Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

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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RFK Jr. Wants to Send People Addicted to Antidepressants to “Wellness Farms”

FREE OVERNIGHT CAMP – July 24, 2024 - RFK Jr. suggests creating “wellness farms” to “reparent” those struggling with addiction by growing organic food and taking away screens. He says it’ll also be a place for... Read More...

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Full-Length Documentary on the Early Release of Convicted Murderer Pharmacist

DILUTED – July 21, 2024 - The Robert Courtney case impacted at least 4,000 patients across Kansas City. He was a trusted pharmacist who diluted life-saving medication for extra money. An FBI sting revealed Cou... Read More...

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‘High on Jesus’

VIDEO – MARY WOULD BE PROUD – July 19, 2024 - He was desperate to quit, but starting over wasn’t so simple. Once out of jail, Halas had nothing – no money, car, home, job, family or friends. But thanks to thos... Read More...

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The Opioid Crisis: A Silent Killer Lurking

WILL IT EVER END? – July 26, 2024 - Dr. Louise Stanger, a noted interventionist, stresses the need for compassion. “Only through meeting individuals where they are at with empathy and care can we build pathway... Read More...

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Energy Drinks Pulled After Dire Warning

WORSE THAN COKE? – July 25, 2024 - Energy drinks with as much caffeine as nine cans of Coca-Cola have been removed from store shelves in a major crackdown blitz About 700 drinks were seized from South Australian re... Read More...

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Back From Depths of Addiction – Andre Petroski Dominates

FROM HEROIN TO HERO – July 14, 2024 - But for someone who battled heroin addiction and came out the other side, a fighting career hanging in the balance is small potatoes. “I really have been through so muc... Read More...

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Housing First – Sober Living Next

STREET LIFE SUCKS – July 14, 2024 - Every reasonable person agrees that addiction is a prevalent challenge among the homeless population, whether they base that judgment on scientific research or on the experi... Read More...

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The Root Cause of Addiction and a Path Forward

RULE 62, WE ARE NOT A GLUM LOT – July 14, 2024 - “There is so much more to see in a drop of water than can be seen by the naked eye. The heavens above have an immensity that cannot even be comprehended by the ... Read More...

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She Kept Digging – Literally!

PAYDIRT – July 15, 2024 - Melody Marr likes to give her testimony with individuals in jail, and she has been invited to speak at churches and rehab facilities. She has a down-to-earth, conversational tone res... Read More...

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The Soul Survivors Sober Home

WE ARE FAMILY – July 16, 2024 - Soul Survivors Living Foundation is a home for veterans, the homeless, and those fighting addictions, turning women who are struggling into women who are survivors. “I realized ... Read More...

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Neil Young – Needle And The Damage Done

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 1972 - 25,099,259 views Neil Young is a singer-songwriter renowned for his hits “Harvest Moon,” “Needle And The Damage Done,” “Rockin’ In The Free World,” “Change Your Mind,” “Love And W... Read More...

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Nurse Says Mucinex Overdose Sparked Satanic Hallucinations

WAY OVER THE COUNTER – July 11, 2024 - Child-protective workers would later allege the evidence showed Tagge not only held onto the child while hallucinating, but shook the child while screaming, “Jesus is the... Read More...

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Why Fentanyl Users Are Bent Over

GRAVITY – July 17, 2024 - He has used fentanyl for about a year and a half and has found himself in that extreme bent-over position countless times. For him the drug was the only way he could get relief for hi... Read More...

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Jewish Man Befriended Nazis in Jail During Addiction Battle

VIDEO! – July 13, 2024 - Jared Klickstein wanted to go to jail. After years of experiencing homelessness and suffering from addiction, he says he thought time in a cage would help him kick his physical depende... Read More...

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Doctors Reluctant to Treat Addiction

STIGMA! – July 17, 2024 - Around 66% of studies cited negative social influences – or beliefs about public and community acceptance of addiction care – while 56% of studies cited fear of harming the patient-ph... Read More...

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Scientist Takes Psychedelic – Watches His Brain ‘Fall Apart’

AUDIO – DON’T BLAME ALBERT HOFFMAN – July 18, 2024 - Dr. Nico Dosenbach had scanned his own brain dozens of times. But this was the first time he’d taken a high dose of psilocybin, before sliding into the MRI... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island Down 7.3%

LIFE IS PRECIOUS – July 10, 2024 - “The needle is moving in the right direction, but we must continue to build upon our multi-faceted approach to save lives because we know that addiction is a disease and reco... Read More...

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Chet Hanks Reveals “Cokeheads” Advised Him to “Chill”

VIDEO – LIKE FATHER, UNLIKE SON – July 2, 2024 - “The drug I had the most problem with was just f--kingcoke, dude,”Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s son said on a recent episode of Bradley Martyn’s Raw Talk podcast. “I’m... Read More...

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Acupuncture Can Shorten Methadone Treatments

EAST MEETS WEST – July 10, 2024 - Eight weeks of acupuncture was found to reduce the dose of methadone needed to control opioid cravings, which could make patients likelier to stick with their treatment. ... Read More...

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How Portland Police and Activists Teamed Up to Fight Addiction

WITH HEART AND SOUL – July 10, 2024 - Mr. Schmautz is president of the Portland Police Association. He doesn’t want to incarcerate drug users, but he believes public drug use should qualify as a misdemeanor. D... Read More...

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