January 7, 2020 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

January 7, 2020 • Vol. 7, No. 19

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Officer at Oregon women’s prison accused of smuggling in heroin, meth for inmates

Behind Closed Cells – Dec 23, 2019 - On June 3, Jimenez is accused of meeting Alberts in the parking lot of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and giving him heroin, which Alberts then smuggled into the Coffee Creek Corre... Read More...

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This is what happened when I stopped drinking for a month

I Woke Up Alone? – Jan. 1, 2020 - THE BENEFITS. Quitting an alcohol habit isn’t just trendy; it’s healthy. In a study done at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, researchers found that people who took par... Read More...

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In memoriam to those lost to drug addiction

Death don’t have no mercy in this life – December 31, 2019 - Losing a loved one to drug addiction can be difficult, but a local group gets together at the end of each year to celebrate the life and memories of their ... Read More...

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Recovering alcoholic launches resource for people trying to stay sober

New Doors to Open – Jan. 1, 2020 - Richardson said it can be problematic for a recovering alcoholic to be in a place that reeks of beer or is full of rowdy drunk people — but they might feel like they have to put up ... Read More...

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“Eureka police officer saved my life,” says recovering addict

Addicts’ Lives Matter – December 31, 2019 - Watch his story on the news:... Full Story @KRCRTV ... Read More...

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Restaurateur Steve Palmer shares struggle with sobriety in new memoir

Profile in Courage – Dec. 31, 2019 - Drug and alcohol addiction began at his home in Chamblee when he wasn’t yet a teenager, most likely triggered by the traumatic deaths of his adoptive father and grandfather. Addic... Read More...

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First FDA-Approved Miracle-Drug to Curb Meth Addiction

Speedy Results? – Dec. 31, 2019 - The research team said that the people who stopped taking opioids once are now taking methamphetamine. People are who are addicts to substances, they are having substance use disorde... Read More...

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Harm Reduction Approach Should Extend to Patient Smoking by John de Miranda

Less Is More – December 31, 2019 - Some 24 million people are in long-term recovery, having benefited from treatment, recovery support and/or a variety of mutual aid organizations. Considerable innovation... Read More...

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Dallas Stars’ Head Coach Jim Montgomery Checks into Rehab for Alcoholism

Time Out – JANUARY 3, 2020 - The team’s decision to end my role forced me to look into the mirror and decide whether I wanted to continue living a damaging lifestyle or get help. I decided to get help. I turned to pr... Read More...

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The True Cause of the Opioid Epidemic

Unemployment Kills – January 2, 2019 - She was curious how the regional decline might have shaped her subjects’ politics. But she quickly noticed a startling trend alongside the growing unemployment: Her subjects and... Read More...

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Experts say what drives video game addiction in teens

Brain Salad Surgery – Jan. 2, 2020 - Ryan says that could compel a teen to use gaming as a means of coping that could eventually affect other aspects of their lives. “When your kid starts acting like you don’t know t... Read More...

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Cameron Douglas ‘I felt something breaking inside of me’

Everyone Can Heal – Jan. 1, 2020 - After multiple arrests for drug possession, Douglas’ most serious run-in with the law came in 2009, when he was arrested during a sting at the Gansevoort Hotel in Manhattan. He plea... Read More...

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Mom Is ‘Free of the Emotional Addiction’ to Food After Losing 165 Lbs.

Food for Thought – Jan. 3, 2020 - Tindal estimates that she was around 340 lbs. when she went away for college. There, unlike most freshmen, she started losing weight. “I was around people all the time so I couldn’t ... Read More...

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Prozac lowers sex drive

That’s Depressing – Jan. 5, 2020 - Many antidepressants lower libido and interfere with sexual pleasure. There is even a medical name for this condition: treatment emergent sexual dysfunction (TESD). The official pre... Read More...

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Dr. Heather Ashton, 90, Helped People Quit Anxiety Drugs

OBITUARY – Jan. 3, 2020 - The result of her work, in 1999, was “Benzodiazepines: How They Work And How To Withdraw.” Now known simply as “The Ashton Manual,” it has become a cornerstone for those looking to quit the ... Read More...

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Deal will let more companies make an overdose antidote spray

Keep Coming Back – Jan. 3, 2020 - The attorney general’s office said the new agreement came after it found that Adapt Pharma, which has since been bought by Rockville, Maryland-based Emergent, had the exclusive right... Read More...

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The real villain of the opioid crisis is the healthcare industry

There is no money in good health – Jan. 5, 2020 - That’s the conclusion of two Princeton University economists, Angus Deaton and Ann Case, who have been studying opioid addiction. In a panel discussion of their new ... Read More...

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Why Is America So Depressed?

The United States of Despair – January 2, 2020 - Everyone has his or her own definition of a political crisis. Mine is when our collective mental health starts having a profound effect on our politics — and vice vers... Read More...

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Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize marijuana

It's No Longer a Crime to Inhale – Jan. 1, 2020 - “The war on cannabis has destroyed families. It has filled jails and prisons with nonviolent offenders. It has disproportionately affected black and brown commu... Read More...

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Marketing Psychiatric Drugs to Jailers and Judges

Medications Make Mad Money – Dec. 31, 2019 - At recent conferences about correctional health care, Merck, Gilead, AbbVie, and other big pharmaceutical companies have staged “product theaters” or “education luncheons”... Read More...

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63% of Hawaii State Hospital Patients Have Used Meth

63 out of 100 – December 31, 2019 - When state epidemiologist Amy Curtis became chief administrator of the health department’s Adult Mental Health Division in July, she made a small switch in the clinic’s survey to g... Read More...

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Why We Need ReSOULutions, not Resolutions – Robyn Cruze

The Door Opens Inward – Dec. 30, 2019 - In 2020, my ReSOULution is to delve deeper into my soul and claim the space that I longed for when I had an eating disorder. I am writing this blog from Australia, where I retu... Read More...

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What Would Bill Do?

Keep His Side of the Street Clean – Dec 26, 2019 - In today’s addiction treatment field, the Big Book is still held up as the primary text and answer for people with addiction. The field is split between those who fe... Read More...

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Victoria’s Secret Models Got Thinner Over 23 Years

Not Roll Models – January 3, 2020 - “These findings represent an ideal of beauty that continuously moves further away from the characteristics of the average American woman,” says a news release accompanying the stud... Read More...

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Poet & Ex-Con – Life After Prison

Poetry Lives – 2019 - As a 16-year-old student who had never been in trouble, Betts hijacked a car at gunpoint, confessed to the crime, was “certified” an adult despite his age, and sentenced to nine years in prison,... Read More...

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F.D.A. Failed to Ensure Safe Prescribing of Opioids

Watched People Die Every Day – Dec. 30, 2019 - “What’s surprising here is the design of the program was deficient from the start,” said Caleb Alexander, the senior author of the study, who serves as a paid expert wit... Read More...

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Why Did the Pentagon Push the FDA to Approve a Powerful New Opioid 200 Times More Powerful Than Heroin?

It’s the American Way? – Jan. 6, 2020 - Over a period of several months, both the FDA and the DoD were either unwilling or unable to articulate to me how an opioid made it onto a list supposedly reserved for life-sav... Read More...

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Big Pharma raises prescription drug prices on New Year’s Day

Happy New Year STOCKHOLDERS – January 1, 2020 - “Hard-working Americans don’t deserve to pay such high prices for the drugs they need. We are fighting DAILY to make sure this HAPPENS,” he tweeted in November. M... Read More...

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A Cuban Describes Her Recovery from Alcoholism

Island Relief – December 30, 2019 - Kirenia Medina: I must have been about 15 years old and my boyfriend at the time was 18. Every time we met up with his friends, it was pretty normal for a bottle to be passed aroun... Read More...

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In Appalachia, Crafting a Road to Recovery With Dulcimer Strings

Strumming Towards Sobriety – January 3, 2020 - The heritage of handcrafted stringed instruments runs deep in this tiny Appalachian village (pop. 770) stretched along the banks of Troublesome Creek. The communit... Read More...

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