A collection of recent and relevant news posts and articles related to topics of alcohol and drug abuse, addiction, and recovery.
Overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, even exceeding the number of fatalities in road traffic accidents according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With stats like that, overdose is obviously a major problem, but one that isn’t often addressed. International Overdose Awareness Day, held on August 31, calls this … Read More
REHAB RACKET For the last two fiscal years, some Medicare funded rehabs in California have been stealing money—more than $94 million. It took an investigation by CNN and the Center for Investigative Reporting to get the state to start cracking down. Now, more than 36 clinics have been referred to the California Department of Justice … Read More
Lindsay Lohan completed her sixth round in rehab on Tuesday. Is She Serious This Time? TMZ reports that “even the skeptics in her life think she’s serious this time.” She’s is staying with a sober coach for a few days–a good start. But then, she’s right back out into the real world. Not the best idea. According … Read More
New Hampshire government Maggie Hassan signed a bill Tuesday making New Hampshire the 19th state and the last remaining state in New England to legalize medical marijuana. Qualified patients—such as patients with cancer or multiple sclerosis—are allowed to obtain up to two ounces of marijuana from state-sanctioned dispensaries, but they are not allowed to grow … Read More
In May, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended lowering the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) benchmark from 0.08 to 0.05. On the surface, it seems like a reasonable initiative because drunk driving accounts for a third of all road deaths in the United States. But critics—generally led by CEOs of beer companies—question the efficacy of the … Read More
Canadian officials confirmed Tuesday that the death of “Glee” star Cory Monteith was due to a tragic combination of alcohol and heroin. With this confirmation, Cory joins the many who we’ve lost in current years to overdose and mixing substances. Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. Monteith: Powerless Over Addiction Cory … Read More
“Everyone deserves a chance at a clean and healthy life—even if everyone is not quite ready for treatment. Besides, it’s better not to be infected with a fatal disease before you even get to rehab”—at least this is the philosophy of the Santa Cruz Access Program, which has been trying to help those still struggle … Read More
Cory Monteith, the Canadian actor, who has been making a name for himself on Fox’s hit show, “Glee” was found dead in his Vancouver hotel on Saturday, July 13. Although the cause of death is unknown, our hearts and prayers go out to Monteith and others like him who had a history of struggling with … Read More
When you think of a devastating and common cause of death among women, you probably think about breast cancer, the most common cancer among women in the United states. You probably don’t think about prescription drug overdoses. But it’s true—recent data shows that more women die from prescription painkiller overdoses than from breast cancer. The CDC (Centers … Read More
For the last few days, The Anonymous People has been opening in select cities around America. This new documentary wants to focus on the nearly 23.5 million people currently living in recovery. The filmmaker’s goals are to change the discussion of addiction from one about problems to one about solutions, asking a bold question: “Why don’t we … Read More
