TOO LATE NOW – March 19, 2025 – MRI images of addicted smartphone users’ brains were so colorful, meaning so active, it made them less attentive and more easily distracted — what is now informally called “brain rot.”Nelson says emerging research points to even greater risks. “We’re just starting to see these changes, and we know they’re connected to behavioral changes, depression, anxiety,” Nelson said. “The dangers are hiding in there.” Rosenberg agrees with that assessment. “Social media had really influenced me in a lot of ways,” Rosenberg said. “TikTok would kind of push these videos of people popping an…
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STAR POWER – March 14, 2025 – But it was his mother Gladys – and not his long-suffering wife Priscilla – who was hit by tragic alcoholism, RadarOnline.com can reveal – leaving her dead aged just 46 after being unable to cope with her son’s global fame. From the moment Elvis was born, his bond with his mom was marked by tragedy – the stillbirth of his identical twin brother, Jessie, which cast a huge and very dark shadow over their lives. It left Gladys paranoid and fiercely protective of her surviving son – so when he hit global fame,…
VIDEO – KEEP IT $IMPLE – March 13, 2025 – Unlike non-profit sober living homes in Bloomington such as Amethyst House and Courage to Change, Malibu House is registered with the state as a Domestic Limited Liability Partnership. A review of Malibu House’s recently-designed website and its previous iteration showed no mention of its business status. Malibu House operates at a level of residential recovery — it doesn’t have clinical services — with little regulation in Indiana. That’s despite dealing with vulnerable people paying to live in a place that helps them beat addiction to drugs and alcohol. Malibu House…
TELL IT LIKE IT IS – March 24, 2025 – Ms. Windey is hoping to change her mindset when it comes to consuming alcohol. The 34-year-old said she’s “so interested in sobriety” because “I want to stop drinking.” “I’m so depressed that it, like, it will make me depressed,” she added. “Not even the day after but like, a week … and you won’t even notice it.” Windey added that she’s worried about not being fun or not having a great personality without alcohol. She said she’s even a little jealous of others who are able to go out and…
ALL FALL DOWN – March 14, 2025 – Studies exploring safety-reducing strategies, such as installation of blue lights in public restrooms to reduce vein visibility during drug use, have found these measures to be stigmatizing and ineffective. For this reason, it has become increasingly crucial to adopt safety-promoting measures that prioritize the well-being of people using drugs, offering support rather than punishment. This approach aligns with the broader philosophy of harm reduction, which aims to reduce the negative health, social, and legal consequences associated with drug use and restrictive drug policies. In this manner, harm reduction strategies strive to empower…
THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN? – March 18, 2025 – Lindsay Lohan has been busier than ever as she continues to embrace motherhood all while promoting her upcoming movie, “Freakier Friday.” The 38-year-old actress — who has been at the forefront of public scrutiny throughout the years — seems to be thriving both personally and professionally. Her father, Michael Lohan, however, has found himself at odds with the law amid multiple arrests within a few weeks of each other. On Sunday, March 16, the 64-year-old was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida, at 5:18 p.m. for violating probation, according to documents…
WATCH LINDSAY – REPEAT OFFENSIVE – March 17, 2025 – On March 16, the 64-year-old was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida. for violating probation. “Michael voluntarily self-surrendered yesterday and has a hearing scheduled on my pleadings for his release tomorrow,” Lohan’s attorney told Fox News. “We are confident Her Honor will give the matter fair and thoughtful consideration. Based on the circumstances, we anticipate Mr. Lohan’s release.” In court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Lohan was charged in February with a felony assault called “continuous violence against the family.” At the time, a representative for the Harris County Sheriff’s…
REALITY BITES – March 13, 2025 – The reality star, 37, opened up to friend Austen Kroll about his struggles, calling himself an “addict” for the first time. Kroll urged Conover to ease up and hang out more. “I can’t,” Conover shot back. “I don’t have any leash on myself — that’s any addict.” He admitted his fight against alcoholism strains their bond. “Me trying not to be an alcoholic is now affecting my friendship with Austen,” he said. Tears flowed as Conover shared his isolation. “I’m in the trenches by myself, trying to better my life,” he told Kroll.…
VIDEO – SINGING LOUD AND PROUD – March 20, 2025 – Central Valley Today is joined by artist, MMA fighter, and author, Chelzzz. In her book, “Heroin Heroine” Chelzzz sheds light on addiction and co-dependency issues. She also shares insight into what inspired her to write the book. CONTINUE@YourCentralValley
“Learning to enjoy today has two benefits: it gives me happiness right now, and it becomes a good memory later.” – George Foreman, Jan. 10, 1948–Mar. 21, 2025
NOW ALANON? – March 12. 2025 – The funnyman, who played Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 Porridge reboot, has been off the booze for six years after his drinking got out of control. “I’ve got an allergy to alcohol. “If I went for a pint with an actor in Covent Garden, I would then go on the missing list.” The former Grange Hill star – who also fronted his own Channel 4 sketch show – admitted going sober also cost him his 22-year marriage as his now ex-wife “lost her drinking buddy”.The actor split from his wife Casta, the…
A FRIEND IN NEED! – March 6, 2025 – The Southern Charm star admitted to struggling with over-drinking for the first time during a heart-to-heart with longtime BFF Austen Kroll on the Bravo series. The intense conversation stemmed from Austen’s past claims that Craig had cleaned up his act so much while dating then-girlfriend Paige DeSorbo that it caused a rift in their good times together. Austen, listen, you’re one of my best friends,” the Sewing Down South founder told his costar. “I was never trying to do stuff to better myself to get away from other people. I didn’t…
AUDIO – CREATE BAIL MONEY FUND? – March 13, 2025 -“Cannabinoid ingredients can cross the placenta and enter breast milk, potentially affecting brain development,” senior researcher Rosa Alati, head of population health at Curtin University in Australia, said in a news release. “This research provides critical evidence to help shape health policies aimed at minimizing harm.” For the new study, researchers analyzed records on more than 222,000 pregnancies in New South Wales, Australia, between 2003 and 2005. The team tracked the children of mothers who used cannabis to see if they were diagnosed with behavioral problems at a greater rate…
OF COURSE! – March 13, 2025 – The affected children exhibited similar clinical and biochemical signs, including decreased consciousness, a sudden and severe drop in blood sugar (hypoglycemia), and an accumulation of acid in the blood (metabolic acidosis). Such symptoms, when they occur together, can indicate poisoning or inherited metabolic disorders, prompting further investigations. Brightly colored slush ice drinks are designed to appeal to children, note the researchers. While the ingredients vary, most of those available in the UK and Ireland are ‘no added sugar’ or ‘sugar-free’ products and contain glycerol (E422, also known as glycerin), they add. Glycerol stops…
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS – March 6, 2025 – From neighbors helping neighbors to inspiring acts of kindness, we’re sharing stories of people making a difference in our ‘Champions of Hope’ series. “I’ve seen some of the strongest people I know going through addiction,” said Rebecca Harris, who works as a substance abuse navigator at Mercy Folsom Hospital. Her career as a drug and alcohol counselor is a calling and a lifeline for patients, like one woman named “Tracy” who preferred to not use her real name to protect her identity. Tracy met Harris at the hospital after struggling with…
HOW DO THEY SCORE? – March 6, 2025 – A simple handheld device, only powered by a 9-volt battery, is saving lives in Kentucky. It’s called a neuro-electrode treatment to help battle opioid withdrawal, which hundreds of people have benefited from. “A barrier to a lot of people who really want help and don’t get it is the fear of detox,” Mike Cox with the Isaiah House said. “The fear of withdrawal and the sickness that comes with that.” Cox said this device can eliminate that fear. As the device can be tailored to each individual and is reusable across…
DAMNED IF YOU DO… – March 10, 2025 – A medical test used to detect cancer may actually be contributing to the disease, research suggests. In 2009, researchers estimated high doses of radiation from CT scans were responsible for roughly 30,000 cases per year. Ongoing research indicates as the number of CT scans increases, related cancers will likely rise. However, experts say they are sometimes overprescribed and performed unnecessarily, potentially because of the money-making opportunities for the hospitals, as the tests are very expensive, or out of doctors’ fears of missing a diagnosis and being sued. She told NBC News:…
STILL A SLIP – March 10, 2025 – The Scientific Association for Botanical Education and Research (SABER) is sounding the alarm over the public health risks associated with products labeled as 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). These products, often falsely marketed as kratom leaf extracts, are synthetically produced and pose significant dangers. Popular YouTuber Goblin, whose real name is Nicholas Campana, said “7-OH” has become the “latest smoke-shop craze” in a recent video regarding the substance. “The companies that are selling this to you and the smoke shops that are selling this to you are not properly warning you about what this product…
CVS MAKING COIN – March 11, 2025 – According to the dosing chart on Benadryl’s website, the medication is not to be given to kids under 2 and should only be given to kids ages 2 to 5 with the guidance of a doctor. The news release states that a co-teacher at the day care allegedly saw Kendasia Hugley give the toddlers Benadryl. “The Director did not report the incident to the Bright from the Start program until March 9, 2025 at 8:00 pm. This was after Facebook postings were made about this incident,” the news release reads. Video footage…
NO MORE BUTTER – March 12, 2025 – The top 20% of high-income, college-educated Americans have less heart disease risk than others, and this gap has widened over the past two decades. Life expectancy for the richest 1% of Americans is now 10 years higher than for the poorest 1%. For this study, researchers analyzed 20 years of data gathered from nearly 50,000 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 1999 and 2018. Researchers cited a number of reasons why more well-to-do people have an advantage when it comes to heart health. Poorer folks might suffer from…
REAL OR FAKE – March 11, 2025 – Low-sugar! Sugar-free! Made with natural sugars! These are all claims you might see on food packages, bloggers’ recipes or social media. With so many ways to say something has—or does not have—sugar, it can all get confusing. Read on to learn about the difference between natural and added sugars, plus how to reduce your intake of added sugars. Sugar is added to food for three reasons. The sweet stuff enhances flavor, improves texture and helps extend the shelf life as a preservative, Chewning says. You’ll find added sugars in foods like sweetened…
SPREADING THE WORD – March 12, 2025 – The Recovery Card Project was created over five years ago and more than 150,000 cards have since been distributed. According to Shadia Lemus, BHA marketing supervisor, the project garnered great interest this year, on par with 2023, with 61 artists answering the call to submit work. “We basically set up these cards where people can either take them home or use them for personal use if they have someone to give them to. We’re in the process of distributing them statewide to individuals who could use those words of encouragement,” Lemus stated.…
NOT FOR A BOOZE HOUND – March 12, 2025 – Drinking, even moderately, isn’t just associated with cancer—there are many other health issues that are commonly linked with consuming alcohol, such as heart disease, liver disease, pancreatic issues, inflammation (which can contribute to chronic diseases), and brain shrinkage… Still, despite the health risks, people will largely keep drinking because they enjoy it, Andrews says. “Humans are wired for pleasure, and alcohol is deeply embedded in culture,” she adds. (After a few months of not drinking, I too began to question whether I wanted to stop drinking forever, or just be…
INSIDE WOMAN – March 13, 2025 – “They have increased my blood pressure and heart rate,” Volkow said before declining to answer specific questions about Trump administration policy changes, instead referring them to the Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH’s parent agency. Nora Volkow, the federal government’s top drug addiction researcher… But in an interview on the research agency’s campus here last week, Volkow delivered an impassioned defense of the NIH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the roughly $1.6 billion sub-agency that she has led since 2003. Volkow, who is originally from Mexico, said that the…
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VIDEO – THAT I LOVE YOU – 1,626,804 views – (From “Late Show” in London, 5/17/95) – WOW! This is amazing to see. For anyone that doesn’t know, not only are Van and Sinead 2 Irish legends but The Chieftains are some of the best musicians in the world. 3 years after the SNL incident it’s great to see that these Irish greats had Sinead’s back. And knowing how much of a curmudgeon Morrison is, to see him so happy and playful with Sinead, he obviously had a lot of respect for her. Fantastic all round.” Fill my heart with…
STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – March 18, 2025 – David Cohen, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, is the Clinical Director and COO at Harmony Place in Woodland Hills, CA. Since 2003, he’s been a leader in addiction and co-occurring disorder treatment, advocating for ethical recovery practices while mentoring clients, clinicians, and students on their recovery journey. Q. If you are in recovery, what was your drug(s) of choice and when is your sobriety date? A. Heroin and anything I could get my hands on…Clean and sober since 12/12/1996. Q. What do you like most about 12-step meetings? A. I love…
LUCY IN THE SOBER SKY – March 11, 2025 – After Dwayne Wade opened up about his emotional journey surviving kidney cancer on Today With Jenna & Friends, he and Jenna Bush Hager invited Lucy Hale to share why she went public about her sobriety. Hale, who is now three years sober, said her desire to share her story came from wanting to be authentic to herself. “I just wanted to show up as myself and I tried to run away from that for so long and I was just tired,” she told Wade and Bush Hager. “And so when…
WROTE BEST-SELLING BOOKS – March 7, 2025 – Her experiences as a drug addict, a chemical dependency counselor and the wife of an alcoholic informed a best-selling book about codependence that has guided countless people to shed toxic relationships, died on Feb. 27 in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. She was 76. Her daughter, Nichole Beattie, said the cause was heart failure. She had been hospitalized from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, then evacuated from her home in Malibu because of a wildfire and moved into her daughter’s home, where she died. CONTINUE@NYTimes
NEW DOCUMENTARY – March 12, 2025 – Benjamin Flaherty spent three years shooting “Shuffle,” a documentary that follows three addicts who are trying to stay alive in rehab facilities that are scamming insurance companies. Flaherty reveals that patients are being bought and sold for their insurance policies…and ushered into a cycle of care designed to keep them sick. With the help of an FBI informant, an insurance analyst, and the former executive director of a Philadelphia-based treatment facility, the director uncovers collusion at the highest levels of government. Flaherty, who uses his personal journey of recovery from addiction as a…