Quote of the Week – Charlie Watts “I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home every night.” —Charlie Watts ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerlife expectancyRecovery
Luring Its Youth Into Tight Grip Of Addiction KASHMIR BLUES – August 18, 2021 - That first encounter with charas happened on a day Murad would never forget, and not because of his introduction to charas. It was the day he’d won a local football comp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionlife expectancymarijuanaopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoverysmokingteenagersTrauma
Hazelden Betty Ford Sets Pace on Employee Vaccinations PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR – August 29, 2021- “Vaccinations are especially important to us because people with substance use disorders are at significantly higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and experiencing... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusinterventionlife expectancyMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecovery
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Claims 6 Lives in 8 Days FATAL LINE – August 17, 2021 - “We collectively urge that anyone who has purchased cocaine, or other narcotics, recently on the North Fork or Shelter Island, or know of a family member or friend that has purchased,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionlife expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Quote of the Week – Chuck Close “Every idea occurs while you are working. If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever.” —Chuck Close (July 5, 1940 – Aug. 19, 2021) ... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyquote of the weekRecovery
Psychiatry Is the Cause, Not the Solution CHEMICALS THINKING – August 8, 2021 - Despite the details, the general theme is the same: someone starts having “psychiatric symptoms,” they are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and prescribed medic... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Quote of the Week – Mahatma Gandhi “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” —Mahatma Gandhi ... Read More...August 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyquote of the week
87 Ways to Feel Healthier at Home NOT ONE OF THEM IS HAND SANITIZER – July 26, 2021 - Thankfully, you can leverage your living space and what you do in it to feel healthier and happier on the daily, no expensive renos required. Of course... Read More...August 10 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronaviruslife expectancyMental Health
Saginaw Grant, ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘The Lone Ranger’ Dead at 85 PEACE – August 1, 2021 - “Saginaw loved this country and fought in Korea as a Marine. He bore the mark of this service as a proud reminder and had a deep love for bulldogs (the mascot for the US Marines),” the ... Read More...August 10 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancy
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...August 3 2021CompassionCoronavirushomelessinterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 27 2021life expectancymethOverdose
Losing My Brother to Opioids During the COVID-19 Pandemic NO VACCINE FOR THIS EPIDEMIC – July 20, 2021 - If you had told me at any point in the last ten years while my brother, Jeremy, was battling his opioid addiction, that it would end in a St. Louis hospital... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 27 2021life expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Memoir recounts author’s journey through addiction, relapse, and recovery WATCH – BOOK REVIEW: QUITTER: A MEMOIR – July 20, 2021 - With the pandemic came isolation and with isolation came, for some, a greater desire to consume alcohol. Author and journalist Erica C. Barnett joins New D... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 27 2021life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionJuly 27 2021life expectancyMental HealthOverdose
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionJuly 27 2021life expectancyMental HealthObesity
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...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 27 2021life expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Former Baltimore Raven running back Lorenzo Taliaferro dead at 28 TOO SOON, TOO YOUNG, TOO SAD – July 20, 2021 - Taliaferro, 28, died in December of what was described as a heart attack. A spokesperson with the York County Sheriff’s Office said Taliaferro was transport... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 27 2021life expectancyMental HealthOverdoseTrauma
How Business Can End the Addiction Epidemic by Leslie Glass HONEST, OPENMINDED AND WORKING – July 13, 2021 - The extraordinary effort to combat and end the COVID pandemic included a massive public information drive to educate and inform people about the disease and how ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionJuly 27 2021life expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
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...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 20 2021life expectancyMental HealthsuicideTrauma
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 20 2021life expectancyOverdoseRecoveryTrauma
“Someone knows”: The power of Brian “Egypt” NO SUSPECT IN SIGHT – July 17, 2021 - I’m really struggling to believe that no one has seen anything,” Powers Smith said in tears. More than a year later, no witnesses appeared and the suspect w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 20 2021life expectancy
Vaping During Pregnancy Could Raise Odds for ‘Preemie’ Babies Little eJimmy, eBritany, eBobby, eJennifer – July 13, 2021 - “The take-home message is that it’s best to abstain from e-cigarettes while you’re pregnant, if you can,” said lead researcher Annette Regan, an assi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 20 2021juullife expectancysmokingTraumaVaping
Drug Overdoses Killed 93,000 Americans In 2020, Up By 30% DEATH, DEATH AND MORE DEATH – July 14, 2021 - Ten states are predicted to have at least a 40% rise in drug overdose deaths from the previous 12-month span, according to the CDC: Vermont, Kentucky, South Carolin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 20 2021life expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
How much should we value the past, present and future? THE FUTURE IS RIGHT NOW – July 9, 2021 - It’s a strange, barely fathomable fact that our lives are lived through this small, moving window. Practitioners of mindfulness meditation often strive to re... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 13 2021life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusinterventionJuly 6 2021life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Illicit drug sales moved online during lockdowns AMAZON PRIME? – June 9, 2021 - European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said “the highly pure and potent substances” found in the surveyed countries were a cause of special concern. Illeg... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 22 2021life expectancymarijuanaMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsRecovery
Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Spiked More than 200% During Pandemic WATCH – POSSIBLE DEATH IN EVERY SHOT – June 16, 2021 - Fentanyl is a synthetic chemical compound that’s much cheaper and easier to make than heroine – but 20 times as potent. Imagine one-fifth of the amo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJune 22 2021life expectancyOverdoseRecovery
Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk for opioid addiction I BELIEVE HIM – June 13, 2021 - People with low levels of vitamin D might be at an increased risk for opioid dependence or addiction — and the deficit could be fixed with cheap and accessible supplements, a new... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021life expectancyopioid crisisopioidsRecovery
How to live to be 100 LIVE LONG AND PROSPER – June 17, 2021- For lessons on longevity, you’d be remiss not to at least consider the morning habits of people from the Blue Zones (Ikaria, Greece; Loma Linda, California; Sardini... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 22 2021life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Tragic ‘Humpty Dance’ Rapper Died Of Overdose VIDEO – NOW EVERYONE KNOWS HIS NAME – June 11, 2021 - Digital Underground founding member Shock G, best known as his alter ego, MC Humpty Hump, died from an accidental overdose, medical examiners said to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerJune 15 2021life expectancyMental HealthmethOverdoserap