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Praxis Landmark Recovery Gets Licenses Revoked

PRESS RELEASE FROM LANDMARK – July 27, 2023 - And earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed by former patients of the Mishawaka facility. The licenses have also been revoked at the company’s Carmel and Fort Wayne loc... Read More...

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How Bachelorette Zac Clark Got Addicted to Heroin

PRESCRIPTIONS RUN OUT – July 21, 2023 - As so often happens, Zac’s surgery to remove the tumor introduced him to strong painkillers (opiates), prescribed by his medical team. Tayshia Adams’ ex-fianacé said the... Read More...

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Doctors Hesitate to Prescribe Suboxone

WTF? – July 21, 2023 - The research, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, underscores two major challenges: allowing U.S. health care providers to provide addiction medications, and then convincing them to a... Read More...

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Stop WASTING Your Life by Dr. Gabor Maté

VIDEO – START REJOICING EVERYDAY – May 2023 - Dr. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author and is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, including addiction, stress, and chi... Read More...

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Ultra-processed Foods May Be Ultra-Unhealthy

EAT YOUR HEART FAILURE – July 20, 2021 - “If the problem with ultra-processed foods turns out to be their sugar and salt content, for example, then the issue would be with sugar and salt, not with whether we bought a... Read More...

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Most Emergency Call Centers Understaffed

PAY THEM MORE – July 27, 2023 - While the survey did not do a census of every 911 center, “the clear response from the sample is that most centers are understaffed,’ NENA CEO Brian Fontes told Axios. Respon... Read More...

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Bobby Lee Reveals How Filming With Sarah Jessica Parker Inspired His Sobriety

BEING A TEAM MEMBER – July 25, 2023 - “The 51-year-old soon learned that the driver who picked him up was not taking him to his hotel but directly to set to begin shooting. Lee said he didn’t even know w... Read More...

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“in recovery”? We Need a Better Definition

GETTING BACK SANITY? – July 11, 2023 - It came up with this definition after assembling unidentified “leaders in the behavioral health field, consisting of people in recovery from mental health and substance use prob... Read More...

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‘There is hope’: Speakers Share Stories of Recovery

WONDERFUL AUDIO – July 16, 2023 - Bush, a peer advocate for people in recovery, recounted his “rock bottom” before a crowd at the second Recovery Speaks event at Nick’s Ride 4 Friends in Auburn Saturday. Over 60 pe... Read More...

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New York Launches Overdose Prevention Campaign

STOP THE DYING – July 13, 2023 - New York health officials on Tuesday launched a public service campaign highlighting the importance of naloxone, a medication that is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose... Read More...

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Ozempic Could Cure Drug Addiction

CAN YOU SHOVE IT? – July 15, 2023 - Ozempic, the diabetes drug that went viral for its ability to help people lose weight and eat less, is back in the news this week. The EU announced that it would investigate... Read More...

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How Buprenorphine Works to Overcome Opioid Addiction

SOUNDS LIKE A MIRACLE DRUG – July 7, 2023 - The drug works by binding to the same opioid receptors in the brain, activating them less intensely than opioids. Thus buprenorphine decreases the craving for opioid... Read More...

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Harsher Drug Penalties Don’t Help Addicts Recover

LEGALIZE IT – July 9, 2023 - While the bill claims to go after high-level dealers and “drug kingpins,” it would actually make it easier for someone simply in possession to be brought in on intent to distribute — and ... Read More...

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Leaders Speak Against Safe Syringe Programs

VIDEO – LET THEM EAT DEATH – July 18, 2023 - “Simply flooding the community with paraphernalia, making it easier to abuse drugs, is not the answer. I’m calling on the county to come back with real solutions like trea... Read More...

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The Department of Health & Human Services Distributes $47.8 Million For Drugs, For Addiction and Other Facets of Overdose Prevention & Substance Abuse

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING – July 19, 2023 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is announcing awards in five grant prog... Read More...

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Kyle Richards Says Sobriety: ‘Never felt better’

AND SO IT IS – July 16, 2023 - And honestly, life is going to throw us some difficult days. I certainly don’t need to be adding any extra ones to that list.” Richards joked that she still does “stupid things” and ... Read More...

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Employee at Landmark Recovery Talks About Drug Use at Facility

VIDEO – STAFF OR CLIENTS? – July 14, 2023 - The employee says he’s been tasked with responsibilities that he is in no way qualified for and weren’t part of the job description, such as full body cavity searches, cari... Read More...

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History of Imperial Valley’s Century-Long Drug Crisis

HEROIN WASN’T BORN YESTERDAY – July 10, 2023 - n 1944, Baja California governor, Gen. Juan Felipe Rico declared open war on opium trafficking after another massive amount of narcotics destined for California was seiz... Read More...

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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...

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5 Most Popular Addiction Treatment Centers for the Wealthy

QUITTING FOR A PRICE – 2023 - The Pursuitist, the ultimate luxury insider, has explored the world and brought back the inside scoop on the most exclusive and expensive addiction treatment centers for the rich ... Read More...

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Leigh Steinberg is No. 23 on Cal Athletics 100 Best List

SHOW ME THE SOBRIETY – July 16, 2023 - Steinberg began college at UCLA then transferred to Cal after one year. He served as student body president, graduated in 1970 and earned his law degree from Berkeley in ’73. Tw... Read More...

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Gary Oldman Hated To Work Because It Delayed His Drinking Time

SID GETS SOBER – IMAGINE – July 10, 2023 - Gary Oldman stayed away from alcohol when he realised he would “die” as a result of his drinking. The 65-year-old “Slow Horses” actor - who quit booze more than... Read More...

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NJ Teams “Wrestle for Recovery”

VIDEO – PINNING ADDICTION – July 15, 2023 - That’s where Rob Nucci comes in. He’s the head coach at Raritan High School where the Rockets are two-time defending sectional champions. He doubles as president of Hazle... Read More...

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Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach Finds Mental Illness & Addiction

AUDIO – IT’S COMPLICATED – July 12, 2023 - Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Wednesday announced the results of a recent homeless outreach effort and called for robust funding to address serious problems that p... Read More...

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What Holds Us Back From Breaking Chains of Addiction?

BAD HABITS – July 9, 2023 - What holds us back from recovery? Externals or things outside ourselves — such as being in a certain place — can slow recovery. Our own internal thoughts and addiction desires ca... Read More...

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I Drank So Much at Work I Had Blackouts

VIDEO – CHANGE CAN HAPPEN – July 10, 2023 - What I’ve learned now is that drinking problems are on a spectrum. Drinking was causing a lot of problems in my life. It was causing financial stress, relationship str... Read More...

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Tom Holland: “Why am I so enslaved by this drink?”

VIDEO – THAT IS THE QUESTION – July 11, 2023 - Tom Holland reevaluated his relationship with alcohol after he was struggling to abstain from drinking for a month. “I was definitely addicted to alcohol, not shyin... Read More...

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ER Visits for Teen Girls Booming

NOT AN EASY TIME – July 12, 2023 - A second study in JAMA Network Open also showed that mental health visits to EDs across the United States decreased less than non-mental health visits during the pandemic, showing m... Read More...

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Soccer Star Reveals Rehab Stay Due To Childhood Sexual Abuse

HEALTHY COPING IS THE GOAL – July 13, 2023 - Alli returned to Everton this summer after spending last season on loan at Turkish side Besiktas, where he made 15 appearances in all competitions. However, w... Read More...

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Controversy Involving Sober Living House

AUDIO – SYSTEM FAILURE? – July 13, 2023 - Reporter Craig Monger on “News & Views” with Joey Clark as they discuss the attempt by sober living residents to lure young girls into their facility, and their apparen... Read More...

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