Tag: addiction
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Iatrogenic Origin of Addiction From, and Dependence On, Non‑Opioid Medications Used in Pain Care
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2026 (Feb. 23, 2026) — The U.S. intelligence community has just assisted the Mexican government in a military operation against a Mexican drug cartel. It’s about time they join in the fight against illegal drug prescription and over-prescription of pain medications. Many people assume that only opioid pain medicines…
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Prescription (Legal) Drug Misuse and Addiction in the United States
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2026 (Feb. 18, 2026) — For years, public discussion has centered on illicit drugs and opioid overdose. That focus was necessary — but it left a parallel and structurally underexamined problem largely untouched: dependence and addiction phenotypes emerging from legally prescribed medications, many of them classified as “non-addictive.” Our goal…
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Taming the Harm Caused by Social Media
by William L. Kovacs, ©2025 (Sep. 29, 2025) — This article is Part I of a two-part series on how to address the algorithms created by social media companies that are designed to keep our younger generation addicted to their phones and computer screens, ultimately generating significant profits for these corporations. Part I provides the…
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Whistleblower Dr. Marvin Rapaport Exposes Political Medicine and its Elusive “Hidden” Allergy
by Linda Goudsmit, blogging at Pundicity, ©2025 (Aug. 17, 2025) — In my January 30, 2022 article, “A Short History of Medicine and Megalomania,” I explain how holistic medicine is actually the original western medicine established on the principle of strengthening the immune system to fight off pathogens in the environment. It is traditional western medicine that…
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Parents Are Growing More Concerned About This Type of Addiction
by Dr. Joseph Mercola, ©2023 (Nov. 30, 2023) — Internet addiction has surpassed drug use as a top concern for parents of teens, according to an eye-opening study published in JAMA Network Open.1 In a survey of 1,005 parents, twice as many cited concerns about internet addiction compared to substance addiction among their 9- to…
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A Creature Who Makes Choices
by ProfDave, ©2022 (Jan. 24, 2022) — Not in the womb, perhaps, but at some point not long after, we begin to take actions that are not pre-programmed in our biology. This is most visible when we consciously choose to do the wrong thing. Why is it when we think of choice, we don’t think…
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We Humbly Asked
by ProfDave, ©2021 (Oct. 26, 2021) — There is One Power who can do for you what you cannot do for yourself – One who has power to raise the dead – and what is dead in you. But you need to humbly ask. One thing that someone with a serious trauma, a vexing hang-up…
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Serenity Rehab in Glasgow
by Contributor (Oct. 4, 2021) — Many people still live with the false pictures of traditional rehab, imagining old equipment and slapdash attitude towards patients. These ideas in their minds prevent them from addressing professionals and, therefore, postpone the recovery. Some addicts do not want to feel vulnerable and pathetic in case they are taken…
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Bible Thumpers’ Anonymous
“A POWER GREATER THAN YOURSELF” by ProfDave, ©2020 (Oct. 13, 2020) — What is a “bible-thumper?” Are they dangerous? If you call me and your number is unrecognized, I answer “Celebrate Recovery, how may I help you?” Celebrate Recovery® is a Christ-centered, 12 Step, life-recovery support program for all hurts, habits and hang-ups. There are…
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Blame the Producer — Cover for the Abuser
“PROSECUTE THE CRIMINALS” August 26, 2019 Dear Friends and Colleagues: Over the weekend we were treated to yet another attack by the courts on business. A judge, somewhere, held a major pharmaceutical guilty and responsible for millions in damages because they are producer of a popular – AND EFFECTIVE – opioid, which is being abused…
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Opioid Crisis Solutions: Will Criminalizing the Drug Help?
“STOP THE PROBLEM AT THE SOURCE” by Contributor (May 3, 2019) — In the war against drugs that wages on, lawmakers search for the best opioid crisis solutions to the fast growing drug crisis in history. It’s no secret that the US has committed itself to a war on drugs. But the opioid epidemic in the…
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Inmate’s Wife Seeks to Illuminate Problem of Mental Illness and Incarceration
“THESE ARE STILL HUMAN BEINGS” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 15, 2018) — [Editor’s Note: The following two letters were sent by Mrs. Beth Haycraft on the dates indicated to radio show host Scotty Campbell of SuperTalk WFHG, 92.9 FM in response to remarks he made on April 9, 2018. Mrs. Haycraft’s husband, Michael Wayne Haycraft,…
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Addiction Treatment Center (RR)
“YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO SUFFER” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Jul. 12, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the show that brings you what you ought to be hearing, ‘The Pulse of the Nation.’ Hello, there, my name is Roving and I’ll be your host, and for you first-time viewers, glad to have you.…
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A Christmas Prayer Request from The Post & Email pb
“WE CAN REBUILD AMERICA” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 24, 2013) — As we gather to celebrate Christmas with our loved ones, The Post & Email prays for all of those who have suffered the painful loss of a child. We pray for the parents of Claire Davis, who was brutally and mortally wounded by a…