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Journalist Investigates “New Jersey Sober” by Christopher Dale

NEW JERSEY SOBER...FUHGGEDABOUTIT! 3/29/2021 - Editor’s note: Last week, we at Addiction & Recovery eBulletin reported on singer Demi Lovato’s decision to be “California Sober,” which entails i... Read More...

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Jessica Simpson admits she has ‘not thought about alcohol’ during Covid

WATCH – REAL CELEBRITY SOBRIETY – March 25, 2021 - The talk show host, 50, asked the fashion designer what it was like ‘staying sober’ during this ‘challenging year.’ Jessica hasn’t had a drink since she fir... Read More...

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Sober living home in Utah to use medical cannabis

WATCH – CALIFORNIA SOBER HITS UTAH – March 25, 2021 - Shane Ericksen, who owns Men’s Tribal House, says medical cannabis maintenance has proven to be a harm reduction tool to treat things like chronic pain and ... Read More...

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Once We Were Slaves … 12 Steps to Freedom by Hannah Prager

FREEDOM FROM THE BONDAGE OF SELF – March 27, 2021 - Most any recovering addict will confirm that when in active addiction you are a slave to your substance of choice, whether that’s alcohol, pornography,... Read More...

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Brett Favre Recalls Seizures Amid Past Drug & Alcohol Abuse

STILL SCORING! – March 24, 2021 - Throughout that football season, Favre noted taking pain pills became “constant,” admitting the dosage increased as the months went on. The night before the next season began, ... Read More...

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Q&A with David Marion, Author & Interventionist

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – March 25, 2021 - David Marion is a certified interventionist, public speaker, founder of The Life Recovery Coach and author of Addiction Rescue; The NO-BS Guide to Recovery. As a... Read More...

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Why Is Online Shopping So Addictive?

SHOP ’TIL YOU CAN’T STOP – March 25, 2021 - The pleasure of acquiring superfluous shoes and kitchenware is, predictably, fleeting. “Shortly after they make a purchase, they often feel really bad,” Norberg says.... Read More...

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‘I would have DIED from the drink’: Former Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll

A NEW GOAL – March 25, 2021 - ‘I would have to fight very hard sitting in the house. I was struggling with it because I didn’t know what I could do, then Dungannon came in for me. I never thought I would be bac... Read More...

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Danny Boy on addiction: ‘It was either homicide or suicide’

WATCH – CHOICES CHOICES – March 24, 2021 - The House of Pain member said that he was able to get temporarily clean in 2000 and stay off drugs for the next three years. But he was hooked again and by 20... Read More...

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Why Alcohol Is More Dangerous for Women

WOMEN SHOULD BE WARY – March 25, 2021 - Women tend to have worse outcomes from increased drinking — worse outcomes in health issues, psychological consequences, and progression to an alcohol use disorder. Incr... Read More...

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Jockey Adrian McCarthy suspended after testing 1,000 times over cocaine limit

CAUGHT SPEEDING – March 26, 2021 - Irish jockey Adrian McCarthy was suspended for six months after testing 1,000 times above the cocaine limit. McCarthy, who said an addiction to drugs left him in a rut, ... Read More...

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Gambling Company Had the Best Pandemic Ever

WAGER THIS! – March 26, 2021 - People like Lewis, a 25-year-old from Hampshire who requested anonymity because few people know about a compulsion he is still struggling to control. He won about $77,000 at age 1... Read More...

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HOOKED: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions

BOOK REVIEW – March 12, 2021 - Obviously, it is preposterous to consider potato chips less fattening than walnuts — because potato chips are among the most addictive foods on the planet, along with French fries... Read More...

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‘Another Round’ a not-so-sobering look at alcoholism

FILM REVIEW – March 25, 2021 - As opening credits roll, we hear the sound of a drink being mixed and the first thing we see are cherubic teens participating in a beer bottle rally race. It generates a lot of ca... Read More...

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Two Incredible Looks at the Scourge of Heroin by Gil Scott-Heron & James Brown

LISTEN! – THE TRACKS OF OUR TEARS – March 24, 2021 - We wanted to look at two songs from the 1970s that dove deeply into the morass of drug addiction. The first is “Home is Where the Hatred Is,” a Gil Scott-Her... Read More...

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New York Reaches Marijuana Legalization Deal

CENTRAL PARK TO LEVITATE IN 2022 – March 25, 2021 - The legislation sets a goal of having 50 percent of marijuana business licenses for distribution and retail issued to social equity applicants, including people wi... Read More...

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Demi Does California Sober for Brunch. Rosé or Riesling?

ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE? – March 22, 2021 - Lovato has endured two highly publicized relapses and suffered “three strokes and a heart attack” during that time — details of which will be shared in her forthcoming YouT... Read More...

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Biden’s Likely “Drug Czar” Presided Over Destruction of WV Syringe Program

SAFE INJECTION SITES UNLIKELY – March 17, 2021 - President Joe Biden is planning to announce Dr. Rahul Guptaas his pick for the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), otherwise known as... Read More...

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Do College Students even do drugs?

DO BEARS COME IN THE MAIL? – March 4, 2021 - The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a statewide standing order for free naloxone to help curb out the mortality rate from opioid overdoses. Cali... Read More...

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Cornerstone Names Roxanne Bates, Clinical Outreach Director

RECOVERY EXPERTS RULE – March 18, 2021 - Substance abuse is not one person’s problem alone— it impacts families, communities, and society as a whole. Recovery, too, does not happen in isolation. It involves coo... Read More...

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What state has the biggest drug problem?

MOUNTAIN HIGH – March 17, 2021 - Delaware, Tennessee, Louisiana and Maryland followed next, rounding out the top five states that the epidemic has hit. Kansas, meanwhile, was the least affected, and while more than ... Read More...

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Emergency Naloxone Boxes Installed in Wisconsin to Help Save Lives

I SEE LIVE PEOPLE – March 11, 2021 - Outreach specialists with Wisconsin Voices for Recovery have now put up 12 opioid recovery kits at places like gas stations, hotels, and multiple healthcare locations across... Read More...

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Lighting Up Later in Life

SINSEMILLA FOR SENIORS - INDICA FOR ADULTS – March 21, 2021 - Last spring, an analysis based on the National Survey of Drug Use and Health found that marijuana use in the prior year among people over 65 had jum... Read More...

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Antidepressants Still Linked to Increased Suicide Risk

TO THE END? – March 15, 2021 - According to Hengartner et al., the last meta-analysis that included observational studies was published in 2009, included only eight studies with about 200,000 participants, and did n... Read More...

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Red Oak Recovery Completes Sixth Year Dual Diagnosis Research Study

MORE THAN JUST THE 12 STEPS – MAR. 16, 2021 - Red Oak Recovery® and The Willows at Red Oak Recovery® have completed their sixth year of partnership with the Center for Research, Assessment, and Treatment Effica... Read More...

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Purdue Pharma $10B bankruptcy plan a farce?

SUPER WEALTHY CON JOB? – March 16, 2021 - By Associated Press | March 16, 2021 at 11:53 AM EDT - Updated March 16 at 6:08 PM (AP) - Some state attorneys general and opioid addiction activists pushed ba... Read More...

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Getting Stoned for Science

GOOD DE‘TOKE’TIVE WORK – March 19, 2021 - Although adults can buy and consume marijuana legally under Maine law, like alcohol, should they be getting behind the wheel after toking on a joint? And if they do,... Read More...

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Mila Kunis Unrecognizable in ‘Four Good Days’

WATCH – ROTTEN TOMATOES 44% – March 18, 2021 - According to E! News, Kunis’s new role has her playing Molly, a character that’s battling drug addiction in the film. Four days refers to the time that she has bef... Read More...

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“Prescription for Sorrow”

BOOK REVIEW – Feb. 23, 2021 - Hahn starts at the beginning. Emil Fischer of the University of Strasbourg synthesized iproniazid in 1875, which was used later by the Nazis for V-2 rocket fuel during World ... Read More...

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The World’s A Little Blurry – REVIEW

LOVING BILLIE EILISH – March 18, 2021 - “I don’t get it,” I yelled into my sister’s ear through throngs of people and piercing screams. “Me neither,” she said, as the crowd suffocating us sang along to th... Read More...

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