NYTIMES (Heather Knight) - A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco
City officials — and one determined mother — are working to stop the spread of cychlorphine, which is far more potent than fentanyl.
BITCHUTE (PragerU) - The Part of Recovery Nobody Talks About with Kathryn Burgum | American Recovery
What does recovery actually look like after more than 24 years of sobriety? Kathryn Burgum tells Aaron Prager why getting sober didn't eliminate her struggles with perfectionism, impatience, self-centeredness, and fear—and why recovery still requires a daily practice of gratitude, surrender, faith, and service. In this excerpt from American Recovery, Kathryn opens up about starting her mornings in prayer, learning to see difficult responsibilities as opportunities, and recognizing that she doesn't have to solve everything herself. She explains why spirituality became increasingly important in her recovery and how learning to say, “I can't fix this—show me the way,” helped free her from the need to control everything. Sobriety may…
WASHINGTONPOST (Daniel Wu) - Alcohol-linked cancer deaths have doubled in recent decades. What to know about risk.
Around 23,126 people died from alcohol-attributable cancer in 2023, up from 11,361 in 1990, according to a study.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Banned party drug quaaludes sees resurgence after blockbuster hit | NewsNation
Quaaludes were banned in 1984, but in the years following the 2013 blockbuster hit “The Wolf of Wall Street,” the party drug is resurfacing. LINK: https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/quaaludes-resurface-amid-pop-culture-fascination/
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DAILYCALLER (Alexander Pease) - Ex-NFL Superstar Says Not To Give His Son Money While He Deals With Substance Abuse Issues
Show him love but do not give him anything of value nor ‘material’
BITCHUTE (PragerU) - She Kept Her Recovery Secret for 15 Years. Then She Became A First Lady | American Recovery
She was 15 years sober. She was about to become First Lady of North Dakota. And not one person in her life knew. In this excerpt from American Recovery, Kathryn Burgum explains to host, Aaron Prager how for 15 years, she stayed silent about her recovery — even as she became First Lady of North Dakota in the middle of the opioid crisis. This clip covers how one interview question forced her to go public, what happened when a thousand doors opened, and how she built a grassroots movement that measurably reduced addiction stigma across an entire state. Watch the full episode https://l.prageru.com/4cZm0X4
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Louisiana opioid deaths fall 59% as misuse ranks last
"We're seeing proven progress in behavioral health in Louisiana, and that is something worth celebrating," LDH Secretary Bruce Greenstein said.
DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - As Fentanyl Sweeps Nation Is This Herbal Product Fueling The US’ Next Big Addiction Crisis?
‘significant increases in the number of calls to poison centers’
BITCHUTE (PragerU) - She Hated Religion—Then God Came Back Into Her Life | Kathryn Burgum | American Recovery
After years of trying to control her drinking, Kathryn Burgum found herself alone when a thought entered her mind: "Maybe you should ask for help." In this excerpt from American Recovery, Kathryn–now a Senior White House Adviser for Addiction and Recovery — traces her alcoholism back to the toxic shame instilled by an abusive Catholic school and a drinking household, and walks through eight years of relapse before the single moment that changed everything. Watch the full episode https://l.prageru.com/4h2trPB
AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Americans are abandoning conventional medicine for toad venom and mushrooms — and a $193 billion industry is cashing in
A growing number of Americans are turning to psychedelics, spiritual ceremonies, and other alternative treatments after losing faith in conventional medicine, a trend now backed by a nearly $200 billion global industry. Sly Young chose toad venom over antidepressants. She made that decision deliberately, fully aware of how it sounded. During the pandemic, her conventional […] The post Americans are abandoning conventional medicine for toad venom and mushrooms — and a $193 billion industry is cashing in appeared first on American Almanac .
A growing number of Americans are turning to psychedelics, spiritual ceremonies, and other alternative treatments after losing faith in conventional medicine, a trend now backed by a nearly $200 billion global industry. Sly Young chose toad venom over antidepressants. She made that decision deliberately, fully aware of how it sounded. During the pandemic, her conventional treatments for neurodivergence and chronic PTSD stopped working as well as they once had. So she went looking for something else, and found shamans, sacred ceremonies, and microdosed mushrooms supplied by a friend. Young's story, profiled by USA Today , is not an outlier. It sits inside a documented national shift away from mainstream Western medicine and toward a…Open