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Benedict Cumberbatch Struggles With Sobriety in ‘Patrick Melrose’ Trailer

TV is Addictive Too – Jan. 6, 2018 - In the trailer which Showtime dropped during their Television Critics Association panel on Saturday, the dark dramedy takes jabs at the upper class as it tracks ... Read More...

Russell Brand Takes Us Inside His Recovery After Battling Heroin and Alcohol Addiction (EXCLUSIVE)

Still Sober & Loving It – Jan. 1, 2018 - “I feel awakened and peaceful and connected and less in need of other people’s approval changed everything,” he explained. “With drugs and alcohol, the ... Read More...

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How I let drinking take over my life

The Sober Englishman – Jan. 5, 2018 - I had my last drink five years ago, in the early hours of the morning on 1 January 2013. I think it might have been around 2am. I wouldn’t have described myself ... Read More...

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Permits for sober facilities await Costa Mesa Planning Commission

It's a Community Service – Jan. 5, 2018 - Jan. 5, 2018 - In their first meeting of 2018, Costa Mesa planning commissioners Monday will wade through a flood of requests for city permits from operator... Read More...

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Maine mourns an advocate

Local Hero – Jan. 5, 2018 - “He thought just because you happen to be drunk, you didn’t have to go to jail,” said McAleney. “He recognized that alcoholism is a disease.” By many accounts, Conley stru... Read More...

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The Failed War on Drugs by George Shultz, yes, that George Shultz

It's a Cash Cow for so Many... – Dec. 31, 2017 - The prohibitions on drugs have also created perverse economic incentives that make combating drug producers and distributors extremely difficult. The ... Read More...

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The Many Faces Of The Country’s Addiction Crisis

If It Didn't Feel so Good... – Dec. 31, 2017 - If the nation is going to change, we need to start listening to those on the front lines … It’s that relief from suffering that appealed to many America... Read More...

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Cumberland Heights Designated an Aetna Institute of Quality

Tradition – Jan. 5, 2018 - Nonprofit treatment center Cumberland Heights has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® for Behavioral Health – Substance Abuse. Aetna makes information about the qua... Read More...

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Moms United to end the war on drugs

Lost Children in American War – Jan. 8, 2018 - Moms United to End the War on Drugs campaign is re-launching their #momsresolutions campaign for the New Year, showcasing what we will resist and defend... Read More...

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US is ‘the most dangerous of wealthy nations for a child to be born into’

USA USA USA – Jan. 8, 2018 - But there’s plenty of evidence that things were bad already. Babies born in the United States have a lower life expectancy than their counterparts in other countries ... ... Read More...

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I tried to go without alcohol for a month — and I only made it 10 days

It's Not That Easy – Jan. 5, 2018 - I grew up in a small town outside of Anchorage, Alaska, where alcohol and drug use were (and remain) prevalent. I had my first drink when I was 12-years-old, and have ... Read More...

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Former star overcoming addiction — with help of WWE Hall of Famer

One Hand, One Heart – Jan. 6, 2018 - Polaco, a former ECW champion who has wrestled the likes of Kurt Angle, CM Punk, Sabu and Tommy Dreamer, said his addiction issues stem from his unhappiness with who ... Read More...

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Beware these 7 myths of opioid addiction

It Could Happen to Anyone – Jan. 4, 2018 - Think you know everything you need to know about opioid addiction? Consider these seven myths first. — Myth #1: People with opioid use disorders (addiction... Read More...

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Mark Lundholm wrings laughter from pain

Laughter Heals and It's an Art – Jan. 4, 2018 - Mark Lundholm is a comedian and one-time drug addict. He does what any comedian would do: make fun of the things he knows. For him, that means family dysfu... Read More...

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13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want to Be Successful

To Start the New Year – Jan. 3, 2018 - Sometimes, to become successful and get closer to the person you can become, you don’t need to add more things — you need to give some of them up. There are cer... Read More...

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Addicts warned: Facebook groups are not anonymous

Anonymity: A New Paradigm? – Jan. 6, 2018 - For members of the official Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship, the news is shocking and further vindicates their decision not to start a Facebook Group thems... Read More...

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Navy Admiral: No family safe from opioid epidemic

The Enemy Within – Jan. 5, 2018 - After losing his son Jonathan to the opioid epidemic, James Wennefeld, a retired Navy Admiral and Fmr. Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his family dedicated ... Read More...

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Why Even Tougher Regulations on Smoking Are Justified

Worse Than Heroin? – Jan. 5, 2018 - Some 40-50% of smokers try to quit each year, but fewer than 5% of them succeed ... In fact, smoking also harms bystanders in a more important way: Each person who... Read More...

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Trump Says Countries That Had Success Dealing with Drugs Chose to be ‘Very Harsh

No Torture We Hope – Jan. 6, 2018 - “We are going to do everything we can,” said Trump. “It’s a very difficult situation, difficult for many countries. Not so difficult for some, believe it or not, t... Read More...

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Inside the Story of America’s 19th-Century Opiate Addiction

JANUARY 4, 2018 - The Civil War helped set off America’s opiate epidemic. The Union Army alone issued nearly 10 million opium pills to its soldiers, plus 2.8 million ounces of opium powders and tinctures. An unknown numb... Read More...

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Google makes millions from plight of addicts

Addicts for Sale – Jan. 7, 2018 - An undercover investigation by The Sunday Times has found that the internet giant charged the middlemen as much as £200 each time someone accesses their website with... Read More...

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Year End Film List of 2017

The Year's Best – Jan. 2, 2018 - I've seen most of these in the theater, a few at home. (Ratings based on personal reaction, opinion, enjoyability and my delight for the art. Not a crit... Read More...

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Dear eBulletin Readers

A Letter from the Editor/Publisher — Jan. 2, 2018 - Dear eBulletin readers and beloved advertisers, It’s 2018 and the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin is very excited to be launching our new website, ... Read More...

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Everything You Know is a Lie!

WARNING – Dec. 22, 2017 - VIEWER COMMENTS: It’s been preached for years that Big Pharm does not care about you.They haven’t cured nothing since Polio. Please do the research. Inform yourself and trus... Read More...

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Bill calls for mandatory jail or rehab for drug offenders

January 4, 2018 - A new House bill would require mandatory jail time or rehabilitation for drug users who violate their probation. Local representative Niraj Antani introduced the bill. He said it’s all about saving liv... Read More...

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Administration Takes Step That Could Threaten Marijuana Legalization

ARREST THEM POTHEADS – Jan. 4, 2018 - “It puts the industry on notice in these states who thought they had cover from the states and the feds,” he said. “All these people are going to wake up today w... Read More...

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City of Addict Entrepreneurs

Cashoholics Anonymous — Dec. 27, 2017 - The vans, she learned after tailing one, were ferrying addicts all over town to what amounted to halfway houses for those in recovery: sober living homes. “I fol... Read More...

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Darryl Strawberry: Sex addiction drove him to dalliances during games

No One Told Him to Slide — Dec. 24, 2017 - “It was a pretty crazy lifestyle, you know,” Strawberry said in the interview that runs on Thursday’s show. “All addictions have to do with behavior.” … S... Read More...

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U.K. Woman Tried to Bring Painkillers Into Egypt. She Was Sentenced to 3 Years

0 Tolerance – Dec. 26, 2017 - Laura Plummer, 33, was arrested after authorities found her bringing 300 tablets of Tramadol, a powerful class C painkiller, into Egypt, the BBC reports. Trama... Read More...

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Father Shares Emotional Post About Daughter’s Heroin Overdose

The Family Afterwards — December 28, 2017 - An Ohio father made a Facebook post about losing his daughter to a heroin overdose, opening people’s eyes up to the harsh reality of opioid addiction. Ti... Read More...