Guiding Mothers and Babies Through the Opioid Crisis Native Americans on the Ropes – June 26, 2019 - Brittany lives in Sandy Lake First Nation, a small remote Indigenous community in northwestern Ontario that is reachable only by plane. (The patients in this arti... Read More...July 2 2019
One Possible Solution to the Opioid Crisis in the U.S. Has Been Inexplicably Ignored Blinded by the Light? – June 24, 2019 - The President’s Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) just released a new report on how to beat back America’s opioid crisis. The CEA highlighted as potential solutions meas... Read More...July 2 2019
Why Porn Can’t Deliver On Its Promise It’s Complicated – June 28, 2019 - I scooted closer to my friend, trying not to make it obvious that I was embarrassed talking about porn when strangers were within earshot. He didn’t scoot in. He actually lean... Read More...July 2 2019
The New Sober Is a Lot Like the Original Sober A New Freedom Is A Lot Like Freedom – June 26, 2019 - The shift to seeing alcohol problems on a spectrum has numerous good things going for it. It makes it easier for folks who are experiencing a few consequences — ... Read More...July 2 2019
Florida approves statewide expansion of needle exchange program Reduce HIV – June 26, 2019 - Braynon’s bill still bars state funds from being used but would allow counties and municipalities to divert funds to help support the exchanges. In order to participate, a county m... Read More...July 2 2019
Dual Use of Vapes and Cigarettes—Harmful or Harm Reduction? Can You See Bogart Vaping? – June 26, 2019 - A 2018 Journal of American Medical Association study utilizing past PATH data suggests that high concentrations of toxicants in dual users could be a function of cig... Read More...July 2 2019
Illegal drug classifications are based on politics not science Profits Speak Louder Than Morals – June 26, 2018 - Some illegal drugs, including cocaine, heroin, cannabis and cannabis resin, were evaluated up to 30 years ago or have never been evaluated, Dreifuss said, whi... Read More...July 2 2019
‘Carpet guy’ talks about sobriety, and how he is Still Standing Cutting the Rug, Not a Line – June 27 2019 - Joe started drinking a lot and then his life spiraled out of control. He was convicted of drunk driving and lost his license, his job and his home. He moved into a friend... Read More...July 2 2019
Finding Redemption in Sobriety Uncover Discover – May 2019 - When we finally make the decision to get sober, it is often because we’ve reached a point where we know we can’t sustain our lives as they were. We can’t hope to be happy or health... Read More...July 2 2019
Alcoholic beverages should carry cancer warnings May Affect Your Future – June 28, 2019 - Less than half of American adults are aware of the connection, which amounts to a “crisis” in cancer prevention awareness, according to an American Institute for Cancer ... Read More...July 2 2019
“Beautiful Boy” Nic Sheff shares his story at addiction/recovery symposium Hollywood Ending – June 28, 2019 - It had all started when he was 11-years-old and started using marijuana. It helped him at a time when he felt uncomfortable in his own skin. And while he’s hesitant to call m... Read More...July 2 2019
Arrested! Man accused of feeding meth to squirrel Animal Enabling – June 28, 2019 - “Narcotics investigators arrested one man and are looking for another after they executed a search warrant Monday that yielded meth, drug paraphernalia, body armor, and a squir... Read More...July 2 2019
Meth addiction is an epidemic, and it’s complicating the homeless relief effort No Treatment Beds for Americans? – JUNE 29, 2019 - Nearby, a mentally and physically ill woman who uses drugs was in tears. Her tent had collapsed. She lifted her shirt and showed me a feeding tube, still atta... Read More...July 2 2019
Xanax Abuse Affecting Startup Tech Workers Happy Hour at the Xanny Bar – June 28, 2019 - ...yet Xanax (known by its generic name alprazolam) often will differentiate itself by having a shorter half-life, meaning that it rids itself from the body’s system a b... Read More...July 2 2019
14,000 fentanyl pills seized during bust at Arizona Mall Making a Living From Death – June 7, 2019 - Investigators, officials said, then moved in to arrest Yescas, Flores, and 34-year-old Ines Acosta, but all three tried to flee. Yescas jumped into a car that was being dri... Read More...July 2 2019
Woman finds voice as recovery advocate I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar – July 1, 2019 - On July 11, she’s heading to Mobilize Recovery, a leadership development conference in Las Vegas that helps local advocates around the country make action plans to comb... Read More...July 2 2019
Hawaii Rehab Center Ignored Promised Reforms For 2 Years Gone Surfin'? – June 27, 2019 - One provision of the previously unpublicized agreement required the rehab to drastically cut the annual pay of executive director Mason Henderson, which had topped out at $500,000, f... Read More...July 2 2019
Advocates split on impact of smoking ban at inpatient rehabs #1 Killer, But is Now the Time to Quit? – June 25, 2019 - The protesters say the ban dissuades people from entering treatment if they can’t smoke inside. They also say it makes people more likely to leave treatment... Read More...July 2 2019
Artist’s Corner with Wendy Adamson Stick with the Winners! – With over twenty years of experience, Wendy Adamson is a seasoned professional in the field of mental health and substance abuse. She not only has a vast knowledge of addiction, but as ... Read More...July 2 2019
Generic Drugs Are Poisoning Us MEDIA: Poisoned! Book Review – May 13, 2019 - At first, things went nicely. Hamied’s business, Cipla, founded in 1935, quickly grew adept at reverse-engineering drug formulas, and by midcentury it was supplying India... Read More...July 2 2019
Amanda Bynes Graduates From Fashion School After Stint In Rehab Moving On! – June 25, 2019 - As readers know, Bynes claimed last summer that she had been sober for three years, following a decade of mental health battles and drug addictions. At the same time Radar learned ... Read More...July 2 2019
Are Antidepressants Weakening Effectiveness of Opioids? Sure, why not? – June 29, 2019 - According to a study published in the journal Pharmacotherapy, common antidepressants interact with the opioid, tramadol, making it less effective for pain relief by a factor o... Read More...July 2 2019
Alcoholics Anonymous Group of Redemption celebrates 18 years Where Two or More Are Gathered... – June 28 2019 - Saying almost every households are facing the brunt of alcoholism of members of their families, Manikanta said that alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is a chronic d... Read More...July 2 2019
Man paid thousands in patient-brokering kickbacks Another schmuck gets busted – June 26, 2019 - John Hanley, 52, was booked Monday night at the Palm Beach County Jail. He was released late Tuesday after posting a $21,000 bond. He is charged with five counts of... Read More...July 2 2019
Ben Affleck staunchly defends founder of addiction recovery center Buddhist Ballyhoo – June 28, 2019 - Affleck sought treatment at Buddhist-inspired recovery center last year and, in his declaration, credited Levine with turning his life around ... Levine says an anonymous wom... Read More...July 2 2019
Halsey opens up about sobriety, confronting sexual abuser Singing a Sad Song – June 25, 2019 - After “getting cheated on in front of the entire world, like, a billion times” and splitting with rapper G-Eazy for good, Halsey has a much clearer conscience and has seeme... Read More...July 2 2019
Malaysia plans to decriminalize drug use to battle addiction They Get It – June 28, 2019 - “Drug decriminalization will indeed be a critical next step toward achieving a rational drug policy that puts science and public health before punishment and incarceration,” Dzulk... Read More...July 2 2019
Jail program strives to teach another way to live With Love and Respect – June 28, 2019 - “Yes, I have hope. When I say hope, I am extending it beyond the next meeting ... I was ignorant that I could choose to live differently; it was not something I was expos... Read More...July 2 2019
Rising rapper Hella Sketchy dies at 18 after drug overdose Save the Children – JUNE 29, 2019 - “Hella Sketchy’s tragic passing is a devastating loss,” Atlantic Records said in a statement. “He was an enormously creative, sensitive soul who was just beginning to show th... Read More...July 2 2019
Nationwide first, Jersey authorizes paramedics to administer Suboxone to overdose victim Impulse Shopping? – June 26, 2019 - The first-in-the-nation model has a twofold purpose, health officials said: Beyond treating the withdrawal symptoms that can result from a naloxone revival, administering buprenor... Read More...July 2 2019