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How David Crosby helped Drew Barrymore with sobriety

MEETINGS, MEALS AND FELLOWSHIP – July 7, 2021 - We took her to school in the morning and tried to be a good influence. I think we were kind and loving, and it felt good to do. “You try to do stuff, and you’re n... Read More...

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Methamphetamine in rivers can turn trout into addicts

...AND PERCH INTO PUSHERS – July 6, 2021 - Previous surveys have revealed low levels of methamphetamines and other illicit substances in urban waterways. “Whether illicit drugs alter fish behavior at levels inc... Read More...

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Driven by Drug Policy

THE BARBARIC DRUG LAWS OF AMERICA – July 8, 2021 - I have a million stories about my older brother, Billy, that exemplify the harms of the United States criminal justice system. I spent years trying to shepherd... Read More...

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Opioid addiction apps sharing sensitive data with third parties

NOT BETTER APP – July 7, 2021 - Despite the vast reach and sensitive nature of these services, the research found that the majority of the apps accessed unique identifiers about the user’s device and, in some case... Read More...

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Former Deputy and COO Bill Collins goes to any Wavelengths helping clients

FOLLOWING THE LAWS OF RECOVERY – July 5, 2021 - To me, law enforcement is about people and building relationships where trust can be established. When there is trust, anything can happen. I could tell you count... Read More...

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‘Choose to live’: Dan Carden’s emotional speech about alcohol addiction

WATCH – A NEW HERO – July 1, 2021 - “Drinking was destroying my body, it was damaging me and my relationships in so many other ways,” he said, adding he used alcohol to escape and give up on life. Carden sai... Read More...

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Opioid crisis is the setting of thriller ‘Crisis,’ a sober look at the drug epidemic

ONE DREADFUL FILM – June 30, 2021 - Jarecki’s densely plotted thriller could just as well have been titled “Déjà vu,” given how tragically familiar it will probably feel to innumerable grieving families. Whi... Read More...

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Couple’s YouTube channel helps addicts with recovery

WATCH – IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE – June 28, 2021 - Olivia Bender and Scott Sample chose recovery years ago. Now, they’re helping others choose it, too. “We’re doing our part to bring it to our community that... Read More...

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Why Aren’t More People Taking Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder?

BIG PHARMA SKIMPS ON KICKBACKS? – June 30, 2021 - Disulfiram, sold under the trade name Antabuse, is the longest-known one. Its anti-alcohol properties were discovered by accident between the ‘40s and ‘50s, Ein... Read More...

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Man pursues dual passions: Restoring cars and helping people in recovery

DRIVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OLD CARS TO MEETINGS? – June 30, 2021 - He was fortunate that he has no lasting health or legal repercussions from those years, though he had terrible credit for a while, and he h... Read More...

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Rhode Island first state to pilot drug injection sites

SAFETY FIRST – July 1, 2021 - “If we are truly going to rein in the drug overdose epidemic, we must recognize drug addiction as the health problem it is, rather than as merely a crime,” Sen. Josh Miller, who ch... Read More...

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Cheryl Burke reveals she attended her first AA meeting more than two years after becoming sober

WATCH – WE WERE SAVING HER A SEAT – July 2, 2021 - On YouTube, Cheryl told viewers that rather then check into rehab or participate in a 12-step program she quit drinking nearly three years ago with the support of... Read More...

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Paramedics answer more than 70 non-fatal overdoses in two days

LIVING ON THE EDGE, OR DYING, WHATEVER – July 2, 2021 - On average, emergency responders receive roughly 14 calls per day. Despite the high number of drug-related calls, TPH said paramedics didn’t get... Read More...

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Two Treatment Providers Charged

BRIBERY SOUNDS SO QUAINT – July 3, 2021 - Two Philadelphia addiction treatment providers face criminal charges for allegedly bribing recovery homes for referrals and forcing patients into substandard care... Read More...

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Eleven overdose at Florida Behavioral Health center

IS NO PLACE SAFE? July 3, 2021 - Eleven people, two adults and nine juveniles, were taken to a hospital Sunday following overdoses at a behavioral center near Orlando, officials said. Orange County Fire Rescue said p... Read More...

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All-Star Pitcher CC Sabathia Reckons with Toll of Alcoholism

STAYING ALIVE and WELL – July 2, 2021 - Baseball was his best ticket out of Vallejo, “a place where young Black kids did not get second chances,” he writes. Mr. Sabathia would have liked to have gone to college... Read More...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE’s NIKKI SIXX Celebrates 20 Years Of Sobriety

MOTLEY NO MORE – July 2, 2021 - And do you know what you’re gonna do? YOU’RE GONNA STAY SOBER ONE DAY AT A TIME. You are the miracle, the one that breaks the addiction chain, the one who is a living amens. The ... Read More...

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Post-Pandemic Stress is Real

FEAR OF UNMASKING – June 30, 2021 - That’s not all. Violent crime is up, historic heat waves are devastating areas of the country not prepared to cope, and mental health practitioners can’t keep up with the demand... Read More...

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THE AGE OF SUPERABUNDANCE

DESPERATELY SEEKING DOPAMINE – June 19, 2020 - The assembly line, processing power, and Amazon Prime have not only met the minimum thresholds for survival but created a new threat to our species: superab... Read More...

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Andy Dick Arrested With a Deadly Weapon

WATCH – NO PUN INTENDED – June 29, 2021 - The comedian’s girlfriend, Elisa Jordana, opened up about the arrest via her YouTube show, “Kermit and Friends” on Tuesday, detailing what she knew about the alleged in... Read More...

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Sobriety Challenges: ‘To Say It’s Been Easy Would Be a Lie’

WATCH – RIGOROUS HONESTY – June 30, 2021 - Before posting the full video, Burke shared a teaser on Instagram. “To say that my sobriety has been easy would be a lie. I’ve decided to make sure I hold mysel... Read More...

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The War on Drugs Comes to the Doctor’s Office

IT’S COMPLICATED – June 30, 2021 - On November 21, 2017, Ashley was at Joshi’s office for a telehealth therapy appointment with her psychologist when Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents arrived with a s... Read More...

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Danny Trejo opens up about being typecast — and close call with Mexican Mafia

CHICO MALO OF RECOVERY – JUNE 29, 2021 - An assistant director stopped him that day on the set. “You have a good look,” the crew member said. “Can you play a convict?” Funny question. He got hau... Read More...

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My Sister Died of an Overdose. Defunding Police Might Have Saved Her

FAMILY MEMBERS DIE TOO – June 28, 2021 - Fatal overdoses like Keeley’s have increased steeply in recent years. During the year ending in November 2020, approximately 92,000 people died of a drug overdose in the... Read More...

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Conservatorship: Mental Health Care’s Last Resort

TOXIC – June 29, 2021 - “As troubling and extreme as Britney’s circumstances may seem,” Erica Schwiegershausen wrote in The Cut, “much of what she recounted — such as being medicated without consent and subject... Read More...

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U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson out of event at Tokyo Olympics after failing drug test

RUNNING ON INDICA – July 2, 2021 - “I want to take responsibility for my actions,” Richardson told NBC on Friday. “I know what I did. I know what I’m supposed to do and am allowed not to do, and I still ... Read More...

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Law mandates social media influencers disclose photo editing

INSTA-FILTERED BEAUTY – JULY 1, 2021 - Norway has passed a law targeting photo editing in an attempt to address body image issues in society. The new law mandates that content creators disclose when they’ve retou... Read More...

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My Lonely Quest to Change How We See Addiction by Stanton Peele

A SCIENTIST ON THE EDGE – June 9, 2021 - But he also opposes the ostensibly humane but actually disempowering notion of addiction as a disease. This wrongheaded idea views addiction as if it existed only... Read More...

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500 people in South Carolina overdosed on counterfeit Xanax

WATCH – FAKE PILLS = REAL DEATH – June 30, 2021 - The agency says many of the deaths are people ages 20 to 29. Most have gotten it from a family member or friend who, apparently, did not know what they were giving o... Read More...

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The War Within Drug Treatment

JUST STAY ALIVE – June 23, 2021 - Now, some are embracing a new approach to treatment – harnessing the power of harm reduction and a new view of relapse – to provide effective, responsive treatment with the goa... Read More...

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