August 20, 2024 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

August 20, 2024 • Vol. 12, No. 1

Daily Marijuana Use Linked to Cancers

LOST IN THE WEED – Aug. 14, 2024 - Cannabis use disorder is diagnosed when a person has two or more of such symptoms as craving weed, becoming tolerant to its effects, using more than intended, using marijuana... Read More...

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NFL Coach Dan Quinn Supported Mike McDaniel’s Sobriety Journey

VIDEO – TEAM WORK – Aug. 16, 2024 - Mike McDaniel and Dan Quinn coached together in Atlanta, when Quinn was the Falcons head coach and McDaniel was an offensive assistant. CONTINUE@YouTube ... Read More...

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Older Adults Get No Benefits From Any Alcohol Beverage

STILL OR SPARKLING? – Aug. 8, 2024 - The researchers found no reduction in heart disease deaths among light or moderate drinkers, regardless of this health or socioeconomic status, when compared with occ... Read More...

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Are You ‘addicted’ To Your Phone?

ONLY WHILE AWAKE (OR NOT) – Aug. 26, 2024 - “It’s hard not to resist picking it up and swiping it open,” Gloria Mark, chancellor’s professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine, who studies the imp... Read More...

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Her Son Died In His Dorm. Where was the Narcan?

WHERE IS LOVE? – Aug. 23, 2024 - This spring, Vera-Schubert reached out again, saying Bobby had relapsed. On April 12, a roommate found him slumped over his desk in his dorm, apparently overdosed from fake Xan... Read More...

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Alexisonfire’s Wade MacNeil on Sobriety

IT IS ALL GOOD – Aug. 10, 2024 - MacNeil said his own mindset on touring has shifted in recent years, after he entered a rehab program in early 2020 to address his alcohol and substance abuse issues. The guita... Read More...

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Josh Todd Opens Up About 30 Years Of Sobriety

THE COLORS OF SOBRIETY – Aug. 14, 2024 - Buckcherry singer Josh Todd spoke openly about his nearly 30 years of sobriety with Australia’s Heavy, revealing how improved his life has been since he became sober. “... Read More...

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Passenger Recovery Normalizes Sobriety With Music and Art

DESIGN, COMPOSITION, TENSION, BALANCE, LIGHT AND HARMONY – Aug. 14, 2024 - When Christopher Tait first entered recovery for drugs and alcohol, creating and experiencing music and art made the journey feel like... Read More...

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Sobriety – Falling in Love & Gratitude Over Annoyance

AUDIO – GOOD LISTENING – Aug. 15, 2024 - FIRST THING: Amy & Amanda talk about sobriety + wellness over alcohol. Grateful for Amanda sharing such a personal part of her life with us. SECOND THING: There’s a t... Read More...

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Author Shares Story of Sobriety and Faith: “Every Day Is a New Day”

VIDEO – YOUTUBE ROCKS – Aug. 15, 2024 - Author shares story of sobriety and faith in new book, “Every Day Is a New Day: A Story of Faith. CONTINUE@YouTube ... Read More...

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Awareness Campaigns Save Lives

BE WOKE – Aug. 14, 2024 - One of the most recognized national awareness and prevention resources is the International Overdose Awareness Day website, which provides extensive resources and ways to get involved... Read More...

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Overcoming Pill Addiction: Michelle Vargas’ Journey

VIDEO – REVELATORY – Aug. 16, 2024 - In this episode of Candidly with Coffee, the host welcomes back her niece, Michelle Vargas, for an in-depth discussion about her ongoing sobriety journey. Michelle, who has prev... Read More...

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America’s Overdose Capital Where Former Addicts Are Helping People Get Sober

EACH ONE TEACH ONE – Aug. 14, 2024 - “That’s the ‘Roach’s Inn’,” Richie said, as we drove past a dilapidated motel. The Coaches’ Inn - it was the kind you see in the movies. “Dead bodies found in that place... Read More...

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‘God Is Great’: Chet Hanks Celebrates Sobriety

SURE IS – Aug. 16, 2024 - “This is my sobriety anniversary,” the 34-year-old said while viewing his Twelve Steps app tracker. “Two years ago today, I was coming off a three-day coke binge where I didn’t eat... Read More...

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Five Arrests Made in Death of Matthew Perry

VIDEO – BREAKING NEWS! – Aug. 15, 2024 - “They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr Perry, but they did it anyways. In the end, these defendants were mo... Read More...

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What Is Ketamine Infusion Therapy?

SPECIAL K INDEED – Aug. 16, 2024 - Ketamine is an anaesthetic that can be used to treat depression, anxiety and pain in a medical setting. However, it also has dissociative effects - meaning it can distort ... Read More...

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Graham Nash Acoustic “Chicago” on the Howard Stern Show

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 2013 – Graham Nash told Howard Stern the story behind writing “Chicago” before playing the song on the Stern Show in 2013. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8djfZWmz... Read More...

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Richard Osman Opens Up On Lifelong Addiction

MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Aug. 15, 2024 - The popular 53 year old television presenter confessed that his issues with overeating began when he was just nine, a coping mechanism developed in response to his fathe... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Opened Old Wounds

A STAR IS REBORN – Aug. 14, 2024 - “I was filled with gratitude, and there was this sense of wonder and excitement,” she recalls. “It was very much the honeymoon phase of my career, right before the train got ... Read More...

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Potential Fraud in Health Facilities

VIDEO – IT AIN’T THE FIRST TIME – Aug. 16, 2024 - The addiction treatment center first came under fire in June after the death of two top executives, which led to the company abruptly closing its doors in Pen... Read More...

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Implantable Robotic Narcan Dispenser Reverses Overdoses

VIDEO – GET SOME TODAY – Aug. 24, 2024 - Researchers have developed a new device that will help to eliminate those delays and potentially save the lives of people who overdose. About the size of a stick of gum, it ... Read More...

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Have Hackers Stolen the Social Security #s of Every American?

CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT – Aug. 14, 2024 - Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog, said that bad actors could do “all kinds of things” with the leaked information, the most worrisome probably being to try to take... Read More...

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Addiction is American’s Problem! Ain’t Going Away Anytime Soon

AUDIO – IT FEELS SO GOOD – Aug. 15, 2024 - Aside from the excruciating physical and psychological pain of withdrawal – your bones feeling as though they’re being crushed from within, your whole body gripped by... Read More...

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Gabor Mate Says Our Culture is Killing Us

VIDEO – DO YOU AGREE? – July, 2024 - We often equate normality with health. But what constitutes normal in Western societies? Esteemed physician and addiction specialist Gabor Maté explores the root causes of our p... Read More...

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Chet Hanks Recalls ‘3-day coke binge’! Broke, Strung Out, Skinny Celebrates 2 Years Clean

EVERYONE CAN QUIT – Aug. 14, 2024 - “Two years ago today, I was coming off a three-day coke binge where I didn’t eat, sleep or barely drink any water for three days straight,” the son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wil... Read More...

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The State Plagued by Addiction, Suicide and Incest

VIDEO – IS THIS OUR AMERICA? – Aug. 14, 2024 - During conversations, they learn that drugs are a major problem, teachers are in short supply, and incest is another issue. One woman in the store tells the ca... Read More...

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Hundreds of Thousands of Parents Died From Drugs Use

THE KILLING FIELDS of the USA – Aug. 14, 2024 - A young boy places a stone on the grave of his father as friends and family gather to commemorate the first anniversary of his death from heroin overdose. Betwee... Read More...

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The Heights of Matthew Perry: 6 to 8 Shots One Day at a Time & $55K a Month for Ketamine

VIDEO – WHY KILL THE GOLDEN GOOSE? Aug. 15, 2024 - Five people have been charged in connection with Perry’s death, including his personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and one of those accused of providing the dr... Read More...

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Scientists Uncover Mechanism Behind Opioid Addiction – Could Revolutionize Treatment

IT’S NOT THE DOPAMINE – Aug. 16, 2024 - In the journal Science, his team found that an understudied brain region responsible for aversion, the dorsal peduncular nucleus, is highly responsive to opioids. Surprisingly,... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Sifan Hassan

“Start with Bismillah. End with Alhamdulillah. Appreciate with SubhanAllah. Hope with insha’Allah.” – Sifan Hassan ... Read More...

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