April 23, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

April 23, 2019 • Vol. 6, No. 40

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Beyond Addiction: Reframing Recovery

New York City Exhibition – April 15, 2019 - Parsons professor of photography, Graham MacIndoe and Lang adjunct professor of Journalism + Design, Susan Stellin, curated an exhibit dedicated to redefining the word, and an... Read More...

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63% of Americans say the US should spend more on drug rehab to combat the epidemic of addiction

Affirmative Action – April 15, 2019 - Overall support for increased funding fell steadily from 1990 through 2012, just as the opiate crisis was about to take hold and capture media attention. ‘The coverage of the opioid... Read More...

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The Book Newly Sober People Love to Give to Each Other

What, it’s not The Big Book? – April 19, 2019 - It came out in 2015 and has become something of a word-of-mouth phenomenon. Concrete numbers are hard to come by, but Grace has estimated that she’s helped somewhere in th... Read More...

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Slash’s “Miserable” Addiction – How He Got Sober

Sex, Drugs and... You Know.... – April 19, 2019 - The guitarist says that after he left the “security” of GN’R behind, his drinking and drugging continued ... Being aware of his addiction issues, Slash recalls, “I had t... Read More...

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Seymour Cassel, Familiar Face in Independent Films, Dies at 84

OBITUARY: He Did It His Way – April 8, 2019 - “The fun is in filling out a part and making it a little crazy,” he once said, “because everyone has a little craziness in them anyway.” Though he was best known for his wor... Read More...

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FDA allows sales of first medical device for treatment of ADHD

Don’t Forget to Plug in Billy – April 19, 2019 - “This new device offers a safe, non-drug option for treatment of ADHD in pediatric patients through the use of mild nerve stimulation, a first of its kind,” said Carlos P... Read More...

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JACK OSBOURNE Celebrates 16 Years Of Sobriety

No More Smack For Jack – April 21, 2019 - “If at 17 someone told me where I’d be at 33 with 16 years of continual sobriety I would have laughed and told you to fuck off. Jack entered rehab at the age of 17 to be treate... Read More...

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“That is the David Carr way”: Erin Lee Carr on grief, addiction and her father

MEMOIR : Straight Up – APRIL 20, 2019 -Also present in the book is Erin Carr’s own crooked journey through addiction and sobriety — another thing she had in common with her father, who chronicled his own trajectory in t... Read More...

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US Awards $350M in Research Funds to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Big Drug Deal? – April 19, 2019 - The grants from the National Institutes of Health will go the University of Kentucky, Boston Medical Center, New York City’s Columbia University and Ohio State University. Government of... Read More...

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Responders called to 7 overdoses, 1 overdose death within 6 hours

Make America Live Again – April 20, 2019 - Columbus Division of Police and Fire personnel responded to eight separate locations where eight individuals were suffering from an overdose Saturday. Seven people were treated... Read More...

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Touching Fentanyl Won’t Cause First Responders Harm

It’s Safe to Help – April 21, 2019 - Such myths could put overdose victims at risk, since emergency responders may be hesitant to touch or treat them. In recent months, several police reports and media outlets have reco... Read More...

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Executive Corner with Nadine Lewis

Stick with the Winners! – Nadine Lewis has a broad-based private practice focused on Real Estate, Unlawful Detainer, Foreclosure Defense, Consumer Debt Resolution and all IRS Fresh Start Programs for delinquent tax paye... Read More...

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This Is How Much Sleep You Need To Be Successful

Sweet Dreams – April 21, 2019 - The worst, perhaps, was: “Many adults need only 5 or less hours of sleep for general health.” So many entrepreneurs swear by this. Or, at least, they expect their employees to swear by th... Read More...

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31 Doctors charged with prescribing pain killers for cash, sex

GREED ISN’T GOOD!! – April 17, 2019 - The charges include unlawful distribution or dispensing of controlled substances by a medical professional and health-care fraud. Each count carries a maximum 20-year prison sentenc... Read More...

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Drug Addiction a Plague for Syrian Children

Suffer The Little Children – April 19, 2019 - ...and nearly fainting in the eastern rural Barada Valley of the capital Damascus drew the attention of many people to the issue as the footage went viral on social media. I... Read More...

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3 Cancer Stocks to Buy in April

CANCER: More profitable than addiction? – April 20, 2019 - The top value stock among cancer drug developers Sean Williams (Exelixis): Although big pharma is often viewed as the smartest way for investors to take advant... Read More...

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Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment?

And Throw Away the Kilo – April 20, 2019 - The law known as Section 35 Robin had become one of several thousand Massachusetts residents each year who ask the courts to force a loved one into addiction treatment under a... Read More...

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America’s Only Publicly Traded Addiction Treatment Chain Makes Millions Off Patients. What Could Go Wrong?

American Addiction: Man with a Plan – April 22, 2019 - Many patients first interact with AAC through the company’s websites, which include Recovery.org and Rehabs.com. Until recently, it was easy to mistake the websites... Read More...

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Our Irrational Cruelty to Pregnant or Parenting Drug Users

Unfair Under Any Circumstance – April 13, 2019 - People who use drugs while pregnant and parenting are one of the most stigmatized populations in the United States. There is a pervasive idea that parents—particularly wo... Read More...

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Eminem Celebrates 11 Years of Sobriety

Rap Proud – April 20, 2019 - The star opened up about his near-fatal overdose on Revival, his ninth studio album that was released in December 2017. On the 18th track, titled “Castle” featuring Skylar Grey, Eminem writ... Read More...

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America’s Drug War Is Ruining the World

WAR, What Is It Good For? – April 9, 2019 - For the past half-century, the United States has also waged its own “war on drugs” that has complicated its foreign policy, compromised its electoral democracy, and contribute... Read More...

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Researchers find the most unlikely cure for Alcoholism … love

Make it a Double Oxytocin, Straight Up – April 21, 2019 - According to the study, oxytocin will be helpful in getting over with the desire to have more alcohol. They now believe that this will be an effective pharmaceut... Read More...

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Generic Version of Overdose Antidote Naloxone FDA Approved

Sadly Needed Drug – April 19, 2019 - “In the wake of the opioid crisis, a number of efforts are underway to make this emergency overdose reversal treatment more readily available and more accessible,” Douglas Throckmort... Read More...

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The Marijuana Holiday, Explained

4/20 For All – April 19, 2019 - A group of Californian teenagers ritualistically smoked marijuana every day at 4:20 pm. The ritual spread, and soon 420 became code for smoking marijuana. Eventually 420 was converted in... Read More...

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Tiger Woods and the remarkable redemptive nature of America

Tiger Tiger Burning Bright – April 16, 2019 - Why wouldn’t Tiger want to return to playing on the PGA Tour? It’s a great life: You make the money of a Republican, have as much sex as a Democrat, and fly around in $60 mi... Read More...

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