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San Francisco Resurrects Plan to Open Supervised Injection Sites

Keeping Life Alive – March 4, 2020 - Approximately 24,500 people in San Francisco regularly use syringes to inject illegal drugs, according to the city’s health department. In the city, drug overdosing accounte... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryinterventionMarch 10 2020Rehab

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‘I wanted to go back to being clean,’ says addict helped by Chicago police program

To Protect and Serve – Feb 23, 2020 - He always bought his morning snort of heroin from his trusted dealers there, then he’d go back to the suburbs to cut hair at the barbershop he owns. He commuted more than an hour... Read More...

March 3 2020Rehab

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Settlement bars ex-director of treatment center from mental health practice

There’s always one... – Feb. 24, 2020 - The agreement took more than two years to reach and focused largely on the allegations that Simonds created a “hostile work environment.” There was only a brief, undetail... Read More...

March 3 2020Rehab

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Inside Rochester’s 24-hour treatment center

Hallelujah! – Feb. 25, 2020 - It’s the only facility of its kind in Monroe County since it opened its doors two years ago. The center helps direct people to addiction treatment services by giving immediate enga... Read More...

March 3 2020Rehab

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Disabled by addiction? Prove it, federal judge says…

Courting Disaster – February 25, 2020 - In what could be a major win for the city of Costa Mesa — waging a lonely and expensive battle over sober living homes while other impacted Orange County cities look on —... Read More...

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Cop accused of drug rehab scheme faces no jail time

Karma Time? – Feb. 27, 2020 - The charge wasn’t part of his original 11-count indictment, which included multiple second-degree official misconduct counts and charges of computer crime and tampering with records. A c... Read More...

March 3 2020Rehab

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Tattoos, Addiction and Zen

Recovery Ink. – Feb. 27, 2020 - When he was around 15 years old, he got his first gang tattoo in large letters across the top of his back. He’d been drinking and smoking pot since six... Read More...

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Newport Academy Announces National Conference Series on Teen Mental Health and Sustainable Healing

Education Is Key – February 20, 2020 - Sadly, when left untreated, mental health disorders can also lead to serious, life-threatening consequences. Every day, there are an average of 3,000 suicide attempts by y... Read More...

March 3 2020Mental HealthRehabteenagers

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Ben Affleck thanks Robert Downey Jr. for his help and support during his battle with alcoholism

Been there, done that... – Feb. 25, 2020 - The Oscar-winner said: ‘It doesn’t really bother me to talk about alcoholism and being an alcoholic. It’s part of my life, it’s something that I deal with. ‘It doesn’t ha... Read More...

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Tyson Fury: Fought addiction & depression to win world title

Retake The Crown – Feb. 23, 2020 - Of course Fury has experienced such glory before - he was on top of the world back in 2015 when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko to claim all four world title belts. But his ... Read More...

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Colts Owner Jim Irsay Pledges $1 Million for Addiction Services

First and Goal... – FEBRUARY 25, 2020 - “Addiction is terribly difficult for everyone involved, and it’s important that people aren’t shamed by this disease because shame kills,” Irsay said. “IU Health has a tr... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 3 2020Rehab

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SF Bill Would Pay Meth Addicts to Quit

Money For Nothing... – February 26, 2020 - Meth use is skyrocketing nationally, but there are few options available for treatment. San Francisco has been hit hard. Meth is now involved in a fifth of drug arrests in ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 3 2020methRehab

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How ‘managed alcohol programs’ are helping treat alcoholism with moderation

Ultimate Harm Reduction – February 22, 2020 - “It breaks the cycle of people revolving through emergency shelters, through jails, though hospitals,” Dr. Bernie Pauly, scientist with the Canadian Institute for S... Read More...

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NHL player wipes away tears after hat trick in return from alcohol rehab

Sober Victory – Feb. 28, 2020 - Bobby Ryan. Hockey player. Takes... Read More...

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Do you keep an employee with an opioid addiction?

Send to NA or Treatment – Feb. 18, 2020 - Addiction may be grounds for getting fired, but in the end, that may hurt not only the employee but the business. It’s not an easy decision for business owners. Do you ... Read More...

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Homeless left waiting weeks for drug treatment, mental health care

Please Hurry! – February 17, 2020 - “When you look at homelessness, one of the pieces is drug addiction, and it needs to be tackled and addressed with intensity,” Carlos Baldovinos, the executive director of ... Read More...

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Three women with addiction-prone pasts open recovery center

Healing Headquarters – Feb. 20, 2020 - “We decided to sign up. We said, ‘Oh, heck -- why not? What are we doing? We’re not doing much. Sure, we’ll do it,’” Collins recalled. “That started this journey.” That journ... Read More...

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Ben Affleck – how sobriety made him happier

Sober To The Core – February 22, 2020 - The actor spoke openly about his family’s history with addiction and said that five years from now, he hopes people will say that he’s “sober and happy” and seeing his ki... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 25 2020Rehab

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Addicts & Alcoholics to Spend $31.17 Billion on quitting by 2027

Steps, Stock Markets and Meds – Feb. 20, 2020 - For the addicts of drugs like opioids, the addiction initiates with receiving medications with relatives & friends who have been prescribed with... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Says Struggles With Eating Disorder Led to Sobriety Slip and Overdose

Addition is Addiction – February 18, 2020 - “I think when you have certain people around you that are telling you certain things that you should look a certain way, it makes it harder,” she says. “I was i... Read More...

Celebrity SobrietyEating DisorderFeb 25 2020Rehab

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How Juul gets kids addicted to vaping: it’s even worse than you think

Drug Dealing on the Internet – Feb. 14, 2020 - This isn’t the first time a company selling nicotine products has been accused of targeting children. Joe Camel, the cartoon mascot for Camel cigarettes, was the s... Read More...

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We need to rethink “tough love” as a response to addiction

Just Love – FEBRUARY 2, 2020 - When I reached out for help, I went to my ex-boyfriend, the only person I’d been honest with about my relapse. I reached out to him because, although he did have boundaries (“I wo... Read More...

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Coronation Street actor helps addicts in Brighton

A couple of swells – Jan. 31, 2020 - Kennedy Street has helped other projects set up their own social enterprises, feeding the homeless, organising dry gigs, and using crafting as therapy. Clare said: “Kennedy Str... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryFeb 18 2020RecoveryRehab

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Clinic uses device to take away addiction withdrawal symptoms

Better Than Suboxone? – February 13, 2020 - The patient must keep the device on for five days. After that, Reed said the patient’s more likely to continue to sobriety. “They’ll laugh or they get te... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryFeb 18 2020Rehab

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Dueling Lawsuits Between Malibu Rehab Centers

Rehab Wars – February 12, 2020 - Taite and Cliffside filed a countersuit exposing that Prentiss’s network of unbranded referral websites had been used for... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 18 2020MalibuRehab

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Attorney Appeals to West Hollywood Mayor to Preserve ‘Log Cabin,’ a Haven for Recovering Addicts

The Hollywood Bowl of Recovery – Feb. 3, 2020 - Veteran music-business attorney Dina LaPolt has appealed to West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico and other officials to preserve the “Log Cabin,” a building that for years... Read More...

Feb 11 2020RecoveryRehab

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Number of Homeless Students Rises to New High

It Has Come To This! – February 3, 2020 - It was the highest number recorded in more than a dozen years, and experts said it reflected a growing problem that could negatively affect children’s academic pe... Read More...

Feb 11 2020homelessRehabteenagers

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Emory, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation form ‘Addiction Alliance’

Solution Based – February 7, 2020 - “I was ready to give up. I just wanted to die. My family, my employer – CNN and Tom Johnson, refused to give up on me,” Moyers said. “This community saved me.” S... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020RecoveryRehab

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There are Now 14,000+ Treatment Facilities

Healing is Available – February 4, 2020 - Reforms are pending. Private equity firms are investing. This new study examines the nature of the business, types of rehab, reasons for the renewed growth of addict... Read More...

Feb 11 2020Rehab

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Addiction center charged with 3 patient deaths

Rehab charged with 3 patient deaths – February 4, 2020 - Until now, the Sober Homes Task Force and Aronberg’s office had made more than 100 arrests, mostly patient brokering and insurance fraud charges. These are the... Read More...

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