August 27, 2024 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

August 27, 2024 • Vol. 12, No. 2

Weed and Liquor and Money

CALIFORNIA SOBER ALL OVER – Aug. 16, 2024 - If you have a sober living facility in your town and then add a medical marijuana dispensary are you creating a healing dichotomy? That’s the situation facing one sm... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanaweed

Marriage Cannot Fix a Pornography Addiction

AUDIO – WHAT CAN? – Aug. 19, 2024 - A common reaction in hearing about a pornography addiction is wondering if something is “off” in the marriage, and especially in the bedroom ... In this episode we discuss the harm... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetSexual Addiction

Eating Grapes Is Healthy

HOW SWEET IT IS – Aug. 21, 2024 - Evidence indicates that grapes could be a smart choice for anyone who wants to lower their cholesterol without resorting to many (or any) medications. Recent studies point to ... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancy

Ozempic Linked to a Higher Rate of Suicidal Thoughts

PLEASE WEIGHT – Aug. 22, 2024 - The medication, semaglutide, is sold by the the Danish pharma giant in the United States as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss. The study raises additional concerns over a... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasuicide

San Francisco Overdose Deaths Hits 4-YEAR LOW

VIDEO – ADDICTS LIVES MATTER – Aug. 2024 - The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported a 15% overall drop in overdose deaths so far this year. The city is largely crediting the work of its night navigation team... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdose

The Painkiller Used for Everything

BIG PHARMA HAPPY – Aug. 17, 2024 - In huge numbers, older people are taking gabapentin (Neurontin) for a variety of conditions, including itching, alcohol dependence and sciatica. “It’s crazy,” one expert said.... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media

Texas QB Signs Deal with Non-Alcoholic Brewing Company: ‘Trying to have a good vibe’

SOBER VIBES TOO – Aug. 20, 2024 - ”It’s good to have that taste – you still get the taste of a brew. I’m trying to stay healthier, been focusing on my wellness and health aspect of things and just trying to have a go... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media

The Most Detailed Map of Brain Connections Ever Made

NOW WHAT? – Aug. 15, 2024. - THIS IMAGE COULD be hung in a gallery, but it started life as a tiny chunk of a woman’s brain. In 2014, a woman undergoing surgery for epilepsy had a tiny chunk of her cerebral cor... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health

How Community Helps Each Other’s Recovery Journey

UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION – Aug. 16, 2024 - Daniel Grant, 46, overdosed on fentanyl in 2020. He passed out just before heading into work. His boss found him with the straw he used to snort what he though... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Drinking Alcohol Increases Your Dementia Risk

CRAZY – Aug. 16, 2024 - “I’m very honest when I say no amount of alcohol is good for the brain. When you sit in category, shows that you can literally have low-level brain damage. You are killing the neurons in you... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health

Alicya Eyo Went to Rehab After Departing Show

SHE’S STILL FAMOUS – Aug. 16, 2024 - The former Bad Girls actress admitted she lost everything at one point, but was able to figure out why she was doing what she was doing during her time in rehab. Speaking o... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction

Charity’s ‘Unique’ Approach Tackles Increase Of Addicts

HOPE AND HEART – Aug. 20, 2024 - “I know that because having lived experience myself, I can help ease a service user’s mind, make the process feel less clinical and help them to understand some of their needs and vul... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Lily’s House Helps New Mothers In Recovery Stay Sober

VIDEO – SAVE THE CHILDREN – Aug. 21, 2024 - “It’s just hard, like, before you’re pregnant, to get back to that happiness and that energy level and stuff, because you’re…caring for a newborn or toddler,” Nicole Lind... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

The Fifth Step review – Finding a Sponsor

EVERYTHING IS BETTER ON STAGE – Aug. 22, 2024 - There are few certainties in David Ireland’s latest drama. It is slippery yet sincere, funny but serious, with an ending that might leave you none the wiser. A y... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 27 2024

The Crow Warning: A Dull, Lifeless, Meaningless Remake

FILM REVIEW – Aug. 2024 - Because she has drugs in her purse, she is immediately shipped off to a fantastical co-ed drug rehab center wherein everyone wears pink jumpsuits and sleeps in prison-like cells. Beca... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media

Taylor Swift – Blank Space

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 2014 - 3,479,867,202 views - “Blank Space” is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the second single from her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). CONTINUE@YouTube ... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner

Let’s Learn The Right Lessons From Matthew Perry

HE WILL NOT BE SOON FORGOTTEN – Aug. 23, 2024 - In the aftermath of Perry’s death, many press reports focused on ketamine’s growing use for treatment-resistant depression. When it is administered under medical... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction

Going to Prison for ‘exploiting’ Native Americans

PRISON HAS TO HURT – Aug. 22, 2024 - Diana Moore, 44, of Mesa was ordered this week by a judge to pay over $21 million in restitution to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System for fraudulently billing the pu... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaintervention

Eating Meat Linked To Diabetes Risk

CARNIVORES DILEMMA? – Aug. 21, 2024 - For sausage, salami and steak lovers, the news has not been good. Scientists have been consistently finding links between red and processed meat consumption and heart dise... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediafood addictionlife expectancy

Illegal Clinic Distributed 3.4 Million Opioid Pills

VIDEO – SUPPLY & DEMAND? – Aug. 15, 2024 - The four-year-long investigation began after the Sheriff’s Office learned Tri-County Medical Center LLC, was operating as an illegal pain-management clinic. Through the ... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin

Grandma Charged After 2-Year-Old Overdosed

WHAT PLANET IS THIS? – Aug. 16, 2024 - A 47-year-old grandmother is reportedly facing multiple felony charges following the death of her 2-year-old grandson, Amani Day, who was found unresponsive in bed next to her o... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdose

I Wanted to Quit Drinking and Couldn’t. Here’s How I Got Sober

FIRST HAND ACCOUNT – Aug. 19, 2024 - The thought of relaxing at the firepit in an Adirondack chair with an ice-cold glass of rosé made me salivate, the way my dog does when I pull the lid off the treat jar. Any other... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media

Machine Gun Kelly Credits Teenage Daughter For His Sobriety

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES – Aug. 20, 2024 - “It started with my daughter saying, ‘Dad, you know I can tell when you’re high?’” MGK recalled, revealing that Casie was just 11 or 12 years old at the time. He fu... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction

Sanaa Lathan says Playing an Alcoholic ‘Felt Cathartic’ After Quitting 6 Years Ago

VIDEO – FAMILIAR ROLE – Aug. 23, 2024 - Lathan, who previously revealed to PEOPLE she had quit drinking in 2018, says there were multiple reasons for both her alcohol intake and decision to stop. “Navigating life as ... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety

Cops Quiz Brooke Mueller Matthew Perry’s Death

AUDIO – TOO HIGH – Aug. 23, 2024 - Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, has become embroiled in the investigation into Matthew Perry’s death from a drug overdose. Police have reportedly questioned the former... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction

International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31

SO MANY LOST – Aug. 2024 - This is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind. Our theme for 2024 i... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdose

Details About Matthew Perry’s Death Raise Questions About Addiction

IT’S COMPLICATED – Aug. 20, 2024 - Fans of “Friends” star Matthew Perry may find new revelations about his final days both heartbreaking and puzzling. An addiction specialist at MUSC Health offers some insight... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseTrauma

Man Linked to Woman’s Death Sentenced to Prison

VIDEO – TOO SAD! – Aug. 23, 2024 - A Houston man who was accused of dealing the drugs that killed a young woman is going to prison. Adam Briggs, 40, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading... Read More...

Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionTrauma

Hollywood’s Quiet New Drug Habit

MODERATION IS THE KEY? – Aug. 21, 2024 - The animal tranquilizer and club-drug “Special K” has made a comeback as a trendy antidepressant for creative elites. Unlike many celebrities’ high-profile struggles wit... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction

Quote of the Week – John Cassavetes

“Say what you are. Not what you would like to be. Not what you have to be. Just say what you are. And what you are is good enough.” – John Cassavetes, 1929, New York–1989, Los Angeles ... Read More...

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