Opioid Crisis

DMT in The Bible: Was Moses High?

Between Moses and Samuel and Elijah and others, the Good Book is full of far-out occurrences. So we've got to ask: Was DMT in the Bible?

Can Magic Mushrooms Get You Off Cocaine?

Dr. Peter Hendricks is seeking to find out if magic mushrooms might just be a natural way to transcend cocaine addiction.

All in the Sober Family Tree

If the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree (and it doesn't), then it must not fall very far from the sober family tree either.

Can Toad Venom Really Make You Sober?

It makes perfect sense that addiction causes people to go to great lengths -- is toad venom really the length we want to go to?

Dax Shepard is Back on Top of the World

What a difference a year makes! Last year Dax Shepard ran into relapse. This year he's back having the ride of his life. Mind if we say Yay!?

The Great, Good Glenn Jorgenson: A True Addiction Treatment Pioneer

Few folks will ever have the stamina to match that of addiction treatment pioneer Glenn Jorgenson, who fought the good fight for 61 years.

Drug Crime in America: A One Day Take

From a dirty dozen and a half swept up in Southern Ohio to an off-grid compound in Eagle Point, Oregon, drug crime arrests are rising.

CC Sabathia Isn’t Just Sober — He’s Beast-Level Sober!

CC Sabathia took on alcoholism the same ferocity he played baseball... he's taking on sobriety with just as much intensity!

Before & After Addiction Pix Prove We Do Recover

There's nothing quite like a before and after addiction photo to prove we do recover. Heck, the sober smiles alone are 100 proof!

Johnson & Johnson Jumps on the Opioid Settlement Bandwagon

Talk about cutting it close! Johnson & Johnson agreed on an opioid settlement with New York State just two days before the company was due to appear in court. The figure? $230 million. That may sound like a substantial amount to some, but to a company that made over $80 billion last year, it’s a [...]

When Medical Professionals Go Bad

What's worse -- a medical professional who sells prescription pain pills for profit or a medical professional who steals prescription pain pills to feed their addiction?

The Lift Up Project Aims to Put People in Recovery to Work

Employers all across the country are clamoring for more workers, yet they too often overlook one of the most eager segments of the unemployed. The Lift Up Project aims to change all that.

Down-and-Out Opioid Addict Moves on Up

Tanner had been an opioid addict his whole life. That’s what it felt like anyway. That’s what he told people too. Whenever anyone asked what he did for a living, he’d say “drugs.” Then when they asked how long he’d been doing drugs, he’d reply “my whole life.” Ha Ha. At first it was just [...]

Four Good Days CAN Change Your Life

Four good days. That’s it. Four good days. A quartet of 24 hour blocks where you’re free to do anything you want — except drugs. Of course you won’t feel like doing anything in the world except drugs. But that’s the trick. If you can make it through four days, you’ll never again need to [...]

“My name is Dan and I’m an alcoholic”

When Texas State Rep. Dan Huberty appeared on the House floor to apologize to everyone for driving drunk, he began with what are perhaps the most powerful words in recovery: “My name is Dan and I’m an alcoholic.”

Let’s Keep Moms Safe From Opioids

Yep, it’s Mom’s Day! And in honor of all Moms everywhere we cite this new Vanderbilt University Medical Center study which “finds that new mothers who receive opioids after uncomplicated births face an increased risk of serious opioid-related events.” That means abuse, addiction and even overdose. The dosage doesn’t matter either. Low dose. High dose. [...]

Uniting Art and Science to Fight Addiction

If art helps us to see things differently and science helps us to know different things, can a combination of art and science help us see there’s no difference between addiction and other chronic diseases? William Stoehr thinks it can. So does Dr. Nora Volkow. And if Jon Hamilton‘s engaging NPR piece is any indication, [...]

The Opioid Settlement That No One Will See

Remember that first astronomical opioid settlement? Do you recall how it was supposed to fund a vast array of addiction treatment and prevention programs? Well, that’s not the case. Not in New York State anyway. Where $32 million went toward helping exactly zero opioid addicts. Okay, that’s not entirely true. $11 million of that hard [...]

From Blackheart to Pied Piper: The Ricky Byrd Sober Road Show

One might think being one of Joan Jett’s Blackhearts would be all peaches and cream. For Ricky Byrd though, it was really more like Jack and cocaine. At least it was when he played in the band. And Byrd did enough of both to kill a few folks, as well as himself. In fact, he [...]

Drug Treatment: What’s the Future Look Like?

Whether or not the opioid epidemic sees yet another spike once COVID is finally under control remains to be seen. It’s clear though that drug treatment will need to be agile if it’s to effectively meet this uncertain future. Uncharted Waters The world is once again about to find itself in uncharted waters. And once [...]

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