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Study Sheds Light on a Beneficial Compound Found in Coffee and Chocolate

AUDIO – DOUBLE WINNER – Dec. 26, 2025 - Theobromine, an alkaloid found in dark chocolate and coffee slows cellular aging. If you enjoy dark chocolate or coffee, or both, you may be benefiting from a substance found i... Read More...

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‘Hot chocolate helped me beat drug addiction’

WITHOUT WHIPPED CREAM – Dec. 23, 2025 - As a recovering addict, she says in the past the festive season meant trying to make sure she had enough drugs to last until Boxing Day. “There were no drug dealers on Chris... Read More...

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Evaluating Treatment for PTSD in People Receiving Buprenorphine or Methadone

NEW INFORMATION – Dec. 23, 2025 - Dr. Kelly Peck is the lead author on a recent article looking at the prevalence of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) than in ... Read More...

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Inside San Patrignano’s Rehab Model

AUDIO – YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? – Dec. 24, 2025 - WBUR’s Deborah Becker visits a community in the north of Italy, thought to be a model for these kinds of addiction treatment centers. See Website ... Read More...

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I Killed the Color on My Phone. The Result Shocked Me

RELIEVES ADDICTION – Dec. 25, 2025 - The moment I switched, I no longer felt an urgent need to look at my iPhone — an urge that I hadn’t known was so strong until it was gone. I experienced a full- bodied sense of re... Read More...

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Kidnapping Uncovers Unsanctioned Drug Rehab

VIDEO – GOING TO ANY LENGTHS – Dec. 24, 2025 - The Sheriff’s Office says it found about 40 people inside the building, who told deputies they did not believe they were allowed to leave. The Sheriff’s Office said 11 p... Read More...

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Cocaine Kingpin Living Large in Dubai

FASCINATING – Oct. 20, 2025 - In the late seventies, heroin began ravaging Dublin’s inner-city projects. A man named Larry Dunne was the city’s first godfather of heroin importers, but he was jailed in 1985. Kinahan,... Read More...

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Social Media Use Could Be Changing Kids’ Brains

HOW COULD IT NOT? – Jan. 3, 2023 - At the beginning of the study each 12-year-old participant was asked how many times they checked their social media feeds each day. Those who checked their socials 15 or more ... Read More...

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Marijuana Almost Decriminalized In America

GREEN PARTY WINS – April 1, 2022 - The vote was 220 to 204. Republicans Tom McClintock of California, Brian Mast and Matt Gaetz, both of Florida, joined the majority of Democrats in supporting the bill, while D... Read More...

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