Recovery can be a long and difficult journey. Still, it’s one Chelsey Moore and Brandi Collins say they are thankful to be on. “I still have a little…
Read more Moms who overcame addiction helping others through growing statewide networkNearly 4,000 hand-painted tombstones were placed on the National Mall in D.C. this weekend, stretching from 7th St. SW to 12th Street SW. This page contains a video…
Read more Trail of Truth: Thousands of tombstones on National Mall mark drug deaths – WTOP NewsTHE BLUEPRINT: Suffolk Bar Associations partners with Nassau to launch Lawyer Assistance Program Services include counseling, peer support and wellness workshops Program offers confidential help for addiction, stress…
Read more Suffolk bar association partners with Nassau in lawyer aid program | Long Island Business NewsSALEM — A group of about 30 community members walked from the Salem Common to Riley Plaza on Thursday as a part of the annual Walk for Overdose…
Read more Annual Salem Walk for Overdose Awareness emphasizes need for community supportA timeline for the case of North Andover police officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28. Feb. 16: Fitzsimmons gives birth to her son with fiance Justin Aylaian, a North Andover…
Read more Timeline of events in Fitzsimmons caseDENVER — Denver Health is sharing the stories of patients and support specialists to ease the stigma surrounding fentanyl use and, in turn, reduce overdose deaths. According to…
Read more Denver Health sharing patients’ stories to ease stigma of fentanyl useMEXICO CITY — Julio César Chávez Jr., whose high-profile boxing career was marred by substance abuse and other struggles and never approached the heights of his legendary father, was in…
Read more Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. deported to MexicoThe Rockport School Committee, along with the town’s Public Health Department, is aiming to eliminate the effects of possible substance abuse in Rockport schools. During the committee’s meeting…
Read more Rockport school board updated on opioid preventionLAWRENCE — Sheriff Kevin Coppinger plans to stand before hundreds of police chiefs this month and tell them how he’s bringing drugs into Essex County jails. It may…
Read more Sheriff expands inmate drug treatment program to The FarmCNN — Here is a look at the life of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Birth date: March 28, 1945 Birth place: Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines Birth name:…
Read more Rodrigo Duterte Fast Facts | CNNA long-term study on opioid addiction and cannabis use found little to no evidence that using cannabis can help addicts reduce or stop their long-term intake of illicit…
Read more New Study Suggests Cannabis Does Not Help Opioid Use Disorder | High TimesA study, published in August in the journal Alcohol, focused on how long-term abstinence can undo the effects of cortical thinning in the brain among those with alcohol…
Read more Study Shows Significant Brain Recovery Following Alcohol Abstinence | High TimesBlunt was with Fisher the night before she was found unresponsive during a flight from London to Los Angeles. She passed away days later, and a toxicology report…
Read more James Blunt Says Carrie Fisher’s Daughter Blames Him For Her DeathTommy Lee says he was drowning himself in two gallons of liquor a day during the depths of his alcoholism. Pouring over his love-hate relationship with alcohol on…
Read more Tommy Lee Said Drinking This Much Vodka Put His Liver ‘On Crutches’CNN — Former National Football League quarterback Johnny Manziel reveals in a new documentary his drug usage during his playing career and a suicide attempt following his release…
Read more Former quarterback Johnny Manziel talks drug abuse, suicide attempt in new documentary | CNNNewswise — PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — For decades, efforts by police to seize illicit drugs have been a cornerstone strategy for disrupting drug markets and removing drugs from…
Read more Fatal overdoses rise after drug seizure, study findsCNN — As horse racing’s elite saddle up for the final race of the coveted Triple Crown at New York’s Belmont Stakes, the sport’s top trainers will face…
Read more As horse racing’s best trainers rake in millions, records show they’ve violated rules aimed at keeping the animals safe | CNNNewswise — Reforms to New Jersey’s Medicaid program successfully spurred ongoing increases in buprenorphine prescriptions for the treatment of opioid addiction, according to a Rutgers analysis. Although medications…
Read more NJ Medicaid Reforms Tied to Increased Use of Opioid Addiction TreatmentNewswise — PHILADELPHIA—Penn Medicine is launching a new community mental health hub at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — Cedar Avenue (HUP Cedar), co-locating inpatient and…
Read more Penn Medicine to Open New Crisis Response Center as Part of a Unified Mental Health Care Hub at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Cedar AvenueWatch how drugs, homelessness and crime have changed a city, and what is being done about it. CNN’s Sara Sidner asks “What Happened to San Francisco?” on “The…
Read more A mother was raising her son in a city she loved. Then San Francisco changed and stole her boy | CNN
