January 29, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

January 29, 2019 • Vol. 6, No. 28

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What’s Taking So Long for Naloxone to Be Made Available Over the Counter?

OTC or DOA? – January 18, 2019 - The FDA has developed a model Drug Facts Label (DFL) with “easy-to-understand pictograms on how to use the drug” ... “FDA’s development work here is extraordinary, and reflects their lo... Read More...

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Humanizing Portraits of Mentally Ill Inmates at Cook County Jail

A Look Inside – January 17, 2019 - In late 2015, photographer Lili Kobielski began visiting inmates in Cook County Jail. Her new book, I Refuse for the Devil to Take My Soul: Inside Cook County Jail, is a powerful exa... Read More...

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‘These People Didn’t Have a Longing to Become Addicted’

Chief Administrator – January 25, 2019 - Decker deftly administers Narcan, an overdose-reversing medicine, and soon the woman comes to. “In my first 15 or 20 years of service, I bet I didn’t administer Narcan no more t... Read More...

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Trump demanded ‘horrifying’ anti-opioid ads

Sadism Works? – Jan. 24, 2018 - Sims, a former White House communications aide, writes about the episode in his new book, “Team of Vipers: My extraordinary 500 days in the Trump White House,” a copy of which was obtaine... Read More...

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Mentally Ill Inmates in NY Held Past Their Release Dates

Free Housing – January 24, 2019 - A lack of community-based mental health housing facilities have left mentally ill inmates incarcerated months past their release dates — including some in solitary confinement, a new la... Read More...

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Ruston Kelly Gives a Musical TED Talk on Art and Sobriety

Drug-Free Country – JANUARY 26, 2019 - “It’s been since I was like 19 that I’ve had a clear outlook mentally on my life and perception wasn’t muddied by something,” he said, and noted he’s committed to sobriety but doe... Read More...

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As Problem Drinking Rises In Older Americans, doctor offers advice to seniors.

Older Not Wiser – January 25, 2019 - “For most people, alcohol misuse starts young: they may begin drinking in college and struggle with it thereafter. But for a smaller number of people, problems with alcohol don’t st... Read More...

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Woman drunk on vanilla extract during DUI arrest

Someone left the cake out in the rain... – Jan. 25, 2019 - Police also allegedly found “several empty bottles of pure vanilla extract” in the car. After she failed field sobriety tests, she was arrested but later refuse... Read More...

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Demi Lovato celebrates 6 months of sobriety: ‘Best day ever’

Too hard to eat a 6-month chip? – January 26, 2019 - Before the hospitalization, Lovato had celebrated six years of sobriety. But in her song “Sober,” released last June, Lovato opened up about a relapse. “Mama, I’m so ... Read More...

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Just One Night of Sleep Loss Can Affect Body and Mind

Dream On – Jan. 26, 2019 - “The interesting thing about this study is that it suggests that real-life factors such as sleep might affect how fast the disease spreads through the brain,” said study author David Holtzman ... Read More...

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Internet addiction spawns U.S. treatment programs

Advertised on the Internet. Where else? – Jan. 27, 2019 - We’re all mildly addicted. I think that’s obvious to see in our behavior,” said psychiatrist Kimberly Young, who has led the field of research since founding the... Read More...

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Alcoholic credits swimming for saving his life

Different Strokes – JANUARY 26, 2019 - But after years of trying to get better, the 44-year-old from Sandringham in Victoria was finally able to have his last drink on February 8, 2013. He recalled the first five days o... Read More...

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How addict Jesus survived drug epidemic

Rehab South African Style – Jan. 27, 2019 - A drug cocktail called nyaope is destroying young lives in South Africa’s townships. It is a heroin-based drug, often mixed with antiretroviral medication or rat poison, and c... Read More...

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Marine vet with PTSD held by ICE for 3 days

We are PTSD’d off – January 19, 2019 - Ramos-Gomez served in the Marines from 2011-14, during which time he received accolades including a national defense service medal, a global war on terrorism service medal, an Afgh... Read More...

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Vicious Cycle Emerges With Opioid And Suicide Epidemics

Mobius Strip – JAN. 17, 2019 - “I think we’re all wondering about the connection between suicide deaths and opioid deaths. And it’s likely that there are some connections for some of the deaths, and then for other death... Read More...

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Aetna fined $190,000 over opioid addiction coverage

A Drop in the Bucket – January 8, 2019 -“Making sure Pennsylvanians receive the substance use disorder benefits to which they are entitled under their health insurance coverage is a key part of Gov. Wolf’s battle agains... Read More...

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Therapist sees rise in marijuana addiction

There is Always MA – January 25, 2019 - Links to psychosis Dr. Erik Messamore is a psychiatrist who specializes in psychotic disorders. He has more than 20 years of experience treating patients with schizophrenia, the ... Read More...

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Why Crystal Meth Has Made a Big Comeback in Philadelphia

Higher and Higher – January 22, 2019 - A year ago this exchange would have been inconceivable on the streets of Kensington—even though they have echoed for decades with the shouts of dealers hawking branded heroin and a... Read More...

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FDA Inaction On Deadly Opioids ‘Borders On Criminal’

Killers at the Top – Jan. 26, 2019 - The Sackler family pushed doctors to get “more patients on opioids, at higher doses, for longer, than ever before” while paying “themselves billions of dollars,” Massachusetts Attorn... Read More...

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‘Honey Boy’ Review: Shia LaBeouf’s Life Story Is Now Addiction Drama

Art Injected with Reality – Jan. 25, 2019 - With “Honey Boy,” LaBeouf has scripted a rambling, understated autobiographical summation of his troubled youth, pinning much of his rough entryway into young adulthood on his... Read More...

How to Help and Be Helped

Funny how much he thinks he knows... – Jan. 27, 2019 - There are occasional irritations. Vocabulary is in places needlessly obscure (“prognathic”, anyone?) or misused (“inhere” is a repeat offender), and at times the po... Read More...

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Southworth Associates Proudly Announces Acquisition

At the Helm – Jan. 22, 2019 - “I am excited about the future of Southworth Associates and feel deeply honored John entrusted me to carry on his name and vision. I know the name John Southworth is synonymous with interve... Read More...

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FDA’s opioids adviser says FDA complicit in deaths

Government Population Control? – Jan. 24, 2019 - “I think that the FDA has learned nothing. The modus operandi of the agency is that they talk a good game and then nothing happens. Working directly with the agency for t... Read More...

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