December 15, 2020 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

December 15, 2020 • Vol. 8, No. 17

Addicted Australia

WATCH – America should do one... – Dec. 9, 2020 - Ten Australians fighting their addictions. What does it take to change a life? New series, Addicted Australia. We gain extraordinary access to the lives of a gr... Read More...

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New Luxury Recovery Center Opens in North Alabama

WATCH – The sumptuousness of sobriety – Dec. 7, 2020 -The recovery center offers a non-clinical approach to the problem of drug and alcohol dependence by using the 12 steps. “Hard things happen in life, but... Read More...

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Police commander asks if drug use is really crime?

War on Addicts! – Dec. 10, 2020 - But there’s also fallout from alcohol and even second-hand smoking. Both these legal drugs often have unwanted side effects on the individual who chooses to use them. We deal with a... Read More...

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Staten Island doctor admits to prescribing opioids in return for sexual favors

Creep of the Week – Dec. 9, 2020 - He took particular interest in his younger patients who were struggling with substance abuse and prescribed them powerful narcotics in exchange for sexual favors, officials said. ... Read More...

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Relapse as a Path to Sobriety

Voice of recovery – December 8, 2020 - If you had told me 15 years ago that I would grow up to be an IV-using, heroin-addicted shell of a person, I would have never believed you. I grew up in a devoutly religi... Read More...

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Emily Summit with Leonard Buschel

Happy. Sober. Free! – December 2020 – Learn secrets on how to cultivate freedom, confidence, joy and abundance in sobriety! Free online show! Hosted by Emily Killeen. more@HappySoberFree ... Read More...

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Danny Trejo, 52 Years Sober, Urges Those Fighting Addiction to Seek Treatment During Pandemic

What a wonderful way to live! – Dec. 13, 2020 - The spot — part of CRI-Help’s “Fight” campaign — debuts on the eve of the center’s 50th anniversary and is aimed at raising awareness around substance abuse recov... Read More...

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Peter Young, priest who lifted up the downtrodden, dies at 90

One soul helping another... – Dec. 9, 2020 - At first, he said, the politicians saw his priest’s collar and dismissed him as just another do-gooder but, after presenting them with the cost of incarceration, he ... Read More...

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Prison ‘aha’ moment leads to research into mental health and addiction

It works if you work it... – Dec. 10, 2020 - For a study funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Vest and his colleagues examined assessments on 406 people diagnosed with both mental illness and sub... Read More...

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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Sinners!

Mormons gone wild – Dec. 9, 2020 - Jen goes outside with Heather to remind us that it cannot be later than 1 p.m. and to give Lisa a chance to stir the pot a bit further. They come back in so Mary can call Heather ... Read More...

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Thousands of California Inmates Waiting for Access to Addiction Treatment

Prisoners of War – Dec. 9, 2020 - “They understand our concerns and recognize there is a substantial backlog,” he said. “What’s not clear yet is how quickly the backlog can be reduced.” Despite concern about... Read More...

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AJ McLean ‘Inspires’ By Sharing Sobriety Journey On ‘Pretty Messed Up’

WATCH – Open books are easier to read – Dec. 9, 2020 - ET Canada’s Carlos Bustamante caught up with the superstar, who shared how all three of their life stories blended into the perfect podcast. “The produ... Read More...

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‘Last Christmas my drinking was destructive. This will be my first sober December.’

A merrier Christmas for sure – Dec. 9, 2020 - Just this week, The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHRMC) released new guidelines around alcohol consumption. Under the recommendations, they suggest... Read More...

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HBO’s ‘The Flight Attendant’: how does she cope with alcoholism?

Do not offer to buy her one drink... – Nov. 26, 2020 - How she deals with it is a whole different story - if she hadn’t had that much of a booze-filled night with Alex, she maybe could have pieced the night to... Read More...

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Sobriety’s Pied Piper

One solo at a time – Dec. 11, 2020 - The Bronx native’s drive to help fellow addicts led to his diving into a four-day-a-week, five-month training program to become a substance abuse counselor in training and ... Read More...

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Philadelphia Nearing Record for Fatal Drug Overdoses

Death Marches On – December 6, 2020 - In a study published in JAMA Psychiatry this week, researchers monitoring an emergency medical systems database in 47 states found that medics were responding to more than... Read More...

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Rehab Programs Promise Recovery Through Work — But Deliver Slave Labor

WATCH – It works if you work it? – Dec. 8, 2020 - But many of the workers in these rehab programs are not receiving pay. By not paying recovering drug and alcohol abusers, these programs do not provide the most... Read More...

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Lizzo Gets Real About Her Body Image

WATCH – Celebrities ... they’re just like us – December 11, 2020 - Lizzo came forth reflecting on her journey of struggling with body image issues. In a Tuesday TikTok video, the American singer revealed sh... Read More...

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Addicted to Indignity

This is your brain on resentment – December 12, 2020 - To be clear, the retaliation doesn’t need to be physically violent—an unkind word, or tweet, can also be very gratifying. Scientists have found that in su... Read More...

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McKinsey Apologizes For Helping Purdue ‘Turbocharge’ Opioid Sales

Too little too late – December 9, 2020 - In one internal email sent in July 2018, a McKinsey executive appears to acknowledge the growing legal risk faced by Purdue Pharma over its opioid business. “It prob... Read More...

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What a Way to Start My 20’s!

A dream deferred is a dream denied – December 11, 2020 - The shutdown of society worsened my disordered thoughts around food and body image and the aggressive advertising I’ve received for “home workouts” and “... Read More...

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24-Hour Hotline Launched for People Using Alone

Medically Assisted Telephone – December 10, 2020 - New Yorkers who are using drugs alone, and who would like someone to stay on the phone with them and call emergency services if they become unresponsive, can ... Read More...

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Woman’s Overdose Death Shocks Family

Not another statistic – December 11th, 2020 - After getting clean, she started working there and helped other women in recovery keep tabs on their medications and appointments. She had found her purpose hel... Read More...

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AJ McLean and Cheryl Burke Discuss Alcoholism on New Podcast

WATCH – Talking the talk... – Dec. 11, 2020 - “Dancing with the Stars comes lots of attention, all of a sudden, and something that I was never comfortable with and still am not 100% comfortable with. But I used alco... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Upton Sinclair

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” —Upton Sinclair ... Read More...

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A Safer Psychedelic Drug to Treat Depression and Addiction

Psychedelics For Addicts? – Dec. 9, 2020 - A chemically tweaked version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine appears to relieve depression and addiction symptoms without producing hallucinations or other dangerous ... Read More...

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