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What I Lost When I Stopped Drinking

NOTHING VALUABLE – Jan. 30, 2023 - That summer was hard. I spent a lot of time questioning my decision. Every declined drink felt like an opportunity missed, but later I was always glad I had skipped it. We spend sum... Read More...

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Bible Study, Work Without Pay: The Shadowy World of Sober Homes

AN ANOMALY? – Jan. 26, 2023 - The prosecutor on Kaitlyn’s case, the Jefferson county attorney Andrew Paul, argued for a different route, telling the judge he thought Kaitlyn needed clinical addiction treatment. He as... Read More...

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Compassion, Not criminalization, Could Have Spared My Son

VIDEO – WHEN DOES IT END? EVER? – Jan. 30, 2023 - When you lose a child, finding ways to ensure they are remembered and that the same tragedy doesn’t befall other parents becomes a priority. I lost my son, Tyler,... Read More...

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How Treatment Centers Turn BIG Profits By Scaling Back Care

VIDEO – ONE BAD APPLE? – Jan. 30, 2023 - RC did not respond to specific concerns raised by McKegney. But in an emailed statement, Mandy Baker, president and chief clinical officer of BRC Healthcare, said that many of... Read More...

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David Kerwin Explains Path To Recovery

AUDIO – WORTH A LISTEN? – Jan. 31, 2023 - David Kerwin is a life coach who specializes in addiction recovery and behavioral health. He spoke to Community Voices about the path to addiction recovery, the lasting effec... Read More...

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He Brewed Poppy Tea For His Chronic Pain That Led To His Opioid Addiction

SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO ESPRESSO – Feb. 2023 - The authors of the case report noted that the man did not show signs of a substance use disorder when he was taking prescribed opioids, but his use of poppy seed tea was wh... Read More...

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How Wearables Could Reshape Addiction Treatment

USING TECH TO STAY SOBER – Feb. 1, 2023 - Outside of research settings, wearables are not widely used in treatment in large part because there are no clear, scientific connections between the most common data w... Read More...

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200 People Take the Fight Against Addiction Crisis to the Statehouse

MARCHING FOR RELIEF – Feb. 2, 2023 - More than 200 people gathered outside the Capitol for a rally to raise awareness about Oregon’s addiction crisis, which has affected thousands and included young and old and resid... Read More...

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Olympic Diver Matthew Mitcham Talks of Chemsex Addiction

COMING UP FOR AIR – Feb. 23, 2023 - “Every single time, because it was so awful, I would just promise myself with every single cell in my body that I would not use drugs again after that competition. And every single... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Spent Up to $2,600 a Day Before Getting Sober

PUBLIC FRIEND – Jan. 30, 2023 - Flavor Flav is opening up about how his drug addiction controlled his life. After celebrating two years of sobriety in October, the Public Enemyfounding member, 63, said he “n... Read More...

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Canada Province Decriminalizing Hard Drugs

IT WILL SAVE LIVES – Jan. 31, 2023 - Sellers and traffickers of hard drugs, however, will continue to face criminal prosecution during the three-year pilot project. “The situation has never been more urgent,... Read More...

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Mother Calls Pres. Biden To Say ‘NO’ To Safe Consumption Sites

VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – Feb. 1, 2023 - The drug overdose crisis is killing on average 50 people a month in San Francisco each month and some see safe injection sites as part of the solution. These are places peopl... Read More...

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How Treating Addiction as a Disability Could Completely Transform Treatment

IF ONLY – Feb. 1, 2023 - But unfortunately, following a phenomenon that’s been replicated throughout the country, SSPs have been subject to constant legal threats. In 2019, the major cities of Orange County suc... Read More...

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Overdose Prevention Campaign Advocating Drug Use? ‘Do it with friends’

VIDEO – TRYING ANYTHING – Jan. 31, 2023 - Another poster from the campaign, which features a gleeful group of drug users, advises to “take it easy” and “go slow” when using. “Use less at first to test the strength o... Read More...

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Venture Capital Investing Little in Addiction Treatment

ONLY DRUGS CAN SAVE LIVES – Feb. 2, 2023 - “There’s still a lot to be learned for identifying the underlying cause of addiction and being able to address that with a specific target,” he said. “That limits the shots ... Read More...

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FILMS: Alice and Leslie Hit Rock Bottom

GO TO THE MOVIES – Feb. 1, 2023 - These are not happily ever after stories - far from it, actually. The work that both Alice and Leslie have put in to get them to this point marks their beginning of making thin... Read More...

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Concert In Manhattan To Benefit LGBTQ’s Struggling With Addiction

MUSIC CAN HEAL – Jan. 26, 2023 - “In July of 2021, we lost our son Nic to a fentanyl poisoning,” Pagano said. Nic was a New Yorker who overdosed in Connecticut, where he’d moved for addiction treatment. Before ... Read More...

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What It’s Like to Grow Up in an Alcoholic Family

ASK AN ALATEEN – Jan. 23, 2023 - On the other hand, the children also framed themselves as competent agents who developed effective coping strategies, such as trying to reduce their parent’s drinking and... Read More...

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Brooke Shields “I Said Goodbye To Mom Every Time She Drank”

NURSING...A COCKTAIL – Jan. 23, 2023 - “I said goodbye to her every time she drank”: Brooke Shields’ revelation on her mother’s alcoholism. Click@ANINews ... Read More...

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New Jersey Plans to Offer Free Narcan For All

SAVE-A-LIFE-FOR-FREE – Jan. 23, 2023 - New Jersey’s government has held naloxone “giveaways” in years past. Since 2018, the state’s Department of Human Services has distributed around 186,000 two-dose naloxone kits. ... Read More...

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Can ‘Damp’ TikTok Trend Change People’s Drinking Habits

MAYBE! – Jan. 22, 2023 - Plus, drinking less could save you a bit of money. Of course, the potential benefits of transitioning to a damp lifestyle will depend on how much you were drinking beforehand – a... Read More...

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Overdose Kits Available at NYC Bars

VIDEO – SAVE-A-NEW YORKER’S LIFE – June 24, 2022 - The NYC Office of Nightlife hosted a training session at Lucky Jack’s on the Lower East Side on Tuesday. Lucky Jack’s owner Meghan Joye said you want to be ready ... Read More...

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Women Recovering From Alcoholism Find Success With Sobriety Podcasts

WINNER – Jan. 24, 2023 - “I remember we were up the whole night and I looked over at him and I was like I can never drink ever again,” she said. “And I just knew that was it.” Gillian then turned her t... Read More...

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Mindfulness As Effective As Anxiety Drugs

WHO CAN EVEN SIT STILL? – Jan. 23, 2023 - A seven-point scale was used to assess anxiety among 208 participants, with a score of seven representing extreme anxiety and a score of one being normal. In both the m... Read More...

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Study: Promising Results to Fight Addiction

VIDEO – MONKEY OFF THE MONKEY’S BACK – Jan. 25, 2023 - They found that blocking an enzyme, called CA4 in the brain, reduced cocaine-seeking behavior and relapse in the withdrawal phase. Click@KCRG ... Read More...

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After Homelessness, Denver Man Urges People to “Spread the Warmth”

VIDEO – RICHNESS OF SPIRIT – Jan. 27, 2023 - Forced to live on the streets because of addiction and job loss, Michael Allen finally hit a point where he wanted to change! Click@CBSNews ... Read More...

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Ibogaine Can Treat Addiction. The Race Is On To Cash In!

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY – Jan. 24, 2023 - It was horrific, it was the worst thing in the world, what I saw,” said Smith (whose name has been changed to protect her identity) referring to her experience on ibogaine. Be... Read More...

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Alcoholics Anonymous and The Inspiring Ministry of Father Ed Dowling

HISTORY IS FUN – Jan. 19, 2023 - From then on, for as long as he lived, the memory of that experience would ground the deep sense of empathy that empowered his ministry to alcoholics, drug addicts, spouses in trouble... Read More...

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Sobriety ‘stripped her bare’

VIDEO – THE EMPRESS IS WEARING NEW CLOTHES – Jan. 24, 2023 - In the bestselling High Sobriety, Jill Stark famously quit drinking. But, when she took it up again, it was like ‘pouring petrol on a bonfire’ and thin... Read More...

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Recovery Center Says NO to MAT, Despite Lower Profits

VIDEO – SAYING NO TO DRUGS FOR DRUG ADDICTS – Jan. 23, 2023 - Correspondent Douglas Kennedy discusses the debate over MAT and the old fashion way. Click@YahooNews ... Read More...

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