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Get Rid Of Benzodiazepines Once And For All

Despite the fact that benzodiazepines are taken by illicit drug users, many people became dependent on them as a result of medical treatment. When trying to discontinue benzodiazepines the most important thing to have into consideration are the withdrawal difficulties. Benzodiazepine withdrawal can be quite dangerous mainly because of the shock to the nervous system… Continue reading Get Rid Of Benzodiazepines Once And For All

Florida Sues CVS, Walgreens For Their Alleged Roles In Opioid Crisis

The suit claims that the companies failed to stop “suspicious orders of opioids,” and dispensed “unreasonable quantities” of such drugs. The state of Florida has named two of the largest drugstore chains in the United States—Walgreens and CVS—as well as Insys Therapeutics, in a lawsuit that alleged that they “played a role in creating the… Continue reading Florida Sues CVS, Walgreens For Their Alleged Roles In Opioid Crisis

Inside The Methadone Clinic Boom

“We haven’t seen such a dramatic increase in the industry since the 1970s,” says one expert. The methadone treatment industry has exploded from 2014 to 2018, growing more in those four years than in the past two decades, the Boston Globe reports. In the past four years, according to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) data, the… Continue reading Inside The Methadone Clinic Boom

One Simple Decision: Gratitude and Sorrow

My sobriety cost too much; I have always believed this and now, after 15 consecutive years, I am sure that I always will believe this. It’s eight o’clock in the morning and I am sitting at the desk in my office. I’m not at work officially yet, won’t be for another hour or so. Then… Continue reading One Simple Decision: Gratitude and Sorrow

Naloxone Price Spiked 600% During Opioid Crisis By Drug Maker

One drug manufacturer reportedly increased the price of its naloxone drug Evzio from $575 per dose to $4,100 per dose. Naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug, has been heralded as a lifesaving intervention credited with helping stem the death toll of the opioid epidemic. However, one drug manufacturer reportedly saw the demand for the drug… Continue reading Naloxone Price Spiked 600% During Opioid Crisis By Drug Maker

Michael Douglas Discusses Addiction With Marc Maron

“I got sober. I was in rehab in 1991. Probably more alcohol but drugs were a part of it.” Academy Award-winning actor Michael Douglas is no stranger to substance use disorder. The Basic Instinct star has been to rehab, his son has battled heroin addiction and he also lost a brother to an overdose. Yet… Continue reading Michael Douglas Discusses Addiction With Marc Maron

Is New York City Handing Out Harsher Penalties For THC Oil Possession?

A new report reveals a major contradiction in the city’s ongoing efforts to reform marijuana enforcement. Getting caught with a cartridge of THC oil can land you in jail in New York City—despite city officials’ promise to decriminalize marijuana offenses. A new report by The Appeal highlights the disparity in the city’s enforcement of possession… Continue reading Is New York City Handing Out Harsher Penalties For THC Oil Possession?

Herbert Fingarette, Controversial Author Of "Heavy Drinking," Dies At 97

Fingarette argued that heavy drinking was willful and that moderation is an option in his book Heavy Drinking: The Myth of Alcoholism as a Disease. Herbert Fingarette, the well-known, controversial philosopher who wrote that alcoholism was an issue of willfulness and not a disease, died at age 97 in Berkeley, California on Nov. 2, according… Continue reading Herbert Fingarette, Controversial Author Of "Heavy Drinking," Dies At 97

Teen Mom’s Butch Baltierra Is One Year Sober

“I had 365 days clean yesterday but I just want to tell you it’s not all that easy, and it ain’t all that hard.” For as long as the cameras have been rolling, fans of MTV’s Teen Mom series have watched Butch Baltierra struggle with his sobriety. Butch is the father of Tyler Baltierra, who stars… Continue reading Teen Mom’s Butch Baltierra Is One Year Sober