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Relapse Driven By Drug-Seeking Habit, Not The Drug

“IT’S THE SNEAKING AROUND THAT’S ADDICTIVE” RDJ – Dec. 17, 2021 - Given the importance of the drug itself in the development and perpetuation of SUD, the research community has understandably focused on the br... Read More...

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Therapists Deluged by Emerging Mental Health Crisis

TSUNAMI OF PAIN – Dec. 16, 2021 - Nine out of 10 therapists say the number of clients seeking care is on the rise, and most are experiencing a significant surge in calls for appointments, longer waiting lists ... Read More...

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Billie Eilish: Addiction to Porn ‘Really Destroyed My Brain’

NOT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – Dec. 17, 2021 - She added that watching it initially helped her feel cool and like she was “one of the guys.” Ultimately, however, she admits it led to her suffering nightmares becaus... Read More...

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Judge Puts Sackler Family Back On the Hook

THE FAMILY THAT CRIMES TOGETHER SHOULD DO TIME TOGETHER – Dec. 16. 2021 - Under the crush of thousands of lawsuits, Purdue filed for bankruptcy restructuring in September 2019, which automatically put a hold on all... Read More...

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Adolescent Females in Texas Face Barriers to Treatment

AND SO MUCH MORE – Dec. 3, 2021 - A birthday without cake, presents and miles from her high school friends, may not be the ideal celebration for most. However, Madero was grateful to spend any time in resident... Read More...

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Are We Losing the War for Our Children?

WHO’S EVEN TRYING? – Dec. 3, 2021 - Even more so, sadness and anxiety have ensnared many young people in a vise-like grasp. “Likes” and “views” on social media have caused some of them to continuously compare ... Read More...

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Opioid Addiction Is Getting Worse

IS LOVE THE ONLY SOLUTION? – Dec. 9, 2021 - Maia Szalavitz writes for the New York Times about her experience being hooked on heroin. In her case, it wasn’t the happiness that sucked her in; it was the “relief from... Read More...

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WARNING! Young People Face ‘Devastating’ Mental Health Crisis According to Surgeon General

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN? – Dec. 7, 2021 - Although blame for adolescent distress is often pinned on social media, the research suggests that screen time alone does not account for crisis. Rather... Read More...

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Gloria Harrison: A Story of Hope and Healing

SHE’S NEVER GIVEN UP – Dec. 6, 2021 - Gloria’s story, is shocking in the brutality of the reactions she received when she reached out for help. At every turn, as a girl and a young woman, she was knocked down,... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Gets A Taste for Sobriety

TIME’S UP – Dec. 8, 2021 - The 62-year-old former rapper, hip-hop and reality TV star, whose legal name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., pleaded no contest in Henderson Municipal Court to a misdemeanor nonviol... Read More...

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‘Rife’ Cocaine Use Reported in U.K. Parliament

DR. WHO KNEW? – Dec. 5, 2021 - “The accounts of drug misuse in parliament given to the Sunday Times are deeply concerning,” Lindsay Hoyle, House speaker, told Sky News on Sunday. “I will be raising them as a p... Read More...

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SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grants

MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING? – Dec. 8, 2021- SAMHSA will distribute $10 million per year over the next three years. Grant recipients must use the funds to support harm reduction services. Harm reduction service p... Read More...

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Venus Williams Talks About Mental Health

LISTEN – GRAND SLAM FOR LIFE – Dec. 9, 2021 - Williams, who is still playing competitively at age 41, thinks that professional athletes are some of the best people to promote conversations around mental health... Read More...

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How Do We Stop Them Overdosing?

DECRIMINALIZE ALL DRUGS – Dec. 2, 2021 - While some drug users actively seek out fentanyl, many die without knowing that a different drug they had consumed — cocaine, for example — was laced. “It’s not that fe... Read More...

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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 behavior the addiction revolves around, and/or the aims and griefs that drive it. For the junkies of “Requiem ... Read More...

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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 you see it, you see young people really responding to these creative exercises and learning coping skills, protec... Read More...

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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 greater risk for having unknown substances put into the drugs,” said Tanya, 45, who lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. She asked t... Read More...

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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 years, and I spent most of my summers there with my grandmother in the 1960s and 1970s, surrounded by relatives w... Read More...

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

WATCH – HEAVEN CAN WAIT – Dec. 4, 2021 - The mayor says workers intervened as overdoses were happening. The drug injection centers are the first of their kind in the nation. Overdose Prevention Cen... Read More...

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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 truly understand that this was the result of alcohol addiction, but his family tried to explain it to him anyway, referring to those... Read More...

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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 reckoning for their complicity in creating a public nuisance,” the statement continued.... Read More...

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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 back. I have my moments when I scream and I fight, said Iris Seda. Seda’s daughter, 22-year-old Anna Sepulveda, di... Read More...

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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 carries important lessons for doctors about how pharmaceutical marketing can result in a public health catastro... Read More...

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In UK Alcoholics & Addicts Who Died While Receiving Treatment Rose by a 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’, as well as Covid itself, may have also driven the death rate upwards, it added. Ian Hamilton, a d... Read More...

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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 in the number of cocaine, methamphetamine and other drug deaths that are connected to the simultaneous us... Read More...

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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 triple murder he didn’t commit was visit his mother’s grave. “To know my mother was underneath that... Read More...

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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, discusses the alarming number of drug overdoses in America during the pandemic. more@CNN ... Read More...

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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 pressure built behind my eyes, producing visual auras that blurred my sight and made me nauseous. The pain was so ... Read More...

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