Sept 24 2019

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Star of TV’s ‘Intervention’ helps two women get into rehab

Better Safe Than Sorry – Sept. 22, 2019 - Rock, meet hard place. The 20-year-old’s family was showing tough love, a skill they had learned from the interventionist who had flown in from Pennsylvani... Read More...

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How AI-backed virtual reality experience is helping drug addicts stay clean

All The Help We Can Get – Sept. 22, 2019 - The scenario may sound real enough but it is an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience designed to determine how prone the participant is to drug use by tracking their pu... Read More...

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Man poses as physician writing opioid prescriptions

Percodan Imposter – September 16, 2019 - The “pill mill” pharmacy allegedly dispensed the ninth highest amount of oxycodone in the nation, which was the second-most in the entire state of Texas. “One hundred pe... Read More...

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Why It’s Dangerous to Talk About Sobriety as a “Wellness Trend” by Claire Gillespie

Not A Part Time Job – Sept. 18, 2019 - On the face of it, sobriety slots in neatly alongside other wellness trends, like meditation apps, reiki and eating raw foods for breakfast. People write books about it th... Read More...

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The Old Dominion’s new look on saving lives

Working Together – Sept. 14, 2019 - It is transformative and life-changing, and it is a positive experience. As a result of the efforts of the McShin Foundation and others, lives are being saved in Virginia, and, ult... Read More...

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Susanna Reid reveals she was dumped by a date after giving up alcohol

He’s an a**hole – SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 - “Someone - he’ll be anonymous — and I were setting up arrangements for a date,” she told Weekend magazine. “I thought it might be good manners to mention the fact I don’t ... Read More...

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The Challenge of Harm Reduction: Changing Attitudes Toward Addiction Treatment by Andrew Tatarsky

Save-A-Life – September/October 2019 - He pulled up his sleeve to reveal a red, swollen arm marked with scars, scabs, and infected puncture wounds. The damage was so alarming that I gasped. Another client, Sarah, dra... Read More...

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Alaskan Bush Person, Matt Brown, Celebrate 1 Year Sober

Being Proud – Sept. 19, 2019 - Matt Brown has been on a good path to rebuilding the relationship with his family, and now he’s on a good path for his personal health as he revealed he has been sober for over a year. ... Read More...

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A radical approach to confronting addiction puts human connection first

Only The Lonely – September 19, 2019 - She was also downing Adderall and Vyvanse like candy, medications prescribed for her ADHD but also used to maintain a relentless pace of work and life. Nicolaisen might have rec... Read More...

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Prison time for doctor who profited off drug-treatment patients he never saw

Money For Nothing – SEP 20, 2019 - Braccia, 58, of Hatfield, Montgomery County, also was ordered to pay a $15,000 fine and more than $2.4 million in restitution. He was one of 11 people arrested in March and c... Read More...

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Johann Hari: Drug addiction an indicator of a disconnected society

Who Pulled The Plug? – September 21, 2019 - This drove him to start researching addiction eight years ago, not realizing that research would turn into a 48,000-kilometre trip around the world, looking at the impacts ... Read More...

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Gucci model stages mental health protest at Milan fashion week

Crazy for Fashion – September 22, 2019 - However, in a protest that a press officer confirmed was not planned, one of the models held up their hands on which the words “mental health is not fashion” had been wr... Read More...

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KC man uses photography to maintain his sobriety

A New Pair of Lenses – September 21, 2019 - “About a year ago, I was an active user of narcotics.,” Rivera said. “I was in a bad place mentally, struggled with mental illness, depression things like that, for most ... Read More...

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John Goodman Opens up about Alcoholism and Depression

He’s a Good Man – September 22, 2019 - Around the time of the interview, Goodman’s depression wasn’t much of an issue thanks to a preoccupation with work and exercise. When the “Roseanne” reboot got canceled in... Read More...

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Lala Kent ‘Proud’ of Her Sobriety

So Am I – SEPT. 19, 2019 - She’s got something to say. Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent came clean about her sobriety and how “proud” she is of her accomplishment — despite the haters in her DMs. The sober Bravo... Read More...

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Demi Moore’s memoir claims her alcoholic mom had a part in her being raped at 15: ‘A devastating betrayal’

The Truth Can Set You Free – September 23, 2019 - Moore’s mother attempted suicide “many, many times,” she said. The first time, when Moore was 12, she pulled the pills out of her mother’s mouth to save her. Along th... Read More...

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Fed up with rampant overdoses, residents try Narcan bike patrols

Pro Life Posse – SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 - The opioid epidemic in Kensington has elicited many responses. The City’s all-hands Resilience Project has accomplished many of its goals but public use and its consequenc... Read More...

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UK to ‘consider legalising all drugs’ including cocaine and heroin

It’s About Time! – Sept 16, 2019 - Data compiled by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and DrugPolicy, showed that 8 per cent of young adults admitted to smoking cannabis over the last year in a 2017 stud... Read More...

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How Juul Hooked Kids

Bring ‘em young, bring ‘em often – SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 - Though Juul is not the only e-cigarette for sale in the U.S., it is largely blamed for the vaping explosion and controls about 50% of the market, putting ... Read More...

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Mental health apps are scooping up your most sensitive data

What Privacy? – September 20, 2019 - An app for monitoring people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia is so precise it can track when a patient steps outside for a cigarette break or starts a romantic relationshi... Read More...

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Bill would treat mental health like physical health in schools

Emotional Intelligence – September 21, 2019 - “I think whenever we have any issues pertaining to students dealing with violence the first thing we hear is ‘mental health,’ but we don’t see a lot of changes when it co... Read More...

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Failing On Fentanyl

America’s Poison – Sept 20, 2019 - It took Congress until December 2017 to pass a bill specifically targeting fentanyl — nearly four years after legislators first received warnings about the dangers of the drug... Read More...

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Massive crowd forces non-profit to postpone hearing over proposed drug treatment center

Not In Our Crackyard – SEP. 19, 2019 - “I understand that there’s a need for a rehab center — we do need it — (but) I just think it’s not fiscally responsible to be put into Itasca,” said April Senase, who has... Read More...

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How to Quit Opioids

Don’t Start – September 21, 2019 - Like a game of telephone gone wrong, what followed was hundreds of citations of the letter justifying increased prescription of opioids. But few of the citations noted that the lett... Read More...

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Vaping Illnesses Increase to 530 Probable Cases, CDC Says

When Will It End? – September 19, 2019 - Dr. Schuchat said some patients are on ventilators and therefore are unable to tell investigators what substances they vaped. “I wish we had more answers,” she said. The... Read More...

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Suboxone Creator’s Shocking Scheme to Profit Off of Heroin Addicts

Who Doesn’t? – TWO YEARS AGO...APRIL 13, 2017 - A copy of the 92-page, partially redacted complaint describes how the company, spin-off company Indivior, and a third company called MonoSol RX gamed the pharmace... Read More...

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Major trial opens in France over diet-pill scandal

Non merci, aller trop vite – Sept. 23, 2019 - The closely watched trial that opened in Paris is expected to last six months and is one of France’s biggest in years. The trial dossier runs to nearly 700 pages — with a... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

“If it is not right, do not do it, if it is not true, do not say it.” —Marcus Aurelius ... Read More...

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FILE YOUR CLAIM AGAINST PURDUE PHARMA today. Go to opioidrights.com. Time is of the essence. You Can Collect Damages for you or a loved one.

Time to Sue, Sue, Sue – Sept. 18, 2019 - “It has been a long time coming but there is now a legal team of experts fighting for victims and people impacted by the opioid crisis and Purdue Pharma. This morning, ... Read More...

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