December 8, 2020 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

December 8, 2020 • Vol. 8, No. 16

Machine Gun Kelly on undergoing therapy for drug abuse

Issues always come up... – Dec. 1, 2020 - “I had my first therapy session… That’s the first time I ever went, ‘Hey, I need to separate these two people’, which is Machine Gun Kelly and (my real name) Colson Ba... Read More...

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Legendary Jockey Completing In-Patient Treatment Hopes to Return to The Saddle Soon

Staying on Track – Nov. 23, 2020 - Desormeaux’s highly successful career has been comparatively erratic in recent years, and the rider has made no secret of his struggles with alcohol. Most recently, he was sus... Read More...

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“Exercise is Essential for Your Mental Health and Happiness”

Jumping Jacks for Joy – November 30, 2020 - Just weeks after working out for 24-hours solid and raising over £2.5 million for Children in Need, Joe Wicks, AKA The Body Coach, shares his thoughts on movement for... Read More...

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How to Talk to Loved Ones About Their Mental Health

WATCH – From the Heart – Dec. 1, 2020 - The year 2020 has exacted a psychological toll on Americans. Levels of anxiety and depression have skyrocketed alongside increases in drug overdoses and alcohol consumpt... Read More...

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2020 Most Admired CEOs: Mark Mishek, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Leaving the helm to others... – Dec. 1, 2020 - You must pay to read entire article. When Mark Mishek took the helm in late 2008 of what was then the Hazelden Foundation, it was a turbulent time. As the new ... Read More...

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Aryan Brotherhood Associate Pleads Guilty In Drug Case

Prison Dealer – Nov. 30, 2020 - Samuel Keeton, 41, of Menifee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and to conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney... Read More...

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‘People Are Having a very Hard Time Maintaining Recovery’ in Pandemic’

WATCH – When the going gets tough... – Dec. 4, 2020 - Addiction specialists are encouraging employers to understand that working from home might not be the best environment for some people, especially those who... Read More...

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Moms Are Speaking Out on Drug Laws That Tear Families Apart by Gretchen Burns Bergman

Is America a penal colony? – DEC. 4, 2020 - The holidays are always difficult for those who must navigate the mighty and destructive waves of addiction. It’s a painful time for families who are separated becau... Read More...

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Kentucky Teacher of the Year’s Story of Addiction and Recovery

Neither regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it – December 3, 2020 - I thought I could not tell a single beloved colleague about this significant part of my life I have to struggle with daily; I felt so alo... Read More...

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The Pandemic Is Making US Drug Policy Even More Deadly

Let’s hope we outlive the Drug War – December 3, 2020 - Access to methadone and buprenorphine—the most effective forms of treatment for people who struggle with opioid use—has been severely limited as a result.... Read More...

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Central Florida Overdose Deaths up 70% During Pandemic

WATCH – The madness is horrific – Dec. 4, 2020 - Sheriff Dennis Lemma talks to Good Day Orlando about the rise in overdose deaths during the pandemic. more@Fox35Orlando ... Read More...

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‘Another Round’ – A Poignant Look at Alcohol and Alcoholism

WATCH – MEDIA: FILM REVIEW – Dec. 4, 2020 - But today is different. As I’m writing these words, the warming sensation of the two shots of whiskey I pounded not 10 minutes ago is working its way through my body ... Read More...

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How Jimmy Page Helped Scott Gorham (of Thin Lizzy) Get Off Heroin

I get clean with a little help from my friends – December 5, 2020 - Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham is praising Led Zeppelin counterpart Jimmy Page for helping him beat heroin in 1983. The drug had already... Read More...

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‘Lockdown had me drinking again’

Vigilance always – Dec. 6, 2020 - From the beginning of lockdown in March, Pam had been fighting a losing battle. As AA meetings began shutting their doors she was forced inside to face her demons alone. “I... Read More...

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My Father Is An Alcoholic, And It Hurts Even Though I’m Grown

Brutal – Dec. 5, 2020 - He missed so many things that were important to us. Before he knew it, we grew up. All three of us. My brothers moved out, moved away, moved on. One joined the Navy, and the other ran to... Read More...

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Q&A with Creator of The Global Sober Series of Giant Books

Stick with the Winners! – December 4, 2020 - The Global Sober Series grew out of the Anonymous author’s first book 101 Shares that featured 101 meeting starter topics. Wanting to reach a wider audienc... Read More...

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The Queen’s Gambit Shows Knowledge Can’t Defeat Addiction – OPINION

Check(mate)-ing out – November 3, 2020 - Even when she wakes up severely hungover in Paris, she whips her head forward and instantly collects herself, looking like a veritable siren doll with sinuously reflecti... Read More...

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40 Years Later – John Taylor from Duran Duran Looks Back at The Beatles & Their Legacy

While my bass gently weeps – December 8, 2020 - Its forty years since John Lennon was shot dead. I will never forget the feeling of hearing that news. I was stuck in London traffic, the December rain pour... Read More...

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UN Removes Cannabis From Strictest Drug Category

The whole world is toking – Dec. 2, 2020 - The drugs that are on Schedule IV are a subset of those on Schedule I of the convention, which already requires the highest levels of international control. The agency... Read More...

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Zappos founder Tony Hsieh spent last hours planning to enter rehab

Don’t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!! – Dec. 6, 2020 - Then, just before entering a shed on his girlfriend’s posh waterfront property in the wee hours, the on-edge Hsieh asked pals to check on him every 5 minutes, sources t... Read More...

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Sober living, addiction treatment conflicts return to lawmakers’ crosshairs

The good, the bad and the ugly – Dec. 4, 2020 - On Thursday, Dec. 3, three Congress members introduced a bill aimed at improving the quality of care offered to recovering addicts living in sober living homes. ... Read More...

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John Lennon as ‘stay-at-home dad’: Inside his final years

Gone way too soon ... 40 years ago today – Dec. 2, 2020 - “He was probably, in those years, the most notable stay-at-home dad in America,” said Larry Kane, author of “Lennon Revealed,” a 2005 biography, and “T... Read More...

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Tallulah Willis Credits Mom, Demi Moore, for Her Sobriety

Sober mother, sober daughter – December 3, 2020 - Willis also said she finds herself “becoming mother in the most complimentary way” and feels that Moore is someone she can “really draw from.” “She’s even,... Read More...

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Has Diana’s Bulimia Taught Us Nothing?

Weighing the Alternatives – December 3, 2020 - That’s when she started the binge-purge cycle; uncontrollably eating large quantities of food before forcing herself to vomit. “I’d go to the corner shop and buy a... Read More...

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The Social Media Addiction Bubble

Thumbs Down – Nov. 30, 2020 - The September debut of “The Social Dilemma” on Netflix sounded this alarm for millions of viewers. The documentary centers on Tristan Harris, the former Google engineer who has ... Read More...

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Four Buddhist Mantras for Turning Fear into Love

Now more than ever... – Dec. 2020 - In the general Buddhist style of befriending complexity through simplicity and with his particular gift for simple words strung into a rosary of immense wisdom radiating imm... Read More...

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IMAGINE – John Lennon & Yoko Ono Live at New York City Benefit

WATCH – Imagine – 12/8/2020 - October 9, 1940, Liverpool - December 8, 1980, New York City more@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpLSN-D05Z8&feature=youtu.be ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Robert Louis Stevenson

“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” —Robert Louis Stevenson ... Read More...

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12 Step Meetings: What is was like, what happened and what it’s like now!

Hindsight IS Indeed 2020 – by Dr. Don Grant, MA, MFA, DAC, SUDCC IV, PhD November 27, 2020 - In the early 2000’s, I began to notice sobriety support “chat rooms” online, and online recovery opportunities inc... Read More...

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FDA Study Shows Severe Perils of Benzodiazepines

WATCH – Valium, Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, oh my – Dec. 2, 2020 - The FDA has not produced a report on the hundreds of thousands of complaints that have been made to them about BZDs, but just 104 “focused case se... Read More...

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