New York is Ground Zero For Fentanyl Epidemic MAKE SUBOXONE FREE – April 4, 2024 - It is very easy to find fentanyl in New York. Torren showed me how to connect to fentanyl dealers even on social media sites as apparently innocent as Instagram. He showed ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 16 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Gov. Gavin Newsom to Spend $6.4 Billion on Treatment That Works, HOPEFULLY AUDIO – ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – April 7, 2024 - We’ve told you about so many people who’ve died in these facilities for lack of proper, or really any, medical care. Please, please, not more heartbreak! How about tre... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 9 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Portland’s Overdose Response Team Sees 90 OD’s in One Month VIDEO – SAVE MORE LIVES – March 29, 2024 - Fentanyl will kill you. It’s heartless. You never underestimate that drug right there because it’s unpredictable,” said Frank, homeless in Southwest Portland. “Every time ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 9 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionOverdose
City Council Proposes Mandatory Treatment for Fentanyl/Opiate Overdoses VIDEO – CAN YOU MAKE THEM QUIT? – March 25, 2024 - “Administration of Naloxone is indicative that the individual experiencing fentanyl or other opioid overdose has an addiction to opioids and, therefore, should requi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 2 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Stopping Fentanyl Deaths by Knocking on Doors and Giving Out Overdose Kits THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE – Feb. 25, 2024 - On a narrow North Philadelphia street lined with row houses and a busy auto body shop, Marsella Elie climbs the front steps of a private residence and knocks hard o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMar 5 2024OverdoseRecovery
‘Tranq’ Mixed with Fentanyl in Phoenix VIDEO – EVEN IN ARIZONA – Feb. 28, 2024 - “It’s so scary, like we’re actually carrying triage kits. I mean, it sounds crazy, but we’re trying to carry some bandages we’re carrying gauze tape. If you could see the wou... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMar 5 2024
Opioid Epidemic Continues to Crash Ashore, Surfing on Fentanyl and Meth WILL IT NEVER STOP? – Feb. 21, 2024 - The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave,” which is not only placing drug users at greater risk but is also complicating effort... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024fentanylmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
The Fentanyl in the Coke Killed Her Sister VIDEO – NOT FAIR – Feb. 21, 2024 - I’m angry at what happened to them. I’m angry at the people who sold them those drugs,” Casey told ABC10 at a community vigil for her sister. Keely Pereira was visiting her hometo... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024fentanyllife expectancyOverdoseTrauma
She was Arrested and it Saved Her Life IT’S NEVER TOO LATE – Feb. 18, 2024 - Jill Cichowicz, who founded the group 2 End The Stigma, smiles on Saturday as she talks to guests during the seventh annual “A Night For Scott” at the John Marshall Ballrooms in ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024fentanylinterventionInterviewRecoveryREEL Recovery Film Festival
More OD Deaths Linked to Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them CONTRADICTORY? – Feb. 15, 2024 - While the number of adults who injected drugs increased during that period, the data now points to a high number of people who are smoking drugs. The latest research is the lar... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024fentanylOverdosesmoking
Employee at San Francisco Sober House Fatally Overdosed on the Job NO ONE IS IMMUNE – Feb. 25, 2024 - Supervisor Catherine Stefani, left, has been critical of the nonprofit HealthRight 360. Hamilton’s death report states he was found dead in his office at 12:15 a.m. on Oct. 4 after ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024fentanylOverdoseTrauma
S.F.’s Largest Treatment Provider Investigated After Overdose Deaths CORPORATE MISTAKES? – Feb. 9, 2024 - California officials are investigating the recent deaths of two men who fatally overdosed while seeking drug treatment at Walden House, a longtime San Francisco facility fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024fentanylOverdoseRehabTrauma
‘Just say no’ can kill kids.’ TEACH, DON’T PREACH – Feb. 3, 2024 - Melanie Ramos was only 15 years old when she died of a suspected overdose in a high school bathroom in Hollywood. Police reported that she and a friend had purchased pills they th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024fentanylinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Fentanyl-Detecting Dogs at Work MAN’S BEST FRIEND – Feb. 5, 2024 - Washington State has advanced a bill to train drug-sniffing dogs to detect fentanyl—and limit police liability in civil lawsuits over damages that result.Police wouldn’t be l... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024fentanyl
Unraveling Mystery of Kansas City Chiefs Fans’ Frozen Fentanyl Deaths THE END – Feb. 3, 2024 - She walked upstairs, looked out the large back windows and saw a grisly tableau on the snow-covered patio. Mahoney first spotted the frozen body of one man, David Harrin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024fentanyl
Did The DEA Make Up a Faux “Fentanyl Facts” Quiz? IMAGINATION DISTORTED – Jan. 29, 2024 - The tournament part of the “One Pill Can Kill Game Over Tournament,” where DEA guest commentators shared fentanyl misinformation soundbites while college students played Rocket... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 6 2024fentanylOverdose
Fentanyl Forum Tells parents to Talk With Their Children AUDIO – COMMUNICATION IS KEY – Jan. 24, 2024 - The message during a recent public health forum was clear and chilling: Don’t do drugs. They could kill you – or, at the very least, ruin your life. About 30 peo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJan 30 2024Recovery
New Synthetic Opioids Could Make Fentanyl Crisis Look Like ‘the good old days’ THE GOOD OLD DAYS WEREN’T – Jan. 23, 2024 - Chemists refer to this category of drugs as “nitazenes,” even though the term is incorrect; it should be “benzimidazole-based opioids.” The Swiss drug maker CIBA, now... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 30 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Get To Know “gas station heroin” DON’T USE AND DRIVE! – Jan. 24, 2024 - Many tianeptine users are taking the substance because they believe it’s a safer alternative to opioids like heroin and fentanyl or because they’re trying to wean themsel... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictionJan 30 2024
Jelly Roll Delivers Powerful Anti-Fentanyl Testimony at Senate Hearing TRUTH TO POWER – Jan. 11, 2024 - Jelly Roll is not shy about his past as a drug dealer. However, just as he transitioned from a life of crime to being a family man, he is transitioning from being part of the problem ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 30 2024
Trump White House Pharmacy Handed Out Fentanyl, Ambien and Provigil Like Candy SHOULD HAVE BEEN GUMMIES – Jan. 24, 2024 - White House pharmacists reportedly distributed uppers and downers like candy to Trump administration officials during his time in office. The document was released on... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 30 2024
Zombie Drug Rumored To Contain Human Bones VIDEO – IMAGINE THAT – Jan. 17, 2024 - The drug, known as “kush,” causes users to walk around like zombies. Kush—unlike the drug of the same name in the U.S.—is a mixture of several substances, including can... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 23 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
L.A. Musician Luis Vasquez, DJ Juan Mendez Found Dead of Possible Fentanyl Overdose TOO SAD – Jan. 21, 2024 - Jose “Luis” Vasquez, a California musician who found fame with the post-punk project the Soft Moon, and John “Juan” Mendez, a popular Los Angeles DJ who performed as Silent Servant, w... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 23 2024Overdose
San Francisco Blows Past Overdose Death Rate In 2023 VIDEO – LIFE ON THE STREETS – Jan. 17, 2024 - San Francisco recorded 806 accidental drug overdoses in 2023, according to preliminary city data published Wednesday, blowing past its 2022 count of 649 as well as 2020... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 23 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Flesh Rotting Drug Stays Popular PHOTO GALLERY – DARE YOU TO LOOK? – Dec. 30, 2023 - Tranq makes life darker. The opioid crisis has morphed into something even scarier: a variable, volatile mix of addictive substances. READ@WSJ ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 9 2024
Fentanyl Super Labs in Canada Pose New Threat NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR – Dec. 24, 2023 - Thousands of miles away outside Toronto, police in August found what is believed to be the largest fentanyl lab so far in Canada — hidden at a property 30 miles from the U.S. bord... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 2 2024
What To Know About Nitazenes? VIDEO – IT AIN’T GOOD – Dec. 23, 2023 - The coroner told CBS News that while Denver has seen a decrease in fentanyl overdoses, use of nitazenes has emerged — which “raises new concerns.” Nitazenes were first develope... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJan 2 2024
REALITY: Opioids More Potent Than Fentanyl EUPHORIA HAS A PRICE – Dec. 10, 2023 - Ross told her husband she’d gone out and used methamphetamine and crack cocaine, according to a Miami-Dade County medical examiner’s report. That morning, Ross’s husband found h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Evolving Overdose Crisis Shakes Previously Effective Treatments METHADON’T WORK – Nov. 21, 2023 - Neither Suboxone nor methadone is designed to treat addiction to xylazine or stimulants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that of the more than 111,... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 28 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Addicted Fishermen Catch Fentanyl Death DANGEROUS WATERS ON LAND – Nov. 14, 2023 - As the crew of the clam vessel Lori Ann prepared to set out from Fairhaven, the fleet manager was told that something wasn’t right with a fisherman below deck. ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 21 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma