White House Pushes Strategy to Slow Overdoses as Street Drugs Grow Deadly TOO LITTLE TOO LATE – June 15, 2022 - Dr. Rahu Gupta also acknowledged the growing power of Mexican drug cartels and other international narcotics gangs that “operate seamlessly across borders and cooperate wi... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionJune 21 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Oregon’s Botched Treatment Plan FOLLOW THE MONEY – June 2, 2022 - Oregonians passed Ballot Measure 110 in 2020 decriminalizing possession of personal amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs — the first in the nation to do... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 7 2022methRecoveryRehab
Positive Results for Addiction Relapse Prevention SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO – June 2, 2022 - Gene Analysis was performed by the Clariom S Assay tool. This machine serves as a next generation transcriptome-wide gene-level expression profiling tool, which allow... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 7 2022PsychedelicsRecoveryRehab
Waterloo Road Star Opens Up On Secret 20-Year Heroin Addiction TALK IS NOT CHEAP – May 15, 2022 - Mylan continued: “My personal relationships suffered, my work relationships suffered and it robbed me of my inner ambition. “I managed to work, I managed around relat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 7 2022RecoveryRehab
As An Ex-Heroin Addict, Getting Clean Is Near Impossible NEAR, NOT NOT IMPOSSIBLE – May 27, 2022 - Every day for a couple of years I left my house with a river view and drove downtown in South Yonkers to meet my dealer. I know a letter carrier who once worked that ne... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionMay 31 2022RecoveryRehab
Mother Knows Pain of Losing VIDEO – MOURN THE MOURNING – May 11, 2022 - She remembered the night she received the worst news of her life. “It’s a doorbell ring you never want to get,” Miniard said. “Two Jacksonville detectives were st... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictionInterviewMay 17 2022OverdoseTrauma
Can a Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction? IS IT COVERED BY INSURANCE? – May 6, 2022 - Yet despite its promise, the use of injectable buprenorphine remains fairly limited, especially compared with other forms of addiction medication. Researchers have ye... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Fighting the Stigma of Addiction VIDEO ONLY – SMASH STIGMA, SAVE LIVES – April 27, 2022 - Dr. Omar Abubaker shares the story of his son’s losing battle with heroin addiction. Dr. Abubaker believes that his son, Adam’s addiction beg... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Did Doctors Kill His Son? Now Dad is Fighting Back VIDEO – ADDICTING YOUTH FOR PROFIT and LOSS – April 27, 2022 - “I promised for the rest of my life, I would change the killer of addiction, everywhere I can and anyway I can,” the professor of oral and maxillo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateTrauma
Battle To Keep People Alive as Fentanyl Ravages SF’s Tenderloin STOPS YOUR HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO – April 23, 2022 - This neighborhood and the adjoining South of Market (SoMa) district have become ground zero in an opioid overdose crisis that is killing thousands of Califor... Read More...April 26 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionlife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
What Happens When You Lose Both Parents To Addiction PAIN & GRIEF – April 16, 2022 - Her dad’s addiction “spiraled” after her mom’s death. She lived with her dad and grandmother until she was five years old, and then her dad moved to Arizona; she continued to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 19 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthOverdoseRecoveryTrauma
Mass Overdose Events Caused by Inadvertent Fentanyl Use TIME TO QUIT? – April 7, 2022 - Less than a week earlier, on March 4, 21 individuals overdosed — 3 of whom died — at a homeless shelter in downtown Austin Texas, after ingesting crack-cocaine and methamphetamin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryTrauma
‘Gas Station Heroin’ CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED – March 25, 2022 - And it’s legal in Mississippi. Officials discussed the drug at Friday’s Mississippi State Medical Association COVID-19 briefing. “We’ve been seeing it probably the la... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMarch 29 2022Recovery
Pete Doherty’s Life Without Heroin VIDEO – CLEAN LIVIN’ – (register for free to read full article) Mar. 18, 2022 - Speaking to The i, Doherty said: “Once lockdown happened, it was a nightmare trying to get back . Plus, I had a driving ban, an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerHeroin AddictioninterventionInterviewMarch 22 2022RecoveryRehab
Dad Beat Heroin and Meth Addiction For His Daughter VIDEO – FAMILY COMES FIRST – March 1, 2022 - But after the birth of his little girl, eight, he knew he had to make a change in order to give her the best life he could. Photos from before and now show he is... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMarch 8 2022methRecoveryRehab
When Heroin Came to the Projects – a Memoir REMEMBRANCE OF TIMES PAST – Feb. 21, 2022 - There were pre-announcements that something big was coming. Wondering what it was got everyone’s curiosity. I did not know the guys who brought it in. The one I saw w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMarch 1 2022RecoveryRehab
Amid a Surge in Deaths, a Safe Place to Get High HARM REDUCTION SAVES LIVES – Feb. 23, 2022 - Kristina Peterson anxiously tapped the heels of her boots on the tile floor inside the brightly lit lobby. Moments earlier, she had given her date of birth to an int... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionHeroin AddictioninterventionMarch 1 2022RecoveryRehab
Mom Shares Son’s Battle with Addiction in Obit THE GOOD DIE YOUNG – Feb. 25, 2022 - Hunter Lee Clemons died on Feb. 10 “after a long battle with addiction,” his mother, Christy Couvillier, wrote in his obituary, according to CBS affiliate KLFY. Sharing ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictionInterviewMarch 1 2022Mental HealthOverdoseRecovery AdvocateTrauma
Seeing Addiction as a Disease WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET – Feb. 24, 2022 - “We’re in what is now becoming known as the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic. The first wave was the over-prescription of analgesics like oxycodone, morphine and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionMarch 1 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
New Documentary on Overdose Epidemic VIDEO – WATCH AND WEEP – Feb. 10, 2022 - The overdose epidemic continues to ravage cities across America and right here in Indiana. More than 100,000 people died to drug overdose last year in America. A new fi... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 15 2022Heroin Addictionmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
British Columbia Has a Safe Supply of Smokable Heroin CANADA NOT DRY – Jan. 26, 2022 - At this moment, the province is sitting on a regulated supply of smokable diacetylmorphine—pharmaceutical heroin, commonly known as DAM—from a source that could fill prescriptio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 8 2022Heroin AddictioninterventionRecovery
Opioid Overdose Deaths to ‘grow exponentially’ HOW MANY MORE PLOTS? – 2/2/2022 - As long as the status quo stands, “We will continue to have these kinds of addiction outbreaks in our healthcare system,” said Keith Humphreys, chair of the commission and a pr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 8 2022fentanylHeroin Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Animal Tranquilizer Turning Up In Deadly Overdoses MORE THAN NUMBING – Dec. 23, 2021 - Supportive measures can be used if a person is attended to early enough, such as resuscitation, getting them fluids and other sorts of hospital care, Hadland said. “But this... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
This Strip of Paper Can Save Lives PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO DIE, THEY JUST WANT TO GET HIGH – Dec. 1, 2021 - “We’re at a greater risk for having unknown substances put into the drugs,” said Tanya, 45, who lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. She asked t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Ex-Heroin Addict Becomes Winningest High School Coach in History WATCH – THE REAL LIFE TED LASSO – Nov. 20, 2021 - This morning’s live interview on #WakeUpAmerica on @newsmax. I share about the book, the documentary and the journey of the MLK team throughout the years! m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Naloxone Access Doesn’t Make Heroin Seem Less Risky DRUGS CAN KILL – Oct. 7, 2021 - The medication naloxone is so effective at saving the lives of opioid overdose victims that some people worry that it might make drug users think heroin and related drugs ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOct 12 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
Astonishing Photos Show Heroin Users Forced Into Harsh ‘Rehab’ by Taliban WHO WON THE WAR? – Oct. 8, 2021 - The action was captured in a series of astonishing photographs and interviews by journalists working for Associated Press. “They are our countrymen, they are our family and there a... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionOct 12 2021RecoveryTrauma
Portraits of Virginians Who Died from Drug Addiction DRAWING DEADLY CONCLUSIONS – Oct. 2, 2021 - After drawing his portrait, she decided to draw others who suffered from addiction “The goal of this project is to humanize this disease and to help to erase the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictionlife expectancyOct 12 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
“Herd” Of Elephant Tranquilizers Found In California Drug Cache EXTINCTION ISN’T JUST FOR ELEPHANTS – Sept. 26, 2021 - A police search uncovered a hoard of elephant tranquilizers 100 times more powerful than fentanyl in a Southern California home, prosecutors said. Police r... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionOct 5 2021OverdoseTrauma
“Intervention” Alone Couldn’t Stop These Tragic Deaths SO YOUNG, SO SAD, SO NEEDLESS – Sept 8, 2021 - Read on for stories of “Intervention” stars who sadly died. Chris Brady featured in Season 6 of “Intervention.” The 34-year-old was in the full throes of al... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthOct 5 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma