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Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up

WHY BOTHER? – Feb. 27, 2024 - Shrier’s new book Bad Therapy, an astute and impassioned analysis of the mental-health crisis now afflicting adolescents, may cause a similar emotional meltdown in some corners of Americ... Read More...

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Kids Sniffing This Pantry Staple to Get High

IT’S NOT GLUE – March 19, 2024 - The woman, who goes by the name Lakeview Living on TikTok, ignited the controversy after speaking with a teacher who related the issues that schools in their area are experienc... Read More...

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‘Safe, Simple, Cost-effective:’ Acupuncture as Opioid Alternative

VIDEO – THE RIGHT KIND OF NEEDLE – March 21, 2024 -For Kayla Rath, a correctional officer in the armed forces, this method has made a major difference in her life — both at work and at home. I can say that in... Read More...

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‘Locks for Addiction’ Founder Heartbroken After Vandalism

VIDEO – ONE FROM THE HEART – March 19, 2024 - For years now, a Lexington mother has tried to bring hope to those working towards sobriety. But she came across a disheartening scene this weekend. Pam Stamper sta... Read More...

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Musician Shares His Inspirations and Journey to Sobriety

VIDEO – ALL THE RIGHT NOTES – March 12, 2024 - “I’m in a 12-step recovery program and I recorded a song for each step along the way. 12 steps. 12 songs. The album is called ‘The Program.’” “If there’s anyone out ther... Read More...

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Farmer Shares Her Battle with Alcoholism in PBS doc ‘Greener Pastures’

VIDEO – PLANTING THE SEED OF RECOVERY – March 27, 2024 - Several Midwesterners will break your heart in this “Independent Lens” documentary about farmers dealing with mental health issues. But the one who resonates... Read More...

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A Psychedelics Reporter With a Changing Perspective

PRISM VISION – March 20, 2024 - As a reporter covering psychedelic medicine for the Health and Science desk at The New York Times, the drugs that often command my attention are familiar to any veteran psychona... Read More...

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Screens Poison Kids’ Minds

HIJACKED BRAINS – March 22, 2024 - Teenagers are inundated with notifications, with one study estimating they get 237 pings a day. “Smartphones and social media fundamentally changed the way teens spend their ... Read More...

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How widespread is Gambling Addiction in the U.S.?

POINT SPREADS ARE SEXY – March 23, 2024 - The firing of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend after allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball player i... Read More...

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Hawaiian Hotels/Restaurants Could Be Required to Stock Narcan

AUDIO – THE HOMELESS SHELTERS TOO? – March 21, 2024 - “We really want to get health and harm reduction folks out there with the counselors to really try to offer people options to get into therapy and treatments so t... Read More...

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Kids’ Phone-Based Existence InHuman

CHILDHOOD CANCELED – March 21, 2024 - “Suppose that when your first child turned ten, a visionary billionaire whom you’ve never met chose her to join the first permanent human settlement on Mars … Would you let her g... Read More...

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Lawmakers Shoot Down Plan to Crack Down on Sober Living Homes

CRACKED UP – March 22, 2024 - Lawmakers are working to tighten the reins on fraudulent sober living homes after bad actors defrauded Arizona’s Medicaid agency out of billions of dollars. But one such bill was ... Read More...

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WAXAHATCHEE – TIGERS BLOOD

WHAT’S IN A NAME – MARCH 20, 2024 - On her sixth album ‘Tigers Blood’, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield is distancing herself from her demons and embracing home. Katie Crutchfield is back, the Alabama-bor... Read More...

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Biden Moves to Relax Federal Weed Restrictions

TIME HAS COME TODAY – March 7, 2024 - President Joe Biden reiterated that nobody should go to prison for cannabis use, and touted his administration’s moves to evaluate whether federal marijuana restrictions s... Read More...

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Decriminalizing Drugs Could Help More People Seek Treatment

VIDEO – IT’S THE ONLY SOLUTION – March 11, 2024 - “If you reduce stigma and fear of criminalization, people are more likely to be vulnerable and honest about the struggles they have,” Schaffner said. “When they’re ... Read More...

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Three Months After Leaving Patton State Mental Hospital She Was Dead

AUDIO – SCANDAL or FATE? – March 13, 2024 - The department agreed to pay the Amity Foundation roughly $121 million over five years to oversee and review reentry homes in Los Angeles County, Taxpayers paid about $5,... Read More...

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What Is RECOVERY CAPITAL?

IT’S EVERYTHING – March 11, 2024 - Recovery capital is comprised of social, physical, cultural and human forms of capital. It consists of, but is not limited to, personal and social characteristics, networks, ... Read More...

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Life Without TikTok

INDIA BLOCKS TikTok – March 15, 2024 - What happened when the world’s most populous nation turned off TikTok. In June 2020, after a violent clash on the India-China border that left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead, ... Read More...

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What I Have Learned Through Childhood Trauma

THIS TOO SHALL PASS – March 2024 - I will never say that my trauma in childhood was a positive thing. In an ideal world there would be no such thing. However, for many of us it is a fact of life. Most of us have had ... Read More...

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Daughter Says State Should be Accountable for Father’s Death

VIDEO – REHABS OR GOLD RUSH – March 13, 2024 - I’m an only child, he only had me and I only had him,” Carletta Leslie said. Carletta’s father, Carson, died back in September 2022 after he went missing from Flagsta... Read More...

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“The Good Boss” Helps People Break Cycle of Homelessness and Addiction

VIDEO – THE GOOD NEWS BOSS – March 8, 2024 - Victor Oliveira will be the first to tell you that, 12 years ago, he couldn’t have imagined what he would be doing now. In 2012, he was released from a Massachusetts sta... Read More...

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The Profound Impact of Alcohol & Drugs on Your Brain

WHAT DAMAGE? – March 10, 2024 - Each of your brain cells has your genetic code stored in long strands of DNA. For all that DNA to fit into a cell, it needs to be packed tightly. This is achieved by winding the DNA ar... Read More...

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Walk-in Suboxone, Sublocade, and Vivitrol Treatment Clinic Opens

VIDEO – STEP RIGHT UP – March 11, 2024 - “People are dying,” said Dr. Elena Yanchar, chief of psychiatry at The Centers. “People are dying at numbers they shouldn’t be. People are suffering, and we have treatment.” D... Read More...

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Dean McDermott Reveals He Became a Drug Counselor after Getting Sober

VIDEO – A STAR KEEPS SHINING – March 13, 2024 - McDermott, 57, explains that he “went into treatment and put life back together,” adding he owes his life and newfound way of living to Harmony Place Treatment Center ... Read More...

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THE WAR ON RECOVERY

HOW NUTS IS THIS? – March 5, 2024 - A yearlong investigation by STAT shows that virtually every sector of American society is obstructing the use of medications that could prevent tens of thousands of deaths ea... Read More...

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Microplastics Found Clogging Human Arteries

LIKE OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS? – March 9, 2024 - ”It’s extraordinary,” cardiologist Eric Topol, “I’m a cardiologist for three decades plus and I never envisioned we’d have microplastic in our arteries and its pr... Read More...

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Oregon Lawmakers Ready to End Decriminalization ‘experiment’

VIDEO – WAR ON DRUG ADDICTS BACK ON – March 3, 2024 - “About four Oregonians a day are dying because of overdoses,” state Sen. Tim Knopp, a Republican and minority leader in the upper chamber, said” on Sunday. “The... Read More...

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Ex-Suns Player Rex Chapman’s Terrifying Memoir Sparks Conversations on Addiction

VIDEO – WRITING IT DOWN – Feb. 28, 2024 - While Chapman was flying high at the NBA level with athleticism and his distinct style of play, he sustained a variety of injuries. He sustained 10 injuries, seven of which... Read More...

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College Students Thrive in Substance-Free Living on Campus

GOOD GRADES WITHOUT GIN – Feb. 29, 2023 - There’s enormous pressure at college to drink and not everybody wants to feel that pressure. Substance-free dorms are a tool that can help support and build healthy ha... Read More...

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‘I used to be a happy drunk: I ain’t any more’: Paul Gascoigne on alcohol addiction

VIDEO – KICKING IS THE GOAL – March 6, 2024 - He revealed that he recently attended an AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting. Gascoigne said on the High Performance podcast: “If I want to make it a bad day, I’ll go in th... Read More...

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