Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

ERs New Approach To Those Who Struggle With Addiction

LOVE THEM – August 21, 2021 - For years, Kayla West watched the opioid epidemic tear through her eastern Tennessee community. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, she treated people with mental illness but f... Read More...

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Suits: The New Face of the Illegal Drug Trade

DRESSING UP THE DRUG TRADE – AUGUST 21, 2021 - Drug lords switching out gold chains for bespoke suits, politicians proposing to legalize cocaine and judges acquitting cocaine traffickers on compassionate g... Read More...

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The CIA Helped Export Opium From Afghanistan

WATCH – BIG PHARMA’S BIG PARTNER – Sept. 19, 2015 - In the same month, it was reported that opium production is stronger than ever in Afghanistan, which now produces 90 percent of the world’s supply of t... Read More...

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Billionaire Says Murderous Family Bear No Responsibility for 100,000’s of Overdose Victims

HELL IS NOT HOT ENOUGH FOR THIS SCUM – August 18, 2021 - It is believed to be the first time that Dr. Sackler has answered questions in open court about the family’s opioid business. Similar to an extended dep... Read More...

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Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Claims 6 Lives in 8 Days

FATAL LINE – August 17, 2021 - “We collectively urge that anyone who has purchased cocaine, or other narcotics, recently on the North Fork or Shelter Island, or know of a family member or friend that has purchased,... Read More...

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Stevie Nicks on Drug addiction: ‘I survived by myself’

YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY – August 18, 2021 - Nicks added that the concept of publishing her life story has taken her years to think about. If she ever did, she added, it would need to be chopped up into four di... Read More...

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A Departure From The Dogma Of Depression

A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK – August 16, 2021 - The stubbornly high, and steadily increasing, rate of suicides in the U.S. is one factor driving the shift. In April, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) award... Read More...

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Russia says US Turned Afghanistan Into Global Illicit Drug Lab In 20 Yrs

TALIBAN JUNKIES – August 19. 2021 - The production of opiates has increased more than 40 times,” he said. According to Patrushev, the West has never been able to train the army, police and security services of A... Read More...

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Opium: Afghanistan’s Export That Funded The Taliban

HEROIN’S BAD WITHDRAWAL – August 16, 2021 - Afghan farmers weigh myriad factors in deciding how much poppy to plant. These range from annual precipitation and the price of wheat, the main alternative crop to p... Read More...

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Addiction Rehab CEO Dead at 51

SAD ENDING – August 16, 2021 - Last year, Greiss pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and paying for patients at two addiction rehabs where was chief executive, South Coast Counseling and Elite ... Read More...

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Sweeping Mental Health Under the Rug

NO RELIEF IN SIGHT – August 11, 2021- According to the Associated Press, “in California, a quarter of the 161,000 people experiencing homelessness also have a severe mental illness.” They “pinball” betwe... Read More...

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In the Opioid Epidemic, More Reasons for Hope Than Despair

NOT THE ONION – August 8, 2021 - That picture won’t change much on Monday, when one of the nation’s biggest opioid settlements is set to be effectively resolved. A federal judge is expected to certify Purdue’s... Read More...

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Man charged in woman’s death approved to enter rehab program

EVERYONE DESERVES RECOVERY? – August 2, 2021 - During the investigation, officers were able to quickly connect Tyler Anglin, 33, as a person of interest connected to Hinkle’s death. According to... Read More...

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Pharma Company Loses Tens of Millions of Opiate Doses, Or Did They?

WATCH – BLACK MARKETEERS? – August 12, 2021 - Groogan described the definition of “diversion” as the re-routing of highly addictive, highly dangerous opiates into the black market for illegal sale. The civi... Read More...

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Stay Sober but Party Hard With Secret Dance Addiction

GETTING TURNT WITHOUT GETTING TURNT – AUGUST 13, 2021- Secret Dance Addiction – the brainchild of husband and wife duo Mike and Amber Handby – has taken Denver by storm with a Waking Up The Summer Dance Party ... Read More...

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Judge encourages new mom’s sobriety efforts

THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – AUGUST 13, 2021 - A new mom is being encouraged in her efforts to stay sober after assaulting her partner the last time she was intoxicated. Lissa Manning pleaded guil... Read More...

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‘Kimber would be dead’: How an overdose safety hotline saved her life

HARM REDUCTION = DEATH REDUCTION – August 13, 2021 - “I know the people who ended up dying are the people who come out of rehab and use,” King said. “I just wanted to be safe.” She called the number. If she... Read More...

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The Sacklers Love Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

WATCH – THEY SEE DEAD PEOPLE – August 8, 2021 - John Oliver explains how the Sackler family has been handling lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, how hard they’ve been fighting to defend their name, and why... Read More...

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She Died of Opiate Use and Her Parents Open a Recovery Center

THE FAMILY AFTERWARDS – August 10, 2021 - The parents of a Vermont woman who died from an opioid overdose in 2019 are holding an open house this weekend at a recovery center created in her memory. Gre... Read More...

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The Connection Between Addiction And Mental Health

WE’RE ONLY HUMAN – August 14, 2021 - From depression and anxiety to drug and alcohol use, mental health struggles are common. In fact, nearly 44 million Americans are affected by mental health conditions each ... Read More...

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Doctor Arrested on Federal Narcotics Charges

WHO’S THE TARGET NOW? – August 13, 2021 - The DEA investigation was prompted by multiple reports in February 2020 of suspicious prescriptions issued by Malikian. The indictment alleges specific inc... Read More...

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Governor Cuomo and His Shameful Legacy on Overdose

DON’T LET THE DOOR... – August 12, 2021 - “All of us are relieved,” Biz Berthy, a drug policy organizer with VOCAL-NY, told Filter. “Those of us fighting to end overdose in New York have long known the t... Read More...

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Macklemore and KT Tunstall at Addiction and Recovery Concert

LIVING (SOBER) OUT LOUD – August 13, 2021 - Macklemore, KT Tunstall, Evvie McKinney, Daphne Willis and The Residency will perform at a concert next month to help raise awareness around addiction and reco... Read More...

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Her Son Is Addicted To Drugs. She’s Against SAFE Consumption Sites

MAMA KNOWS BEST? – August 12, 2021 - She would rather see money spent on treatment facilities to improve wait times, which at times can be months. “He needs the support group. He needs people who are ... Read More...

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Finding a Way Back from Suicide

LISTEN – SHOCKED BACK FROM THE DEAD – August 9, 2021 - Dr. P. was an ECT specialist at the institute. Electroconvulsive therapy, once known as shock therapy, sends an electric current to the brain, which produ... Read More...

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Alcohol Linked To Cancer, Coffee Offers Some Protection

THERE IS A GOD – August 9, 2021 - The research has come with this interesting fact that coffee can help one improve the overall medical condition which may be damaged by the use of liquor. Furthermore, eati... Read More...

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Toxicology experts say they don’t believe deputy suffered fentanyl overdose

WATCH – FENTANYL MADNESS – August 9, 2021 - Gore said he, not a doctor, concluded that Deputy David Faiive suffered an overdose from incidental contact with fentanyl in the July 3 incident featured in the video. It... Read More...

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U.S. Is Facing a Naloxone Shortage Amid Record Overdose Deaths

BUT THERE’S PLENTY OF VIAGRA – August 11, 2021 - Unfortunately, drugmakers are seeing a shortage of the medication right now, Filter reports. While there are different types of naloxone available (includ... Read More...

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Homeless man stuck in loop of fractured system

SHAMEFUL CYCLE OF DESPAIR – August 7, 2021 - “The public just doesn’t know. They’re mad about all the encampments and people on the streets because they don’t understand what it takes to deal with this other t... Read More...

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Male Celebrities Reveal Their Eating Disorders

LETTING IT ALL OUT – August 12, 2021 - In his 2016 photographic autobiography, musician Zayn Malik discussed the disordered eating that plagued him during his time in One Direction. He wrote, “Something I’v... Read More...

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