Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Q&A with filmmaker, Adam Nimoy

ADAM NIMOY IS REALLY DOWN-TO-EARTH – June 17, 2022 - Adam Nimoy was born during the Eisenhower administration to Leonard and Sandra Zoberblatt Nimoy. He attended the University Elementary School, a “lab school”... Read More...

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‘We can’t get sober here:’ Shelter Unlikely Place To Find Sobriety

IF YOU AIN’T GOT THE DOUGH RE ME – June 11, 2022 - Amson, retired after 25 years of working in the Yukon’s alcohol and drug treatment system, spoke with the News on May 20. He is disenchanted with the increasi... Read More...

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Rehab Patients Cite Alcohol, Cannabis As Most Commonly Used Drugs

BUD and BUDS – June 13, 2022 - U.S. adults in treatment facilities evaluated for 30-day substance use patterns during 2019 cited alcohol and cannabis as principal drugs and psychiatric issues as one of their m... Read More...

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White House Pushes Strategy to Slow Overdoses as Street Drugs Grow Deadly

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE – June 15, 2022 - Dr. Rahu Gupta also acknowledged the growing power of Mexican drug cartels and other international narcotics gangs that “operate seamlessly across borders and cooperate wi... Read More...

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Rabbi and Wife Star in Documentary About LA Treatment Facility

COUPLE SAVING SOULS – June 15, 2022 - “I introduced myself, welcomed her, and she got defensive, snobby and bitchy right away. I just kept saying, ‘We just want to tell you what we need,’” Borovitz recalled. Ro... Read More...

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Canada Might Print a Warning on Every Cigarette

POISON IN EVERY PUFF – June 11, 2022 - While the exact messaging printed on cigarettes could change, Bennett said the current proposal is: “Poison in every puff.” Bennett also revealed expanded warnings for ... Read More...

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Shattered Kentucky Shatters Fatal Overdose Record

VIDEO – NOTHING BUT HEARTACHE – June 14, 2022 - It was the first time the Bluegrass State surpassed 2,000 drug overdose deaths in a single year, said Van Ingram, executive director of the state Office of Drug ... Read More...

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Dopesick: Michael Keaton in Conversation

VIDEO – OPIATES STAR IN NON-FICTION TRAGEDY – 2022 - In writing Dopesick, showrunner Danny Strong spent months researching to create a story that reveals how opioid addiction affects individuals and families, t... Read More...

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Opioids: 4 Ways to Reduce Harm, Overdose and Death

IT’S A PROCESS – June 7, 2022 - Part of the success around naloxone distribution, access and training is the – albeit slow – reduction in stigma surrounding the overdose reversal agent. Years ago, much more co... Read More...

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Alleviating Opioid Use Disorder With Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Medication

IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT – June 9, 2022 - With a newfound desire to make changes in their lives, individuals must make what are often difficult decisions. In CBT, we support individuals in making decisions by do... Read More...

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Maine Students Want To End Stigma With New Series

VIDEO – NEVER STOP TRYING – June 8, 2022 - “I think everybody should learn from this because substance use is a very important topic. We want to make sure that people understand how this not only affects them p... Read More...

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Rising Number of Child Melatonin Overdoses

KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN – June 19, 2022 - The study focused on children under the age of 19 from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2021, and found 260,435 pediatric melatonin ingestions that were... Read More...

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Did Prescription Opioids Cause The Overdose Epidemic?

HE SAID, SHE PROVED – June 6, 2022 - Adriane Fugh-Berman defended the proposition, “America’s overdose crisis is the result of doctors over‐treating patients with opioids.” She’s a medical doctor and a professo... Read More...

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Revolutionary New Referral System For SUD Patients

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL GET HEALED – May 26, 2022 - RecoverWell offers a cyber-secure, HIPAA-compliant technology platform to improve patient outcomes by bridging the gap directly between crisis centers and... Read More...

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San Diego Rehab Reacts to Rampant Drug Abuse

AUDIO – WHO FIGHTS FOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR US? – June 10, 2022 - The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating a suspected fentanyl overdose death on the campus. And people who work with other instituti... Read More...

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Morgan Wade: Singing About Sobriety Helps Me Connect with Fans

VIDEO – WITH A SONG IN HER HEART – June 7, 2022 - For Wade, 27, hearing personal stories about the ways in which her fans have connected to her music is inspiring. “I think that’s a beautiful thing,” she say... Read More...

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Italy Seizes 4 Tons of Cocaine, Mama Mia

EVERYBODY’S DOING IT – June 7, 2022 - The undercover operation “took another strong tackle to one of the most important groups of Colombian narcos,” anti-mafia investigators said in a statement in English. ... Read More...

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British Columbia To Decriminalize Drug Possession

THE SANEST PLACE ON EARTH – June 1, 2022 - “The shocking number of lives lost to the overdose crisis requires bold actions and significant policy change. I have thoroughly reviewed and carefully considered bot... Read More...

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The ‘Aha!’ Moment in Addiction Treatment When You Can Still Do Drugs

BS? – June 7, 2022 - Point #7: Alongside the therapy you’ll be getting in rehab and outpatient, be open to medications that can also help you stay sober. This final point is so key. Because SUD affects brain ch... Read More...

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WTF? Anti-Pain Drugs Could Cause Chronic Pain

PROFIT GENIUSES AT WORK – June 8, 2022 - In the study published on May 11th, 2022 in Science Translational Medicine, the researchers examined the mechanisms of pain in both humans and mice. They found that neut... Read More...

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How a 1960 Traffic Stop Transformed Attitudes on Drug Addiction

HISTORY LESSON – June 3, 2022 - Sure enough, once the officers found a fresh needle mark on Banks’s arm, they promptly arrested him. Robinson and the others were ordered out of the car and up against a nearby b... Read More...

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A Tale of Two Tragedies

NO ONE WINS – June 3, 2022 - “Kelly was a beautiful, beautiful girl,” her father, William Beitz, said in an interview. “There wasn’t a day that went by that I wasn’t terrified about something happening to her.... Read More...

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Tennessee Opens Up Access to Narcan, FINALLY

OH GEE, THANKS A LOT – May 28, 2022 - The law goes into effect July 1, and cities, counties, recovery organizations, hospitals, schools, homeless service providers, jails, shelters, community groups and many ot... Read More...

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Teen Wolf Actor Colton Haynes Writes About Addiction and Sexual Abuse In New Memoir

IT AIN’T BEEN EASY – May 28, 2022 - Colton Haynes’ most raw role to date is that of author. The actor, whose blue eyes and sharp jawline you might know from series “Teen Wolf” and “Arrow,” bares his soul in “M... Read More...

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Deaf and Homeless Father Gains Sobriety and Restores Family

HE SEES WHAT COUNTS – May 31, 2022 - Porter-Henderson’s parents divorced when she was young, and her mom moved with her and her little sister from Chicago to Mississippi. But she was always a daddy’s girl, and... Read More...

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How to Achieve Long-Term Recovery

DESIRE AND DILIGENCE – May 31, 2022 - When dealing with any sort of mental health issue or neurodivergent diagnosis, developing a set of coping mechanisms and skills to deal with the negative side of these attr... Read More...

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Drug Treatment Disaster Looming by Michael Prichard and Pete Nielsen LAADC, CADC II

NEVER HOPELESS – March 24, 2022 - The argument against SUD licensure has been, “Why should SUD licensure be granted to individuals who did not obtain a master’s degree specific to addiction or at least in a re... Read More...

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Oregon’s Botched Treatment Plan

FOLLOW THE MONEY – June 2, 2022 - Oregonians passed Ballot Measure 110 in 2020 decriminalizing possession of personal amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs — the first in the nation to do... Read More...

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Drug Injection Sites’ Bill Advances in CA

SAVE A LIFE! – June 2, 2022 - “We know that we are experiencing a crisis of overdose deaths, and these are preventable,” said Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener. “This is one way to help keep people safe and to actua... Read More...

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Positive Results for Addiction Relapse Prevention

SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO – June 2, 2022 - Gene Analysis was performed by the Clariom S Assay tool. This machine serves as a next generation transcriptome-wide gene-level expression profiling tool, which allow... Read More...

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