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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...

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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...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmethRecoveryRehabSept 27 2022

Cree Nation Chief Calls for Treatment Centres in Wake of Horrible Knife Attacks

METH KILLS...OTHERS – Sept. 11, 2022 - The chief of James Smith Cree Nation and other Indigenous leaders are calling on the provincial and federal governments to fund on-reserve addiction treatment centr... Read More...

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“New Meth” Is Nothing to Fear. It Isn’t New. It’s Just Meth.

MORE OF THE SAME SPEED RAP – Sept. 1, 2022 - If you’ve ever seen someone talk about “new meth” online, they were probably describing how it explained some aspect of society—encampments, mental illness—that they... Read More...

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Girlfriend Charged With Murder For Meth-Laced Kiss With Inmate

GOING TO ANY LENGTH – Aug. 17, 2022 - Rachel Dollard, 33, allegedly hid a balloon containing a half-ounce of speed in her mouth and passed it orally to Joshua Brown at the Turney Center Industrial Complex in On... Read More...

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Scottish Prisons Aim To Get Prisoners Off Drugs including Methadone

VIDEO – ABSTINENCE MAKE THE HEART GROW FONDER – July 22, 2022 - James - not his real name - is one of HMP Oakwood’s success stories. He ended up in prison after carrying out armed robberies to fund his heroin a... Read More...

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DEA in Miami Warns of Synthetic Drug Mass Overdose Events

VIDEO – MURDER IN MIAMI – July 18, 2022 - Mass-overdose events typically occur when criminals market drugs like cocaine, meth, or heroin when the drug is actually a synthetic opioid like fentanyl or when drug d... Read More...

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‘Monumental’ Drug Bust: 5,000 Pounds of Meth Seized

THE ELEPHANT IN THE TRUCK – July 9, 2022 - Detectives from the Sheriff’s Department’s border crime suppression team followed the truck. First, the person who drove it across the border stopped in Otay Mes... Read More...

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Can a Target Gift Card Help You Stay Off Meth?

YES. MONEY TALKS NOBODY WALKS – July 4, 2022 - Behind the table, a program assistant hastened to clarify that it was a chance at a gift card — just a chance. But a chance was enough for Mark, who began filling ... Read More...

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Playing Russian Roulette…How Fentanyl Addiction Tore a Santa Clarita Family Apart

LAST ADDICT STANDING – July 1, 2022 - Their lives resembled those of the many trapped by addiction – in and out of rehab, jail cells and hospital beds – until the two Santa Clarita parents suffering from fentan... Read More...

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It’s An Overdose Crisis, NOT An Opioid Crisis

HARM REDUCTION is DEATH REDUCTION – June 27, 2022 - Anyone using pills or powder needs a naloxone kit, too.Rebrand naloxone as an overdose prevention drug rather than a drug that reverses an opioid ove... Read More...

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Potential New Treatment for Meth Addiction

VERY GOOD NEWS! – June 26, 2022 - Conducted from 2017 to 2019 at clinics in multiple community treatment programs nationwide, this study enrolled 403 adult volunteers ages 18 to 65 with moderate to severe meth... Read More...

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Recovering Addicts Turn To Science to Map the Effects of Meth

‘Breaking Bad’ Is the Best Crime Show of All Time

Bam Margera on the Run with Girlfriend, Child, Amid Meth Run

FOLLOW-UP Report: ‘Jackass’ Star Bam Margera Surrenders to Police

Exposing Methadone Clinics’ Cruelty

White Supremacists, Fentanyl and Meth

Addict Leaves Mini-Meth Lab On NYC Subway

Former San Francisco Meth Lord Speaks Out About Drug Addiction in Gay Community

Move over, Cocaine Bear! Attack of the Meth Gator slithering in this summer

SAMHSA’s Methadone Reforms Toothless

Counselor Arrested For Dealing Meth

How Frighteningly Strong Meth Has Supercharged Homelessness

When the Tenderloin’s Addiction Crisis Goes Viral

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

National Meth Awareness Day

Bronx Had Third-Highest Overdose Rate

Faith Lost All Her Teeth – Now She’s Smiling

Could Monoclonal Antibodies Work For Treating Meth Addiction?

Cree Nation Chief Calls for Treatment Centres in Wake of Horrible Knife Attacks

“New Meth” Is Nothing to Fear. It Isn’t New. It’s Just Meth.

Girlfriend Charged With Murder For Meth-Laced Kiss With Inmate

How Photographers Help Fight Addiction in Philly

Computer Algorithms Improve Timeliness of Overdose Data

Scottish Prisons Aim To Get Prisoners Off Drugs including Methadone

DEA in Miami Warns of Synthetic Drug Mass Overdose Events

‘Monumental’ Drug Bust: 5,000 Pounds of Meth Seized

Can a Target Gift Card Help You Stay Off Meth?

Playing Russian Roulette…How Fentanyl Addiction Tore a Santa Clarita Family Apart

It’s An Overdose Crisis, NOT An Opioid Crisis

Potential New Treatment for Meth Addiction