Mobile Addiction Services Stop Overdoses SAVING LIVES DAILY – Nov. 16, 2023 - Reducing overdose deaths goes beyond helping people stop using opioids, panelists said. It also requires offering harm reduction resources, like sterile needles, that make using l... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 21 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Significant Rise in Overdoses in Hispanic Community VIDEO – NO ONE IS IMMUNE – Nov. 7, 2023 - “We’re feeling just as sad. I have the same pain, every single day,” she said in a Spanish interview that has since been translated to English. “Even though he’s not here, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 14 2023Overdose
Administration Urges Schools to Carry Opioid Overdose Drug SAD STATE OF AFFAIR – Oct. 31, 2023 - “We will encourage businesses, restaurants, banks, construction sites, schools, others to think about this — think about it as a smoke alarm or a defibrillator, to make it as eas... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 7 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
America’s Adderall Shortage ‘is driving ADHD patients to use METH’ as Britney Spears’ ex says he feared she’d overdose TOUGH CHOICES – Oct. 23, 2023 - The ongoing Adderall issue has been attributed to worker and supply shortages at the Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals, which made one out of four branded and generic Adderall p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionmethOct 31 2023OverdoseRecoveryTrauma
Jeffrey Epstein Survivor Dies in Florida of Overdose ACCIDENTAL? – Oct. 17, 2023 - Carolyn Andriano, 36, was found dead in a hotel room in West Palm Beach, Florida, on May 23, according to West Palm Beach Police Department spokesperson Mike Jachles. Her death wasn’t ma... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 24 2023Overdose
Julia Fox Recalls Near-Death Experience with Drug Overdose VIDEO – JUST IN TIME – Oct. 12, 2023 - Fox recounted one particularly disturbing memory before being saved by paramedics: “The near-death experience was crazy, because the whole tunnel thing and all of that is real. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 17 2023OverdoseRecovery
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
Decline of Non-Fatal Overdoses GOOD NEWS (IS HARD TO FIND) – Sept. 15, 2023 - That is the good news, to be taken with a more sobering projection that Arlington County is not seeing a similar decline in fatal overdoses. As of this time last year, S... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 3 2023OverdoseRecovery
Decriminalizing Drugs Does NOT Lead to More Overdoses THE OPPOSITE? – Sept. 28, 2023 - Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment isn’t popular at the moment. Measure 110, the citizen initiative that removed serious legal penalties for all illicit drug possession and di... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 3 2023OverdoseRecovery
IMPORTANT: Recognizing The Signs of Drug Overdose IMPORTANT! – Sept. 28, 2023 - Changes in Consciousness One of the first signs of a possible drug overdose is a sudden change in consciousness. This can include extreme drowsiness, confusion, or difficulty st... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 3 2023OverdoseRecovery
Fentanyl Mixed with Cocaine and Meth Creates ‘4th Wave’ of the Overdose Deaths AUDIO – IT’S HAPPENED BEFORE – Sept. 14, 2023 - Another group of people who are affected are people intending to use stimulants on their own but who don’t realize their supply has been laced with or contaminated wi... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylmethOverdoseSept 26 2023
Owner Disputes Police Claim Puppy Overdosed on Fentanyl RUFF FOR EVERYONE – Sept. 14, 2023 - Last week, Gibson and his girlfriend made headlines after police arrested the couple in a Walmart parking lot. Authorities said that the pair had drugs in their car and tha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediafentanylSept 26 2023
Demi Lovato Opens Up About Drug Use & Overdose VIDEO – AND SHE SURE CAN SING TOO – Sept. 13, 2023 - The singer tells Howard Stern she lives with hearing and vision impairments as a result of her drug overdose in 2018. ‘IT WAS DUE TO THE LACK OF OXYGE... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecoveryRehabSept 26 2023
Overdoses Soared as Prescription Pain Pills Plunged DEATH DON’T HAVE NO MERCY IN THIS LAND – Sept. 12, 2023 - Counties with the highest average doses of legal pain pills per person from 2006 to 2013 suffered the highest death rates in the nation over the subsequent si... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdoseSept 26 2023
Jenelle Evans’ Ex-Husband Suffers Apparent Overdose AUDIO – ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE – SEPT. 10, 2023 - Courtland’s wife says he locked himself in the bathroom while she was out of the house with their kids ... but she broke down the door to find him unresponsive. The d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseSept 19 2023
Teen Mom’s Maci Bookout Says Son Bentley Was ‘Angry’ About Ryan Edwards’ Overdose VIDEO – REALITY AND NEAR DEATH? – Sept. 7, 2023 - “Before went to rehab, was very concerned and very worried,” Maci told her friends about the former couple’s 15-year-old son’s reaction to his dad’s ongoing subst... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseSept 19 2023
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
Fake Prescription Pills Fuels Drug Overdose Deaths MADNESS IN AMERICA – Sept. 6, 2023 - More than 90% of the counterfeit drugs contained the extremely powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, which has driven total US overdose deaths to more than 100,000 a year. Ot... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 12 2023
Schools Face Fentanyl Fiasco As More Teens Overdose AUDIO – FLUNKING OUT FOREVER – Aug. 30, 2023 - “Fentanyl’s infiltration into schools is certainly something that cannot be ignored,” says Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School Distric... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdoseSept 5 2023teenagers
Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day END OVERDOSE – August 31 we observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to overdose, acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to end ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRehab
We Can Prevent Overdose Deaths if We Change How We Think About Them OPINION: Ryan Hampton – Aug. 15, 2023 - I’ve been living in recovery from opioid use disorder for eight and a half years, and this might be a weird thing to say about addiction, but I feel lucky—like I dodged a bulle... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Feds May Shut Down Overdose Prevention Centers in NYC WHY? – Aug. 8, 2023 - As street drugs have become ever more powerful and deadly, a small nonprofit in Manhattan dedicated to preventing overdoses has drawn politicians and health officials from around the coun... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 15 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
New York Launches Overdose Prevention Campaign STOP THE DYING – July 13, 2023 - New York health officials on Tuesday launched a public service campaign highlighting the importance of naloxone, a medication that is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 25 2023OverdoseRecoveryTrauma
The Department of Health & Human Services Distributes $47.8 Million For Drugs, For Addiction and Other Facets of Overdose Prevention & Substance Abuse GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING – July 19, 2023 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is announcing awards in five grant prog... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 25 2023OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Demi Lovato says Vision and Hearing Damage from Overdose a Reminder ‘to stay on the right path’ DAMAGE CONTROL – July 14, 2023 - Lovato previously revealed in their 2021 docuseries “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil” that they experienced several strokes, a heart attack, pneumonia and multiple organ fa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 25 2023Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehab
“I Overdosed & Almost Died”: Tatum O’Neal COMEBACK KID – July 5, 2023 - “I almost died,” she told People. Over the three years since that May 2020 turning point, the 59-year-old actress has been in various rehab and care facilities re-learning how to walk, t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Adam Rich Died Of Accidental Drug Overdose JUST COPPING A BUZZ – June 23, 2023 - The Eight Is Enough series followed the Bradford family, which consisted of eight children. It detailed their life as they date, grow, marry and had children themselves. R... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJune 27 2023OverdoseTrauma
Making it Easier for Kids to Prevent Overdoses AUDIO – IMAGINE – June 12, 2023 - The U.S. is in the midst of a drug crisis, with opioid overdose deaths climbing to epidemic proportions. And overdose deaths among young people, between the ages of 10 and 1... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Perspectives in a City Plagued with Overdose Deaths THERE IS A SOLUTION? – May 30, 2023 - Joining MORI took Molinski out of the office, where she most often worked with patients, and into their lives. “My experience with patients in the past had been in an offi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionJune 6 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
NEW Nasal Spray Reverses Fentanyl Overdoses LIFESAVER – May 22, 2023 - The Food and Drug Administration endorsed Opvee, a nasal spray update of the drug nalmefene, which was first approved as an injection in the mid-1990s but later removed from the market due ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMay 30 2023OverdoseRecovery