Jan 14 2020

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Babies born to meth-affected mothers seem fine

For Now – January 3, 2020 - While babies addicted to opioids show the jittery signs of immediate withdrawal, methamphetamine-affected babies show little more than a tendency to sleep. Neonatologist Ju Lee Oei ... Read More...

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Study claims CDC underestimates number of overdose deaths

Low Balling – January 7, 2020 - Quast told Healio Primary Care that the inaccuracies he identified would not necessarily be replicated in a nationwide study. “It is difficult to predict the results of this analysis i... Read More...

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I quit drinking 2 years ago. Over time, my brain made it easier.

It Usually Does – Jan. 6, 2020 - My brain, it turns out. And if you’re a regular drinker struggling to skip the spirits, you might need to give yours some time to adjust. That’s because alcohol can cause long-t... Read More...

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Opioid Support Group Grows From Christian Book Club

The Son Also Rises – January 9, 2020 - Over the next few years, her son’s addiction got worse and her friends and faith community pulled away. She wrote the book The Story Lives, about leading a Christian life,... Read More...

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Abuses of FDA — The Case of Suboxone (suggested by Benjamin Seymour)

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE – January 8, 2020 - The company also filed a “sham” citizen petition to formally request that the FDA take administrative action against manufacturers of generic buprenorphine tablets.... Read More...

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San Diego school district sues Juul for “impeding learning”

Jewels for Students? – Jan. 9, 2020 - San Diego schools are suing vaping company Juul Labs, alleging it hooked teenage students on e-cigarettes and that the habit harmed their educations. The San Diego Unified Sch... Read More...

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The F.D.A. Is in Trouble!

Send Help Please – Jan. 11, 2020 - The effects of that slippage are starting to show. Too many prescription drugs and medical devices are being approved with too little data on how safe or effective they are. A... Read More...

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Medicaid expansion saves lives in overdose deaths

Helping Our Neighbor – Jan. 10, 2020 - “These findings add to the emerging body of evidence that Medicaid expansion under the ACA may be a critical component of state efforts to address the continuing opioid overdose... Read More...

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The Natural History of the Senses

Book Recommendation for Rehabs – Read more - “Diane Ackerman gives haunting descriptions of our five primary senses and how we have culturally and historically used them. Her prose is rich, vivid and sumptuous.... Read More...

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New MDMA Research Could Alter Drug Policy

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I thought I needed alcohol to enjoy sex…

It’s Not the Same Anymore - It’s Better – January 11, 2020 - I took a deliberate break from even thinking about sex or dating. I sublet an apartment with a twin bed, perhaps subconsciously because I believed I ... Read More...

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No Easy Answers on Opioid Crisis

And Nothing For Loved Ones? – January 11, 2020 - The closest to a victory that families saw was the declaration of bankruptcy by Purdue Pharma in September, which meanwhile offered a $3 billion payment to fami... Read More...

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Ex-drug company execs face reckoning in opioid bribery case

Last (Lap) Dance – January 12, 2020 - Prosecutors say officials at Arizona-based Insys Therapeutics paid millions of dollars in bribes to doctors across the country so they would overprescribe Subsys, a fentany... Read More...

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Gordy Grimm Helped Shape Addiction Treatment Across the World

Obituary for a Pioneer – Jan. 8, 2020 - At Hazelden—established in 1949 on farmland near Center City, Minnesota—Grimm started a spiritual care department and founded an accredited training program for clergy that bec... Read More...

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The everyday medications that change who we are

For Better or Worse – They’ve been linked to road rage, pathological gambling, and complicated acts of fraud. Some make us less neurotic, and others may even shape our social relationships. It turns out many ordinary... Read More...

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More Americans are killing themselves at work

Deaths of Despair – January 9, 2020 - Last year, after a Facebook employee jumped from the fourth floor of a company building in Menlo Park, Calif., his death sparked accusations of harsh work environments for some ... Read More...

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The rise in meth and cocaine overdoses, explained

Cycle of Self-Violence – January 9, 2020 - Volkow continued, “My question: Why are we as a country vulnerable to all of these drugs?” “What has happened that has made it possible for these drugs to take hold in a dra... Read More...

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Older Adults With Addictions Need Age-Tailored Rehab

Like-Minded Individuals – January 9, 2020 - “Boomers have been seeking purpose their whole life,” says Brenda Iliff, executive director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s Naples, Fla., center, the only one... Read More...

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Guardians of Opioid-Dependent Kids Join Together In Class-Action Lawsuit

Protecting the Innocent – January 10, 2020 - In addition to certifying the guardians as a class, the attorneys who filed the motion Tuesday want U.S. District Judge Dan Polster to create a national registry to ident... Read More...

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Alcohol Deaths Have Risen Sharply Among Women

Dark Passage – Jan. 10, 2020 - Experts said that the new findings could partly reflect the fact that baby boomers are aging and the health effects of chronic alcohol use have become more apparent. The increase in dea... Read More...

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Amber Valletta opens up about sobriety

Model Behavior – Jan. 13, 2020 - In an interview with Porter magazine, Valletta talked about going public with her addiction at a 2014 MindBodyGreen event, admitting of the speech she gave at the invite-only event, “... Read More...

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Oregon Student Sues JUUL

Law Student? – JAN 3, 2020 - The lawsuit states Juul failed to inform consumers in many early advertisements that its products contain any nicotine at all, and that the company still fails to disclose that its e-ciga... Read More...

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Who Killed the Knapp Family?

Wall Street, War on Drugs, Union Busters, Robots, China? – Jan. 9, 2020 - WHY? First, well-paying jobs disappeared, partly because of technology and globalization but also because of political pressure on union... Read More...

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I spent half my life on antidepressants.

Don’t Jump! – Jan. 5, 2020 - I followed my psychiatrist’s advice and went off one drug at a time, beginning with Effexor XR. I was on the lowest dose available — just 37.5 mg per day — so I had no choice but to stop ... Read More...

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Rob Lowe: Steven Tyler Played a Big Role in My Sobriety

When Stars Align – January 07, 2020 - Lowe — dad to sons John 25, and Matthew, 27 — saw Tyler, 71, as someone who could still have fun without using drugs or alcohol, and he learned to do the same. “I was so excit... Read More...

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Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Is Dead at 52

Fearless – Jan. 7, 2020 - The writer David Samuels, a friend since childhood, said the cause was metastatic breast cancer, which in her case had resulted from the BRCA genetic mutation. Ms. Wurtzel had a double maste... Read More...

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Portugal’s drug policy’s success stories

Dignity for All – January 11, 2020 - “Other diseases are a result of our behavior. Some sorts of diabetes, for instance, depend on what we eat. But nobody even thinks about putting a diabetic in prison because ... Read More...

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Marijuana dispensary to close for 1 day after ‘unprecedented demand’

Is that the Messiah, or just weed? – Jan. 12, 2020 - The one-day closure comes after Illinois saw ‘unprecedented demand throughout the state,’ the news release continued. “We are very proud of our team, not only f... Read More...

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Brad Pitt Reveals Bradley Cooper Helped Him Get Sober

It’s a ‘We’ program – JAN. 9, 2020 - He also joked a little about the National Board of Review during his acceptance speech. “I know very little about the National Board of Review,” he said. “You guys have been arou... Read More...

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