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- Rochester University Opiate Symposium – May 20, 2022
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- Treating Drug Dealers Like Serial Killers
- The Rise of the “Sunshine State Shuffle” by Christopher Dale
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- Brain Based Treatment for Recovery, Relapse Prevention and Improved Mental Health
- Racism Is An Addiction…In The Recovery Industry
- Pill Mill-ions: America’s Lucrative, Criminally Resilient Quasi-Legal Drug Dealing Enterprise
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- Once We Were Slaves…12 Steps to Freedom
- Has COVID-19 Killed AA Anonymity?
- Hazelden Betty Ford Appoints Dr. Joseph Lee, First Physician, Non-White, and Youngest President/CEO
- This Message Will Self-Destruct: Snapchat and the Tragic Death of 16-year-old Samuel Chapman
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Responsible AI in Substance Use Disorder Services: Supporting Recovery with Safety & Ethics by Pete Nielsen
CHAT THIS! – Feb. 13, 2026 - AI-powered tools are being used to help schedule appointments, reduce paperwork, send recovery reminders, and even provide wellness check-ins. These technologies can bring real bene... Read More...
Iowa first in nation to get federal approval for at-home addiction recovery program
VIDEO – HOME SWEET HOME – Aug. 18, 2026 - The partnership with the federal government will allow eligible Iowa families to receive substance use treatment and parenting services at home. State officials said the goal... Read More...
The Preacher and the Political Machine: Unlicensed Rehab Draws Fire and Brimstone
COMPLICATED CHAOS – Aug. 12, 2026 - One of the alleged demons is 57-year-old Melinda Clarkson Isley, a married grandmother and small business owner who lives near Anastasi’s 30-person faith-based New Life Dream Cente... Read More...
‘Planning my own funeral’: How one woman moved past addiction & depression
VIDEO – VALET PARKING? – Aug. 18, 2026 - It’s a story of overcoming addiction, only to continue a slide into deep depression. Penny Kryfka shares her journey in our latest Hear me. See me. podcast. Penny said s... Read More...
Former ‘functioning addict’ Helps Homeless After Turning His Life Around
BIG HEARTS EVERYWHERE – Aug. 3, 2026 - When Danny Foden became homeless, he was a “functioning addict” who had sold everything he owned to pay his drug dealers. He now works as a homeless project coordinator in Derby... Read More...
Addiction Recovery Care Agrees to Pay $16.2 Million Judgment For Medicaid Fraud
BUSINESS AS USUAL? – July 27, 2026 - The judgment, announced today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Kentucky Attorney General, is part of a civil settlement resolving allegations that ARC and its a... Read More...
When It Comes to Addiction Treatment – ‘Any Door Should Be the Right Door’
JUST OPEN IT AND GO IN – July 24, 2026 - Holly Warren was recently leafing through one of her old medical school textbooks, trying to recall how much instruction she’d received in addiction medicine — trying to recal... Read More...
SAMHSA Sees Declines in Alcohol Use and Drug Taking in Latest Survey
GOOD NEWS – July 27, 2026 - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration July 27 released results from its latest national survey on drug use and mental health. The survey found that fewer adolescent... Read More...
Governor Andy Beshear Wanted to Make Treatment More Available – Sadly Fraud and Abuse Followed
THE BASTARDS – July 30, 2026 - By the end of 2020, Kentucky’s newly elected Gov. Andy Beshear had one goal above all others: Keep people alive. The state was battling two merciless threats. COVID-19 was killing hundr... Read More...
Emily Willis Was Porn’s Biggest Star. A $3M Settlement Won’t Answer What Happened to Her at Summit Malibu
AUDIO – MYSTERY ABOUNDS – July 24, 2026 - On July 15, a Santa Monica judge approved a $3 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by former adult performer Emily Willis’ mother and legal guardian against Malibu Lighth... Read More...
Health Insurers Use Vast Arsenal of Tools to Deny You Care – and Make More Money
ONLY IN AMERICA – July 22, 2026 - This is how the denial of care business model works: The commercial health insurance float is the cash a company holds onto during the time gap between collecting premium payments fr... Read More...
Nurse Gave Phil Collins a Note: ‘If you have a drink, you will die.’
HE LIVES! – July 15, 2026 - Phil Collins opens up about his past battles with alcohol addiction in a new interview with British music magazine MOJO, revealing that fellow rock star Eric Clapton once talked him into a... Read More...
