The late icon spoke openly about his battles with addiction throughout his life. When Burt Reynolds died on September 6 at the age of 82, many who worked with the iconic star expressed great sadness at his passing. With hit movies like Smokey and the Bandit and Hooper, Reynolds became one of the biggest sex… Continue reading Inside Burt Reynolds' Addiction Struggles & Road To Recovery
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Lil Xan Says Mac Miller's Overdose Death Made Him Want To Quit Music
The 22-year-old rapper discussed how Miller’s death has impacted him during a recent podcast interview. The death of hip-hop artist Mac Miller (born Malcolm James McCormick) has left many of his fans devastated, including fellow rapper Lil Xan, who has claimed that he will retire in the wake of his peer’s passing. In a recent appearance on a… Continue reading Lil Xan Says Mac Miller's Overdose Death Made Him Want To Quit Music
San Francisco Unveils Safe Injection Site Prototype
Alongside accommodations for drug use, the facilities will offer a range of services geared toward giving clients a chance to get well. With the city of San Francisco now closer than ever to opening the nation’s first supervised injection facility (SIF), it unveiled a prototype to show how a real facility will operate. The public… Continue reading San Francisco Unveils Safe Injection Site Prototype
Are Moms With Opioid Addiction At Heightened Risk For Overdose?
A new study examined pregnant women and new moms with opioid use disorder. After finding out she was pregnant with her second child while in a Massachusetts prison, Katie Raftery entered treatment for heroin use. She stayed seven months, until her son was born. It wasn’t until he was about six weeks old that she… Continue reading Are Moms With Opioid Addiction At Heightened Risk For Overdose?
Woman Caught Trying To Smuggle Cocaine In Heels For Online Charmer
The woman believed she was just smuggling artifacts for a promising love interest. Before a charlatan offering an internet romance lured her into smuggling 2 kilograms of cocaine in her gold high heels, Denise Marie Woodrum once dreamed of becoming a nun. But after crippling medical debt, a difficult surgery, a tough divorce, the loss… Continue reading Woman Caught Trying To Smuggle Cocaine In Heels For Online Charmer
Dolores O’Riordan's Alcohol-Related Cause of Death Revealed
The Cranberries singer’s body was found in a London hotel in January. The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan had a blood alcohol level four times the legal driving limit at the time of her death, according to coroner’s inquest, AP News reports. A police officer reported to the inquest at Westminster Coroner’s Court that on January… Continue reading Dolores O’Riordan's Alcohol-Related Cause of Death Revealed
Elon Musk's Apparent Pot-Smoking Sparks Backlash
An ex-Tesla employee who was reportedly fired after testing positive for THC says seeing Musk smoke pot was “like a slap in the face.” In a rambling two-hour conversation on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tesla founder Elon Musk apparently toked a spliff during the live show, a move that fed concerns about his increasingly erratic behavior.… Continue reading Elon Musk's Apparent Pot-Smoking Sparks Backlash
Mac Miller Dies At Age 26
Miller was found dead in his home of an apparent drug overdose. Rapper Mac Miller was found dead in his home in Studio City, California on Friday (September 7). The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner pronounced Miller dead at 11:51 am, People confirms, and a source says his death was caused by cardiac… Continue reading Mac Miller Dies At Age 26
Kim Kardashian On A Mission To Free More Non-Violent Drug Offenders
Following her initial success, the reality TV star is gearing up to convince the Trump administration to do it again on a larger scale. Kim Kardashian West managed to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a non-violent drug offender, with a single meeting at the White House. The 37-year-old reality television star is… Continue reading Kim Kardashian On A Mission To Free More Non-Violent Drug Offenders
Bees May Become "Addicted" To Pesticides, Study Claims
The possibility for an addictive response underscores the concern over global use of the controversial insecticide. Researchers in London have found that bumblebees may develop a preference for food that is laced with pesticide that can echo the addictive effects of nicotine on humans. The study looked at a class of pesticide from the neonicotinoid… Continue reading Bees May Become "Addicted" To Pesticides, Study Claims