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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019
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...Sept 24 2019