Miss Community Clovia created the Barbershop Talk, One Community of Recovery because of the history of the Heroin/Opioid crisis. This has been a problem in all communities but has gravely affected the black community. The black community needs the treatment centers and other resources too. However, treatment most of time has been a jail or […]
Miss Community Clovia created the Barbershop Talk, One Community of Recovery because of the history of the Heroin/Opioid crisis. This has been a problem in all communities but has gravely affected the black community. The black community needs the treatment centers and other resources too. However, treatment most of the time has been a jail […]
The holidays can be a stressful time for everyone. For those struggling with an active addiction, the holidays can be a particularly troubling season. Research shows that drug use, specially Opioid use, increases during the stress and pressures of the holiday season. You’re alone and there are resources available at curbthecrisis.com In Community Biz: Barbershop […]
The Governor’s Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse in Virginia presents CurbTheCrisis.com, a new website intended as a comprehensive resource for all Virginians in the fight against opioid misuse and overdose throughout the Commonwealth. Clovia Lawrence of Radio One Inc and the Barbershop Talks, One Community of Recovery is joining forces with CurbtheCrisis […]
Two Georgia brothers plead guilty to brutally attacking their parents. The parents survived, forgave their sons and asked the judge for leniency.
During Friday's edition on NewsOne Now, Jerrold Winter, Ph.D, Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of New York at Buffalo spoke with Roland Martin about pain management, opioid dependence and the true meaning of addition.
Since the untimely death of the late great Prince, rumors have been circulating about what actually caused the star's sudden death.
The source, who is unnamed, said it is not clear if the opioid "caused or contributed to the musician's death."
Attorney William Mauzy confirmed that Dr. Howard Kornfeld, a California-based specialist and a national authority on opioid addiction treatment, was contacted by representatives for the entertainer who said Prince "was dealing with a grave medical emergency." Mauzy works with the Kornfeld family.
While we're happy that things seem to have taken a healthy turn for KhloMar, we can't ignore the fact that Khloe's bae James Harden was abruptly left behind.
“It is easier to raise strong children than repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass Douglass said those words years ago, but their wisdom is timeless.…
Singer D’Angelo rode a wave of R&B popularity in the ’90s before his chiseled body threatened to overshadow his music and he vanished into addiction for more than a decade. Now he’s back and attempting to mount a comeback and opens up to GQ magazine about living with addiction, his arrest for soliciting sex and […]
