Will the Hospitality Industry Be Left High and Dry by Alcohol Moderation Trend? [The Star]
The desire for sober social venues is catching on in Canada and the U.S. This health-focused trend has inspired alcohol-free offerings to pop up on menus everywhere.
Dreams About Substance Use Relapse Are Common for People in Recovery [Bustle]
Relapsing in your dreams? A new study shows that intense, disruptive dreams about substance use relapse are common among people in recovery.
Prisons ‘Playing Catch-Up to Psychoactive Drug Use’ Says Minister [Guardian]
The UK is also contending with a drug problem in prisons. The government ramped up anti-drug efforts to push back on the wave of synthetic drug use.
Fight Substance Abuse, Get Your Student Loans Paid [Forbes]
A new program offers a way to pay off student loans by helping community substance abuse recovery efforts. The program can provide up to $75,000 to eligible borrowers.
Dayton Mayor Offers Solution After City Cuts Opioid Overdose Deaths in Half [10TV]
The city of Dayton was able to recover from having one of the highest OD rates in the U.S. Mayor Nan Whaley says it was a community effort.
Trump Said China Doesn’t Have a Drug Problem. The Data Tells a Different Story. [TIME]
Trump recently lauded China for suppressing drug use via capital punishment. TIME fact-checks the president’s claim.
In 1969 the Fifth Beatle Was Heroin: John Lennon’s Addiction Took Its Toll on the Band [Salon]
Biographer Kenneth Womack details John Lennon’s heroin use and the effect it had on the Beatles. “Because we never injected, I don’t think we were… well, we were hooked, but I don’t think it was a great amount.”
The CBD Boom: Brazen Claims, Fake Products, Regulatory Scrutiny [Bloomberg]
CBD is gaining popularity as a remedy for everything from menstrual cramps to trouble sleeping. These writers examine the growing industry surrounding the cannabis compound, and some of the issues that are cropping up with it.