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Drug Abuse and Addiction

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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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FDA Approves Purdue Pharma’s Overdose-Reversal Device

THE NERVE – Aug. 7, 2024 - Purdue Pharma, the company best known for fueling the opioid crisis by misleadingly marketing the infamous painkiller OxyContin, received approval on Wednesday for a new auto-injecto... Read More...

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Newsweek’s Best Treatment Centers by State

PROFESSIONAL BULLSH*T? – Aug. 2024 - To help patients and their loved ones find the most suitable places to begin their recoveries, Newsweek partnered with Statista for the fifth edition of America’s Best Addi... Read More...

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Jersey Doctor Busted in Oxycodone Scam

BAD DOCTOR – July 25, 2024 - Federal officials reported that 32-year-old Jasmine McGregor and 35-year-old Jhenelle Lewis of Paterson admitted to conspiring with Dr. Lisa Ferraro to illegally prescribe oxycodon... Read More...

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Meth Addict Seizes the Light After Giving Birth

AUDIO – NPR STORYCORPS – Aug. 2, 2024 - Irene Montoya is the owner of Sunflower trucking in Cheyenne, Wyo. She drives a dump truck. She’s also raising her 14-year-old son. 15 years ago, her life looked very d... Read More...

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Facility Cooperating With FBI Investigation Into ‘Possible’ Fraud

ANYTHING IS ‘POSSIBLE’ – Aug. 2, 2024 - ARC has developed a reputation for aggressive expansion since it was launched by Tim Robinson, a lawyer who founded the company with a single halfway house for alcohol t... Read More...

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Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Killed Infant

PRISON BOUND – July 30, 2024 - Federal investigators said Mendez cut, capped and packaged the drugs blamed for the baby’s death. Mendez, unlike his girlfriend, is represented by the federal public defender’s o... Read More...

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Owner Makes First Public Appearance at Camp Since Suspected Overdose

GOSSIP or REALITY? – July 28, 2024 - Colts owner Jim Irsay appeared at his team’s training camp practice Sunday, marking his first public outing since a suspected overdose at his Indiana home in December. He h... Read More...

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Power of Positive Thinking in Overcoming Addiction

WE LOVE YOU NORMAN VINCENT PEALE – Aug. 2, 2024 - Your mind will be key in overcoming your addiction. Its past workings lead you to substance use and its current state will lead you out of it. If you wan... Read More...

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Woman Celebrates 10 Years of Sober and Spreads the Message

VIDEO – SHARING THE GOOD NEWS – Aug. 2, 2024 - Caitlin Perez is celebrating 10 years of sobriety. Three overdoses later, Perez said she found herself back in a courtroom ready to go to prison, until she was given a... Read More...

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Harm Reduction Seeks to Help Addicted Individuals

VIDEO – LET THERE BE LIGHT – July 30, 2024 - Harm reduction programs look to help those dealing with addiction by providing them with things like clean needles. Critics say harm reduction only makes things wor... Read More...

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Med Students Begin Their Careers With a White Coat and Narcan

FINALLY – July 26, 2024 - For first-year medical students in Philadelphia, the beginning of their career in health care is often marked with ceremony, sacred oaths and, more recently, tools to combat the addic... Read More...

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Disturbing Footage Shows Zombies Swamp Bus Station

VIDEO – REAL HORROR FILM – July 30, 2024 - Disturbing new video has emerged of zonked-out drug addicts stumbling like zombies inside a Canadian bus station — with many suggesting it was the flesh-rotting drug ... Read More...

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San Francisco Could Pay Cash to Stay Clean

VIDEO – WEEKLY STIPEND – July 29, 2024 - The proposal, called “Cash Not Drugs,” would create a voluntary sobriety incentive for eligible residents on public assistance, offering up to $100 a week for those who test... Read More...

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Physicians Just Don’t Feel Comfortable Treating Addiction

IF NOT YOU, WHO? – July 18, 2024 - “Prior research has been describing that physicians don’t feel comfortable actually treating people with substance use disorder because they don’t feel that the setting... Read More...

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In-Home Addiction Provider Aware Recovery Raises $3.5Million

HOUSE CALLS ARE BACK IN – July 24, 2024 - Aware Recovery offers in-home substance use disorder (SUD) care. The provider is able to treat people with alcohol, opioid and other substance use disorders. Aware off... Read More...

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Could This Van Help People Quit Fentanyl?

YES? – July 21, 2024 - Methadone has been used for decades to treat opioid addiction. It is also difficult to come by, a problem health providers hope to ease with a new fleet of vans that can provide the drug... Read More...

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Despite ‘living his best life,’ James Succumbed to Addiction

AND NEVER KNEW THE FUTURE – July 20, 2024 - On July 13, more than 300 people filled the Calvary Chapel to celebrate his life, which had ended suddenly, unexpectedly less than a month earlier. He was dearly ... Read More...

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$86 Million Opioid Settlement

NOT ENOUGH! – July 26, 2024 - Indivior reached an $86 million settlement with 16 U.S. states over the drug manufacturer’s alleged role in spreading opioid addiction across the United States, New York Att... Read More...

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140-Year-Old Mansion Turned Into Sober Home

VIDEO – REHABILITATION WORKS – July 25, 2024 - The Sternberg Mansion was built in 1886 and it was used as a boarding house for many years but now it’s been completely transformed into a new sober living home for me... Read More...

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Non-profit Rebrands To Support Struggling Addicts

HELPING OTHERS MATTERS – July 25, 2024 - Families Against Narcotics (FAN) is now called Face Addiction Now. The organization assists over 100,000 people annually through its various programs. FAN started 16 ye... Read More...

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