Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Fentanyl Doomsday Prepping

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Promoting State Parks for Helping Recovery

AUDIO – NATURE IS NATURAL – Aug. 30, 2024 - The state Departments of Drug and Alcohol Programs and Conservation and Natural Reso... Read More...

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Weed and Liquor and Money

CALIFORNIA SOBER ALL OVER – Aug. 16, 2024 - If you have a sober living facility in your town and then add a medical marijuana dispensary are you creating a healing dichotomy? That’s the situation facing one sm... Read More...

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San Francisco Overdose Deaths Hits 4-YEAR LOW

VIDEO – ADDICTS LIVES MATTER – Aug. 2024 - The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported a 15% overall drop in overdose deaths so far this year. The city is largely crediting the work of its night navigation team... Read More...

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Alicya Eyo Went to Rehab After Departing Show

SHE’S STILL FAMOUS – Aug. 16, 2024 - The former Bad Girls actress admitted she lost everything at one point, but was able to figure out why she was doing what she was doing during her time in rehab. Speaking o... Read More...

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Charity’s ‘Unique’ Approach Tackles Increase Of Addicts

HOPE AND HEART – Aug. 20, 2024 - “I know that because having lived experience myself, I can help ease a service user’s mind, make the process feel less clinical and help them to understand some of their needs and vul... Read More...

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Let’s Learn The Right Lessons From Matthew Perry

HE WILL NOT BE SOON FORGOTTEN – Aug. 23, 2024 - In the aftermath of Perry’s death, many press reports focused on ketamine’s growing use for treatment-resistant depression. When it is administered under medical... Read More...

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Grandma Charged After 2-Year-Old Overdosed

WHAT PLANET IS THIS? – Aug. 16, 2024 - A 47-year-old grandmother is reportedly facing multiple felony charges following the death of her 2-year-old grandson, Amani Day, who was found unresponsive in bed next to her o... Read More...

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Machine Gun Kelly Credits Teenage Daughter For His Sobriety

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES – Aug. 20, 2024 - “It started with my daughter saying, ‘Dad, you know I can tell when you’re high?’” MGK recalled, revealing that Casie was just 11 or 12 years old at the time. He fu... Read More...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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