” she told People. Over the three years since that May 2020 turning point, the 59-year-old actress has been in various rehab and care facilities re-learning how to walk, t... Read More...

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Disgraced Influencer Caroline Calloway on Sobriety

DIFFERENT STROKES... – July 6, 2023 - This was the end of 2018. I was really in a pickle. I owed $100,000 to my publishers and they owned the copyright to all of the events in my life from birth up until 2016.... Read More...

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RFK Jr. Pledges To Legalize Marijuana And Psychedelics

STAY OUT OF DALLAS – June 29, 2023 - He also expressed his intent to federally tax both substances and use the revenue to create “healing centers” in rural areas for the millions of U.S. citizens who suffer from drug... Read More...

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Profiteering From Addiction Treatment

WORKING THE SYSTEM – July 4, 2023 - n three years, Kingsway made millions of dollars off the backs of needy addicts and their heartbroken families. Nicholas DeSimone, Kingsway’s owner, claimed he was not involved in ... Read More...

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Robert Downey Jr.’s Painful Remarks About His Prison Time

MORE THAN ZERO – 2023 - The “Oppenheimer” actor achieved sobriety in 2003 and hasn’t looked back since. His motivation to quit drugs for good came after receiving an ultimatum from his now-wife, producer Susan Downey... Read More...

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Hulk Hogan on Losing 40 Pounds

VIDEO – GROWING UP GROWING SLIM – July 6, 2023 - It also used to be that the Hulkster would chug three Miller Lites and two Tylenols before a match — and even more beer afterward. “I wasn’t aware, I wasn’t educa... Read More...

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The War on Drugs Has Failed! It’s Time to Decriminalize

AUDIO – NIXON WAS THE CRIMINAL – July 7, 2023 - Scottish ministers want to reform drug laws to enable people with drug problems to be better supported instead of being criminalized. They want to address record drug d... Read More...

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Israeli Scientists Can Activate Brain Cells To Inhibit Drug Addiction

BUZZ KILLERS? – July 6, 2023 - In a study that could have significant implications for addressing the opioid crisis, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found that manipulating specific types of ... Read More...

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