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Golf Memorial Raises $20,000 for Addiction Prevention

WATCH – UNBEARABLE TRAGEDY – Sept. 4, 2021 - “He stayed clean for about nine months then he relapsed, unfortunately,” Smith said. “People said, ‘well, did you try this and did you try that?’ I appreciate what ... Read More...

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Doing the Dance Between Life and Death with Orthorexia Nervosa

WATCH – IF FOOD BE THE FOOD OF LOVE, EAT ON – Sept. 5, 2021 - When she began her recovery, she was able to trace many of her challenges back to the impact of growing up with a difficult home life. She lo... Read More...

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Popular Drinks With More Sugar Than Soda

WATCH – WHY AMERICA IS SO SICK – August 18, 2021 - Snapple Apple We have the same concerns for Snapple Apple that we do for Minute Maid lemonade. Of the 47 grams of total sugar, 42 of them are added—that’s a l... Read More...

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How Diet Affects Mental Health

YOU FEEL WHAT YOU EAT – Sept. 9, 2021 - The old saying goes “you are what you eat,” but a recent study finds it may be more accurate to say your mood is what you eat. Researchers from Binghamton Universi... Read More...

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Is Body Dissatisfaction A Global Crisis?

WATCH – MEDIA TV: MIRROR, MIRROR – Sept. 8, 2021 - Early in the first episode, Sampson points to the crucial role the advertising industry has played in determing what is beautiful. The viewer is privy to a ph... Read More...

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John Mulaney on His Addiction and Recovery

WATCH – WHERE HE’S AT – Sept. 12, 2021 - The Chicago native also revealed that he was expecting his first child with Munn and reflected on his future, adding, “You guys saved me from drugs, and Olivia and this... Read More...

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The Sacklers Walk Off Into the Sunset. Reform the System.

NEVER PRISON FOR KILLER BILLIONAIRES – by Ryan Hampton Sept. 11, 2021 - During negotiations, I often asked: Why couldn’t we just eliminate the nonbankrupt Sacklers from the process? I believe this wou... Read More...

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Addiction Specialists ‘Massive Conflict of Interest’ for Ties to Drug-Testing Industry

ONLY IN CANADA (haha) – Sept. 12, 2021 - “Most of us have to pay crazy amounts of money to use the companies owned by the same group of doctors who dictate our return-to-work requirements,” said Victoria nurse... Read More...

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Megan Fox’s “Pretty Severe Eating Disorder”

VULNERABILITY IS BEAUTIFUL – Sept 9, 2021 - “However, at a certain point, I went through some trauma in childhood and I developed a pretty severe eating disorder and manic depression, which runs in my fa... Read More...

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Stores Have More Time to Submit Cigarette Warnings

COUGH UP A LUNG ON US? – Sept. 1, 2021 - Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers that create their own cigarette advertisements are required to file a plan with the FDA that includes the schedule for ro... Read More...

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Seattle Overdose Task Force Calls for Decriminalization of ALL DRUGS

THE ONLY WAY TO STOP DYING – Sept. 2, 2021 - With respect to psychedelics, the group’s one-page summary said that “municipalities, in the state of Washington and elsewhere, that have an independent ordinance crimi... Read More...

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Pill Mill-ions: America’s Lucrative, Criminally Resilient Quasi-Legal Drug Dealing Enterprise by Christopher Dale

GIVE THEM A DOSE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE – Sept. 11, 2021 - Nurse, we need a prescription pad and a lawyer, STAT. Oh, and refer the patient to the county morgue. According to medical professionals direc... Read More...

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Can a Vaccine Fight Opioid Epidemic?

IN THE BRAIN? – Sept. 7, 2021 - A similar vaccine that prevents opioids from reaching the brain also is being developed by Virginia Tech researchers. This vaccine was developed by Marco Pravetoni, a U... Read More...

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How Ex-sales Exec Found a Second Career in Hypnotherapy

WATCH – START COUNTING BACKWARDS – June 23, 2021 - “I realized that the industry is changing and so was I,” Ludovici, 51, recounted. “It just seemed like everything around me was crumbling and my frustration was gr... Read More...

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Break Up With Booze for Sober October With These Non-Alcoholic Wines and Cocktails

THEY’RE JUST BEVERAGES – 2021 - Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditab... Read More...

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If You Still Think Addiction is a Disease, READ THIS FOR A REALITY CHECK

ASTHMA IS A DISEASE – 2018 - Yet the disease concept of addiction may do more harm than good, to addicts, their families, the surrounding community, and the public health system at large. Here’s how. ... Read More...

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Busting Eating Disorder Stereotypes

WATCH – SIZE DOESN’T MATTER – Sept. 8, 2021 - When plus-sized supermodel Tess Holliday opened up this spring about her struggle with anorexia, she also spoke about the backlash she received, saying, “I u... Read More...

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Liz Fraser: My Life With An Alcoholic Partner

AL-ANON ANYONE? – Sept 12, 2021 - At the height of his addiction, Mike was so saturated by alcohol and anxiety he was barely able to think or function normally. He was nervous, wired, aggressive and prim... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Judy Crane

“We do a huge injustice when we point our finger and make judgment about behaviors rather than recognizing the innate goodness of most human beings” —Judy Crane ... Read More...

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Senator Edward Markey Decries Sackler Family Going Free for Murder

STILL NO JUSTICE – Sept 2, 2021 - “A bankruptcy settlement should not absolve the Sacklers and their partners in crime from their culpability in the opioid epidemic. While funds to support on-going treat... Read More...

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Keith McCants, ex-NFL Player Struggled Who with Addiction Dead at 53

TOO DAMN SAD – Sept. 2, 2021 -“Before was over with, I was consuming over 183 pills a week, not knowing the effects it had on my liver or my kidneys,” McCants said in a 2015 Vice Sports interview. He was neve... Read More...

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The Well-Blown Mind

MEDIA: TWO BOOKS ON DRUGS – Sept. 23, 2021 - The doublethink created by this language exasperates Carl Hart, a professor of neuroscience at Columbia University. “In recent years, psychedelic drugs have b... Read More...

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Soberlockn’ Creates Safe Space For Music Lovers

WATCH – WHARF RATS ARE REPRODUCING – August 28, 2021 - “It’s truly a remarkable experience to come to a live music festival and have the space to meet with other music fans that are also in recovery to share our ex... Read More...

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Canada’s Drug Policy — Not Drugs — Is Killing People

OH CANADA, OH NO – August 31, 2021 - It’s mind-boggling communities across Canada must still organize for an annual awareness day to draw public and policymakers’ attention to poisoned street drugs ... Read More...

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Tim Choquette Runs Race for the Herren Project

HELPING THE SOBRIETY TEAM – Sept. 1, 2021 - I didn’t just leave the drugs and drinking behind when I left Massachusetts to start over in Florida. I left all of my friends and family. One of my best frien... Read More...

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CEO of Long Beach Drug Treatment Provider Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison Island

GO TO JAIL – Sept. 2, 2021 - Ciampa founded the non-profit Atlantic Recovery Services (ARS), later called Atlantic Health Services, in 1996 and served as its president and CEO until its closure in April 2013 f... Read More...

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Michelle Heaton’s Searingly Honest Struggles With Alcoholism

CONFIDENCE IN ABSTINENCE – Sept. 2, 2021 - Since going to rehab to try and help her get a handle on her life, the singer who rose to fame on the ITV talent show Popstars in the early noughties, said that... Read More...

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Soberlink’s Revolutionary Product Is Helping People Get and Stay Sober

IT WORKS IF YOU USE IT – Sept. 2, 2021 - “If you or someone you love has struggled with addiction, you know that the stigma around the disease can make recovery all the more daunting,” said Brad Keays, C... Read More...

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How Business Can Become Recovery-Friendly by Leslie Glass

NESPRESSO MACHINES FOR EVERYONE – Sept. 1 2021 - Sobriety should be honored and celebrated because, to use the lowest common denominator, it’s just good for business. When people seek treatment for their addic... Read More...

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