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WHO KNEW? THE SECRETIVE FAMILY MAKING BILLIONS FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS

Mar 5, 20183 min read

WHO KNEW? THE SECRETIVE FAMILY MAKING BILLIONS FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS

WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER GLAZEK, OCTOBER 16, 2017 [Esquire Magazine - esquire. com] You’re aware America is under siege, fighting an opioid...

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Learn to love your brain during Brain Awareness Month

Kevin

Mar 3, 20181 min read

Learn to love your brain during Brain Awareness Month

March 2, 2018 [Southern Illinois University News - news.siu . edu] CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Your brain is essential to everything you do, and...

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F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts

Kevin

Feb 28, 20181 min read

F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts

By SHEILA KAPLAN, FEBRUARY 25, 2018 The New York Times In an effort to encourage new treatments for opioid addiction, the Food and Drug...

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A Nasal Spray That Shoots Nanosized Opioids to the Brain May Help People Avoid Addiction

Kevin

Feb 27, 20182 min read

A Nasal Spray That Shoots Nanosized Opioids to the Brain May Help People Avoid Addiction

Written by Ed Cara, February 02, 2018 [Gizmodo] As doctors and scientists struggle to turn the tide of the opioid crisis, which killed...

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Five major psychiatric disorders have overlapping patterns of genetic activity, new study shows

Kevin

Feb 26, 20181 min read

Five major psychiatric disorders have overlapping patterns of genetic activity, new study shows

By Amy Ellis Nutt, February 8, 2018 [The Washington Post] Certain patterns of genetic activity appear to be common among five distinct...

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Kevin

Feb 23, 20181 min read

Is Vaping Addictive?

By Dr. Harold C. Urschel III, MD, MMA [Drug Addiction Blog] Yes, the nicotine found in vaping devices can be addictive. More here on the...

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Penn State hosts summit to combat the opioid epidemic

Kevin

Feb 22, 20182 min read

Penn State hosts summit to combat the opioid epidemic

Kristie Auman-Bauer January 23, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Opioid overdose deaths in Pennsylvania increased 37 percent in 2016, ranking...

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'Mom' Sitcom Portrays Vibrant, Realistic Lives in Recovery

Kevin

Feb 21, 20182 min read

'Mom' Sitcom Portrays Vibrant, Realistic Lives in Recovery

By Kelly Burch, 02/09/18 "For most people in recovery, getting sober isn’t the end of the story—it’s the beginning of the story." The CBS...

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Marco Rubio Asks Feds To Investigate Florida Sober Homes, Rehabs

Kevin

Feb 20, 20181 min read

Marco Rubio Asks Feds To Investigate Florida Sober Homes, Rehabs

By Kelly Burch, 02/12/18 [the fix .com] The senator wants to bring multiple federal agencies together to crack down on fraud and patient...

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Cannabis: Brain alterations may explain feelings of alienation

Kevin

Feb 19, 20181 min read

Cannabis: Brain alterations may explain feelings of alienation

By Ana Sandoiu / January 18, 2018 [Medical New Today] New research has revealed altered brain activity in young adults with cannabis...

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Kevin

Feb 16, 20182 min read

7 Steps To Self-Love In Recovery

By TORI SKENE, January 30, 2018, SoberNation .com What does self-love even mean? When I got sober, I could barely stand to look at myself...

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CEO pushes for treating mental illness, substance use together

Kevin

Feb 16, 20182 min read

CEO pushes for treating mental illness, substance use together

[By Charles Elmore - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer] Mental illness and drug or alcohol dependency often occur together, but only 7.4...

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Parenting an Addict? How to Change Tactics Gracefully

Kevin

Feb 15, 20181 min read

Parenting an Addict? How to Change Tactics Gracefully

By Tyler Jacobson, Published: February 9, 2018 [AddictionBlog .Org] How To Backpedal When Parenting An Addict Parenting is a tough job....

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Judge Lisa Wilson to speak at Lawyers' Assistance Program dinner

Kevin

Feb 14, 20182 min read

Judge Lisa Wilson to speak at Lawyers' Assistance Program dinner

by Glenn Minnis | February 12, 2018 l MadisonRecord . com PEORIA – The Lawyers' Assistance Program (LAP) is slated to hold its annual...

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Ending drug abuse requires multi-layered solution

Kevin

Feb 7, 20181 min read

Ending drug abuse requires multi-layered solution

[BaylorLariat .com Opinion / Editorial - ATTRIBUTION / CREDITS APPEAR BELOW]: There were 28.6 million people abusing illicit drugs,...

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Iceland knows how to stop teen substance abuse but the rest of the world isn’t listening

Kevin

Feb 7, 201815 min read

Iceland knows how to stop teen substance abuse but the rest of the world isn’t listening

In Iceland, teenage smoking, drinking and drug use have been radically cut in the past 20 years. Emma Young finds out how they did it,...

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New Type of Drug Court Graduates Its First Class

Kevin

Jan 19, 20181 min read

New Type of Drug Court Graduates Its First Class

"As treatment courts have spread across the state to help people with drug and alcohol addictions stay out of jail and put their lives...

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Accountability is a powerful predictor of substance abuse recovery

Kevin

Jan 12, 20184 min read

Accountability is a powerful predictor of substance abuse recovery

Written by Dennis Beaver, attorney and syndicated columnist. Published with author's permission. ----------------------------------------...

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