February 14, 2023 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

February 14, 2023 • Vol. 10, No. 27

Recovery High Schools And Teens Facing Addiction

AUDIO – CAN IT HELP? – Feb. 6, 2023 - As part of our “Remaking America” collaboration, we highlight reporting from partner station KUNC on kids facing mental health and substance abuse issues. One possible s... Read More...

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Do YOU drink too much? Answers These 10 Questions

DENIAL IS AS DANGEROUS AS HEROIN – Feb. 4, 2023 - It is thought that more than half a million people in the UK are alcohol dependent, meaning they have a strong and often uncontrollable desire to drink. This can w... Read More...

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The Messy Reality About Famous Alcoholic Writers

THE OLD MAN AND THE PEE – Feb. 4, 2023 - In “The Thirsty Muse: Alcohol and the American Writer,” Tom Dardis noted that a closer look at the long list of famously drunken writers “reveals that four were suicides (Jack... Read More...

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Ashleigh Was Drinking Most Days to Black Out

REHAB WORKS – Feb. 4, 2023 - I’d agreed to go to rehab in the hopes that I would learn how to “drink like a lady”, because a life of complete abstinence wasn’t something I was ready to accept. As I sat... Read More...

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Florence Welch Celebrates Nine Years of Sobriety

ONE YEAR AT A TIME – Feb. 2, 2023 - Welch has previously talked about her issues with alcohol and substance abuse as well as eating disorders. Speaking to Vogue in 2019, the Dog Days Are Over singer talked a... Read More...

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Study Looks to Prevent Overdoses in Mice

VIDEO – WHAT ABOUT A MICKEY FINN? – Feb. 3, 2023 - Researchers found by blocking an enzyme called CA4, cocaine withdrawal symptoms were reduced in mice. Click@WQAD ... Read More...

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I Took Oxy And Fentanyl For Years

ONE MAN POISON IS ANOTHER WOMAN’S LONGEVITY – Jan. 30, 2023 - This was pain that knifed and throbbed ― that consumed my life. Pain that would cause me to vomit repeatedly, long after my stomach was empty. Pain ... Read More...

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‘Savage Sisters’ Care For Those With Addiction

VIDEO – WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, SISTERS ROCK – Feb. 6, 2023 - At the hub in Kensington, volunteers provide food, clothing, and especially trauma care to people who enter from the streets. “These wounds that we... Read More...

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Chicago Suburb To Pay $800K Settlement After Barring Sober Living

DON’T MESS WITH SOBER PEOPLE – Feb. 6, 2023 - The village of Hinsdale has agreed to pay $800K to settle a lawsuit alleging the community in Chicago’s western suburbs violated the Fair Housing Act when it denied a sob... Read More...

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The Opposite of Addiction

HELPING HANDS ARE STRONGEST – Feb. 2023 - Steve Farella was at rock bottom again. Heroin addict. Alcoholic. In jail and on the verge of losing rights to his youngest son. He knew he was just about out of chance... Read More...

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‘I’m an alcoholic taking regular doses of alcohol’

VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE HARM REDUCTION – Feb. 8, 2023 - He has lost many of his friends and family members - including his mother - to alcohol or illnesses connected to addiction. Peter is one of about 10 men a... Read More...

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I Gave Up Booze and I’m Having More Fun Than Ever

SOBRIETY IS MAGICAL – Feb. 10, 2023 - “It has been deeply ingrained in us by the media, culture and our peers that alcohol is the best way to have fun, and therefore sobriety must be boring,” says Veronica Vall... Read More...

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We Need Harm Reduction Built for and by Youth Who Use Drugs

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL LIVE – Feb. 10, 2023 - It remains so hard for many people to get their heads around the importance of harm reduction programs and spaces dedicated to young people. Older adults remain... Read More...

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Daughter Confronts Sobriety on New Single ‘Party’

VIDEO – IT’S ALL ABOUT MUSIC – Feb. 9, 2023 - ‘Party’, per a press release, “recounts the place that Elena Tonra got to before deciding to give up alcohol”. Over a restrained, slowcore-inspired arrangement of strumm... Read More...

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Sports Betting Has Risen Tenfold in Three Years

TECH PLUS THE POINTS – Feb. 10, 2023 - The Supreme Court ruling struck down a federal law that had banned most commercial sport wagering outside Las Vegas. The subsequent spread of legal gambling was stunningly swift... Read More...

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Daughter Dies From Fentanyl Overdose at Rehab Clinic

VIDEO – ANOTHER HUMAN TRAGEDY – Feb. 8, 2023 - That was on July 23, but just a few days later, Ryder received news that her daughter was found dead at the facility. “My life shattered,” Ryder said. “I... Read More...

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Carin Goldberg Transformed Book and Album Cover Design, Passes

OBITUARY – Jan. 31, 2023 - Her husband, the architect James Biber, said the cause was a glioblastoma brain tumor. Ms. Goldberg, who trained as a painter, was a scholar of designs and typefaces, particularly ... Read More...

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DMX’s Daughter Promotes Addiction Docuseries

VIDEO – EXTRAORDINARY 10 YEAR OLD – Feb. 6, 2023 - She continued, “After a D.A.R.E. program came to my school and did a 10-week curriculum on drugs and drug addiction, I saw a clip of Master P on Tiktok.” The clip sh... Read More...

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Kyle Richards Celebrates 7 Months of Sobriety

MORE REAL EVERY MONTH – Feb. 9, 2023 - On Tuesday (February 7), Kyle answered fan questions about her diet and health changes on her Instagram story. One curious follower wanted to know if she really stopped drinking... Read More...

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The Power of Sobriety on Valentine’s Day

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE – Feb. 9, 2023 - Anyone who has ever struggled with addiction has likely been through a painful relationship. Yet, there are practical ways to stay sober and enjoy the day if you plac... Read More...

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5 Tips for a Dry Valentine’s Date

WRITE A POEM – Feb. 10, 2023 - Deciding to drink less alcohol often comes with unexpected challenges. Major holidays are one of them. You might have found that celebrations you once enjoyed have become white-kn... Read More...

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Older People Addiction Rates Rising

AUDIO – SO IS BLOOD PRESSURE – Feb. 4, 2023 - It’s easy to forget that older people can suffer from what doctors call “substance abuse disorder” just like everyone else. They’re hardly immune. “We normally think ... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates 24 Years Of Sobriety

TRADING PLACES WITH DRUNKS – Feb. 3, 2023 - She also credited her sister and a colleague with offering those hands of help: “The community of people in recovery have been amazing,” Curtis concluded. The actr... Read More...

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Administration Eliminated Barrier To Medication For Opioid Addiction

ANOTHER BIG PHARMA VICTORY – Feb. 8, 2023 - That requirement had been in place for two decades, and its reversal had been a priority for some activists because the policy discouraged doctors from prescribing th... Read More...

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“I Help Mothers With Children Overcome Drug Addiction”

AUDIO – GOD BLESS YOU – Feb. 4, 2023 - I accumulated my most embarrassing professional moments during this first career chapter—saying the wrong things at the wrong times, behaving unsuitably by playing spades and ... Read More...

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Journey to Sobriety Inspires Sober 20-Something Podcast

VIDEO – CREATIVITY FOR ALL – Feb. 6, 2023 - Jenna Lawson is sharing her journey to sobriety through ‘The Sober 20-Something’ podcast. Click@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=A... Read More...

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Supreme Court Frees Pill Mill Operator

GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD – Feb. 3, 2023 - He was at the center of a Supreme Court ruling in January 2022 that raised the bar for what prosecutors must prove to secure convictions of doctors accused of fueling the U.... Read More...

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Luxury Rehab Centres Offer Therapy For ‘Crypto Addiction’

GETTING HIGH, AND LOW – Feb. 4, 2023 - Don works in a company that processes central bank digital currency (CBDC) transactions. He did not want to use his real name and wishes to remain anonymous because he fears his... Read More...

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1 Million Strong: ‘We can expand music culture to include sobriety!’

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES – Feb. 6, 2023 - The aim is to “destigmatize addiction and to support recovery” through measures including “supporting new ways for sober fans to enjoy shows, ensuring touring musicians and crews... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Michio Kushi

“Persons who have no desire to live have a very slight chance of recovery. We can continue to extend to them our love, sympathy, and prayers; but ultimately we must respect a person’s decision to die.” – Michio Kushi, 1... Read More...

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