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Punishing Drug Users Heightens The Stigma Of Addiction

NO SHAME IN THEIR GAME – August 7, 2021 - Our understanding of substance use disorders as chronic but treatable health conditions has come a long way since the dark days when they were thought of as char... Read More...

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Grayson Murray Says PGA Tour Never Offered Help with Alcoholism

IN THE ROUGH – July 24, 2021 - Golfer Grayson Murray publicly disclosed suffering from alcoholism in a statement Friday and accused the PGA Tour of refusing to help him with the issue. “The PGA Tour d... Read More...

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POPPERS – Everything you ever wanted to know…or Not!

EXTRAORDINARY EXPOSÉ – July 27, 2021 - But poppers aren’t exactly a household name, at least when compared to other recreational or sex drugs like molly or Viagra, especially among straight people, even ... Read More...

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Comedian Richard Lewis is Not curbing his enthusiasm, Celebrates 27 years of sobriety

LIVING FUNNY – August 4, 2021 - o his followers, Lewis added, “If you’re struggling you can get help. I did. 8/4/21 27 years sober.” The post was liked more than 116,000 times as of Wendesday morning and was... Read More...

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The Love BOMB!

HURTING CHILDREN AS POLICY – July 2021 - Meehan started developing Enthusiastic Sobriety, which was both a theory and a practice. In order to entice teens, he believed, clean living needed to be just as fun—and... Read More...

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Nicotine addiction explained — and how medications can help

NOT TOO KOOL – July 27, 2021 - Addiction is now understood to be a chronic neurological disorder that, like other chronic diseases, responds to treatment. Ideally, management of nicotine addiction combines medi... Read More...

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Quit Genius Raises $64 Million For Its Addiction Treatment Telehealth Startup

VA VA VA ZOOM? – July 19, 2021 - Such an approach allows a patient to conduct weekly sessions with a doctor, while also accessing digital tools and chat features that nudge or support them in the interim... Read More...

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Marlee Matlin Credits The Fonz With Giving Her A Home While Getting Sober

GOOD CITIZEN AWARD – August 7, 2021 - Actress Marlee Matlin has thanked Henry Winkler for letting her live with his family while she got sober as a young adult. The deaf star first met Winkler when she was ... Read More...

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Fish becoming addicted to methamphetamine

SNORTING IT 24/7 – August 6, 2021 - To reach these conclusions, the team led by Horký, in coordination with colleagues from the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, designed an experiment that measu... Read More...

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The Exploding Male Mental Health Crisis

SILENCE = DEATH – August 4, 2021 - Q: Why are the recorded rates of anxiety and depression among males so much lower than among females? Kristin Wilson: For girls, it’s much more acceptable to talk... Read More...

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Social media addiction on the rise

WATCH – DEPTH OF THINKING OBSOLETE? – July 29, 2021 - This unhealthy relationship can often lead to the comparison of your own life to others. Depression, anxiety and low self-esteem can form as a result... Read More...

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I Had Decided to Quit Opioids but Being in Prison Made It Harder in Every Way

HELL IS HARD TO GET OUT OF – July 25, 2021 - But in time, after daily use, my body built up tolerance to the pills, and one wasn’t enough. Soon I needed two to feel the high, and eventually three. I would... Read More...

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Maritza Perez Focuses on Downside of Criminalizing Drug Use

IT’S ALL DOWNSIDE – July 26, 2021 - “Targeted drug enforcement and over-policing in communities of color have led to severe consequences to Black and brown populations,” said Perez. “I’m not just talking... Read More...

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Philippine President Duterte Wants to Kill Drug Dealers

THE FINAL SOLUTION – July 27, 2021 - The killings have alarmed Western governments, U.N. rights experts, and human rights groups. Duterte has acknowledged that he failed to fulfill a campaign promise to eradicate th... Read More...

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Male Survivors Of Abuse Struggle To Find Treatment

LISTEN – KEEP LOOKING – July 26, 2021 - ROCK: He knew he needed help, but there were few therapists specializing in this kind of trauma in Boston. Holland shoved his pain back down. It took another fi... Read More...

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Anderson Cooper on his newfound addiction

WATCH – IT’S ONLY A DRUG – July, 2021 - Best-selling author Michael Pollan talks to CNN’s Anderson Cooper about caffeine. more@CNN ... Read More...

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City of Parkersburg: No More Drug Treatment Centers or Sober Homes

LISTEN – WHERE ARE YOU GOING NOW? – July 29, 2021 - She worries that rehab programs are bringing vulnerable people to Parkersburg who may struggle to get back on their feet. “If they come and they decide after ... Read More...

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After 22 rehabs, Ione become a counselor!

WATCH – NEVER GIVE UP, ALWAYS GET UP! – July 30, 2021 - The daughter of a minister and a nurse, Johnson said her parents raised her lovingly and with good morals. But molestation that started when she was only 4, sh... Read More...

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Philly DA Larry Krasner sues over opioid settlement

HE GOES AGAINST THE GRAIN – July 22, 2021 - Krasner contends that his suit could generate more money for the city. The new complaint from Krasner focuses on the settlement agreement with the three maj... Read More...

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Schizophrenia from marijuana use is getting higher

WANNA SMOKE A BOWL? – July 26, 2021 - The proportion of schizophrenia cases linked with problematic use of marijuana has increased over the past 25 years, according to a new study from Denmark. In 1995, 2% o... Read More...

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Lily Allen Marked 2 Years “Drug & Alcohol Free”

EVERYONE CAN DO IT – July 28, 2021 - Appearance on The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, one person wrote, “Worried about you Lily. I feel like we’ve grown up together and I’ve never see you this thin.” ... Read More...

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Vin Baker lost millions to addiction, found salvation in a Starbucks

THREE POINT VENTE – July 10, 2021 - “There was a point where it was just waiting for the train to crash,” Baker told The Times. “You know how that goes. Like people get into situations like mine where they lose... Read More...

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Drug recovery center CEO ‘bought’ patients with cash

MAY THE TASK FORCE BE WITH YOU – August 1, 2021 - James Kigar, who co-owned a substance abuse treatment center in Boynton Beach, is fighting 119 felony charges, each count punishable by up to five years in state pri... Read More...

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Colonel shares: ‘Almost losing my life was a big wake-up call’

FALLING OUT OF LINE AND INTO THE DRINK – July 21, 2021 - “He said that there was a suicide attempt involved in that blackout,” Kreitz said on the podcasts. “I had no memory of it, which is really what scared me... Read More...

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Why is anyone still asking if there is food addiction?

BECAUSE THEIR MOUTH IS FULL? – July 21, 2021 - It’s long been debated in science whether or not food falls under the category of addiction. While food addiction is not formally in the Diagnostic and Stati... Read More...

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Atlantic City Votes to End Syringe Program

NOW YOU CAN PLAY WITH NEEDLES ON THE BOARDWALK – July 22, 2021 - Tibbitt has been so incensed about this supposed syringe “litter”—which the closure of Oasis would, of course, only increase—that he took state offi... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis opens up about her pain, alcohol & pain pill addiction

WATCH – SCREAMING FOR SOBRIETY – July 29, 2021 - While in conversation with AARP The Magazine, the Freaky Friday actor spoke about her journey towards sobriety which took her 22 years to reach. “I’ve been so... Read More...

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Pennsylvania to take down part of Treatment website for conflicting data

WHO GOT TO WHOM? – July 27, 2021 - The deficiencies cited in the inspections of the state’s roughly 800 licensed treatment centers actually are violations of state regulations. They come in a wide variety of areas t... Read More...

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For Philadelphians in recovery there are ‘worse things in life than being isolated’

HUNGER AND A COLD DEATH – July 28, 2021 - “During the pandemic, they wouldn’t let us leave the house, you couldn’t go see your family — you couldn’t do anything, really,” he said. “I’m on methadone, and they to... Read More...

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How Amy Winehouse’s legacy is helping women in addiction recovery

I WILL GO TO REHAB, YES YES YES – July 26, 2021 - “A lot of my addiction was very isolated and on my own, so it’s been nice to be around women who are also in the same position as me and we really do com... Read More...

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