Medical cannabis laws don't curb opioid addiction or overdose for chronic pain patients. Contrary to expectations, these laws have no impact on healthcare use for cannabis or opioid-relat...
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New crisis recovery center opens to honor twin brothers who died from opioid overdoses, offering hope and comprehensive services to others struggling with addiction.
Virginia family opens crisis center after losing twin brothers: 'Lightning striking twice'
New crisis recovery center opens to honor twin brothers who died from opioid overdoses, offering hope and comprehensive services to others struggling with addiction.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
New crisis recovery center opens to honor twin brothers who died from opioid overdoses, offering hope and comprehensive services to others struggling with addiction.
Governments have never addressed the reality that “the majority of individuals in B.C. who died from drug poisonings did not have a diagnosed opioid use disorder or use opioids on a daily basis.”
governments created ministries of mental health and addiction to deny this fact.
governments created ministries of mental health and addiction to deny this fact.
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Governments have never addressed the reality that “the majority of individuals in B.C. who died from drug poisonings did not have a diagnosed opioid use disorder or use opioids on a daily basis.”
governments created ministries of mental health and addiction to deny this fact.
governments created ministries of mental health and addiction to deny this fact.
Gambling is the addiction epidemic of our time, and much like the opioid crisis it’s being pushed by for profit companies and okayed by the government.
It tears families apart, ruins lives, and unlike drugs it has a real direct impact on our politics.
It tears families apart, ruins lives, and unlike drugs it has a real direct impact on our politics.
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Gambling is the addiction epidemic of our time, and much like the opioid crisis it’s being pushed by for profit companies and okayed by the government.
It tears families apart, ruins lives, and unlike drugs it has a real direct impact on our politics.
It tears families apart, ruins lives, and unlike drugs it has a real direct impact on our politics.
Alcoholism is not improving that much And is being replaced by opioid addiction now, so that point is kind of moot because all that's happening is that it's moving to a worse addiction and largely is a disease of poverty which is the point that I'm making The point of the cigarette allegory was that
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Alcoholism is not improving that much And is being replaced by opioid addiction now, so that point is kind of moot because all that's happening is that it's moving to a worse addiction and largely is a disease of poverty which is the point that I'm making The point of the cigarette allegory was that
And it's pain relief that doesn't make people spiral down into opioid addiction. I swear, the GOP is the party of death. They clearly want people seeking pain relief to all die from opioids while the Sacklers again line their pockets with the money they make from people's deaths.
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
And it's pain relief that doesn't make people spiral down into opioid addiction. I swear, the GOP is the party of death. They clearly want people seeking pain relief to all die from opioids while the Sacklers again line their pockets with the money they make from people's deaths.
Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths. bit.ly/4p64iVu
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November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths. bit.ly/4p64iVu
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So true. Someone who tries to solve a patient's illness to a criminal level to avoid his opioid addiction taking over? Hell yeah.
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
So true. Someone who tries to solve a patient's illness to a criminal level to avoid his opioid addiction taking over? Hell yeah.
Prescribing Dilaudid for a Fentanyl addiction has led to a serious diversion/drug dealing problem because it ends up serving as currency for people to buy street drugs. Access to injectable opioid agonist treatment is the answer. But this is incredibly hard to access and not covered by OHIP.
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Prescribing Dilaudid for a Fentanyl addiction has led to a serious diversion/drug dealing problem because it ends up serving as currency for people to buy street drugs. Access to injectable opioid agonist treatment is the answer. But this is incredibly hard to access and not covered by OHIP.
A major step in the fight against the opioid crisis! A judge has greenlit a settlement that will dismantle Purdue Pharma and compel the Sackler family to pay up to $7 billion to victims. Finally, accountability for those who profited from addiction. Justice is on the way!
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A major step in the fight against the opioid crisis! A judge has greenlit a settlement that will dismantle Purdue Pharma and compel the Sackler family to pay up to $7 billion to victims. Finally, accountability for those who profited from addiction. Justice is on the way!
If Trump really wants to bomb narco-terrorists, whatever that means, maybe he should start in America.
Opioid addiction would still be a problem but there would be no opioid crisis to speak of if it wasnt for the Sacklers.
Opioid addiction would still be a problem but there would be no opioid crisis to speak of if it wasnt for the Sacklers.
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If Trump really wants to bomb narco-terrorists, whatever that means, maybe he should start in America.
Opioid addiction would still be a problem but there would be no opioid crisis to speak of if it wasnt for the Sacklers.
Opioid addiction would still be a problem but there would be no opioid crisis to speak of if it wasnt for the Sacklers.
Also, opioid addiction in the US mostly starts with overprescription by doctors pushed by drug companies making billions, not cartels making millions selling a cheaper alternative to the already-hooked.
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Also, opioid addiction in the US mostly starts with overprescription by doctors pushed by drug companies making billions, not cartels making millions selling a cheaper alternative to the already-hooked.
Los Angeles' "jails pared back access to life-saving opioid addiction treatment this fall during one of the system's deadliest years."
"[H]ow many people who died from overdose deaths were on the waiting list?"
"Patients are begging me for help."
#California #USA #Drugs #Healthcare #Incarceration
"[H]ow many people who died from overdose deaths were on the waiting list?"
"Patients are begging me for help."
#California #USA #Drugs #Healthcare #Incarceration
L.A. jails scale back opioid addiction treatment as fatal overdoses continue
Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Los Angeles' "jails pared back access to life-saving opioid addiction treatment this fall during one of the system's deadliest years."
"[H]ow many people who died from overdose deaths were on the waiting list?"
"Patients are begging me for help."
#California #USA #Drugs #Healthcare #Incarceration
"[H]ow many people who died from overdose deaths were on the waiting list?"
"Patients are begging me for help."
#California #USA #Drugs #Healthcare #Incarceration
The pill mills have been shut down. Which is why heroin has made a resurgence in recent years. Cheaper and easier to get. I'm allergic to opioids. Fortunately, its an issue I will never have. I have lost a lot of people to opioid addiction though. Some alive, some not. But they are still gone.
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The pill mills have been shut down. Which is why heroin has made a resurgence in recent years. Cheaper and easier to get. I'm allergic to opioids. Fortunately, its an issue I will never have. I have lost a lot of people to opioid addiction though. Some alive, some not. But they are still gone.
Harm reduction and safe supply are the ONLY way out of the opioid crisis. It should not be a capital crime to have an addiction
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Harm reduction and safe supply are the ONLY way out of the opioid crisis. It should not be a capital crime to have an addiction
Harnett County is taking a bold step in the fight against opioid addiction by proposing targeted spending of settlement funds for life-saving naloxone and support kits.
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#HarnettCounty #NC #CitizenPortal #CommunitySupport #HarnettCountyOpioidTaskForce #PublicHealth
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#HarnettCounty #NC #CitizenPortal #CommunitySupport #HarnettCountyOpioidTaskForce #PublicHealth
Board asked to approve opioid‑settlement spending for naloxone, post‑overdose kits and pharmacist training
A county task force recommended allocating opioid settlement funds to naloxone distribution ($40,000 over two years), post‑overdose hygiene/engagement kits ($10,550) and $1,000 for pharmacist training; staff asked the board to add the resolution to next week's consent agenda.
citizenportal.ai
November 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Harnett County is taking a bold step in the fight against opioid addiction by proposing targeted spending of settlement funds for life-saving naloxone and support kits.
Learn more here
#HarnettCounty #NC #CitizenPortal #CommunitySupport #HarnettCountyOpioidTaskForce #PublicHealth
Learn more here
#HarnettCounty #NC #CitizenPortal #CommunitySupport #HarnettCountyOpioidTaskForce #PublicHealth
i've kicked an alcohol and an opioid addiction, i stopped self harming, i've worked on myself and my mental health for so long
god could life actually become more enjoyable and easier someday tho? like can working on this shit and surviving it actually pay off soon?
god could life actually become more enjoyable and easier someday tho? like can working on this shit and surviving it actually pay off soon?
November 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
i've kicked an alcohol and an opioid addiction, i stopped self harming, i've worked on myself and my mental health for so long
god could life actually become more enjoyable and easier someday tho? like can working on this shit and surviving it actually pay off soon?
god could life actually become more enjoyable and easier someday tho? like can working on this shit and surviving it actually pay off soon?
OPIOID EPIDEMIC LATEST: The Dade County Board of Commissioners has approved new guidelines on how an opioid settlement will be used for addiction recovery and prevention efforts.
Dade Co. Commissioners approve distribution policy for opioid settlement funds
Commissioners established a process for distributing about $150,000 in settlement funds to organizations that support addiction recovery in Dade County.
www.local3news.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
OPIOID EPIDEMIC LATEST: The Dade County Board of Commissioners has approved new guidelines on how an opioid settlement will be used for addiction recovery and prevention efforts.
Between the opioid regulations and now Kratom removal, they’re trying to drive people to Drs who will Rx addiction drugs (i.e. Naloxone) and injection procedures that costs thousands of $$
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Between the opioid regulations and now Kratom removal, they’re trying to drive people to Drs who will Rx addiction drugs (i.e. Naloxone) and injection procedures that costs thousands of $$
John Swab long battled opioid addiction. He turned that pain into KING IVORY, an action-drama about the war on drugs. I saw the film at Venice last year. It opens tomorrow.
‘King Ivory’: Venice Review
James Badge Dale and Ben Foster take opposite sides of America's War on Drugs in John Swab's lacklustre thriller
www.screendaily.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
John Swab long battled opioid addiction. He turned that pain into KING IVORY, an action-drama about the war on drugs. I saw the film at Venice last year. It opens tomorrow.
Something I can handle versus opioids and opioid addiction the rest of life
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Something I can handle versus opioids and opioid addiction the rest of life
Even opioid addiction isn't a real option, no doctor wants to prescribe anything that actually works for pain because of their fear of the FDA.
#ChronicPain
#ChronicPain
Unless you live in a state that has legalized the recreational use of cannabis, the federal government as of this moment is offering you three choices for pain management: severely weakened CBD, opioid addiction, or nothing. But they DO want to make sure you can't afford whichever you choose.
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Even opioid addiction isn't a real option, no doctor wants to prescribe anything that actually works for pain because of their fear of the FDA.
#ChronicPain
#ChronicPain
In a 2019 study of media organizations, researchers found that the news industry “likely contributes to the widespread public stigma toward people with addiction that hinders advancement of public health policy solutions to the U.S. opioid epidemic.”
objectivejournalism.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
In a 2019 study of media organizations, researchers found that the news industry “likely contributes to the widespread public stigma toward people with addiction that hinders advancement of public health policy solutions to the U.S. opioid epidemic.”
I learned so much from my colleagues and we all truly did our best to steward $60 million in rigorous new research on preventing domestic violence, treating opioid addiction, reducing postpartum depression, supporting survivors, and so much more.
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I learned so much from my colleagues and we all truly did our best to steward $60 million in rigorous new research on preventing domestic violence, treating opioid addiction, reducing postpartum depression, supporting survivors, and so much more.
So, JD, then why is opioid addiction so prevalent among rural maga folks? You documented the issue yourself, remember?
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
So, JD, then why is opioid addiction so prevalent among rural maga folks? You documented the issue yourself, remember?