Potent Kratom Products Drive a New Wave of Addiction and Severe Withdrawal Across the U.S.
Addiction treatment centers across the United States are reporting a sharp increase in patients seeking help for dependence on kratom and, increasingly, highly concentrated products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH. Kratom comes from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia and has been available in the United States for decades. Traditionally sold as powders, […]
Social Media Giants Face Thousands of Lawsuits Over Claims Their Platforms Addict Young Users
A U.S. federal appeals court has allowed more than 3,000 lawsuits against some of the world’s largest social media companies to move forward, delivering a significant legal setback to the technology industry. The cases accuse Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap of deliberately designing their platforms to encourage compulsive use among children and teenagers, allegedly contributing […]
A Motivating Story Of How Blake Cohen Turned His Own Battles With Substance Use To Help And Encourage Others To Overcome Their Own Struggles With Addiction
Blake Cohen, best selling author, is a Substance Use Disorder Professional and Personal Growth and Recovery Coach. As a teenager and young adult, he found himself lost in an addiction to opioid pain medication. Like many who have gone through addiction before, Blake was stuck living a double life – trying to appear like he […]
