40 Percent Decline in Overdose Deaths Linked to Fewer Kids Entering Foster Care IT’S COMPLICATED – April 23, 2025 - Year-over-year figures for the 12 months ending in November 2024 reveal a 37.7% decline in drug overdose deaths in West Virginia, surpassing the national average decrease of ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdose
San Francisco Considers ‘recovery first’ Drug Policy VIDEO – DYING BY THE BAY – April 24, 2025 - “I think having a city policy that says, listen, the cessation of illicit drug use and long-term recovery is the primary objective of our drug policy,” Dorsey said. “That’s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Methadone Pioneer Who Freed People From the Cruel Clinic System LIFE SAVER – April 23, 2025 - Dr. Edwin Salsitz is a methadone OG. He was one of a coterie of New York City doctors who pioneered its use to treat opioid use disorder back in the 1980s. “God almighty. So many p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionintervention
Man Sentenced 7 Years for “Body Brokering” at Sober Living Homes BUSINESS AS USUAL? – April 24, 2025 - Darius Moore, 31, formerly of Santa Ana but most recently of North Carolina, was sentenced Thursday to seven years behind bars for soliciting and receiving nearly $500,000 in ill... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Trump Wants to End $56 Million Grant Giving Narcan to First Responders VIDEO – LET THEM DIE – April 25, 2025 - A preliminary budget document, obtained by The Washington Post, reportedly calls for deep cuts to federal health programs and targets multiple addiction prevention and treatme... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionintervention
Psilocybin Gives Man 2nd Chance After 10-year Opioid Addiction WHATEVER WORKS – April 16, 2025 - Over 10 years, Schaefer had tried recovering from what began with dependence on a prescription for the pain killer Percocet and later spiraled into an all-consuming heroin addi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsPsychedelics
FDA Shuts Down Food Safety Checks YOU WANT FRIES WITH THOSE MAGGOTS? – April 18, 2025 - In a move raising major concerns across the food industry, the FDA shuts down food safety quality checks amid staff cuts, putting key food testing programs ... Read More...Apr 22 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediafood addictioninterventionlife expectancy
Lawyer’s Ties to ‘Corrupt’ Drug Clinics VIDEO – LAWYER TO JAIL? – April 17, 2025 - When Brett Ryan was arrested for DUI in 2023, the Lakewood defense lawyer he hired quickly referred him to a substance abuse treatment clinic. … we were just trying to make ... Read More...Apr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionintervention
Needle Exchange Program Feels Effects of Trump’s Aid Cuts DIRTY BUSINESS – April 3, 2025 - PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A secluded corner surrounded by litter and makeshift structures on the outskirts of South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug ad... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionintervention
Judge Halts JFK Jr.’s Plan to Withhold $11 Billion in Govt. Health Grants MAJOR DOUCHE – April 4, 2025 - A federal judge in Rhode Island froze a Trump administration plan to cut more than $11 billion in public health grants to state and local health departments that Congress allocate... Read More...Apr 08 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancy
Texas Has Interactive Map to Help Find Overdose Medication Sites by Sophia Fox-Sowell AUDIO – TEXAS IS BRILLIANT – April 4, 2025 - The new online map includes a search bar where visitors can type in an address or zip code to see nearby Naloxone locations. Information displayed for each location inclu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaharm reductionintervention
Getting Away from Psychiatric Medications POISONING PATIENTS? – March 17, 2025 - Ms. Delano is not a doctor; her main qualification, she likes to say, is having been “a professional psychiatric patient between the ages of 13 and 27.” During those years, when... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental Health
BIG CUTS at Department of Health and Human Services “Make America Healthy Again” – March 27, 2025 - The agency will cut 20,000 positions, a sweeping reduction of the agency that protects Americans’ health, oversees Medicare and Medicaid and ensures the safety of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental Health
Alarms Raised Over Freeze of Federal Funding for Addiction WHAT CAN YOU DO? – March 26, 2025 - Senator Nathalia Fernandez, Chair of the Senate Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders Committee, is raising urgent concerns following the sudden and unlawful termination of critic... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Man Sentenced to Prison for Paying Nearly $2.9 Million in Kickbacks for Drug Addiction Patient Referrals 14th STEP? – March 21, 2025 - Casey Mahoney, 48, was sentenced by United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who also fined him $240,000. A Hollywood Hills man was sentenced today to 41 months in federal... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 25 2025
Expert Talks NIH Cuts And the Limits of RFK Jr.’s 12-Step Work INSIDE WOMAN – March 13, 2025 - “They have increased my blood pressure and heart rate,” Volkow said before declining to answer specific questions about Trump administration policy changes, instead referring them to t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 18 2025
Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces 50% Staff Cuts AUDIO – LOST JOBS, LOST LIVES? – March 13, 2025 - “Cutting SAMHSA employees without understanding the impact is extremely dangerous, given the behavioral health crises impacting every corner of our nation.” Reductio... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 18 2025Mental Health
Each Hour Your Child Spends On Screens Increases Their Chances of Myopia EYESIGHT IS ENDANGERED – Feb. 21, 2025 - Myopia is caused by having an over elongated eyeball and is a growing problem, with research suggesting about 40% of children and adolescents worldwide could have the conditio... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMar 11 2025Smartphone Addictionvideo games
‘Body Brokers’ Take Advantage of Lack of Care in Hawaii VIDEO – HULU HUSTLE – Feb. 29, 2025 - Hawaii’s chronic shortage of treatment resources may be one reason mainland drug rehab recruiters, known as “body brokers,” are working to lure patients to unregulated trea... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Supervisor Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Federal, State & Private Health Insurers AMAZING WOMAN – March 5, 2025 - A clinical social worker nicknamed by her co-workers as the “Five Minute Queen” who, at times, substituted a one or two sentence conversation for a billed 45-minute therapy session for... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 11 2025RecoveryRehabTrauma
USA Sues CVS and Walgreens for So Many Deaths DANGER AT YOUR DOOR – March 7, 2025 - The CSA states that narcotics can only be used for “a useful and legitimate medical purpose.” By filling prescriptions that were invalid, the pharmacies “made choices that ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 11 2025
Tragic Stories Show Need for ‘compassionate intervention’ SAVE-A-SOUL – Feb. 24, 2025 - It’s not often a reporter signs in to a government news conference on the hunt for scandal, but ends up with a broken heart. That’s how it felt for me when Premier Danielle Smith anno... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMar 04 2025
He Died as S.F.’s Largest Treatment Provider Turned Him Away AUDIO – WHY WHY WHY? – Feb. 27, 2025 - Jonathan Martin was face down, his head in his pillow, when Shy Baniani went to shake his roommate awake. As soon as Baniani’s hand touched Martin’s bare skin, th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 04 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Shutting Down Safe Injection Sites In New York City VIDEO – LET THEM DIE – Feb. 14, 2025 - Drug users can take their drug of choice from heroin to cocaine inside the centers and supervisors intervene, most times with oxygen, if the user starts to overdose. They also ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 25 2025harm reductionintervention
Patients Used as ‘Human Pin Cushions’ For Profits HORRIFIC COMPANY – Feb. 13, 2025 - The clinic claimed the injections were steroids that would relieve her pain, Shaw said, but with each shot her agony would grow. Shaw said she eventually tried to decline the shots,... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 18 2025interventionTrauma
Overbilling & Kickbacks. State Accuses Nonprofit NUWAY VIDEO – GUILTY? – Jan. 30, 2025 - A KARE 11 investigation exposes tens of millions of dollars in questionable Medicaid billing, kickback allegations and executive enrichment. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.yout... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2025interventionRehab
High-Achieving Men Get Free From Addiction VIDEO ONLY – ARE WE NOT MEN? – Feb. 6, 2025 - To learn more about Soberman’s Estate, including their discreet location, services and various treatment options, go to SobermansEstate.com or call 480-400-0677. CONT... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 11 2025interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
UnitedHealthcare Agrees to Pay Millions More GUILTY AS USUAL – Jan. 28, 2025 - The lawsuit, Samson v. UnitedHealthCare Services, Inc., originated from claims that UnitedHealthcare persistently called individuals with marketing messages without their consent bet... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 04 2025interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Clarity for Ads in Treatment Referral Scams CROOKED LITTLE WORLD – Jan. 30, 2025 - The Ethical Marketing Campaign for Addiction Treatment (EMCAT) brought to the ASA’s attention concerns about the transparency and clarity in the drug and alcohol rehabilitation ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 04 2025interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
U.S. Gives $590 Million to Moderna Pharmaceutical to Speed Up Bird Flu Vaccine THIS IS HOW IT WORKS – Jan. 18, 2025 - The money will go to Moderna, the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company that previously developed a COVID-19 vaccine. Since 2023, Moderna has been working to create a... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 28 2025