Nov 21 2023

Preventing Suicide: The Power of Resilience and Positive Emotions

HOLDING HANDS OF COMPASSION – Nov. 17, 2023 - To understand how positive emotions build resilience, it helps to know a little bit about the biology of emotions. When we experience an emotion, whether positive ... Read More...

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Cyber-attack has grim side-effect as expert issues ‘health warning’

THIEVES DON’T USE THE DOOR – Nov. 18, 2023 - This can look like losing the ability to function and cope with everyday activities, the Georgia Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division noted. Other sym... Read More...

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Hank Azaria: To Matthew Perry, God Was a Bunch of Drunks in a Room

THE SADNESS REMAINS – Nov. 9, 2023 - We went to this very big gathering in Brentwood, Calif. We walked in, and I swear it seemed there were a thousand people in there. He knew the look on my face — daunted. Be... Read More...

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Dana Carvey’s Eldest Dies from Drug Overdose at 32

THE SON DOES NOT ALWAYS RETURN HOME – Nov. 16, 2023 - The family said Dex Carvey “loved his family, his friends and his girlfriend, Kaylee,” adding that “Dex was a beautiful person. His handmade birthd... Read More...

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Goalkeeper Reveals ‘taking the equivalent of six shots of heroin a day’

THE GOAL TO STAY CLEAN – Nov. 14, 2023 - The ex-England international, now 42, has since received support from wife Leeona, and 15-year-old daughter Lucy after admitting he was close to taking his own life. He... Read More...

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Ingestible “smart pill” May Detect Overdosing

THEN WHAT? – Nov. 17, 2023 - n this study, 10 participants undergoing sleep studies at the WVU Medicine Sleep Evaluation Center swallowed a Celero Systems Vitals Monitoring Pill (VM Pill), a device the size of a vita... Read More...

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Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Stay Clean & Sober

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES TAKE WORK – Nov. 2, 2023 - Addiction is both biological and social First, it is important to know where addiction originates. It is not a choice someone made. Addiction is “a ... Read More...

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Plus-size Woman Spent Years Battling Food Addiction Becomes Online SENSATION

A BIG DEAL! – Nov. 12, 2023 - The office manager revealed: ‘Growing up, I wasn’t always on the heavier side, but things started changing when I hit middle school. I was the curviest among my friends, and that stirred... Read More...

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Surprising Trick for ‘snapping out of’ Panic or Anxiety Attack Instantly

GET THEE BEHIND ME – Nov. 9, 2023 - ‘The more harsh the taste - sour, spicy, anything in between - the more likely your brain is going to step outside of that anxious thought and more into what you’re tasting,’ Ms Pa... Read More...

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Gold Standard for Opioid Treatment Gets Cold Shoulder

NOTHING IS PERFECT – Nov. 14, 2023 - If Torrington could wave a magic wand, “I would enact true parity, where people could get access to comprehensive, individualized, multimodal treatment over time,” he said. “Prima... Read More...

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How Long Does It Take for Alcohol to Leave Your System?

TOO LONG – Nov. 15, 2023 - Alcohol withdrawal can be a challenging phase, with its duration and severity varying from person to person. Symptoms typically peak within the first 24 to 48 hours and can range fro... Read More...

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Dealing with Addiction Before Ruining Festive Holidays

DON’T BE THE TURKEY – Nov. 15, 2023 - It can also be hell for the loved ones of those struggling with addiction as they are often not equipped to deal with their needs. To help people better understand addiction, bra... Read More...

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Doctor Sentenced in $5,000,000 Pill Mill Thrill

MAKING A LIVING KILLING – Nov. 16, 2023 - Rosenfield, Taylor, and their co-conspirators issued prescriptions for opioids, including approximately 752,000 pills of oxycodone and 419,000 pills of hydrocodone, un... Read More...

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San Francisco to Reach Highest Overdose Death Toll in 2023

MORE THAN THEIR HEARTS – Nov. 17, 2023 - “We must remain nimble in our overdose prevention efforts, including getting more people who use drugs into treatment with medications for opioid use disorder in outpatient an... Read More...

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Mobile Addiction Services Stop Overdoses

SAVING LIVES DAILY – Nov. 16, 2023 - Reducing overdose deaths goes beyond helping people stop using opioids, panelists said. It also requires offering harm reduction resources, like sterile needles, that make using l... Read More...

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Recovery Requires ‘whole person’ Care

HUMANS ARE BEINGS – Nov. 16, 2023 - “When we’re running a county and we have incarcerated individuals who need access to medication to help their brain get better so that they can become more productive members of ou... Read More...

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Hopscotch Into The Holidays

NON-NONE-NEAT – Nov. 14, 2023 - Although he’d initially only planned to open a cat cafe when he moved here from D.C. in 2021 (Flattery Cattery will open in Federal Hill early next year), he pivoted and instead opened... Read More...

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Snoop Doggy Dupes His Dope Fans & The Media

Nov. 20, 2023 - Yep, it was just a marketing stunt. : It was just revealed that he's partnering with the smoke-free fire pit brand Solo Stove. Snoop is now the brand's official "smokesman." Perfect for the ... Read More...

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Snoop Dogg Says He’s ‘Decided To Give Up Weed’

AMENDS TIME? – Nov. 16, 2023 - Many were shocked by Snoop Dogg’s announcement as the entertainer has been very vocal over the years about his love of cannabis. He even turned his passion into a business in 201... Read More...

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Navigating Addiction in the Holiday Season

NO WILD TURKEY – Nov. 17, 2023 - That doesn’t mean that you should invite disaster to your holiday gatherings, but you can consider appropriate precautions for health and safety. Sometimes, it simply isn’t saf... Read More...

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Algorithm Sued for Denying Care for Medicare Members

AI vs. AI – Nov. 15, 2023 - The lawsuit alleges that the health insurer and its subsidiary, NaviHealth, used an algorithm called nH Predict to systematically deny medical claims from patients recuperating from illnes... Read More...

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Addiction Ravaged My Family and Tribe

NATIONALLY – Nov. 14, 2023 - At 61 years old, I have lost far too much to drugs, and I’ve never done anything more than weed, as a teenager. I have three sons and one daughter, and while I know that my husband and I ... Read More...

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Tattoos Helped Me Make Sense of Death and Prison

IT’S ART and TRIBAL – Nov. 17, 2023 - The next tattoo came after six of us formed a small biker gang: Lost Souls. We had a knack for wrong turns and misguided shortcuts, and often got turned around on some bac... Read More...

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Dean McDermott says Tori Spelling Invited Her Pet Pig Into Bed

BRINGING HOME THE BACON – Nov. 15, 2023 - It ended up with me drinking a fifth of tequila every night, seven days a week, and a handful of narcos by myself with a beautiful family in the other room. That’s what it l... Read More...

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Dean McDermott Is Staying at a Sober Living Facility

AND MAKING AMENDS – Nov. 15, 2023 - He hopes his time there will allow him to soon make amends with his family, including wife Tori Spelling. The couple split in June. “All she’s ever done to this day... Read More...

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VIDEO: What Happens in Recovery

VIDEO – TAKE A LOOK – Nov. 17, 2023 - Illustrated new series explores life after addiction in West Virginia. The Gazette Mail spent weeks following men in a sober living house in Charleston, WV as they struggle to ov... Read More...

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Addicted Fishermen Catch Fentanyl Death

DANGEROUS WATERS ON LAND – Nov. 14, 2023 - As the crew of the clam vessel Lori Ann prepared to set out from Fairhaven, the fleet manager was told that something wasn’t right with a fisherman below deck. ... Read More...

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Through Freud’s Lens: Why We Drink

WHY WE EAT? – Nov. 11, 2023 - According to psychologist Sigmund Freud, these two simple motivations are responsible for our daily decisions. We pick up the chocolate bar for the rush of joy when it melts in ou... Read More...

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Canada to Legalize Killing Drug Addicts

AUDIO – CHRISTIAN RADIO REPORTS – Nov. 15, 2023 - Supporters of MAiD for people with drug addiction promise that safeguards will be put in place, such as requiring multiple attempts at substance abuse treatment fir... Read More...

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Ketamine Rapidly Reduces Symptoms of PTSD and Depression

WHAT COULD GO WRONG? – Nov. 8, 2023 - We analyzed six randomized controlled trials representing 259 patients with moderate to severe PTSD. In all trials, about half were injected with ketamine. The rest receiv... Read More...

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