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Kate Middleton Graciously Visits Kitchen Staff During Action on Addiction’s Gala

ROYAL GESTURE – Aug. 25, 2023 - The royal made the surprising move of heading to the kitchen to meet…

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City Official Resigns After Creating ‘Doom Loom Walking Tour’ of San Francisco

VIDEO – SATIRE OR SALACIOUS? –   Aug. 28, 2023 - The sold out weekend tour was canceled and on…

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A Family’s Triumph: From Addiction to Living Indoors Again

MAN MADE MIRACLE –   Aug. 27, 2023 -“It was awesome,” the 29-year-old said, beginning to choke up and then…

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Shelter Manager Embraces Those Suffering from Addiction and Homelessness

AUDIO – HE REALLY CARES ABOUT OTHERS – Aug. 28, 2023 - Now, he’s starting a support group dubbed Real…

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Aaron Neville Reveals How He Became Addicted to Heroin at 16

NO MORE BLUES –   Aug. 30, 2023 - In this week’s issue of PEOPLE the 82-year-old New Orleans native…

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School sues Facebook, TikTok, other Social Media Owners for Addictive Products

AUDIO – TECK NECK FOREVER – Aug. 25, 2023 - The social media “addiction” has led to the district to…

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The Pope Says: ‘We Cannot Be Indifferent’ to People Caught in Drug Addiction

WWJD? – Aug. 27, 2023 - Francis underlined in his message that it is often teens and young adults who…

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Fabulous New Drugs For Obesity Treatment

WEIGHTING ON BIG PHARMA –   Aug. 23, 2023 - Since the FDA approved once-weekly semaglutide injection in 2021 for…

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Can Acupuncture Help With Addiction?

ONE NEEDLE AT A TIME? –   Aug. 17, 2023 - In Chinese medical theory, the human body is considered…

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Therapeutic Potential of Hallucinogens Risky and Overhyped?

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN – Aug. 19, 2023 - But Hyatt did not experience relief; instead, her mental health worsened. Three…

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Massive 8-Story Rehab Proposed for Downtown San Francisco

CALIFORNIA DREAMING –   Aug. 17, 2023 - Part of the nonprofit’s the Way Out program, a fundraising initiative and…

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Famous Ambien Addict Thought He Was ‘Going to Die’

HAVEN’T WE ALL –   Aug. 21, 2023 - “Nothing was good enough in ‘09. We would win a game…

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My Gas Station, My Drug Dealer

OVER THE COUNTER – AT THE ER – Aug. 24, 2023 - It’s called kratom (pronounced kră-tum), a product that…

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Your Brain Plays Critical Role in Addiction Recovery

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD –   Aug. 24, 2023 - “One of the biggest challenges for patients with addiction…

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Danny Trejo celebrates 55 years ‘clean & sober’

SPIRITUAL GANGSTER –   Aug. 24, 2023 - Fans rushed to the comment section to congratulate him for making it…

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Lily Allen: On Pre-Sobriety Drug & Alcohol Daze

IT’S BETTER NOW –   Aug. 24, 2023 - It’s been four years since Lily Allen got sober, and the…

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Rite Aid Preparing For Bankruptcy To Avoid Opioid Lawsuits

GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER –   Aug. 25, 2023 - In the early 2000s, fatal overdoses from prescription drugs, particularly…

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Dead Ringers Has TV’s Best Take on the Sackler Family

VILLAINY FOR REAL – Aug. 18, 2023 - From the outset, the hook of Dead Ringers was reimagining David Cronenberg’s…

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The EU Wants to Cure Your Teen’s Smartphone Addiction

BUT YOU BOUGHT IT FOR THEM – Aug. 16, 2023 - China wants to limit screen time to 40 minutes…

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Drugs in America: Prohibition to 21st-Century Binging

BOOK REVIEW – Aug. 23, 2023 - Quick Fixes is organized into brief essays, each nominally about a specific drug—alcohol,…

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Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day

END OVERDOSE – August 31 we observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to overdose, acknowledge…

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Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars In Your State

VIDEO – JACKPOT OR JACKED? –   Aug. 21, 2023 - In 2023, one of the biggest stories journalists across…

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NY Psychiatric Institute: Human Research Drug Trials Suspended after Man Commits Suicide

TRIAL & ERROR –   Aug. 10, 2023 - The research study into the drug was then fully terminated in…

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More Patients Suing Mishawaka

AUDIO – GOT GOOD INSURANCE? – Aug. 9, 2023 - When he first filed the lawsuit July 25, attorney Trevor…

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Meet The Man Who Fought The Sacklers

VIDEO – WITH COURAGE AND MORALS –   Aug. 15, 2023 - Quinn had helped Goldin form a grassroots group…

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Recovery from Alcohol Addiction: Highs and Lows of Pooja Bhatt

SHE’S BIG IN INDIA – Aug. 12, 2023 - Mahesh Bhatt’s entry in the family week to meet daughter Pooja…

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Marijuana Is Getting Out of Hand

IT’S A DRUG – Aug. 17, 2023 - Whenever attention is paid to these problems, marijuana advocates reflexively swat them…

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We Can Prevent Overdose Deaths if We Change How We Think About Them

OPINION: Ryan Hampton – Aug. 15, 2023 - I’ve been living in recovery from opioid use disorder for eight and…

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Serve Drink, Save a Life: This Is Restaurant Work!

LIFE: THE BEST DESSERT OF ALL –   Aug. 16, 2023 - Kevin Foehrkolb was tending bar on a routine…

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Is Addiction Driven by the Gut Microbiome?

DIVERSITY MATTERS – Aug. 15, 2023 - With addiction, we normally think of hard drugs, but people can be addicted…

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