Cliffside Malibu Adds Outpatient TreatmentDay Care – Jan. 22, 2018 - “There’s a tremendous need for outpatient addiction treatment services in greater Los Angeles in the wake of the opioid epidemic. This new center is committed to providing the highest standard... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Blue light bulbs to discourage shooting upIt’s All in Vein – JANUARY 15, 2018 -Unfortunately, this new initiative is anything but a kind approach. It is, instead, an attempt to appease neighbors with little compassion for how the actions will impact people who ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Voting with our Fingertips: A Movement Against Techno-TrashBy Tian Dayton, Ph.D – Jan 23, 2018 - Whether through TV streaming channels, newsrooms or the internet, technology is inevitably shaping who we are and who we will become. And it can become addictive in which case we’re... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Tobacco, alcohol killed 120 times more Americans than all other drugs combinedFLASHBACK to 2015 – February 12, 2015 - Still, the number of deaths caused by drugs are overwhelmingly dominated by tobacco and alcohol - the two most popularly used and legally accessible drugs on the market. Tobacco k... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Safe-injection sites get green light from PhiladelphiaBrotherly and Sisterly Love – JANUARY 23, 2018 - And though the precise locations of Philadelphia sites have not been established, the city could be the first in America to open an officially-sanctioned safe-injection s... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Chris Cornell’s Family at 2018 Grammy Awards 8 Months After His DeathThe Family Afterwards – January 28, 2018 - Chris Cornell‘s widow Vicky Cornell and daughters Toni, 13, and Lily, 17, walked the red carpet at the 2018 Grammy Awards on Sunday. It was the first time the late Soundgarden ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
“It’s Not Your Child, It’s The Drugs That Are Doing That And There’s Always Hope”Good News – Jan. 25, 2018 - Kim Koop says after being diagnosed with a learning disability, being bullied in school, cutting, and even attempting suicide her daughter Madison started experimenting with drugs at the age ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Things You Need To Know Before Dating A Recovering AddictCaveat Emptor – Jan. 22, 2018 - The cruel irony about relationships is that, often, by the time people reach an age when they’ve learned a lot about themselves, about how to treat others, about what they want in a partn... Read More...Jan 30 2017
We know junk food makes us sick. Are ‘junk values’ making us depressed? By JOHANN HARIMilk Duds Aren’t for Happy People – Jan. 21, 2018 - The best anti-depressant is to change our way of life … Junk food has taken over our diets, and it is making millions of people physically sick. A growing body of scie... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Just one cigarette raises heart disease riskNever Start – Jan. 25, 2018 - Smoking just one single cigarette a day can significantly raise your risk of heart disease and stroke, researchers say in a new report. While it’s better to cut down than to smoke heavily, ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Artie Lange Is Not Ready to Die: ‘F*ck ’Em All’Radio Star – Jan. 23, 2018 - Sixty-nine days later, I heard the news, like anyone else who follows Lange: that he was near death after stabbing himself in the stomach nine times with a 13-inch kitchen knife. Mandy: Whe... Read More...Jan 30 2017
For Recovery Journalists and Los Angeles PressFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: January 22, 2018 Madison Hill Public Relations Rachel Madison Hill Madisonhillpr@gmail.com (323) 445.0425 EMMY AWARD WINNER AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR JAN... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Adderall on campus: Students turn to prescription stimulantEvelyn Wood Approved – Jan. 22, 2018 - About 10 hours had passed – and she felt like she could still keep going. Her focus and alertness were aided by a small orange pill – Adderall, a prescription stimulant prescribed ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Radio forum explores human side of addiction crisisRadio Radio – January 25, 2018 - Kali McConnell, a drummer who has played alongside musicians such as Willie Nelson and Pete Seeger, said he lost everything to opioid addiction. He was prescribed the pills to treat chro... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Rehab bills patient’s insurance nearly $1,000 a day for drug testingBusiness is Whizzness – Jan 23, 2018 - Residential drug treatment centers are doing big business as the opioid epidemic continues to grows. Facilities routinely charge patients’ insurance thousands of dollars a day for ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Uncle’s Overdose Spurs Medicaid Official To Change CourseFamily Focus – January 26, 2018 - Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky’s family did not discuss what killed his uncle in 2015. The man was young, not quite two weeks past his 45th birthday, when he died and had lost touch with loved on... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Executive Corner with Leonard BuschelStick with the Winners – Leonard Buschel is a Philadelphia native, and a very happy Los Angeles transplant. He is a California Certified Substance Abuse Counselor with years of experience working with people struggling ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Cracking down’ on pregnant addictsMommy Dearest – Jan. 19, 2018 - The threat of jail may already be having harmful effects by discouraging pregnant Big Horn County women from seeking prenatal medical care … Harris announced last week that he will begin ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Meet a runner who overcame her addictions to alcohol and foodMegyn Kelly Show – Jan. 24, 2018 - Continuing our Run for TODAY series, Megyn Kelly TODAY welcomes Shelley Leone, who shares her struggles with alcohol and drug addiction and overeating, and reveals that she has lost 70... Read More...Jan 30 2017
‘Money, Greed, Drugs’She had been shot twice. – JAN. 26, 2018 - She had been shot twice. The door to the house had been left unlocked. In Linwood, an affluent suburb outside Atlantic City, some had to strain to remember the last time there ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Inside Philadelphia’s heroin hubHumans Being – January 26, 2018 - PHOTO ESSAY Full Story @ NYPost.com... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Opioid crisis is serious because drugs aren’t ‘ghetto’ nowBlack Tar Goes Suburban – January 25, 2018 - “It’s not a ghetto drug. It’s happening to doctors’ kids,” the Brooklyn Republican and ex-NYPD cop told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in an article published Tuesday … That rankle... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Drug treatment center had more than 400 calls to 911 in 2 yearsWhat’s the Emergency? – Jan. 23, 2018 - The I-Team reported how River Oaks Residential Treatment Center in Riverview billed patients’ insurance policies tens-of-thousands of dollars for frequent drug tests, potentially ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Rehab Riviera, Part OneEXPERTS In Conversation – Jan. 22, 2018 - Southern California is a mecca for drug and alcohol treatment centers – coastal retreats that cater to the rich and famous fighting addiction, but also a haven for insurance sca... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Darryl Strawberry discusses his new book, facing addictionThe Hero’s Journey – January 22, 2018 - After a 17-year major league career that featured a much-publicized battle with substance abuse, Strawberry said he’s been clean for “over 14 years.’’ ... “It has nothing to do wi... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Vaping Can Be Addictive and May Lure Teenagers to SmokingTo Replace the Customers Who Died? – Jan. 23, 2018 - The new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is the most comprehensive analysis of existing research on e-cigarettes. It concluded t... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Addict Dies in a School Restroom. He Was the Teacher.Roil Model – Jan. 26, 2018 - Mr. Azimi had texted her just that morning: “These next few months will probably be difficult because I know you’re sick. Everything is going to work out and we’re going to have a good futur... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Don’t Call Her a Victim: After Surviving Opioids, Nan Goldin Goes After the MakersBig Pharma KILLS, and She knows it! – Jan. 22, 2018 - The celebrated photographer was sitting in the press room of the Manhattan Criminal Courts Building, a spot that she suggested because of her love of crime dramas an... Read More...Jan 30 2017
TRUMP’S 24-YEAR-OLD PICK FOR SENIOR DRUG POLICY JOB STEPS DOWNAN OUTRAGE – Jan. 25, 2018 - Taylor Weyeneth’s only professional experience before assuming the position of Deputy Chief of Staff for the ONDCP was working on the Trump 2016 presidential election campaign. Before that, ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
New York City Announces Lawsuit Against Nation’s Largest Opioid ManufacturersBuilding a Prison on Wall Street? – Jan. 23, 2018, NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray announced a the City had filed a lawsuit today in New York State Supreme Court to hold manufacturers and ... Read More...Jan 30 2017