March 19 2019

I Have an Eating Disorder but Can’t Escape the Kitchen

Doors to Ms.Perception – May 12, 2020 - It’s not that simple for people with eating disorders. For someone with…

5 years ago

Quote of the Week – William Shakespeare

“If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us,…

5 years ago

A real link between opioid use and people not working

Duh? – March 12, 2019 - States that prescribe more opioids per 100 people tend to have fewer people in…

6 years ago

New recovery program shows users are more likely to stay sober if they help others

“It is better to give than to receive” -JC – March 3, 2019 - The National Institute on Drug Abuse…

6 years ago

Opioid use in the family may influence adolescents’ opioid risk after surgery

It’s a Family Affair – February 27, 2019 - The presence of one or more family members using long-term opioids…

6 years ago

Local documentary on drug addiction helps others

Go Make a Movie – March 14, 2019 - Kaitlin said she graduated last year from Lycoming College and continues…

6 years ago

Michael Bloomberg is giving Michigan $10M to fight opioid crisis

Does what you fight get stronger? – March 14, 2019 - “The opioid crisis is a national emergency that calls…

6 years ago

Julia Roberts on drug addiction in her new film

VIDEO – March 14, 2019 - Hollywood actress Julia Roberts discusses her new film Ben Is Back and wants to…

6 years ago

‘Kensington Blues’ gives devastating portrait of addiction in Philly

Not a Pretty Picture – March 16, 2019 - The 2017 toll was a record for opioid deaths in the…

6 years ago

Demi Lovato Speaks Out About Apparent Overdose for the First Time on What Would Have Been Her 7-Year Sobriety Anniversary

Keep Coming Back – March 15, 2019 - he Grammy-nominated singer, 26, would have celebrated seven years of sobriety on…

6 years ago

Addiction specialist urges Japan to treat over-gaming as mental disorder

Tetris Forever – MAR. 14, 2019 - “This isn’t just about Japan, it’s happening all over the world,” Higuchi said…

6 years ago

How Plunging into Sobriety Makes You Better Person

The Water’s Fine! – March 15, 2019 - You’ll see Your Health Improve! When you’re wrapped up in the throes…

6 years ago

These Tech Companies Aim to Cure Pain Without Pills

Better Living Through Technology – March 16, 2019 - A Jeep accident in Yemen at age 19 left him in…

6 years ago

Legalizing Marijuana, With Focus on Social Justice, Unites 2020 Democrats

The Candidate I’d Most Like to Do a Bong Hit With – March 17, 2019 - Senator Cory Booker of…

6 years ago

Is Pain A Sensation Or An Emotion?

Feelings Aren’t Facts, or Are They? – March 16, 2019 - With more than 47,000 Americans dying of opioid overdoses…

6 years ago

A look back at the Obama administration’s handling of the fentanyl epidemic

Nodding on the job? – March 13, 2019 - The 11 experts pressed the officials to declare fentanyl a national…

6 years ago

The IRS Targets Drug Policy Reformers

4/15’s a Bummer for 4/20 – March 17, 2019 - (T)hat language arguably covers organizations that advocate legalization of marijuana…

6 years ago

Macklemore is latest Seattle star honored for addiction recovery work with MusiCares award

Singing a Sweet, Sweet Song – March 13, 2019 - Macklemore is set to become the latest Seattle musician honored…

6 years ago

Teens and Young Adults More Depressed Now Than in the Mid-2000s

Not Enough Play Time? – March 14, 2019 -  Lead author Jean Twenge, a 47-year-old professor of psychology at San…

6 years ago

A new drug based on ketamine could help treat depression

Things are looking up – Mar. 16, 2019 - Hence the interest in a recent announcement by the Food and…

6 years ago

Trump’s new FDA chief must wage fierce fight to stop the opioid epidemic. Gottlieb didn’t.

RYAN HAMPTON: OPINION – March 14, 2019 - Gottlieb’s tenure was marked by slight successes and major missteps. One example…

6 years ago

Why haven’t major institutions cut ties with the Sackler family?

CRIME PAYS? – March 15, 2019 - They are the founding family behind (and have long constituted the majority of…

6 years ago

Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr and the Mission to Save 45 Million Addicted Americans

Men and Women Alike – MARCH 16, 2019  - After checking into rehab for the final time in 1995, Walsh…

6 years ago

Trump budget guts opiate crisis office

Let Them Eat Horse – March 13, 2019 - Trump has proposed moving two major grant programs out of ONDCP…

6 years ago

American Addiction Centers reports problems getting clients in the door, takes out loan to cover costs

Going For Broke? – March 13, 2019 - New admissions — excluding several new facilities the company purchased in 2018…

6 years ago

Scammers preying on addicts trying to get clean

Patients for Rent? – Mar 7, 2019 - Drug treatment centers are warning about an alarming trend happening across the…

6 years ago