Feb 6 2018

DEA launches new crackdown on pharmacies and opioid over-prescribers

It’s About Time – January 30, 2018 - The amount of prescription narcotics that have wound up with drug dealers…

6 years ago

Jackass made pranksters into stars…

A Look Back at the Backside – Feb. 4, 2018 - THE Jackass crew mesmerised and shocked the world with…

6 years ago

Company shipped nearly 21 million painkillers to town with 2,900 people

Killing Americans for Fun And Profit? – Jan 30, 2018, - The state’s overdose death rate was 48.3 per 100,000…

6 years ago

DMX imprisoned as flight risk after positive drug test

Quitting Ain’t Easy – Jan. 30, 2018 - Promises by DMX to continue drug rehabilitation and to be accompanied by…

6 years ago

Video game addiction ‘contributes to depression and anxiety’

Also Relieves Depression and Anxiety – Jan. 31, 2018 - Addiction to video games can contribute to depression, anxiety and…

6 years ago

Stronger cannabis linked to rise in demand for drug treatment

Growing Brains Are Delicate – Jan. 31, 2018 - Scientists at King’s College London drew on data from the Netherlands…

6 years ago

Amid Opioid Epidemic, Drug Rehab Operators Eyeing Skilled Nursing Facilities

Patients are Patients – January 31, 2018 - As millions of Americans grapple with opioid abuse disorders, skilled nursing facilities…

6 years ago

Mass planned for those affected by drug addiction

Sad Goodbyes – Feb. 1, 2018, - A Mass of Remembrance and Healing will be held Feb. 11 in Oakland…

6 years ago

From Crack Addict to America’s Most Celebrated Chef

Free Taste – Jan. 31, 2018 - “I didn’t think I was a drug addict,” Solomonov told The Atlantic’s Jeffrey…

6 years ago

‘Opiate Effect’ draws crowd, sparks dialogue

Films Can Teach – January 31, 2018 - ... Jan. 25 featured a screening of the documentary “The Opiate Effect,”…

6 years ago

Sobriety Nation to serve as primary for Wendell Chavous

Racing to Recovery – Jan. 30, 2018 -  Sobriety Nation, a national non-profit organization dedicated to ending the tragedies addiction…

6 years ago

Should doctors be allowed to have addicted patients committed involuntarily to treatment

Attraction or Coercion? – FEB. 02, 2018 - Governor Charles Baker’s proposal to allow individuals to be involuntarily placed in…

6 years ago

Military health officials: No deaths from vaping

Use Caution with Addictions – Feb. 1, 2018 - Military health officials say there have been no fatalities as a…

6 years ago

Photographers Capture Opioid Epidemic

Shooting Gallery – Feb 4, 2018 - The images, which quickly went viral, served as visual, chilling proof that that…

6 years ago

If Opioids Are Public Health Crisis, Let’s Admit the Crack Was Too

OPINION: It’s Black & White – Feb. 2, 018 - I rejoice in the progress being made in Philadelphia’s response…

6 years ago

Vending machines distribute prescription opioids to addicts

Canadian Containment – January 24, 2018 - The vending machine project could solve those problems. Under the pilot project, drug…

6 years ago

A Doctor’s Painful Struggle With an Opioid-Addicted Patient

New York Times – FEB. 1, 2018 - The cavalier overprescription of addictive drugs was bewildering: After a tooth extraction,…

6 years ago

Pain Doc Gets 10 Years in Prison for Patient Overdose Deaths

Not Enough – Feb. 2, 2018 - A western Montana pain doctor who was convicted of prescribing drugs that led…

6 years ago

Rehab Riviera on TV, Part 2

Home Audience Astounded – Jan. 28, 2018 - Aired: 1/28/2018 | 0:26:48 | Episode The discussion of rehab scandals continues…

6 years ago

A look at gaming addiction – from an actual gamer

More than Pong – Feb. 3, 2018 - Before becoming a psychotherapist, Driver himself suffered from a gaming disorder, his…

6 years ago

CA Lawmakers resolve to control rogue rehabs this year

Illegal or Unethical? – January 31, 2018 -  California’s troubled addiction treatment industry may face stricter oversight and a raft…

6 years ago

Fentanyl Adds Deadly Kick to Opioid Woes in Britain

Human Toll Too High – Feb. 4, 2018 - No place has been hit harder by heroin, fentanyl and opioid…

6 years ago

‘Pinking’ of alcohol marketing spurs culture of ‘wine moms’

Meds for Mom – Feb. 4, 2018 - There’s an enormous sense of self-medication … The fastest thing you can…

6 years ago

Doctor Argues That Her Profession Needs to Slow Down

MEDIA: Book Review – Jan. 26, 2918 - SLOW MEDICINE , The Way to Healing , By Victoria Sweet ,…

6 years ago

Remembering Bob Marley on his Birthday

Redemption Song – February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981 Full Song @ YouTube.com

6 years ago

Vaping cannabinoid oils blamed for 2 deaths, 60 hospitalizations

CBDeaths – February 1st 2018 - Two Marines have died in accidents blamed on synthetic cannabinoid-induced seizures. The Army bans…

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