Celebrity performer Cher has reportedly filed for a temporary conservatorship to control the financial affairs of her son, saying he’s struggling with “severe” mental health issues and is unable to make the right financial decisions. In documents acquired by entertainment tabloid TMZ, the 77-year-old singer claimed that her 47-year-old son, Elijah Blue Allman, is “substantially […]
More California schools districts are adopting parental notification policies. The goal, they say, is to strengthen relationships between staff, parents, and students. An author says diversity, equity, and inclusion “is purposefully amorphic.” We’ll hear more on why he says DEI evolves to find its way into different pockets of society. A U.S. Navy service member […]
A bill designed to increase involuntary commitment for those in need of mental health treatment, but unwilling or unable to seek it themselves, was signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 10. “California is undertaking a major overhaul of our mental health system. The mental health crisis affects us all, and people who […]
News stories about drug addiction and overdoses are seen almost every day, how addiction is formed, and how people can kick the bad habits and form good ones. Dr. Loretta Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, to get her perspective on how our human brain works.
Peer pressure is no longer the reason why children are using drugs, David Magee argues in his book called “Things Have Changed.” After he shared his deeply personal story on this issue, he put together what he says every parent and educator should know about the student mental health and drug crisis. NTD spoke to […]
Officials in Oregon are admitting that the problem of drug addiction has gotten worse after the state decriminalized drugs in early 2021. Overdoses and seizures of fentanyl, marijuana, and opioids have skyrocketed over the past year.
Attorneys for actress Amber Heard sought to undermine Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against her Thursday by spending hours in court focused on the actor’s drinking, drug use, and texts he sent to friends—including one about wanting to kill and defile his then-wife. Heard’s lawyers referenced Depp’s history of trashing hotel rooms and his smashing of […]
On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that people in drug addiction rehabilitation centers will start to get vaccinated this week, even though not all elderly have gotten vaccinated yet. Many don’t agree with this order. Cuomo already faced heavy criticism for his handling of the elderly at the beginning of the pandemic. Back then, he authorized […]
Bob Woodson has dedicated the past forty years to helping people in impoverished communities overcome the social ills that surround them, from crime to drug addiction. In an area that had 53 murders in just two years, Woodson once helped two warring gangs meet in his office and negotiate a truce. As a result, there […]
A recovering drug addict who trained thousands of people to save overdose victims died Saturday after “he lost his battle with addiction,” his obituary said. He was 40 years old.
A woman who was formerly addicted to heroin is celebrating a year of being clean, after being told she only had months to live if she didn’t give up her drug addiction. Caroline Best was addicted to heroin and crack cocaine and spent the past 15 years in and out of prison for shoplifting. Last […]
RED BOILING SPRINGS, Tenn.—A mayor in Tennessee who is up for re-election has been arrested after allegedly attempting to get a pill press used to make illegal drugs. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office on April 25 arrested Red Boiling Springs Mayor Joel Coe two days before he was set to compete against two opponents for […]
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Dec. 28 ruled that women’s use of opioids during pregnancy does not constitute child abuse, according to court documents. It was found that fetuses and unborn children do not fall under the definition of a child under the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL). Therefore, a woman cannot be declared […]
Oscar winner Ben Affleck said on Oct. 4 he had completed a 40-day residential alcohol rehab program but said that battling addiction “is a lifelong and difficult struggle.” Affleck, 46, who also went to rehab in 2017 and 2001, said in a posting on his Instagram account that he remained in outpatient care, and thanked […]
The former boyfriend of a Sydney woman whose two newborn babies died within 15 months of each other has given evidence at an inquest into the babies’ deaths. The inquest heard that the unnamed mother smoked ice “more times than [he’d] seen her go to the toilet,” reported AAP. The sudden deaths of two half-sisters — […]
On March 1, former Miss USA, Tara Conner, wrote an op-ed expressing her gratitude to President Trump for his role in helping her make the confronting steps to turn her life away from substance addiction. Conner describes her turmoil when growing up. She was molested by her uncle at the age of 3. Years later, […]
