Southern California Police Department Releases Video Discouraging Giving to Panhandlers
The Ventura Police Department posted a video to their Facebook page, encouraging locals to give to charities rather than offer money directly to the poor.
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Walmart Introduces Policies to Fight Opioid Abuse
Walmart pharmacies will restrict some opioid prescriptions to just seven days at a time and will allow no more than a 50-milligram dosage of morphine per day.
U.S. Life Expectancy Falls as Opioid Crisis Claims Record Number of Lives
The average American’s life expectancy dropped between 2015 and 2016 as the epidemic of U.S. citizens overdosing on opioids hit a record high of more than 63,000 deaths in 2016.
Donald Trump and Melania Trump Urge Americans to Fight Opioid Epidemic
“As Americans, we cannot allow this to continue,” Trump said. “It is time to liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction. We can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic.”
Donald Trump to Declare Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency
President Donald Trump will declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency, according to a senior administration official.
Donald Trump Announces Plan to Declare Opioid Crisis a State of Emergency
President Donald Trump announced that he planned to declare the national opioid crisis a “state of emergency,” allowing the release of federal funds to help combat the alarming rate of overdose deaths and addictions. “I’m saying officially right now it
FBI Raids Sovereign Health, Highlighting Addiction-Treatment Industry
The FBI conducted raids last week on Sovereign Health behavioral health treatment centers in California and the San Clemente home of its CEO Dr. Tonmoy Sharma, whose U.K. medical license was revoked for serious professional misconduct. Sovereign Health facilities in
Parents Found Dead in Home After Child Tells Teachers Mom and Dad Won’t Wake Up
A man and woman were found dead in their Pennsylvania home after their seven-year-old daughter told school officials that her parents wouldn’t wake up, police said.
Obama, Macklemore Discuss Addiction During Weekly Address
President Obama and rapper Macklemore discussed drug addiction during Saturday’s Weekly Address. Transcript as Follows: THE PRESIDENT: Hi, everybody. I’ve got a special guest with me this week – Macklemore. For those of you who don’t share the same love[i]
Bill Bennett Slams Sentencing Reform Bill’s Early Release of Drug Traffickers: ‘Drug Dealing Is Inseparable from Violent Victimization’
BENNETT: The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act now before Congress is based on a lie — that drug dealing is not a violent crime. Americans have been told this lie for years even as we witness the violence and death caused by drug dealers in our communities. Now, this lie is propelling legislation through Congress that will destroy more lives.
Utah Becomes First State to Call Porn a ‘Public Health Crisis’
On Tuesday, Utah became the first state in the country to designate pornography a “public health” issue.
Terry Crews Details Severity of Porn Addiction in Three-Part Facebook Series: ‘I Felt Like My Wife Owed Me Sex’
Actor Terry Crews detailed his life-long battle with an addiction to pornography and revealed how it almost derailed his marriage in a three-part video series posted to Facebook.
Ted Cruz Shares Moving Family Story of Sister’s Addiction At GOP Debate
In a moving moment at Saturday night’s ABC News presidential debate, candidate Sen. Ted Cruz shared the story of his half-sister’s battle with drug addiction in the context of the overarching problem of addiction in the United States. Moderator David Muir referenced
Chris Christie’s Moving Plea For Treating Addiction: ‘Every Life Is An Individual Gift From God’
New Jersey governor and presidential candidate Chris Christie has previously spoken about drug addiction, and urged treatment instead of incarceration, but his Wednesday comments on the subject to a meeting in New Hampshire were especially moving.
Study: Playing Tetris Helps Prevent Addictive Cravings
A study from Plymouth University and Queensland University of Technology, Australia claims that playing Tetris can diminish desires for food, smoking, alcohol, and even sex.
Study: One in Eight Harbor Smart Phone Addiction
A new university study claims that one in eight people suffer an addiction to their smart phone.
