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The New Wave of Killer Synthetic Drugs

BODIES ON THE SHORE OF DESPAIR – Oct. 28, 2021 - Quinones has been on this beat for years. In 2015′s “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic,” Quinones outlined an innovative heroin distribution sys... Read More...

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Sam Quinones Foretold the Opioid Crisis, Sounds Alarm on the Coming Tsunami of Deaths

LISTEN UP – HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BODIES ARE BURIED – Oct. 29, 2021 - When you finished “Dreamland,” did you think you would write another drug book? No, because I was still thinking old school, and I ... Read More...

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USA’s Record high of 96,000 Drug Deaths in 12 Months

WATCH – AMERICAN TRAGEDY – Oct. 13, 2021 - Reported drug overdose deaths in the United States hit a new high of more than 96,000 in the 12-month period ending March 2021, according to data released Wednesday by th... Read More...

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What’s New: From ‘Dopesick’ to ‘Hightown,’ Three Shows About the Opioid Crisis

WATCH – I LIKE TO WATCH – Oct. 13, 2021 - ‘Hightown’ When Jerry Bruckheimer is considering a new project, he asks himself if he’d watch it on TV or leave his home to see it in a theater. If the project checks ... Read More...

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Tallahassee Experiences Increase In Crime and Drug Use

WAR ON POOR PEOPLE CONTINUES – Oct. 10, 2021 - The layout of Tallahassee and the many different demographics present contribute to the high rate of drug use. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, ... Read More...

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20% of People Still Use Opioids 3 Months After Surgery

MALINGERERS – Oct. 11, 2021 - Researchers said people who have not previously taken opioid medications may not be aware of their potential for misuse and addiction. Luther said clinicians need to educ... Read More...

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N.Y. Gov. Hochul Decriminalizes Possession and Sale of Hypodermic Needles

HOW LEGALIZE WHAT’S IN IT? – Oct. 7, 2021 - Gov. Hochul praised lawmakers for passing the package of five bills as she spoke of the death of her late nephew Michael, who died from an overdose after injecting opiat... Read More...

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Scientists Eye Opioid Vaccine Shot

MANDATED FOR ALL REHABS? – Oct. 1, 2021 - When M. (who requested that her full name not be used to protect her identity) got the shot this Tuesday, she became just the sixth person to receive it. “It’s very... Read More...

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Victims In Fallout of Pill Mill Closure

WATCH – IT HURTS – Oct. 7, 2021 - It all began after the 1999 car wreck. Altman figured she just needed some physical therapy to help with the resulting back pain. When her physician prescribed her a low dose ... Read More...

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Meek Mill on Popping Pills: If You Take Percs, You An A-Hole

WATCH – AND FEELING NO PAIN – Oct. 8, 2021 - Meek says that since the deaths of Mac Miller, Lil Peep and Shock G, he now has a “zero tolerance” for Percocets and the widespread of fentanyl which has claimed hu... Read More...

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Naloxone Access Doesn’t Make Heroin Seem Less Risky

DRUGS CAN KILL – Oct. 7, 2021 - The medication naloxone is so effective at saving the lives of opioid overdose victims that some people worry that it might make drug users think heroin and related drugs ... Read More...

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California Governor Vetoes Recovery Incentives Act

AS I RECALL... – Oct. 8, 2021 - The Recovery Incentives Act aimed to legalize the substance use disorder treatment known as “contingency management,” and authorize Medi-Cal to cover it. Contingency management ... Read More...

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Global Fight Looms Over Kratom, an Opioid Alternative

NATURE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – Oct. 9, 2021 - Those claims have yet to be fully vetted by scientists. The U.S. government has twice tried to restrict kratom’s use by classifying it as a controlled substan... Read More...

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Narcan Inventor Uses Narcan to Treat Man Suffering Opioid Overdose

WATCH – CELESTIAL COINCIDENCE – Oct. 7, 2021 - “The reality is that if you see someone unresponsive, lying on the street in this country, it’s an opioid overdose until proven otherwise,” Crystal said. More tha... Read More...

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Portraits of Virginians Who Died from Drug Addiction

DRAWING DEADLY CONCLUSIONS – Oct. 2, 2021 - After drawing his portrait, she decided to draw others who suffered from addiction “The goal of this project is to humanize this disease and to help to erase the ... Read More...

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Pharmacies Face 1st Trial In Opioid Conspiracy

EVERY CHAIN IS GUILTY – Oct. 2, 2021 - In a bellwether federal trial starting Monday in Cleveland, Lake and Trumbull counties will try to convince a jury that the retail pharmacy companies played an outs... Read More...

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Everything Michael K. Williams Said About His Addiction, Recovery and Therapy

WATCH – MEMORIES OF STRUGGLES – Sept. 30, 2021 - Williams used drugs throughout his time on the set of “The Wire” and would sometimes show up high, according to The New York Times. He finally sought help at a ... Read More...

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Purdue Deal Delivers Billions, But Individuals Get Crumbs

PLEASE BIG PHARMA, WE NEED SOME MORE – Sept. 28, 2021 - For her claim, Lynn Wencus of Wretham, Mass., collected a long, painful thread of receipts for prescriptions, urine tests, doctors visits, detox and reha... Read More...

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Dopesick’s Michael Keaton Talks Addiction

NOW HE IS SUPERMAN – Sept. 26, 2021 - What boggles your mind the most? “An actual addiction was created and it infiltrated every class group. This has affected everyone from all walks of life. It’s a tragedy.”... Read More...

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“Herd” Of Elephant Tranquilizers Found In California Drug Cache

EXTINCTION ISN’T JUST FOR ELEPHANTS – Sept. 26, 2021 - A police search uncovered a hoard of elephant tranquilizers 100 times more powerful than fentanyl in a Southern California home, prosecutors said. Police r... Read More...

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Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease Addictions

WATCH – IT BETTER – Sept. 29, 2021 - Fisher, 36, who lives in West Virginia, is the third patient enrolled in a clinical trial being conducted at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Insti... Read More...

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France to Create a Network of ‘Safe Consumption Sites’

BETTER ‘SAFE’ THAN SORRY – Sept. 29, 2021 - Véran said two new centres would be created each year at a national level. A law from 2016 authorises the creation of low-risk consumption rooms, but so far just two hav... Read More...

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Demand for Sober-Living Residences

LISTEN NPR – RECOVERY CAN START ANYWHERE – Oct. 2, 2021 - Money from opioid settlements will flow into recovery services around the country. Some residents of Parkersburg, W.V., say their small city is u... Read More...

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Two Charged with Preying on Struggling Addicts

BOTTOM FEEDERS – Oct. 2, 2021 - “People with substance use disorder deserve quality treatment options that are safe and effective,” Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement. “As the opioid epidemic co... Read More...

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Beware of Fake Drugs Laced With Fentanyl

LISTEN – ANOTHER REASON TO GET SOBER – Sept. 27, 2021 - The agency said it has seized more than 9.5 million fake pills so far this year, more than the last two years combined. It said its lab has found that tw... Read More...

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Mother Writes “About Natalie” After Daughter’s Long Battle with Heroin Addiction

WATCH – THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE MADNESS – Oct. 2, 2021 - DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - September is National Recovery Month. But in 2020, a record number of Americans died from drug overdose—93K pe... Read More...

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Researchers Create Living Bioengineered Nerve Circuit to Tackle Opioid Crisis

SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – Sept. 21, 2021 - The study is his first paper under the HEAL Initiative, or Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, a $945 million, multi-university funding endeavor... Read More...

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Bargain Fentanyl In Heroin, Oxy, Other Drugs

HOW LITTLE IS A LIFE WORTH? – Sept 24, 2021 - I had a long conversation with one of his patients, Zachary, 31, who asked to be identified only by his first name, to protect his career. Zachary’s addic... Read More...

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Overdose

The New Wave of Killer Synthetic Drugs

Sam Quinones Foretold the Opioid Crisis, Sounds Alarm on the Coming Tsunami of Deaths

USA’s Record high of 96,000 Drug Deaths in 12 Months

What’s New: From ‘Dopesick’ to ‘Hightown,’ Three Shows About the Opioid Crisis

Tallahassee Experiences Increase In Crime and Drug Use

20% of People Still Use Opioids 3 Months After Surgery

N.Y. Gov. Hochul Decriminalizes Possession and Sale of Hypodermic Needles

Scientists Eye Opioid Vaccine Shot

Victims In Fallout of Pill Mill Closure

Meek Mill on Popping Pills: If You Take Percs, You An A-Hole

Naloxone Access Doesn’t Make Heroin Seem Less Risky

California Governor Vetoes Recovery Incentives Act

Global Fight Looms Over Kratom, an Opioid Alternative

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh On His Recovery As Nation Endures Addiction Crisis

Narcan Inventor Uses Narcan to Treat Man Suffering Opioid Overdose

Portraits of Virginians Who Died from Drug Addiction

Pharmacies Face 1st Trial In Opioid Conspiracy

Everything Michael K. Williams Said About His Addiction, Recovery and Therapy

Purdue Deal Delivers Billions, But Individuals Get Crumbs

Dopesick’s Michael Keaton Talks Addiction

“Herd” Of Elephant Tranquilizers Found In California Drug Cache

“Intervention” Alone Couldn’t Stop These Tragic Deaths

Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease Addictions

France to Create a Network of ‘Safe Consumption Sites’

Demand for Sober-Living Residences

Two Charged with Preying on Struggling Addicts

Beware of Fake Drugs Laced With Fentanyl

Mother Writes “About Natalie” After Daughter’s Long Battle with Heroin Addiction

Researchers Create Living Bioengineered Nerve Circuit to Tackle Opioid Crisis

Bargain Fentanyl In Heroin, Oxy, Other Drugs