April 25, 2023 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

April 25, 2023 • Vol. 10, No. 37

OPINION: Florida’s Marchman Act Works By Joe Considine

SAVING LIVES – April, 24, 2023 – Passage of California’s CARE Court law to reform California’s Mental Health Services Act, efforts in the State of Washington, and possibly in New York City, promise help for the tragi... Read More...

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OPINION: Compulsory Arrest Could Help Homeless Addicts

ONLY TO GET INDOORS – April 15, 2023 - Los Angeles’ recently initiated “Mansion Tax,” for instance, specifically raises funds to combat homelessness. But those funds cannot be used for immediate soluti... Read More...

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Was Everyone at Chez Panisse on Cocaine

Ya’Think? – April 10, 2023 - Jeremiah Tower is, by all accounts, a culinary legend. The chef is perhaps most well known for his pioneering approach to Northern California cuisine while at Alice Waters’ famed Be... Read More...

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How Former Child Star Overcame Addiction

VIDEO – MORE FAMOUS NPW THAN EVER – April 16, 2023 - The 63-year-old California man became famous as a six-year-old curly-haired redhead when he was cast in the 1960s TV series “Family Affair,” which ran on CBS for f... Read More...

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Workers Say Opioid Crisis Driving Push to Unionize Ben & Jerry’s Shop

VIDEO – CAN DRUGS CAUSE SOCIALISM? – April 17, 2023 - “I think it would be nice to have better training for how to deal with situations that come up from the opioid epidemic and just the unhoused community around her... Read More...

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How To Prevent Your Kids From Abusing Alcohol

DON’T TEACH THEM YOUNG – April 13, 2023 - “You might think, ‘Oh, letting them have wine at dinner teaches them to drink responsibly. Or you might say, ‘Kids are gonna drink anyway, it might as well be at home, where ... Read More...

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Elementary Students Hospitalized From Eating Marijuana Gummies

VIDEO – STONED AT SCHOOL – April 14, 2023 - The school said a rescue vehicle was immediately dispatched and parents were contacted. The school later learned that three more students had also ingested the substance. ... Read More...

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The Forgotten Drug Trips of the Nineteenth Century

HIGH ACHIEVERS – April 24, 2023 - Coleridge’s hope was a characteristic expression of the drug culture he belonged to. He was intimately acquainted with how drugs shaped his inner life, and his habit of self-in... Read More...

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Black Pregnant Women Unfairly Tested for Drug Use By Roni Caryn Rabin

BIAS IN THE BABY WARD – April 14, 2023 - Hospitals are more likely to give drug tests to Black women delivering babies than white women, regardless of the mother’s history of substance use, suggests a new study of a ... Read More...

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These OTC Drugs Can Be Habit-Forming

SEE WHAT’S IN YOUR PURSE – April 15, 2023 - A rebound effect, which generally comes from medication misuse, is not the same as a true addiction, although there are nonprescription drugs that can be abused or co... Read More...

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The Addiction Podcast with Joanie Sigal

VIDEO – STOP HOLDING BACK – April 13, 2023 -Ken Makimsy Middleton’s mission has been to help others realize alcohol is probably the one thing that is holding them back from realizing all of their dreams. He started ... Read More...

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Sam Quinones on the Fentanyl Crisis

VIDEO – WATCH AND LEARN – April 16, 2023 - Jesse J. Holland: we are back and we are joined by sam quinones, author. He is here to discuss the fentanyl crisis in the united states and the world. Good morning. Sam Q... Read More...

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Porn ‘Completely Ruined’ Young Men’s Boners

TECHNOLOGICAL CASTRATION? – April 20, 2023 - Martinez, now 22, is one of a growing number of Gen Z and Millennial males who grew up consuming internet porn from a young age only to experience “porn-induced erec... Read More...

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Biden Promised Opioid Watchdog Billions, Then Feds Ghosted Him

IT’S COMPLICATED – April 20, 2023 - No federal employee holds the title of opioid crisis accountability coordinator. The Office of National Drug Control Policy has not released public statements about the settlements... Read More...

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Mint Flavored Vape Damages Lungs the Most

BOTH OF THEM – April 15, 2023 - “Just because something is safe to consume as food does not mean that it’s safe to inhale. The main message that we want to put out there is for people, especially young adults, ... Read More...

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John Mulaney Says He ‘Didn’t Know the Nasal Swab Hurt’ Until He Got Sober

VIDEO – HEIGHTENED FEELINGS ARE NATURAL – April 20, 2023 - “I didn’t know the nasal swab hurt until well after I got sober,” confessed the comedian during his recent appearance on the This Past Weekend with Theo Von ... Read More...

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Bella Hadid Celebrates 6 Whole Months of Sobriety

VIDEO – 12 STEPPING AMERICA – April 20, 2023 - “It can create some accountability and a lot of support if you have millions of followers that are joining you and celebrating you along the way,” Wandzilak said of the... Read More...

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Why Coca-Cola Still Makes Cocaine

AUDIO – COKE ADDS LIFE – March 2, 2023 - The name Coca-Cola is so familiar that, according to Bart Elmore, the author of Citizen Coke, it’s the second most-recognized word in the world (“okay” is the first). Bu... Read More...

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Harvard Students Call on University to Dename Sackler Buildings at Art Museum’s ‘Die-In’

AUDIO – REAL EDUCATION – April 21, 2023 - More than 50 protesters called on Harvard to remove the Sackler name from all University sites and departments — including the Arthur M. Sackler Building and Arthur M. ... Read More...

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6 Forms of Fentanyl Found on Ohio Streets

FLAVORS? – April 14, 2023 - The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center released a public safety bulleting Friday alerting Ohioans tot he various forms of fentanyl being found across the state. The Ohio Narcotics... Read More...

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Teen Accidentally Bought Heroin-Laced Vape

VIDEO – VAPE BUYERS BEWARE – April 13, 2023 - Her son was buying vape cartridges from kids at Stanwood High School, but he had no idea nicotine wasn’t the only drug seeping into his system. The mom took several c... Read More...

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Poison Center Warns of ‘gas station heroin’

VIDEO – DON’T BUY FOOD AT A GAS STATION – April 20, 2023 - While it’s legal to buy and sell in Virginia, according to the CDC, the drug is used as an antidepressant and marketed to help with anxiety, among other thi... Read More...

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Some Treatment Centers Turn Big Profits by Scaling Back Care

SOME NOT MOST – April 20, 2023 - He was advised against the long-term use of Suboxone, a medication often recommended to treat opioid addiction, because BRC does not consider it a form of abstinence. After an initial... Read More...

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Local Students Take Up Fight Against Fentanyl

VIDEO – PROTECT YOURSELVES – April 16, 2023 - There are many illegal drugs sold on San Diego’s streets and online that contains fentanyl, which is causing minors to die. “The topic of the project is very rarely ta... Read More...

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Mobilize Recovery Mobilizes iHeartMedia & Facebook to Support Ending Overdosing in America – Macklemore Performs Sept. 19, in D.C.

IT’S A MOVEMENT – April 17, 2023 - Unlike past years when recovery advocacy groups and concerned individuals could attend summits and events by paying for admission, this year’s Mobilize Recovery will req... Read More...

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‘Single Drunk Female’ Exploring Emotional Sobriety & ‘Breakfast Club’ Reunion

AUDIO – TELEVISION WITH HEART – April 20, 2023 - In the second season of Single Drunk Female, creator Simone Finch wanted to expand beyond Sam’s (Sofia Black-D’Elia) journey with physical sobriety and expl... Read More...

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Americans Spend More on Weed Than Chocolate

HOW SWEET IT IS – 4/20/23 - CNN Senior Data Reporter, Harry Enten, spends this April 20th looking at the amount of money Americans spent on legal marijuana in 2022. The number tops other recreational indulgenc... Read More...

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Exposing Methadone Clinics’ Cruelty

BETTER HARM REDUCTION – April 14, 2023 - Swallow THIS makes an unapologetic case to abolish the methadone clinic system. It’s a call to action to finally free all people who take methadone from daily attendance... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Lao Tzu

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, and compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” – Lao Tzu ... Read More...

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