‘The Flight Attendant’ NOT HARD NEWS! REAL FUN FICTION ON TV – Sept. 24, 2021 - In Season 2, Cassie is sent on an overnight assignment where she inadvertently witnesses a murder, entangling her in another case filled with inte... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehabSept 28 2021
Our Medicine Supply Is Sick AND BUSINESS HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER – Sept. 18, 2021 - Drug production moved to Asia for the same reasons that other American manufacturing did: labor was cheap, environmental regulations were weak and the cont... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 28 2021
Using Yoga to Help with Addiction Recovery WATCH – STRETCHING MIND AND BODY – Sept. 22, 2021 - With little left to give, Daffner channeled his hopelessness into a willingness to try just about anything, and that’s when he discovered the Scottsdale Reco... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 28 2021
Jeremy Plummer Returns Home to “Smash the Stigma” of Addiction RECOVERY HAS MUSCLES AND FLEXIBILITY – Sept. 21, 2021- His story: 10 years ago, Plummer attended his first CrossFit class. It was something he and his sister – a nurse Morning Chalk Up met in 2020 when she was... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 28 2021
Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years DYING TO GET HIGH – Sept. 23, 2021 - Deaths from methamphetamine overdoses in the United States nearly tripled between 2015 and 2019, health officials report in a new study. From that time period, the in... Read More...Drug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancymethOverdoseSept 28 2021Trauma
An Insider from the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Speaks Out “ZERO F*#CKS GIVEN” – Sept. 20, 2021 - In a previous life, Hampton worked as a campaign staffer for Bill Clinton. After a hiking injury, in 2003, he was prescribed opioids and fell into an addiction, in which ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaSept 28 2021
Neuroengineering is Helping People Fight Addiction WATCH – MIND MATTERS – Sept. 2`, 2021 - “Even just having a conversation with you, looking you in the eyes, is something that I never would have been able to do six years ago,” said Julia Soloman. Looking a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 28 2021
Native Americans Face Deadly Drug Crisis WATCH – HEALING FROM THE TRIBE – Sept. 23, 2021 - “Many native families are suffering from generational abuse, eroding traditional values and destabilizing families” across the country, according to the ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehabSept 28 2021
The Pain Wouldn’t Stop Because Her Opioids Were Stolen MEDICINE IS VERY VALUABLE ON THE STREET – Sept. 17, 2021 - The family called the police. How often do older Americans fall victim to drug diversion, in which someone steals or tampers with prescription m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoverySept 21 2021
Louisiana Dr. Indicted for Illegally Dispensing Over One Million Doses of Opioids TO EXPLOIT AND OVERSERVE – Sept 14, 2021 - A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an indictment on August 26, 2021 charging a Louisiana physician for his role in distributing over 1,200... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 21 2021Trauma
Raising Awareness During National Recovery Month REJOICING IS ACCEPTABLE – Sept. 14, 2021 - Poznanovich is in long-term recovery. He was fortunate to get help through treatment and the support of others, and has implemented lifestyle changes to sustain... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021
Don’t Suffer in Silence’: Concert Held in the Name of Recovery MUSIC AND FELLOWSHIP – Sept. 15, 2021 - “We typically look for people who would want to stay at least 90 days because that’s enough time for people to establish themselves,” said Biss. “But people can stay as ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021
THE DOPE: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade MEDIA: BOOK REVIEW – August 24, 2021 - Just two weeks earlier, I had moved to Mexico to work as a foreign correspondent for this newspaper; my principal assignment: covering the upcoming North American Free Tr... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionSept 21 2021War On Drugs
ASAM Launches Free Buprenorphine …… Class MEDICATION MEDICINE DRUG – Sept. 13, 2021 - The introductory-level course, which expands on SAMHSA’s recently released Buprenorphine Quick Start Guide, is available on demand. The program offers practical c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoverySept 21 2021
To Reduce Addiction We Have to Thoughtfully Face It NOT IMPRISON IT – Sept. 15, 2021 - There is a saying in the addiction recovery world; you keep doing the work and keep coming back until the miracle occurs. Over the past 25 years, I have witnessed this occurr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021
NY Police Officer Died Using Fentanyl-Laced Drugs on the Job A DAMN CRYING SHAME – Sept. 15, 2021 - The NYC’s Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Thursday the officer died of an “acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, diazepam, and tramadol.” T... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionOverdoseSept 21 2021Trauma
Supreme Court To Review Ban On Safe Injection Sites? WATCH – TIME TO SAVE THE DYING – Sept. 17, 2021 - The amicus brief filed Friday, signed by dozens of current and former prosecutors and law enforcement officials across the country, said Congress never intende... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecoveryRehabSept 21 2021
Chantix Causes Cancer But Don’t Stop Using It DANGEROUS CHOICES – Sept. 18, 2021 - Chantix was approved by the FDA in May 2006 as a prescription medication to help adults aged 18 and over quit smoking and is typically used for 12 to 24 weeks. The re... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionnicotineRecoverySept 21 2021smoking
Oli Sykes Says Addiction Inspired DiE4u AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER – Sept. 17, 2021 - “I’ve learned over the past year while I’ve been recovering that when you’re in it, addiction is like you’re having an affair. You’re doing this thing behind everyone’s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021
Horse Tranquilizer Crops Up In Overdose Deaths TIME TO LEGALIZE HEROIN? – Sept. 16, 2021 - It’s unclear exactly why xylazine is being added to the U.S. drug supply and whether the people who overdose are aware they are taking the drug. In Philadelphia, som... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 21 2021
Misguided Drug Policies Worsening Overdose Epidemic! ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER – Sept. 17, 2021 - The United States is at a pivotal moment in its fight against drug overdose, with over 93,000 Americans having lost their lives to fatal drug overdose last year alone, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 21 2021
Alex Murdaugh’s ‘fall from grace’: Addiction Fueled by Opioids WATCH – (NOT) USING HIS HEAD – Sept. 18, 2021 - Murdaugh’s attorneys have said their client suffers from an oxycodone addiction and was attempting to get off drugs when he started thinking about suicide. It’s ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 21 2021
How the ‘Pleasure Molecule’ Will Reshape Treatment 4 Psychiatric Diseases and Addiction IT’S DOPE – Sept. 16, 2021 - Calipari emphasizes that “these data rewrite facts about dopamine, including what it encodes within the brain and how it drives behavior.” This is incredibly important as dop... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthPsychedelicsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021Trauma
Book Writing Helps Addiction Recovery WATCH – MEDIA: WORDS MATTER – Sept. 6, 2021 - It’s been my passion, it’s my relief. I would love to tell you I got clean and started my skateboard company and everything was happy, but it doesn’t work th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
Golf Memorial Raises $20,000 for Addiction Prevention WATCH – UNBEARABLE TRAGEDY – Sept. 4, 2021 - “He stayed clean for about nine months then he relapsed, unfortunately,” Smith said. “People said, ‘well, did you try this and did you try that?’ I appreciate what ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
Kate Quigley’s Statement After Surviving Suspected Drug Overdose That Killed 3 NOTHING’S FUNNY ANYMORE – Sept. 12, 2021 - Quigley, 39, shared the statement on her Twitter and Instagram, along with a note that read, “Hi guys. Upon being released from the hospital, I’ve finally had the time &a... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylInterviewopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 14 2021Trauma
John Mulaney on His Addiction and Recovery WATCH – WHERE HE’S AT – Sept. 12, 2021 - The Chicago native also revealed that he was expecting his first child with Munn and reflected on his future, adding, “You guys saved me from drugs, and Olivia and this... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapseSept 14 2021
The Sacklers Walk Off Into the Sunset. Reform the System. NEVER PRISON FOR KILLER BILLIONAIRES – by Ryan Hampton Sept. 11, 2021 - During negotiations, I often asked: Why couldn’t we just eliminate the nonbankrupt Sacklers from the process? I believe this wou... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaSept 14 2021
Opioids Have Valid Medical Uses OPINION by Maia Szalavitz – Sept. 12, 2021 - But opioids are not cigarettes. And as the opioid settlements finally near completion, it is crucial not to misapply lessons learned from tobacco. Fundamentally, th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 14 2021
Addiction Specialists ‘Massive Conflict of Interest’ for Ties to Drug-Testing Industry ONLY IN CANADA (haha) – Sept. 12, 2021 - “Most of us have to pay crazy amounts of money to use the companies owned by the same group of doctors who dictate our return-to-work requirements,” said Victoria nurse... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoverySept 14 2021Trauma