Cops Quiz Brooke Mueller Matthew Perry’s Death AUDIO – TOO HIGH – Aug. 23, 2024 - Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, has become embroiled in the investigation into Matthew Perry’s death from a drug overdose. Police have reportedly questioned the former... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 SO MANY LOST – Aug. 2024 - This is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind. Our theme for 2024 i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdose
Details About Matthew Perry’s Death Raise Questions About Addiction IT’S COMPLICATED – Aug. 20, 2024 - Fans of “Friends” star Matthew Perry may find new revelations about his final days both heartbreaking and puzzling. An addiction specialist at MUSC Health offers some insight... Read More...Aug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseTrauma
Man Linked to Woman’s Death Sentenced to Prison VIDEO – TOO SAD! – Aug. 23, 2024 - A Houston man who was accused of dealing the drugs that killed a young woman is going to prison. Adam Briggs, 40, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading... Read More...Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionTrauma
Hollywood’s Quiet New Drug Habit MODERATION IS THE KEY? – Aug. 21, 2024 - The animal tranquilizer and club-drug “Special K” has made a comeback as a trendy antidepressant for creative elites. Unlike many celebrities’ high-profile struggles wit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
Daily Marijuana Use Linked to Cancers LOST IN THE WEED – Aug. 14, 2024 - Cannabis use disorder is diagnosed when a person has two or more of such symptoms as craving weed, becoming tolerant to its effects, using more than intended, using marijuana... Read More...Aug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuana
Her Son Died In His Dorm. Where was the Narcan? WHERE IS LOVE? – Aug. 23, 2024 - This spring, Vera-Schubert reached out again, saying Bobby had relapsed. On April 12, a roommate found him slumped over his desk in his dorm, apparently overdosed from fake Xan... Read More...Aug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdose
Alexisonfire’s Wade MacNeil on Sobriety IT IS ALL GOOD – Aug. 10, 2024 - MacNeil said his own mindset on touring has shifted in recent years, after he entered a rehab program in early 2020 to address his alcohol and substance abuse issues. The guita... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
Passenger Recovery Normalizes Sobriety With Music and Art DESIGN, COMPOSITION, TENSION, BALANCE, LIGHT AND HARMONY – Aug. 14, 2024 - When Christopher Tait first entered recovery for drugs and alcohol, creating and experiencing music and art made the journey feel like... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Awareness Campaigns Save Lives BE WOKE – Aug. 14, 2024 - One of the most recognized national awareness and prevention resources is the International Overdose Awareness Day website, which provides extensive resources and ways to get involved... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reduction
Overcoming Pill Addiction: Michelle Vargas’ Journey VIDEO – REVELATORY – Aug. 16, 2024 - In this episode of Candidly with Coffee, the host welcomes back her niece, Michelle Vargas, for an in-depth discussion about her ongoing sobriety journey. Michelle, who has prev... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
America’s Overdose Capital Where Former Addicts Are Helping People Get Sober EACH ONE TEACH ONE – Aug. 14, 2024 - “That’s the ‘Roach’s Inn’,” Richie said, as we drove past a dilapidated motel. The Coaches’ Inn - it was the kind you see in the movies. “Dead bodies found in that place... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionsobriety
Demi Lovato Opened Old Wounds A STAR IS REBORN – Aug. 14, 2024 - “I was filled with gratitude, and there was this sense of wonder and excitement,” she recalls. “It was very much the honeymoon phase of my career, right before the train got ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Implantable Robotic Narcan Dispenser Reverses Overdoses VIDEO – GET SOME TODAY – Aug. 24, 2024 - Researchers have developed a new device that will help to eliminate those delays and potentially save the lives of people who overdose. About the size of a stick of gum, it ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Addiction is American’s Problem! Ain’t Going Away Anytime Soon AUDIO – IT FEELS SO GOOD – Aug. 15, 2024 - Aside from the excruciating physical and psychological pain of withdrawal – your bones feeling as though they’re being crushed from within, your whole body gripped by... Read More...Aug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Chet Hanks Recalls ‘3-day coke binge’! Broke, Strung Out, Skinny Celebrates 2 Years Clean EVERYONE CAN QUIT – Aug. 14, 2024 - “Two years ago today, I was coming off a three-day coke binge where I didn’t eat, sleep or barely drink any water for three days straight,” the son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wil... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Big PharmaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictionsobriety
The State Plagued by Addiction, Suicide and Incest VIDEO – IS THIS OUR AMERICA? – Aug. 14, 2024 - During conversations, they learn that drugs are a major problem, teachers are in short supply, and incest is another issue. One woman in the store tells the ca... Read More...Aug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Hundreds of Thousands of Parents Died From Drugs Use THE KILLING FIELDS of the USA – Aug. 14, 2024 - A young boy places a stone on the grave of his father as friends and family gather to commemorate the first anniversary of his death from heroin overdose. Betwee... Read More...Aug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseTrauma
The Heights of Matthew Perry: 6 to 8 Shots One Day at a Time & $55K a Month for Ketamine VIDEO – WHY KILL THE GOLDEN GOOSE? Aug. 15, 2024 - Five people have been charged in connection with Perry’s death, including his personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and one of those accused of providing the dr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
Scientists Uncover Mechanism Behind Opioid Addiction – Could Revolutionize Treatment IT’S NOT THE DOPAMINE – Aug. 16, 2024 - In the journal Science, his team found that an understudied brain region responsible for aversion, the dorsal peduncular nucleus, is highly responsive to opioids. Surprisingly,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
EMTs Revive Infant From Opioid Overdose WHAT-A-WORLD – Aug. 9, 2024 - The baby began to cry after an EMT administered the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan. Medical staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital told police later that the infant had Cannabis and... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 13 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdose
From Pain Relief to Addiction: Trisha Barasa On Her Struggle With Painkillers VIDEO – ARTICULATE ADDICT – July 31, 2024 - Trish Barasa does not reflect the typical life of an addict. She is a parent of two children and has a master’s degree. But beyond the surface, she has struggled with add... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 13 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Officer Sentenced for Trafficking Heroin & Money Laundering BIG MISTAKE – Aug. 8, 2024 - A man who made his living investigating crimes is now going to prison for committing them,Alex Kassem was a “criminal in disguise” who hid money in his bulletproof vest and drugs i... Read More...Aug 13 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
Singer ADAM GONTIER Celebrates Seven Years of Sobriety ENJOYING THE GOOD LIFE – Aug. 4, 2024 - On Saturday (August 3),the 46-year-old musician took to his social media to share a quote from Thomas Edison, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 13 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Lighthouse Shines Light On Recovery VIDEO – DOING GOD’S WORK – Aug. 8, 2024 - Freedom Lighthouse has operated a thrift store near their container home site and addiction recovery center for nearly two years. CONTINUE@WLOX ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 13 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Dispensaries See Long Lines on First Day of Recreational Pot Sales ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE? – Aug. 8, 2024 - Andy Rayburn made history Tuesday, as did the customers at his marijuana dispensary on the first day of recreational cannabis sales in Ohio. At Amplify in Clev... Read More...Aug 13 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanapot
Lamar Odom and Others Share Stories VIDEO – TALKING AND WALKING THE TALK – Aug. 8, 2024 - Rachael Keegan says childhood trauma led her to addiction. And along the way, she says she abused every kind of drug, from opioids to meth. “At a certain ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 13 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
TV11 Investigates Evergreen Recovery’s Former Clients Abandoned and Afraid VIDEO – HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? – Aug. 8, 2024 - Shut down amidst a fraud probe, Evergreen Recovery’s closure leaves vulnerable clients in unsafe conditions. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 13 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Pill That Could End the Opioid Epidemic AUDIO – VERY IMPORTANT – Aug. 8, 2024 - This approach of broadening access has worked elsewhere. In the ’80s and ’90s, France pushed this treatment to address its heroin crisis and saw overdose deaths drop by 79 pe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 13 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
N.J. County Sees 40% Drop in OD Deaths in 2024 VIDEO – COMPASSION AND LOVE – Aug. 8, 2024 - The county opened a shelter with more than 20 beds and social and medical services on offer and launched a program to offer addiction treatment to people brought to muni... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 13 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionOverdose