“Something like 60% of the drugs that we check are not what people think they are,” said the author of a new drug-testing study. Drugs in Vancouver, Canada may be even more dangerous than normal, according to a new pilot project. The project from the B.C. Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) found that more than… Continue reading Fentanyl Found In Startling Number Of Heroin Samples In Canada
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Suboxone: A Tool for Recovery
With medication-assisted treatment (MAT), people with opioid addictions are given the chance to rebuild their lives—often from the ashes and debris of drug-induced destruction—without having to fight cravings and withdrawal. Suboxone is a prescription medication that treats opioid addiction. It contains buprenorphine and naloxone, active ingredients that are used to curb cravings and block the… Continue reading Suboxone: A Tool for Recovery
Former Amazon Employee Quit Job To Chronicle Journey To Sobriety
Kristi Coulter decided to focus on her sobriety more than her life as a person with alcoholism as she wrote Nothing Good Can Come From This. For 12 years, Kristi Coulter, who graduated with an MFA from the University of Michigan, worked at Amazon in a variety of executive roles. She also had a big drinking… Continue reading Former Amazon Employee Quit Job To Chronicle Journey To Sobriety
More ERs Are Providing Withdrawal Meds As First Step To Recovery
Patients in need are receiving buprenorphine to address their withdrawal symptoms. Kicking an opioid habit comes with a host of physical withdrawal symptoms so severe that people often end up in the emergency room. There, they are usually treated for diarrhea or vomiting, but not the underlying issue. Now, however, more emergency rooms around the… Continue reading More ERs Are Providing Withdrawal Meds As First Step To Recovery
Mixing Energy Drinks With Alcohol May Put You At Risk
A new study investigated how the main ingredient in energy drinks affected behavior. Red Bull, according to the company itself, does not have any dangerous effects when mixed with alcohol. However, a new study indicates that this may not be the case—at least not with zebrafish. According to Esquire, researchers from the University of Portsmouth… Continue reading Mixing Energy Drinks With Alcohol May Put You At Risk
Wells Fargo Closes Political Candidate’s Bank Account Over Marijuana
The bank reportedly decided to terminate the account after being told the candidate’s campaign would accept donations from MMJ-related entities. Florida political candidate Nikki Fried claims that Wells Fargo Bank recently terminated her bank account because of her stance on marijuana. On Monday (August 20), Fried’s campaign shared the details of what transpired. According to… Continue reading Wells Fargo Closes Political Candidate’s Bank Account Over Marijuana
Carson Daly & NBA Star Kevin Love Discuss Anxiety on Today Show
“I had a moment where I thought I was going to die. I had never experienced something like that. I thought I was having a heart attack,” Love told Carson Daly. NBA All Star Kevin Love and Carson Daly have something in common—they both struggle with managing their anxiety. This came up in a recent… Continue reading Carson Daly & NBA Star Kevin Love Discuss Anxiety on Today Show
Demi Lovato's Backup Dancer Denies Rumor That She Gave Singer Drugs
Dancer Dani Vitale took to Instagram to refute claims that she provided the singer with the drugs that led to her apparent overdose. Dancer Dani Vitale has issued an impassioned statement that pushed back against allegations that she supplied singer Demi Lovato with the drugs that caused her apparent overdose. Vitale, who performs with Lovato and described… Continue reading Demi Lovato's Backup Dancer Denies Rumor That She Gave Singer Drugs
Recovery Myths That Can Hurt You
I could be saying how well I was doing, while the psychic megaphone over my head screamed, “Can’t you see how lonely I am?” Not surprisingly, I wasn’t drawing healthy people into my world. When the words “feelings aren’t facts” first pierced my brain, I was hooked. My baseline was misery, so it was a… Continue reading Recovery Myths That Can Hurt You
Police Chief Quits Job After Cocaine Arrest
Michael Coppola was accused of buying cocaine and attempting to ship it through the post office. A New Jersey police chief has resigned after investigators say that he bought cocaine and had it shipped to his post office box. Michael Coppola, 43, was chief of the Palisades Interstate Parkway police department from 2014 until he… Continue reading Police Chief Quits Job After Cocaine Arrest