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Lucy Hale – 1 Year Sober After ‘private’ Journey of ‘self-love’

VIDEO – IT IS ALL ABOUT LOVE – Feb. 15, 2023 - “While this journey has mostly been private, I felt compelled tonight to let anyone who is struggling know that you are not alone and you are loved,” she concluded. H... Read More...

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FDA Panel Backs Making Narcan an Over The Counter Drug

OVERDOSE DRUG OVER THE COUNTER – Feb. 15, 2023 - The manufacturer, Emergent Biosolutions, said it would revise the packaging and labeling to address those concerns. The FDA will make a final decision on the dru... Read More...

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Former Philadelphia Eagle Awarded $43.5 Million in Medical Malpractice Case

PENALTY / TOUCHDOWN – Feb. 14, 2023 - Maragos, who tore his posterior cruciate ligament during the Eagles’ 2017 Super Bowl-winning season, had alleged medical negligence against Dr. James Bradley and Rothman Or... Read More...

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Pentagon Finally Stops Hiding Military Overdose Epidemic

PURPLE BROKEN HEARTS – Feb. 16, 2023 - The demographics of those hardest hit paralleled the opioid crisisin the civilian population, where people without college degrees have suffered the most from the scourge of opi... Read More...

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Celebs Who Got Addicted to Drugs as Child Actors

AND STAYED IN SHOW BUSINESS – Feb. 6, 2023 - Meanwhile, there are also many child actors who fell victim to the dark side of Tinseltown, sampling drugs and alcohol at a young age and eventually finding themselves cau... Read More...

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Financial Incentives Could Be the Next Big Thing in Addiction Treatment

MONEY FOR NOTHING – Feb. 15, 2023 - Contingency management on its own is likely a failing proposition for addiction treatment providers. That’s why Greenville, South Carolina-based Crossroads Treatment Centers includ... Read More...

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I’ve been sober for 3 years – an app has been key to my recovery

HOW APP-ROPRIATE – Feb. 12, 2023 - The app prompts you to post a photo and text marking your sobriety, which others can comment on, and it’s uplifting knowing you aren’t alone. I started experimenting with dru... Read More...

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Recovery High Schools And Teens Facing Addiction

AUDIO – CAN IT HELP? – Feb. 6, 2023 - As part of our “Remaking America” collaboration, we highlight reporting from partner station KUNC on kids facing mental health and substance abuse issues. One possible s... Read More...

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Do YOU drink too much? Answers These 10 Questions

DENIAL IS AS DANGEROUS AS HEROIN – Feb. 4, 2023 - It is thought that more than half a million people in the UK are alcohol dependent, meaning they have a strong and often uncontrollable desire to drink. This can w... Read More...

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The Messy Reality About Famous Alcoholic Writers

THE OLD MAN AND THE PEE – Feb. 4, 2023 - In “The Thirsty Muse: Alcohol and the American Writer,” Tom Dardis noted that a closer look at the long list of famously drunken writers “reveals that four were suicides (Jack... Read More...

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Study Looks to Prevent Overdoses in Mice

VIDEO – WHAT ABOUT A MICKEY FINN? – Feb. 3, 2023 - Researchers found by blocking an enzyme called CA4, cocaine withdrawal symptoms were reduced in mice. Click@WQAD ... Read More...

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‘Savage Sisters’ Care For Those With Addiction

VIDEO – WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, SISTERS ROCK – Feb. 6, 2023 - At the hub in Kensington, volunteers provide food, clothing, and especially trauma care to people who enter from the streets. “These wounds that we... Read More...

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I Gave Up Booze and I’m Having More Fun Than Ever

SOBRIETY IS MAGICAL – Feb. 10, 2023 - “It has been deeply ingrained in us by the media, culture and our peers that alcohol is the best way to have fun, and therefore sobriety must be boring,” says Veronica Vall... Read More...

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We Need Harm Reduction Built for and by Youth Who Use Drugs

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL LIVE – Feb. 10, 2023 - It remains so hard for many people to get their heads around the importance of harm reduction programs and spaces dedicated to young people. Older adults remain... Read More...

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Daughter Confronts Sobriety on New Single ‘Party’

VIDEO – IT’S ALL ABOUT MUSIC – Feb. 9, 2023 - ‘Party’, per a press release, “recounts the place that Elena Tonra got to before deciding to give up alcohol”. Over a restrained, slowcore-inspired arrangement of strumm... Read More...

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Sports Betting Has Risen Tenfold in Three Years

TECH PLUS THE POINTS – Feb. 10, 2023 - The Supreme Court ruling struck down a federal law that had banned most commercial sport wagering outside Las Vegas. The subsequent spread of legal gambling was stunningly swift... Read More...

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The Power of Sobriety on Valentine’s Day

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE – Feb. 9, 2023 - Anyone who has ever struggled with addiction has likely been through a painful relationship. Yet, there are practical ways to stay sober and enjoy the day if you plac... Read More...

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5 Tips for a Dry Valentine’s Date

WRITE A POEM – Feb. 10, 2023 - Deciding to drink less alcohol often comes with unexpected challenges. Major holidays are one of them. You might have found that celebrations you once enjoyed have become white-kn... Read More...

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Older People Addiction Rates Rising

AUDIO – SO IS BLOOD PRESSURE – Feb. 4, 2023 - It’s easy to forget that older people can suffer from what doctors call “substance abuse disorder” just like everyone else. They’re hardly immune. “We normally think ... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates 24 Years Of Sobriety

TRADING PLACES WITH DRUNKS – Feb. 3, 2023 - She also credited her sister and a colleague with offering those hands of help: “The community of people in recovery have been amazing,” Curtis concluded. The actr... Read More...

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Administration Eliminated Barrier To Medication For Opioid Addiction

ANOTHER BIG PHARMA VICTORY – Feb. 8, 2023 - That requirement had been in place for two decades, and its reversal had been a priority for some activists because the policy discouraged doctors from prescribing th... Read More...

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“I Help Mothers With Children Overcome Drug Addiction”

AUDIO – GOD BLESS YOU – Feb. 4, 2023 - I accumulated my most embarrassing professional moments during this first career chapter—saying the wrong things at the wrong times, behaving unsuitably by playing spades and ... Read More...

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Journey to Sobriety Inspires Sober 20-Something Podcast

VIDEO – CREATIVITY FOR ALL – Feb. 6, 2023 - Jenna Lawson is sharing her journey to sobriety through ‘The Sober 20-Something’ podcast. Click@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=A... Read More...

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Supreme Court Frees Pill Mill Operator

GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD – Feb. 3, 2023 - He was at the center of a Supreme Court ruling in January 2022 that raised the bar for what prosecutors must prove to secure convictions of doctors accused of fueling the U.... Read More...

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Luxury Rehab Centres Offer Therapy For ‘Crypto Addiction’

GETTING HIGH, AND LOW – Feb. 4, 2023 - Don works in a company that processes central bank digital currency (CBDC) transactions. He did not want to use his real name and wishes to remain anonymous because he fears his... Read More...

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1 Million Strong: ‘We can expand music culture to include sobriety!’

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES – Feb. 6, 2023 - The aim is to “destigmatize addiction and to support recovery” through measures including “supporting new ways for sober fans to enjoy shows, ensuring touring musicians and crews... Read More...

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Ringo Starr Found Sobriety After Years Of Addiction

VIDEO – ACT NATURALLY – Jan. 22, 2023 - At the same time, he spent more time with friends such as the hard-partying Harry Nilsson, The Who drummer Keith Moon, and T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. In the mid-1970s, Ringo ... Read More...

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Royce Da 5’9” Salute Sada Baby’s Sobriety After He Kicked Lean Habit

COMPLIMENTS MATTER – Jan. 25, 2023 - Royce Da 5’9″ has been sober for over a decade after going cold turkey one morning in 2012 and deciding to fully ditch alcohol and drugs. “I just woke up one day and I had a... Read More...

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The Reality of the Taliban’s War On Drugs

IT’S NOT WORKING EITHER – Jan. 28, 2023 - The Taliban tried banning poppy cultivation in 2001, but it was found that Mullah Omar had purchased a huge quantity of opium from the market at a low price just before... Read More...

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Muslim Leaders Helping People To Overcome Addictions

ALLAH POWER – Jan. 27, 2023 - I’ve been running around dealing with these issues with families within our community for nearly nine years,” he told the ABC.” getting phone calls from parents who are concerned ... Read More...

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