Mother Calls Pres. Biden To Say ‘NO’ To Safe Consumption Sites VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – Feb. 1, 2023 - The drug overdose crisis is killing on average 50 people a month in San Francisco each month and some see safe injection sites as part of the solution. These are places peopl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 7 2023interventionInterviewOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Treating Addiction as a Disability Could Completely Transform Treatment IF ONLY – Feb. 1, 2023 - But unfortunately, following a phenomenon that’s been replicated throughout the country, SSPs have been subject to constant legal threats. In 2019, the major cities of Orange County suc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 7 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Overdose Prevention Campaign Advocating Drug Use? ‘Do it with friends’ VIDEO – TRYING ANYTHING – Jan. 31, 2023 - Another poster from the campaign, which features a gleeful group of drug users, advises to “take it easy” and “go slow” when using. “Use less at first to test the strength o... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 7 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Gambling Addictions For Teens on the Rise VIDEO – AND IT’S EVERYWHERE – Jan. 29, 2023 - According to the state’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports, gambling is more accessible today than ever before to anyone, and that includes teenagers. Al... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 7 2023GaminginternetinterventionRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlteenagersvideo games
Children and Teens Going Limp? NOT THEIR THUMBS – Jan. 30, 2023 - The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that children and adolescents (5-17 years old) get an average of at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous intensity physica... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 7 2023interventionlife expectancyteenagers
Venture Capital Investing Little in Addiction Treatment ONLY DRUGS CAN SAVE LIVES – Feb. 2, 2023 - “There’s still a lot to be learned for identifying the underlying cause of addiction and being able to address that with a specific target,” he said. “That limits the shots ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 7 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
FILMS: Alice and Leslie Hit Rock Bottom GO TO THE MOVIES – Feb. 1, 2023 - These are not happily ever after stories - far from it, actually. The work that both Alice and Leslie have put in to get them to this point marks their beginning of making thin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 7 2023interventionRecoveryRehab
Concert In Manhattan To Benefit LGBTQ’s Struggling With Addiction MUSIC CAN HEAL – Jan. 26, 2023 - “In July of 2021, we lost our son Nic to a fentanyl poisoning,” Pagano said. Nic was a New Yorker who overdosed in Connecticut, where he’d moved for addiction treatment. Before ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionJan 31 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What It’s Like to Grow Up in an Alcoholic Family ASK AN ALATEEN – Jan. 23, 2023 - On the other hand, the children also framed themselves as competent agents who developed effective coping strategies, such as trying to reduce their parent’s drinking and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 31 2023RecoveryRehabTrauma
Brooke Shields “I Said Goodbye To Mom Every Time She Drank” NURSING...A COCKTAIL – Jan. 23, 2023 - “I said goodbye to her every time she drank”: Brooke Shields’ revelation on her mother’s alcoholism. Click@ANINews ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJan 31 2023RecoveryRehab
New Jersey Plans to Offer Free Narcan For All SAVE-A-LIFE-FOR-FREE – Jan. 23, 2023 - New Jersey’s government has held naloxone “giveaways” in years past. Since 2018, the state’s Department of Human Services has distributed around 186,000 two-dose naloxone kits. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023life expectancyRecoveryRehab
Can ‘Damp’ TikTok Trend Change People’s Drinking Habits MAYBE! – Jan. 22, 2023 - Plus, drinking less could save you a bit of money. Of course, the potential benefits of transitioning to a damp lifestyle will depend on how much you were drinking beforehand – a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 31 2023RecoveryRehab
Overdose Kits Available at NYC Bars VIDEO – SAVE-A-NEW YORKER’S LIFE – June 24, 2022 - The NYC Office of Nightlife hosted a training session at Lucky Jack’s on the Lower East Side on Tuesday. Lucky Jack’s owner Meghan Joye said you want to be ready ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Mindfulness As Effective As Anxiety Drugs WHO CAN EVEN SIT STILL? – Jan. 23, 2023 - A seven-point scale was used to assess anxiety among 208 participants, with a score of seven representing extreme anxiety and a score of one being normal. In both the m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Study: Promising Results to Fight Addiction VIDEO – MONKEY OFF THE MONKEY’S BACK – Jan. 25, 2023 - They found that blocking an enzyme, called CA4 in the brain, reduced cocaine-seeking behavior and relapse in the withdrawal phase. Click@KCRG ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Family Uses Son’s Adderall Death To Warn Others VIDEO – DOC DRUGS CAN KILL TOO – Jan. 24, 2023 - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Richard Fee was destined to change the world, but after becoming addicted to a prescribed psychiatric drug, his life was cut short. News 3 ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023OverdoseRecoveryTrauma
Dr Michelle Humeidan on Pro-Active Pain Management VIDEO – LIFE IS NOT SUFFERING – Jan. 27, 2023 - Dr. Humeidan is providing pain management alternatives with a program for cancer patients. This program sends patients home on a strict and constant 24-hour regimen of... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerinterventionInterviewJan 31 2023life expectancyRecoveryTrauma
Ibogaine Can Treat Addiction. The Race Is On To Cash In! BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY – Jan. 24, 2023 - It was horrific, it was the worst thing in the world, what I saw,” said Smith (whose name has been changed to protect her identity) referring to her experience on ibogaine. Be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023PsychedelicsRecoveryRehab
The Drug Was Meant to Save Children’s Lives, Instead … They’re Dying LAX REGULATION? – Jan. 25, 2023 - At an urgent care clinic, the doctor found more lumps under Isadora’s arms and in her groin. The doctor urged Emily to take her daughter to a hospital as soon as she and her hu... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023Trauma
Doctor Who Distributed 40-60 Kilos of Oxycontin Laughs at 4 Month Home Sentence VIDEO – NO PAIN, NO SHAME – Jan. 24, 2023 - The third and final defendant in a federal oxycodone case in Baltimore County was sentenced on Tuesday, almost five years after the investigation began. Dr. Norman Rosen, 8... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Florida Nursing Schools Sold 7,600 Fake Diplomas HOW MANY DOCTORATES? – Jan. 26, 2023 - Twenty-five defendants, including school directors and diploma recipients, were charged in the scheme and each face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Attorneys for defendan... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 31 2023Mental Health
Pot Heads Should Disclose Usage Before Surgery VIDEO – PROTECT THE BODY TEMPLE – Jan. 22, 2023 - These particular guidelines took almost two years to develop. Most of the available literature is basic science or animal science. The clinical data is unfortunately... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023marijuanapotsmoking
Alcoholics Anonymous and The Inspiring Ministry of Father Ed Dowling HISTORY IS FUN – Jan. 19, 2023 - From then on, for as long as he lived, the memory of that experience would ground the deep sense of empathy that empowered his ministry to alcoholics, drug addicts, spouses in trouble... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionJan 31 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Vicious Cycle of Abuse and Memory IN GOD WE TRUST – Jan 25, 2023 - Declarative memory can be further categorized into episodic memory, which allows the recall of life events and their time and place, and semantic memory, which accounts for the ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 31 2023Mental HealthRecovery
Can Plant-Based Diet Help Us Overcome Addiction? THIS IS YOUR BRAIN OFF EGGS – Jan. 22, 2023 - Sud was introduced to the impact different diets have on mental health in 2010, when he attended a seven-day immersive retreat hosted by Rip Esselstyn, a New York T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionJan 31 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocaterelapse
Even Small Amounts of Booze Can Be Harmful to Health VIDEO – SO WHY BOTHER? – Jan. 26, 2023 - For more on all of this, I’m joined by Dr. Tim Naimi. He’s an alcohol epidemiologist and the director of the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Res... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 31 2023RecoveryRehab
John Mulaney – His Addiction and Downfall HE HAD TO HAVE IT – Jan. 26, 2023 - Given the fashion for public self-flagellation, and indeed for heart-on-sleeve solo comedy, one braces for a show in which Mulaney reckons, lip perhaps a-tremble, with his pu... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionJan 31 2023
Three Tips For Travelling When Sober DON’T ORDER THE GRAPPA – Jan. 17, 2023 - Filling your day when on your travels is important and will help keep away any cravings or temptations. It’s often during the evening when people are most likely ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 24 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Addiction Crisis Causing Spike In Endocarditis Cases STOP BEFORE IT STOPS YOUR HEART – Jan. 17, 2023 - With drug deaths hovering at an all-time high and endocarditis cases among drug users up nearly tenfold in the last decade, physicians, researchers, and health ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 24 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
SAMHSA’s Methadone Reforms Toothless LIKE ALWAYS – Jan. 12, 2023 - SAMHSA’s new proposals are also geared to help “those who reside far from an OTP or who lack access to reliable transportation to receive treatment … care for loved ones and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 24 2023methRecoveryRehab