Can Methadone Vans Deliver the Goods? STEP RIGHT UP – April 1, 2024 - “This kind of initiative is about using harm reduction, bringing services to where people are; it’s about using an evidence-based strategy,” Dr. Cunningham. “We know metha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionmethRecoveryRehab
Opioid Epidemic Continues to Crash Ashore, Surfing on Fentanyl and Meth WILL IT NEVER STOP? – Feb. 21, 2024 - The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave,” which is not only placing drug users at greater risk but is also complicating effort... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024fentanylmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
With New Methadone Rule, SAMHSA Isn’t Coming to Save Us IT’S COMPLICATED – Feb. 13, 2024 - For patients, it means the majority will continue to suffer under the clinics’ culture of cruelty. “The decision to provide take-home doses rests with the treating practition... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024interventionmethRecovery
Emma Corlett – Social Media Star: Meth Addict’s Recovery Story VIDEO – EVERYONE CAN CHANGE – Jan. 20, 2024 - “It’s really hard to believe, looking back at the old Emma, to who I am now. I would never have imagined I would do modelling.” Who Emma is now is a long way away from ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 30 2024methRecoveryRehabUncategorized
Life After Meth — Learning to Open and Close the Curtains PERSONAL ACCOUNT – Dec. 17, 2023 - When I was on meth, I was busy. Very busy. There was gardening to do, color-coding the closet, taking apart doorknobs, trying to put doorknobs back together and trips to Home... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 2 2024methRecoveryRehab
Methadone Withdrawal-Related Psychosis in Patients With Hormone-Dependent Breast Cancer DANGER AHEAD – Dec. 28, 2023 - Methadone withdrawal usually presents as a classical opiate withdrawal syndrome, including symptoms such as restlessness, pupillary dilation, sweating, insomnia, irritability, sneezing,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaCancerDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 2 2024methRecovery
America’s Adderall Shortage ‘is driving ADHD patients to use METH’ as Britney Spears’ ex says he feared she’d overdose TOUGH CHOICES – Oct. 23, 2023 - The ongoing Adderall issue has been attributed to worker and supply shortages at the Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals, which made one out of four branded and generic Adderall p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionmethOct 31 2023OverdoseRecoveryTrauma
The Life and Death Fight for Control of Methadone THEY DON’T HAVE TO DIE – Oct. 20, 2023 - While methadone is easily the most effective drug currently approved to treat opioid addiction, it’s accessible only at specialized clinics that require patients to par... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmethOct 24 2023
Fentanyl Mixed with Cocaine and Meth Creates ‘4th Wave’ of the Overdose Deaths AUDIO – IT’S HAPPENED BEFORE – Sept. 14, 2023 - Another group of people who are affected are people intending to use stimulants on their own but who don’t realize their supply has been laced with or contaminated wi... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylmethOverdoseSept 26 2023
Man Stopped For Failure to Use Turn Signal With 40 Pounds of Meth In Trunk YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN – Aug. 28, 2023 - Johnathan De Jesus Monzon Valdivia, 21, faces charges of trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking heroin, failure to maintain lane, failure to use a turning signal and drivin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmethSept 26 2023
Afghanistan Meth Trade Surges as Taliban Clamps Down on Heroin Trade WHO’S IN CHARGE? – Sept. 9, 2023 -While heroin trafficking has slowed, the UNODC said in a statement, meth trafficking “has intensified since the ban”. Meth seizures in and around Afghanistan jumped 12-fold in the... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionmethOverdoseSept 19 2023
Fake Prescription Pills Fuels Drug Overdose Deaths MADNESS IN AMERICA – Sept. 6, 2023 - More than 90% of the counterfeit drugs contained the extremely powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, which has driven total US overdose deaths to more than 100,000 a year. Ot... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 12 2023
Global Methamphetamine Market Projected to Reach $881.32 million by 2030 CAPITALISM – Aug. 26, 2023 - The Methamphetamine Market has exhibited remarkable shifts over the years, shaped by a blend of long-term market drivers and the unexpected influence of external factors like the C... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmethSept 5 2023
“I’m a meth addict mum – this is why I couldn’t stop.” COMING CLEAN—NOT GETTING CLEAN – Aug. 14, 2023 - This is common for the thousands of babies born in Australia to mothers who used ice late in their pregnancies, with agonising withdrawal symptoms leading to fe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionmeth
Santa Clara County Pays Meth Addicts to Get Clean CASH TALKS NOBODY WALKS – Aug. 4, 2023 - As reported in Mountain View Voice, Santa Clara County has been struggling with a significant drug-related issue, particularly methamphetamine, which accounts for more ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 15 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionmethRecovery
Tailoring Recovery for LGBTQ+ EVEN IN FLORIDA!!! – June 12, 2023 - For many people, misusing substances becomes a way to numb negative emotions and offers a temporary escape from daily stress and challenges. They rely on substances as a pr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionJune 20 2023marijuanamethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Age of Drug Normalization IT’S ALL GOOD? – June 11, 2023 - In addition to crystal methamphetamine, Blanchard said she also used heroin and “lots of different things under the sun.” A trans woman, she said she began using drugs while engaging ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023methOverdoseRecovery
Narcan, Crackpipe, Tampons, Lip Balm in Vending Machine IN EVERY SUBWAY STATION! – June 5, 2023 - Commissioner Ashwin Vasan just unveiled a vending machine that dispenses free Narcan and drug-test strips — along with “safe-smoking” pipes, condoms, tampons, nicotine... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJune 13 2023methOverdoseRecovery
Recovering Addicts Turn To Science to Map the Effects of Meth CAN BRAINS BOUNCE BACK? – May 5, 2023 - New Zealanders are some of the world’s biggest meth takers: wastewater testing has placed it in the top four consumers worldwide. The country’s physical isolation – 4,000... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 9 2023methRecoveryRehab
‘Breaking Bad’ Is the Best Crime Show of All Time OR THE SOPRANOS? – May 4, 2023 - A crime drama that aired on AMC from 2008 to 2013, “Breaking Bad” was created by Vince Gilligan and starred Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher who t... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 9 2023meth
Bam Margera on the Run with Girlfriend, Child, Amid Meth Run VIDEO – PRAYERS AND POSITIVE VIBES – April 26, 2023 - Bam Margera is allegedly suffering a “meltdown” due to an addiction to meth, his brother, Jess Margera, claims in a series of explosive tweets. The 44-year-ol... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 2 2023meth
FOLLOW-UP Report: ‘Jackass’ Star Bam Margera Surrenders to Police VIDEO – FACING THE MUSIC – April 27, 2023 - A judge arraigned the reality star and he was then released on signature bond after bail was set at $50,000, according to court records. Margera faces a preliminary h... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 2 2023methRecoveryTrauma
Exposing Methadone Clinics’ Cruelty BETTER HARM REDUCTION – April 14, 2023 - Swallow THIS makes an unapologetic case to abolish the methadone clinic system. It’s a call to action to finally free all people who take methadone from daily attendance... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 25 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmethRecovery
White Supremacists, Fentanyl and Meth DRUG CULTURE IN RED STATES? – April 4, 2023 - The alleged leader of the drug trafficking organization is Jesse James Bailey. Bailey and his cohorts allegedly trafficked huge amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 11 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylmethOverdose
Addict Leaves Mini-Meth Lab On NYC Subway BRONX BOMBER? – March 4, 2023 - “Never seen a mess quite like this!” tweeted straphanger Carolyn Crapo, 58, posting images last week of what appeared to be a botched rolling meth lab at the Woodlawn station in ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 14 2023meth
Former San Francisco Meth Lord Speaks Out About Drug Addiction in Gay Community FOR THE LOVE OF SEX – March 6, 2023 - Despite efforts to raise awareness, the problem has only appeared to grow worse as meth-related overdose rates continue to increase in the U.S. According to data collected by ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 14 2023methOverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Move over, Cocaine Bear! Attack of the Meth Gator slithering in this summer VIDEO – WHO NEEDS ZOOS – Feb. 27, 2023 - The Asylum announced that Attack of the Meth Gator had been added to the company’s schedule of upcoming releases via Twitter. “Hold our bear … I mean, beer. Coming f... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 7 2023meth
SAMHSA’s Methadone Reforms Toothless LIKE ALWAYS – Jan. 12, 2023 - SAMHSA’s new proposals are also geared to help “those who reside far from an OTP or who lack access to reliable transportation to receive treatment … care for loved ones and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 24 2023methRecoveryRehab
Counselor Arrested For Dealing Meth VIDEO – CASEY JONES YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR SPEED – Jan. 13, 2023 - Officers say during their surveillance, they saw Hagedorn speeding and pulled him over. They say it took several commands for him to roll down the ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 17 2023methRecoveryRehab
How Frighteningly Strong Meth Has Supercharged Homelessness HOME SPEED HOME – Dec. 6, 2022 - In your book The Least of Us and in an Atlantic piece last year, you wrote about the rise of very pure meth, which is produced in a different way than the variety t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 13 2022Drug Abuse and Addictionhomelessinterventionlife expectancymethRecoveryTrauma