Amneal Pharmaceuticals Cops to $270 Million U.S. Opioid Payment MEASLY AMOUNT – May 3, 2024 - Amneal Pharmaceuticals reached an agreement to pay $92.5 million in cash and provide $180 million worth of naloxone nasal spray, an overdose treatment medication, to resolve lawsu... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 7 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Anne Hathaway Reveals Why She Got Sober VIDEO – THE ANGEL WEARS NADA – Mar. 26, 2024 - “I knew deep down it wasn’t for me,” she admitted. “And it just felt so extreme to have to say, ‘But none?’ But none. If you’re allergic to something or have an anaphy... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 7 2024sobriety
DEA Exempts Ayahuasca Import for Religious Use for Church HIGHER POWER BARK – April 29, 2024 - An Arizona-based nonprofit has reached the first federal settlement that will exempt ayahuasca from the United States Controlled Substances Act (CSA), allowing it to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024Psychedelics
Tom Holland Reveals He’s Been Sober for Over a Year VIDEO ONLY – ONE WILL GET YOU TEN – May, 2024 - Actor, Tom Holland, reveals he’s been sober for over one year now. Tom quit drinking alcohol in January 2022 as a part of “dry January,” which sparked his sobriety jo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 7 2024sobriety
Boy Woke Up with Rabid Bat Attached to His Neck VIDEO – GOOD MORNING - NOT – May 2, 2024 - A Kentucky boy woke up with a rabid bat attached to his neck. The boy’s family — who lives in Midway — took him to the emergency room for treatment. Public health offic... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 7 2024Trauma
Man Found in Boss’ Bathroom 9 Hours After Fentanyl Overdose VIDEO – ONE LAST SHOT – May 1, 2024 - His family says he struggled with addiction for years, but they continue to ask why he went unnoticed for so long after his death. “I was supposed to meet him that night at 10:... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMay 7 2024Overdose
50 Drug Overdoses in One Day In Austin, Texas AND 4 DEAD – April 30, 2024 - Christa Steadman, ATCEMS public information officer, said officials suspect the “outbreak” is due to “a new batch in town” likely from the same source or same couple of sources du... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024OverdoseTrauma
FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Sales of Narcan IT’S ABOUT TIME – May 1, 2024 -In a move that health experts say may reduce the number of fentanyl deaths, the FDA has approved over-the-counter sales of Narcan nasal spray -- a medication that rapidly reverse... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMay 7 2024
Out of the Darkness MIRACLES HAPPEN – May 3, 2024 - Ravaged by addiction and at rock bottom, mother of two credits long night of prayer in abandoned shack for leading to her recovery. It was a desperate plea crying out from a dar... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024RecoveryRehabTrauma
How Ozempic Left This YouTuber In ‘absolute agony’ BUYER BEWARE – May 3, 2024 - An influencer revealed that she suffered a diarrhea ‘storm’ and ‘absolute agony’ while taking the blockbuster weight loss drug Ozempic. Jaime French, a 33-year-old interne... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionMay 7 2024
Forced Addictions Treatment Will Cause More Harm Than Good IMPORTANT – May 1, 2024 - Timothy Christie, the regional director of ethics services for the Horizon Health Network, said it’s very problematic from an ethics perspective to have a program that could cause har... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMay 7 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Angry Outbursts Can Cause Massive Heart Attack PAUSE WHEN AGITATED – May 2, 2024 - The Journal of the American Heart Association, concluded that anger might indeed damage the heart by compromising blood vessel function. “This study offers a biological p pl... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyMay 7 2024
5 Best Supplements for Healthy Aging VIDEO – AND FRESH AIR – April 28, 2024 - “It would be wonderful if we all ate all our fruits and vegetables and our whole grains and our lean proteins and got everything that we needed from the food supply, but unf... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMay 7 2024Mental Health
Walker Hayes Talks Sobriety and New Album ‘Sober Thoughts’ VIDEO – MAKE MONEY – May 2, 2024 - Country music singer Walker Hayes joins Hoda & Jenna to open up about his journey to being 8 years sober as told in his new album “Sober Thoughts.” Hayes also shares his new c... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 7 2024
How I Learned to Safely Taper off Psychiatric Drugs IN SPITE OF BIG PHARMA – May 3, 2024 - When I was able to fully grasp the situation I was in, a feeling of overwhelming panic immediately set in. It was not a desperate need for narcotics I felt, but exclusive... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024
Why Chattanoogans Are Choosing Sobriety TENNESSEE WALTZ – May 3, 2024 - Over the years, I have noticed the need for more drink options steadily rising,” says Selenna Taylor, a bartender at Southside Social. “Southside Social offers several options f... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 7 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome as an Overnight Success I’M FAMOUS – April 29, 2024 - “Impostor syndrome is rooted in a fear of being discovered as inadequate,” explains Dr. Louise Stanger, a renowned interventionist and expert on behavioral health. “Those who expe... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 7 2024Mental Health
The Rise and Fall of DARE THEY TRIED – May 1, 2024 - DARE was not only ineffective by its own standards, but potentially counterproductive. Young people continued saying yes to drugs, despite the weekly DARE class that taught them to s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 7 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Alec Baldwin Opens Up About 39 Years of Sobriety AMENDS? – May 1, 2024 - In an interview for Wednesday’s episode of the Our Way With Paul Anka and Skip Bronson podcast, the 66-year-old actor looked back on his struggle with alcoholism and substance abuse, wh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 7 2024sobriety
Whoopi Goldberg On How She Became a Drug Addict VIDEO – AND THEN A SHOW BUSINESS GIANT – May 2, 2024 - Ms. Goldberg has admitted cocaine was “kicking my a**” as she hit rock bottom in the 1980s when recreational drug use in Hollywood was at a high. The Oscar-nom... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024RecoveryRehab
Women Reporting ‘Ozempic Breasts’ CH-CH-CHANGES – May 1, 2024 - Ozempic has already been linked to a host of bizarre bodily changes — including sagging skin and sunken-in cheeks. But now women are reporting a side effect dubbed ‘Ozempic bre... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 7 2024Trauma
United States to Reclassify Marijuana – Easing Restrictions VIDEO – HALLELUJAH – April 30, 2024 - Since 1971, marijuana has been in the same category as heroin, methamphetamines and LSD. By rescheduling cannabis, the drug would now be studied and researched to identify conc... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediamarijuanaMay 7 2024potweed
Homeboy Industries’ Father Greg Boyle Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom VIDEO – SAINTS CAN BE BALD – May 3, 2024 - “Father Greg Boyle, who has changed countless lives as pastor of a disadvantaged Catholic parish in Los Angeles ... through your pioneering gang intervention programs, rem... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMay 7 2024
How To End Your Addiction to Sugar DIFFICULTLY – May 2, 2024 - “Excess sugar has very addictive properties,” says Rhian Stephenson, nutritionist. “It activates opiate receptors, then we experience a surge of dopamine, which lights up the reward... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionMay 7 2024
Johnson and Johnson to Pay $6.5 Billion for Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits BUSINESS AS USUAL – May 1, 2024 - The company announced that it still intends to defend itself amid the ongoing lawsuits, while simultaneously working to garner approval and support for the proposed settlement... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerMay 7 2024
Treatment Center Billed Taxpayers for 203 Hrs. of Work by One Employee in Single Day VIDEO – LIKE SO MANY OTHERS – May 1, 2024 - They accuse the company of improperly billing taxpayers for phone calls with clients, falsely billing group activities as if they were a series of individual interac... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 7 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Reality of Teens and Weed IT REALLY AIN’T THE SAME – May 11, 2024 - Frequency of use was another risk factor for psychosis, such as weekly or daily use, with those using the drug daily at elevated risk for serious psychiatric problems ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024teenagersweed
Billy Idol: ‘I’m Not the Drug Addict That I Was’ REBEL YELLS...QUIETLY – May 1, 2024 - “I really started to think, ‘I should try and go forward and not be a drug addict anymore,’ and stuff like that,” Idol, 68, recalled. “It took a long time, but gradually I... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024
John Mulaney Recalls Lorne Michaels Warning Him About John Belushi: “John Didn’t Want To Die” AUDIO – NO JUNKIE DOES, MAYBE – May 1, 2024 - Mulaney recalled how Michaels invoked John Belushi, who died in 1982 at 33 after struggling with addiction. While in rehab, Mulaney received a call from Michaels.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 7 2024
Priscilla Presley’s Son Navarone Details Addiction Struggles VIDEO – FAMILY DESPAIR – May 1, 2024 - “It started with weed in high school and, by the time I was 16, 17, I had kinda tried everything,” Navarone tells ET’s Kevin Frazier about his journey into addiction. “I don’t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 7 2024RecoveryRehab