August 16, 2018 More than 70 people overdose in New Haven as park visitors watch in horror As many as 76 people overdosed on what’s believed to have been synthetic marijuana at or near a Connecticut city park as fellow parkgoers watched in horror.
August 2, 2018 Demi Lovato agrees to enter rehab facility: report Following Demi Lovato’s apparent overdose last week, the singer has reportedly agreed to enter a rehab facility.
July 31, 2018 How to save someone from an opioid overdose On July 20, Bed-Stuy resident Louis Rivera was just beginning his morning at a local bodega, grabbing a coffee before taking his wife to the train station.
July 27, 2018 Demi Lovato apparent overdose: How to keep loved ones from relapsing The news of Demi Lovato’s apparent overdose and relapse has many people questioning how and why the starlet went down that destructible road again. ӣƵ’ Dr. Manny Alvarez sits down with two renowned addiction experts to find out just how common relapses are and how we can help prevent our loved ones from falling back into active addiction.
July 25, 2018 Dear Demi Lovato – A letter of hope from a fellow recovering addict The good news is that in 12-step recovery, we don’t shoot the wounded. You still are welcome at the table at every Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meeting around Los Angeles and around the planet.
July 19, 2018 K2 drug wreaking havoc in DC, with possible links to 4 deaths, officials say A batch of synthetic marijuana that is putting users into a zombie-like state in scenes reminiscent of the horror film “Night of the Living Dead” may be tied to at least four deaths and more than 140 cases of illness in the Washington, D.C., area, officials say.
July 18, 2018 Cory Monteith's mom reveals girlfriend Lea Michele broke the news of his death: 'She was screaming' Cory Monteith’s mom revealed the actor was on pain medications for “massive” dental work weeks before he died of heroin overdose in 2013.
July 17, 2018 CDC chief says fentanyl almost killed his son The head of the nation's top public health agency says the opioid epidemic will be one of his priorities, and he revealed a personal reason for it: His son almost died from taking cocaine contaminated with the powerful painkiller fentanyl.
July 16, 2018 Switzerland weighs relaxing marijuana ban Switzerland, which permits low potency cannabis but bans most marijuana for recreational use, aims to allow pilot studies on ways to relax its laws, its government said on Wednesday.
July 12, 2018 NC town battles opioid epidemic by using robots to test people’s poop In 2016 more than 33,000 opioid related deaths occurred across the U.S., but the town of Cary, located on the outskirts of North Carolina’s capital, is the first to use a special device to test sewer water in an attempt to combat the opioid crisis.