August 17, 2021 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

August 17, 2021 • Vol. 9, No. 1

Sweeping Mental Health Under the Rug

NO RELIEF IN SIGHT – August 11, 2021- According to the Associated Press, “in California, a quarter of the 161,000 people experiencing homelessness also have a severe mental illness.” They “pinball” betwe... Read More...

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In the Opioid Epidemic, More Reasons for Hope Than Despair

NOT THE ONION – August 8, 2021 - That picture won’t change much on Monday, when one of the nation’s biggest opioid settlements is set to be effectively resolved. A federal judge is expected to certify Purdue’s... Read More...

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Man charged in woman’s death approved to enter rehab program

EVERYONE DESERVES RECOVERY? – August 2, 2021 - During the investigation, officers were able to quickly connect Tyler Anglin, 33, as a person of interest connected to Hinkle’s death. According to... Read More...

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Formerly homeless woman given furniture, TV, gift cards after finding housing

WATCH – SHE’S IN HEAVEN – August 11, 2021 - Mallard has only spent a week in the new apartment. She said she’s still getting accustomed to sleeping in her own bed. NewsChannel5 viewers donated a TV and stan... Read More...

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Pharma Company Loses Tens of Millions of Opiate Doses, Or Did They?

WATCH – BLACK MARKETEERS? – August 12, 2021 - Groogan described the definition of “diversion” as the re-routing of highly addictive, highly dangerous opiates into the black market for illegal sale. The civi... Read More...

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Stay Sober but Party Hard With Secret Dance Addiction

GETTING TURNT WITHOUT GETTING TURNT – AUGUST 13, 2021- Secret Dance Addiction – the brainchild of husband and wife duo Mike and Amber Handby – has taken Denver by storm with a Waking Up The Summer Dance Party ... Read More...

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How Much Phone Time Is Too Much?

LISTEN – IT’S LESS THAN YOU THINK – August 13, 2021 - STACEY VANEK SMITH, BYLINE: There is this question looming, right? So is there even such a thing as a digital addiction? This is a big controversy right no... Read More...

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Judge encourages new mom’s sobriety efforts

THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – AUGUST 13, 2021 - A new mom is being encouraged in her efforts to stay sober after assaulting her partner the last time she was intoxicated. Lissa Manning pleaded guil... Read More...

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‘Kimber would be dead’: How an overdose safety hotline saved her life

HARM REDUCTION = DEATH REDUCTION – August 13, 2021 - “I know the people who ended up dying are the people who come out of rehab and use,” King said. “I just wanted to be safe.” She called the number. If she... Read More...

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Addiction Rehab in 2013: The Last days of That ‘70s Show’s Lisa Robin Kelly

ALWAYS TOO SOON – August 14, 2021 - Lisa had voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility early this week where she was battling the addiction problems that have plagued her these past few years... Read More...

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The Sacklers Love Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

WATCH – THEY SEE DEAD PEOPLE – August 8, 2021 - John Oliver explains how the Sackler family has been handling lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, how hard they’ve been fighting to defend their name, and why... Read More...

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She Died of Opiate Use and Her Parents Open a Recovery Center

THE FAMILY AFTERWARDS – August 10, 2021 - The parents of a Vermont woman who died from an opioid overdose in 2019 are holding an open house this weekend at a recovery center created in her memory. Gre... Read More...

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The Connection Between Addiction And Mental Health

WE’RE ONLY HUMAN – August 14, 2021 - From depression and anxiety to drug and alcohol use, mental health struggles are common. In fact, nearly 44 million Americans are affected by mental health conditions each ... Read More...

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Doctor Arrested on Federal Narcotics Charges

WHO’S THE TARGET NOW? – August 13, 2021 - The DEA investigation was prompted by multiple reports in February 2020 of suspicious prescriptions issued by Malikian. The indictment alleges specific inc... Read More...

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Kit Harington Reveals Most Beautiful Thing About Sobriety

PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION – August 8, 2021 - “You get to a place where you feel like you are a bad person, you feel like you are a shameful person, and you feel that there’s no way out, that’s just who you... Read More...

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Governor Cuomo and His Shameful Legacy on Overdose

DON’T LET THE DOOR... – August 12, 2021 - “All of us are relieved,” Biz Berthy, a drug policy organizer with VOCAL-NY, told Filter. “Those of us fighting to end overdose in New York have long known the t... Read More...

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Macklemore and KT Tunstall at Addiction and Recovery Concert

LIVING (SOBER) OUT LOUD – August 13, 2021 - Macklemore, KT Tunstall, Evvie McKinney, Daphne Willis and The Residency will perform at a concert next month to help raise awareness around addiction and reco... Read More...

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Her Son Is Addicted To Drugs. She’s Against SAFE Consumption Sites

MAMA KNOWS BEST? – August 12, 2021 - She would rather see money spent on treatment facilities to improve wait times, which at times can be months. “He needs the support group. He needs people who are ... Read More...

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Finding a Way Back from Suicide

LISTEN – SHOCKED BACK FROM THE DEAD – August 9, 2021 - Dr. P. was an ECT specialist at the institute. Electroconvulsive therapy, once known as shock therapy, sends an electric current to the brain, which produ... Read More...

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Psychiatry Is the Cause, Not the Solution

CHEMICALS THINKING – August 8, 2021 - Despite the details, the general theme is the same: someone starts having “psychiatric symptoms,” they are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and prescribed medic... Read More...

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What’s Blocking Women From Success & Happiness?

THE TYRANNY OF THE MINORITY – August 9, 2021 - “When I say ‘patriarchy,’ I’m not referring to individual men,” says Rein. “I mean a system of inequality and oppression where the power, economic, politica... Read More...

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How To Improve Your “gut feeling”

LISTEN – BY LISTENING TO THIS ARTICLE – July 29, 2021 - These sensations are generated in places all over the body — in our internal organs, in our muscles, even in our bones — and then travel via multiple pat... Read More...

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Alcohol Linked To Cancer, Coffee Offers Some Protection

THERE IS A GOD – August 9, 2021 - The research has come with this interesting fact that coffee can help one improve the overall medical condition which may be damaged by the use of liquor. Furthermore, eati... Read More...

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Toxicology experts say they don’t believe deputy suffered fentanyl overdose

WATCH – FENTANYL MADNESS – August 9, 2021 - Gore said he, not a doctor, concluded that Deputy David Faiive suffered an overdose from incidental contact with fentanyl in the July 3 incident featured in the video. It... Read More...

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U.S. Is Facing a Naloxone Shortage Amid Record Overdose Deaths

BUT THERE’S PLENTY OF VIAGRA – August 11, 2021 - Unfortunately, drugmakers are seeing a shortage of the medication right now, Filter reports. While there are different types of naloxone available (includ... Read More...

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Homeless man stuck in loop of fractured system

SHAMEFUL CYCLE OF DESPAIR – August 7, 2021 - “The public just doesn’t know. They’re mad about all the encampments and people on the streets because they don’t understand what it takes to deal with this other t... Read More...

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Male Celebrities Reveal Their Eating Disorders

LETTING IT ALL OUT – August 12, 2021 - In his 2016 photographic autobiography, musician Zayn Malik discussed the disordered eating that plagued him during his time in One Direction. He wrote, “Something I’v... Read More...

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Congresswoman Celebrates Opening of a New Recovery Center

WHERE WE CAN ALL GET HEALED – August 13, 2021 - “Here in West Virginia, we’re a family. We help each other through hard times, and when we see a neighbor struggling, we do what we can to help them get back on their... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Mahatma Gandhi

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” —Mahatma Gandhi ... Read More...

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Richard Sackler’s Full Video Testimony

WATCH – YOU CAN TELL HE’S LYING BECAUSE HIS LIPS ARE MOVING – August 4, 2021 - OxyContin, members of the family successfully avoided most attempts to force them to answer questions about their stewardshi... Read More...

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