What Happens When You Lose Both Parents To Addiction PAIN & GRIEF – April 16, 2022 - Her dad’s addiction “spiraled” after her mom’s death. She lived with her dad and grandmother until she was five years old, and then her dad moved to Arizona; she continued to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 19 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthOverdoseRecoveryTrauma
South African Recovery Center Owner Celebrates 7 Years Sober SOBRIETY HAS NO BORDERS – April 14, 2022 - Founder of Laqakhaza Iphara Recovery Movement, Emmanuel Msomi, celebrated his NPO’s (non-profitable organization’s) birthday and his seven years of sobriety. “You can... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 19 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
FDA Regulators Worked for the Sackler Family IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB – April 13, 2022 - Dr. Smith, who this year was promoted to senior partner, did not respond to phone calls or emails seeking comment. One former McKinsey consultant familiar with his work s... Read More...April 19 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
What’s Being Done to Stop the Scourge of Fentanyl? NOT ENOUGH, BUT THEY’RE TRYING – April 14, 2022 - The drug has been the subject of a number of legislative efforts at both the state and national level. Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 19 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecovery
Woman Turns Down Share of $6 bn. to Fight Sackler Family GOD SPEED – April 10, 2022 - A cottage outside Floyd, Virginia, is a tranquil stage-set for Ellen Isaacs to wage one of the longest-running wars of the opioid epidemic: the battle to hold OxyContin-maker Purdu... Read More...April 19 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
Perv Gets 30 Years Related to 2 OD Deaths In His Home IS PRISON PUNISHMENT? – April 14, 2022 - U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder said Thursday in downtown Los Angeles that the sentencing decision was difficult because she had to balance the good Buck did in... Read More...April 19 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseTrauma
The Talk You Have To Watch VIDEO – LISTEN AND LEARN – April 7, 2022 - Sam Quinones is a journalist, storyteller, former Los Angeles Times reporter, and author of three acclaimed books of narrative nonfiction. He is the acclaimed author ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryApril 19 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRehabTrauma
Teen Deaths Rose Sharply From Fentanyl-Laced Pills NPR TELLS THE STORY – April 12, 2022 - “So many of our young people are so busy being taught to not use drugs that when they are exposed to them or they’re surrounded by it, they actually have very little infor... Read More...April 19 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionopioidsOverdoseteenagersTrauma
Paying People To Stay Off Drugs Works AND COSTS LESS THAN A FUNERAL – April 9, 2022 - This new strategy called “contingency management” is similar to several other successful drug prevention programs that use drug testing to confirm qualification f... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryApril 19 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Carl Radke Gets Candid About Sobriety SUMMER HOUSE STAR – April 5, 2022 - Given his sobriety, it may seem shocking that Carl Radke’s jobs include appearing on the crazy partying show that is “Summer House” as well as working as the Vice President ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Mass Overdose Events Caused by Inadvertent Fentanyl Use TIME TO QUIT? – April 7, 2022 - Less than a week earlier, on March 4, 21 individuals overdosed — 3 of whom died — at a homeless shelter in downtown Austin Texas, after ingesting crack-cocaine and methamphetamin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryTrauma
Survivor: ‘I was a lucky one. I gotta make it worth it’ VIDEO – GRATEFUL EVERY DAY – April 6, 2022 - Ryan Christoff said he had known that his daughter “smoked a little weed” occasionally, but had no idea that the sophomore had actually been secretly experimenting ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Big PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionOverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Elizabeth Heller Uncovers How Addiction Can Create Lasting Changes in Genes HARD SCIENCE – April 5, 2022 - I studied at the University of Pennsylvania for undergrad in the early 2000s before going to Rockefeller University for a PhD in Molecular Biology. I was drawn back to Penn becau... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Nurse Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Patient’s Drugs IT WASN’T THE BUTLER AFTER ALL – April 7, 2022 - Clifton police stated they were first contacted by CLSM when the retirement home suspected the former employee of stealing drugs reserved for their residents.&n... Read More...April 12 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionintervention
‘Pill Mill’ Doctor Heading To Prison VIDEO – STRONG MEDICINE – April 7, 2022 - Officials say that after Kim was forced to resign in March of 2017 from the medical practice where he was employed due to concerns over his prescribing practices, he o... Read More...April 12 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Inmate Uses Poetry To Express Addiction Recovery VIDEO – WORDS CAN HEAL YOU – April 8, 2022 - “Trying to be a positive influence and role model now on everyone that’s wanting and willing to make changes,” Borel said. “The hardest part for me was realizing I ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Opioid Treatment Violates Discrimination Laws IT’S BLACK AND WHITE – April 5, 2022 - In guidelines published Tuesday, the department’s Civil Rights Division said employers, health care providers, law enforcement agencies that operate jails and others are v... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRehab
Expert Explains Root Cause of Addiction LISTEN TO THE SHRINK – April 6, 2022 - Drug addiction is something that has been battled in various ways. But till date, there is no full-proof method of curing it. There are rehabilitation centers to help addi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Walgreens Cries NOT GUILTY On Opioid Charges GUILTY AS SIN? – April 5, 2022 - Florida, led by Attorney General Ashley Moody, contends that Walgreens has been an integral part of the opioid epidemic. As examples of excess, Moody said in a statement that on... Read More...April 12 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Most Teens with Substance Use Disorder Still Suffer as Adults GROWING UP BUT NOT GROWING – April 1, 2022 - More than 60% of teens in the study with severe substance use disorder had at least two symptoms of it as adults, the researchers. These teens were more than 50%... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Philip Lawrence’s Life Is Brighter In Sobriety THE MUSIC MAN – April 7, 2022 - Q: We’re surrounded by sobriety-inspired artwork and books here in your house, it’s clearly something that’s important to you and that you’re proud of, as you should be. How... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Most Succe$$ful Drug Treatment That Work$ CARL HART WAS RIGHT – April 1, 2022 - “The approach, known as ... CM, has racked up a slew of successes. It has been shown to dramatically reduce people’s smoking during pregnancy and to help decrease bin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanamethRecoveryRehab
West Virginia Says J&J Created ‘tsunami’ of Opioid Addiction STOCKS DID OK – April 4, 2022 - “This epidemic has impacted virtually all of West Virginia,” Morrisey said. “Our lawsuit speaks for all West Virginians who have suffered due to the defendants’ unlawful, callous... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
Addiction in Euphoria EUPHORIA IN ADDICTION – April 5, 2022 - But that’s not to say that the show’s creators aren’t providing a brutally honest portrayal of how addiction affects those around you. After all, the only other TV show t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRehabteenagersTrauma
Opioid Recovery and the DOJ Disability Protections AUDIO – RYAN HAMPTON QUOTED...AGAIN – April 6, 2022 - “There’s a ton of discrimination out there, including in the medical system,” said Joshua Sharfstein, Johns Hopkins University’s vice dean for public health... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Positive Drug Tests in U.S. Workers Hit Two-Decade High FINALLY A TEST WE CAN PASS – Mar. 30, 2022 - The percentage of working Americans testing positive for drugs hit a two-decade high last year, driven by an increase in positive marijuana tests, as businesses migh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanaMental HealthpotRecoveryRehabsmoking
Sprawling Hollywood Drug Delivery Business Exposed THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT – Mar. 28 - She replied with a menu offering acid ($40), ecstasy ($20), mushrooms ($120) and half a dozen other drugs. They cut a deal: a gram of cocaine and two oxycodone pills fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
How L.A. Got Hooked on Adderall NO SLOWING DOWN ON SUNSET BLVD. – March 29, 2022 - None of that is new. Parents have always been crazy. And kids have been using speed to get better grades for decades. There are New York Times and Time magazin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 5 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
LSD May Be Effective As Anxiety Treatment MAKES ME NERVOUS – March 30, 2022 - A new study found that psychedelic drugs such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) may be effective at reducing symptoms of stress-related anxiety and in mental health treatme... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthPsychedelicsRecoveryRehab
Marijuana Has Always Been The NFL’s Image-Enhancing Drug AUDIO – KICKING IT IN THE ZONE – March 31, 2022 - That might have been good for some positive earned media, had former NFL head coach Brian Flores not filed a lawsuit later that same day against the league and... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanapotRecoveryRehabsmokingSuper Bowl