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Opium: Afghanistan’s Export That Funded The Taliban

HEROIN’S BAD WITHDRAWAL – August 16, 2021 - Afghan farmers weigh myriad factors in deciding how much poppy to plant. These range from annual precipitation and the price of wheat, the main alternative crop to p... Read More...

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Sweeping Mental Health Under the Rug

NO RELIEF IN SIGHT – August 11, 2021- According to the Associated Press, “in California, a quarter of the 161,000 people experiencing homelessness also have a severe mental illness.” They “pinball” betwe... Read More...

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In the Opioid Epidemic, More Reasons for Hope Than Despair

NOT THE ONION – August 8, 2021 - That picture won’t change much on Monday, when one of the nation’s biggest opioid settlements is set to be effectively resolved. A federal judge is expected to certify Purdue’s... Read More...

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Man charged in woman’s death approved to enter rehab program

EVERYONE DESERVES RECOVERY? – August 2, 2021 - During the investigation, officers were able to quickly connect Tyler Anglin, 33, as a person of interest connected to Hinkle’s death. According to... Read More...

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Formerly homeless woman given furniture, TV, gift cards after finding housing

WATCH – SHE’S IN HEAVEN – August 11, 2021 - Mallard has only spent a week in the new apartment. She said she’s still getting accustomed to sleeping in her own bed. NewsChannel5 viewers donated a TV and stan... Read More...

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Pharma Company Loses Tens of Millions of Opiate Doses, Or Did They?

WATCH – BLACK MARKETEERS? – August 12, 2021 - Groogan described the definition of “diversion” as the re-routing of highly addictive, highly dangerous opiates into the black market for illegal sale. The civi... Read More...

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How Much Phone Time Is Too Much?

LISTEN – IT’S LESS THAN YOU THINK – August 13, 2021 - STACEY VANEK SMITH, BYLINE: There is this question looming, right? So is there even such a thing as a digital addiction? This is a big controversy right no... Read More...

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‘Kimber would be dead’: How an overdose safety hotline saved her life

HARM REDUCTION = DEATH REDUCTION – August 13, 2021 - “I know the people who ended up dying are the people who come out of rehab and use,” King said. “I just wanted to be safe.” She called the number. If she... Read More...

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The Sacklers Love Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

WATCH – THEY SEE DEAD PEOPLE – August 8, 2021 - John Oliver explains how the Sackler family has been handling lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, how hard they’ve been fighting to defend their name, and why... Read More...

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She Died of Opiate Use and Her Parents Open a Recovery Center

THE FAMILY AFTERWARDS – August 10, 2021 - The parents of a Vermont woman who died from an opioid overdose in 2019 are holding an open house this weekend at a recovery center created in her memory. Gre... Read More...

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The Connection Between Addiction And Mental Health

WE’RE ONLY HUMAN – August 14, 2021 - From depression and anxiety to drug and alcohol use, mental health struggles are common. In fact, nearly 44 million Americans are affected by mental health conditions each ... Read More...

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Kit Harington Reveals Most Beautiful Thing About Sobriety

PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION – August 8, 2021 - “You get to a place where you feel like you are a bad person, you feel like you are a shameful person, and you feel that there’s no way out, that’s just who you... Read More...

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Her Son Is Addicted To Drugs. She’s Against SAFE Consumption Sites

MAMA KNOWS BEST? – August 12, 2021 - She would rather see money spent on treatment facilities to improve wait times, which at times can be months. “He needs the support group. He needs people who are ... Read More...

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Finding a Way Back from Suicide

LISTEN – SHOCKED BACK FROM THE DEAD – August 9, 2021 - Dr. P. was an ECT specialist at the institute. Electroconvulsive therapy, once known as shock therapy, sends an electric current to the brain, which produ... Read More...

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Psychiatry Is the Cause, Not the Solution

CHEMICALS THINKING – August 8, 2021 - Despite the details, the general theme is the same: someone starts having “psychiatric symptoms,” they are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and prescribed medic... Read More...

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What’s Blocking Women From Success & Happiness?

THE TYRANNY OF THE MINORITY – August 9, 2021 - “When I say ‘patriarchy,’ I’m not referring to individual men,” says Rein. “I mean a system of inequality and oppression where the power, economic, politica... Read More...

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Alcohol Linked To Cancer, Coffee Offers Some Protection

THERE IS A GOD – August 9, 2021 - The research has come with this interesting fact that coffee can help one improve the overall medical condition which may be damaged by the use of liquor. Furthermore, eati... Read More...

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U.S. Is Facing a Naloxone Shortage Amid Record Overdose Deaths

BUT THERE’S PLENTY OF VIAGRA – August 11, 2021 - Unfortunately, drugmakers are seeing a shortage of the medication right now, Filter reports. While there are different types of naloxone available (includ... Read More...

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Homeless man stuck in loop of fractured system

SHAMEFUL CYCLE OF DESPAIR – August 7, 2021 - “The public just doesn’t know. They’re mad about all the encampments and people on the streets because they don’t understand what it takes to deal with this other t... Read More...

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Male Celebrities Reveal Their Eating Disorders

LETTING IT ALL OUT – August 12, 2021 - In his 2016 photographic autobiography, musician Zayn Malik discussed the disordered eating that plagued him during his time in One Direction. He wrote, “Something I’v... Read More...

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Congresswoman Celebrates Opening of a New Recovery Center

WHERE WE CAN ALL GET HEALED – August 13, 2021 - “Here in West Virginia, we’re a family. We help each other through hard times, and when we see a neighbor struggling, we do what we can to help them get back on their... Read More...

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Survivors allege teen hate rehab program refused to report rapes

SICK SOULS SELLING SICKNESS – July 21, 2021 - While Insight executive director Clint Stonebraker did not respond to the allegations of racism and homophobia previously reported by YES! Weekly, he did to ... Read More...

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Mental Health Teams Get Better Outcomes Than Police

NURSES NOT NIGHT STICKS – July 27, 2021 - New York’s program is modeled after a successful, decades-old program in Eugene, Ore., known as Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets, or CAHOOTS. Other similar ... Read More...

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Psychedelics Decriminalization Advancing Coast to Coast

IT’S A GROWTH INDUSTRY – AUGUST 3, 2021 - From Massachusetts to California, advocates are actively making new strides to reform local laws governing psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca—building on a national ... Read More...

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Brooklyn Dismisses 3,500 Marijuana Cases

WHAT A WONDERFUL TOWN – July 29, 2021 - The bill also required that marijuana convictions no longer considered criminal be automatically “vacated and dismissed.” This makes about 160,000 records eligible... Read More...

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From dope to hope: One man’s journey to sobriety

EVERY STEP COUNTS – AUGUST 4, 2021 - He learned that once you’ve reached rock bottom, the only way out is up. June 22, 2020, is the day Mathews reclaimed his life. For the past 13 months, Mathews — who lives... Read More...

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Psychology Director gives mental health warning signs for kids

WATCH – WATCH FOR KIDS AT PLAY – August 4, 2021 - “We’ve seen an increase still in ingestion of drugs, and a significant amount, some suicide and some not. And then others increase in eating disorders. S... Read More...

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Naloxone Kits Save 500 Lives

IF UTAH CAN, SO CAN EVERYONE – August 4, 2021 - Utah Naloxone announced Monday, law enforcement agencies reported saving 500 lives from overdoses since 2016. The group has partnered with agencies to equi... Read More...

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What every U.S. employer can do to help end the overdose epidemic

RECOVERY IS GOOD BUSINESS – August 4, 2021 - The evolving epidemic, which is now being fueled largely by illicitly manufactured and adulterated fentanyl and fentanyl analogs and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More...

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100 (hundred) whole 24 (twenty-four) hour days! Michelle Heaton marks sobriety milestone

WATCH – A YEAR WILL BLOW HER MIND – August 6, 2021 - Admitting you need or want help is the first and hardest step. Let’s beat this! One day at a time. Not for tomorrow, just for today! Help is out there... Read More...

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