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LARGEST Indictment Over FAKE Sober Living Homes

IT’S JUST WRONG – Dec. 6, 2023 - Ten people were indicted by a grand jury on felony charges including patient brokering following a sober-living homes sting operation, the Arizona Attorney General’s office announced ... Read More...

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Doctor Charged With Attempted Murder

A WOMAN SCORNED – Dec. 6, 2023 - Dr. Amy L. Cohen, 35, of Narbeth, was taken into custody after an investigation was triggered by harassing and antisemitic threats being sent to the family of a woman who was d... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023interventionTrauma

REALITY: Opioids More Potent Than Fentanyl

EUPHORIA HAS A PRICE – Dec. 10, 2023 - Ross told her husband she’d gone out and used methamphetamine and crack cocaine, according to a Miami-Dade County medical examiner’s report. That morning, Ross’s husband found h... Read More...

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Melissa Etheridge’s son died from opioids: ‘He made his choices’

OR DID HE? – Nov. 29, 2023 - Melissa Etheridge has opened up about coping with her son’s death. The Grammy winning singer, 62, lost her oldest son, Beckett Cypher, at 21 in 2020 from causes related to... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma

Navigating Cancer with a History of Addiction

TAKE ONLY AS PRESCRIBED – Nov. 21, 2023 - For patients with a history of addiction, cancer can also trigger concerns about their sobriety. What if I’m prescribed opioids? What if I become stressed and have the ... Read More...

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Addiction Ravaged My Family and Tribe

NATIONALLY – Nov. 14, 2023 - At 61 years old, I have lost far too much to drugs, and I’ve never done anything more than weed, as a teenager. I have three sons and one daughter, and while I know that my husband and I ... Read More...

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Addicted Fishermen Catch Fentanyl Death

DANGEROUS WATERS ON LAND – Nov. 14, 2023 - As the crew of the clam vessel Lori Ann prepared to set out from Fairhaven, the fleet manager was told that something wasn’t right with a fisherman below deck. ... Read More...

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Ketamine Rapidly Reduces Symptoms of PTSD and Depression

WHAT COULD GO WRONG? – Nov. 8, 2023 - We analyzed six randomized controlled trials representing 259 patients with moderate to severe PTSD. In all trials, about half were injected with ketamine. The rest receiv... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 21 2023RecoveryRehabTrauma

Matthew Perry ‘Could’ve Been Saved’ From L.A. Home Hot Tub Drowning

THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD... – Nov. 9, 2023 - His day was spent like many others lately. Matthew had developed “a healthy addiction” to pickleball, says his coach, Matt Manasse, adding that the actor hit ... Read More...

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Some Children So Addicted They Have to Sleep With Vapes Under Pillow

ADDICTIVE ANY WAY YOU TAKE IT – Nov. 1, 2023 - In September, VicHealth and Quit released research revealing e-cigarette retailers are advertising vaping products on social media specifically designed for teenagers to... Read More...

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L.A. Model Nichole Coats’ Cause of Death: “cocaine and ethanol toxicity”

INSANELY SAD – Oct. 24, 2023 - The drug-related death of a Los Angeles model has been ruled accidental after her body was found inside her luxury apartment last month. Nichole Coats, 32, died on Sept. 10 as a resu... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023OverdoseTrauma

Opioid Crisis Is Worse Despite Congress’ $20 Billion Effort To Stop It

DO THEY EVEN CARE? – Oct. 22, 2023 - When that option ended on Sept. 30, the two states which used it — South Dakota and Tennessee — steered their Medicaid recipients with substance use disorder toward treatment faci... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma

Rite Aid, CVS & Walgreens To Close More Than 1,500 Stores Due to Crime. Whose Crimes?

WHO’S CRIME? – Oct. 23, 2023 - The nation’s largest drugstore chains, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens, will shutter more than 1,500 stores, leaving millions of Americans without access to healthcare in ‘pharmacy d... Read More...

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The True Story and Criminal Case Behind ‘Pain Hustlers’

THAT’S A TRUE STORY – Oct. 27, 2023 - The article detailed the various techniques that the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics used to push its highly addictive fentanyl-based painkiller Subsys into the ... Read More...

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Portland ME Needs to Admit It Has an Addiction Crisis

AUDIO – DENIAL KILLS TOO – Oct. 10, 2023 - Long before many Portlanders used the terms “encampment” or “substance use disorder,” I was a registered nurse at Maine Medical Center and treated many IV drug users who l... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 17 2023OverdoseTrauma

Smoking, Not Injecting, Linked to 2/3rds of BC Overdose Deaths

WTF!!! – Oct. 2, 2023 - Safe inhalation spaces are integrated into New York City’s two authorized SCS, as will be the case with the state-authorized SCS set to open in Rhode Island in early 2024. But those ser... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 10 2023OverdosesmokingTrauma

Company Knew All About Dangerous Breathing Machines They Sold

PROFITS BEFORE PEOPLE – Sept. 27, 2023 - “Black shavings in the chamber,” said one 2011 report that was kept from the government. “Contaminated with unknown sticky substance,” noted another three years later. ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionOct 10 2023Trauma

Family of Shooting Victim Believes Addiction Played a Factor in His Death

VIDEO – DRUGS KILL IN MANY WAYS – Sept. 4, 2023 - According to authorities, just before 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Spokane Police Department (SPD) officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area. There, they foun... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 26 2023Trauma

El Chapo’s Wife Released from SoCal Halfway House

VIDEO – EARLY RELEASE – Sept. 13, 2023 - The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was released from federal custody on Wednesday after completing a three-year sentence for helping him run his... Read More...

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Lawmakers Searching for Answers. Why is Fentanyl Killing Kids?

LOOK WITHIN SOCIETY – Aug. 30, 2023 - Mississippi enacted a bill in March mandating a media campaign aimed at youth. California lawmakers are also considering requiring the state health department to make an o... Read More...

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Woman Says Star Exposed Himself Then Laughed About it on the Radio

NOT FUNNY – Sept. 10, 2023 - The woman says it happened in 2008 when she was working in the same building as the BBC in Los Angeles. The encounter left her stunned, she says. Minutes later, he was recorded laugh... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionSept 26 2023Sexual AddictionTrauma

TikTokers Filming ‘Zombieland’ Videos of Drug Addicts on Skid Row Sparks Social Media Craze

AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL – Sept. 10, 2023 - Are the videos, seen by millions of TikTok and YouTube users, a horrifying form of exploitation and voyeurism? Or are they the cutting edge of a new form of citizen jour... Read More...

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12 Overdoses in 24 Hours in Harrisburg

VIDEO – THE DIRTIEST DOZEN – Sept 9, 2023 - Potential signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose include: Loss of consciousness. Markedly constricted or pinpoint pupils. Breathing difficulties (slowed, labored... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 19 2023Trauma

British Media Report Rape and Emotional Abuse Allegations Against Russell Brand

DID HE? – Sept. 16, 2023 - Brand issued a video statement on Friday denying the allegations. “Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that I absolutely re... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 19 2023Sexual AddictionTrauma

I Loved My Alcoholic Dad – But He Died Alone

ESSAY – Sept. 3, 2023 - She had to be strong and resolute, meaning she was often unable to talk about her feelings and mine. I can see the generational effect of addiction on us all. I became aware that my dad had... Read More...

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Dumping Dirty Syringes and Bodily Fluids into Dumpsters Costs Kaiser Permanente $49 Million

BRAIN SALAD SURGERY? – Sept. 8, 2023 - “Nurses, physicians and patients could inadvertently touch blood or bodily fluids containing dangerous pathogens. Custodians and sanitation workers could be stuck by a us... Read More...

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City Official Resigns After Creating ‘Doom Loom Walking Tour’ of San Francisco

VIDEO – SATIRE OR SALACIOUS? – Aug. 28, 2023 - The sold out weekend tour was canceled and on Monday Ludlum resigned, saying it was all satire and, “the causes of the conditions we witness daily are not individual a... Read More...

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LARGEST Indictment Over FAKE Sober Living Homes

Doctor Charged With Attempted Murder

REALITY: Opioids More Potent Than Fentanyl

Melissa Etheridge’s son died from opioids: ‘He made his choices’

Once a Homeless Addict, Mayor Takes On Drug Crises

Navigating Cancer with a History of Addiction

Addiction Ravaged My Family and Tribe

Addicted Fishermen Catch Fentanyl Death

Ketamine Rapidly Reduces Symptoms of PTSD and Depression

Matthew Perry ‘Could’ve Been Saved’ From L.A. Home Hot Tub Drowning

Some Children So Addicted They Have to Sleep With Vapes Under Pillow

L.A. Model Nichole Coats’ Cause of Death: “cocaine and ethanol toxicity”

Opioid Crisis Is Worse Despite Congress’ $20 Billion Effort To Stop It

Rite Aid, CVS & Walgreens To Close More Than 1,500 Stores Due to Crime. Whose Crimes?

The True Story and Criminal Case Behind ‘Pain Hustlers’

Differential Diagnosis! What is It and Why is It Important?

Portland ME Needs to Admit It Has an Addiction Crisis

Smoking, Not Injecting, Linked to 2/3rds of BC Overdose Deaths

Company Knew All About Dangerous Breathing Machines They Sold

Family of Shooting Victim Believes Addiction Played a Factor in His Death

El Chapo’s Wife Released from SoCal Halfway House

Lawmakers Searching for Answers. Why is Fentanyl Killing Kids?

Woman Says Star Exposed Himself Then Laughed About it on the Radio

12 Overdoses in 24 Hours in Harrisburg

British Media Report Rape and Emotional Abuse Allegations Against Russell Brand

She’s the Woman on the Line

I Loved My Alcoholic Dad – But He Died Alone

Dumping Dirty Syringes and Bodily Fluids into Dumpsters Costs Kaiser Permanente $49 Million

City Official Resigns After Creating ‘Doom Loom Walking Tour’ of San Francisco