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...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 30 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
‘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...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 30 2021opioid crisisOverdoseTrauma
Woman Urges Others To Accept Help ACCEPTANCE IS THE KEY – Nov. 17, 2021 - “I was kind of strong-armed into treatment because I didn’t want to do it on my own,” said Merritt. “The phone is real heavy when I would try to ask for help in the righ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 23 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
NY Treatment Centers Waiting on Millions in Covid Money WATCH – WAITING FOR THE MAN! – Nov. 18, 2021 - Local organizations trying to fight addiction in Central New York are still waiting for support promised by lawmakers. More than $90 million from the Americ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Biden’s Drug Czar Wants to Expand Use of MAT NEXT STOP...CNN? – Nov. 18, 2021 - Methadone is a tightly controlled treatment for drug addiction, and patients must go to a clinic to receive the medication. That decades-old requirement was lifted during the coro... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Officials Warn of Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana IS THIS A NEW HORROR MOVIE? – Nov. 18, 2021 - In at least one of the cases so far, the marijuana tested positive for fentanyl, a highly potent opioid that can be lethal in minuscule doses, the Connecticut Departmen... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionmarijuanaNov 23 2021OverdoseTrauma
Fentanyl & Meth Led to More Mental Illness, Homelessness & Death LISTEN – HUMANITY ON THE SKIDS – Nov. 19, 2021 - Quinones tells Press Play that this book is about how the “underworld,” particularly the Mexican trafficking world, became the lead driver of pain pills and pus... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediafentanylhomelesslife expectancyMental HealthmethNov 23 2021Trauma
‘This Is Poison’ ENJOY – Nov. 20, 2021 - While the mounting deaths show the devastating consequence of fentanyl’s seep, it is less widely understood why the drug has mushroomed. And why so many illicit products — from fentanyl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylmarijuanamethNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverysmokingTrauma
The Joint Commission’s Complicity in the Opioid Crisis J’ACCUSE! – by Christopher Dale Nov. 1, 2021 - A two-decade review shows decisions too poor – and Big Pharma influence too clear – to be explained away by sheer incompetence. This is a story 20 years ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 9 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecovery
“Dopesick” Takes On The Opioid Crisis LISTEN – TIME TO GET hulu – Nov. 12, 2021 - The opioid epidemic has affected millions of people across the country—and more than 800,000 people are estimated to have died from an opioid overdose. At the root of thi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
DEA Tries to Stop Pharmacies Dispensing Suboxone DAMNED IF YOU DO... – Nov. 8, 2021 - The ramifications can be particularly acute in rural areas, where a dearth of addiction treatment providers, lack of transportation and stigma against these medications alr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021
How Fentanyl and Meth Took Over America I WISH IT WAS FICTION – Nov. 2, 2021 - In the 12 months ending in September 2020, that number hit an all-time high of 87,000 deaths by overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fen... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Revolutionary, ‘less harmful’ Pain Medication Therapy WATCH – ADDICTION IS NOT MANDATORY – Nov. 12, 2021 - “I wanted no narcotics,” said Seminole County resident Andria Herr. She needed gallbladder surgery in March during the pandemic and she wanted non-narcot... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyNov 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
NYC Might Allow Drug Use in Harlem WINTER IN AMERICA? – Nov. 5, 2021 - But according to Dr. Chinazo Cunningham, New York City’s Executive Deputy Commissioner of Mental Hygiene, more services are the answer, in the form of overdose prevent... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthNov 9 2021opioidsOverdoseRecoveryTrauma
California Judge Delivers Drugmakers First Big Win in Opioid Litigation EVERYONE ELSE LOSES – Nov. 2, 2021 - “Any adverse downstream consequences flowing from medically appropriate prescriptions cannot constitute an actionable public nuisance,” the ruling said. Los Angeles, Orange a... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 9 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 9 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Delilah Belle Hamlin: “I Was Hospitalized After Accidentally Overdosing” WATCH – IT’S NOT EASY HAVING 1.6 MILLION FOLLOWERS – Nov. 2, 2021 - “My body got dependent on Xanax number one, and number two, I overdosed — I didn’t mean to at all — I overdosed on this one medication called prop... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthNov 9 2021OverdoseRecovery
She Lost All Hope, Now She’s Saving Others ONE GOOD DEED... – Oct. 26, 2021 - She is a devoted grandmother, a children’s church director and a regional overdose prevention specialist, giving out the same hope she once needed. The ROPS program in Ten... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 2 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Slap in the face’: Woman Who Lost Son Reacts to Rehab owner Selling Fentanyl WATCH HER – IT’S WHAT WE DO? – Oct. 27, 2021 - Investigators said Misty Gilley was selling fentanyl out of Simply Recovery Clinic and her home on Second Street in Altamonte Springs to her own rehab clien... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 2 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionNov 2 2021OverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Joint Pain: Hard Facts Point to The Joint Commission’s Complicity in the Opioid Crisis by Christopher Dale November 1, 2021 A two-decade review shows decisions too suspicious – and Big Pharma’s influence too profitable – to be explained away by sheer incompetence. This is a story 20 ye... Read More...
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressioninterventionMental HealthOct 26 2021RecoveryTrauma
Biden Drug Policy Could Widen Racial Disparities, Civil Rights Groups Warn LISTEN – DO ANY LIVES MATTER – Oct. 22, 2021 - In recent years, Cook said, about 70% of defendants charged with fentanyl-related crimes have been people of color. She said the new Biden plan will worsen those ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOct 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWar On Drugs
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthOct 19 2021opioid crisisOverdoseTrauma
A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery by David Poses MEDIA: BOOK SUGGESTION – Fall 2021 - “A moving, tender, thoughtful account of addiction and also a compelling critique of a lot that’s wrong with the dominant model of addiction treatment.”—Johann Hari, New Yo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 19 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
N.Y. Gov. Hochul Decriminalizes Possession and Sale of Hypodermic Needles HOW LEGALIZE WHAT’S IN IT? – Oct. 7, 2021 - Gov. Hochul praised lawmakers for passing the package of five bills as she spoke of the death of her late nephew Michael, who died from an overdose after injecting opiat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 19 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Scientists Eye Opioid Vaccine Shot MANDATED FOR ALL REHABS? – Oct. 1, 2021 - When M. (who requested that her full name not be used to protect her identity) got the shot this Tuesday, she became just the sixth person to receive it. “It’s very... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 19 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOct 12 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmethOct 12 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma