Horrible “Facts” About Diet Soda It’s not really food, is it? – Nov. 3, 2020 - If you drink diet soda—or any artificially sweetened beverage, for that matter—chances are you do so because you’re under the impression it’s a healthier option tha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderinterventionlife expectancyNov 10 2020ObesityRecovery
Keys for Successful Warm Hand-Offs with Stimulant-Using Patients Trying to stop the madness – Oct. 29, 2020 - Since receiving a Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) state targeted response grant in 2017, the Chicago-based Gateway Foundation has worked with substa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthmethNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
U.S. Is ‘Facing A National Mental Health Crisis’ LISTEN – WHY? – Oct. 26, 2020 - For more than a decade, the American Psychological Association has issued a report based on extensive surveys called “Stress in America.” This year’s report begins on a somber no... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthNov 3 2020
New Book ‘TRAP MUSIC’ Explores Drug Addiction and Mass Incarceration WATCH – Atlanta Braves – Oct. 21, 2020 - The 230-page book and audio documentary feature Shaw’s curated interviews with dozens of history makers, including pioneering Atlanta artists, producers, music executiv... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthOctober 27 2020
Wearing masks could save more than 100,000 US lives through February Please Live Longer – Oct. 23, 2020 - “The fall/winter surge will intensify in November and December, reaching a peak in January. Many states will face enormous pressure on hospital capacity and will likely have to re... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusharm reductionlife expectancyMental HealthOctober 27 2020Trauma
Two fentanyl deaths a day in San Francisco Golden Gate Deaths – Oct 10, 2020 - Paramedics revive an overdose victim in the Tenderloin in July. San Francisco is on track to lose more than 700 people to drugs in 2020 — or nearly two every day. more@SFChronic... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyllife expectancyOctober 13 2020
Toni Cornell Aims to End Stigma of Mental Health and Addiction Love Never Dies – Oct 9, 2020 - Toni Cornell — armed with a mission to end the stigma associated with addiction — is honoring her late father, rock star Chris Cornell. On Friday ahead of World Mental Health Da... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietydepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthOctober 13 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Virtual fitness classes strengthen those battling addiction WATCH – Time to stretch... – Oct. 1, 2020 - The organization has provided free athletic activities and a sober support community to more than 36,000 people across the United States. Now, clients can log on to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthOctober 6 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Mexico’s drug war leaves 39,000 unidentified bodies in its morgues But if drugs were legal...? – Sep. 22, 2020 - Mexico’s militarised crackdown on organised crime has left nearly 39,000 unidentified bodies in the country’s morgues, which are often unable to handle the volume of co... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancySept 29 2020Trauma
Quote of the Week – Ruth Bader Ginsburg “I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ― Ruth Bader Ginsburg, March 15, 1933 - September 18, 2020 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyquote of the weekSept 29 2020
Family sells t-shirts to benefit overdose victim’s child WATCH – The little ones left behind – Sep. 14, 2020 - Both men were into racing so the Schultz family hopes these t-shirts in his memory alert others to the danger of street drugs laced with fentanyl. “I hope they... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylLeonard Buschellife expectancyOverdoseSept 22 2020
Melissa Etheridge channels heartbreak Foundation made of love – Sept. 10, 2020 - “It was a long journey. In the end, there’s a small amount of peace knowing he’s not in pain anymore,” Etheridge said Thursday on “Today.” “Of course, we miss him. My wife a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerlife expectancynonprofit organizationRecovery AdvocateSept 15 2020
THE END OF EVERYTHING (Astrophysically Speaking) MEDIA: Book Review – August 4, 2020 - The eye of astrophysics reaches a great deal farther now. Cosmologists calculate the curve and complete the figure by employing a potent arsenal of instruments and methodologies.... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGodlife expectancyMental HealthSept 8 2020
Coronavirus pandemic creates ‘perfect storm’ for addiction dangers WATCH – Bridge over troubled waters – August 18, 2020 - In Clark County, Nevada fentanyl-related deaths have jumped 125% compared to this point last year, according to data from Southern Nevada Health District... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapse
The Highest Good: The 4 Stoic Virtues If not now, when? – TODAY - Even bad situations. Even painful or scary ones. If we act virtuously, they believed, everything else important could follow: Happiness, success, meaning, reputation, honor, love. “... Read More...August 18 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental Health
Woman had taken meth, heroin, PCP prior to crashing, killing two teen girls The only dis-ease that KILLS OTHERS! – August 6, 2020 - According to an eyewitness, Whitaker’s demeanor showed she was “out of it” and appeared under the influence. The arrest report also outlined that the ... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 11 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictionlife expectancy
Five Worst Things You Can Do for Your Body WATCH – Health is Wealth – July 23, 2020 - No one is perfect when it comes to their health, but some unhealthy habits are much worse than others. And some habits that start out small can lead to an unhealthy l... Read More...July 28 2020life expectancyMental Health
Jim Morrison died on July 3, 1971 LISTEN - WAY TOO SOON! – June 27, 2020 - Written by Morrison himself, the song featured on their epic LP Waiting for the Sun and is a staple of any Doors fan’s collection. The track ranks high as one of the mos... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020life expectancyPsychedelics
Designer of ‘I Love NY’ logo, dies Kept it Simple – June 26, 2020 - In posters, logos, advertisements and book covers, Glaser’s ideas captured the spirit of the 1960s with a few simple colors and shapes. He was the designer on the team that founded Ne... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 30 2020life expectancy
SOLUTIONS TO EVERYTHING Please, no contempt prior to investigation – March 9, 1990 - 38. Be aware of the Network. We live by a network of connections and links. Your connection to yourself, to your intimates, to your place, to the col... Read More...Compassionlife expectancyMay 26 2020Mental Health
First time in 4 years, US life expectancy rises — a little Good News – Jan 29, 2020 - Suicides continued to increase in 2018, as did deaths from... Read More...CancerFeb 4 2020life expectancy