Jury Awards $77M in Suit Against Treatment Center WHO’S MINDING THE REHAB? – Sept. 8, 2022 - Lawyers for MARR wrote in a court filing that a doctor discontinued Carusillo’s lithium treatment after he complained of side effects. Carusillo knowingly viola... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 13 2022
Did Michael Jackson’s Ex-Wife Debbie Rowe Confess Aiding In His Drug Addiction? Says, “In Some Way I Was Part Of It” MEA CULPA? – Sept. 7, 2022 - As per the report in The International News, in the documentary, Debbie Rowe admitted that she had worked for the famous dermatologist Dr Arnold Klein, who gave Michael Jacks... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthOverdoseSept 13 2022Trauma
What is the Best Diet for Mental Health? LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE AND MEDICINE BE THY FOOD – Sept. 9, 2022 - Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry at the King’s College in London in the United Kingdom investigated exactly how nutrition m... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental HealthRecoverySept 13 2022
What Makes Your Brain Different From a Neanderthal’s? INSTAGRAM? – Sept. 9, 2022 - “What we found is one gene that certainly contributes to making us human,” said Wieland Huttner, a neuroscientist at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancySept 13 2022
Quote of the Week – Queen Elizabeth II “The true measure of all our actions is how long the good in them lasts.” – Queen Elizabeth II ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyquote of the weekSept 13 2022
People Who Inject Drugs Can Develop Dangerous Heart Defects NOT TO MENTION HEP C – Aug. 31, 2022 - Infections also may arise from other sources, such as poor dental hygiene, implanted medical devices, chronic skin disorders or burns. The new statement wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyRecoveryRehabSept 6 2022Trauma
Tyreek Lewis, 35, Died For Seeking Pain Relief — And Unknowingly Bought a Fentanyl Pill THE INVISIBLE SNIPPER KILLS AGAIN – Sept. 3, 2022 - Desperate for relief, Lewis bought two. But the pills Lewis had purchased were illicit fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. They had been pressed ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyllife expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 6 2022Trauma
Barbara Ehrenreich, Author Fought Injustice, Dies at 81 OBITUARY OF A HERO – Sept. 2, 2022 - Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of more than 20 books on social justice themes ranging from women’s rights to inequality and the inequities of the American healthcare system,... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionlife expectancySept 6 2022
Diet Can Influence Mood, Behavior and More VIDEO – THINK BRAIN FOOD – Aug 24, 2022 - As with vitamin C, deficits in other vitamins and minerals can also precipitate nutritional diseases that adversely impact the brain in humans. For example, low dietary... Read More...Aug 30 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Overdose Prevention Should Be Part of Each College’s Core Curriculum BEFORE ALGEBRA – August 11, 2022 - I’m not being alarmist: During that same spring break, four students in Florida overdosed on cocaine laced with fentanyl; when two friends began to perform CPR, they were expo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 23 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionlife expectancyOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Risk Of Mental Illness And Brain Disease Increases After Covid THE FOG OF...WHAT? – Aug 17, 2022 - People who have had Covid-19 are at an increased risk of mental health and neurological conditions—including seizures, dementia, psychotic disorders and brain fo... Read More...Aug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronaviruslife expectancyMental HealthTrauma
Therapists’ Warning! ‘Generation Sensible’ Risks Missing Out On Life’s Experiences LIKE DOING JAIL TIME? – Aug. 19, 2022 - Many young people increasingly choose to stay within a comfort zone of a small network of like-minded friends in which much of their social activity is virtual, according... Read More...Aug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental Health
My Adult ADHD Meds Felt Like a Lifeline. Then Came the Scary Side-Effects… PILLS CAN BACKFIRE – Aug. 2022 - I had been a restless child. The first night I slept in a bed rather than a cot, I rolled on to the floor nine times. Even before I could walk, I was constantly wriggling, fidge... Read More...Aug 23 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Anne Heche Died a Tragic Death. Why Are People Shaming Her? VIDEO – IT HURTS – Aug. 15, 2022 - Heche’s injuries left her brain-dead. On Sunday, her family took her off life support. I wonder whether it’s enough to satisfy those who have been calling for her head.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionlife expectancyMental HealthTrauma
How Photographers Help Fight Addiction in Philly VIDEO – STARING IN THE FACE OF HOPELESSNESS – Aug. 16, 2022 - “It just doesn’t feel comfortable for me to continue to drive through this area, walk through this area, catch the train, pass this are... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental Healthmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
Man Denied Liver Transplant Because of Alcoholism VIDEO – FAMILY OFFERS ONE – Aug. 12, 2022 - Quebec man denied liver transplant because of his alcoholism. more@CTVNews ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionlife expectancyRecoveryTrauma
OPINION: Recovery is Beautiful, Recovery is Hard, Choose Life Over Addiction SINGING A SOBER SONG – Aug. 2, 2022 - For over 17 years, I not only struggled with an active substance abuse disorder, but a mental health disorder as well. If there is something I would like for you to get out... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Scientists Warn The Human Mind Is Not Meant to Stay Awake Past Midnight YOU DON’T SNOOZE – YOU LOSE – Aug. 4, 2022 - From an evolutionary standpoint this, of course, makes sense. Humans are much more effective at hunting and gathering in the daylight, and while nighttime is ... Read More...Aug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental Health
Alda Merini: “Mad Poet” or “Poet of Joy”? WRITING THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE – Aug. 5, 2022. - In 1965, her husband had her admitted to the Paolo Pini psychiatric hospital in Milan, and for years she found herself in and out of asylums, where patients... Read More...Aug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyMental HealthRecovery
How the Pharmaceutical Industry Operates Like a Deadly Drug Cartel AUDIO – CVS, Walmart, Walgreens WIN BIG – Aug. 2, 2022 - It’s estimated that more than 107,000 people in the United States died due to opioid overdoses in 2021. Washington Post journalist Scott Higham says it’s... Read More...Aug 9 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Vaping Causes Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19 Complications, Including Death THE FLAVOR OF DEMISE – July 26, 2022 - However, the robust and significant increase in the risk of severe COVID-19 seen in our study, independent of medical history and medication use and particularly among you... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionjuullife expectancyRecoverysmokingVaping
Recognize Pre-Addiction WHEN ONE AIN’T ENOUGH – Aug. 3, 2022 - The term consciously mimics “prediabetes,” a now-accepted term to describe people with higher-than-normal blood sugar levels and who are at high risk of developing diabete... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyRecovery
Why Our Brain is Wired to to Be Unsatisfied…All the Time MO’ (ANYTHING) MO’ PROBLEMS – Aug. 5, 2022 - The paradox of choice and having a mindset that the grass is always greener on the other side can be helped by practicing acceptance and gratitude. Psychiatrist Dr. ... Read More...Aug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental Health
To Raise Successful Kids Neuroscience Says Do This PERCHANCE TO DREAM MORE – July 2022 - Finally, in districts that have in fact delayed start times, it does appear that students shift a considerable chunk of their newfound time to sleep. It all seems to add u... Read More...Aug 2 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainsomniainterventionlife expectancyMental Healthteenagers
Quote of the Week – BILL RUSSELL “Friendship is a full-time job.” – BILL RUSSELL (1934-2022) ... Read More...Aug 2 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyquote of the week
Watch Joni Mitchell’s First Performance in 20 Years “Both Sides Now” July 24 The Newport Folk Festival VIDEO – HOLDING BACK THE TEARS – July 24, 2022 - Joni Mitchell, who hadn’t performed live since 2013 until earlier this year, made a surprise appearance for a full set today (July 24) at the 2022 Newport Folk ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerJuly 26 2022life expectancyRecovery
Suicide Hotline # 988 Gets Over 96,000 Calls During First Week VIDEO – SAVE A SOUL, SAVE THE WORLD – July 24, 2022 - The 988 system will build on an existing network of over 200 crisis centers nationwide staffed by counselors who answer millions of calls each year - about ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassiondepressioninterventionJuly 26 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoverysuicideTrauma
Quote of the Week – Oscar Wilde “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” – Oscar Wilde ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJuly 26 2022life expectancyquote of the week
Young Women Say State Abortion Laws Would Influence Where they Live LAND OF THE FREE NO MORE – July 13, 2022 - A new poll conducted by Generation Lab and Axios found that 50 percent of young people felt upset after the ruling came out. Forty-one percent felt mad, and 32 percen... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 19 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Ty Herndon On Being Suicidal After Drug Relapse LIFE HAS A WAY – July 16, 2022 - Herndon ended up calling a friend for help that night, albeit he doesn’t remember the call. Twelve hours later, he remembers waking up in a Texas rehab facility and that’s when ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietydepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 19 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapsesuicideTrauma