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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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“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...

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Astounding Transformation: ‘Consider starting today’

GRATEFUL GRADUATE OF THE COLLEGE OF LIFE – Sept. 30, 2021 - Over the last nine years, Burton has gotten into hiking, climbing, cycling and running, which has been “probably the most transformative thing that I have... Read More...

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Mother Writes “About Natalie” After Daughter’s Long Battle with Heroin Addiction

WATCH – THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE MADNESS – Oct. 2, 2021 - DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - September is National Recovery Month. But in 2020, a record number of Americans died from drug overdose—93K pe... Read More...

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Bargain Fentanyl In Heroin, Oxy, Other Drugs

HOW LITTLE IS A LIFE WORTH? – Sept 24, 2021 - I had a long conversation with one of his patients, Zachary, 31, who asked to be identified only by his first name, to protect his career. Zachary’s addic... Read More...

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A Memoir by Keri Blakinger

MEDIA: BOOK RECOMMENDATION – Sept. 2021 - An elite, competitive figure skater growing up, Keri Blakinger poured herself into the sport, even competing at nationals. But when her skating partnership ended... Read More...

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A Chat with Heroes of Al-Azeema Rehab

ADDICTION WITHOUT BORDERS – August 28, 2021 - Hassanein Ahmed, 27, also decided to quit drugs after a decade of addiction. “I decided to seek treatment for myself. I did not want to continue what I was doing,”... Read More...

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Taliban to Ban Opium Production in Afghanistan

DOES THIS MEAN MORE FENTANYL? – August 28, 2021 - Mr. Mujahid at the time didn’t offer details of how the Islamist group intends to enforce the ban. Local farmers in Kandahar, Uruzgan and Helman... 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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Heroin Addiction

Did Doctors Kill His Son? Now Dad is Fighting Back

Battle To Keep People Alive as Fentanyl Ravages SF’s Tenderloin

What Happens When You Lose Both Parents To Addiction

Mass Overdose Events Caused by Inadvertent Fentanyl Use

‘Gas Station Heroin’

Pete Doherty’s Life Without Heroin

Dad Beat Heroin and Meth Addiction For His Daughter

When Heroin Came to the Projects – a Memoir

Amid a Surge in Deaths, a Safe Place to Get High

Mom Shares Son’s Battle with Addiction in Obit

Seeing Addiction as a Disease

New Documentary on Overdose Epidemic

British Columbia Has a Safe Supply of Smokable Heroin

Opioid Overdose Deaths to ‘grow exponentially’

Animal Tranquilizer Turning Up In Deadly Overdoses

This Strip of Paper Can Save Lives

Ex-Heroin Addict Becomes Winningest High School Coach in History

Naloxone Access Doesn’t Make Heroin Seem Less Risky

Astonishing Photos Show Heroin Users Forced Into Harsh ‘Rehab’ by Taliban

Portraits of Virginians Who Died from Drug Addiction

“Herd” Of Elephant Tranquilizers Found In California Drug Cache

“Intervention” Alone Couldn’t Stop These Tragic Deaths

Astounding Transformation: ‘Consider starting today’

Mother Writes “About Natalie” After Daughter’s Long Battle with Heroin Addiction

Bargain Fentanyl In Heroin, Oxy, Other Drugs

A Memoir by Keri Blakinger

A Chat with Heroes of Al-Azeema Rehab

Taliban to Ban Opium Production in Afghanistan

Luring Its Youth Into Tight Grip Of Addiction

Suits: The New Face of the Illegal Drug Trade