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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...

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Judge finds McKees Rocks rehab operator is a danger; keeps him locked up

Double Agent — Dec. 27, 2017 - Prosecutors say accused heroin dealer David Francis delivered drugs to overdose victims, vouched for his alleged New York suppliers in order to get them released from... Read More...

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2 Addiction Recovery Centers Under Investigation in Oklahoma

Slave Labor is Back — Dec. 28, 2017 - A sign marks the entrance to the Faith Based Therapeutic Community Corporation recovery program in Fort Gibson. The program is under investigation for alleged fo... Read More...

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Massachusetts prosecutors to throw out 8,000 convictions in second drug lab scandal

Evil Woman — Dec. 28, 2017 - “Foster and Kaczmarek piled misrepresentation upon misrepresentation,” Superior Court Judge Richard J. Carey wrote last June, “to shield the mental health work sheets fro... Read More...

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Kickstarter’s Yancey Strickler Announces Support For Five NonProfits

Help for the Addiction Services — Dec. 28, 2017 - On Thursday, Kickstarter Co-Founder and current CEO, Yancey Strickler, took to Twitter to announce his support for five nonprofits after reading pred... Read More...

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5 Ways to Get Sober in the New Year

Many Paths, One Destination — Dec. 31, 2017 - New Year’s resolutions come and go, but a resolve to get sober is accessible and sustainable throughout the year. Experts working in addiction treatment ... Read More...

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A Doctor with a Phone and a Mission

Call Centers Connect – Dec. 27, 2017 - More than 200,000 people seek addiction treatment on the phone or online every month. Few of them realize that their pleas for help are a valuable commodity —... Read More...

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Philadelphia’s Overdose Epidemic

Philly Photo Essay – Dec. 28, 2017 - Seth Ditizio, an investigator for nine years in the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office and before that a veteran of the Army infantry in Iraq, knows death.... Read More...

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Do You Have Video “Gaming Disorder,” A Newly Recognized Mental Health Condition?

Wasted Minds – DEC. 24, 2017 - Amazon listed as one of the most common items purchased along with the video game Call of Duty 4? A brand of adult diapers. Yes, apparently some video gamers are we... Read More...

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Governor Launches Campaign to Warn New Yorkers About Fraudulent Addiction Treatment Referral Services

GREAT IDEA – Dec. 27, 2017 - “Vulnerable New Yorkers struggling with addiction are being targeted and falsely promised life-saving treatment services and then are given inadequate and ineffective t... Read More...

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Rehab Riviera: Are drugs for drug addicts a solution or a crutch?

Anything Goes — Dec. 28, 2017 - “There are people in the 12-step community who tell their own, ‘You have a sponsor, don’t listen to your doctor. Don’t take that medication. Don’t take anything,’ ” sa... Read More...