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DRUG USE FOR GROWN-UPS: Chasing Liberty in Land of Fear

Dr. Feelgood – Jan. 12, 2021 - Hart knows this. He knows about the discomfort his readers might feel when they encounter his full-throated endorsement of opiates for recreational use. He offers the information ... Read More...

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Pharmacists Say Walmart Ignored Opioid Sales Red Flags

Death for sale on aisle 5 – Jan. 3, 2021- When Ashwani Sheoran showed up for early morning shifts at pharmacies in rural Michigan wearing his white Walmart smock, he often found customers waiting, desperate fo... Read More...

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What Everyone Got Wrong About the Opioid Epidemic

WATCH – Disease model flawed – Jan. 4, 2021 - The original formulation of OxyContin didn’t create the opioid crisis, argues psychiatrist Sally Satel, and removing it from the market didn’t make the problem go ... Read More...

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Entrepreneur Helping Gamblers Beat Their Addiction

No more suicides, please – Jan. 7 , 2021 - Having tried everything, from parental controls software to gambling-blocking software to curb his activity, he came up with his own solution Gamban. Launched... Read More...

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Mum Shares 10-Step Guide to Sobriety

No boozeyness anymore – Jan. 5, 2021 - Justine quit alcohol when she was 40 years old after she spent most of her thirties ‘medicated from alcohol 24/7’. ‘The single turning point was my nine-year-old daught... Read More...

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Juggling My Children, Their Alcoholic Sitter and My Own Sobriety

All in a days daze – Jan. 8, 2021 - But the struggle doesn’t end with the physical. It’s mental. The misery of protracted withdrawal — dysphoria, depression, irritability — can drag on for weeks. Twelve-step p... Read More...

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Coping With COVID

Carefully – Dec. 28, 2020 - With the pandemic monopolizing government time, energy and resources, treatment programs with limited support are left to feel around in the dark. “We need more real-time data like ... Read More...

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