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Are Wet House Facilities Really Helping Alcoholics?

Addiction Culture

November 4th, 2019 Nikki Seay 4 minute read

When most people think of homeless shelters, they envision buildings that offer up free hot meals, cots for sleeping, and some fairly strict rules. Normally, alcohol is a huge no-no for shelter residents. However, a new kind of service...

Can a Massive Batch of Ecstasy Pills Pass as Art?

Addiction Culture

November 4th, 2019 Nikki Seay 2 minute read

For centuries, artists have relied on odd mediums to express their creativity. Today, instead of Michelangelo or da Vinci paintings, we have elaborate wall art made from slices of burnt toast or full-size bust “sculptures” made from matchsticks. While...

Warning: Opiate Painkillers Can Damage Hearing

Addiction in the News

November 4th, 2019 Nikki Seay 2 minute read

There’s already a wealth of information available about the dangers of prescription painkillers. From liver damage to depression, opiates like Percocet and Oxycontin have been linked to a myriad of unwanted side effects. And now it looks like we...

Sober Tom Sizemore Talks Leaked Heroin Video

Addiction in the News

November 4th, 2019 McCarton Ackerman 3 minute read

Actor Tom Sizemore is speaking out about a leaked “drug den” video that surfaced in January, blaming his past issues with drugs for the scandal. An Embarrassing Video Sizemore, best known for his role in Saving Private Ryan, had...

Amanda Bynes Arrested for Driving Under the Influence

Addiction in the News

November 4th, 2019 Nikki Seay 3 minute read

Just when it seemed like Amanda Bynes was working through her problems and making serious strides towards sobriety, her progress came to an abrupt halt over the weekend. During the early hours of Sunday morning, the 28-year-old actress was...

Drug Dealers Take Their Business to Instagram

Addiction Culture

November 4th, 2019 Nikki Seay 2 minute read

People have been selling drugs on the Internet for years. Not too long ago, there were hundreds of “doctors” online diagnosing chronic pain conditions without even speaking to their virtual patients. With a couple clicks of the mouse –...

Kevin Ward Jr. Was Intoxicated When Killed on the Track

Addiction Culture

November 4th, 2019 Nikki Seay 2 minute read

Sprint car racing is a dangerous sport. That point was driven home last month when a 20-year-old driver was struck and killed at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York. And now a new toxicology report shows that Kevin...

Drug Ring Busted for Selling Meth from a Taco Truck

Addiction Culture

November 4th, 2019 Nikki Seay 2 minute read

Gone are the days when drug dealers peddled their products out of dark alleyways or from the bathrooms of seedy downtown clubs. No, today’s drug dealers are much more brazen. They’ve come out of the shadows, getting “creative” with...

Woman Busted for Hiding Cocaine… Where!?

Bizarre

November 4th, 2019 Nikki Seay 2 minute read

Drug dealers and smugglers are driven by one thing: money. It’s the “anything to make a buck” attitude that leads many smugglers to use dangerous and mind-boggling delivery tactics. In a never-ending battle to stay one step ahead of...

Plastic Surgeon Sued Over ‘Cocaine Nose’ Photos

Bizarre

November 4th, 2019 Elizabeth de Moya 2 minute read

A Chicago woman is suing her former plastic surgeon for using photos of her rhinoplasty operation without her consent. Sabrina Kropp, age 55, alleges that Dr. Robert Walton of Plastic Surgery Chicago LLC posted before-and-after photographs of her septal...

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