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Women Search For Solutions After Mass Overdose Event

VIDEO – RESOLUTION? – Jan. 13, 2023 - “It’s really important to me for lots of reasons,” Paul said. “I’ve lost lots of family members to opioid overdoses, right? I’ve lost a nephew, a cousin, my brother, and my son ... Read More...

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Judge Invalidates FDA Graphic Cigarette Health Warnings

SMOKE GETS IN THEIR EYES – Jan. 9, 2023 - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of speech. This freedom includes the ability to speak and the right to not speak at all. The U.... Read More...

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Do You Suffer From Work Addiction?

BRING HOME THE BACON, NOT BRAIN DAMAGE – Jan. 19, 2023 - Like any addiction, workaholism is a real condition. Unfortunately, some consider it an admired trait; it’s not. Scholarly studies show people who... Read More...

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$30 Million Gift to Build an Addiction Treatment Center

SHOW ME THE MONEY – Jan. 19, 2023 - The question came out of the blue, or so it seemed to Crossing Healthcare CEO Tanya Andricks: If you had $30 million to design an addiction treatment facility, how would you ... Read More...

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Priscilla Presley Tried To Save Lisa Marie From Drugs By Turning To Scientology

VIDEO – GOING TO ANY LENGTHS – Jan. 17, 2023 - For a very long time, Priscila Presley joined the contentious church and even reared her kid there. But in 2013, Lisa Marie Presley left Scientology. As a result o... Read More...

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Portugal’s Response to Addiction Sparks Global Envy

VIDEO – COMPASSIONATE AND INTELLIGENT – Jan. 16, 2023 - While many European countries are struggling to tackle a rise in drug trafficking and drug use, some are looking to Portugal for inspiration on how to succes... Read More...

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How to Incorporate Meditation Into Your Daily Life

15 MINUTES A DAY! – Jan. 19, 2023 - Existential tension can be thought of as a resistance to being here on earth, incarnated into lives filled with threats, hostile forces, violence and unexpected and uncontro... Read More...

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How The Brain Creates Consciousness

IT’S COMPLICATED – Jan. 21, 2023 - In a similar way, altered states of consciousness, such as those induced by psychedelic drugs or low oxygen levels, involve normal levels of arousal but disorganized se... Read More...

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Quit Lit Targets Women’s Sobriety

GETTING BACK TO READING! – Jan. 19, 2023 - These confessionals about alcohol dependence share a common theme: explaining in vivid detail the author’s battle with the bottle, and the ways in which society has du... Read More...

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Dr. Nora Volkow on Drug Addiction

AUDIO – GIVE A LISTEN – Jan. 17, 2023 - A look at drug issues facing the country today and how they’ve changed. We discuss the issues of drug addiction, the distribution of fentanyl, and the rising number of overdos... Read More...

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Heroin Nasal Spray Increases Harm Reduction Options

LENNY BRUCE WOULD HAVE APPROVED – Jan. 17, 2023 - “You don’t have the same feeling—no rush, the same high as you get from injecting,” Dr. Vogel told Filter. And some people who don’t want to inject nonetheless... Read More...

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Treatment Center Employees Arrested for Using Drugs In Front of Clients

VIDEO – A-HOLES – Jan. 6, 2023 - On Wednesday, police arrested 29-year-old Jessica Sternisha of Constable, 29-year-old Alex Hammond of Constable and 26-year-old Melissa Martin of Moira for endangering the welfa... Read More...

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Doctor Gets 20 Years In Sober Home Fraud

THAT'S A LOT OF URINE – Jan. 9, 2023 - “For nearly a decade, Michael Ligotti exploited vulnerable patients seeking addiction treatment, a reprehensible abuse of trust by a physician,” Assistant Attorney General ... Read More...

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Offering Addicts Treatments In Pharmacies Could Help

NPR AUDIO – ALL THINGS CONSIDERED – Jan. 11, 2023 - A small study shows pharmacists could play a key role in getting addiction medication directly into the hands of more people who need it, but there are a lot of ... Read More...

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63% of Alcoholics Exhibit Significant Cognitive Improvements within 18 Days of Abstinence

WHY WAIT? – Jan. 7, 2023 - Neuropsychological assessments tested verbal episodic memory, verbal working memory, executive functioning, and visuospatial abilities. Participants who had alcohol use disorder were ... Read More...

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‘Injecting Hope’ Watch Documentary

VIDEO – FILM MATTERS – Jan. 8, 2023 - From the mayor’s office to the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, ABC7 News meets those trying to solve the drug overdose crisis and those caught in addiction. We hit ... Read More...

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Interview with Jared Callahan – Director of Clean Slate

AUDIO – PEOPLEPEOPLEMEDIA.COM – Dec. 2022 - Jared Callahan, director of Clean Slate, the documentary, joins us to discuss the film. Clean Slate is a documentary based on two men who try to create a short film while ... Read More...

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More School Counselors Could Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

EACH ONE TEACH ONE – Jan. 9, 2023 - These developments drew new attention to a worsening situation, yet concrete strategies for improving youth mental health are often missing from the discussion, notes Assista... Read More...

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Joey Rubio Helps Hundreds Beat Homelessness and Addiction

VIDEO ONLY – JOEY IS ANGELIC – Jan. 10, 2023 - After spending 35 years in prison, Joey Rubio is offering a second chance to others. Click@CBS8 ... Read More...

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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 do sex work and are living in certain situations,” says Orisha Bowers, the Executive Director of the National... Read More...

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Ville Valo: Bam Margera is “Turning Into a Monster”

VIDEO – DR. JEKYLL OR MR. HYDE – Jan. 10, 2023 - “I am an alcoholic. I have been for a long time,” he said. “I remember when I was probably 24, I was so mesmerised by Ville Valo from HIM … he would just walk down th... Read More...

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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 syringe services programs are five times more likely to enter treatment and about three times more lik... Read More...

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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 to Demi Lovato’s latest stunt: Demi Lovato’s on-again, off-again, relationship with Go... Read More...

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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 other addicts, talking in great detail about his life. He said that at times he had to “pinch myself” that it was real... Read More...

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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 pound quantities. He admitted he bought pound and kilogram quantities of methamphetamine f... Read More...

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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, they saw Hagedorn speeding and pulled him over. They say it took several commands for him to roll down the ... Read More...

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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 as the bruises she was accustomed to getting from injecting fentanyl began hardening into an armor o... Read More...

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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 were lucky and navigated the last few years without losing loved ones, a job or becoming ill, the experience ... Read More...

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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 of the Utica Police Department traveled around Utica Tuesday to spread “Erin’s Light” while delivering ca... Read More...

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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 viral YouTube channel The Fine Bros., has had fans “in tears” after releasing a heartfelt confessional that d... Read More...

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