February 16, 2021 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

February 16, 2021 • Vol. 8, No. 26

Chasing the News … stone cold sober – The Pros

Episode 7 - The Pros - “Maintaining sobriety through 2021 and beyond” - February 18, 2021 - 11amPT, 2pmET - SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Randy Grimes, Dr. Billy Taylor, James Black, Hollywood Henderson REGISTER NOW! ... Read More...

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Woman Recovering From Opioid Addiction Sues to Get Methadone

CRAZY TIME – FEB 12, 2021 - But Finnigan, 53, who lives in Chicago, said things changed for her in 2019. That’s when doctors put her on methadone, a medication that is itself an opioid but curbs the craving for... Read More...

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The Pandemic is Causing a ‘Tsunami’ of Eating Disorders

WHERE IS THE LIFE RAFT? – February 12, 2021 - Experts warned about a potential increase in eating disorders due to the coronavirus pandemic back in June, noting more barriers to care and less barriers of protec... Read More...

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What Happens When You Mix Antidepressants with Recreational Drugs?

DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME ... OR ANYWHERE – Feb. 9, 2021 - When Emily, 22, was first prescribed antidepressants at 16, she continued her weekend ritual of binge-drinking at parties. Over time, she realised it wasn... Read More...

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Drug companies seek billion-dollar tax deductions from opioid settlement

$ $ $ $ $ $ – February 12, 2021 - The deductions may deepen public anger toward companies prosecutors say played key roles in a destructive public health crisis that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year. ... Read More...

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Digital Rehab is Helping Tackle America’s Opioid Crisis

WATCH – NONE TOO SOON – Feb. 8, 2021 - Besides drug addictions including opioids and cocaine, the start-up offers programmes to aid the recovery of those with gambling, smoking and alcohol addictions and chroni... Read More...

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Alcohol Abuse Rises During Pandemic, Hospitals See Wave of Deadly Liver Disease

NOT THE BEST MOVE – Feb. 8, 2021 - Socially, the “stress of the pandemic has, in some ways, particularly targeted women,” said Dr. Jessica Mellinger, a hepatologist at the University of Michigan. Lower wages, l... Read More...

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Denver Successfully Used Mental Health Pros, NOT Police

NURSES NOT NIGHTSTICKS – Feb. 6, 2021 - Denver police responded to nearly 95,000 incidents over the same period, suggesting that an expanded STAR program could reduce police calls by nearly 3%, according to the... Read More...

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Former Boxer Kenneth Discusses 10 years Sober on TV Series

CHAMP NOT CHUMP – Feb. 9, 2021 - The documentary, which will air on TG4 next Wednesday, February 10, at 9.30pm, looks at the worst degrees of Kenneth’s alcoholism, his experience as a sportsman and his early ch... Read More...

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Why Addiction Isn’t a Disease

BECAUSE YOU CAN STOP IT YOURSELF – August 20, 2015 - The prevalent theory in the United States, and to some degree in Australia, is that addiction is a chronic brain disease – a progressive, incurable condition... Read More...

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Aggies for Recovery Shed Light on Substance Abuse

THE COLLEGE RE-EDUCATION – Feb. 10, 2021 - Angela Armstrong-Ingram, a first-year graduate student of anthropology, became a member of Aggies for Recovery at the beginning of this academic year. Armstrong-Ingram... Read More...

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He Agreed to Rehab Just Days Before His Death

WATCH – GET HELP BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! – Feb. 8, 2021 - Bibby explained the only way to get Juice to go was to stage an intervention. Despite their best efforts, the “Lucid Dreams” rapper allegedly refused to q... Read More...

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Woman’s Drug Recovery Tweet Goes Viral

ANYONE CAN DO IT – Feb. 29, 2021 - “On my 49th birthday, I woke up in Butte County Jail again,” shared Sullivan. “I was clean, there are a lot of drugs in jail I was clean at that moment. That is what sta... Read More...

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Huge Colorado Trafficking Bust

BIG PHARM COMPETITION FOILED – Feb. 12, 2021 - Federal, state and local law enforcement in Adams County announced on Friday the dismantling of a drug trafficking operation that has led to state-level indictment... Read More...

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Is There a Difference Between Sex Addiction and Porn Addiction?

WHERE ONE OR MORE ARE GATHERED – Feb. 2021 - The pattern of failure to control intense sexual impulses or urges and resulting repetitive sexual behavior is manifested over an extended period of time (e.g., 6 mo... Read More...

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Attorney General Stops Deceptive Marketing by Treatment Center

BOTTOM LINE MATTERS MORE – Feb. 12, 2021 - Additionally, the settlement said that their website funneled consumers to what were called “treatment specialists” for a consumer to call for assistance in deciding w... Read More...

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Carl Hart: PhD, Parent, Author, Speaker, Columbia Professor and Heroin User

DOCTOR FEELGOOD – Feb. 6, 2021 - As Hart continues: “I do not have a drug-use problem. Never have. Each day, I meet my parental, personal and professional responsibilities. I pay my taxes, serve as a volunteer ... Read More...

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As Overdose Deaths Surge, Rehab Industry Faces ‘Severe Ethical Crisis’

LISTEN – GETTING HELP – Feb. 15, 2021 - “It’s a very hard system to navigate,” said Ryan Hampton, who spent years trying to get help for his addiction to prescription opioids and heroin. His family “was preyed ... Read More...

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Q&A with Stevie Mack, Actor and Comedian

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – February 12, 2021 - Stevie Mack voted top dancer by People magazine in the Oscar nominated Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, “Can’t Stop the Feeling” music video by Justin Timberlake... Read More...

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12 Recovery Memoirs by Black Authors You Need to Read

TIME TO READ ... MORE! – Feb. 9, 2021 - In early recovery, the stories of others are an invaluable resource. We hear stories around our recovery meetings, read stories online, and find hope in the stories of in... Read More...

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This Message Will Self-Destruct: Snapchat & the Tragic Death of a 16-year-old

by Christopher Dale WHAT A PRICE TO PAY – Feb. 16, 2021 - On Sunday, February 7, 16-year-old Samuel Chapman asked his father for a cheeseburger, then went to his room to play video games. An hour later his m... Read More...

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Teen’s Deadly Overdose Prompts Warning About Snapchat’s Role in Selling Drugs

WATCH – WHEN DOES IT STOP? – Feb. 11, 2021 - “I thought the worst thing that can happen on Snapchat were nude pictures or saying something inappropriate or something like that,” Berman said. “I had no idea ther... Read More...

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Breaking the “Body Brokers”: California Non-Profit That Stood Up to Patient Kickback Business

PETE NIELSEN DOES HIS THING – Feb. 12, 2021 - CCAPP knew they had to act to stop this new adversary that threatened to abuse patients and cast a cloud of doubt over the legitimacy of the treatment itself. As soon as... Read More...

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Day Trading, It Can Be Addictive

IT’S NOT GAMBLING ... OR IS IT? – February 13, 2021 - Day trading can be very, very addicting! However, that doesn’t exactly mean that day traders are addicts. I myself am an addict. This March I will be sober ... Read More...

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Rob Lowe Gets Candid About His 30-Years Of Sobriety

‘CLASS’ OF 1991 – Feb. 9, 2021 - “It was no different than craft services,” he explains. “Where are the Red Vines, and where is the great Peruvian blow...? Cocaine was the thing that successful people did. Ther... Read More...

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Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America

POISONED AMERICA c/o BIG PHARMA – 2020 - “I could not put down Gerald Posner’s Pharma, the definitive story of how one family, the Sacklers, set out to get exquisitely rich on the back of unsuspecting Americans... Read More...

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Inside Billie Piper’s Mind

A COMPLICATED PLACE – Feb. 4, 2021 - I’m 34 but this feeling isn’t unfamiliar; this spiralling soothed by the strange comfort of a sterile white room. I felt the same thing when I was just 17, enduring another ... Read More...

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Legalizing All Drugs Is Just the Beginning

SET OUR PEOPLE FREE – Feb. 13, 2021- All the evidence, for decades, shows that the drugs that children under 17 or 18 years old are most likely to use are marijuana, alcohol and tobacco. That’s where my educati... Read More...

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Is Social Media Bad for Sobriety?

MAYBE – Feb. 10, 2021 - Pro Tip: If you’re on social media and see things that trigger you, you should try to counter that with enjoyable things to ruminate on in positive ways. Some people think of a memory, o... Read More...

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Who’s Taking Care of Mental Health Professionals?

DOCTOR (CAN’T) HEAL THYSELF – February 11, 2021 - USA TODAY spoke with half a dozen mental health workers who told us the pandemic has been the most challenging year of their professional lives. Every one of th... Read More...

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