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From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction
From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction

From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction

In the early 1950s Marie Nyswander was ready to move on from addiction. She set up a private practice and specialized in treating women afflicted with what she would call one of the “gravest problems of our time”: sexual frigidity. She and her adoring husband were living the good life, hanging out with rich art collectors and members of New York City’s literary scene. But when Nyswander started getting phone calls for help, she got pulled in a very different direction….

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DMX’s 10-year-old daughter plans to create a docuseries on drug addiction, as fentanyl overdoses surge in adolescents
DMX’s 10-year-old daughter plans to create a docuseries on drug addiction, as fentanyl overdoses surge in adolescents

DMX’s 10-year-old daughter plans to create a docuseries on drug addiction, as fentanyl overdoses surge in adolescents

Sonovah Hillman Jr. with her father, DMX. (Courtesy of Sonovah Hillman Sr.) Sonovah Hillman Jr., the 10-12 months-outdated daughter of hip-hop icon and Grammy-nominated rapper DMX, is working with her voice to distribute recognition about the risks of fentanyl, a strong opioid that is the major contributor to overdoses in the U.S. In January, Sonovah declared that she options to produce a 4-component documentary series to educate and spread consciousness about fentanyl and drug dependancy. In a YouTube video posted…

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CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: Drug overdoses kill 12 Pennsylvanians a day. Watch one man’s fight to help addicts
CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: Drug overdoses kill 12 Pennsylvanians a day. Watch one man’s fight to help addicts

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: Drug overdoses kill 12 Pennsylvanians a day. Watch one man’s fight to help addicts

This is the second tale in a collection about the open-air drug sector in Kensington. Read through the initial in this article. PHILADELPHIA – As overdose fatalities continue on to tick up in Pennsylvania, a single gentleman walks the streets of a drug-ridden community hoping to preserve addicts from dying — and possibly even help change their life around. Kensington — usually identified as an open-air drug market place — is floor zero for Philadelphia’s opioid disaster. There, Frank Rodriguez…

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Drug Overdoses Are On The Rise On Kauai. Meth Is Still The Main Reason
Drug Overdoses Are On The Rise On Kauai. Meth Is Still The Main Reason

Drug Overdoses Are On The Rise On Kauai. Meth Is Still The Main Reason

On Kauai, drug overdose deaths have more than quadrupled in 10 years from fewer than five in 2012 to 18 last year, contributing to an alarming rise in fatal drug use statewide. Drug overdoses were the second-most common cause of fatal injury on the Garden Isle in 2021 — after suicide and surpassing deaths from drowning, car crashes and falls — and the 10th most common cause of death overall, according to Hawaii Department of Health data. “It’s getting worse…

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As overdoses soar in rural America, more clinicians are prescribing addiction medications
As overdoses soar in rural America, more clinicians are prescribing addiction medications

As overdoses soar in rural America, more clinicians are prescribing addiction medications

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she’s starting to be significantly less of a rarity in rural The usa. The nurse practitioner prescribes medicine to dozens of individuals striving to get better from dependancy to heroin or opioid painkillers. The basic-apply clinic exactly where she is effective, housed in a repurposed supermarket developing, has no indications designating it as a location for men and women to look for treatment for drug addiction, which is how Storjohann…

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To stop fatal overdoses, hospitals turn to addiction treatment teams : Shots
To stop fatal overdoses, hospitals turn to addiction treatment teams : Shots

To stop fatal overdoses, hospitals turn to addiction treatment teams : Shots

David Cave, a recovery coach who is part of an addiction specialty team at Salem Hospital, north of Boston, stands outside the emergency department. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption toggle caption Jesse Costa/WBUR David Cave, a recovery coach who is part of an addiction specialty team at Salem Hospital, north of Boston, stands outside the emergency department. Jesse Costa/WBUR Marie lives in the coastal town of Swampscott, in Massachusetts. Last December, she began having more and more trouble breathing. One morning,…

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