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Fentanyl Overdose Murder Case is First of its Kind

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD – Aug. 8, 2022 - ndictments have been issued in similar overdose cases in Duval County and West Palm Beach, among others, and some fentanyl dealers have been prosecuted federally, inc... Read More...

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Doctor Prescribed Drugs with ‘reckless abandon’ Given 15-years

DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH THE DEVIL – Aug. 30, 2022 - The daughter of one of the five people whose deaths the government alleged were the result of Kraynak’s prescription practices gave emotional testimony about t... Read More...

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Is Social Media Use a Form of Dissociation?

ITS MYSTERIES ABOUND – August 5, 2022 - What is dissociation? Many researchers think dissociation occurs on a spectrum. On one end, there is the kind of dissociation that is spurred by trauma and associate... Read More...

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Big Pharma’s Crime: Profits From Addiction

CARTELS ON WALL STREET – August 5, 2022 - Painkiller producers such as Purdue Pharma — the maker of OxyContin (oxycodone) — are one major source of the opioid and overdose epidemics. These companies know... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 9 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma

How the Pharmaceutical Industry Operates Like a Deadly Drug Cartel

AUDIO – CVS, Walmart, Walgreens WIN BIG – Aug. 2, 2022 - It’s estimated that more than 107,000 people in the United States died due to opioid overdoses in 2021. Washington Post journalist Scott Higham says it’s... Read More...

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FDA’s Flawed Approach to Accelerated Drug Approvals

FOLLOW THE MONEY – July 25, 2022 - NPR found that 42% of currently outstanding confirmatory studies – or 50 of them – either took more than a year to begin following accelerated approval or hadn’t started at al... Read More...

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Medicating Complexity

TIED WITH PLACEBO – July 25, 2022 - A paper in the journal Molecular Psychiatry recently tried to examine the scientific evidence for the serotonin hypothesis of depression from several possible angles and fou... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 2 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionMental HealthOverdoseRecoveryTrauma

Trump Calls for the Execution of Drug Dealers

THE FINAL SOLUTION – July 27, 2022 - The former president’s claims contradict decades of research and data on the death penalty. Numerous studies have debunked the notion that capital punishment deters people ... Read More...

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Model Exposes the Dangerous Side of the Fashion Industry

SHE’S WORTH THE WEIGHT – July 29, 2022 - I felt like I was constantly being body-shamed by people in the fashion industry. I remember getting measured for a job and being told that even my fingers were t... Read More...

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Residents Raise Money for Addiction Billboard

VIDEO – COMMUNITY HEARTACHE SHARED – July 30 2022 - Video Only - Boonville residents raise money for addiction billboard. more@WAGMTV ... Read More...

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DEA in Miami Warns of Synthetic Drug Mass Overdose Events

VIDEO – MURDER IN MIAMI – July 18, 2022 - Mass-overdose events typically occur when criminals market drugs like cocaine, meth, or heroin when the drug is actually a synthetic opioid like fentanyl or when drug d... Read More...

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Music Mogul Master P Opens Up About Daughter’s Fatal Overdose

VIDEO – IN HEARTBREAK HOTEL FOREVER – July 22, 2022 - In his first in-depth TV interview since his daughter’s fatal overdose, music mogul and entrepreneur Master P opens up to “CBS Mornings.” He shares how her... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 26 2022Mental HealthOverdoseTrauma

NEW BOOK – American Cartel: The Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry!

VIDEO – THE AMERICAN DREAM IS OPIATED – July 8, 2022 - The book is an indictment of the astonishing corporate greed and government complicity; of mercenary lobbyists and lawyers sustained by bought-off politici... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 26 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma

Suicide Hotline # 988 Gets Over 96,000 Calls During First Week

VIDEO – SAVE A SOUL, SAVE THE WORLD – July 24, 2022 - The 988 system will build on an existing network of over 200 crisis centers nationwide staffed by counselors who answer millions of calls each year - about ... Read More...

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U.S. Announces $1.2 Billion Healthcare Crackdown Tied to Telehealth

IS ZOOM AN ACCOMPLICE? – July 2022 - “The cases announced today include charges against people who brazenly used Medicare funds to purchase luxury items, medical professionals who corruptly approved testing and... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionJuly 26 2022Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma

On July 23, 2011, Amy Winehouse Joined the Tragic 27 Club

VIDEO – I SAY NO NO NO – July 23, 2022 - Winehouse was found dead in her flat in Camden on Saturday, July 23, 2011. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning, as the singer was found with 416mg of alcohol per de... Read More...

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Colorado: 200,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized in Life-Saving Bust

SWALLOWING DEATH? – July 6, 2022 - Gov. Jared Polis signed Colorado’s new “fentanyl accountability” bill at a ceremony at the state Capitol in May – the new law provides stricter criminal penalties for the poss... Read More...

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Young Women Say State Abortion Laws Would Influence Where they Live

LAND OF THE FREE NO MORE – July 13, 2022 - A new poll conducted by Generation Lab and Axios found that 50 percent of young people felt upset after the ruling came out. Forty-one percent felt mad, and 32 percen... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 19 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryTrauma

Ty Herndon On Being Suicidal After Drug Relapse

LIFE HAS A WAY – July 16, 2022 - Herndon ended up calling a friend for help that night, albeit he doesn’t remember the call. Twelve hours later, he remembers waking up in a Texas rehab facility and that’s when ... Read More...

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How 4 Doctors Beat the Feds in Botched $500 Million Pill Mill Case

GANG OF FOUR – June 30, 2022 - In a major blow to the government, a federal jury acquitted Dr. Bothra and three other doctors of all charges this week, with Bothra going home a free man, stopping first at McDo... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 19 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma

Beth Macy Proud of Dopesick’s 14 Emmy Nominations

AUDIO – IT ALL STARTS WITH WORDS ON THE PAGE – July 12, 2022 - “It’s really great to see the show getting accolades,” Macy said. As one of the executive producers of her show, Macy will get to personally tak... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 19 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryteenagersTrauma

Meet Mckenzie: Pregnant, homeless and living in a tent

THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD... – July 12, 2022 - A hole in a chain-link fence around the restaurant parking lot opened onto a ragged train of tents. They clung to a steep embankment above eight lanes of who... Read More...

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Man Begged for Mental Health/Addiction Support in Prison Until He Died

INJUSTICE WINS – July 12, 2022 - “They’re offering people time off their sentences for intolerable conditions in the HMP, but yet my brother is passed away … it don’t make sense,” she said. “My brother... Read More...

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988 National Mental Distress Hotline NOW ACTIVE 988

VIDEO – TEXT FOR LIFE – July 16, 2022 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress... more@SAMHSA ... Read More...

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Prozac Was Just The Beginning

WHO DOESN’T NEED MEDS NOW? – July 10, 2022 - Their pediatrician recommended she come off the Adderall to determine whether the Paxil worked. While she was off the Adderall, her grades slipped. She recently star... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 19 2022Mental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma

Seven Adult Health Conditions Linked to Childhood Abuse

IF YOU FEEL, YOU HEAL – July 11, 2022 - “The association between CPA and 2 mental health and 5 physical health conditions remained significant, even after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, hea... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionJuly 19 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryTrauma

Conflict Zones Are Magnets For Synthetic Drug Production

CHAOS IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS – July 4, 2022 - Opium production worldwide grew seven per cent between 2020 and 2021 to 7,930 tons—predominantly due to increased production in Afghanistan. However, the global area... Read More...

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‘Evil does eventually die’: Florida man pens brutal obituary for his ‘abusive alcoholic’ father

VIDEO – BUT IT’S A DISEASE haha – July 7, 2022 - The 48-year-old’s obituary for Lawrence Pfaff Sr seeks to dissassociate and “cleanse” himself from the alleged damage done to him and his siblings by the latter,... Read More...

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Fentanyl Overdose Murder Case is First of its Kind

Computer Algorithms Improve Timeliness of Overdose Data

Doctor Prescribed Drugs with ‘reckless abandon’ Given 15-years

Big Pharma’s Crime: Profits From Addiction

How the Pharmaceutical Industry Operates Like a Deadly Drug Cartel

FDA’s Flawed Approach to Accelerated Drug Approvals

Medicating Complexity

Trump Calls for the Execution of Drug Dealers

Model Exposes the Dangerous Side of the Fashion Industry

Residents Raise Money for Addiction Billboard

Jewish Communities Grapple with Addiction as Crisis Ravages US

DEA in Miami Warns of Synthetic Drug Mass Overdose Events

Music Mogul Master P Opens Up About Daughter’s Fatal Overdose

NEW BOOK – American Cartel: The Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry!

Suicide Hotline # 988 Gets Over 96,000 Calls During First Week

U.S. Announces $1.2 Billion Healthcare Crackdown Tied to Telehealth

On July 23, 2011, Amy Winehouse Joined the Tragic 27 Club

Colorado: 200,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized in Life-Saving Bust

Young Women Say State Abortion Laws Would Influence Where they Live

Ty Herndon On Being Suicidal After Drug Relapse

How 4 Doctors Beat the Feds in Botched $500 Million Pill Mill Case

Beth Macy Proud of Dopesick’s 14 Emmy Nominations

Meet Mckenzie: Pregnant, homeless and living in a tent

Man Begged for Mental Health/Addiction Support in Prison Until He Died

988 National Mental Distress Hotline NOW ACTIVE 988

Prozac Was Just The Beginning

Seven Adult Health Conditions Linked to Childhood Abuse

Conflict Zones Are Magnets For Synthetic Drug Production

‘Evil does eventually die’: Florida man pens brutal obituary for his ‘abusive alcoholic’ father