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June 10, 2025 • Vol. 12, No. 43

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The Pleasures of Addiction Keep People Hooked − But Altering The Neurons…

VIDEO – SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – June 4, 2025 - People rely on memories of rewards to function and survive. Associated with positive experiences, these memories provide context for evaluating present and future... Read More...

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Addiction Treatment Services Selling Recovery Homes

VIDEO – IN THE MARKET? – June 3, 2025 - As the non-profit celebrates 50 years of service, CEO Paula Lipinski explained staff need to make decisions that will keep the organization going for another 50 years. One ... Read More...

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Dakota Mortensen Reveals He Considered Killing Himself amid Drug Relapse During His Divorce

GIN NOT GUNS – June 4, 2025 - While fans of the show have heard mention of Dakota’s previous addiction on the show, he takes it back to where it all began — when he was a 17-year-old basketball player looking for som... Read More...

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Sly & The Family Stone-Family Affair

RIP Sly – WATCH – Official Video for "Family Affair" (Questlove Rhythm King Edit) by Sly & The Family Stone. So psyched for the premiere of Sly Lives on hulu today! Only other thing I'd love to see... Read More...

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We’ve slowed the surge in overdose deaths. The Trump regime may undo it all.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – June 5, 2025 - Overdose deaths have decreased every single month. That very same day, the new Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in testimony before Congress, m... Read More...

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Birmingham’s Most Prolific Shoplifter

NOT ANYMORE – June 4, 2025 - For decades Keeley Knowles’ life consisted of shoplifting thousands of pounds worth of goods to fuel her heroin addiction. Previously known as “Birmingham’s most prolific shoplif... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Brian Hyman

Ulrika Jonsson Marks Sobriety Milestone

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Low-Calorie Diet Makes People Depressed

AND COWS HAPPY – June 5, 2025 - Skipping dessert really can leave you down in the dumps. No one who’s been on a diet has ever said “I love calorie restriction,” but a new study has found a not-so-surprising ... Read More...

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Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using tap water to clear sinuses

VIDEO – BEWARE BE WARY – June 4, 2025 - A Texas woman has died after contracting a rare infection from a brain-eating amoeba while using tap water to clear out her sinuses. She started experiencing serious symptoms l... Read More...

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My son’s death broke me – but I’ve learnt how to stay sober no matter what

GRIEF MATTERS – June 4, 2025 - People frequently say things like, “You have to get sober for yourself. You can’t get sober for anybody else.” But I got sober for my children. The first years of sobriety were to... Read More...

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Are Americans Aware of the Link Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk?

DUH! – June 6, 2025 - Consuming alcohol has been linked to at least seven types of cancers—including colorectal, breast, hepatic, oral, laryngeal, pharyngeal, and esophageal cancers. Each year, alcohol-related ... Read More...

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Alcohol’s Link to GI Cancer

VIDEO – DRINKING TOO MUCH! – June 6, 2025 - In January 2025, the US Surgeon General released an important advisory that “highlights alcohol use as a leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, contribu... Read More...

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Most Popular Processed Foods Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

AND TOOTH DECAY – June 3, 2025 - People who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods, such as cold breakfast cereals, cookies, and hot dogs, may be more likely to develop early signs of Parkinson’s disease compared t... Read More...

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Kennedy Is Shrinking the Agency that Helps The Mentally Ill and Addicts

GOODBYE SAMHSA – June 6, 2025 - The country’s main mental health agency, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, commonly known as SAMHSA, is in the process of being dissolved. It has lost more th... Read More...

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Health Minister: No Evidence Forced Addictions Treatment Effective

VIDEO – ATTRACTION NOT COERCION – June 3, 2025 - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there’s no evidence that forcing people into addictions treatment works, but she won’t weigh in on whether provinces shou... Read More...

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“Sobriety is the key to everything I do. Every day is a victory!”

HE ALWAYS WINS – June 5, 2025 - You might perhaps spy Vandyke drinking a frothy amber liquid as he raises a glass with connections. Or he might even be sipping another beverage that, at a cursory look, could be mi... Read More...

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Researchers Got Fruit Flies Addicted to Cocaine … for Science

CAN THEY FASTER? – June 5, 2025 - For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The flies will self-administer cocaine if given the option. The new... Read More...

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Jason Biggs Recalls ‘INSANE’ Memory Before Sobriety

LIKE HOT APPLE PIE – June 6, 2025 - Jason Biggs knew he had to turn his life around after one particular event during his struggle with addiction. The 47-year-old actor, who has now overcome his struggle with addi... Read More...

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Why Are SYNTHETIC Opioids So Dangerous?

THEY KILL YOU – June 5, 2025 - Overdoses and drug poisonings are now the third leading cause of death in people under age 20, behind firearms and motor vehicle crashes. As a parent, I wanted to know more about ... Read More...

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Have FAITH: You Can Beat Screen Addiction!

REALLY? – June 6, 2025 - You and I all know the horror stories. We experienced them ourselves, or have at least seen them, especially in…restaurants. Parents and children file in. The kids each have their brigh... Read More...

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Documentary on Homelessness Crisis Debuts at REEL Recovery Film Festival

MOVIES MATTER – June 6, 2025 - “InhuMAINE,” created by Rogan O’Donnell, was filmed almost entirely in Bangor and attempts to capture why the region has struggled with growing homelessness in the wake of the pandemic.... Read More...

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Canada Opens Involuntary Treatment Beds on Grounds of Correctional Facility

VIDEO – OH CANADA – June 3, 2025 - Containing 18 beds across two buildings on the site of the women’s jail, the facility will provide specialized care for individuals, both men and women, struggling with extreme ment... Read More...

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SISTER SLEDGE – WE ARE FAMILY

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 4,920,823 views since Nov 26, 2011 - “My son’s favourite song, even though he is a metalhead. He is the second youngest, I have three other daughters. And he never misses the chance to si... Read More...

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Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 93M views 15 years ago - It’s physically impossible to be in an ill temper when listening to this song. I’m 44 and it still slams like the 90s. - If you’re here that means you have i... Read More...

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6 Daily Habits That Will Help You Live Longer

AND HEALTHIER – June 6, 2025 - Cut back on sugary and salty processed foods in favor of whole, fresh ones; quit smoking; cool it on the alcohol; and get in some regular exercise. However unsexy such recommendations m... Read More...

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SUPER BODY BROKER Tonmoy Sharma of Sovereign Health Arrested for $149 Million Fraud & Accepting $21 Million in Illegal Kickbacks for Referrals to Other Rehabs

WATCH – BREAK NEWS – May 31, 2025 - The founder/former CEO made an initial court appearance. The federal investigation into Sovereign Health which ran multiple addiction treatment centers in Southern California has b... Read More...

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Marijuana Use By Older Adults Climbs to New Highs

STILL AT WOODSTOCK? – June 3, 2025 - In 2023, roughly 7 percent of adults 65 and older reported using the drug in the past month. Researchers found marijuana use among older adults who are college-educated, higher-in... Read More...

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Top 7 Teen Substance Use

SAVE THE CHILDREN – June 2025 - Teen substance use trends are always changing, and staying informed can help parents have better conversations with their kids. The good news? Teen substance use is at an all-time low!... Read More...

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Stopping Alcoholism With Smartwatches

HONESTLY? – June 4, 2025 - This new approach uses a tool called microinteraction-based ecological momentary assessment, or μEMA for short. It works on smartwatches and collects small pieces of data throughout t... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Hannah Arendt

“The ideal subject of totalitarianism is the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true or false, no longer exists.” – Hannah Arendt, b. 1906 - d.1975 ... Read More...

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Book Excerpt: HIGH Confessions of a Cannabis Addict by Leonard Lee Buschel

HIGH-lights – Jan. 30, 2022 - Once I was back home, selling the hash was no problem, until I was dealing my last quarter ounce to some guys in a friend’s basement in the Kensington and Allegheny neighborhood of Phil... Read More...

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Publisher Turns 27* and is subject of a piece in Shout Out LA

A PUFF PIECE ON AN EX-POTHEAD – August 2, 2021 - Occasionally the gang and I would wait at the news stand for the ‘bulldog’ edition, dropped off at 11pm. An early edition of the morning Inky, nickname for the Phila... Read More...

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Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85

A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME – July 7, 2021 - The film, though probably a financial success by Mr. Downey’s standards, made only about $2.7 million. (By comparison, “Butch Cass... Read More...

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Writers In Treatment: Melding Recovery, the Arts, and Information

The accident that led to a Film Festival November 12, 2020 - For the past twelve years, Leonard Buschel has been an instrumental force in adding flavor and culture to the recovery community by filling ... Read More...

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Leslie Jordan Fan Mail

“Who knew when Leonard started his recovery bulletin years ago, how pertinent and necessary it would become in the days of hunkering down from the Covid 19 virus. When one has exhausted all the available online... Read More...

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