U.S. Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs WHY? – Dec. 17, 2020 - The primary driver behind the record-breaking numbers appeared to be the use of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, which increased 38.4%. Of 38 U.S. jurisdictions with available synth... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionlife expectancyMental Healthmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinrelapse
Relapse as a Path to Sobriety Voice of recovery – December 8, 2020 - If you had told me 15 years ago that I would grow up to be an IV-using, heroin-addicted shell of a person, I would have never believed you. I grew up in a devoutly religi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 15 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsRehabrelapse
Aryan Brotherhood Associate Pleads Guilty In Drug Case Prison Dealer – Nov. 30, 2020 - Samuel Keeton, 41, of Menifee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and to conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney... Read More...Dec 8 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictionmeth
How Jimmy Page Helped Scott Gorham (of Thin Lizzy) Get Off Heroin I get clean with a little help from my friends – December 5, 2020 - Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham is praising Led Zeppelin counterpart Jimmy Page for helping him beat heroin in 1983. The drug had already... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 8 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug deaths were on rise locally; then the virus hit The American way of death – Now, 2020 - Overdose deaths have spiked in San Diego County this year, as an already worsening drug epidemic collides with the coronavirus pandemic. Over the summer, that amounted to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictionMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Pills to powder: 1 in 3 high school seniors who misused prescription opioids later used heroin Graduating to Oblivion U. – Oct. 20, 2020 - “There was an increase in opioid prescribing in the 1990s and 2000s that contributed to the opioid epidemic,” he said. “Health professionals and the larger public he... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionNov 24 2020opioid crisisopioidsteenagers
S.F.’s passive approach to the drug crisis is costing lives, too War on drugs, peace on drugs – Nov. 14, 2020 - But despite the crisis growing so much more dire, the discussions at City Hall and in San Francisco’s criminal justice system sound like the same old scratchy broken r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionhomelessMental HealthNov 17 2020OverdoseRehabrelapse
24-hour heroin ‘hotline’ — staffed by drug dealers busted on Chicago’s West Side The Ultimate Call Center – Nov. 16, 2020 - Investigators also tapped Bryant’s phone and allegedly recorded him angered at one dealer’s lagging sales. “I don’t know what it is, if it’s just today or what?” Bryan... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionNov 17 2020RecoveryRehab
What the New Drug Policies Mean For You, Personally Smoke two joints in the morning... – November 9, 2020 - Here are all the answers to the drug policy questions you no longer need to be (as) afraid to Google on your work computer. So … can I legally d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionmethNov 17 2020oxycontinRecovery
‘We Are Tired, And Fed Up’: Residents Say Treatment Programs Saturating Harlem WATCH – There goes the neighborhood – Nov. 14, 2020 - “To see someone shooting dope and not caring who is around … That’s a hard pill to swallow,” Harlem resident Sherzon Green told CBS2’s Cory James. And hard ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehab
How Oregon’s Decriminalization of Drugs May Help Decrease Addiction and Overdoses WATCH – Time will tell – Nov. 6, 2020 - Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Kassandra Frederique explains how this mov... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine It’s about time! – Nov. 7, 2020 - “This is incredible,” said Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the advocacy group Drug Policy Alliance. “This is like taking a sledgehammer to the cornerstone of the d... Read More...Addiction RecoverydepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020War On Drugs
Man caught with heroin told officers he was birdwatching Stool pigeons? – Oct. 29, 2020 - WAREHAM, MA - A man caught with heroin inside his car told officers he was birdwatching in Wareham on Oct. 15, police said. Officers responding to a report of a suspicious car on Fli... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionNov 3 2020
Former candidate Chris Taylor talks about his addiction WATCH – Soldiering on – Oct. 30, 2020 - Taylor’s campaign ended with him landing in the hospital, fighting for survival. At the time, Taylor had declined ABC15’s requests for an interview, saying he wanted to f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Is Michigan the New Portugal? The Fix Is In – Oct 22, 2020 - If the goal is to reduce harm while ensuring public safety, we need to shift our perspectives to reflect the fact that drug use is not going away anytime soon. We should reform our poli... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionHeroin AddictionMental HealthOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Heroin addict shares incredible before and after photos Recovery is Real – Oct. 23, 2020 - Hunter, who was a repeat felon who stole from strangers to fund his habit, was also made homeless by his dependency on drugs and ended up living in the back of a car. But Hun... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRehab
They lost their brothers to addiction. Now they tackle deadly stigmas with humor LISTEN – Podcasts are next to godliness – Oct. 22, 2020 - There was nothing funny, of course, about the death that motivated Wachs’ podcast, “Last Day,” which premiered its second season Wednesday. Her little broth... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Robert Downey, Jr. Opens up About Heavy Drug Use WATCH – The son also rises! – Oct. 24, 2020 - In a new interview on Netflix’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, the now-sober Iron Man actor recalls being in a “near-coma” at points bef... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Top 3 American Cities With Worst Drug Problems No Prize Winners Here – Oct. 17, 2020 - Chicago, Illinois Chicago is known as The Windy City, but it’s also becoming known as a place where the drug issues of those that live there is getting out of ha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionmarijuanamethOctober 20 2020Overdose
Pentagon Honored Former Mexican Defense Minister Helped Ship Tons of Cocaine and Heroin Big Shot Busted at LAX – Oct. 16, 2020 - Cienfuegos, arrested at Los Angeles airport on Thursday, took bribes in return for protection that included warning cartel members about U.S. investigations, according to pros... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionOctober 20 2020War On Drugs
John Drake changed his life after battling addiction WATCH – Life Changing – Oct. 8. 2020 - “I ended up doing a bunch of heroin, a bunch of crack. I ended up all going to the bar, blowing a lot of money on the bar, and I didn’t plan on waking up the next morning,” said... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOctober 13 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Cuomo Calls for Arrests of Public Drug Users Lock them up! – Sep. 30, 2020 - "We need to stabilize the city now and there is a lot of anxiety,” Cuomo said. “I have seen this city go through cycles. Most of the younger guys—you’ve only seen an upcycle. You don’t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionOctober 6 2020opioid crisisopioidsoxycontin
10 Most Commonly Used Illegal Drugs in America When some go High/Others go Low – Sep. 29, 2020 - 1. Methamphetamine Number of drug reports: 417867 Percent of all cases: 27.47% Methamphetamine was most common in the South (183427 reports). 4. Heroin Num... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOctober 6 2020
Man arrested with 500 bags of heroin with 2-year-old daughter in car Papa’s got a brand new bindle – Sept. 24, 2020 - Atlantic City Police say a man was arrested with 500 bags of heroin after being caught making a drug deal while his 2-year-old daughter was in his car. The incident ha... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionSept 29 2020
Common myths about addiction Someone’s happy place – Sep. 16, 2020 - An addict or alcoholic must hit “rock bottom” if they are going to recover. I asked one local counselor to explain “rock bottom” to me. She said “You hit your rock bottom wh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and Addictionfood addictionHeroin AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapseSept 22 2020
Family’s tragic destruction over $10 of heroin As High as Death – Sept. 11, 2020 - “Your family is destroyed over $10 of heroin,” Mulford concluded. Assistant State’s Attorney Anastasia Prigge acknowledged Taylor’s addiction, but said prosecutors were frustrat... Read More...Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionSept 15 2020
New film depicts grim side of addiction WATCH – MEDIA: Coming soon... – August 21, 2020 - SNO BABIES depicts the grim realities of addiction and its effects on families. Kristen and Hannah are likeable, college-bound teens - and heroin addicts - hiding the... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
After 24 years, woman finds sobriety and a new passion WATCH – Charmed Life – August 19, 2020 - “It went from cocaine to oxys to heroin to heroin and crystal meth and it was just a never-ending process,” Staples explains from the Layman Way Recovery Center in Alfred that... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 25 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Deadly Overdose Spike During Pandemic LISTEN – How much more horrible will it get? – August 13, 2020 - Making matters worse is a separate trend: Street drugs are often more dangerous now because more dealers are lacing products with a deadly synth... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 18 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdose
Q&A with Recovery 2.0’s Tommy Rosen Stick with the Winners! – August 9, 2020 - Tommy Rosen is an internationally renowned yoga teacher and addiction recovery expert who has spent the last 3 decades immersed in recovery and wellness. He holds advanced c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 18 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionRecoveryRecovery Advocate