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Sober golf club gives people support

WATCH – ONE SWING AT A TIME – July 29, 2021 - Orton organizes weekly play for the group. They often golf at River Oaks in Sandy as well as other courses in Salt Lake, Davis, and Utah counties. “We’ve ... Read More...

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Simone Biles’s Big Olympic Move: Embracing Vulnerability

A PARALLEL UNIVERSE? – July 28, 2021 - Ten years ago, or even five, an athlete of Simone Biles’s stature might have been reluctant to say that she struggled with pressure, much less to have withdrawn in the mid... Read More...

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Overdose deaths from meth up in LA County

WATCH – WORKING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER – July 24, 2021 - “We had a high increase in relapse because our meetings were shut down,” she said. During the height of the pandemic, the report documented nearly 1,400 a... Read More...

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Hospitals see rise in alcohol-related liver disease

WATCH – NOW THAT’S A DISEASE! – July 17, 2021 - White is not an outlier. The number of Americans being treated for severe liver disease from alcohol increased during the pandemic, experts told NBC News. “What we’... Read More...

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Alcohol Use Linked To Over 740,000 Cancer Cases

BEWARE THE FANCY COCKTAILS – JULY 16, 2021 - There are a few biological pathways that lead from alcohol consumption to a cancer diagnosis, according to the study. Ethanol, the form of alcohol present in ... Read More...

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A Look Back: Soundgarden star Chris Cornell’s tragic death after breaking years of sobriety

EVERYONE IS SUSCEPTIBLE – July 20, 2021 - It was touring with Soundgarden in 2017 though that Chris tragically took his own life. He was found unconscious in his hotel room in Michigan while on tour w... Read More...

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Lala Kent calls Demi Lovato’s ‘California sober’ mentality ‘offensive’

TO BE SOBER...OR NOT TO BE SOBER – July 19, 2021 - Lala Kent slammed Demi Lovato’s “California sober” lifestyle — whose adherents drink and smoke weed in moderation — as “extremely offensive.” “I don’t li... Read More...

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Mother of singer Keyshia Cole dies from drug overdose

GRIEF IS THE COMMON DENOMINATOR – July 19, 2021- Her death was first announced by Cole’s sister Elite Noel, who shared the news on Instagram, describing her passing as “the worst pain ever … to see my ma... Read More...

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Pain Pills Flood Mail Facility

BEWARE OF LICKING ENVELOPES – July 21, 2021 - U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) officers at the Chicago International Mail Branch (IMF) have seen a lot of prescription pills come through the mail - while some... Read More...

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OBITUARY: Grace Elizabeth “Bette” Hurst Simmons

BEING OF SERVICE TO THE END – July 20, 2021 - Grace Elizabeth “Bette” Hurst Simmons was born on September 19, 1928, in Evanston, Illinois. She was the daughter of Gordon and Dorothy Hurst and raised in S... Read More...

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Drug Distributors and J.&J. Reach $26 Billion Deal to End Opioid Lawsuits

A SLAP ON THE WRIST AND NO ONE GOES TO JAIL – July 21, 2021 - The agreement, announced Wednesday, lays the framework for billions of dollars to begin flowing into communities across the country for addiction treatmen... Read More...

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Doctors treating depression see promise in ketamine

WATCH – ANYTHING TO STOP DRIBBLING – July 21, 2021 - Generic ketamine isn’t specifically approved as a depression treatment, but U.S. doctors are often allowed to prescribe Food and Drug Administration-approved medi... Read More...

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Is Gut Health is Linked to Mental Health?

FOLLOW YOUR GUT...IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION – July 20, 2021 - Have you ever had a “gut feeling” about a situation? Or maybe you get butterflies in your stomach when you’re nervous? You may even feel like yo... Read More...

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How the Sacklers Got Away With Murder?

MILLIONAIRE KILLERS GO FREE – July 14, 2021 - Though they are widely reviled for profiting from a public health crisis that has resulted in the death of half a million Americans, they have used their money and ... Read More...

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Instagram ‘pushes weight-loss messages to teenagers’

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF “PUSHERS” – July 20, 2021 - Algorithms are pushing teenage girls who even briefly engage with fitness-related images towards a flood of weight-loss content, according to new research whic... Read More...

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The ‘war on drugs’ was always about race

WAS THE DRUG WAR ACTUALLY A SUCCESS? – July 21, 2021 - But where the “failed war on drugs” rhetoric goes from nonsensical to offensive is when Democrats speak as if the race disparity in drug-related arr... Read More...

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Podcast ‘Champagne Problems’ helping people live an alcohol-free life

WATCH – SOBER LISTENING – July 13, 2021 - “If you are talking to someone who drinks consistently, maybe doesn’t even have any problems, but you are talking about alcoholism, there is always a wall that goes up,... Read More...

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Adolescent misuse of prescription opioids may lead to heroin use in adulthood

LOCKS ON EVERY MEDICINE CABINET? – July 13, 2021 - Opioid misuse and overdoses are a major problem in the United States. One factor that may be leading to the rate of heroin dependence is the growing pop... Read More...

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More Americans are receiving addiction treatment, but racial gaps persist

BACK OF THE METHADONE LINE? – July 13, 2021 - The results, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, provide insights that policymakers and medical providers can act on to improve acce... Read More...

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John was headed for ‘death or penitentiary.’ Then he got the opportunity he needed

WATCH – AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT – July 16, 2021 - Lifestyle leading to ‘death or penitentiary’ At home growing up, it was just Asher and his dad, who was addicted to drugs — his mother and brot... Read More...

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#Floridaman wanted for 53 counts of patient brokering, busted in The Bahamas

YOU CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF FLORIDA, BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE FLORIDA OUT OF THE MAN – July 15, 2021- A Palm Beach County drug testing lab and 10 South Florida treatment centers worked together to fraudulently bill m... Read More...

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More women are dying in jail

ENDLESS TEARS – July 15th, 2021 - Experts told The 19th that the numbers underscore the need to not only assist women’s needs inside the jails, but to also implement systemic reforms, services and progra... Read More...

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NY OASAS launches “Connections” Campaign to combat addiction

BOOTS ON THE GROUND? – July 16, 2021 - The campaign is designed to empower individuals impacted by addiction to use their connections to friends, family members, health professionals, and other organizations, t... Read More...

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BRC Healthcare Expands Into Tennessee With Acquisition of Four Nashville Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

LOOK WHO’S TAKING OVER – July 13, 2021 - President and CEO of Nashville Recovery Center, Ryan Cain added, “Since 2019 the Nashville Recovery Center has helped over 25,000 people step out of addiction and... Read More...

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How ERs Fail Patients With Addiction

LISTEN – THE FAMILY AFTERWARD – July 15, 2021 - On March 11, 2020, though, Suzanne grew worried. Jameson, 30 at the time, was slipping in and out of consciousness and saying he couldn’t move his hands. ... Read More...

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Suspects Used ‘Call Centers’ to Sell Heroin

WATCH – WHAT’S WRONG WITH INSTAGRAM? – July 13, 2021 - Two Southern California call centers that facilitated illegal drug deliveries distributed at least $2 million worth of heroin before a federal grand jury i... Read More...

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Biden picks West Virginia’s Rahul Gupta as drug czar

’CAUSE W. VIRGINIA WAS A BEACON OF PREVENTION – July 13, 2021 - The Biden administration is tapping Rahul Gupta as its top drug policy official, charging the former West Virginia public health commission... Read More...

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Tip that cops were having sex with woman with SUD triggered FBI probe

TO DISHONOR AND PERV – July 23, 2021 -That tip arrived in early 2018, Special Agent Daniel Wright said during the sixth day of the corruption trial of former Detective Christopher Collare. Collare and anothe... Read More...

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The man who came in from the cold

AND CHICAGO DOES GET COLD – July 16, 2021 - But that winter it also cost him the last roof over his head. It was only then, faced with homelessness in the frigid cold of February as his health deteriorat... Read More...

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