February 5, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

February 5, 2019 • Vol. 6, No. 29

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‘Westworld’ star Evan Rachel Wood opens up about suicide attempt, mental illness

It Can Happen to Anyone – Feb. 1, 2018 - “The beautiful thing about being at the bottom is there is nowhere to go but up,” she said. “I had to be vulnerable and give up some control. I had to put my shame and my pride a... Read More...

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After the overdose: A family’s journey into grief and guilt

The End of the World – Jan. 27, 2019 - For families like this one, the scars of the crisis will endure far longer. In an instant, the years-long cycle of treatment centers, detoxes and jail cells, the late-night phone c... Read More...

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Mothers whose children OD’d back safe injection sites

Of course they do... – January 28, 2019 - “At least if they go into the safe injection site, their drugs are tested,” Cindy said. “You have counseling provided so you can hopefully get them into detox. This way they wou... Read More...

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Steep Climb In Benzodiazepine Prescribing By Family Doctors

Chill Pill Popularity – January 25, 2019 - Long-term use of the drugs can cause physical dependence, addiction and death from overdose. “I don’t think people realize that benzodiazepines share many of the same character... Read More...

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Treating addiction with Buddhist-based recovery program

No Guru, No Bill, No God – Feb. 3, 2019 - They sit side by side on cushions on the floor of a tiny, rectangular yoga studio, making small talk until the Refuge Recovery meeting begins. Taking turns, each reads laminated... Read More...

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Emma Stone Battles Anxiety and Shatters Mental Health Stigma

Sharing her Struggles – January 31, 2019 - Sitting in a classroom at just 15 years old, Emma Stone didn’t let her anxiety stop her from making a decision that would change her life — convincing her parents to let her mo... Read More...

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Charlie Sheen On His Sobriety, New Super Bowl Commercial

Bowl of Nuts – January 31, 2019 - The actor, 53, makes a surprise appearance in this year’s Planters Peanut Super Bowl ad, where he delivers a line he wrote himself. In the commercial the Planters NUTmobile goes on a wi... Read More...

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Does Your Skin Affect Your Mental Health—and Vice Versa?

Not Just Skin Deep – February 2, 2019 - Further, there’s increasing—but imperfect—evidence that acne itself can cause depression, a connection that some dermatologists and psychiatrists alike are paying increased atten... Read More...

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The largest-ever U.S. fentanyl bust came at a legal entry point

Legal Entry – February 1, 2019 - Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said most drugs are smuggled into the United States through legal ports of entry. Although smugglers have at times used ... Read More...

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This Podcast Gives You the Straight Dope About Drugs

Evidence-Based Talk Radio – JAN. 31 2019 - Each of the 10 episodes released so far explores complex stories of drug addiction, policy and research, but in a way that makes the heavy subject matter engaging — by showing ... Read More...

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Binge drinking can rewrite your DNA

FOREVER – Jan 31, 2019 - “This is just the beginning of the study. I think we have a lot of questions to answer,” he says. Some doctors say that in regard to this study, proceed with caution. “You may have a tendency to... Read More...

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Eight TV Series That Celebrate Sobriety

Loudermilk and more... – Feb. 1, 2019 - Entering the New Year sober is an admirable, if misguided, practice. February, aka Sobruary (I am still workshopping a “sober” title), is a far better month in which to eschew the... Read More...

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Can CBD Treat Opioid Addiction?

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – February 03, 2019 - CBD as an Addiction Antidote Research on CBD’s potential to treat opioid addiction itself is even more preliminary, though growing. Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D., director of the Addict... Read More...

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Rejection by an ex-girlfriend changed my life – Now I’ve been sober for 27 years

FLASKBACK – Feb. 3, 2019 - I’ll tell another story with an unhappy ending. When I first became sober, in Boston back in 1992, I became friends with another newly sober guy, whom I’ll call Aaron. Bright guy, good guy. I ... Read More...

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The high cost of the opioid epidemic

The Weight of a Feather – February 3, 2019 - Now Hacker Araoz seeks to share her experience in “The Weight of a Feather, A Mother’s Journey Through the Opiate Crisis”. The book describes the heartache, despair and confu... Read More...

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Trump’s border wall won’t solve addiction crisis — but targeting big pharma can

OPINION: Ryan Hampton – Feb. 5, 2019 - Cartels have been synonymous with the illegal drug trade originating from Southern and Central America. Some 800,000 federal employees did not receive their paychecks because of th... Read More...

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Sackler’s Explored Profiting Off People Addicted To Opioids

Vicious People Doing Vicious Things – January 31, 2019 - The team measured the US substance abuse market in billions of dollars, and noted that opioid addiction other than heroin had grown about 20% from 2000 to 2010. I... Read More...

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Why are Americans in so much pain?

Quality of Lifelessness – Jan. 30, 2019 - The overprescription and pervasive abuse of opioids has become well-worn news, as the nation grapples with millions addicted to both legal and illicit opioid drugs (mostly heroi... Read More...

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California Doctors Alarmed as State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t – January 23, 2019 - Investigators are going back three years to identify any doctors who may have prescribed the drugs inappropriately, even if it was not the fatal dose, and send ... Read More...

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Purdue Used World Famous Consulting Firm to Sell Even More Opioids

Always Be Closing (coffins) – January 31, 2019 - Purdue’s strategy for selling opioids was summed up with the tagline “We sell hope in a bottle,” The consultant (from McKinsey & Company) told Purdue that it could ... Read More...

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Management-Consulting firm, McKinsey & Company Assists in Deaths of Our Children

When the Bottom Line is Death – February 1, 2019 - Purdue Pharma helped plant the seeds of the opioid epidemic through its aggressive marketing of OxyContin. Even when the company knew patients were addicted and dying,... Read More...

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For NFL Retirees, Opioids Bring More Pain

Super Bong – Feb. 2, 2019 - For decades, players have justified taking painkillers because the medication helped them earn big N.F.L. paychecks. Now, a growing number are saying the easy access to pills turned them int... Read More...

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Super Bowl Commercial Makes Light of Porn Addiction

Sex or Food Addiction - NO LAUGHING MATTER – FEBRUARY 2, 2019 -plashing shamefully obvious double entendres onto millions of screens watched by children, Devour’s commercial treats porn addiction like a game. Worse, sin... Read More...

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NEW APP – Real Connections Community. Dating. Friends.

An App a day keeps the relapse away – 2019 - The Loosid App connects you with a community of like minded individuals and gives you access to tailored experiences. Get access to dating, events, groups, travel and a suite... Read More...

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Stripper turned pharma exec gave doctor lap dance to get him to prescribe fentanyl

Sunrise Sunset – January 30, 2019 - Prescribing a highly addictive opioid in any but the most dire cases should spark concern in any doctor’s mind. To quiet those Hippocratic alarm bells, prosecutors and court document... Read More...

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