November 28, 2017 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

November 28, 2017 • Vol. 5, No. 18

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Kellyanne Conway Is Now America’s Opioid Czar Video

Not The Onion.com (Nov. 29, 2017) Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Wednesday that Kellyanne Conway would be assuming duties consistent with those of an opioid czar. Conway is a career pollster and pundit, be... Read More...

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New Jersey provides $5M to help pregnant women recover from opioid addiction

Long May They Live November 23, 2017 – A grandmother holds her 49-day-old grand-baby boy being treated for neonatal drug withdrawal after his mother took opioids during pregnancy… CONTINUED @ WHYY.org ... Read More...

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Asking About Opioids: A Treatment Plan Can Make All The Difference NPR

How Hard Is It? NPR AUDIO November 22, 2017 – Dr. Terry Horton, chief of addiction medicine and medical director of Project Engage at Christiana Care Health System, testified about opioid addiction before a U.S. Senate... Read More...

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Footprints in the Sand

Tropical Oasis You don’t have to be an alcoholic or addict to have problems with drugs and alcohol. In fact, 97% of people who drink and use never develop alcoholism or addiction. 3% however—and that’s millions of peopl... Read More...

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Treatment center earns planners’ support

More Beds the Better Nov. 22, 2017 – The McShin Foundation of Richmond, Virginia, seeks special permit approval to operate a 28-day, overnight recovery program … Parents … spoke movingly about family members’ and friend... Read More...

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Addiction Affects Family Too – But There’s Free Help

Meetings/Sponsor/Service Nov. 25, 2017 – Al-Anon helped her better understand what her loved one was going through with their addiction. Baber said, “That has helped me to realize that it wasn’t really necessarily reall... Read More...

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Telemedicine For Addiction Treatment?

Why Not? Because… November. 24, 2017 – “I’m in a good place, you know?” she says. “I’m not doing nothing I shouldn’t be doing. I’m not lying to nobody. I’m not sneaking around. Plus, I have a baby. I’m really busy!” To ... Read More...

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AMA Music Director Shares Testimony: ‘There’s Nothing Worse Than a Drunk Christian’ VIDEO

God Listens VIDEO Nov. 25 2017 – There’s nothing worse than a drunk Christian,” music director and composer Edgar Struble told “The Lucas Miles Show” in an interview posted after the AMAs earlier this month… CONTINUED @... Read More...

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Changing face of New York’s addiction counselors

Educate AND Motivate November 24, 2017 – In New York, addiction counselors must be credentialed by the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, and starting next year, the agency is requiring all counsel... Read More...

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…Six counselors and a therapy dog help Denver students beat drug addiction

Paws When Agitated November 26, 2017 – “Trauma, abuse, anxiety, depression; we make sure that the treatment we offer takes care of the whole child.” CONTINUED @ DenverPost.com ... Read More...

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Dealer ordered to pay overdose victim’s funeral costs

How About Big Pharma Too? November 24, 2017 – …in prison Monday and ordered Chandler to pay $9,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to drug distribution. CONTINUED @ NYPost.com... Read More...

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Tony H. talks alcoholism VIDEO

One Day at a Time VIDEO Timeless 2011 – Hopkins is fascinated by human behavior, I love this bit from Inside the Actors Studio. CONTINUED @ The Actor’s Studio... Read More...

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Opioid crisis arrives on auto’s assembly line

Driving Off the Cliff Nov. 27, 2017 – “It’s not alcohol, it’s not marijuana now. You’re dealing with meth, you’re dealing with the opioids, you’re dealing with the heroin,” … “They’re bringing the pills into the w... Read More...

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Timbaland Opens UP about OXY Addiction

Truth Be Told Nov. 25, 2017 – I remember Jay-Z told me one time, ‘Don’t do no more interviews’ – because I was saying crazy s**t.” CONTINUED @ BET... Read More...

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A Voice from Prison with a Solution

Solitude Studies 11/27/17 – Lawrence Hartman is nearing the end of a 10-year prison term on fraud charges. He is scheduled to be released in January 2021. CONTINUED @ Forbes... Read More...

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Puppies play pivotal role in addiction recovery program

It’s What Freud Dreamt About VIDEO Nov. 20, 2017 – Ruth Ann Rigby, who has worked with Capstone for about four years, said after she decided to become sober nearly 20 years ago, she decided to help people overcome their... Read More...

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Woman who beat drug addiction “blossomed into beautiful leader”

Beat the Odds VIDEO Nov. 24, 2017 – A mother beat the odds, beating drug addiction, and now manages a business … This is the busy season in the candle business. “We are in 11 retailers throughout central Indiana… CONTIN... Read More...

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Psychological Link Between Trauma And Work Addiction

More from Gabor November 9, 2017 – …Maté was an infant when the Nazis invaded Hungary, and his family’s flight from Budapest took what he considers to be a lifelong toll on him. In the light of the Holocaust, his mother... Read More...

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…study finds drug-assisted treatment is more effective than detox

Choice or No Choice Nov. 20, 2017 – New research suggests you can do it the way most treatment-seeking addicts in the state do — by undergoing a medically-supervised “detoxification” that’s difficult, expensive and high... Read More...

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Self-inflicted injuries surge among tween and early teen girls

Pain Relief? Nov. 21, 2017 – Emergency room visits for non-fatal, self-inflicted injuries surged in recent years among US girls and young women, especially those between the ages of 10 and 14 … Young people have higher ... Read More...

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Big Pharma Is Feeding Heroin Addiction

Very Successfully November 21, 2017 – Pharmaceutical companies made billions promoting the aggressive prescribing of opioids. Now they’ll make billions from treating the consequences of overprescription … Analysts estim... Read More...

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Should Hospitals Be Punished For Post-Surgical Patients’ Opioid Addiction? NPR AUDIO

Morphine Malpractice NPR AUDIO Nov. 26, 2017 – “I had every single symptom in the book,” Herzog says. “And there was no recognition by these really professional, senior, seasoned doctors at Boston’s finest hospitals th... Read More...

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Happiness is Other People

Thank God for Alcoholics Anonymous Oct. 27, 2017 – Nearly half of all meals eaten in this country are now eaten alone. Teenagers and young millennials are spending less time just “hanging out” with their friends than an... Read More...

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New Season of A&E’s ‘Intervention’ looks at opioid Addiction

TeleVision Intervenes Nov. 27, 2017 – A&E starts a new season of docuseries Intervention with a two-hour premiere Tuesday, Jan. 2. The season will follow interconnected stories of addicts and their families sufferi... Read More...

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Half of U.S. cancer deaths blamed on unhealthy behavior

Ya Think? Nov. 22, 2917 – These are risks that are not inherited, and mostly the result of behavior that can be changed, like…not eating enough fruits and vegetables, drinking alcohol and, most importantly, smoking… ... Read More...

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Understanding America’s Opioid Crisis

Expert Conversation Nov. 23, 2017 – Some 77 million Americans are personally affected in some way by the opioid epidemic, and at least 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. During this special episode, T... Read More...

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I am a Lawyer in Recovery, and I Refuse to be Anonymous

Finally, Rigorous Honesty from an Attorney November 22, 2017 – I will proudly tell my story to anyone who will listen. I will hold myself out as a recovering alcoholic to everyone I know. I will be honest when asked a... Read More...

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Saving Lives in the ‘Overdose Capital of America’

American Death March VIDEO Nov. 22, 2017 – Heroin(e) is a powerful film that follows the stories of three women in Huntington, West Virginia, who are battling the opioid crisis on its front lines. Drug addiction is so c... Read More...

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How opioid epidemic is impacting the African American community

Catching Up November 21, 2017 – n the first six months of this year, the number of black overdoses upticked to 23 percent. But the vast majority of overdoses remained white. Why? Among the reasons, according to the Na... Read More...

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More middle school girls are inflicting self-pain. Experts say it might be smartphones

Emergency Call November 21, 2017 – Self-harming behaviors like ingesting poisons, cutting and overdosing on drugs are strong indicators of suicide — the second-leading cause of death among people between 10 and 24 years... Read More...

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