UK Alcoholic Dog Makes Full Recovery

April 13, 2022 - Coco, a two-year-old Labrador cross, has successfully completed treatment for alcohol addiction in the United Kingdom, in a rare and unusual case of canine alcoholism. Click@JPost

White House Declares ‘tranq’ an ’Emerging Drug Threat’ video April 13, 2023 - Now, in an unprecedented move, the Biden administration has officially declared it an “emerging drug threat” to the nation. The declaration comes as the number of overdoses and deaths from the mixture are on the rise ... “tranq,” with fentanyl has become most popular on the illicit drug market. Click@PIX11

Teenage Binge Drinking Makes Them Prone to Alcoholism April 10. 2023 - Binge drinking can alter the gut microbiome, causing a drop in the ability to recognize emotions and lead to alcohol cravings. They also found that binge drinking can increase the risk of developing alcohol use disorder and lead to cognitive alterations which may persist into adulthood. Click@KeysNews

‘Her Brain Was Gone’: Parents Describe Horror of Daughter’s Marijuana-Induced Psychosis

April 10, 2023 - Cat Mayberry grabbed her backpack and ran out the door. With no jacket, hat, or gloves, she ran through snow flurries on a cold Minnesota day. She ran down the street, and down the hill. Desperate, Her parents took Cat to the ER. There was their first understanding of what was troubling her: schizophrenia. Click@NationalReview

Juul to Pay $462 Million Over Youth Addiction Claims

April 12, 2023 - “Juul’s lies led to a nationwide health crisis and put addictive products in the hands of minors who thought they were harmless,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. “Today is another step forward in our fight to protect our kids from getting hooked on vaping and nicotine,” California Attorney General added. Click@Yahoo

Heart Of The Matter Podcast Hosted by Elizabeth Vargas audio April 11, 2023 - She is joined by “Desperate Housewives” actress Madison De La Garza to talk about marijuana use disorder and the role her famous family plays in her recovery. While starring as Juanita on “Desperate Housewives” at just six years old, she was a victim to vicious cyberbullying comments. Click@DrugFree

Rue’s Sobriety Would Change Euphoria’s Dynamic

April 13, 2023 - Euphoria season 3 might be the season Rue finally stays sober, but if the main character stops using drugs, it could change the show’s dynamic. The show is narrated by Zendaya’s character Rue, a high school student dealing with drug abuse. 

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Lena Dunham Turns 5 Years Sober

April 10, 2023 - Lena Dunham is celebrating a huge milestone in her sobriety. The Girls creator and star celebrated the milestone by donating to Friendly House, a nonprofit women’s addiction treatment center. Lena discussed her struggles with substance abuse, and posted photos on Instagram in honor of reaching five years sober. Click@People

Man Sues Wellness Drink for Allegedly Causing Him to Relapse After 7 Years of Sobriety

April 12, 2023 - Botanic Tonics advertises itself as an “alcohol alternative.” However, a man in California says he quickly became addicted to the beverage and is now suing for misleading advertising. The company markets Feel Free as a kava-based beverage, but is the main ingredient is actually kratom? Click@Entrepreneur

Alcoholism at Work Costs More Than You Think 

April 6, 2023 - Workplace alcoholism and alcohol abuse amount to lost productivity, healthcare costs, traffic accidents and personal tragedies totaling between $33 billion to $68 billion per year. Click@HRMorning

Moderate Drinking Has No Health Benefits After Decades of Bullshit audio

April 4, 2023 - After decades, scientific studies suggested moderate drinking was better for most people’s health than not drinking at all, and could even help them live longer. A new analysis of 40 years of bogus research concluded that many of those studies were flawed and that the opposite is true. Click@JapanTimes

Women’s Company Helps Those In Recovery 

April 7, 2023 -It’s called Free Life LLC and it offers where events for sober people individuals will be hosted, giving them a taste of socialization. Christina Kimbrough says there are some advantages of being sober instead of hungover, and staying out of trouble with the law. Click@WTKR

Love Addiction & Sex Addiction are Distinct Phenomena

April 13, 2023 - People can become engrossed with their romantic pursuits or their desire for sex to such an extent that it interferes with their daily functioning. But are these two preoccupations really the same thing? Click@PsyPost

In Bed With My Sobriety by Sarah Hepola

April 11, 2023 - The first time I had sex while sober was in the studio apartment of a Ph.D. student with a fixed-gear bicycle hanging over his double bed. I’d quit drinking two years prior, at 35, and so much of my life had come back to me — but not sex. Click@TheCut

New Film’s Intimate Exploration of the Loneliness of Drug Addiction video April 10, 2023 - Shot like still tableaux, this poignant documentary follows a mother and son as they try to extricate the latter from the clutches of heroin. Here, addiction is not treated as a spectacle, but rather an alienating routine from which Damien works hard to escape. Click@TheGuardian

Should We Stop Using the Word ‘Alcoholic’?

April 12, 2023 - Remember the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me”? Whoever coined this phrase did not consider the effects of traumatic language attacks. There are more stigmatizing attitudes towards s “drug addict” than those with “opioid use disorder.” Click@PyschologyToday

Remarkable Film: Life with Heroin-Addicted Mum video

April 8, 2023 - For Lisa Selby, the drugs were her main rival for the affections of the wayward, glamorous mother who left her with a childminder as a baby and never came back. Selby was raised by a loving father but the absence of a maternal figure cut deep. Both the errant mother and the heroin... Click@TheGuardian

Mobile Phones Changed Our Brains video 

April 3, 2023 - The first handheld cellphone call was made 50 years ago, and since then these devices have become an essential multi-tool that helps us run our lives. One recent report found that adults in the US check their phones, on average, 344 times a day – once every four minutes... Click@BBC

All Opioid Pain Meds Get New Safety Warnings

April 13, 2023 - Also included is an update to the boxed warning label for all opioid medications, which will highlight the risks of respiratory depression. . The FDA also highlighted its concerns over unused opioid tablets after surgery, which may increase the risks of accidents or misuse by children and teens. Click@MedPageToday

"I got up covered in blood!" Patrick Wolf on surviving addiction and a hit and run video

April 11, 2023 - The path to sobriety was difficult: he relapsed after his mum died in 2018, and finally quit drinking three years ago. ‘Flamboyant!’” he recalls. “But that’s just how I looked; my sexuality was just who I was.” Trying to put an end to what he calls the media’s “clownification” of his identity. Click@TheGuardian

Man Creates Digital Platform Helping Those Struggling With Addiction video 

April 5, 2023 - After experiencing the challenges of navigating through treatment -- Daniel Larson created a digital platform for recovery services. It connects clients, service providers and recovery organizations in one place. He is three years into alcohol recovery. He used his background in tech and labor solutions to start Kyros.@CBSNews

Adderall Is Not Your Identity  

April 3, 2023 - So I do something I haven’t done since I took the Pennsylvania bar examination in 2007: I take one of my wife’s bright orange 20 milligram Adderall pills. My jumbled thoughts settle and everything, as the Scientologists might say, goes “clear”. 

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Not Enough Facilities to Treat All the Kids Hooked on Opioids April 8, 2023 - We are seeing an increase in the number of kids presenting to the hospital after experiencing an opioid overdose, and in general, opioid overdose deaths in the (Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia) region have increased in the last two years. That aligns with a national trend we are seeing with opioid overdoses. Click@CNN

Millennial who grew net worth to $600,000 explains how he dug his way out of debt over gambling addiction  

April 10, 2023 - Ambus Hunter, 36, said he almost went broke when he became addicted to gambling over a decade ago. His net worth is now about $600,000, and he works part time as a financial coach. He said gamblers needed to be very careful and that his path to wealth required a lot of sacrifice. Click@BusinessInsider

Man Runs Recovery House After 36-Year Drug Run video

April 10, 2023 - Twenty-one million Americans battle a drug or alcohol addiction, according to the Addiction Center. 90% of these people will become addicted before the age of 18. That was the case for Pike County man Robert Patton. Click@WSFA

My Son Was Addicted and He Refused Treatment

by David Sheff

April 12, 2023 - When he was missing, I scoured neighborhoods where I knew he hung out. I found him a few times and tried to persuade him to enter a treatment program. He was unwilling to get help. He became angry and belligerent. He accused me of trying to control him. Click@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin

Former Celtics Host Kyle Draper Reveals Six Years of Sobriety April 13, 2023 - “I never thought I was an alcoholic until I stopped drinking,” Draper told Grant. “I realized how much alcohol impacted my life. Who I hung out with and who I was friends with. I had social anxiety. Click@Boston

Unassuming Croatian’s Strategy Changed the Game Forever April 5, 2023 - The Ritz was typical of London’s top casinos in that it was members-only and attracted an eclectic mix of old money, new money and dubiously acquired money. Britain’s royals were regulars, as were Saudi heiresses, hedge fund tycoons and the actor Johnny Depp. Click@Bloomberg

Al Jaffee Mad Magazine Cartoonist Passes at 102 video

April 10, 2023 - “Mad Magazine” cartoonist Al Jaffee — who worked to create one of the satirical publication’s signature features, the back-cover “Fold-In” — has died. The magazine’s site posted a tribute to the “incomparable” Jaffee, with current and former staffers honoring him as a “humble and kind creator and a national treasure.” @NYPost

Ahmad Jamal, Jazz Legend with Hypnotic Touch, Passes at 92 April 16, 2023 - In a professional career that began at 14 in his native Pittsburgh, Mr. Jamal proved over seven decades to be a musician of ceaseless growth and invention, a minimalist, classicist and modernist who sought to erase distinctions among musical genres. Click@WashingtonPost

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