February 23, 2021 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

February 23, 2021 • Vol. 8, No. 27

Getting Drunk on Manischewitz

JEWS AREN’T ALCOHOLICS? – Feb. 18, 2021 - Being Jewish, having family members in addiction recovery, and now working for a treatment center for alcoholism and addiction, I wanted to learn more ab... Read More...

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400K Egyptians Benefited From State’s Addiction Recovery Programs

LET MY PEOPLE GROW – Feb. 16, 2021 - Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Qabbaj announced that a total of 400,000 citizens benefited from the state’s addiction recovery programs during the past thr... Read More...

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Guitarist Lee McKinney Discusses Xanax Addiction

GETTING OFF – Feb. 17, 2021 - Lee revealed his anxiety developed during Born Of Orisis’ grueling touring schedule. “It was probably the peak of our touring schedule. We were on ‘Mayhem’ with Rob Zombie and Chi... Read More...

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The Last Days of Heroin

FENTANYL FOREVER? – Feb. 18, 2021 - Fentanyl isn’t a new substance, having first been synthesized in a lab in 1960 by the Belgian company Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The drug has important medical uses, including for C... Read More...

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“I Wanted Oblivion. I Just Couldn’t Bear Being Me”- Alcoholism and the ‘Loveliness’ of Sobriety’

A BETTER LIFE – Feb. 14, 2021- And then in college, I drank so much, I drank everything and from much earlier it was all about alcohol. “It’s not trouble, but it’s not funny either. There’s compassion for my... Read More...

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Why I Got Sober at 24

NEVER TOO YOUNG – Feb. 16, 2021 - My drinking started properly in 2001 at age 16. I’d recently moved high schools and although I’d begun to make new friends, I felt anxious. The instant relief drinking gave me ... Read More...

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Texas Father & Son Build Farm-Model Treatment Center

WATCH – FAMILY GROWTH – Feb. 15, 2021 -Ranch House Recovery was good distraction for Dylon, and was a way to channel his energies. But two weeks before the farm was to set to open, Dylon relapsed. ... Read More...

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History of ‘shot,’ has its Roots in Morphine Addiction

MARVELS OF MEDICINE – Feb. 15, 2021 - One of the earliest “shot” mentions Jon found was in the San Francisco Chronicle of March 2, 1889. A story headlined “The Hypo-Gun. How Morphine Victims Are Fed” desc... Read More...

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Finding Sobriety Patrick Flanagan Opened Lion House

SOBER LIVING FOR GOOD – Feb. 22, 2021 - Flanagan believes that the five months he spent living in a sober house on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue cemented his commitment to sobriety. “I lived with 14 guys wh... Read More...

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Drug‑Free Solution to Opioid Withdrawal

SOON FOR BABIES TOO? – Feb. 18, 2021 - The Texas startup was founded in Houston in 2018, but is now headquartered in Dallas where it develops medical devices such as the system. Spark received clearance from... Read More...

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Nicole Richie’s Journey From Dark Days Of Addiction To Doting Mom

ALIVE AND WELL, REMARKABLY – Feb. 20, 2021 - Nicole sobered up and soon began filming the first season of her hit reality show, The Simple Life, in which she and real-life best friend Paris Hilton starred as tw... Read More...

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California Bill Would Decriminalize LSD and Psilocybin

TAKING A TRIP, NOT TAKING A TRIP – Feb. 19, 2021 - A 2016 study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology found that a single dose of psilocybin mushrooms “produced substantial and enduring decreases in depressed mood an... Read More...

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Community Weighs In On Proposed Rehab In Morro Bay

NOT IN MY CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOOD – Fab.19, 2021 - The project was proposed in December to the city planning commission, but Smith says she wasn’t made aware of it until weeks later. “I feel like the transpa... Read More...

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What We Can Learn From Gaming Companies About Gambling Addiction

WATCH – TRADING ELECTRONS – Feb. 19, 2021 - His parents lay the blame squarely on the investing company, pointing out Kearns tried multiple times to get help on a customer service line, to no avail. Kearns’ fam... Read More...

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Neighbors Express Concerns Over Sober Living Home

WATCH – NOT IN OUR FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD – Feb. 18, 2021 - “Our neighborhood is concerned about issues that many times surround these types of organizations and homes. There are issues that are not good,” long-t... Read More...

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RIP: U-Roy: The Singularly Musical Toaster Was a Vital Part of Reggae’s Bloodline

IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT GANJA – Feb. 19, 2021 - What can’t be doubted is without his singularly musical way with a lyric, toasting in the recording studio might have ended in 1970. U-Roy rode the rhythms with... Read More...

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Settlement Reached in Suit Accusing James Franco of Sexual Misconduct

ARS GRATIA ARTIS – Feb. 21, 2021 - Mr. Franco’s production company, Rabbit Bandini, and his partners, who include Vince Jolivette and Jay Davis, are also named as defendants. The two parties had been discussing... Read More...

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Kim Novak: ‘I inherited mental illness from my father, but the rape must have added to it’

THE UPS AND DOWNS OF STARDOM – Feb. 18,2021 - In the early 2000s, Novak was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since then, she has spent time trying to normalise it, telling people it is just another illnes... Read More...

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The Opioid Crisis, Fueled by Covid, Is Worse Than Ever

MORE BAD NEWS – Feb. 20. 2021 - Drug overdoses of all kinds killed nearly 84,000 people in the U.S. from August 2019 to July 2020. That’s 23% more than in the previous 12-month period, and the highest number of... Read More...

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NFL’S Vincent Jackson ‘Suffered From Chronic Alcoholism’

WATCH – TOO TRAGIC – FEB. 17, 2021 - The whole situation was bizarre considering Jackson made more than $70 million in his NFL career and was widely loved in the community by family, friends and law enforcement... Read More...

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NFL Seeking Information on Cannabis as an Alternative to Opioids

WATCH – 4-20-51-50 HIIIGH-KE – Feb. 17, 2021 - The NFL finally loosened its cannabis testing policy last offseason, amid mounting public sentiment in favor of decriminalization and, in some states, full legalization... Read More...

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Tobacco Giant Bets $1.4 Billion on Influencers to Boost Sales

BLOWING SMOKE – Feb. 20, 2021 - According to a wide-ranging report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, it has also attracted younger adults, non-smokers and even reached the eyes of children. An emplo... Read More...

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‘Body Brokers’: It’s Easy To Get Hooked On Crime Drama

WATCH – IT’S A MOVIE, NOT A DOCUMENTARY – Feb. 18, 2021 - “Body Brokers” opens in Ohio, where the unfortunately named Utah (Jack Kilmer, son of Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley) and his girlfriend Opal (Alice Engl... Read More...

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Craig Ferguson Celebrates 29 Years of Sobriety

PLEASE COME BACK, IT’S OK NOW – Feb. 19, 2021 - Scotland’s one of the most celebrated television host, comedian, author and actor, Craig Ferguson, is celebrating 29 years of being sober. Taking to microblogg... Read More...

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Demi Lovato’s New Doc Details Singer’s 2018 Overdose, “She Should Be Dead”

WATCH – A STAR IS REBORN – FEB. 17, 2021 - Viewers will see a glimpse at Lovato “during the most trying time of her life as she unearths her prior traumas and discovers the importance of her physical, emotional... Read More...

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The Handbook To Gen Z Sobriety

TOOLS FOR LIVING – Feb. 3, 2021 - Gooch’s debut book acts as a manual for sober and sober-curious females looking to improve their lives. The facts and figures she presents are astounding (for example, did you ... Read More...

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‘Definitely a Challenge’

THE SILENCE OF REAL LIFE – Feb. 16, 2021 - The facility is run by a man named Joe (Paul Raci), a Vietnam veteran who lost his hearing in the war, who tries to help Ruben overcome his frustrations and live as a ... Read More...

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Compassion In Action – Interview with Dr. Gabor Maté

WATCH – WALKING THE WALK – Feb. 2, 2021 - After a twenty-year career in family practice, Dr. Gabor Maté began working in Vancouver’s Eastside area with patients who were challenged by addiction and mental illne... Read More...

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Gym Offers Free Workouts and Recovery Meetings

FELLOWSHIP AND FREE WEIGHTS – Feb. 15, 2021 - Jurewicz says it’s the people who don’t believe they are in recovery – those that come for the workout and scurry away before the meeting – that are the most “heart... Read More...

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Hazelden Does It Again – Read All About It!

CATALOG OF THE YEAR – 2021 - We have realized the need to adapt, reevaluate and grow. While many of our solutions are already available on a digital platform, we’re working to expand our virtual library to all.... Read More...

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