April 2, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

April 2, 2019 • Vol. 6, No. 37

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The war on opioids is … also killing people like me.

It Hurts – March 27, 2019 - I am not alone. Victims of tragic accidents, disease onset, combat wounds, complicated surgeries, workplace injuries, gun violence or even a simple fall off a ladder are among the 20 million ... Read More...

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As patients tell apps they’re suicidal, digital health startups scramble to respond

Not Just Another App – March 25, 2019 - Digital health apps, which let patients chat with doctors or health coaches or even receive likely medical diagnoses from a bot, are transforming modern health care. They are also... Read More...

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Fentanyl Myth Peddled by Police Chief is “Patently False”

Exaggerations from a Cop? – March 25, 2019 - Foster and Boyer compare the panic stirred around fentanyl to the irrational fear held by medical providers who refused to treat people with, or suspected of being positive f... Read More...

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Depressed and Anxious? These Video Games Want to Help

Gaming For Your Life – March 28, 2019 - “Sea of Solitude,” which Electronic Arts will publish this year, is among a growing number of video games that are tackling mental health issues. “Mental health is becoming a mor... Read More...

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Nicholas Cirio found guilty of patient brokering sentenced to 3 years

Get In Line – March 25, 2019 - In February, Circuit Judge Laura Johnson made a ruling in a separate patient-brokering case that could change the outcome of future prosecutions. In part of her ruling, she said prosecutor... Read More...

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Las Vegas vending machines offer opioid OD reversal drug for free

HALLELUJAH! – March 25, 2019 - “The vending machine provides easy access that does not require a medical appointment,” the news release said. It “is part of Center for Behavioral Health’s mission to address addiction o... Read More...

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Colton Haynes Comes Out About His Struggle With Drugs and Alcohol

All In and All Out – March 28, 2019 - “I used to blame it on my anxiety or depression issues, but really the root of all my problems was the alcohol and drugs.” Haynes added that he began to use alcohol and drugs more h... Read More...

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As nation struggles with opioid crisis, workers bring addiction to the job

Career Highs and Lows – March 29, 2019 - And restaurants are just one of the many businesses where employees are under the influence. A new survey from DrugAbuse.com, which offers educational content and recovery resour... Read More...

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Mental Health Awareness Means Talking About All Types of Mental Illness

Happy World Bipolar Day, or Are We? – March 29, 2019 - Bipolar disorder is one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses, and the confusion around it persists even as we make strides in the way we talk about other ment... Read More...

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Millions of dollars in West Virginia drug treatment at stake in ACA repeal fight

Health Care for None – Mar 30, 2019 - Under the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, West Virginia expanded its Medicaid program to those who make up to 138 percent of the federal poverty line. According to... Read More...

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Jana Kramer Says She’s “So Proud” of Husband Mike Caussin After Revealing Sex Addiction

Now This is Sexy – Mar. 31, 2019 - The former NFL player explained that Kramer “gave me an ultimatum” when she found out that he had cheated on her and they separated after one year of marriage. The two of them renewed ... Read More...

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House approves plan for overdose treatment at libraries

Where Knowledge Lives – Mar. 30, 2019 - “Every second matters during an overdose. Having medication on hand that reverses the effect of an opioid overdose could be the difference between life and death.” Library overdos... Read More...

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‘Alaskan Bush People’: Matt Brown Proudly Displays Sobriety Coin Post-Rehab

Cool To Be Sober – March 30, 2019 - “Matt your journey of not giving up or surrendering gives so many so much hope, including myself,” a third person wrote. “So proud of you and your journey to healing. Much love.” Bro... Read More...

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‘Congress is owned by pharma’

OMG – March 13, 2019 - OpenSecrets, a website operated by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, tracks money in U.S. politics. It ranked the top 20 members of the House and the Senate that have received the m... Read More...

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How the American opioid crisis got so big- Dopesick and American Overdose

BOOK REVIEWS - Read - It’s Healthy – March 19, 2019 - Journalists must impose narrative coherence on mountains of information. Macy, who has reported on the epidemic from her hometown of Roanoke, Virginia, since 2012, f... Read More...

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Chicago woman dies of fentanyl overdose at Cook County jail

CHICAGO! What Is Going On? – Mar 31, 2019 - Authorities say a 51-year-old woman died of a fentanyl overdose while in custody at the Cook County jail. Lavera Scott of Chicago died March 2. The Chicago Sun-Times reports ... Read More...

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This Boosts Your Happiness

So Glad We Metta – March 29, 2019 - “Walking around and offering kindness to others in the world reduces anxiety and increases happiness and feelings of social connection,” said study author Douglas Gentile. The loving... Read More...

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Samantha Ronson celebrates five years of sobriety

oh happy dAAy – March 30, 2019 - “I’ve spent most of my time in meetings trying to blend into the walls, but I’ve listened to every speaker, every share, every prayer, every aa related announcement, and have found so mu... Read More...

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How does an overdose affect the brain?

It’s Complicated – March 29, 2019 - To get more information on prevention and treatment, researchers need to understand how surviving an overdose changes the brain, according to the press release. The team’s research w... Read More...

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We Need More Focus on How the Drug War Attacks Parents of Color

In Every Way – Mar. 28, 2019 - If you take the time to spend a day in any family court, what you will see is disturbing: Benches full of parents of color and little black and brown children in despair. See, what is not ... Read More...

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Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis

The Faces of Evil – April 1, 2019 - The two lawsuits are part of a burst of recent litigation that has taken aim at the Sacklers, a far-flung billionaire family that has a network of trusts and companies in the United S... Read More...

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New York Targets Billionaire OxyContin Family

Untouchable? – March 28, 2019 - New York’s lawsuit echoes the other cases, alleging the Sacklers’ and Purdue’s aggressive marketing of OxyContin beginning in the mid-1990s led to massive over-prescribing and a scourge o... Read More...

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Here’s What a Legal Market for Cocaine Could Look Like

Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own – MARCH 26, 2019 - That isn’t stopping Steve Rolles, a senior policy analyst at the Transform Drug Policy Foundation, a UK think tank. He’s hoping that nations will soon regulate and l... Read More...

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Making Peace with the Heroin Addict I Used to Be

It’s an Inside Job – Mar. 28, 2019 - I came to Thailand eight months ago with a heroin habit I couldn’t handle. I wanted to stop but I couldn’t. In four years I had, mostly willingly, checked into 18 different rehabs, c... Read More...

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NBC News looks at allegations of abuse at residential facility for at-risk kids

Children as Commodities VIDEO ONLY – Full Story @ NBCNews.com... Read More...

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OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma to Pay $270 Million Legal Settlement

45 Minute VIDEO REPORT – March 27, 2019 - The state of Oklahoma has reached a $270 million agreement with Purdue Pharma—the makers of OxyContin—settling a lawsuit that claimed the company contributed to the deaths of th... Read More...

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