How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World VIDEO – HIGH HISTORY LESSON – July 18, 2023 - Psychiatrist Halpern and writer Blistein begin with the bad news. “In 2017,” they write, “47,600 people died of opioid-related overdoses—more than gunshots and car crashe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 25 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
COVID Was Hiding Another Epidemic THE DISEASE OF MORE? – July 18, 2023 - That same day on the medical wards, an overhead speaker pages a “rapid response” announcement to my elderly patient’s room; she cannot wake up. And down the hallway, a mi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 25 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Inside Grim Fentanyl Plague that Runs Rampant in NYC & Kills Celebs THE SILENT KILLER – July 14, 2023 - Rapper Lil Peep, a friend of Post Malone, died in 2017 from taking Xanax laced with fentanyl. The next year Miller, another rapper, died from a fatal dose of fentanyl in cocaine. L... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 25 2023Overdose
Demi Lovato says Vision and Hearing Damage from Overdose a Reminder ‘to stay on the right path’ DAMAGE CONTROL – July 14, 2023 - Lovato previously revealed in their 2021 docuseries “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil” that they experienced several strokes, a heart attack, pneumonia and multiple organ fa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 25 2023Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Nan Goldin vs. The Powers of the Opioid Death Cash Grab ARTISTS SAVE LIVES – July 17, 2023 - Nan Goldin’s photography is a lesson in capturing life; its raw brutality and beautiful banality. Best known for her celebrated slideshows, Goldin’s work documents humanity as a s... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 25 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
San Francisco’s Open-Air Drug Mart THE CITY BUY THE BINDLE – July 10, 2023 - Dervin Amado Arteaga Ervir, a 15-year-old boy from the Honduran village of El Escano de Tepale, had just parted ways with his father when he joined other young Honduran migra... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 18 2023life expectancyOverdoseRecoveryTrauma
Injection Sites Would Save Lives NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT – July 9, 2023 - But addiction is not governed by commonsense, reason or logic. It is a compulsive, self-destructive disease. Addicts who can’t use in a safe environment will play Russian roul... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 18 2023OverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Honolulu 1st Major U.S. City to Require Naloxone in Bars A SHOT OF WHAT? – July 12, 2023 - “The passage of Bill 28 by the Honolulu City Council today represents a collective commitment to saving lives and providing immediate assistance to those in the grips of addiction. N... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 18 2023OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
US vs. China Over Influx of Fentanyl MADE IN CHINA – July 12, 2023 - After Blinken left Beijing, the US justice department filed criminal charges against Chen and Wang, along with six other Chinese nationals and four Chinese chemical manufacturin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJuly 18 2023Overdose
3 Ways to Relieve Pain Without Opioids HANDS ON THERAPY – July 12, 2023 - What else works? There are alternatives to opioid for pain management, and Dr. Karam uses a conservative approach. “We will basically exhaust everything before progre... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 18 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
“I Overdosed & Almost Died”: Tatum O’Neal COMEBACK KID – July 5, 2023 - “I almost died,” she told People. Over the three years since that May 2020 turning point, the 59-year-old actress has been in various rehab and care facilities re-learning how to walk, t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Experts Proclaim: Stop Treating Back Pain With Opioids THAT’S A GOOD IDEA – June 29, 2023 - Complex problems such as opioid use need smart solutions, and another study we recently conducted provides convincing data opioid prescribing can be successfully reduced. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Opioid Crackdown Keeps Patients In Pain VIDEO – SUFFERING IS NOT OPTIONAL – June 20, 2023 - According to T&T Drugs Pharmacist Tori Marshall, it’s getting more difficult for pharmacies to maintain a steady supply of pain medicine. She told 14 N... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 27 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Not The Stereotypical Addict NOT PREJUDICE – July 1, 2023 - You’ve had a stressful few months: major surgery led to lingering pain worsened by vague anxiety, the unsettled sense you aren’t quite back to normal. Your pain has subsided, but... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 27 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
WATCH: Merrick Garland Talks About Fentanyl Supply VIDEO – SUPPLY & DEMAND! – June 23, 2023 - Garland said three other Chinese-based chemical manufacturers faced charges in the Eastern District of New York. “As alleged in the indictments, each of these compani... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJune 27 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Adam Rich Died Of Accidental Drug Overdose JUST COPPING A BUZZ – June 23, 2023 - The Eight Is Enough series followed the Bradford family, which consisted of eight children. It detailed their life as they date, grow, marry and had children themselves. R... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJune 27 2023OverdoseTrauma
Dentist Faces Life in Prison for Prescribing Opioids VIDEO – DR. FEEL DEAD – June 23, 2023 - He charged one of his patients $37,000 for dental procedures and prescribed the patient unnecessary amounts of narcotics, including morphine. That patient died days later due... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Israeli Pharma Co. Pays $193M Opioid Settlement To Nevada PETTY CASH – June 7, 2023 - “This settlement is the most recent example of my office’s work to hold accountable those who contributed to the opioid epidemic facing Nevadans,” said AG Ford. “I am proud of the w... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Doctor Gets 12 Years for Bogus Prescriptions for Tens of Thousands of Pills HOW MANY OVERDOSED? – June 9, 2023 - Dr. Dzung Ahn Pham, 61, was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison on Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The Tustin-based physician also was fined ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Making it Easier for Kids to Prevent Overdoses AUDIO – IMAGINE – June 12, 2023 - The U.S. is in the midst of a drug crisis, with opioid overdose deaths climbing to epidemic proportions. And overdose deaths among young people, between the ages of 10 and 1... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
SEIZED: Fentanyl Enough to Kill San Francisco’s Entire Population 3 Times Over SUMMER OF LOVE IT’S NOT – June 15, 2023 - California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Wednesday that the state’s highway patrol has seized enough fentanyl in San Francisco in the past six weeks to kill the cit... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJune 20 2023Overdose
Tailoring Recovery for LGBTQ+ EVEN IN FLORIDA!!! – June 12, 2023 - For many people, misusing substances becomes a way to numb negative emotions and offers a temporary escape from daily stress and challenges. They rely on substances as a pr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionJune 20 2023marijuanamethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Age of Drug Normalization IT’S ALL GOOD? – June 11, 2023 - In addition to crystal methamphetamine, Blanchard said she also used heroin and “lots of different things under the sun.” A trans woman, she said she began using drugs while engaging ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023methOverdoseRecovery
$42M for Ibogaine Research Is Wrong For Fighting Opioid Addiction WHY NOT TRY – May 31, 2023 - The $42 million being allocated for ibogaine research is coming from Kentucky’s Opioid Settlement Fund. This fund was developed following a 2022 nationwide agreement with major pha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 13 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
How Opioids Changed What We Thought About Addiction ESSAY OF NOTE – June 9, 2023 - This was particularly evident when opioid use disorder, which started roughly around 1999 and has continued to increase over the decades, was observed to affect mainly White peop... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 13 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
GOOD NEWS! 27 Community Groups in Philadelphia Receive Opioid Settlement Funds PREVENTION PLEASE – June 8, 2023 - The awards are part of Philadelphia’s larger spending plan for its share of settlement money won in national lawsuits against major opioid manufacturers and distributors, which were... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 13 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Where the Pills and the Money Kept On Flowing FLORIDA – June 8, 2023 - The pill mills were run by Jeff and Chris George, twin brothers whose desire to get rich quick fueled the operation. The story of the Georges receives a dynamic retelling in “American Pain... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 13 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Narcan, Crackpipe, Tampons, Lip Balm in Vending Machine IN EVERY SUBWAY STATION! – June 5, 2023 - Commissioner Ashwin Vasan just unveiled a vending machine that dispenses free Narcan and drug-test strips — along with “safe-smoking” pipes, condoms, tampons, nicotine... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJune 13 2023methOverdoseRecovery
Drug Use Kills 300 Americans a Day VIDEO – BRILLIANT SACKLER TAKE-DOWN – June 8, 2023 - Inside the Sackler dynasty and the company, Purdue Pharma, that allegedly fuelled the US opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma introduced the opioid painkiller OxyCont... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 13 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Man Walks 24 Hours Handing Out Care Packages to Those Struggling With Addiction VIDEO – GIVING BACK LOVE – May 28, 2023 - “Anything that can connect me to the guy that was sleeping behind the Walmart on Indian Town Road in Jupiter is something that I hang onto,” Smith said he wants to bring aw... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 6 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab