Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic

PLEASE BE TRUE – Nov. 14, 2022 - The breakthrough discovery could have major implications for the nation’s opioid epidemic by becoming a relapse prevention agent for people trying to quit using opioids. While r... Read More...

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‘I’m an Addiction Expert. These Are 3 Signs You Have an Alcohol Problem’

AS IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW – Nov. 15, 2022 - I’ve seen people transform their lives. It’s what keeps me going. It’s amazing the changes that people can make should they allow themselves to follow suggestions, overco... Read More...

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Horrifying Drug Called ‘Tranq Dope’ Is Spreading

VIDEO – ANIMALS ARE DEALING DRUGS – Nov. 15, 2022 - After two years of sobriety, Allie Gramlich began using drugs again in April. This time around, Philadelphia’s street opioid supply was infiltrated wit... Read More...

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Best Treatment for Meth Addiction: Paid to Stay Sober

IT IS SO SIMPLE – Nov. 7, 2022 - At the urging of his cardiologist, JC joined San Francisco General’s Heart Plus, a 12-week outpatient program that combines cardiovascular follow-up care with drug rehabilitatio... Read More...

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Meet the Officer Spreading Awareness After Losing His Daughter to Overdose

A BIG SOUL – Nov. 18, 2022 - It was during this call that Norman realized that something was terribly wrong with his daughter. “They said, ‘Mr. Norman, Alyssa overdosed last night.’ So my response was... Read More...

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Delaware Is Providing Substance Abuse Treatment for Mothers

A STATE OF GRACE – Nov. 17, 2022 - The center is operated by Gaudenzia Inc., one of the region’s largest nonprofit providers of treatment for substance use disorders. The program is funded by $3.2 million in fe... Read More...

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Struggling With Depression, Alcoholism & Addiction, Arnold Schwarzenegger Gave Meaning to Strongman’s Life

HE CAME BACK – Nov. 16, 2022 - Eddie Hall is a former strongman, weightlifter, actor, and media personality. Apart from winning the title of World’s strongest man in 2017, Hall has also won several natio... Read More...

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Managing Sobriety and Stress over the Holidays

DON’T GO HOME – Nov. 17, 2022 - The holiday season can exacerbate stress, anxiety, and depression, particularly when returning home. Unfortunately, many of these emotional triggers often cause people t... Read More...

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Tylenol Induces Risky Behavior

LIKE NOT USING CONDOMS? – Nov. 14, 2022 - “With nearly 25 percent of the population in the US taking acetaminophen each week, reduced risk perceptions and increased risk-taking could have important effec... Read More...

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Hollywood Has Moved on From Drugs, say Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie

COULD HAVE FOOLED ME – Nov. 15, 2022 - It charts the fortunes of largely fictional Hollywood actors and producers trying to navigate the transition from silent movies to “talkies” -- as well as a lifestyle of c... Read More...

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Danny Trejo to Receive Experience, Strength and Hope Award for Memoir

ONE TACO STAND AT A TIME – Nov. 14, 2022 - “We are thrilled to honor the one and only Danny Trejo, who bravely poured his heart out in his memoir,” said Leonard Lee Buschel, co-founder of Writers In Treatment. ... Read More...

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Walmart Offers to Pay $3.1 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits

HOW MUCH DID THEY MAKE? – Nov. 15, 2022 - The deals are the product of negotiations with a group of state attorneys general, but they are not final. The CVS and Walgreens deals would have to be accepted ... Read More...

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Between Addiction & Prison, I Left My Boy to Grow Up Without a Dad

LIKE GOING AWAY TO WAR – Nov. 18, 2022 - Before I went to prison, I was a doting father in spite of my bitter divorce. I’d spend weekends with my boy, D., going to Philadelphia Eagles games and the Happy Tymes ... Read More...

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People, Places & Things at Studio Theatre

THE PLAY’S THE THING – Nov. 15, 2022 - For those who like their withdrawal hallucinations and group therapy theatrically inclined, there’s “People, Places & Things” at Studio Theatre, now until December 11.... Read More...

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Dramatic Footage Shows Two Teens Saved by Narcan

VIDEO – ROBBING DEATH – Nov. 4, 2022 - Authorities administered three doses of Naloxone, also known as Narcan, which is an opioid overdose treatment, to both teens while administering CPR. Within minu... Read More...

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Forbes says Fentanyl Is Biggest Public Problem Facing The U.S.

AUDIO – RHYMES WITH HELL – Nov. 6, 2022 - In the past 10 years, where governments at the local, state, and federal levels have acted in concert, there appears to be a disproportionate focus on legal prescriptio... Read More...

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LGBTQ Organization Ousts CEO Who Played A Role In The Opioid Crisis

WHO CAN YOU TRUST? – Nov. 6, 2022 - Paley’s ouster comes a few months after HuffPost revealed that Paley had worked with Purdue Pharma, the notorious OxyContin maker, while he was employed by the global ... Read More...

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Brain-Gut Connection Reveals How to Prevent Cocaine Addiction

SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – Nov. 10, 2022 - Altering the types and ratios of microbes in the human gut is incredibly complicated and would almost certainly have unwanted affects beyond any addiction-related ... Read More...

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Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Treat Addiction

SITTING STILL AND BREATHING – Nov. 6, 2022 - This type of treatment is still being developed, Garland said, but the trials conducted have shown it is more effective than the usual treatment that people w... Read More...

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Is ‘California sober’ a real thing or an excuse to keep getting high?

OPINION – Nov. 9, 2022 - For many, self-medicating can be a slippery slope, Koob said. In addiction treatment facilities, he said, intoxicants are discouraged in favor of nonintoxicating medications that... Read More...

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‘I Stole from Mom to Fuel Drug Addiction – Now I Make $180k a Month from Sexy Job’

MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Nov. 4, 2022 - She would drink to deal with her feelings but started to realise she would become “aggressive” and “violent” when under the influence. After her addiction ... Read More...

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“Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America” Now Streaming on Pluto

MEDIA MATTERS – Nov. 9, 2022 - The documentary was made possible through the active participation and leadership of Horizon Media. Bill Koenigsberg, CEO and founder of Horizon Media, serves on the board at Part... Read More...

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How Robert Downey Jr. Saved Wes Bentley’s Life During Heroin Run

MORE THAN ZERO – Nov. 5, 2022 - In 2008, Bentley was arrested and pleaded guilty to heroin possession. He was mandated to 12-step programs but relapsed. Finally, in 2009, he met a guy who would help him kick hi... Read More...

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Big Tobacco Fighting a Healthier World

WALL STREET MAKES THE RULES – Nov. 6, 2022 - In Reynolds’s filing against the menthol ban, it wrote that, broadly, it “fully supports F.D.A.’s goal of reducing tobacco-related disease.” But, it contended, “ment... Read More...

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‘I learnt how to channel my addiction into art’

VIDEO – SO CAN SOME OF US – Nov. 7, 2022 - A former homeless drug addict has turned his life around and is now an up-and-coming graffiti pop artist hosting an exhibition in an east London gallery. Opa... Read More...

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Medication Treatment for Addiction is Shorter for Black & Hispanic Addicts

EVEN IN BLUE STATES – Nov. 9, 2022 - Researchers have long known that racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to be prescribed lifesaving addiction treatment options than white people. But even w... Read More...

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Macklemore Reflects on His Sobriety

VIDEO – THE MAN IN THE MIRROR – Oct. 28, 2022 - He also raps, “Reflectin’ on Malcolm and the shit I thought but never said it/To Peter, Robin, to Kevin,” he raps. “All my other friеndships that could hav... Read More...

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The Warning Signs of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

IT’S GRADUAL AIN’T IT? – OCT. 28, 2022 - Addiction and the road to it is an individual one, says Deena Manion, a doctor of psychology, a licensed psychotherapist and chief clinical officer of Westwind Re... Read More...

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Playwright Pens New Work Humanizing Youth Struggling with Addiction

THEATERS ARE A VORTEX – Oct. 30, 2022 - It wasn’t hard for playwright Christian St. Croix to figure out how to focus his latest play, “The Pros and Cons of Feeding Stray Cats,” which follows two transiti... Read More...

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Running Past Addiction, Woman Heads to New York City Marathon

VIDEO – RUNNING UP THE HILL TO MAKE A DEAL WITH GOD – Oct. 31, 2022 - Lara had been a runner prior to her ‘rock bottom’ moment in 2020, but the exercise became a sacred place for her to focus. “Once you real... Read More...

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