San Francisco Blows Past Overdose Death Rate In 2023 VIDEO – LIFE ON THE STREETS – Jan. 17, 2024 - San Francisco recorded 806 accidental drug overdoses in 2023, according to preliminary city data published Wednesday, blowing past its 2022 count of 649 as well as 2020... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 23 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Consulting Company Fined $78 Million For Opioid Deaths NO JAIL TIME? – Dec, 30, 2023 - Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims by U.S. health insurers and benefit plans that it fueled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its w... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 9 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Genetic Test Assesses Opiate Addiction Risk Using DNA SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – Dec. 21, 2023 - The test involves swabbing the cheek of a patient to collect a DNA sample that is then used to determine if there is a combination of genetic variants that may be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 2 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Man Fights to Overcome Opioid Addiction VIDEO – IT CAN BE DONE – Dec. 12, 2023 - 35-year-old James Gotte said he’s looking forward to celebrating one year of being sober this month. He said his drug addiction started at a young age, but now he wan... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 19 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
I Was Hooked on Opioids for Years BUT NOT FOREVER – Dec. 8, 2023 - Eventually, I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and prescribed Concerta, leading to my exposure to stimulants. The concept of taking a pill ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
REALITY: Opioids More Potent Than Fentanyl EUPHORIA HAS A PRICE – Dec. 10, 2023 - Ross told her husband she’d gone out and used methamphetamine and crack cocaine, according to a Miami-Dade County medical examiner’s report. That morning, Ross’s husband found h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Opioid Settlement Divides Victims MONEY MATTERS – Dec. 3, 2023 - “If it gets blown up, nobody gets anything,” Carter, of Maynard, Mass., said of the settlement. “And still nothing is going to happen to the Sacklers.” Ed Bisch, who lost his 18-year-ol... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Physician Sentenced in $1.2M Opioid Scheme MAKING A LIVING KILLING – Dec. 7, 2023 - Texas-based pain management specialist Oscar Lightner, MD, has been sentenced to seven years in prison over his role in the operation of a pill mill clinic that unlawfu... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Melissa Etheridge’s son died from opioids: ‘He made his choices’ OR DID HE? – Nov. 29, 2023 - Melissa Etheridge has opened up about coping with her son’s death. The Grammy winning singer, 62, lost her oldest son, Beckett Cypher, at 21 in 2020 from causes related to... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
The Brain on Opioids WILLIAM BURROUGHS – Nov. 19, 2023 - In recent years, the opioid epidemic has surged to alarming proportions, casting a shadow over communities worldwide. This crisis, fueled by an increase in the prescription of opio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Once a Homeless Addict, Mayor Takes On Drug Crises HE CAN RELATE – Nov. 25, 2023 - “For 17 years, I was an absolutely horrible individual,” said Carter, the mayor of Oshawa, Ontario. “Horrible individual. I lied, cheated, stole.” Homeless and addicted to drugs ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionhomelessinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Reporting on Addiction Accurately VIDEO – AND SOBERLY? – Nov. 27, 2023 - The organization Reporting on Addiction began as a response to what its founders identified as misinformed, harmful coverage of opioid use disorder and the people and communitie... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Evolving Overdose Crisis Shakes Previously Effective Treatments METHADON’T WORK – Nov. 21, 2023 - Neither Suboxone nor methadone is designed to treat addiction to xylazine or stimulants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that of the more than 111,... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 28 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
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...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 21 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
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...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 21 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
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...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 21 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
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...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 21 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
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...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 21 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
America’s Opioid Epidemic STILL ALIVE KILLING PEOPLE – Nov. 4, 2023 - OxyContin was given out in unprecedented quantities: prescriptions peaked in 2012, at more than 255 million in the US over the year. This, and other comparable opioi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 14 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Administration Urges Schools to Carry Opioid Overdose Drug SAD STATE OF AFFAIR – Oct. 31, 2023 - “We will encourage businesses, restaurants, banks, construction sites, schools, others to think about this — think about it as a smoke alarm or a defibrillator, to make it as eas... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 7 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Save a Life Stations Installed to Help People Using Opioids VIDEO – OD to O’WOW, I’M ALIVE – Nov. 3, 2023 - LOCShannon Smith is the director of housing and community development for Lighthouse, an organization that provides resources like food and shelter for people in the co... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 7 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Pharmacist and Clinic Owner Get Prison for $6M Pill Mill Scheme BUSINESS AS USUAL – Oct. 26, 2023 - Sokari “Momma” Bobmanuel, 63, was sentenced to 14 years in prison following her conviction at trial for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances. Alan... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
White Patients More Often Than Black Patients to be Given Opioids for Pain in ER FAVORITISM? – Oct. 27, 2023 - We examined more than 200,000 visit records of patients treated for pain, taken from a representative sample of U.S. emergency departments from 1999 to 2020. Although white patien... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Nan Goldin on Vaping, Orgasms, and Greek Myths MORE – Oct. 24, 2023 - Since the 80s, Goldin has been working hard. Last year, the Laura Poitras-directed documentary about her life, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, was nominated for an Oscar. At the same t... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Opioid Crisis Is Worse Despite Congress’ $20 Billion Effort To Stop It DO THEY EVEN CARE? – Oct. 22, 2023 - When that option ended on Sept. 30, the two states which used it — South Dakota and Tennessee — steered their Medicaid recipients with substance use disorder toward treatment faci... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Rite Aid, CVS & Walgreens To Close More Than 1,500 Stores Due to Crime. Whose Crimes? WHO’S CRIME? – Oct. 23, 2023 - The nation’s largest drugstore chains, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens, will shutter more than 1,500 stores, leaving millions of Americans without access to healthcare in ‘pharmacy d... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
The True Story and Criminal Case Behind ‘Pain Hustlers’ THAT’S A TRUE STORY – Oct. 27, 2023 - The article detailed the various techniques that the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics used to push its highly addictive fentanyl-based painkiller Subsys into the ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Telehealth May Improve Access for Opioid Addicts GIVE UP LINES ONLINE – Oct. 18, 2023 - In Kentucky, 48% of those who started buprenorphine treatment via telehealth remained in treatment for 90 continuous days, compared to 44% of those who started treatment in non-... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 24 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
State Testing Wastewater for Opioids Near Schools VIDEO – GRAFT? – Oct. 18, 2023 - The Environment Department will be focusing on a few key areas to do this: Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Bernalillo. Kenny said it’s crucial to understand the impact of fentanyl and ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 24 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Cities Ponder Opiate Friendly Facilities for Drug Use LET THEM EAT CAKE – Oct. 23, 2023 - The sites employ medical and social workers who guard against overdoses by supplying oxygen and naloxone, the overdose-reversing drug, and by distributing clean needles and other r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 24 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin