Mother Knows Pain of Losing VIDEO – MOURN THE MOURNING – May 11, 2022 - She remembered the night she received the worst news of her life. “It’s a doorbell ring you never want to get,” Miniard said. “Two Jacksonville detectives were st... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictionInterviewMay 17 2022OverdoseTrauma
Jodi Galloway Is a Champion of Addiction Prevention IT TAKES COURAGE – May 9, 2022 - “She develops leadership skills that help young women find their voice and encourages them to make a difference in their communities and among their peer,” stated Busler. Ga... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMarch 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What’s the Best Way to Treat Addiction? THORNY FEEDBACK – May 12, 2022 - To the Editor: Maia Szalavitz claims that forced treatment for addiction doesn’t work. In our family’s tragic experience, neither does the friendly persuasion that she ad... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 17 2022RecoveryRehab
Addiction is Not a Moral Failure A HORRIBLE LOSS – May 15, 2022 - Just weeks before her death, Lauren asked her father, Michael Cole, if he thought that someday, when he retired, he might help her in her quest to make sure people fighting subs... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 17 2022RecoveryRehab
Inside Deadly Sales Juggernaut of the ‘Kingpin’ of Opioid Makers SELLING, BUYING AND DYING – May 10, 2022 - These doctors were among 239 medical professionals ranked by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals as its top prescribers of opioids during the height of the pain pill ep... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 17 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
The Must-Have Gear for Going Out This Summer! SAVE AN ADDICT – May 5, 2022 - Godvin sprang into action. With the help of a network of volunteers, she gave away naloxone (often referred to by its brand name, Narcan) at Atmosphere’s shows across the country... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMay 17 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘They Were All Lawyered Up with Rudy Giuliani On Top’ THE CONSULTANT – A LOOK BACK @AUGUST 5, 2018 - Two months after the news conference announcing the terms of the settlement, the Purdue executives flew to Abingdon for their sentencing hearing. The RAPP parents ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 17 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Tony Stark’s Substance Abuse Is Symptomatic of a Much Scarier Problem COMIC? – May 9, 2022 - Ever since he could, Tony struggled with substance abuse as he has tackled alcoholism in the past. But in the most recent Iron Man run, Tony’s life had gotten more complicated with his vi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 17 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Can Psychedelic Startups Solve Mental Health Crisis? VIDEO – THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS – May 11, 2022 - But recent studies showing great promise in psychedelics are prompting startups to develop new health drugs in the space. Venture capitalists are also taki... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 17 2022Mental HealthPsychedelicsRecoveryRehab
The Rolling Stones’ Journey to Sobriety VIDEO – SISTER MORPHINE GO HOME – May 13, 2022 - DeCurtis told the outlet that there was also a significance behind the album’s title as the “Exile” part means they were tax exiles. The band fled England to avo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewMay 17 2022RecoveryRehab
How Film and TV Depict Alcohol Abuse GO WATCH A GOOD FILM – May 9, 2022 - Sofia Black-D’Elia’s performance as Sam is remarkable for capturing the all-over-the-map mood swings of her character’s early sobriety. As Sam’s sponsor keeps telling her, s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 17 2022RecoveryRehab
Paulo O’Brien talks with Leonard Buschel about his book, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict VIDEO – ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER – 2022 - Leonard Buschel is the author of the new book, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict. He is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, and he is the founder of Writers ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelMay 17 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Pete Doherty On Managing “to get out of the addictive cycle” VIDEO – BECAUSE ADDICTION IS LAME – May 15, 2022 - Doherty explained more about how he had “managed to somehow keep on the straight and narrow”, and said that his experience of lockdown in Normandy “completely ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 17 2022RecoveryRehab
Indigenous Americans See Five-Fold Increase in Fatal Overdoses in 20 Years THE AMERICAN WAY? – May 3, 2022 - The data showed deaths in which opioids were involved increased from 5.2 to 33.9 per 100,000 Indigenous Americans in total. “These findings highlight existing inequities in ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Can a Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction? IS IT COVERED BY INSURANCE? – May 6, 2022 - Yet despite its promise, the use of injectable buprenorphine remains fairly limited, especially compared with other forms of addiction medication. Researchers have ye... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Do You Still Believe in the “Chemical Imbalance Theory of Mental Illness”? ANTI-ANTIDEPRESSANTS – April 29, 2022 - Acceptance of the idea that a chemical imbalance causes depression transformed the public’s comfort level about taking antidepressants. With a belief that a chemical imb... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Kirk Norcross Celebrates 1 Year Sobriety Milestone 15 Months After His Dad Died By Suicide LIFE GOES ON – May 5, 2022 - Taking to his social media grid, he joyously posted: ‘I DONE IT!!! He also went on to add an screenshot from his sobriety counter app which tracked his days into his recovery. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicideTrauma
As Overdoses Soar, More States Decriminalize Fentanyl Testing Strips THE TEST YOU WANT TO TAKE – May 6, 2022 - “We hope all the states would come to realize the dangers of contamination are so high and that fentanyl test strips empower a person taking drugs to know whether they... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRehab
Will Lives Be Saved By ‘Bill of Rights’ For Addiction Treatment? REHAB RESPONSIBILITY – May 6, 2022 - So, specifically, this “bill of rights” will alert folks that they must be informed of all aspects of recommended treatment, including the option of no treatment at all, tr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘We’re done with dead kids’: US Bars Handing out Free Fentanyl Tests VIDEO – HARM REDUCTION ON TAP – April 20, 2022 - FentCheck staples the strips from Canadian company BTNX to simple instructions for users to test their drugs. The results show up – like a pregnancy or COVID-19 ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Sober Houses Fill The Gap VIDEO – IT’S THE SUBOXONE – May 6, 2022 - In 2021, Maine saw an estimated 636 people die from fatal overdoses, shattering the 2020 record of 504 fatalities, according to a report by the Rural Drug & Alcohol... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Big Rise of Cocaine Processing in Europe CROSSING THE LINE – May 6, 2022 - While most cocaine manufacturing still occurs in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, EU experts are worried by the processing now taking place inside the 27-nation bloc, particularly ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022RecoveryRehab
Police Seize 1,000 lbs. of Cocaine at Nespresso Factory THAT’S WHY IT’S SO EXPENSIVE! – May 5, 2022 - Police analysis determined the substance was cocaine. A search of five shipping containers “delivered the same day by train allowed for the seizure of more than 500... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022Recovery
12 Medical Professionals Charged with Fueling Opioid Epidemic In Appalachia VIDEO – GREED: AMERICAN STYLE – May 5, 2022 - Over a dozen defendants across eight federal districts have been charged in connection with the illegal prescription and distribution of 5.1 million opioid pills, ... Read More...Big PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Then Mommy Became Addicted To Oxycontin REVERSE GENERATIONS – May 7, 2022 - A week earlier, my phone buzzed as my husband and I waited on the tarmac at Denver International Airport, bound for a much-anticipated island vacation. “Ignore it,” Andy s... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Overdoses Leading Cause of Pregnancy Deaths WHAT WORLD ARE WE IN? – April 30, 2022 - When one Baton Rouge woman’s daughter became pregnant while addicted to opioids, she did everything she could to get her daughter the right resources. Unable to locate a... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Beloved Police Officer, Football Star Dead From Fentanyl WHY? HOW? WHY? – April 30, 2022 - “This behavior is not something we condone, and we will continue to assist Milpitas PD with their investigation,” Mata said. “We need to be mindful of the fact that we are ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyllife expectancyMay 10 2022OverdoseTrauma
Fake Adderall Kills Two On Campus REAL DEATH – May 6, 2022 - Ohio State University officials sounded the alarm Thursday over the circulation of “fake Adderall” pills laced with fentanyl following the death of a student and the hospitalization o... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Dr. Louise Stanger and Katie Couric Talk About Addiction AUDIO – TELLING THE TRUTH – April 21, 2022 - On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie invites her friend and award winning broadcast journalist Elizabeth Vargas to co-host and help find some u... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 10 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Forced Addiction Treatment Fails MORE HARM THAN GOOD? – April 30, 2022 - To do better, the United States needs more evidence-based treatment. And since the data shows that the best treatment is compassionate and inviting, coercion should be th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab