April 2, 2024 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

April 2, 2024 • Vol. 11, No. 33

Anne Lamott’s Meditations on Life – Love and the Cycle of Aging REGISTER NOW

SOBRIETY BECOMES HER – Happening Tomorrow April 10, 2024 - In a series of deeply personal Washington Post columns, Anne Lamott has explored aging from the miracles that age makes easier to see to the “superpo... Read More...

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Jason Biggs Describes Hiding Alcoholism From Wife Jenny Mollen

AUDIO – STILL IN LOVE, WHAT, NO ALANON? – March 28, 2024 - March 28, 2024 - The 45-year-old “American Pie” star opened up about his substance abuse struggles on the debut episode of Jenny Mollen’s show. “I’ was ... Read More...

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Cleaning Up the Business of Getting Clean

CLEAN & SOBER – March 26, 2024 - Assemblywomen Margie Donlon and Luanne Peterpaul (D-Monmouth) have announced legislation in response to the State Commission of Investigations (SCI) report of fraud, ethical misco... Read More...

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R&B Singer SiR On His Record ‘Heavy’

AUDIO – ON THE PATH – March 29, 2024 - SiR joins us to talk about the new record, growing up in Inglewood, and his musical family. Plus, he gets vulnerable and frank about his path to sobriety. His father played with... Read More...

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Amanda Seyfried Plays Police Officer Fighting Opioid Crisis

VIDEO – A WORK IN PROGRESS – March 25, 2024 - Ms. Seyfried appeared ready ‘to serve and to protect’ while working on her latest project. The Mama Mia! actress looked official wearing a patrol uniform of a black shi... Read More...

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Scientists Reveal Why Women Are More Easily Addicted to Cigarettes

IT’S THE FIRE FROM THE MATCH – March 25, 2024 - One clear difference between men and women is their production of estrogen. Therefore, the researchers trawled through a large library of genes known to be activated by... Read More...

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Richard Serra – Minimalist Sculptor’s Steel Creations Awed Viewers, Dies at 85

WALLS AROUND THE WORLD – March 26, 2024 - Serra’s sculptures defined a generation of art-making. Working on an unusually large scale, Serra crafted gigantic artworks that enlisted spirals, cubes, and cones of ... Read More...

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New Approaches to Crime and Punishment

MISTAKES HAPPEN – March 23, 2024 - Amid bouts of sobriety and relapse, Moffitt had recently left rehab before he received news that his best friend died. After the funeral, Moffitt went on a bender that ended ... Read More...

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Doctor Sentenced to Life for Overdose of Patients in ‘Pill Mill’ Scheme

AUDIO – GREEDY MURDERER IN PRISON FOR LIFE – March 29, 2024 - This Week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A doctor convicted after operating an opioid “pill mill” that left multiple patients dead. YouTube: Doctor se... Read More...

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Jennifer Gimenez Instrumental in Getting Daisy De La Hoya Into Treatment

INTERVENTIONS MATTER – March 24, 2024 - Jennifer Gimenez, formerly of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” fame and her husband, Tim Ryan from A&E’s “Dope Man” tell TMZ ... they teamed up with actor Corey... Read More...

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Radio Television Star Criticizes Ireland’s Lack of Alcoholism Resources

SHARING THE SOLUTION – March 26, 2024 - Renowned architect Hugh Wallace has opened up ... Known for his appearances on television, Mr Wallace revealed the hidden struggles he faced as an alcoholic in a country... Read More...

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Switzerland Had an Overdose Crisis Until it Made Methadone Easy To Get

AMERICAN BAD DREAM – March 26, 2024 - ZURICH — The lobby of this addiction clinic is unremarkable, except for the network of metal chutes and tubes that hug the walls as they snake downward from a pharmacy on ... Read More...

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CBD Doesn’t Ease Pain and Is Potentially Harmful

FOOL’S FAD? – March 25, 2024 - CBD presents consumers with a big problem,” said Professor Chris Eccleston, who led the research from the Centre for Pain Research at Bath. “It’s touted as a cure for all pain, but ther... Read More...

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Family Suing for $10M after Man Died Using Smoke Shop Kratom

WHY? – March 24, 2024 - Matthew Torres, 39, “suffered a violent seizure with convulsions and foaming at the mouth,” according to a lawsuit filed by his family. His girlfriend performed CPR on Torres until f... Read More...

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City Council Proposes Mandatory Treatment for Fentanyl/Opiate Overdoses

VIDEO – CAN YOU MAKE THEM QUIT? – March 25, 2024 - “Administration of Naloxone is indicative that the individual experiencing fentanyl or other opioid overdose has an addiction to opioids and, therefore, should requi... Read More...

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Five Truths About Repentance I Used To Overcome Addiction

GOD MOVES IN A MYSTERIOUS WAYS... – March 26, 2024 - (photo Ashly Stone and father) Six months later, I graduated from The Salvation Army program. Although I still couldn’t picture myself committin... Read More...

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Intoxicants Can Be a Life Saver For People with Mental Illness

WHO’S TO JUDGE? – March 26, 2024 - A decade ago, while working in a women’s prison, I met a young woman whose story would leave an indelible mark on me. She had endured severe abuse at the hands of men, and I ... Read More...

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The Stigma Preventing Celebrities From Seeking Help

BEING UNINSURABLE? – March 25, 2024 - This high-stress environment can take a serious toll on mental health. People working in the entertainment industry are more likely to experience depression compared to the gener... Read More...

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Remembering Marvin Gaye on the 40th Anniversary of His Passing (April 1, 1984)

WHAT'S GOING ON – April 1, 2024 - Marvin Gaye's What's Going On LP is a stone cold masterpiece. If it’s not in your top five albums of all-time, then I seriously think you need to reevaluate your list. Not many albu... Read More...

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Kevin Spacey Plays Up Creep Factor in Comeback Film

VIDEO – NOT ACTING? – March 26, 2024- I saw Spacey’s new film, Peter Five Eight, a punishingly awkward misfire that splits the difference between a religious allegory and an anti-alcoholism PSA, on Sunday night at th... Read More...

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Matthew Murphy Dignifies His Sobriety On New Album

ART EXPLAINS LIFE – March 29, 2024 - The 39-year-old singer - best known as part of the The Wombats alongside Tord Øverland Knudsen, and Dan Haggis, in recent years has embarked on a solo career under the name of Lov... Read More...

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Louis Gossett Jr. – TV & Film Actor – Passes at 87

A GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR – March 29, 2024 - The pressures and disappointments became so great he sank into depression and became addicted to cocaine and alcohol. He said police handcuffed him to a tree for three h... Read More...

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FDA Opens the Door to Clinical Use of LSD

THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION – March 26, 2024 - LSD is still illegal, but recent studies show that this powerful compound is not usually dangerous if taken under controlled circumstances and that it has the potenti... Read More...

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Steve-O Marks 16-Year Sobriety Anniversary

VIDEOS – SWEET 16 FOR SURE – March 29, 2024 - Having risen to fame through his work as an entertainer and his iconic performances on Jackass, millions of people across the globe became fans of Steve-O and were keen... Read More...

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Cheryl Burke Candid About Sobriety Struggles

WORTH THE EFFORT! – March 2024 - The “Dancing with the Stars” pro recently said on her podcast, “Burke in the Game,” that drinking has “definitely been on my mind a lot more than normal.” She opened up to “Good Morni... Read More...

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Why Ozzy Osbourne Tried To Kill Sharon Osbourne

VIDEO – SURVIVOR – March 25, 2024 - He’s one of life’s great survivors, and depending on your age, either a bat-biting hell-raiser or a doddering indictment of the rock and roll lifestyle. Ozzy has taken so many drug... Read More...

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More Than 8 Drinks a Week Increases Woman’s Risk of Heart Problems

SAVE THYSELF – March 29, 2024 - Women who said they drink eight or more alcoholic drinks per week were anywhere from 33 to 51% more likely to develop coronary heart disease. The study also found that women who drank ... Read More...

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Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up

WHY BOTHER? – Feb. 27, 2024 - Shrier’s new book Bad Therapy, an astute and impassioned analysis of the mental-health crisis now afflicting adolescents, may cause a similar emotional meltdown in some corners of Americ... Read More...

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Psychiatrists Detail Harrowing Case of Internet-Induced Erotomania

YOU MEAN GLORIA FROM MODERN FAMILY ISN’T AVAILABLE? – March 28, 2024 - Erotomania manifests as a persistent, delusional belief that an individual, typically of higher social status, is in love with the person experie... Read More...

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How TV Producer Beat Alcoholism Became Emmy Winner

VIDEO – IT’S AN INSIDE JOB – March 26, 2024 - “The irony was while I was moving up in my career working on a show about health and wellness and specifically weight loss,” he said, “I was not just a workaholic but I... Read More...

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