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How Addicts Can Get Help When They’re Not Ready To Quit

ABSTINENCE ISN’T FOR EVERYONE –  Jan. 2023 - “There are a lot of barriers for people who use drugs or…

2 years ago

Ville Valo: Bam Margera is “Turning Into Monster”

VIDEO – DR. JEKYLL OR MR. HYDE –  Jan. 10, 2023 - “I am an alcoholic. I have been for…

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‘Stitching Away Stigma’ Provides Harm Reduction Items

A STITCH IN TIME SAVES LIVES –    Jan. 9, 2023 - People with substance use disorders who participate in…

2 years ago

U.K. Bans Demi Lovato’s Poster

HIGHER POWER LEATHER –  Jan. 12, 2023 - Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how the United Kingdom reacted…

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Prince Harry Told Addicts He’d ‘Experimented’ with Cocaine at 17

BOYS WILL BE KINGS –  JAN. 8, 2023 - Paul said Harry spent about an hour with him and two…

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Drug Treatment Clinic Owner Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

WHOOPS! –    Jan. 11, 2023 - After his arrest, Robinson told investigators that he sold methamphetamine in ounce or…

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Counselor Arrested For Dealing Meth

VIDEO – CASEY JONES YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR SPEED –    Jan. 13, 2023 - Officers say during their surveillance,…

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Tranq Dope: Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror

HORROR AMID THE HORRORS –    Jan. 7, 2023 -  Over a matter of weeks, Tracey McCann watched in horror…

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Why Some People Thrive After Trauma

TAKE THAT DR. MATÉ –    Jan. 9, 2023 - The pandemic was a collective, global trauma. Even if you…

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Erin’s Light Gives Hope For Those With Addiction

GOOD COP, BETTER COP –    Jan. 10, 2023 - The Center for Family Life and Recovery (CFLR) and members…

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YouTube Star Lia Marie Johnson Says “Love” Saved Her From Drug Addiction

VIDEO – LIA MARIE, NOT LISA –  Jan. 7, 2023 -  The YouTube personality who skyrocketed to fame on the…

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Insights on Neural Mechanisms Underlying Cocaine Addiction

MAD SCIENCE –  Jan. 11, 2023 - Compulsive drug addiction is characterized by persistent drug use regardless of negative consequences…

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Sobriety is About More Than Extending Your Life

QUALITY NOT QUANTITY –    Jan. 13, 2023 - I’m a recovering alcoholic, and I lost my father to alcoholic…

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Dax Shepard’s On His Addiction and Path to Sobriety

COME BACK PARENTHOOD KID –  Jan. 2, 2023 -  “Eventually, he couldn’t hide it from her any longer and he…

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Vancouver Actor’s Struggle with Addiction and Street Life

VIDEO – NOT A PRETTY PICTURE –  Dec. 29, 2022 - In a chance meeting with Global News near Main…

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National Survey on Drug Use and Health Detailing Mental Illness and Substance Use Levels

YEP, MANY PEOPLE ARE MESSED UP –    Jan. 4, 2023 - Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

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Can Ketamine Cure Cheerlessness?

VIDEO – EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE –  Jan. 4, 2023  - In 2016, before most people had heard about ketamine for…

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Michelle Heaton ‘Living Life She Never Thought possible’ With 20 Months Sober

MIRACLES ARE MADE OF GRACE –    Jan. 3, 2023 - “To be able to spend the day with my…

2 years ago

I Stopped Drinking – and These Are My Year’s Lessons

PINOT PEER PRESSURE –  Jan. 2, 2023 - Sobriety is having its moment. “Sober-curious” or “mindful drinking” are now familiar…

2 years ago

Woman Who Beat Addiction Launches Support Group

VIDEO – EACH ONE TEACH ONE –    Jan. 1, 2023 -  The New Year often means a new start…

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Recovered Drug Addict Became Alberta Premier’s Chief of Staff

FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES –  Jan. 2, 2023 - The chief of staff to Alberta’s new premier and key advisor…

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I Compulsively Consumed Everything From Vodka To Juicy Fruit

ADDICTIONS ARE FASCINATING –    Jan. 4, 2023 -  I was a nice Jewish girl finishing my master’s program who’d…

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F.D.A. Approves New Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD –    Jan. 6, 2023 - The approval of the drug, lecanemab, to be marketed…

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Hospitals Use Storytelling to Reduce Stigma Toward Addicts

ONCE UPON A TIME... –  Jan. 6, 2023 - The power of story to eliminate stigma! Smith’s negative experiences in…

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Integrative Life Network Expands into New Mexico with Acquisition of Shadow Mountain Recovery Centers

ALL THE RIGHT MOVES –  Jan. 3, 2023 - Nashville, Tennessee-based Integrative Life Network gains a new state market through…

2 years ago

Revealing Interview with Mary Beth O’Connor

REAL LIFE DICHOTOMY – By Felicia Naoum Mary Beth O'Connor has a unique story, one that bridges the gap between…

2 years ago

Highly Addictive TikTok is Likened to FENTANYL by US Congressman

SO TRUE –  Jan. 3, 2023 - TikTok has been likened to the addictive drug fentanyl by a US politician,…

2 years ago

Rumer Willis Celebrates Pregnancy and Six Years Sober

EVERYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN SOBRIETY –    Jan. 1, 2023 - Rumer Willis has plenty to celebrate on New year’s…

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Supreme Court Ruling Tosses ‘pill mill’ Convictions

PILL PUSHERS FREED –    Jan. 5, 2023 - The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the convictions…

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Scientists Explore Psychedelics to Treat Addiction Disorders

MEDICINES ARE DRUGS –    Jan. 2, 2023 - Early studies have shown promise with treating addiction to tobacco and…

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