The lives behind the numbers and the havoc that gambling will wreak on their families and communities
Published: Saturday, May 25th, 2024 @ 8:53 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The Republican Party checked itself into a rehab facility this morning, having hit rock-bottom in the throes of its addiction to losing.
Published: Sunday, November 26th, 2023 @ 1:07 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Money that was Sitting Idle in NCCash.com Now Will Help Residents Break Chains of Addiction
Published: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 @ 11:14 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Greenville, N.C., has been recognized as one of the Best Addiction Treatment Centers in America for 2023 in Newsweek’s annual rankings.
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 2:47 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Actor Dennis Quaid has been open about his struggle with addiction over the years, and now he’s discussing the benefits of staying sober and relying on his faith in a higher power.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 9:32 am
By: Daily Wire
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Local ten-year-old Liam Moore has been working hard to overcome a dreadful addiction to Big League Chew.
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 7:26 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Hey, you! Are you struggling with a porn addiction? Not good! We certainly wouldn't know anything about that. We've never looked at porn, not even one time.
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2023 @ 10:27 am
By: Babylon Bee
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We've all seen it. All of us, in some way, have had our lives touched by it. Amazon addiction. It's spreading like wildfire through marriages and families, destroying all bank accounts in its path.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 12:33 am
By: Babylon Bee
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ECU program aims to limit impact of addiction, HIV
Published: Saturday, November 19th, 2022 @ 3:48 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Pumpkin spice addiction is no joke. Experts agree that overdosing on the devilish concoction is the leading cause of death during the fall season. Stay vigilant and keep an eye out for these warning signs:
Published: Friday, October 28th, 2022 @ 2:13 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Are you trying to break a coffee addiction? Have no fear, the self-help experts at the Babylon Bee are here! We assembled our research team and found the top 7 ways to wean yourself off coffee:
Published: Sunday, September 25th, 2022 @ 1:30 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed September as National Recovery Month to emphasize the importance of substance use disorder treatment and prevention and show support for the people across the state who struggle with addiction.
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2022 @ 11:01 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Presents Unclaimed Property Check to Real Recovery Clinical Services
Published: Monday, July 25th, 2022 @ 11:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A few days ago, as I was finishing shaving, my wife mentioned that she had an upset stomach. So I handed her 2 Tums and set the bottle down on the vanity counter facing our mirror.
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Lacava
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Cell phone electronic devise addiction
Published: Monday, August 9th, 2021 @ 6:18 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Joe Coletti’s piece in Carolina Journal opens with an important point: “The undercounted cost of the COVID pandemic is in the lives lost to despair, addiction, suicide, and other illnesses.”
Published: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 @ 5:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The undercounted cost of the COVID pandemic is in the lives lost to despair, addiction, suicide, and other illnesses.
Published: Saturday, November 14th, 2020 @ 5:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the Trump Administration released a new tool to assist rural community leaders in building an effective local response to the crisis of addiction.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 9:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Congressmen Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and Collin Peterson (MN-07) introduced H.R. 5774, the Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination (HOPE) Act.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2020 @ 3:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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5 tips for celebrating the season when you or a loved one struggles with addiction
Published: Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 @ 8:37 am
By: ECU News Services
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When her teenage son collapsed in a seizure, it hit High Point mother Kelly Kinard. Luka was addicted.
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 @ 12:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to crack down on addiction-driven human trafficking.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 11:23 am
By: Thom Tillis
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High school students are at risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, a fact confirmed by a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services analysis of vaping devices confiscated from students at seven schools in various parts of the state.
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2019 @ 3:35 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina is strengthening its fight against the opioid epidemic by expanding the number of pharmacies participating in the Controlled Substance Reporting System
Published: Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 @ 11:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina today received federal approval to implement the transition to Medicaid managed care and integrate physical health, behavioral health and pharmacy benefits
Published: Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 @ 4:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) voted in favor of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, bipartisan legislation to combat the national opioid crisis
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2018 @ 1:36 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, we remember those we have lost to the drug abuse epidemic, lift up and pray for those struggling with addiction, and reaffirm our steadfast resolve.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's time to get aggressive in the fight against opioid addiction, said U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Raleigh presentation on the nationwide opioid crisis
Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2018 @ 11:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released a request for applications for community projects to combat the opioid crisis by advancing the goals of the NC Opioid Action Plan
Published: Thursday, April 5th, 2018 @ 9:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Tuesday marks the expiration of the President’s public health emergency to combat the opioid crisis, Governor Roy Cooper urged Congress to take action on the recommendations of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
Published: Saturday, January 20th, 2018 @ 4:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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It's now much more difficult to get prescription opioids in North Carolina
Published: Thursday, January 4th, 2018 @ 9:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper encourages North Carolinians to participate in the 14th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day tomorrow, Saturday, October 28, 2017
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 5:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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