February 11, 2020 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

February 11, 2020 • Vol. 7, No. 24

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Attorney Appeals to West Hollywood Mayor to Preserve ‘Log Cabin,’ a Haven for Recovering Addicts

The Hollywood Bowl of Recovery – Feb. 3, 2020 - Veteran music-business attorney Dina LaPolt has appealed to West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico and other officials to preserve the “Log Cabin,” a building that for years... Read More...

Feb 11 2020RecoveryRehab

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Things You Only Know If You’re Long-Term Sober

It Gets Better and Better – Jan. 31, 2020 - My own sobriety date, four years ago last week, coincides with an attempted dry January – embarked on, ironically, to prove I didn’t have a problem – gone disastrousl... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020Recovery

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What are methadone and buprenorphine?

Good To Know – Feb. 2020 - You may have heard about methadone and buprenorphine, but what exactly are they and what do they do? Is medication assisted treatment really helpful for those with opioid dependency? Why ca... Read More...

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Thanks for celebrating women’s sobriety, but don’t call us ‘alcoholics’

Lush for Life? – FEBRUARY 6, 2020 - As women in recovery, we were pleased to see “Clearing a path to sobriety” (Feb. 1) on local efforts to expand gender-specific treatment options for women. Many struggle with hist... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionFeb 11 2020Mental Health

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Vaping execs tell lawmakers that e-cigarettes are not meant for young people

Only Young Addicts – February 5, 2020 - Under questioning from Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), the oversight subcommittee chairwoman, the executives admitted that nicotine is addictive and that using their produc... Read More...

Feb 11 2020nicotineVaping

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Number of Homeless Students Rises to New High

It Has Come To This! – February 3, 2020 - It was the highest number recorded in more than a dozen years, and experts said it reflected a growing problem that could negatively affect children’s academic pe... Read More...

Feb 11 2020homelessRehabteenagers

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How sobriety changed my sex life

No Hangovers – February 3, 2020 - Most people assume that sex after sobriety is probably boring at best, awkward and clunky at worst, but that it gets better with time. That’s what I assumed, too. ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionFeb 11 2020

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Social Life Without the Buzz? It’s the ‘Sober Curious’ Movement

Boozeless – February 3, 2020 - Member Cori Clark says it’s a social gathering that allows for more authenticity “because you’re not distracted by what you’re drinking.” Clark, a recovering alcoholic, says that ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020Recovery

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A Widow, Not A Wife: ‘Smacked’ Explores An Ex-Husband’s Secret Addiction

NPR Fresh Air! – February 4, 2020 - “I tried to listen for a heartbeat and I couldn’t hear one ... I ran out of the house because I was afraid,” Zimmerman says. When the police and EMTs arrived, they identified... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2020

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Supermodel Sobriety with Jennifer Gimenez

Straight Up! – FEBRUARY 5, 2020 - She also appeared on the reality shows Celebrity Rehab and Sober House. Jennifer just celebrated 14 years of sobriety, but for many years she abused drugs and alcohol, an... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 11 2020Recovery Advocate

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Florence Welch celebrates six years of sobriety

She’s Gotta Not Have it – February 5, 2020 - She then captioned the painting of a red heart, “I send love to anyone on day 1. I love you. I’m with you.” Friends and fans congratulated the singer on her mileston... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery

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Justin Bieber gets candid about mental health struggles and addiction

The Bieb’s Battle Within – February 03, 2020 - Bieber’s marijuana abuse was only one addiction he was fighting. At one point, he admits to sipping the codeine cough syrup and soda combination known as lean, popping p... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020Mental Health

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Catastrophe’s Delaney 18 years sober

12th Step work – February 5, 2020 - Thank you to everyone who’s helped me along the way. Delaney previously attributed his sobriety to helping him cope with the death of his 2-year-old son, Henry, two years ago... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery

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Q&A with Mitch Prager

Stick with the Winners! – February 2, 2020 - This fueled his passion to teach those suffering from substance use disorders how to enjoy life without alcohol or drugs. Previously, Mitch was a resort hotel general mana... Read More...

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Baby boomers driving surge in hospital admissions for alcoholism

Dying for a drink? – February 6, 2020 - Meanwhile, the industry body the Alcohol Information Partnership predictably downplays the problem, describing this huge number as a “minority of problem drinkers.” This ... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionFeb 11 2020

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Emory, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation form ‘Addiction Alliance’

Solution Based – February 7, 2020 - “I was ready to give up. I just wanted to die. My family, my employer – CNN and Tom Johnson, refused to give up on me,” Moyers said. “This community saved me.” S... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020RecoveryRehab

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San Francisco to open tent ‘sobering’ center for meth users

It has come to this! – February 6, 2020 - HealthRight 360, one of the largest San Francisco drug treatment providers, will run it. A driver with a van will be posted outside the center to pick up people show... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020homelessmeth

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There are Now 14,000+ Treatment Facilities

Healing is Available – February 4, 2020 - Reforms are pending. Private equity firms are investing. This new study examines the nature of the business, types of rehab, reasons for the renewed growth of addict... Read More...

Feb 11 2020Rehab

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Diane Keaton on her brother’s struggle with alcoholism in new memoir

Family First – February 5, 2020 - “When I look b... Read More...

Alcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2020Trauma

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In ‘Smacked,’ a tale of addiction behind a veneer of success

MEDIA: Book Review – Jan 30, 2020 - Zimmerman begins “Smacked” with her dramatic discovery of Peter’s corpse in his “architectural trophy” of a house, “all sharp angles and sunlight.” Though divorced, they are bonded... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2020

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War On Drugs Has Been a 100 Year War on Our Neighbors

War On Drug Users – Feb. 3, 2020 - For more than a century, the U.S. has worked through the U.N., and its predecessor the League of Nations, to build a harsh global drug prohibition regime – grounded in draconi... Read More...

Feb 11 2020War On Drugs

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Opioid executive admits to ‘no morals’ ahead of prison term

COLD BLOODED MURDERERS – JANUARY 23, 2020 - Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.comT&Cs and Co... Read More...

Feb 11 2020opioids

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Proof positive power of AA in our town

Our primary purpose... – February 6, 2020 - For sure, there are families in this town that struggle with someone addicted, and many of those addicted are seeking help. At Christ Church Greenwich the 12-Step mee... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery

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Recovery advocate accused of sexual assault, weapons charges

One Bad Apple? – February 7, 2020 - Burki is accused of doing the same thing on Jan. 28, the court documents say. However, on this occasion, he also held his victim’s hands down causing bruising to both arms, accordi... Read More...

Feb 11 2020Recovery Advocate

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Quote of the week

“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” —Soren Kierkegaard ... Read More...

Feb 11 2020quote of the week

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Addiction center charged with 3 patient deaths

Rehab charged with 3 patient deaths – February 4, 2020 - Until now, the Sober Homes Task Force and Aronberg’s office had made more than 100 arrests, mostly patient brokering and insurance fraud charges. These are the... Read More...

Feb 11 2020Rehab

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