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Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years

DYING TO GET HIGH – Sept. 23, 2021 - Deaths from methamphetamine overdoses in the United States nearly tripled between 2015 and 2019, health officials report in a new study. From that time period, the in... Read More...

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8 Arrested in Fraternity Pledge’s Alcohol-Poisoning Death

MURDER WEAPON! JACK DANIEL’S WHISKEY – Sept. 25, 2021 - Mr. Oakes, 19, was found dead the next morning by Richmond police officers, the authorities said. Courtney White, Mr. Oakes’s cousin, said on Saturday that... Read More...

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Native Americans Face Deadly Drug Crisis

WATCH – HEALING FROM THE TRIBE – Sept. 23, 2021 - “Many native families are suffering from generational abuse, eroding traditional values and destabilizing families” across the country, according to the ... Read More...

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The Importance of Relationships in Addiction Recovery

WATCH – IT’S AN INSIDE JOB – Sept. 23, 2021 - “What my program is really trying to do is deliver some of those same interventions but in a self-help format, so that the loved ones don’t have to participa... Read More...

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The Happiest (and Unhappiest States) in America

WHERE DOES YOURS RANK? – Sept. 14, 2021 - The big takeaway is that money can’t buy happiness, but it certainly helps. States with low unemployment rates, high income growth rates, and reasonable work hours (Ma... Read More...

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Psychologists Learn What Religion Has Known for Years

WE ARE ALL GOD? – Sept. 14, 2021 - Even very subtle actions—like moving together in time—can exert a significant effect on the mind. We see synchrony in almost every religion the world over: Buddhists an... Read More...

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Stores Have More Time to Submit Cigarette Warnings

COUGH UP A LUNG ON US? – Sept. 1, 2021 - Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers that create their own cigarette advertisements are required to file a plan with the FDA that includes the schedule for ro... Read More...

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Keith McCants, ex-NFL Player Struggled Who with Addiction Dead at 53

TOO DAMN SAD – Sept. 2, 2021 -“Before was over with, I was consuming over 183 pills a week, not knowing the effects it had on my liver or my kidneys,” McCants said in a 2015 Vice Sports interview. He was neve... Read More...

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Canada’s Drug Policy — Not Drugs — Is Killing People

OH CANADA, OH NO – August 31, 2021 - It’s mind-boggling communities across Canada must still organize for an annual awareness day to draw public and policymakers’ attention to poisoned street drugs ... Read More...

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How One Alcoholic Drink Raises Risk Irregular Heartbeat

WATCH IT – THE POWER OF BOOZE – Sept. 2, 2021 - “This demonstrates that whenever we consume alcohol, it is presumably having a nearly immediate effect on the electrical workings of our hearts,” Gregory Marcus,... Read More...

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Philip Morris Wants to Sell Medicine To Treat Cigarette Caused Lung Disease

LISTEN – FROM SELLING DRUGS TO SELLING MEDICINE – Sept. 2, 2010 - All cigarette companies know the industry that established their fortunes is fading, as smoking rates decline worldwide. Most are investe... Read More...

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Nurse Shares Story of Recovery at South Jersey Ministry

PLEASE WATCH – REAL HEROES – August 25, 2021 - “I had tried to commit suicide numerous times. I had been in and out of programs. I had lost my nursing license. There was nowhere for me to go,” she said. ... Read More...

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A Chat with Heroes of Al-Azeema Rehab

ADDICTION WITHOUT BORDERS – August 28, 2021 - Hassanein Ahmed, 27, also decided to quit drugs after a decade of addiction. “I decided to seek treatment for myself. I did not want to continue what I was doing,”... Read More...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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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Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years

8 Arrested in Fraternity Pledge’s Alcohol-Poisoning Death

Native Americans Face Deadly Drug Crisis

The Importance of Relationships in Addiction Recovery

The Happiest (and Unhappiest States) in America

Psychologists Learn What Religion Has Known for Years

Stores Have More Time to Submit Cigarette Warnings

Black Deaths Are Increasing Faster Than Whites

Keith McCants, ex-NFL Player Struggled Who with Addiction Dead at 53

Canada’s Drug Policy — Not Drugs — Is Killing People

How One Alcoholic Drink Raises Risk Irregular Heartbeat

Philip Morris Wants to Sell Medicine To Treat Cigarette Caused Lung Disease

Nurse Shares Story of Recovery at South Jersey Ministry

A Chat with Heroes of Al-Azeema Rehab

Quote of the Week – Charlie Watts

Luring Its Youth Into Tight Grip Of Addiction

Hazelden Betty Ford Sets Pace on Employee Vaccinations

Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Claims 6 Lives in 8 Days

Quote of the Week – Chuck Close

Psychiatry Is the Cause, Not the Solution

Quote of the Week – Mahatma Gandhi

87 Ways to Feel Healthier at Home

Saginaw Grant, ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘The Lone Ranger’ Dead at 85

For Philadelphians in recovery there are ‘worse things in life than being isolated’

Overdose deaths from meth up in LA County

Losing My Brother to Opioids During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Memoir recounts author’s journey through addiction, relapse, and recovery

Mother of singer Keyshia Cole dies from drug overdose

Former Baltimore Raven running back Lorenzo Taliaferro dead at 28

Is Gut Health is Linked to Mental Health?