90% of Liver Transplant Websites Use Stigmatizing Language A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME... – March 6, 2024 - A “vast majority” of liver transplant centers use stigmatizing language, such as “alcoholic” or “alcohol abuse,” when describing patients with alcohol use disorder... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyMar 12 2024
‘Black Balloon Day’ Remembers Those Lost to Overdose AND THOSE LEFT BEHIND – March 6, 2024 - “The black balloon is a symbolism of death, and today is Black Balloon Day,” said Tahira Malik, founder of Samad’s House. “Historically, when you go to a funeral, you’re wearin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMar 12 2024OverdoseTrauma
The Man Who Cheated Death Again and Again LONG TERM LONGEVITY – Feb. 26, 2024 - Sid Korn should be dead. First came encephalitic polio as a baby. Next, binge drinking, a mood-altering habit acquired in college to beat loneliness, became routine ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMar 5 2024
Anxiety Drug Killed My Son and So Many Are Dying From It HOW MANY MORE? – March 3. 2024 - The drug that helped Alex Cottam turn his life around was also the one that ended up killing him. Alex, a 27-year-old software engineer, had been prescribed pregabalin to help h... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMar 5 2024Mental HealthTrauma
Wendy Williams’ Family On Her Sobriety FAIRY TALE GONE WRONG – Feb. 21, 2024 - The former talk show host’s loved ones spoke to People ahead of the Feb. 24 premiere of the two-night Lifetime special “Where Is Wendy Williams?” The project was produce... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 27 2024interventionInterviewlife expectancyRecoverysobrietyTrauma
The Fentanyl in the Coke Killed Her Sister VIDEO – NOT FAIR – Feb. 21, 2024 - I’m angry at what happened to them. I’m angry at the people who sold them those drugs,” Casey told ABC10 at a community vigil for her sister. Keely Pereira was visiting her hometo... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024fentanyllife expectancyOverdoseTrauma
The Ripple Effects of Overdose Deaths FAMILIES NEED LOVE – Feb. 21, 2024 - When someone overdoses and dies, surviving loved ones can feel as if they’ve been thrown into a crater of grief. Athey, a clinical psychologist and suicide prevention expert, said... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024interventionlife expectancyOverdosesuicideTrauma
Drug Deaths Have Devastating Impact on Loved Ones COUNTRY IN CONSTANT MOURNING – Feb. 21, 2024 - 125 million American adults know at least one person who died by overdose. For many, it was a devastating loss. 40% of Americans know someone who died of a ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024life expectancyMental HealthOverdoseTrauma
Bigger Scandal Than Thalidomide! BABIES DEFORMED AGAIN – Feb. 22, 2024 - Since the 1970s, it has been known that sodium valproate can harm babies in the womb. So why was it prescribed to pregnant women? “My kids are fabulous, but I’d known for years... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 27 2024interventionlife expectancyTrauma
Lots of Young People on Lots of Psychiatric Drugs THEY’RE CUSTOMERS FIRST AND FOREMOST – Feb. 16, 2024 - Growing numbers of children and adolescents are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs to take simultaneously. The phenomenon is increasing despite warnings... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024interventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
How Does Alcohol Affect the Gut Microbiome? IMPORTANT – Feb. 5, 2024 - A frothy beer or a glass of wine can enhance a meal and settle the mind. But what does alcohol do to the trillions of microbes living in your gut? As with much of microbiome science, “there... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 20 2024life expectancy
Father of Pharmacist Who Died Calls CVS Memo ‘corporate garbage’ PUSHERS – Feb. 12, 2024 - Ashleigh Anderson, 41-year-old died after suffering a heart attack during her shift at CVS in 2021. Anderson was the only pharmacist on duty the day she collapsed. First respond... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 20 2024life expectancyTrauma
Lawmakers Champion MDMA as a ‘game-changer’ in PTSD Treatment VIDEO – LET IT WORK IF IT WORKS – Feb. 15, 2024 - Advocates and lawmakers across the political spectrum are optimistic about its chances for approval and pushing for a speedy rollout of so-called “MDMA-assisted the... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 20 2024interventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Phthalates aka “everywhere chemicals” Found in the Womb VIDEO – IS NO PLACE SAFE? – Feb. 7, 2024 - The US saw roughly 57,000 preterm births caused by phthalates in 2018. More than 8 million metric tons of phthalates and similar chemicals are consumed annually — ei... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerFeb 13 2024life expectancyTrauma
Tylenol PM and Advil PM and Benadryl Linked to Dementia? VIDEO – SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS – Feb. 2, 2024 - Dr. Charles Puza, a New York–based physician, has recently shocked over a million people on TikTok by revealing that the continual use of anticholinergic medicat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 6 2024life expectancyMental Health
Lifestyle & Environment Will Cause Cancer Cases to Jump 77% by 2050 KEEP IT SIMPLE – Feb. 2, 2024 - The global cancer burden is projected to surge by 77% to over 35 million new cases in 2050, stemming from population growth, aging, and changing risk factors associated with soc... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerFeb 6 2024life expectancy
US Babies Born Prematurely Has Grown by 12% ANXIOUS TO GET ON SOCIAL MEDIA? – Jan. 31, 2024 - The rate of babies born prematurely in the US grew 12% from 2014 to 2022 to nearly 8.7%, with pronounced racial and age disparities among the mothers. Black mo... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 6 2024life expectancy
Do Tea Drinkers Age Slower? YES – Jan. 23, 2024 - From our skin to our cells, the food we eat supplies a range of essential nutrients that can support our body’s microbial machinery and help us to live longer, healthier lives. One bevera... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 30 2024life expectancy
Hugh Hefner ‘Was so addicted to painkillers and Viagra’ – Friends Feared He Would Die From an Overdose FEELING NO PAIN – Jan. 19, 2024 - A new memoir from his widow Crystal Harris, 37, whom he married in 2012, has revealed that many of Hefner’s family members were concerned about him years earlier. Hef be... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 23 2024life expectancyopioids
Colon Cancer Killing More Younger People Than Ever VIDEO – WHY??? – Jan. 17, 2024 - Colorectal cancer is the deadliest cancer for men under age 50 — and the second deadliest cancer among women in the same age group, behind breast cancer. Among men and women of all a... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerJan 23 2024life expectancy
Iran Hangs Nine Drug Dealers OVERKILL – Jan. 2024 - Iran lies on a major opium-smuggling route between Afghanistan and Europe and has one of the world’s highest rates of domestic opiate use. In June, Amnesty International reported that Ir... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 9 2024life expectancyTrauma
Infant’s Capability for Consciousness THEY KNOW! – Jan. 2, 2024 - When does consciousness begin? There is evidence that some form of conscious experience is present by birth, and perhaps even in late pregnancy, an international team of researchers... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 9 2024life expectancyMental Health
9 Easy Ways to Be Healthier in 2024 AND NO BOOZE – Jan. 2, 2024 - Sometimes trying to be healthy feels like just another item on your endless, exhausting to-do list. Here on NPR’s health team, we don’t want to add to anyone’s stress. The good news is t... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 9 2024life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address VIDEO – STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH – March 7, 2008 - Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetJan 9 2024life expectancy
Humana Faces Class-Action Lawsuit for Misuse of Algorithm INSURANCE COMPANY GREED – Dec. 13, 2023 - Besides the premature termination of rehab care, Humana is also accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to deny elderly patients the care they were owed under their Med... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 19 2023Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyRecovery
Why so Many Americans are Dying Early? AUDIO – DIET COKE? – Dec. 12, 2023 - Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf recently took to X to mourn the “catastrophic” decline in U.S. life expectancy. Annual deaths for all causes should... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 19 2023interventionlife expectancyMental Health
Only 25% of Americans Are Getting Enough Exercise MOVE IT – Dec. 9, 2023 - Exercise is the best medicine. It can aid in preventing and reducing obesity, boost overall mood, increase happy hormones, decrease cardiovascular disease and improve the overall quali... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 19 2023life expectancyMental Health
Applesauce Pouches Contaminated on Purpose? ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – Dec. 14, 2023 - The FDA says it currently believes the adulteration is “economically motivated.” U.S. children under the age of 6 have tested positive for lead poisoning after consuming ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 19 2023interventionlife expectancyTrauma
14 Mississippians Died Awaiting Mental Health Treatment TAX DOLLARS AT WORK – Dec. 7, 2023 - It’s not easy to know what goes on inside Mississippi jails — unlike in many states, they’re not subject to mandatory health and safety standards — but lawsuits and Mississ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023interventionlife expectancyMental Health
LARGEST Indictment Over FAKE Sober Living Homes IT’S JUST WRONG – Dec. 6, 2023 - Ten people were indicted by a grand jury on felony charges including patient brokering following a sober-living homes sting operation, the Arizona Attorney General’s office announced ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma