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America’s Opioid Crisis Made Worse by Pandemic

WATCH – MUCH WORSE – Nov. 1, 2021 - “It became a lot harder for some people, for example, to get access to their methadone and things like that, although a lot of cities have taken great pains to try to make sure t... Read More...

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Couple Has Sex While 2-year-Old Daughter Dies of Fentanyl Overdose

MOST REPULSIVE AND HEARTBREAKING STORY OF THE YEAR – Nov. 3, 2021 - After her death, the Department of Children and Families started their own investigation into what happened. The Deputy Affidavit state... Read More...

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Nan Goldin Is No Longer Focused on the Sackler Family

MORE HARM REDUCTION – Oct. 19, 2021 - PAIN now calls attention to syringe service programs under siege, and legislation to decriminalize syringes. Rather than focus its energies on deplatforming wealthy art in... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths at a Historic High, FBI Targets Online Drug Markets

DEATH DELIVERED – Oct. 26, 2021 - These sites exist on the dark web or darknet, an area of the internet accessed through a specialized browser called Tor. Tor offers additional levels of privacy by obscuring t... Read More...

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Woman Will Run NYC Marathon to Honor Her Deceased Brother

SO MUCH SADNESS IN THE WORLD – Oct. 30, 2021 - “Sam is the reason why I started running and he will be with me in spirit every step of the way during the marathon,” said Wohltjen, who is participating in... Read More...

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First Responders Discuss addiction, Use of Narcan

PLEASE WATCH – IT’S GETTING WORSE – Oct. 27, 2021 - “All of a sudden, become every single role of the family. They had to become the sole provider; they had to become the teacher; they had to be everything.” ... Read More...

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The New Wave of Killer Synthetic Drugs

BODIES ON THE SHORE OF DESPAIR – Oct. 28, 2021 - Quinones has been on this beat for years. In 2015′s “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic,” Quinones outlined an innovative heroin distribution sys... Read More...

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Sam Quinones Foretold the Opioid Crisis, Sounds Alarm on the Coming Tsunami of Deaths

LISTEN UP – HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BODIES ARE BURIED – Oct. 29, 2021 - When you finished “Dreamland,” did you think you would write another drug book? No, because I was still thinking old school, and I ... Read More...

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Cheap Antidepressant Lowers Risk of Covid Hospitalization

WATCH – HELP TWO BIRDS WITH ONE PILL – Oct. 28, 2021 - “Fluvoxamine may reduce the production of inflammatory molecules called cytokines, that can be triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection,” Reiersen said in a statement... Read More...

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Turns Out, Beer Is Even Worse For You Than We Thought

GERMAN’S PROTEST – Oct. 20, 2021 - If having a few beers after a long day of work is a regular habit for you, you may be putting your pancreas in harm’s way. A 2012 study published in Diabetes Medicine foun... Read More...

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3,415 Violations at Drug Rehabs in Pennsylvania as Lawmakers Rip Lack of Data

THE CUSTOMER IS NEVER RIGHT – Oct. 23, 2021 - Republican Rep. Mark Gillen of Berks County said, “It is inexcusable that that data is not available on a center-by-center basis.” Until recently, DDAP had a da... Read More...

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Florida Rehab Fires Employee, Discharges Client For Abuse Claims

THE CUSTOMER IS NEVER RIGHT AGAIN? – Oct. 22, 2021 - Complaints were filed internally and with DCF against the South Florida-based St. John’s Recovery Place, which operates a location on Silver Palm Avenue in Melb... Read More...

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Paris Hilton Pushes for Bill Targeting Abusive Youth Facilities

WATCH – MISS HILTON GOES TO WASHINGTON – Oct. 21, 2021 - A group of congressional Democrats said Wednesday that they plan to work with Paris Hilton to create new regulations to prevent the abuse of children in... Read More...

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Burnout Grows to Epic Proportion Among Social Workers

WATCH – ‘A VERY TRYING TIME’ – Oct. 20, 2021 - There’s growing burnout among social workers and front-line outreach workers in the region as the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic continue t... Read More...

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Brain-Based Treatment for Recovery, Relapse Prevention & Improved Mental Health by Sonnee Weedn, Ph.D.

A Pioneer in the Field of Neuro-Engineering – October 10, 2021 - Sonnee Weedn, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with offices in Novato and Newport Beach, CA, provides neuro-engineering in her local offices and t... Read More...

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USA’s Record high of 96,000 Drug Deaths in 12 Months

WATCH – AMERICAN TRAGEDY – Oct. 13, 2021 - Reported drug overdose deaths in the United States hit a new high of more than 96,000 in the 12-month period ending March 2021, according to data released Wednesday by th... Read More...

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Alex Murdaugh Arrested at Drug Rehab Charged With Stealing Housekeeper’s Money

WATCH – FASCINATING – Oct. 14, 2021 - A prominent South Carolina lawyer has been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper, state police said Thursday. ... Read More...

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What’s New: From ‘Dopesick’ to ‘Hightown,’ Three Shows About the Opioid Crisis

WATCH – I LIKE TO WATCH – Oct. 13, 2021 - ‘Hightown’ When Jerry Bruckheimer is considering a new project, he asks himself if he’d watch it on TV or leave his home to see it in a theater. If the project checks ... Read More...

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Tallahassee Experiences Increase In Crime and Drug Use

WAR ON POOR PEOPLE CONTINUES – Oct. 10, 2021 - The layout of Tallahassee and the many different demographics present contribute to the high rate of drug use. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, ... Read More...

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What Happened To Brittany Murphy?

WATCH – STAR STRUCK – Oct. 11, 2021 - For those who were too young or too checked out of celebrity culture (lucky you) at the time, Brittany Murphy, who died under mysterious circumstances at just 32 yea... Read More...

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Achieving Happiness is a Balance

ON THE BEAM – OCT. 2021 - Dopamine balance can be complicated. Along with the feelings listed above, dopamine is also the “just one more” hormone. It can become too much. This is part of the reason why people stru... Read More...

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Victims In Fallout of Pill Mill Closure

WATCH – IT HURTS – Oct. 7, 2021 - It all began after the 1999 car wreck. Altman figured she just needed some physical therapy to help with the resulting back pain. When her physician prescribed her a low dose ... Read More...

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New York Times Review: ‘Jacinta’ A Neverending Cycle of Hurt

MOVIES ARE REAL – Oct. 7, 2021 - Oddly, the pair — scrappy soul sisters more than mother and daughter — seem at peace with their incarceration. And when it’s time for Jacinta to leave, both women teeter ... Read More...

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Human Trafficking Recovery Center’s Fundraising Efforts

SAVE THE STOLEN – Oct. 8, 2021 - On Thursday, members of the Aspen House board, human trafficking survivors, and potential donors attended a luncheon on a rooftop in Salt Lake City to kickstart fundraisi... Read More...

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Naloxone Access Doesn’t Make Heroin Seem Less Risky

DRUGS CAN KILL – Oct. 7, 2021 - The medication naloxone is so effective at saving the lives of opioid overdose victims that some people worry that it might make drug users think heroin and related drugs ... Read More...

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Bam Margera Explains Call to Cops That Forced Him Into Rehab

CONFUSING DRAMA – Oct. 4, 2021 - A spokesperson for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office previously confirmed to Page Six, “ were informed that Mr. Margera had an ex parte order, which is a judge’s order... Read More...

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California Governor Vetoes Recovery Incentives Act

AS I RECALL... – Oct. 8, 2021 - The Recovery Incentives Act aimed to legalize the substance use disorder treatment known as “contingency management,” and authorize Medi-Cal to cover it. Contingency management ... Read More...

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Facebook’s Own Data Is Not As Conclusive As You Think

WHO DO YOU BELIEVE? – Oct. 6, 2021 - Researchers have worked for decades to tease out the relationship between teen media use and mental health. Although there is debate, they tend to agree that the evidence we’ve ... Read More...

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Astonishing Photos Show Heroin Users Forced Into Harsh ‘Rehab’ by Taliban

WHO WON THE WAR? – Oct. 8, 2021 - The action was captured in a series of astonishing photographs and interviews by journalists working for Associated Press. “They are our countrymen, they are our family and there a... Read More...

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Portraits of Virginians Who Died from Drug Addiction

DRAWING DEADLY CONCLUSIONS – Oct. 2, 2021 - After drawing his portrait, she decided to draw others who suffered from addiction “The goal of this project is to humanize this disease and to help to erase the ... Read More...

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