Trauma

After Record Deaths, There Have Been Reforms in Addiction Treatment

AUDIO – DEAR MR. FANTASY –    Dec. 30, 2022 - You know, A, I think it’s helpful to remember…

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Feds Sue ‘AmerisourceBergen’ For ‘hundreds of thousands’ of Opioid Violations

AUDIO – GREEDY WHITE COLLAR MURDERERS GO FREE –    Dec. 29, 2022 - According to the complaint, AmerisourceBergen executives…

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Clive Davis: Whitney Houston made ‘valiant attempt’ to give up drugs before death

THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL –    Dec. 25, 2022 - The “I Will Always Love You” singer was found…

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Justice Dept. Sues Corporate Opioid Dealer

WALL STREET GETS OFF EASY –    Dec. 29, 2022 - The federal Controlled Substances Act requires pharmaceutical distributors to…

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The Sad Truth About Redmond O’Neal’s Childhood

STARLIGHT CAN BLIND –    Dec. 14, 2022 - As a result of substance abuse, the once-promising career of the…

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Fentanyl Causes Rise in TEEN Deaths

WHAT A WAY TO GO :( –    Dec. 22, 2022 - In September, Melanie Ramos, 15, died from a…

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TikTok star Cooper Noriega Died from Accidental Overdose

TOO YOUNG! –    Dec. 20, 2022 - The social media star had been candid with his followers about his…

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Doing The Same Thing About Overdoses and Expecting Different Results

INSANITY? –    Dec. 22, 2022 - “There is something going on here that we, as a nation, are devouring…

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Mother Turns Tragedy Into Helping Recovering People

EVERY NICE TURN CAN TURN SOMEONE AROUND –  Dec. 22, 2022 - “Whenever she got out, she’d give me a…

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The Biden Administration Hopes to Expand Opioid Treatment

AUDIO – HOPES TOO? –  Dec, 26, 2022 - MANN: But public health experts say stigma in the health care…

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Jail Helps Inmates with Addiction Reduce the Recidivism

VIDEO – THERE SHOULD BE MORE LIKE IT –    Dec. 12, 2022 - It’s estimated that up to 65%…

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What Comes Next for the War on Drugs?

IT WAS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY –  Dec. 12, 2022 - The MAT Act would eliminate the special Drug Enforcement…

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Drug 100 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl

VIDEO – CAN IT GET WORSE? –    Dec. 13, 2022 - Recreational drugs like marijuana can be laced with…

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When Chris Farley Went to ‘the place in Alabama’ To Get Sober

NOW WE KNOW –    Dec. 16, 2022 - By the end of 1992, Chris Farley was already riding an…

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How Fentanyl Is Forcing Providers to Go Rogue

TO MEDICATE OR MEDITATE? –  by Claire Wilcox Dec. 12, 2022 - “It was very confusing in the beginning,” says…

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Will Adderall Scarcity Trigger Repeat of Opioid Crisis?

CROSS ADDICTION! –    Nov. 14, 2022 - Amphetamine withdrawal symptoms, including depression, are not easily addressed with other kinds…

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Childhood Experiences Can Influence People’s Drinking Habits

ONE MORE SHIRLEY TEMPLE? –  Dec. 9, 2022 - Interestingly, the researchers also stumbled upon sex-specific data, in course of…

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Artist Nan Goldin on Addiction and Exposing the Sackler Deadly Dynasty

VIDEO – ARTIST/ACTIVIST IN EVERY WAY –  Dec. 4, 2022 - Poitras deftly weaves Goldin’s activism into the bigger story…

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Parents, You Need Narcan

CORN FLAKES, MILK & NARCAN –  Dec. 4, 2022 - But after a minute, she returned to the bedroom. The…

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How Frighteningly Strong Meth Has Supercharged Homelessness

HOME SPEED HOME –    Dec. 6, 2022 -  In your book The Least of Us and in an Atlantic…

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Jackie Siegel on Losing Daughter to Addiction

VIDEO – NO ONE IS IMMUNE –    Dec. 9, 2022 - The rise and fall of their grand ambitions…

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When the Tenderloin’s Addiction Crisis Goes Viral

AUDIO – ATTENTION! –    Dec. 9, 2022 - These images, which circulate around the world, can evoke anger, fear,…

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NJ Overdose Deaths DECREASE

VIDEO – GOOD NEWS –    Dec. 8, 2022 - The painful and widespread impacts of the opioid epidemic persist…

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White House Unveils New System to Track and Prevent Opioid Overdoses

AUDIO – OBSERVING THE TRACKS –    Dec. 8, 2022 - The website also won’t include information from hospitals, schools,…

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FILM REVIEW: ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’

GO SEE A GOOD MOVIE –    Dec. 2, 2022 -  “It’s not a biodoc in any standard sense, thank…

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‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’: Best documentary of the year calls for accountability in opioid crisis

VIDEO – ACTIVISM SAVES LIVES –  Dec. 7, 2022 - As the opioid epidemic rages on across the U.S., impacting…

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Woman Suing Her Psychiatrist

VIDEO – CRUDE RUDE AND SUED –  Dec 7, 2022 - An Albany woman battling a drug addiction said her…

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Dr Gabor Maté Live in London | The Myth of Normal

LIVE VIDEO – CAN YOU HAVE A HAPPY CHILDHOOD NOW? –  Nov. 2022 - We tend to believe that normality…

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We Can’t Overlook Substance Abuse Among Seniors

BOOMERS MATTER –  Dec. 2, 2022 - Most people don’t think about grandma or grandpa having an addiction problem. Most…

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A Military Wife’s Descent Into Meth Addiction—And Her Agonizing Journey

AUDIO – WHITE POWDER DEVIL –    Dec. 3, 2022 -  She was on a neighbor’s back deck, sipping wine…

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