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Matthew Perry Says He's Spent $9 Million and Over Half His Life Trying to Get Sober
In his new book Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, the actor shared his realization that, before he had even turned 50, he had spent more than half of his life in treatment centers and sober living facilities battling addiction
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Matthew Perry Nearly Died After His Colon Burst From Opioid Abuse: ‘No One Survives That’
Actor spent two weeks in a coma and was hooked up to a "Hail Mary" breathing machine when he was hospitalized in 2018
- Overcoming Hardship
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No Treats, Only Tricks: Republicans Try to Ruin Halloween With Fake Rainbow Fentanyl Threat
Republican senators are trying to convince parents that the cartels are in the house down the block, handing out synthetic opioids to kids
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New York Becomes First U.S. City to Open Supervised Injection Sites for Drug Users
Facilities will provide clean needles, medicine to reverse overdoses, and information on addiction treatment services
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150 Alleged Opioid Traffickers Arrested in Darknet Sting
Coordinated international law enforcement effort led to seizure of more than 500 pounds of drugs — worth $31.6 million — in what is being called 'Operation Dark HunTor'
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Beware of Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills, DEA Warns Amid Record Overdoses
The agency reports an “alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine" being sold online
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Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay New York $230 Million to Settle Opioid Case
The company also agreed to end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids nationwide
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How a New Law in Oregon Could Finally Decriminalize Addiction
By making dependency on hard drugs a public health issue — instead of a criminal one — Oregon could help end the war on drugs
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‘RS Interview: Special Edition’: Melissa Etheridge
In an intimate video interview, Etheridge mourns the recent loss of her son Beckett and looks back at better times
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Matt Pinfield Talks Relapsing During Coronavirus Quarantine and His Road to Recovery
Beloved MTV VJ and podcast host opens up about his addiction issues and the GoFundMe campaign that helped cushion his recent treatment stay
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