The Pain Hustlers – New York TimesCrime of the Century – MAY 2, 2018 - Selling drugs is a relationship business. It’s best to do it in person. That is why, on a summer evening in 2012, Alec Burlakoff was out for dinner with Steven Chun, the owner of Sar... Read More...May 8 2018
Celebs, Addiction Experts Gather At Florida Atlantic University On Substance Abuse EpidemicSpreading the Love – May 4, 2018 - Former Major League Baseball right-fielder Darryl Strawberry had a phenomenal, 17-year career in the majors. Known for his copious home run tally, the intimidating presence of his 6-fo... Read More...May 8 2018
Doctor & wife convicted of running $77M ‘pill mill’Greed Knows No Age – May 4. 2018 - An 80-year-old Manhattan doctor and his 82-year-old wife were convicted Friday of running a $77 million prescription “pill mill.” Dr. Rogelio Lucas and his wife of 55 years, Lydia, sat... Read More...May 8 2018
National Addiction Trade Association Meets in Denver to Address Addiction Crisis and Industry ConductMile High City Hosts Rehab Renaissance – DENVER (PRWEB) MAY 08, 2018 - The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), the nation’s trade and professional membership society for addiction treatment pr... Read More...May 8 2018
Overdose victim leaves story of addiction on phoneAstounding – May 3, 2018 - “He was very easygoing, easy to be with, happy,” she said. He also led a secret life. To deal with depression, he started using heroin. “He didn’t see himself as an addict,” Jen Couzins said. ... Read More...May 8 2018
Amid the opioid epidemic, white = victim, black = addictThe Healing is the Same – April 28, 2018 - Rehab can be a frightening place when you first arrive. With any luck, you’ve already had some sort of “come to Jesus” moment with yourself and you’ve realized that you need to... Read More...May 8 2018
Can MDMA Treat Alcoholism?Maybe – April 26, 2018 - Clinical trials for the use of MDMA as a potential treatment for alcoholism have begun in the U.K. The study is the first of its kind, and may usher in the age of effective medicinal treatments ... Read More...May 8 2018
The crippling stigma of drug addiction by Dr. Jessica GreggMedical Malfeasance? – May 5, 2018 - I treat addiction for a living. My patients are often admitted to the hospital after inadvertently injecting bacteria into their bodies, along with heroin or methamphetamines. They h... Read More...May 8 2018