The Very First Time – Overdose Deaths Surpass 100,000 LISTEN – IT HAD TO BE 100,000 TO FINALLY GET INTO THE HEADLINES – Nov. 17, 2021 - This translates to an American perishing from a drug overdose death every five minutes. This is unacceptab... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
‘Candid’ Leonard Buschel Memoir Available Now 12 STEPS LATER... – Nov. 8, 2021 - "This book is one of the best (if not THE BEST!) addiction memoir I’ve read - and I have read a ton of them! The addiction memoir is a rather diluted space, but this book rea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard BuschelNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Tylenol Induces Risky Behavior In Millions LIKE DRINKING A DIET COKE? – Nov. 18, 2021 - With nearly 25 percent of the population in the US taking acetaminophen each week, reduced risk perceptions and increased risk-taking could have important effects o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 23 2021Recovery
‘This Is Poison’ ENJOY – Nov. 20, 2021 - While the mounting deaths show the devastating consequence of fentanyl’s seep, it is less widely understood why the drug has mushroomed. And why so many illicit products — from fentanyl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylmarijuanamethNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverysmokingTrauma
Woman Recounts Her Escape From Drug Addiction WATCH – SAFE FOR NOW – Nov. 19, 2021 - Megan Cohen says it’s a miracle she’s alive after spending most of her early to mid 20’s on the streets in Kensington under the grip of drugs. She spoke with NBC10’s Jacquelin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 23 2021RecoveryRehabTrauma
The Joint Commission’s Complicity in the Opioid Crisis J’ACCUSE! – by Christopher Dale Nov. 1, 2021 - A two-decade review shows decisions too poor – and Big Pharma influence too clear – to be explained away by sheer incompetence. This is a story 20 years ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 9 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecovery
100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses WINTER IN AMERICA – Nov. 17, 2021 - The vast majority of these deaths, about 70 percent, were among men between the ages of 25 and 54. And while the opioid crisis has been characterized as one primarily impact... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Former Director of Nashville Addiction Organization Indicted OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD? – Nov. 8, 2021 - The investigation also took a look at more than 100 “questionable” disbursements totaling at least $4,645 while Armstrong had control of Phases. “These incl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Prenatal Hospitalizations Involving Weed Addiction On The Increase WILL YOUR BABY COME OUT WITH DREADS? – Nov 09, 2021 - Researchers reported an increase in prenatal hospitalizations involving cannabis use disorder between 2010 and 2018, according to study results published in JAM... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaNov 16 2021RecoveryTrauma
A True Story of Recovery and Transformation OFF THE STREETS AND INTO OUR HEARTS – Nov. 6, 2021 - There is very little difference between any of us regardless of who we are or where we come from. One thing that I think about is that we will s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hailey Bieber: Witnessing Dad’s Addiction Helped Her Navigate Justin’s Recovery WATCH – AL-ANON TOO? – Nov. 10, 2021 - She may only be 24, but Hailey Bieber has seen it all. The supermodel recently opened up about her Christian faith, juggling the good and bad of being in the public eye w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 16 2021RecoveryRehab
Pictures Show How Mother-of-Three was Ravaged by 20-year Coke Addiction ALL BETTER NOW? – Nov. 10, 2021 - At Manchester Crown Court, Ramsden was sentenced to 16 months as the judge told her a spell in jail might help her get clean and reconnect with her family. The court heard ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021RecoveryRehab
‘I woke up in a bin’ A BINDLE? – Nov. 12, 2021 - His journey began when he turned to the Matthew Project Next Steps recovery centre in Oak Street at the start of 2020. And now he is hoping to embark on a career in street pho... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 16 2021RecoveryRehab
Intranasal Drug May Be The Future of Depression Treatments WORKS BEST WITHOUT A DEVIATED SEPTUM – Nov. 12, 2021 - The scientists began by working with GLP-2, a neuropeptide that has shown anti-depressant effects even in treatment-resistant depression. Considering many... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 16 2021Recovery
ACLU Demands Wyoming Halt Forced Sobriety Testing SOBRIETY MANDATE NEXT? – Nov. 11, 2021 - The News&Guide was the first Wyoming media outlet to report on potentially unconstitutional elements of the 24/7 program; stories have since been published and republish... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021RecoveryRehab
Betty Ford’s Son – ‘I should have known better’ WATCH – WE ALL SHOULD HAVE – Nov. 11, 2021 - Friday night, Ford will work to raise awareness as the Sunshine From Darkness event takes place. It’s a fundraiser started by the Lee and Bob Peterson Foundation. O... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Philly Rolls Back Smoking Ban at Treatment Centers TIME TO LIGHTEN UP? – Nov. 13, 2021 - “Our addictive behaviors don’t just center around one thing — we need to begin to stop with this hierarchy of drugs, so to speak,” said the department’s deputy commissione... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionnicotineNov 16 2021RecoveryRehabsmoking
“Dopesick” Takes On The Opioid Crisis LISTEN – TIME TO GET hulu – Nov. 12, 2021 - The opioid epidemic has affected millions of people across the country—and more than 800,000 people are estimated to have died from an opioid overdose. At the root of thi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Psilocybin Reveals Drug’s Efficacy Treating Depression DOORS OF ELATION – Nov. 13, 2021 - About 29.1% of patients who received the highest dose of psilocybin — the compound found in magic mushrooms — were in remission three weeks after treatment compared with 7.6% of t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021PsychedelicsRecovery
‘Hooked’ Explains How Addiction Led an Engineer to Rob Banks LISTEN – GOING TO ANY LENGTHS – Nov. 9, 2021 - Campside Media co-founder Josh Dean details Hathaway’s life in “Hooked,” a podcast series based on Dean’s original reporting for Bloomberg Businessweek. Dean foun... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021RecoveryRehab
DEA Tries to Stop Pharmacies Dispensing Suboxone DAMNED IF YOU DO... – Nov. 8, 2021 - The ramifications can be particularly acute in rural areas, where a dearth of addiction treatment providers, lack of transportation and stigma against these medications alr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021
How Fentanyl and Meth Took Over America I WISH IT WAS FICTION – Nov. 2, 2021 - In the 12 months ending in September 2020, that number hit an all-time high of 87,000 deaths by overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fen... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
‘Russian Roulette’: Fentanyl Overdoses Double WATCH – HEARTS BREAKING ON EVERY SPIN – Nov. 11, 2021 - Police and paramedics are alarmed by a recent surge in fentanyl overdoses, which have nearly doubled in Fort Worth over the past three months compared to last... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionNov 16 2021
A Trans Woman’s Recovery From Sex, Alcohol And Drug Addiction WE ALL DO RECOVER – 11/02/2021 - Dating sites provided a platform for me and many other trans women to find people who were attracted to us, without the need to laboriously explain we were trans. We were... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 16 2021RecoveryRehabSexual Addiction
Hulu’s Dopesick Puts a Lesbian Coal Miner at the Heart of Its Opioid Crisis Miniseries WATCH AND WEEP – Nov. 10, 2021 - We have the government: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Randy Ramseyer (John Hoogenakker) and Rick Mountcastle (Peter Sarsgaard) and their new boss John Brownlee (Jake McDorman), all ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
When Will FDA’s Graphic Warning Rule Take Effect? ASK PHILIP MORRIS – Nov. 2021 - The rule—initially slated to take effect June 18, 2021—would require 11 new textual, health warning statements accompanied by color, “photorealistic” images displayed on the top... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancynicotineNov 16 2021
Revolutionary, ‘less harmful’ Pain Medication Therapy WATCH – ADDICTION IS NOT MANDATORY – Nov. 12, 2021 - “I wanted no narcotics,” said Seminole County resident Andria Herr. She needed gallbladder surgery in March during the pandemic and she wanted non-narcot... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyNov 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Oklahoma Court Overturns $465 Million Opioid Judgment Against J&J WE’RE INNOCENT – Nov. 10, 2021 - This is is a blow to the argument that companies that marketed, sold and distributed opioids created a public nuisance and should abate some of the damage drugs have caused in ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Police Officer Saves Man’s Life Overdosing WATCH – HEARTBREAKING—LIFE AFFIRMING – Nov. 2, 2021 - “I carry Narcan in my purse in case of situations like this. You can get it from the Student Health Services for free. There are also organizations online ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 9 2021OverdoseRecovery
What Is an Addictive Personality? It’s a Myth. GENERALLY SPEAKING? – April 23, 2019 - There’s no evidence to suggest that people with the traits mentioned above have a higher risk for addiction. That’s not to say that certain personality traits aren’t rela... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 9 2021Recovery