June 29 2021

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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Mom faces felony for filling prescription while pregnant

INSANITY OR TODAY’S REALITY – June 21, 2021 - In 2016, after an investigation by ProPublica and AL.com, Alabama lawmakers amended the law to protect mothers who took drugs prescribed by doctors. Dana Sussman, a... Read More...

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Contest to Find “5 New Practices to Prevent Substance Misuse”

SAVE LIVES, WIN MONEY – June 21, 2021 - With drug use rising, society requires new prevention approaches. The not-for-profit Center for US Policy (CUSP), in partnership with the Community Anti-Drug Coali... Read More...

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Changing how the Media Covers Mental Illness

SEEING ISN’T BELIEVING – JUNE 21, 2021 - In November 2020 another family buried their son. Ricardo Muñoz was a 27-year-old man battling schizophrenia for five years. After refusing to take his medication, Muñoz... Read More...

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Does more Narcan equal more opioid deaths?

WATCH – LIVED TO TELL – June 23 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Roxxanne Newman is in a good place today but she didn’t know a few years ago that she’d ever make it here. “I woke up had been homeless for a w... Read More...

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Ending Racist Sentencing Disparity

IT’S ALL IN CRACK AND WHITE – June 24, 2021 - The Biden administration has again voiced support for ending a law that punishes possession or distribution of crack cocaine far more severely than for powder forms... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis Revealed the Saddest Contradiction

SHE’S A SCREAM – June 25, 2021 - “I’m the child of movie stars. I watched my parents get face lifts and neck lifts,” Curtis told PEOPLE in the ’90s podcast hosts Jason Sheeler and Andrea Lavinthal on this week’... Read More...

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Comfortably Numb: China has an opium problem and the Sackler Oxycontin Cartel American family is to blame.

DEATH FOR SALE – June 24, 2021 - Patrick Radden Keefe, who provides the quote above, explains the whole epic shit storm of disgrace in his new book, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. Ke... Read More...

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Addiction treatment needs more empathy for LGBTQ+ community

WATCH – BE KIND TO HUMANKIND – June 24, 2021 - The National Institutes of Health says people who identify as LGBTQ+, scientifically noted as a sexual minority, often face social stigma, discrimination, and othe... Read More...

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Goodbye happy hour? Changing workplace culture to support recovery

LAST CALL? – June 23, 2021 - And while other populations of employees — such as LGBTQ or BIPOC workers — can find support at work and even create additional community through Employee Resource Groups, th... Read More...

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Grandmaster Flash – White Lines

MUSICAL INTERLUDE – “White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)” is a song by Melle Mel, released in 1983 on Sugar Hill Records. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of Mel... Read More...

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Book Review – Kicking & Screaming: A Memoir of Madness & Martial Arts by Melanie Gibson

KICKS YOU IN THE GUT – June 22, 2021 - So, like you just said, this book deals with a lot of heavy issues, especially when it addresses mental illness. Did you consider it cathartic to write? Yes, I did. And no... Read More...

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Ryan O’Connell’s life improved 100% after one year sober

EVERY DAY IS SPECIAL – June 24, 2021 - “One year ago today I quit drinking,” O’Connell wrote, in a lengthy post on Instagram. He went on to reveal that he’s long struggled with the substance, and point... Read More...

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Years of Smoking Weed May Leave You Gasping…for Words

IF YOU CAN STILL EVEN SPEAK – June 21, 2021 - During the follow-up, participants were given standard cognitive tests that measured three things: processing speed (for example, solving simple math problem... Read More...

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The Opioid Addiction Crisis and Racism: A Long, Troubled History

HISTORY CONTINUES – June 23, 2021 - The alarming parallels between the 19th- and 21st-century opioid crises in the United States are not limited to iatrogenesis. Both crises exhibit a history of troubling... Read More...

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Kids In Mental Health Crisis Languish For Days In ERs

DESPERATE – June 23, 2021 - Emergency rooms are not typically places you check in for the night. If you break an arm, it gets set, and you leave. If you have a heart attack, you won’t wait long for a hos... Read More...

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Lisa Kudrow felt like a ‘mountain of a woman’ while filming Friends

YOU CAN BE TOO THIN – June 24, 2021 - “Unfortunately for a woman, if you’re underweight, you look ‘good’, that’s all I ever got,” she said. The desire to be thinner ended up having an impact on her healt... Read More...

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Mental health, Addiction & COVID-19

WATCH – CO-OCCURING SOLUTIONS – June 23, 2021 - Mental health cases have grown in recent months: 41.5 percent of U.S. adults had anxiety or depressive disorder in February, compared with 36.4 percent in ... Read More...

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Walmart’s top executive to be deposed in Opioid scheme

ROTTEN AT THE TOP – June 24, 2021 - During that time, Special Master Cohen said, “The Delaware litigation was, of course, related to Walmart’s prescription policies, since shareholders sought (and obtain... Read More...

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“Drag Race’s” Gigi Goode speaks OUT for Pride Month

VROOM! VROOM! – June 22, 2021 - “Talking about mental health makes it seem less threatening, and a bit more normalized – it’s so important for people to accept that they might have some issues to work through w... Read More...

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Parents at Highest Risk for Using Drugs & Alcohol to Cope

MOMMY AND DADDY’S LITTLE HELPER – June 24, 2021 - “American parents have struggled with professional and family-related strain, disruption and competing demands throughout the pandemic,” said Paula Allen, global lea... Read More...

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Hold the Tequila. The Sunrise Is All Some Travelers Need.

HANGING OUT WITHOUT THE HANGOVER – June 24, 2021 - One year into the coronavirus pandemic, after months of gaining weight and feeling groggy, Mayra Ramirez stopped drinking. And this summer, she’ll mark a new m... Read More...

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Cannabis Use May Be Linked with Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, Attempts in Young Adults

DYING TO STOP – June 24, 2021 - Cannabis use has been associated with a higher likelihood of thinking about suicide in young adults, according to a study from the US National Institutes of Health publish... Read More...

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Johnson & Johnson promises to end sale of opioids in $230 million settlement

CHUMP CHANGE – June 26, 2021 - “Johnson & Johnson helped fuel this fire, but today they’re committing to leaving the opioid business — not only in New York, but across the entire country,” she ... Read More...

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Eating poppy seeds can lead to a positive drug test

BEWARE OF BAGELS – June 25, 2021 - Poppy seeds have provided drug testing challenges for decades. That’s because opium is extracted from poppy plants, according to the United States Drug Enforcement Admi... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Britney Spears

“With love, you should go ahead and take the risk of getting hurt... because love is an amazing feeling.” —Britney Spears ... Read More...

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Conan Takes A Hit On Seth Rogen’s Joint (no, not that joint)

WATCH – THEN ENCOURAGED MILLIONS TO GET STONED – June 24, 2021 - After nearly 30 years and a lot of hilariously bizarre moments, Conan O’Brien said goodbye to late night on Thursday night. “Conan,” O’Brien’s long... Read More...

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