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A study conducted on children and adolescents who have infections, such as pneumonia, may more likely to develop a mental illness, the findings were published In JAMA Psychiatry December 5, 2018. Denmark scientist found that infection-related hospitalizations were associated with an 84 percent higher risk of mental health disorders such as schizophrenia or depression. The children were…

A sign of hope for Seattle and King County in their two-year-long effort to open a very taboo safe-injection site, although this seems like a huge victory there’s still no guarantee one will ever open with all the legal threats from the Trump administration and local oppositions. Dec 6th, Washington state Supreme Court unanimously declined a proposed…

Opioids have been the center of attention for many states who are trying everything to combat the crisis among their population. New York may be the first state to start a new trend in the battle- based on the outcome of an industry lawsuit against NY. Monday a case will be tested through oral arguments…

This week Authorities have released a full-length video of the arrest that involved an in-custody death of a suspect back in November. Police got a call from multiple businesses of a man jumping on cars and ripping off windshield wipers near the Watt Avenue and A Street in North Sacramento back on October 28th.  The…

The green medicinal bug is going around from state to state as marijuana measures are passed left and right. Recent legalization in Canada has begun possible talk of nationally legalizing marijuana. States like Utah have broken their old traditional outlooks on the issue of cannabis creating a whole new era of medication and jobs within…

Monday researchers released a report claiming teens and young adults who get their first opioid prescription at the dentist mainly need them to manage the pain of having their wisdom teeth out. However, the studies prove patients are more likely to come back for more painkillers. Researchers found that around 7 percent of young adults and teens…

A Two-year-old was taken to the hospital Sunday in Scotland County after being found unresponsive from ingesting a combination of fentanyl and heroin. According to authorities 34-year-old Thomas Scott Ivey Sr. and 27-year-old Caitlin Sessoms were both charged with two counts each of felony child abuse by negligence resulting in serious bodily injury and felony child abuse…

After the multiple discussions held Saturday between the US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bueno Aires, Argentina, China has agreed to reclassify fentanyl as a “controlled substance.” A “wonderful humanitarian gesture,” described by the White House According to a statement given by China’s Foreign Ministry said China has “decided to schedule…

Dutch Fork High School is the focus for many parents as a former student hinted to police that Floyd White the assistant principal was doing cocaine, smoking marijuana and would sell to other former students. According to the police report, an unnamed source identified as a former student of White’s informed Richland County investigators and Columbia Police…

Magic Mushrooms have always been a very taboo subject for recreational and medical use. Oregon’s Secretary of State just approved language for a possible ballot initiative that would finally legalize psychedelic mushrooms. In order to put the initiative on the ballot, the project organizers need to get 117,578 signatures. If they get the proper amount of…

Recent data comes in as the nation tries to grasp the impact of the opioid epidemic, ignited by addiction to prescription pain killers as well as street drugs like heroin and fentanyl. 2017 was a year filled with addiction and suicide which continued to sky rocket throughout the whole year driving up the U.S. death rate to…

Mental health is the main focus for a Boston company as they open their very first clinic inside a North Texas Walmart with hopes of making mental health treatment an easier thing to locate.  According to a news release, Beacon Health Options launched their health services, which will provide outpatient mental health therapy in “locations, such as retail stores, that promise convenience, privacy, and accessibility.”   Patients are in…

The stage is set for the child star we all grew up to love so many years ago. Amanda Bynes is taking center stage as she is on the cover of Paper magazine. Their winter cover published Monday reveals the mature Bynes wearing jeans and a blazer; several other pages of the spread featured her…

A local clinic in Charlottesville has become the first in the state to offer a specified treatment program tailored to pregnant women trying to break addictions before they give birth. Dr. Christopher von Elten, a co-founder of Addiction Allies shared with Reporters, “We were realizing that as the dependent population continued to grow, that the…

A 34-year old man who is suspected of killing a woman the same day he was released from prison was arrested this weekend at an Arizona hotel. According to a news release from the Tucson Police Department, Authorities and members of the U.S. Marshals, Fugitive Task Force took David James Bohart, 34, into custody at a hotel…

An officer in Missouri was caught stealing prescription pills from a drug take-back scheme after he forgot to turn off his own body camera. Richard Langley a part-time Platte Woods Police officer was named as the main suspected according to news outlet KCTV5. The case began when Richard requested the video be erased immediately-which is against police…

This Thanksgiving week The High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program, partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) Counterdrug Unit and hosted a half-day of training today on prescription drug and Fentanyl abuse, according to U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert. A group of over 40 law enforcement officers from…

The most expensive and historic drug cases the nation has ever seen continues as more cooperating witnesses give shivering details about Guzman’s years of torment. A former lieutenant for his cartel testified on Monday at his Guzman’s U.S. trial saying “The notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, armed with a diamond-encrusted pistol, relied on rampant bloodshed…

This Thanksgiving the Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a nationwide warning early Tuesday warning people to not consume any romaine lettuce in the United States. They even urge anyone who has any in their home already to immediately throw it all away. The CDC warns to take caution even if “no one has…

History was made Tuesday with the grand opening of the very first recreational marijuana storefront on the East Coast. It has been a long time coming, voters legalized non-medical cannabis two years ago. Kickoff starts around 8:00 am for Medical marijuana facilities, Cultivate Holdings, in Leicester, and New England Treatment Access (NETA). In Northampton the state’s first, legal…

Over the weekend a Milwaukee woman is being charged with leaving her infant daughter overnight in their van, due to being towed during a routine traffic stop. The woman is being charged with 10 criminal counts. Some of the charges include driving drunk with children in the vehicle, which are carried over from two previous…

Florida has started a lawsuit with the two largest Pharmacy chains in the country over the careless sale of opioids, a huge overdose crisis that has killed too many in the state within the last year. According to a marketing firm, CVS and Walgreen are the two largest pharmacy chains in the country and has…

The GoFundMe Scandal has been quite a roller coaster with many different stories coming to the table. The New Jersey women involved claims she was “set up” by her now ex-boyfriend Mark D’Amico and the homeless man Johnny Bobbitt, who sued the couple earlier this year. In a statement given to the New York Post…

Eight years ago, Angela Wagner once told reporters that victim Hanna Rhoden was “like their daughter,” and whoever committed such a heinous crime of killing her and seven of her relatives on an Ohio marijuana farm were “monsters.” The story took a twisted turn, earlier this week, Wagner, her husband and their two sons were…

In a recent study conducted by the Journal of Psychopharmacology provides evidence proving that cannabidiol, one component of cannabis, can reduce the motivation to consume methamphetamine in rats. The first findings suggest that the compound could be useful in fighting addiction to methamphetamine, which has grown to become the most common drug of choice to abuse…

U.S health officials are coming together to declare the ban of menthol from regular cigarettes, outlawing all flavors in these cigarettes and tighten the rules already in place regarding the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. The booming billion dollar industry of e-cigarettes despite the little research on their long-term effects, including whether they are helpful in aiding…

163 miles from the enormous fire scorching through Northern California and about 350 miles from the one burning in the southern part of the state, people walked around San Francisco wearing a mask to protect their lungs from the ash and hazardous conditions caused by the devasting fires. California cities that are far from the…

According to an ACLU victory in federal court, they now know much more about how CIA medical doctors have been violating the medical oath to “do no harm.” The importance behind the lessons taught in CIA’s torture program is the way it corrupted every person and institution involved in it. Throughout the years of observing…

The devastation surrounding California right now has taken a toll on everyone, leaving families with nothing and nowhere to go. Over the past few weeks, forty-two people are dead, and hundreds continue to go missing, thousands are homeless. As the Campfire is slowly maintained, the devastation is starting to show. The Camp Fire has been…

Since the extradition from Mexico, the world’s most famous cartel boss known as “El Chapo”,Joaquin Guzman Loera faces the jury Tuesday, November 13, 2018, in the most expensive and significant criminal trial in decades. El Chapo once was considered the world’s largest drug trafficker, is now being accused of heading a criminal gang and cartel that…

Many cities in America law enforcement tends to group together certain ethnic-groups mostly being young black and Hispanic men, tying them back to gang-related violence and homicide crimes. Like in Sacramento, gang-related violence accounts for more than a quarter of the city’s 30-40 annual homicides according to police reports. Due to the nature of the…

Marijuana is catching everyone by storm as its legalization around the country has been making a lot of noise. Many states in the USA like Michigan became the latest state to allow the use of recreational cannabis to users age 21 and older. Although many researchers are warning pot smokers that more studies are being…

The thought of smashing things to relieve stress is becoming a go-to thing for many businessmen and even some families. The more grown-up way to throw a tantrum is making headlines in America thanks to Japan debut of a rage room back in 2018. Rage rooms, also known as smash rooms or anger rooms, have opened in…

Thousand Oaks faced one of its most tragic nights when a gunman killed 12 people at a country music bar. According to law enforcement officials Ian David Long went on social media during the attack and posted about his mental state and whether people would believe he wasn’t sick. Investigators also are looking into whether…

Tuesday elections have sparked many issues surrounding marijuana, Michigan was one of three states to legalize the use of marijuana. Although some see this as a positive, many employers have cracked down. Legalizing weed in Michigan does not mean employers will turn a blind eye to pot-smoking workers, even if they’re not high at work. According to…

Ronald Crittenden of Cincinnati was sentenced Thursday to more than 28 years in prison for apparently using prostitutes addicted to drugs to peddle heroin and cocaine in Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Crittenden,66, was convicted of conspiring with others to distribute 1.4 kilograms of heroin and nearly 6 kilos of crack cocaine. According to reports he…

A 6-month-old baby was killed at an in-home daycare center in Tilden, Wisconsin by a 10-year-old girl who has been charged for allegedly stomping on the boys head. She is being charged with first-degree homicide and is being tried in court as an adult. According to the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, the station received the call a…

Tuesday, November 6th mid-term election was held, and many bills and measures were passed including marijuana proponents in Michigan and Missouri, while Democrats took control of the house. From recreational cannabis in Michigan to medical marijuana in Missouri, the victories across multiple states have convinced some leaders in the prohibition reform movement to declare the push…

Colorado man Christopher Watts who came before the public and begged for the safe return of his missing pregnant wife and their two daughters pleaded guilty to murdering them this Tuesday, in compliance to a deal he made with prosecutors which will spare him from the death penalty.  Watts pleaded guilty to all nine counts against…

Northern California authorities released a report earlier this week Monday involving a 37-year-old man who opened fire inside a California rehab center that is used for the treatment of addiction and psychiatric problem, killing and wounding two others before fleeing the scene. According to authorities, they said they are aware of the suspect’s identity but…

A woman who sat in a Chino prison cell according to reports had screaming tantrums every 15 minutes for four hours before she fell to the floor and ripped her own eye out. In the chaos, guards rushed over with guns in hand but it was too late to save her, she had already swallowed…

The coroner’s report was released Monday deeming Rapper Mac Millers death an accidental overdose caused by a combination of cocaine, alcohol and the powerful opioid fentanyl. According to the Los Angeles Country Coroners report listed Miller’s cause of death as “mixed toxicity” because of the three substances that were found in his body following his…

The trial of the year is set to take place Monday in New York for accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The million-dollar case is expected to last more than four months. Prosecutors and detectives have spent years trying to piece together a case against Guzman, who was extradited in 2017 after he…

Mental health issues have been developing in children as young as two linking back to the use of smartphones and tablets. Studies show how just one hour of screen time, children, and adolescents have less curiosity, lower self-esteem, low self-control, and lower emotional stability, which can lead to an increased risk of anxiety and depression according to…

Earlier this week on Wednesday the consumer genetics company 23andMe became the very first company to secure FDA approval for a report that has the ability to provide its customers with the information about how a person’s genetics may impact the efficacy of certain drugs. The initial approval which of course comes with certain regulations…

This month welcomes Movember stemming from the Australian-English word ‘mustache’ and ‘November’ which invites us to focus on the issues surrounding men’s mental health. Movember happens every year for the duration of November across the Atlantic and Pacific-facing some of the biggest health issues faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health, and suicide prevention. The…

Chris Cornell former Rockstar frontman for Soundgarden, passed away last May 2017 in Detroit; he was 52. Death was ruled a suicide by hanging determined by the coroner. Today the family of Cornell is suing his doctor for overprescribing his medications prior to his suicide. During the autopsy report, the toxicology results including Ativan along…

The study of psychedelic and semi-psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and ecstasy is starting to turn into federally-regulated medicines with giant steps made in the right direction earlier this week. The shift began to happen over the summer when Silicon Valley tech Mogul Peter Theil produced enough of the active ingredient in magic mushrooms to send…

The former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was 27 years old and serving time for first-degree murder at the time of his suicide. He hung himself at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center just days after he was acquitted in another trial for a double shooting homicide. While in prison State investigators concealed the degree…

America’s rise of opioid-related overdose and deaths have sparked a national crisis causing most to turn a blind eye to another growing drug problem: Methamphetamine use is rising across the United States in areas where it never was before. According to Erik Smith, assistant special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Kansas City office, “Usage…

Cesar Sayoc, the man who was arrested Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, and charged with sending multiple bomb-like devices to prominent Democrats and CNN headquarters in New York. Wochit is being described as mentally ill and disturbed. A lawyer representing the family, Ronald Lowy, said no one in his family including himself didn’t see this coming, although there…

Two-time Golden Globe-winner Jamie Lee Curtis the actress who currently stars in “Halloween,” the current blockbuster sequel to the original 1978, shared with the media her 10-year battle with opioids. Jamie first became addicted to painkillers in 1989 and hid it from her family and friends. Her addiction started when she was prescribed opiates after a minor…

Lebanon Pennsylvania county is being forced to pay $5 million to Victoria Herrs family. The young teenager who collapsed and died in jail after four days of heroin withdrawal. The lawyer representing the victim’s family stated, the Lebanon jail staff ignored her life or death medical needs for days and then mislead investigators in questioning. Known as…

President Donald Trump made a very bold statement at the White House on Wednesday after confronting the individual on live television who mailed the explosives to his Democratic opponents and then heading out to the current Make America Great Again rally in Wisconsin. The main focus was when Trump signed what he called “landmark” legislation…

Today, President Trump will be expected to sign a bill recently passed by Congress known as SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, that is aimed to expand Medicaid opioid treatment programs and workforce training initiatives and supports FDA research to find new options for non-opioid pain relief. “(Sec. 1003) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…

A statewide program takes unused and discontinued prescription drugs and medical products, hoping to give patients what they need without the expense. Although this may pose a threat to the already growing opioid problem in America, the program hopes to help those who actually need pain medications. One yellow bag at Omro Pharmacy contains two…

During a recent study, it takes a deeper look at the association between opioid abuse and depression magnifying the need for increased access to mental health in the United States. Due to the nature of the study being “extremely suggestive” of an association between opioid abuse and anxiety, according to Laura Schwab Reese, MA, PhD, Assistant…

Hitting the market soon could be a new, opioid medication meant for fast discomfort relief being the center of a maelstrom of controversy as the drug nears a U.S. FDA approval. Sparking concern for the already booming epidemic. The drug, Dsuvia, includes a single-dose tablet of sufentanil, an artificial opioid that is found to be more powerful…

Many questioned for months how Roseanne Barr’s character would be written out of ABC’s new Roseanne spinoff The Conners. That question was finally answered when the show aired its first episode Oct 16th with a pilot episode entitled “Continue Truckin’,” taking a deeper look into the world of prescription drug addiction and abuse with the death of Roseanne Conner by an…

History was made this week in Kamloops, British Columbia as crowds filled the streets and parking lots to gather at the first government-run legal marijuana storefront in the western Canada city on Wednesday. Declared as the Nations  “Weed Wednesday,” the occasion was heralded by legalization supporters who hope Canada’s brand-new law will lend weight to federal approval…

Only 15 and addicted to heroin a young girls world was that of a nightmare, three grown men repeatedly offering the teen the powerful drugs in exchange for sexual intercourse, Montgomery County Cops allege in court files.” I was simply really-really unhappy,” the alleged victim, now 16, told the media, asking the public to refer…

Early this morning many gathered together in faith and community to pray together in Anaheim at the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast 2018, the gathering was held in a banquet hall of the Anaheim convention center. I had the great opportunity to attend the breakfast and was moved by all the speeches given and the music played.  …

A southern Minnesota antique store owner appeared in court Monday on charges that he injected a woman with a deadly drug dose, as she began to overdose the suspect did nothing to save her life, the man then left her body behind as he got rid of the evidence. Meeker remains jailed in lieu of $200,000…

This week is the week to stand up and fight with Mike Tyson and Standing United, as they put on the very first annual Comedy For a Cause in support of addiction and drug overdose on Thursday, October 18. All proceeds will be donated to Standing United and their fight against homelessness and the fight on drugs in Southern…

The bodies of 11 decomposing infants were discovered in the ceiling of a shuttered funeral house in Detroit on Friday during a gruesome discovery. The bodies were discovered in little trash bags, most in a cardboard box and others stuffed in a little coffin, police said. The discovery was made after the Michigan Department of…

Selena Gomez the superstar that started her fame at such a young age and continued to skyrocket in the spotlight is getting treatment for a concealed medical condition. Her ongoing fight with her public medical condition Lupus has been the center of the cause for her mental health issues. ” Selena is receiving treatment and has…

A Mexican couple caught bringing dismembered human remains in a baby stroller may have opened the case to killings of as many as 20 females, a leading prosecutor shared Monday. The man admitted to 20 killings, however, provided details consisting of the names of only 10 victims, said Alejandro Gomez, the chief district attorney of Mexico State,…

Standing United Is just days away from presenting the first annual “Comedy For A Cause ” featuring Mike Tyson, Russel Peters and many more in hopes of battling addiction. In just eight days comedians will take the stage at the City National Grove of Anaheim, working with Tyson Ranch and Standing United, together creating this event…

Charles Phifer trial starts today for a North Texas male implicated two years ago of beating his ex-girlfriend’s child to death. The male suspect was originally indicted for felony injury to a young girl. A grand jury has since included a capital murder charge. Cops and prosecutors said 4-year-old Leiliana Wright was killed in her…

The Opioid crisis has caused many hardships and eye openers for everyone. The only option we have is to tackle this epidemic head-on. Ingenious approaches have yielded success, but we need to take care to stop short of radical fixes, lest we intensify the extreme issue we are trying to remedy. A delegation of state…

The reality of addiction is very clear: Stories of animals being abused and intentionally hurt only to be taken to the veterinarian, just for their owner to keep the prescription drugs to sell or take themselves. As a forensic veterinarian, Dr. Melinda Merck is very familiar with these cases. She serves as a bridge between…

According to one little-noticed provision in the bipartisan opioids bill headed to President Donald Trump’s desk for his likely signature, this bill would allow hospice staff to destroy opioid medications that are expired, no longer needed by the patient because of a change in treatment or left over after the patient dies. Hospice workers will…

The country has begun its nationwide crackdown on the Opioid epidemic causing the market for heroin and addictive prescription painkillers to decrease. However, a leading narcotics prosecutor says it is also having an unintended impact– increasing traffic in artificial substitutes like fentanyl– which is 50 times more addictive than heroin– in addition to harmful new fentanyl derivatives…

In America “fake weed” is causing zombie-like behavior. In other countries more popular in the UK, they are users of “legal highs” gone too far. People who use these synthetic drugs are normally rushed to the emergency rooms after collapsing or falling into a comatose-like state, usually having to stay for a few days. Traditional…

Over the weekend a Richmond female has been arrested for trying to conceal 230 Suboxone strips in her vaginal area in hopes of getting them into the Augusta Correctional Center. The suspect identified as Angela Nicole Thomas, 40, is being held at the Middle River Regional Jail on felony charges for attempting to deliver drugs to prisoners and…

It all seemed like a normal first date to  a 24-year-old female, but took a dark turn and turned  into a nearly 24-hour-long Night-mare of roofies, human trafficking, and illegal drug trades The date began on a popular dating app, called SKOUT, which sets up complete strangers based upon their phones’ GPS coordinates and likes. The female…

Justice was finally served when a 160-year jail sentence was given to an Indiana man after his conviction in August on 10 counts of child molestation, leading to the pregnancy of his ten-year step old daughter. At his trial last month, Georgia native Nicholas Deon Thrash, 34, was found guilty of consistently molesting and drugging the little…

Early this morning 20-year-old Shawn Smith was arrested for tossing his 4-year-old brother from there apartment building, Boston Police identify the suspect as the victims older brother. He remains in custody after he admitted to tossing his bro off of the structure’s roofing system. Police responded to a 911 call around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on the 2400…

A New marijuana-based drug has resulted in a huge medical change in the United States government’s position on marijuana. The Drug Enforcement Administration has rescheduled Epidiolex to start selling the very first FDA-approved drug derived from marijuana but stopped short due to reclassifying all cannabidiol items. After announcing it’s the first federally authorized cannabis-based medication at the…

In less than five minutes, an individual can go from having zero contacts that could provide him or her with illegal compounds to a DM or text message away from a vial of LSD, other drugs, and even illegal weapons. It’s the harmful adverse effects of the social networks boom that has offered anyone, especially teenagers,…

Today is the day tickets go on sale as Mike Tyson provides the community with Comedy For a Cause benefiting Standing United on Thursday, October 18. Buy your tickets today and join Mike and good friends on their mission to Tackle and educate the addiction and homelessness that’s filling southern California. Starring  MC ‘d by…

“America’s dad” Bill Cosby also known as a registered sex offender was sentenced Tuesday to 3 to 10 years in a state jail. The 81-year-old comedian was founded guilty in April of drugging and sexually attacking Andrea Constand, a former Temple University women’s basketball administrator, who testified Cosby attacked her at his Pennsylvania home in 2004 after…

In a quiet Atlanta suburb, local police department confiscated what seemed to be cartoon shaped candy, recently after a hit-and-run mishap. Going Forward the media strongly suggest parents should be cautious for all those who interact with kids– especially with about a month to Halloween– investigators said Monday. Hapeville officers on Friday took cocaine and…

As people tidy up after Hurricane Florence created chaos through the Carolinas, after taking care of their physical requirements and security, people need to spend some time considering their mental health. Individuals who evacuated, lost their homes, or who had friends lose their lives and belongings on TV- might be feeling anxious, sad or stressed…

A north Arkansas mother was detained Wednesday after her injured child was evaluated for drugs, authorities reported. Samantha Laverty, 20, of Midway, was charged with second-degree battery and 2 counts of endangering the well-being of a minor. The Baxter County sheriff’s workplace said in a news release that Laverty’s 18-month-old child was hospitalized Sept. 11…

In a time where the lines of true selflessness tend to be blurred and obscure, this cloudiness materializes from a lack of genuine care for others who can do nothing for you in return. Infection reveals itself in many different forms: pride, monetary gain, selfishness, etc. It’s extremely important we identify and recognize the amazing…

During a new experiment researchers dosed the Beautiful alien-like creatures with MDMA, these scientists found that these complex animals share parts of Human-like response involved in social behaviors with humans. A brand-new study suggests that human beings might have more in common with octopuses than it appears: they both respond to a minimum of one…

Today marks the last day for the 1st annual Western States Opioid Summit in Anaheim California. The Social Model Recovery Systems (SMRS) and the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals have partnered to present the inaugural Western States Opioid Summit.The convention ran from September 19-21st, located at the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Avenue. This was…

In less than a month, Canada’s 10 provinces and 3 areas will join 9 American states and Washington D.C. that have completely legislated the recreational intake of cannabis. But even after October 17th, a Canadian who drives from Vancouver to Seattle may be asked by a border agent if they have actually smoked pot in…

Wendy Newton and Nicolette Green lives were taken by Hurricane Florence this week. The two mentally ill mothers were being transported by law enforcement to a psychiatric facility in South Carolina through the storm according to the New York Times. The females were riding in the back of a sheriff’s van driven by 2 deputies when water…

In today’s society, the topic of marijuana is still the white elephant in the room causing all sorts of opinions to surface — doesn’t matter whether you’re for or against them. Earlier this week actress Kristen Bell let fans in on a surprising detail about her house life with husband Dax Shepard. Bell confessed to the public…

A popular surgeon from Newport Beach and his sweetheart are accused of drugging and sexually attacking 2 ladies, Southern California authorities stated they think there could be many more victims. Grant William Robicheaux, 38, and Cerissa Laura Riley, 31, are accused of rape by giving his patients drugs, oral copulation by anesthesia and attacks with…

Marijuana is breaking the news once again. Everyone from Coca-Cola Co. to pharmaceutical companies are wanting to tap into possible healing usages of CBD, a cannabinoid found in cannabis. It’s a substance that’s catching more attention as the use of its source plant grows. The famous Soft drink  Coca-Cola is “carefully viewing” the marketplace for beverages instilled…

The newest tool in the battle against opioid overdoses is an affordable test strip that can help heroin users detect a potentially deadly impurity in their drugs. Sales of fentanyl test strips have blown up as a growing variety of overdose-prevention programs hand them out to individuals who use illicit drugs. Though they weren’t designed for it,…

Missouri mother is being charged with stealing and using the Pain medication suggested for her terminally ill child. According to authorities, officers were dispatched to a doctor’s workplace on Monday, Sept. 10, where they uncovered issues of neglect and substance abuse related to a young 20-year-old woman who is terminally ill and is supposed to be…

Early Last week, Elon Musk appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, breaking the web when he took a single puff of marijuana at the two-hour-and-ten minute mark. In just under 15 seconds of a podcast that topped two-and-a-half hours, he relatively did enough damage to cause Tesla’s stock to plummet 9 percent, where it remained…

A video of two men playing with the limp body of their friend, who died of a suspected drug overdose surfaced on Facebook showing “a blatant disregard for human life,” stated by the Porter County Coroner Chuck Harris However, Indiana State police announce it does not appear any laws were broken when the two males took a…

Illinois medical patients will soon be able to have the choice to choose there pain medication, with cannabis being on the list of alternative treatment. Late August 2018, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law Senate Bill 336, which establishes the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program. Under the States Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act,…

The well-known actor Ben Affleck has been battling addiction his whole life and just recently enduring intense rehab. During a two hour heated “confession session” at his current rehab facility Ben broke down to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner about his mistakes fueled by alcohol. The actor sat in misery while he shared the truth about…

Rapper and producer Mac Miller, age 26, has been found dead from an apparent drug overdose by the Los Angeles Police department yesterday at his home. Authorities have not yet released the substance that caused his premature death. Yesterday afternoon police responded to a 911 call for a death investigation on 11600 block of Valley Crest Road…

On Sunday, an incident occurred around the 3600 block of South Pine Avenue in Ocala when two Florida men led the Marion County Police on a chase in attempts to get away due to the large amounts of drugs, a loaded gun, and unlikely adorable friend.The offices of the county department released the body-cam and…

A major company known as, Purdue Pharma is being blamed for igniting the addiction and overdose epidemic due to their misleading Opioid marketing. They recently announced that they are funding efforts to help create a more affordable overdose antidote in hopes of saving lives. The company who produces copious amounts of OxyContin released Wednesday, September 5th that it would…

Shocking video was recently released by the Texas San Antonio Police, which shows a high-speed pursuit involving two people, one was the driver a female later identified by DPS and her infant that she further endangers by running through oncoming traffic. June 15th a 29-year-old woman by the name of Caitlyn Rodriguez was pulled over…

A potentially “Life-saving” drug has been making a lot of noise in San Diego County today. The awareness group, Moms United to End the War on Drugs, held a training seminar in Kearny Mesa to educate and train participating residents in the administering of this anti-overdose medication. The drug Naloxone, also known as Narcan, comes…

© Mineral County Sheriff Kelly Coltrain sits in a cell at the Mineral County Jail in Hawthorne. She died about an hour after her jailer asked her to mop her vomit from the floor. © Provided by Carol Fesser A family photo of Kelly Coltrain. RENO, Nevada — Locked away in a Nevada county jail for failing to…

A viral video that was passed around on social media last year has finally reached a conclusion after a now former teacher was accused of using drugs in her own classroom after her own students turned her in. Former Lake Central High School Teacher Samantha Cox, 24, was caught by a student who “had video…

A city in the midst of a heated dispute with a church that uses marijuana during their sermons has now been approved by a Riverside county judge to close it as of August 15th. Judge Sunshine Sykes authorized the move after nearly 9 months of the organizations operation, and months of confusion between authorities in…

ROBYN MERRETT August 24, 2018 10:00 PM Prince’s family is holding his former doctor responsible for his death two years ago. The family of the late “Purple Rain” singer claims Dr. Michael Schulenberg failed to treat Prince’s opiate addiction, which could have prevented his fatal overdose in 2016, according to the Associated Press. In the lawsuit filed in…

Hailey Beles loos outside while seated on the window still moments before attending Walworth County Court in Elkhorn By Jonah Beleckis jbeleckis@gazettextra.com ELKHORN Judge David Reddy’s voice was now booming. “Listen to me,” the Walworth County judge said. “Don’t interrupt me. Do not interrupt me. Do you understand?” Hailey M. Beles, a teenager sitting in…

LIGHTSPRING/SHUTTERSTOCK According to new estimates out this week, about 72,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses in 2017. That’s up from 64,000 in 2016, when opioid overdoses accounted for more than 60 percent of those deaths. Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under 50. They kill more people…

The Tech billionaire and co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and a female accomplice were arrested last week in a Las Vegas hotel room on suspicion of drug trafficking after a tip to the police by the hotel’s security team. According to jail records, Henry T. Nicholas III, 59, the co-founder Broadcom Corp and a woman named…

The common wisdom teeth removal procedure is one of the most common adolescent surgeries that 85% of young adults receive in their lifetime. Such a minor and ordinary surgery often comes with a prescription of opioid medications that a new study says is a dangerous leap into addiction that would otherwise be avoided in many…

Kirkersville Police Chief James Hughes Jr fatal overdose last May was initially ruled accidental, but new reports show while inadvertent, the drugs he consumed were not. An autopsy released last month said he died accidentally of “acute intoxication by fentanyl.” Now, all signs suggest the drugs ingested where previously seized from police evidence. Investigators found…

States overwhelmed with patients looking for the promises of the new anti-opioid measures orchestrated by the presidential administration are still struggling to reap the benefits of the programs goals. The walking wounded say while the help is supposed to be out there, it’s affordability is out of reach. Even U.S House Representatives agree the biggest…

An 8-year-old boy is dead because of a case of mistaken cereal and a neglectful parent. Curtis Collman III awoke early on June 21st and asked his dad Curtis Collman II that he was hungry and needed something to eat according to authorities. Collman II, 41, told authorities they had no food, but there was a plate…

Our minds are powerful things, they grow and change, with knowledge, with experiences and habits, and our brains adapt. It’s called neuroplasticity. And it’s part of your normal development, until a foreign substance manipulates it. Scientists are learning just how dramatic the effects of opioids can be on the human brain. “These are things we…

Last year, a Wisconsin news company has followed up with two former drug criminals who had graduated a treatment course accompanied by Vivitrol shots and heavy counseling. Back then; the program was a lifesaver for the two patients. “I’m not a slave to the obsession of the addiction,” said Dan Olson last summer. “I’ve pretty…

As disappointing as it is to see someone fall off the wagon when it comes to their sobriety, punishing them isn’t going to get them any further in their fight against addiction. Rationalizing relapse is not giving an addict an excuse; it is allowing them to feel their emotions and process through their own individual…

There’s a factory in Richmond, Indiana that’s scrambling for employees. Addiction has taken many of the prospective hires out of the worker pool, and instead of turning their backs and shutting their doors, the Belden Electric Wire factory is stepping in. The manufacturing company is offering to help addicted employees find sobriety and support themselves….

Many parents have seen their children starting down the addiction rabbit hole as early on as 9th grade, who are at a loss on where to turn to get their young loved ones help without derailing their education during a crucial time in their lives. A high school in Massachusetts has formed a solution to help teens…

When news broke of Demi Lovato’s public hospitalization due to unconfirmed reports of a heroin overdose, a public outcry from every day addicts asking where the compassion and understanding was for their own struggles was heard in comment forums across the Internet. Celebrity deaths were compared. Victims were named and blamed for their own “selfish”…

For the first time in 8 years, a ray of hope is emerging from a long near decade of unnecessary and avoidable deaths that drove down the life expectancy in the United States for three years in a row. According to Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s data, diagnosis of opioid use disorder declined, with 5.9…

Stigmas attached to addiction are one of the leading causes of an addict’s hesitance to seek help. The disease of isolation is a lonely one, while those unaffected or unaware of the painful traits of dependency cast blame on the user’s selfish choices, the science of addition goes ignored. Last week the CDC’s director admitted…

Employment can be hard to find but even harder to keep when dealing with an addiction. After the United States’ economic downfall starting in 2007, the workforce has been slowly rebuilding to a more stable point. Now the newest challenge to labor pool has nothing to do with any economic decline, but instead a healthcare…

“Free the spores” is dead. Denver’s registered voters won’t have a chance to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms on the next ballot this coming year. Known by their scientific name, psilocybin the natural growth has been rejected by a series of barriers from disapproving public rejections from the Denver elections division. Although the ballot approvals have not…

The once ‘Sober’ pop star Demi Lovato has been transferred from her Hollywood Hills home to a Los Angeles area hospital this afternoon from an apparent heroin overdose. Her condition is stable after she was found unconscious and revived with a dose of Narcan. A call placed at 11: 22am from Lovato’s block was confirmed…

As promised by New Jersey’s most recently appointed Governor Phil Murphy, the marijuana prohibition that may be on it’s way out of the state according to a new ordnance enacted yesterday. Starting today, New Jersey courts are ordered to suspend all marijuana prosecutions until Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and other law enforcement officials to develop…

Beloved 80’s actor Dennis Quaid is now talking about his former cocaine addiction in an interview with Meghan Kelly on The Today Show. Quaid was best known for The Rookie, The Parent Trap and The Right Stuff during the 80’s and 90’s. During his most successful years, Quaid admitted to using Cocaine so frequently he…

Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has exposed his personal connection to the opioid crisis at last week’s conference in New Orleans. His son almost lost his life after consuming cocaine contaminated with fentanyl, the powerful painkiller responsible for more than half of all opioid related deaths for…

According to a the newest preliminary data from the CDC, 2017 will be the third year in a row the US life expectancy is in decline. Continuously unintentional drug overdoses are a contributing factor to the decline, as well as heart and lung disease, Alzheimer’s, stroke and diabetes. Suicides are rising these numbers as well,…

A new study suggests college students looking for a leg up in their academic game have been wasting their efforts by using the ADHD medication to boost their concentration and actually impair their function further. College campuses have been overwhelmed with the illicit use of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications and it may be for naught….

Prison inmates are able to get contraband behind bars easier than most guards are able to detect. As much as some people want to believe inmates are locked down tight, prohibited objects do find there way into the hands of prisoners and dangerous things can happen. Florida prisons are flooded with synthetic marijuana and overdoses…

A horrific tragedy that occurred last April involving a young mother, who was self described as a drug addict, and her infant son has been declared a criminal homicide due to laced breast milk the infant consumed. The boy’s mother, 30-year-old Samantha W. Jones of New Britain Township, Pennsylvania is now awaiting a hearing to…

The old saying “you can’t pour from an empty cup” could not be more true when it comes to recovery and those who choose to share from their own experience. This story could be true for many sponsors and it’s important to remember how addiction is a life long fight, requiring maintenance and upkeep for…

A 23-year-old mother is only now facing lesser charges of gross misdemeanor child neglect after her two-year-old son consumed methamphetamine from her mother’s room. She had been released on bail following her original May 13th arrest and arrested again on a warrant issued on June 27th. Emily Elizabeth Rogers brought her 2-year-old son to the…

Finally, a non-opioid medication used for treating opioid withdrawals has been approved by the FDA! 23 Million people are currently suffering from addiction in the United States and only 10% of them are receiving treatment. And with name brand prices being what they are, it’s not hard to see why. The name brand drug Lucemyra,…

In a very honest Red Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith, her mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones and Willow Smith opened up about a problem facing every day families in massive proportions. Jones, The eldest of the three women and grandmother to Smith’s children was able to speak candidly about her prior struggle while raising her young family. “It’s…

Research from The Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU Meyers College of Nursing has made an alarming claim about teenage drug use that should be concerning to parents. According to the study, which surveyed 92,000 students who participated in analysis, 327 participants admitted to everyday useage along with up to 5…

Outside of the United States, Canada struggles with drug overdoses as well. While some believe Canada to be the health care model for the world, they are still not protected from drug addiction or unnecessary deaths. With a health care system in place that covers all it’s citizens, the country is overwhelmed with those waiting…

“Replacement” drugs are being utilized for opioid addiction after massive amounts of research and study and have had amazing results. But what happens when a recovering addict wants to use a more natural supplement to stave off cravings? Does Marijuana use negate one’s sobriety? New research wants to dispel stigma against alternatives to the proven…

Illinois has been ravaged by opioid addiction with an 82% increase of opioid overdoses from 2013 to 2016. The state is now trying to avoid further unnecessary deaths by implementing coverage through state ran insurance to help those affected by the deadly addiction. The state is now petitioning to the federal government to expand requirements…

Another step forward for the Cannabis movement, in an unexpected move from the FDA, rejected a request from an Anti-Marijuana group asking for a ruling to place marijuana and its derivatives on a list of restricted substances that are not “generally recognized as safe and effective.” The move is “not necessary for the protection of…

HGTV’s Flip or Flop’s Christina El Moussa is using her personal experience with inner demons and applying her skills to building a drug and alcohol rehab centers. After her divorce with her co-star Tarek El Moussa, she started to look outside herself and her own pain to see if she could help others. “Two years ago…

Addiction treatment can be tricky, at the present moment most opioid addicted users looking for sobriety are forced to weigh the options of inpatient or outpatient care, due to the dangers of withdrawal and the severity of the addiction. In a study published on Independence Day, The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that to…

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed a bill last month put together by advocates to expand opioid addiction treatments to prisoners in state prisons. Similar bills have failed, like the one that asked the state of Connecticut to An earlier bill had called on the state to make three medications — Methadone, Suboxone and Vivitrol…

The brain’s “Sex, drugs, and rock n’roll” neurotransmitter Dopamine, is the controlling element to all addictive properties, and studies have unlocked an informative look into what dependence looks like in the brain. And with almost 6% of the population affected by addiction, a closer look is necessary. In 2016, more than 64,000 people in the United…

We’re seeing a joint effort from all sides of the spectrum, attacking the opioid epidemic from the private sector and now the government. But who really gets to tell the doctors what to do? After all, they are the ones in the business of fixing, treating or healing patients from their pain. At what point…

Thanks to the hard working nose of a drug-sniffing working dog, hundreds of pounds dangerous fentanyl are now out of the hands of drug dealers near the port of Philadelphia. According to the U.S Customs and Border Protection, the fentanyl had a street of nearly $2 million dollars. The shipment was hidden inside barrels of iron…

Antidrug educators have always sold marijuana as a gateway drug leading curious drug users into more dangerous waters and eventually harder drugs. Education campaigns began entering grade schools to try and ward off inquisitive young adults from dabbling in marijuana use because eventually, you were exposed to other people who would offer harder street drugs…

Drug abuse will always have dangerous side effects on the body, as it is essentially poison within a human nervous system and sometimes its effects occur earlier than others. Teeth loss comes later on with long-term methamphetamine use, but now a dangerous amount of young adults are subject to an increased risk of brain hemorrhages….

Sad! Authorities found the mother of all scores this week during a narcotics operation on highway 31 in central Indiana. The Operation called “Operation Blue Anvil,” which spanned across 9 different agencies over the state. A unique pill formation was found resembling the current POTUS, Trump ecstasy pills. Also found was marijuana, marijuana edibles, heroin,…

Women struggling with addiction face different issues than men while battling the same disease. Recent numbers show an alarming spike in arrests, sexual assaults and child abuse cases as a result of female addiction numbers rise. Women overdose numbers have tripled; women inmates are the fasted growing in the correctional population in the entire country….

Studies conducted on passed heroin users brains and lab mice suggest an interesting connection to opioid users and brain stimulations that regulate sleep and addiction. Brain cells containing Hypocretin, also known as Orexin, are found within heroin addicted brains nearly 54% more than people without addiction. Hypocretin is a chemical messenger that moves the message…

According to data from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), June and July are busy months in a teenager’s lifetime. When the days are hot and the nights are long, young adults try to fill their time with ‘epic’ summer stories to share with their friends when returning back to school….

Now that opioid medication prescribers are being met with dead ends from prescription limits to unemployed pharmaceutical reps, it looks like the opioid crisis is at the end of its reign. But in its place have come in substitutes that have the capability of becoming just as abused as their shamed counterparts. FDA Officials Douglas…

Within the US, all eyes are fixed on opioids. But around the world, every continent is different, while some share a similar struggle with an addictive substance. A new study released last month using records held by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Institute for Health…

To deter intravenous drug users from shooting up and potentially overdosing in public retail bathrooms, a chain of mini marts have began testing blue lights in their bathrooms. Turkey Hill Minit Markets. A chain with over 250 locations in Pennsylvania have teamed up with University of Florida’s Loss Prevention Research Council after a study showed…