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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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“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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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When the Tenderloin’s Addiction Crisis Goes Viral

AUDIO – ATTENTION! – Dec. 9, 2022 - These images, which circulate around the world, can evoke anger, fear, and frustration. They also shape opinion about what should be done and galvanize support for har... Read More...

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A Military Wife’s Descent Into Meth Addiction—And Her Agonizing Journey

AUDIO – WHITE POWDER DEVIL – Dec. 3, 2022 - She was on a neighbor’s back deck, sipping wine and smoking cigarettes. Lauren admired her neighbor, another military wife, who displayed such boundless ... Read More...

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National Meth Awareness Day

POOR MAN’S COKE? – Nov. 30, 2022 - National Meth Awareness Day is observed to educate more people about the dangers of meth abuse and its impacts on many American families and communities. It also stresses the ... Read More...

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Bronx Had Third-Highest Overdose Rate

APOCALYPSE NOW? – Nov. 2, 2022 - When it comes to opioid outpatient treatment, the highest rate per 100,000 population is greatest in Manhattan and the Bronx, and there are estimated 30,000-plus methadon... Read More...

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Faith Lost All Her Teeth – Now She’s Smiling

GRIN NOT GRIM – Oct. 22, 2022 - Faith realised she had to learn to smile again after being so used to keeping her mouth shut to hide her rotting teeth. Now she is rocking a new set of dentures and says h... Read More...

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Could Monoclonal Antibodies Work For Treating Meth Addiction?

AUDIO – GOD WILLING – Sept. 15, 2022 - Nearly one million Americans are addicted to methamphetamine, or meth as it’s called on the street. Of those, nearly 16,000 regular users are between the ages of 12 and 17... Read More...

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