Overdose

B.C. records deadliest February ever for overdose deaths

CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? –  Mach 24, 2021 - The latest overdose statistics sparked debate in the legislature, with the…

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Demi Does California Sober for Brunch. Rosé or Riesling?

ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE? –  March 22, 2021 - Lovato has endured two highly publicized relapses and suffered “three…

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Biden’s Likely “Drug Czar” Presided Over Destruction of WV Syringe Program

SAFE INJECTION SITES UNLIKELY –  March 17, 2021 - President Joe Biden is planning to announce Dr. Rahul Guptaas his…

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Do College Students even do drugs?

DO BEARS COME IN THE MAIL? –  March 4, 2021 - The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a…

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What state has the biggest drug problem?

MOUNTAIN HIGH –  March 17, 2021 - Delaware, Tennessee, Louisiana and Maryland followed next, rounding out the top five states…

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Emergency Naloxone Boxes Installed in Wisconsin to Help Save Lives

I SEE LIVE PEOPLE –  March 11, 2021 - Outreach specialists with Wisconsin Voices for Recovery have now put up…

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Mich. pharmacist, tech charged in $1.2M opioid distribution conspiracy

OVERDOSE OF GREED –  March 18, 2021 -  A Michigan pharmacist and pharmacy technician have been charged in a conspiracy…

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Harm Reduction Services to Get $30 Million in First-Ever Federal Funding

NOT ALL FOR MAT? –  March 16, 2021 - Though the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will have…

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Hazelden Betty Ford Sites in Oregon Designated Blue Distinction® Centers

PROOF IT WORKS –  March 12, 2021 - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 130 Americans die…

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Family turns tragic loss into ‘Lissy’s Legacy of Love

WATCH – NEW LIFE OF GIVING –  March 5, 2021 - “I would appear in court and beg the judge…

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Kristen Johnston on her past addictions: ‘It gives me chills’

STRENGTH AND BEAUTY –  March 10, 2021 - Talking about her struggles with addiction isn’t new for Kristen Johnston, but…

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Long Island doctor charged with murder in 5 opioid deaths

DR. DEATH –  March 4, 2021 - Blatti pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in Nassau County Court and was…

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Overdose Deaths Surge Among Black Americans

UNCIVIL WAR –  March 3, 2021 - Jenkins, who lives in upstate New York, says her mom, Sonya Hughey, had…

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Ex-addict who ‘used crack & heroin at 15, overdosed 19 TIMES’ reveals sober transformation

ANYONE CAN DECIDE TO STOP –  Feb. 28, 2021 - She is now eager to tell her story and help…

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Dan Schneider of Netflix’s The Pharmacist at Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit

FROM LOSS COMES HOPE –  Feb. 26, 2021 - "As overdose cases are rapidly increasing and treatments for substance use disorders…

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The Last Days of Heroin

FENTANYL FOREVER? –  Feb. 18, 2021 - Fentanyl isn’t a new substance, having first been synthesized in a lab in…

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Drug‑Free Solution to Opioid Withdrawal

SOON FOR BABIES TOO? –  Feb. 18, 2021 - The Texas startup was founded in Houston in 2018, but is…

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The Opioid Crisis, Fueled by Covid, Is Worse Than Ever

MORE BAD NEWS –  Feb. 20. 2021 - Drug overdoses of all kinds killed nearly 84,000 people in the U.S.…

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Demi Lovato’s New Doc Details Singer’s 2018 Overdose, “She Should Be Dead”

WATCH – A STAR IS REBORN –  FEB. 17, 2021 - Viewers will see a glimpse at Lovato “during the…

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Woman Recovering From Opioid Addiction Sues to Get Methadone

CRAZY TIME –  FEB 12, 2021 - But Finnigan, 53, who lives in Chicago, said things changed for her in…

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Digital Rehab is Helping Tackle America’s Opioid Crisis

WATCH – NONE TOO SOON –  Feb. 8, 2021 - Besides drug addictions including opioids and cocaine, the start-up offers…

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He Agreed to Rehab Just Days Before His Death

WATCH – GET HELP BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! –  Feb. 8, 2021 - Bibby explained the only way to get…

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This Message Will Self-Destruct: Snapchat & the Tragic Death of 16-year-old

by Christopher Dale WHAT A PRICE TO PAY –  Feb. 16, 2021 - On Sunday, February 7, 16-year-old Samuel Chapman…

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Teen’s Deadly Overdose Prompts Warning About Snapchat’s Role in Selling Drugs

WATCH – WHEN DOES IT STOP? –  Feb. 11, 2021 - “I thought the worst thing that can happen on…

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Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America

POISONED AMERICA c/o BIG PHARMA –  2020 - “I could not put down Gerald Posner’s Pharma, the definitive story of…

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Sia’s Awful Movie Portrays Drug Addiction and Abuse With Colorful Musical Numbers

WATCH – CRAPUE du SOLEIL? –  Feb. 10, 2021 - Hold on. The worst moment in “Music” is the quick-cut,…

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A ‘Family’ of Artists of the Downtown Eastside

PAINTING THE TOWN CLEAN & SOBER –  February 9, 2021 - They’re just a few of the artists who live…

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TV Host Dr. Laura Berman’s 16-year-old Son Dies from Overdose from Drug Dealer on Snapchat

WATCH – DEAR GOD, MAKE IT STOP –  Feb. 8, 2021 - Berman first shared the news of her son’s…

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‘It’s Pandemic Within a Pandemic’

WATCH – YET, THERE IS SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR –  Feb. 4, 2021 - They say increased isolation and…

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McKinsey Fined $600 Million For “turbocharging” Opioid Deaths

BOTTOM LINES KILL PEOPLE –  Feb. 3, 2021 - McKinsey’s extensive work with Purdue included advising it to focus on…

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