Opinion: Jailing individuals for drug addiction is immoral War On The Wounded – March 3, 2020 - The Controlled Substance Act distinguished five different “schedules” for drugs to huddle underneath. Ignorance was on full display: schedule one drugs — the most “dangerous... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020
‘Strung Out’ Tackles Pain, Stigma And Shame Of Drug Use MEDIA: Book Review – February 28, 2020 - In her new memoir, Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me, essayist and advice columnist Erin Khar writes candidly and at length about this partic... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020
Heroin addict: ‘You either going to be high, or dead’ Who Decides? – February 29th 2020 - “It depends on how potent the dope is. And around here, ain’t pretty. It ain’t potent. People who OD and stuff that like, they’re reckless.” Life for Lagenna has been toug... Read More...Addiction RecoveryHeroin AddictionMarch 10 2020
Comedian uses humor to share captivating recovery It’s a very funny disease – March 2, 2020 - “I had a lot of fun in sobriety,” Holbert said. “I got to do shows like this.” For eight years, his alcoholism pulled experiences away from him. Trapped by his addict... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 10 2020Recovery
Drinking Alcohol Weakens Bones of People Living With HIV WARNING – MARCH 2, 2020 - Low bone density is common among people living with HIV, even those who have successfully supp... Read More...Alcohol AddictionMarch 10 2020
Why Addiction Treatment Isn’t “One Size Fits All” Super Size Me – Mar. 3, 2020 - Traditional 12-Step-based treatment centers are incredibly successful and valuable for many, but for those still in a precontemplation stage of change or in denial of the seriousness of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 10 2020Rehab
Justin Bieber found documentary series ‘cathartic’ Growing Up! – Mar. 4, 2020 - Speaking to MTV News, Michael said: “I think the conversations about the more difficult times in his life were cathartic. At one point, he thought the cameras were off and he goes, ... Read More...Celebrity SobrietyMarch 10 2020
The Way Back…Time Out says ** stars Not the worst film of the year – April 24 2020 - The template is too familiar: a star athlete of yore, Affleck’s careworn Jack Cunningham gets a second shot at glory when he is asked to coach his alma mater’s hopele... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 10 2020
Catskill doctor sentenced to 54 months in opioid-distribution case Hypocrite Not Hippocrates – Mar 6, 2020 - “Myra Mabry’s disgraceful conduct demonstrates that she has no business practicing medicine,” Jaquith said. “She betrayed her patients, violated her Hippocratic Oath, and orc... Read More...March 10 2020
17% addicts hooked on de-addiction drug It’s Punjab Jake – Mar. 8, 2020 - De-addiction seems to have become a new addiction in the state. As per a government report, there is widespread addiction of de-addiction drug buprenorphine. At present, abo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020Rehab
Laura McKowen on Addiction, Recovery and We Are the Luckiest We Are Miracles, Too! – MARCH 2, 2020 - I just don’t think the labels are very helpful. Nobody hears the word “addict” or “alcoholic” and thinks something positive, or even neutral. Those words carry with them... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020Recovery
Q&A with Elizabeth Narayan Stick with theWinners! – March 8, 2020 - Elizabeth Narayan is an aspiring makeup artist and filmmaker. She freelanced for 4 years in the short film and film industry. After producing her CSUN senior thesis, Courage, ... Read More...March 10 2020
Science Suggests Loneliness Is Tied To Addiction Come Together – MAR 5, 2020 - As the United States struggled with a crisis of addiction to opioids and other drugs over the past few years, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionlonelinessMarch 10 2020Rehab
Mother with opioid addiction died in police custody after officers ignored her calls for help Arrested to Death – MAR. 7, 2020 - “Yeah I’m literally ill right now. I can’t even think straight. I’m gonna like literally pass out from pain,” Linsemeir tells Sgt. Moises Zanazanian who is listed as a defenda... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020opioids
Mika Brzezinski: This therapy is helping me triumph over my 20-year addiction to sleep medicine All Roads Lead to Home – March 5, 2020 - It started with my graveyard shift at CBS News when I was 30 years old. Besides having two babies under the age of two, my shift was brutal. After a one-hour commute, I ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 10 2020RecoveryRehab
‘Sobriety’s not boring’ Just Like Life – March 2, 2020 - While her friends are supportive of her sober lifestyle, she finds it comes up a lot in one particular area of her personal life. “It’s kind of difficult being single and dating,” she... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 10 2020
Opioid Epidemic Might Be Much Worse Than We Thought And Getting Worse? – FEBRUARY 27, 2020 - The undercounting of opioid deaths is important because “you need to know the scale of a problem to know how to intervene in the problem,” Venkataramani says. Dealing wi... Read More...Drug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020opioids
Indiana County to Start Bringing Charges Against Residents Who Overdose Locking Up The Dead – February 29, 2020 - The person who has overdosed is given the opportunity to plead guilty, and if they go that route, “the prosecutor’s office would agree to offer treatment services through pro... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020Overdose
Demi Lovato opens up about sobriety relapse in interview with Ellen Woman’s Empowerment – March 5, 2020 - According to the Daily Mail, Demi tells Ellen “My bulimia got really bad. I asked for help and I didn’t get the help that I needed. I’m thinking to myself: ‘I am six years ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 10 2020relapse
Can You Drink Your Way Sober? L’Chaim and L’Chaim again... – March 1, 2020 - Dr. Charles Shadel founded Shadel Hospital outside Seattle in 1935 offering aversion therapy in a “homelike setting” — the same year Bill Wilson started Alcoholics... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 10 2020
San Francisco Resurrects Plan to Open Supervised Injection Sites Keeping Life Alive – March 4, 2020 - Approximately 24,500 people in San Francisco regularly use syringes to inject illegal drugs, according to the city’s health department. In the city, drug overdosing accounte... Read More...Addiction RecoveryinterventionMarch 10 2020Rehab
Truly Radical Idea to Address Drug Addiction in Mia Donovan’s “Dope is Death” THEATER “Dope is Death” – March 6, 2020 - “You don’t want to fight on drugs,” says Felipe Luciano, the founder of the Young Lords, in “Dope is Death.” “ I found out I was political.” His epiphany contributes to a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020
Quote of the Week “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.” —Marie Curie ... Read More...March 10 2020quote of the week