ADDICTION

The FBI recognized a Northern Virginia woman Tuesday for her tremendous work and dedication to fighting the opioid crisis with compassion and dedication. More than a decade ago, Katrina King had a corporate job, two beautiful kids and an injury she nursed with opioid prescription pills. “Then I was up to 40, 50 pills a day of the 80 mg…

The FBI recognized a Northern Virginia woman for her tremendous work and dedication to fighting the opioid crisis with compassion and dedication. She told Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder her drive to help others stems from her own struggle with opioid addiction.

More than seven years after his near-fatal overdose, Lamar Odom has launched Odom Wellness Treatment Centers, a collection of facilities offering rehab programs to those struggling with addiction.

Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.

Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.

During a recent interview on the podcast “Off the Record With DJ Akademiks,” the 63-year-old rapper shared that he was addicted to cocaine, crack, weed, alcohol, and cigarettes “for 18 years straight.”

Flavor Flav got candid about his past battles with addiction during an appearance on the “Off the Record with DJ Akademiks” podcast.

Virginia high school students’ art was on display at the Reston Art Gallery and Studios on Sunday. The art work raised awareness and funds for addiction recovery.

Want to Respond to the Opioid Crisis? Fight Stigma, DC Peer Coach Says

Drema Ogletree starts slow when she walks into a room of a psychiatric hospital and introduces herself to a patient beginning to detox from drugs.  “I know you’re not feeling well today,” she begins. “I’m here to help you however you need help.”  Ogletree asks substance use disorder patients only a few questions at first. Little by little, she...

If you’re like me, you probably buy stuff you don’t really need. But you might also have that one thing you can seemingly never resist adding to your cart – that designer purse, limited sneaker release, or hard-to-find collectible. For me it’s records. Why do I feel compelled to stack more vinyl? And does everyone else experience this? “You...

LX News Storyteller Eric Rodriguez can’t stop buying vinyl records. But why? To find out what was behind this compulsion, he spoke to Dr. Stephanie Hartselle, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University. She explains why someone might feel drawn to purchase something they don’t need, especially in these stressful times. She also provides some tips to...

Many young women drink mainly at social gatherings or with friends, but a significant number drink alone. Some who drink alone turn to alcohol to deal with negative emotions, and that could signal a risk for alcohol problems when they reach their mid-30s, explains Kasey Creswell, a Carnegie Mellon University psychology professor who studied the behavior.

“I was on top of the world and I ruined it,” the 32-year-old star said in a new interview.

State attorneys in Florida say pharmacy chain Walgreens ignored red flags that signaled the pharmacies were contributing to the opioid crisis. Walgreens stores in the Tampa area had abnormally high numbers of opioid prescriptions and pills distributed, prosecutors say. Walgreens attorneys say the company was misled by pharmaceutical companies like Purdue Pharma about the potency of the drugs.

Demi Lovato has decided to stop being California sober, but the confusion over what the term means lives on. On Thursday, the singer announced on their Instagram story, “I no longer support my ‘California sober’ ways. Sober sober is the only way to be,” per People magazine. When Lovato previously revealed in March that they identified as California sober, fans…