Trauma

How Do We Stop Them Overdosing?

DECRIMINALIZE ALL DRUGS –   Dec. 2, 2021 - While some drug users actively seek out fentanyl, many die without…

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The Real Substance of Addiction

REQUIEM FOR AMERICA –   Dec. 2, 2021 - The junkie narrative tends to reduce addiction to the substance or…

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Documentary Highlighting America’s Addiction Epidemic

WATCH – FILMS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE –   Dec. 3, 2021 - “My part in particular,” Green said. “When…

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This Strip of Paper Can Save Lives

PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO DIE, THEY JUST WANT TO GET HIGH –   Dec. 1, 2021 - “We’re at a…

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Drugs Nearly Destroyed This New Mexico Town. Meet the Survivors

THE LAND OF RE-ENCHANTMENT –   Dec. 3, 2021 - My family has called Chimayó home for more than 300…

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New York City’s NEW Supervised Injection Sites Reversed 9 Deaths In Less Than Week

WATCH – HEAVEN CAN WAIT –   Dec. 4, 2021 - The mayor says workers intervened as overdoses were happening.…

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He Overcame Childhood Trauma to Become an MMA Champ

THE REAL FIGHT OF HIS LIFE –   Nov. 26, 2021 - He was too young at the time to…

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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Perpetuated Deadly Opioid Crisis

STOCKHOLDERS STILL HAPPY? –   Nov. 23, 2021 - “The judgment today against Walmart, Walgreens and CVS represents the overdue…

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Mother Says Daughter’s Death Can Help Build Awareness

WATCH – OF UNFATHOMABLE GRIEF –   Nov. 27, 2021 - “I have my moments when I cannot hold tears…

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Should Doctors Be Embarrassed by TV’s ‘Dopesick’?

ONLY IF THEY HAVE FEELINGS –   Nov. 26, 2021 - “I think doctors should watch this series because it…

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In UK Alcoholics & Addicts Who Died While Receiving Treatment Rose by 25%, ‘Shocking’ Stats Show…Due to Lack of Face-to-Face Care

WE CAN’T SEE YOU NOW –   Nov. 25, 2021 - But ‘changes to lifestyle and social circumstances during lockdowns’,…

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‘It’s Scary’: Fentanyl Mixed With Other Drugs

WHAT’S NEXT? BABY FORMULA? –   Nov. 27, 2021 - Behind that 100,000 figure, they said, is an ongoing surge…

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Visited Mother’s Grave First Time After Spending 43 Years In Prison Because He’s Black

RESPECT YOUR ANCESTORS –   Nov. 24, 2021 - The first thing Kevin Strickland did after being exonerated for a…

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Legalize All Drugs For Everyone’s Sake

IT COULDN’T GET WORSE –   Nov. 20, 2021 - The consequences of this racist motivation have been huge. Studies…

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1 in 4 Workers Have Been Under the Influence During Video Conferencing

ONLY ONE? –   Nov. 10, 2021 - “Bottom line: what starts during work-from-home may well continue as employees return…

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Watching It All Fall Apart: Addiction Specialist Reacts

WATCH – NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES –   Nov. 19, 2021 - Nikki King, who designs addiction treatment programs,…

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A Rabbi Helped Me Understand the Stigma Addiction Carries

CARRY THAT WEIGHT –   Nov. 18, 2021 - Waves of agony repeatedly knocked the breath out of me, as…

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Biden’s Drug Czar Wants to Expand Use of MAT

NEXT STOP...CNN? –   Nov. 18, 2021 - Methadone is a tightly controlled treatment for drug addiction, and patients must…

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Officials Warn of Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana

IS THIS A NEW HORROR MOVIE? –   Nov. 18, 2021 - In at least one of the cases so…

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The Very First Time – Overdose Deaths Surpass 100,000

LISTEN – IT HAD TO BE 100,000 TO FINALLY GET INTO THE HEADLINES –   Nov. 17, 2021 - This translates…

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Fentanyl & Meth Led to More Mental Illness, Homelessness & Death

LISTEN – HUMANITY ON THE SKIDS –   Nov. 19, 2021 - Quinones tells Press Play that this book is…

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‘This Is Poison’

ENJOY –   Nov. 20, 2021 - While the mounting deaths show the devastating consequence of fentanyl’s seep, it is…

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Woman Recounts Her Escape From Drug Addiction

WATCH – SAFE FOR NOW –   Nov. 19, 2021 - Megan Cohen says it’s a miracle she’s alive after…

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100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses

WINTER IN AMERICA –   Nov. 17, 2021 - The vast majority of these deaths, about 70 percent, were among…

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Prenatal Hospitalizations Involving Weed Addiction On The Increase

WILL YOUR BABY COME OUT WITH DREADS? –   Nov 09, 2021 - Researchers reported an increase in prenatal hospitalizations…

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Betty Ford’s Son – ‘I should have known better’

WATCH – WE ALL SHOULD HAVE –   Nov. 11, 2021 - Friday night, Ford will work to raise awareness…

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Hulu’s Dopesick Puts Lesbian Coal Miner at the Heart of Its Opioid Crisis Miniseries

WATCH AND WEEP –   Nov. 10, 2021 - We have the government: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Randy Ramseyer (John Hoogenakker)…

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Revolutionary, ‘less harmful’ Pain Medication Therapy

WATCH – ADDICTION IS NOT MANDATORY –   Nov. 12, 2021 - “I wanted no narcotics,” said Seminole County resident…

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NYC Might Allow Drug Use in Harlem

WINTER IN AMERICA? –    Nov. 5, 2021 - But according to Dr. Chinazo Cunningham, New York City’s Executive Deputy…

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California Judge Delivers Drugmakers First Big Win in Opioid Litigation

EVERYONE ELSE LOSES –   Nov. 2, 2021 - “Any adverse downstream consequences flowing from medically appropriate prescriptions cannot constitute…

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