April 3, 2018 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

April 3, 2018 • Vol. 5, No. 36

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Stem cell injections have the potential to cure alcoholism

Anything is Possible – March 28, 2018 - Researchers at the University of Chile have had a breakthrough that could ultimately lead to a cure for alcoholism. When the experts injected human stem cells into mice that had b... Read More...

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Profiles in Recovery: man grateful every day for sobriety

Happy to Be Alive – April 1, 2018 - “I never in a million years thought I would become a heroin addict, but it happened,” Kyne said. “But I’m a strong believer you’ve got to be accountable for your actions — you’ve got... Read More...

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NAATP’s 2018 Addiction Treatment Leadership Awards

Good Work Gentlemen! – March 27, 2018 - Founded in 1978, NAATP is a national professional membership association of addiction treatment providers. Its mission is to provide leadership, advocacy, training and other membe... Read More...

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New Study: Consistent Gig Attendance Can Help You Live Longer

Please, Just No SRO – March 27, 2018 - Accompanying research shows “a positive correlation between regularity of gig attendance and wellbeing”, a statistic that was further backed-up by the fact that participants who fo... Read More...

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…happiness can follow rage

Recovery is Possible – March 26, 2018 - He came back from Vietnam “in a rage.” Though Ron Brown didn’t know it yet, his experiences in the war had left him with post-traumatic stress disorder and in trying to cope with ... Read More...

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Morgan Stanley fired broker for using drugs years before he joined company

Rightful Determination – April 2, 2018 - A former New Jersey broker for the Wall Street bank was deemed a “reputational risk” and fired after publishing a November 2017 memoir about getting sober after years of bad beha... Read More...

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John Goodman Almost Left ‘Roseanne’ During Past Battle With Alcoholism

Sober Success Story! – April 2, 2018 - John received treatment for his alcoholism, and he’s now been sober for 10 years … John took home the 1993 Golden Globe for Best Actor on the hit sitcom, but the loss of privacy an... Read More...

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New Opioid Memorial Demeans People Who Died From Painkiller Overdoses

Not Just Names, They Are People – March 29, 2018 - by Maia Szalavitz. With his unerring eye for approaches that are not only cruel but also offensive and tasteless, President Trump has announced that the White House wi... Read More...

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Brooklyn’s Leslie Jamison writes about addiction in ‘The Recovering’

MEDIA: Book Recommendation – March 26, 2018 - On paper, Leslie Jamison had the kind of life every young author dreams of: Ivy League education, Iowa Writers’ Workshop, a Yaddo retreat and a published novel — all before ... Read More...

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Leslie Jamison Hopes To Change How People Think About Creativity And Recovery

Chasing the Muse ... Stone Cold Sober! – March 30, 2018 - Literature is full of books that glorify addiction, not so many about recovery. The novelist and essayist Leslie Jamison takes on sobriety in her new book “The R... Read More...

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‘When did it all begin to fall apart?’ A son’s addiction, and a mother’s guilt

MEDIA: The Only Life I Could Save – April 2, 2018 - Katherine Ketcham writes about her son’s addiction in her new book, “The Only Life I Could Save.” “My son, Bryan,” he begins again, “is a heroin addict.” He starts sob... Read More...

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Prosecutor sees parallels: Rogue rehabs in Florida and SoCal

The Heat is On – March 27, 2018 - Q: What is the problem with drug treatment facilities in South Florida, and how does it affect us in Orange County? A: We’ve seen an influx of thousands of young people descend upon So... Read More...

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Quitting Heroin in Florida

OPINION - New York Times – March 23, 2018 - I live in Florida, where I have been in treatment for drug addiction for the last year, through periods of recovery and occasions of relapse. People have long traveled to Flo... Read More...

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Prince had ‘exceedingly high’ concentration of fentanyl at time of death

Fame is No Protection – March 26, 2018 - A toxicology report from Prince’s autopsy, obtained Monday by The Associated Press, shows he had what multiple experts called an “exceedingly high” concentration of fentanyl in h... Read More...

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Synthetic pot leaves 2 dead and dozens hospitalized in Chicago area

UNREAL – April 2, 2018 - Two people have died and 56 have been sickened in the Chicago area and central Illinois after using synthetic pot, popularly known as K2 and Spice, state officials said Monday. Over the weekend,... Read More...

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Dwayne Johnson Opens Up About His Battle With Depression

No One is Immune – April 2, 2018 - Dwayne Johnson shared his personal battle with depression in a new interview, revealing that he was “crying constantly” at one point. Speaking to the Express, Johnson talked about the ... Read More...

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Adverse Childhood Experiences on Oprah

ACE (not the hardware store) Turns 20 – March 28, 2018 - by Tian Dayton, Ph.D. Adverse Childhood research has been around for a while but recently it has moved front and center in the conversation on childhood trauma. T... Read More...

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DUAL DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT CENTER INC v. LEONARD LEE BUSCHEL

David and Goliath? – April 1st, 2018 - Trail starts April 23, 2018. Anaheim, CA. Sovereign is a corporation that “offers specialized mental health, substance abuse, and dual diagnosis disorder treatment” in eight treatm... Read More...

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Trump’s opioid plan writes in favoritism to single company

The Fix ... Is In – March 26, 2018 -The White House’s national strategy to combat the opioid crisis, unveiled last week, would expand a particular kind of addiction treatment in federal criminal justice settings: a sing... Read More...

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Calif. Bill Targets Profiteering In Addiction Treatment

Follow The Money – March 28, 2018 - A California lawmaker is seeking to rein in addiction treatment centers and dialysis providers accused of profiteering off vulnerable patients by collecting millions of dollars in inf... Read More...

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Sober-home operator faces patient-brokering charges

Traffickers Beware! – March 30, 2018 - WEST PALM BEACH — A woman identified by police as the operator of a Delray Beach sober home is charged with receiving at least $65,800 to refer residents to the London Treatment Ce... Read More...

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Opioid Use Lower In States That Eased Pot Laws

Stoned, Not Dead – April 2, 2018 - Medical marijuana appears to have put a dent in the opioid abuse epidemic, according to two studies published Monday. The research suggests that some people turn to marijuana as a way ... Read More...

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FBI raids several drug rehab clinics

Breaking News – March 23, 2018 - Handa is charged with illegally writing prescriptions for buprenorphine, better known as suboxone. While working at Redirections Treatment Advocates in Washington, where he was in charge... Read More...

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