VIDEO – SAY WHAT? – Sept. 2024 – She is a mother, author, and financial officer from Batesville, AR. Her all-star basketball career culminated at Arkansas State University, where she was a McDonalds All-American Nominee shooting guard and studied criminal justice and psychology. Roberts went on to Washington, D.C. for the most prestigious CSI training in the country, where she met and began a relationship with Hunter Biden. She served as Biden’s executive assistant at Rosemont Seneca and other business entities, and now serves as the financial controller for her family-owned business, Rob Roberts Custom Gunworks. She is the mother…
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NOWHERE IS SAFE – Oct. 9, 2024 – Her mother claims police did not properly investigate her daughter’s death. But police reports suggest a detective spent months speaking to witnesses and staking out the home where she died to try to find out what happened. Multiple prosecutors refused to file criminal charges based on the evidence that police gathered. Michelle Sanchez, 38, died on Sept. 17, 2022. According to police records, the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office ruled that her death was accidental and resulted from fentanyl and methamphetamine intoxication. Charlene Manley, Sanchez’s mother, filed a lawsuit last month in Montgomery…
VIDEO – STAY COOL MAN, REAL COOL – Oct. 16, 2024 – As growing evidence shows that climate change will influence nearly every aspect of our health. Elizabeth Bowen, PhD describes how climate change threatens both physical and mental health — an effect that may be particularly severe for individuals in recovery who have chronic health conditions or mental health challenges. According to Bowen, about 38% of people in the U.S. with a substance use disorder also have a mental health diagnosis. Recovery capital takes a holistic view on recovery, encompassing all the resources in a person’s life that could…
NOW SUBOXONE – Oct. 15, 2024 – Since early 2023, I’ve been surfing my way across what feels like every New Jersey substance use disorder treatment facility that takes Medicaid. In that time I’ve worked my way down from 140 mg methadone per day to 60 mg. I’m about to check in to lucky number 13, which will hopefully be the last one before I get down to 30 mg and make the jump to buprenorphine. Treatment and recovery centers tend to be very moralizing places, and you’d think a lot of the people who work at them would approve…
READING MAKES YOU SMARTER – Oct. 18, 2024 – The opioid crisis and the punitively high cost of insulin seem like two sides of the same terrible coin: when healthcare is more about profit than healing. We are barely beginning to understand the full scope of the devastation wrought by the corporate pharmaceutical companies who prioritized stock price over pain relief and tore apart generations of American families. Below are ten books that shed a little light on that. CONTINUE@LitHub
DO NO HARM INDEED – Oct. 18, 2024 – Paul Volkman operated two pain clinics in southeastern Ohio and was eventually convicted of drug offenses and is currently in federal prison. His story is outlined in the book “Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the ‘Pill Mill Killer’” by Philip Eil. In the book, Volkman denies causing any of his patients died as a result of medical treatment for pain. Eventually his case went to trial with the jury ruling he was directly responsible for the deaths of four patients. The author, Philip Eil, said Volkman simply prescribed…
GOOD NEWS – Oct. 18, 2024 – “This is the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths,” White House officials said in a statement. “And the sixth consecutive month of reported decreases in predicted 12-month total numbers of drug overdose deaths.” It’s also the first time since early 2021 that the number of estimated drug overdose deaths for a 12-month period fell below 100,000, to 98,820. It’s also the first time since early 2021 that the number of estimated drug overdose deaths for a 12-month period fell below 100,000, to 98,820. It’s categorically good news. It’s also a bit puzzling to…
VIDEO ONLY – CROSS ROADS TRAVESTY – Oct. 17, 2024 – The patients assaulted are also blaming the center for hiring someone who they say had a previous criminal history. CONTINUE@11Alive
VIDEO – NOT WITHOUT YOU – Oct. 17, 2024 – More than 50 pounds of powdered fentanyl and nine pounds of black tar heroin was seized in South Los Angeles. Narcotics investigators were working a case near downtown LA on Wednesday which led to the arrest of Jose Alberto Soto, 28, who was taken into custody on suspicion of selling fentanyl, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release Thursday. From there, officers conducted a follow-up investigation that led to the serving of a search warrant at a location in the 7500 block of Central Avenue, in the…
VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 616,788,661 views – Apr 18, 2014 – I figured it out I figured it out from black and white Seconds and hours Maybe they had to take some time I know how it goes I know how it goes from wrong and right Silence and sound Did they ever hold each other tight Like us? Did they ever fight Like us? You and I We don’t wanna be like them We can make it ‘til the end Nothing can come between You and I Not even the Gods above Can separate the two of us…
VIDEO – NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON – Oct. 15, 2024 – After an 18-hour bender that finished at 9am, the “beer fear and anxiety” got too much, and Jessie Hallett knew she had to quit drinking. For more than a decade, weeks would go by without a day of sobriety – but now the 29-year-old realised she had a problem, and may not make it to Christmas if she didn’t stop. “I was burning the candles at both ends, I was working long days and instead of going home after those shifts I would go out after it,” said…
STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Oct. 22, 2024 – Jessica Gorton has worked in recovery on and off for 6 years. She has a Social Work degree from Chapman University. Jessica received a Drug/Alcohol Counselor Certificate from College of the Desert. She has worked for other treatment centers such as The Betty Ford Center and Michaels House. Jessica enjoys helping others and loves to work every day at Discovery Behavioral Health. Another passion of hers is riding horse, where she recently started taking polo lessons. Q. Do you think addiction is an illness, disease, a choice, or a wicked twist…
VIDEO – MORE DETAILS – October 18, 2024 – The 25-year-olds, whom Payne met through an “escort” website, told local law enforcement that they “drank alcohol” with the musician at his hotel before getting into an argument about payment and leaving roughly an hour before his fatal plunge, more@NYPOST
CBS VIDEO – WHO NEEDS AA ANYMORE – Oct. 17, 2024 – “These drugs are working on the brain, and we don’t know what the long term effects of having this kind of hormone impacting your brain would be. We don’t know what the risks in the long term for cancer would be,” she said. “We know that there are risks of pancreatitis, gallbladder issues, kidney issues, and there are some reports of suicidal thoughts, so that would be a concern.” In the study, published Thursday in the scientific journal Addiction, researchers found people with opioid or alcohol use disorder…
SPIDER-MAN WEAVES A WEB – Oct. 17, 2024 – Best known for playing the superhero Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Holland said then that he had not had an alcoholic drink in 18 months and that quitting alcohol was “the best thing I’ve ever done”. He elaborated on his sobriety journey during an interview with Forbes magazine published on Oct 16. “My first year sober was really difficult, and had I had Bero, I think it would have been easier,” he said. “It’s a pretty generic story. I was drinking too much. I was the type of person that,…
SWEETER THAN FENTANYL – Oct. 17, 2024 – A Harvard-educated gastroenterologist has taken to TikTok to share the four shocking reasons you should never drink diet soda. Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a California-based GI doctor and popular healthcare influencer, was asked whether diet soda is a “healthier alternative” to regular soda. It’s a hard no, folks, and here are the four reasons why, according to Sethi. While diet sodas contain fewer calories than their sugary counterparts, research shows they can still trigger the receptors in the brain that cause food cravings. The fact that most people believe the drinks are healthier…
POISONING KIDDIES – Oct. 17, 2024 – The morrning snack contains 12.35g of sugar per serving (one cup. Dr Detwiler says the worst offending dye in Froot Loops is Red 40, which has been banned in several European countries for its link to hyperactivity and cancer. His comments come off the back of Eva Mendes demanding the removal of ‘harmful’ food dyes in children’s cereals. Dyes such as red 40 and yellow 5 have been banned in many parts of the world but they continue to persist in US versions. Kellogg’s promised to remove artificial colors and ingredients from…
FLAVA FLAVONOIDS – Sept. 18, 2024 – “Our findings show that consuming six additional servings of flavonoid-rich foods per day, in particular berries, and tea was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia.” Tea, though? I reckon we’re safe to keep that one in our routine. Flavonoids have also been linked to decreased cognitive decline, and a reduced risk of chronic heart conditions, Queen’s University says (untreated heart conditions have been associated with a higher dementia risk). If you think the flavonoids present in red wine mean going on the lash will dementia-proof your brain, however, that’s very unlikely.…
INTERESTING – Oct. 16, 2024 – WHOOP members who participated in the January Jumpstart Challenge Try Dry Plan last year experienced a 7% improvement in HRV, a 9.6% decrease in RHR, and a 4% improvement in Recovery after avoiding alcohol for one month. WHOOP makes unlocking insight into the physical and mental benefits of a sober lifestyle simple. With this insight, WHOOP members can make informed decisions about the wellness strategies and lifestyle adjustments that make the biggest impact on key metrics and overall health. CONTINUE@WHOOP
TEENAGE SAFELAND – Oct. 17, 2024 – There was a 20% drop in the estimated number of middle and high school students who recently used at least one tobacco product, including cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, nicotine pouches and hookahs. The number went from 2.8 million last year to 2.25 million this year — the lowest since the survey began in 1999. The youth e-cigarette rate fell to under 6% this year, down from 7.7% last year — the lowest at any point in the last decade. E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco products among teens, followed by nicotine pouches. Twenty-five…
TRAGIC TRAGEDY – Oct. 15, 2024 – Authorities said a small plastic bag that contained two blue round pills with a monogram “M” and half of an oval pill were discovered on the bed. An analysis of the pills determined that they contained multiple drugs, including fentanyl and Alprazolam – an ingredient in Xanax. A District woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter in the 2022 death of her 3-year-old daughter, who federal prosecutors say ingested her mother’s fentanyl-laced drugs, which had been left on the bed where the child was napping. At the time of her arrest in…
JUST PLAIN SAD – OCT. 17, 2024 – The One Direction singer-songwriter was found dead after falling from his third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, local police confirmed Wednesday. In a statement, the capital police added they were called to the hotel in the city’s Palermo neighborhood, where they were notified of an “aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol.” At the time, he called his then-recent choice to go sober for a year “a case of growing up. “Luckily for me at those times (when I was drinking),…
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TRAGEDY – October 16, 2024 – He rose to fame as a singer and songwriter for the British group One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, and died after falling from the 3rd floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires on Wed. The temptations that came with fame took a toll on his mental health, which he described in a 2023 video posted to his YouTube account about his decision to stop drinking. “I kind of became somebody who I didn’t really recognize anymore. And I’m sure you guys didn’t either,” he said. He explained that he had…
VIDEO – MONEY FOR NOTHING – Oct. 9, 2024 – Michael Belfiore, who was dubbed “Dr. Death” by the DEA, was busted for illegally distributing opioids, which led to the overdose deaths of two of his patients. CONTINUE@TrueCrimeNews
HE SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER – Oct. 9, 2024 – That amounts to a life sentence for Gerald Goines, who instigated the no-knock raid that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas by falsely accusing them of selling heroin. “This is historic because we believe this is the first-ever murder conviction of a Houston-area law enforcement officer [for a crime] committed while in uniform,” said District Attorney Kim Ogg. In this case, that trust was sorely misplaced. Goines targeted Tuttle and Nicholas, a middle-aged couple who had lived at 7815 Harding Street for two decades, based on 911 calls from a neighbor,…
VIDEO – TEARJERKER – Oct. 7, 2024 – Viewers were introduced to Jeremy Beloate, a young man from Memphis whose family has struggled with addiction issues. With his mother and his sister by his side, Beloate revealed in his pre-audition interview that he’s lost his father and both of his brothers to the disease over the years, with one of his brothers passing away just a year ago. CONTINUE@NBC
KICKING FOR GOOD – Oct. 11, 2024 – To mark World Mental Health Day, Connolly has spoken about the problems that he has faced for the last few years. The 24-year-old said he spent a month in rehab this summer after leaving Hull City and the experience has led to rejuvenation in his life. Connolly was a highly talented teenager who came over from Ireland when he was 15 to move to Brighton and Hove Albion. A prolific scorer for Brighton’s under-23 team, it was not long before he was making his first Premier League start, aged just 19 in…
TIME CREATES WISDOM – Oct. 9, 2024 – In a recent New York Times essay, Patti Davis, daughter of former president Ronald Reagan, reflects on the destructive power of addiction in her life. She describes waiting with others to snort cocaine, despite witnessing the physical harm it caused a fellow user. Davis recalls a fleeting moment of clarity about the toll of her addiction, but this awareness was quickly overwhelmed by her desire for the drug. Davis illustrates how the appeal of drugs lies in their ability to fulfill a deep, almost primal craving. Even when faced with clear evidence…
IT’S MADDENING – Oct. 11, 2024 – Incumbent Mayor London Breed said the issue is personal for her. Her sister died of a drug overdose, and she’s had to lead the city through the fentanyl crisis, which other major cities across the country have also struggled to contain. The increased politicization around the city’s drug response comes as 462 people died from an overdose in San Francisco in 2024 so far … The increased politicization around the city’s drug response comes as 462 people died from an overdose in San Francisco in 2024 so far — on track for a…