February 26, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

February 26, 2019 • Vol. 6, No. 32

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Treatment program where patients died operated unlicensed for years

AMAZING VIDEO EXPOSE – February 22, 2019 - The state sent several letters ordering the program to stop taking clients - all but one triggered by a fatal drug overdose at the facility. Full Story @ 11Alive.com... Read More...

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Ohio doctor under investigation after dozens of patient overdose deaths

Killers? – Feb. 20, 2019 - Mount Carmel Health System fired Dr. William Husel from his job on Nov. 21, 2018, accusing him of prescribing excessive pain medicine to 34 patients in the intensive care unit. All of the pati... Read More...

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15 Male Celebrities Who Have Struggled with Depression

Men Suffer Too – February 22, 2019 - If you struggle with depression, we’d encourage you to do so as well—and, like these guys, come out the other side better for it. Rapper. Eminen has a long history of mental health ... Read More...

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Intensely Private, Deeply Invested: Richard Sackler’s role in promoting OxyContin emerges in court documents

Intensely Vile, Deeply Detested – February 22, 2019 - In the deposition, Sackler repeatedly defends his actions. He claims he was motivated by an interest in making the best possible medications for patients in pain. He... Read More...

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How traffic affects your mental health and relationships

Driving Us Crazy – February 21, 2019 - A study published last year found that extreme traffic increased the incidence of domestic violence by 9 percent. We talk to a psychotherapist, and hear how listeners cope with tra... Read More...

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Drinking two diet beverages a day linked to stroke, heart attacks

Not a Stroke of Genius – February 16, 2019 - Among almost 82,000 participants in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, risk for fatal and nonfatal stroke was 23% higher among women who self-reported drinkin... Read More...

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Kratom shows risk of neo-natal withdrawal, drastic increase in calls to poison control centers

Mystery Drug – Feb. 21, 2019 - It comes in pills and powder, but no matter the form, the leaves from the tropical kratom tree can used to do the same thing: treat pain, depression, anxiety and even help with opioid wit... Read More...

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After hitting ‘rock bottom,’ some addicts and alcoholics find a road to recovery

Washington Post – February 23, 2019 - Ryan Hess’s rock bottom came during a drizzly December in Ohio. He was yet again high on heroin, and he had been that way for more hours than he could remember. The 33-year-old lay ... Read More...

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Triple overdose: Body cameras show Narcan rescue

Stunning – Feb. 22, 2019 - “In the back of your mind you’re saying, what is this? What else is going on?” deputy James Hennessey says. Deputies said it was then clear the situation was a triple overdose. “They’re comple... Read More...

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Ice climbing helped her out of addiction; now, she’s pulling others up

The Only Good Ice – February 22, 2019 - “I don’t call ice climbing a sport. I call it an endeavor, a practice. It’s got too much danger to call it a sport. But that’s one of the reasons I love it. The danger brings you ... Read More...

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Peer-recovery program helps inmates battling addiction

Please Stop Coming Back – Feb. 22, 2019 - Nick Yacoub, STAR’s certified peer-recovery specialist, started using drugs when he was 10 years old and is now 11 years into recovery after his life turned around while mentori... Read More...

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Study Links Unhealthy Diet To Mental Illness In California Adults

Eating Our Feelings – February 21, 2019 - “Perhaps the time has come for us to take a closer look at the role of diet in mental health, because it could be that healthy diet choices contribute to mental health. More re... Read More...

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How to Quit Your Smartphone Addiction

Too Late? – Feb. 22, 2019 - More than 2.5 billion people around the world use smartphones, spending an average of four hours a day on their phones. Many say they want to cut back on the screen time, but only around half... Read More...

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Comedian Brody Stevens and ‘The Hangover’ star dies from apparent suicide

No Way Out – February 22, 2019 - Stevens was found dead at his Los Angeles home at approximately 1 p.m. The website obtained audio of emergency dispatchers responding to a 911 call about a “hanging.” The L.A. native was... Read More...

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More States Say Doctors Must Offer Narcan Along With Opioids

Life Saving Prescription – February 21, 2019 - Such co-prescribing mandates are emerging as the latest tactic in a war against an epidemic of prescription and illegal opioids that has claimed hundreds of thousands of li... Read More...

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Time for BIG PHARMA to Have Their Tobacco Moment

All Talk, No Action? – Feb. 24, 2018 - With seven pharmaceutical executives set to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, one can only hope for a similarly pivotal moment for prescription drug prices. L... Read More...

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Opioids Claiming More African-American Lives

Equal Opportunity Killer – February 22, 2019 - Why is it spreading? “Heroin,” Stanford University’s Mathew Kiang told NBC News “specifically, fentanyl-laced heroin ... African-Americans were less affected because there ... Read More...

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Elisabeth Moss struggles with sobriety as punk rocker

Acting As If – Feb. 22, 2019 - You’ve lost Becky Something,’ she was told at the start of the trailer. Becky was then seen admiring herself in a mirror and smoking as a crowd chanted. I always flirt with death, I look i... Read More...

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Supreme Court Limits Drug War’s Civil Asset Forfeiture

DEA Suffer$ Cutback$ – February 22, 2019 - The (DEA) claims it operates its current civil asset forfeiture program “to disrupt the financial dealings and dismantle the financial infrastructure of illegal drug trafficke... Read More...

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Everclear frontman shares story of addiction and recovery

Clearly Giving Back – February 21, 2019 - Alexakis says he is flattered when people find hope in his songs, but he is even more happy when people are encouraged by his three decades of sobriety. “I like to be a part of ... Read More...

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Mental illness larger problem for teens than drug and alcohol abuse

It’s Real to Them – Full Story @ NBCNews.com... Read More...

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Burberry sorry for ‘suicide’ hoodie with noose around neck

Very Bad Taste – February 2019 - “Let’s not forget about the horrifying history of lynching either,” she added. Burberry boss Marco Gobbetti said the brand was “deeply sorry for the distress” caused, adding: “It was ins... Read More...

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Bel Air, CA Doctors and Nurses Arrested In Massive Prescription Drug Sting

Hypocritical Oafs – Feb. 22, 2019 - Dr. Michael Anthony Simental of Corona, 47, who practiced at the Kaiser Permanente - Dr. Reza Ray Ehsan of Bel-Air, 60, - Saloumeh Rahbarvafaei of Northridge, 40, - Ana Leblanc of Chi... Read More...

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Former FDA commissioner says FDA erred in allowing drug companies to promote opioids 60 MINUTES

Making a Killing – Feb. 21, 2019 - Dr. David Kessler, the FDA commissioner in the 1990s at the time Purdue’s powerful, long-acting opioid Oxycontin was first approved, says the FDA never should have allowed the drug and... Read More...

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Museums Uneasy With Philanthropy Tainted by Opioid Profits

Facing Lawsuits From 37 States, 1,500 Cities – Feb. 20, 2019 - Forbes ranked the Sacklers the 19th-richest family in America in 2016 at $13 billion. While a total assessment of the family’s philanthropy is unclear, mil... Read More...

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