January 31, 2023 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

January 31, 2023 • Vol. 10, No. 25

Concert In Manhattan To Benefit LGBTQ’s Struggling With Addiction

MUSIC CAN HEAL – Jan. 26, 2023 - “In July of 2021, we lost our son Nic to a fentanyl poisoning,” Pagano said. Nic was a New Yorker who overdosed in Connecticut, where he’d moved for addiction treatment. Before ... Read More...

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How David Crosby Helped Drew Barrymore Fight Addiction

VIDEO – TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL – Jan. 21, 2023 - Following his death, people are now paying tribute to the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer for his generosity, especially the support he and his wife, Jan Dance, pro... Read More...

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What It’s Like to Grow Up in an Alcoholic Family

ASK AN ALATEEN – Jan. 23, 2023 - On the other hand, the children also framed themselves as competent agents who developed effective coping strategies, such as trying to reduce their parent’s drinking and... Read More...

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Brooke Shields “I Said Goodbye To Mom Every Time She Drank”

NURSING...A COCKTAIL – Jan. 23, 2023 - “I said goodbye to her every time she drank”: Brooke Shields’ revelation on her mother’s alcoholism. Click@ANINews ... Read More...

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New Jersey Plans to Offer Free Narcan For All

SAVE-A-LIFE-FOR-FREE – Jan. 23, 2023 - New Jersey’s government has held naloxone “giveaways” in years past. Since 2018, the state’s Department of Human Services has distributed around 186,000 two-dose naloxone kits. ... Read More...

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Can ‘Damp’ TikTok Trend Change People’s Drinking Habits

MAYBE! – Jan. 22, 2023 - Plus, drinking less could save you a bit of money. Of course, the potential benefits of transitioning to a damp lifestyle will depend on how much you were drinking beforehand – a... Read More...

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Overdose Kits Available at NYC Bars

VIDEO – SAVE-A-NEW YORKER’S LIFE – June 24, 2022 - The NYC Office of Nightlife hosted a training session at Lucky Jack’s on the Lower East Side on Tuesday. Lucky Jack’s owner Meghan Joye said you want to be ready ... Read More...

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Women Recovering From Alcoholism Find Success With Sobriety Podcasts

WINNER – Jan. 24, 2023 - “I remember we were up the whole night and I looked over at him and I was like I can never drink ever again,” she said. “And I just knew that was it.” Gillian then turned her t... Read More...

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Mindfulness As Effective As Anxiety Drugs

WHO CAN EVEN SIT STILL? – Jan. 23, 2023 - A seven-point scale was used to assess anxiety among 208 participants, with a score of seven representing extreme anxiety and a score of one being normal. In both the m... Read More...

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Study: Promising Results to Fight Addiction

VIDEO – MONKEY OFF THE MONKEY’S BACK – Jan. 25, 2023 - They found that blocking an enzyme, called CA4 in the brain, reduced cocaine-seeking behavior and relapse in the withdrawal phase. Click@KCRG ... Read More...

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Family Uses Son’s Adderall Death To Warn Others

VIDEO – DOC DRUGS CAN KILL TOO – Jan. 24, 2023 - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Richard Fee was destined to change the world, but after becoming addicted to a prescribed psychiatric drug, his life was cut short. News 3 ... Read More...

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Son Died From Fentanyl He Bought Through Snapchat

VIDEO – SNAPDEATH – Jan. 25, 2023 - On Aug. 15, 2020, Nicholas took his last breath after overdosing on a counterfeit pain pill made with fentanyl. “I was trying everything and anything I could to help him,” said... Read More...

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Dr Michelle Humeidan on Pro-Active Pain Management

VIDEO – LIFE IS NOT SUFFERING – Jan. 27, 2023 - Dr. Humeidan is providing pain management alternatives with a program for cancer patients. This program sends patients home on a strict and constant 24-hour regimen of... Read More...

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After Homelessness, Denver Man Urges People to “Spread the Warmth”

VIDEO – RICHNESS OF SPIRIT – Jan. 27, 2023 - Forced to live on the streets because of addiction and job loss, Michael Allen finally hit a point where he wanted to change! Click@CBSNews ... Read More...

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Ibogaine Can Treat Addiction. The Race Is On To Cash In!

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY – Jan. 24, 2023 - It was horrific, it was the worst thing in the world, what I saw,” said Smith (whose name has been changed to protect her identity) referring to her experience on ibogaine. Be... Read More...

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The Food Cardiologists Say Is Good for Them But Very Bad For Your Heart

LIVE TO EAT? OR EAT TO DIE! – Jan. 23. 2023 - No one thinks “healthy” when they think “fast food.” However, there are some options that are definitely worse than others when it comes to heart health–and as far ... Read More...

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The Drug Was Meant to Save Children’s Lives, Instead … They’re Dying

LAX REGULATION? – Jan. 25, 2023 - At an urgent care clinic, the doctor found more lumps under Isadora’s arms and in her groin. The doctor urged Emily to take her daughter to a hospital as soon as she and her hu... Read More...

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Cindy Williams, ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star, Passes at 75

SCHLEMIEL, SCHLIMAZEL, HASENPFEFFER INCORPORATED! – Jan. 30, 2023 - Cindy Williams, the energetic actress who appeared in a pair of Oscar best picture nominees before starring as the idealistic Shirley Feeney&nb... Read More...

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Doctor Who Distributed 40-60 Kilos of Oxycontin Laughs at 4 Month Home Sentence

VIDEO – NO PAIN, NO SHAME – Jan. 24, 2023 - The third and final defendant in a federal oxycodone case in Baltimore County was sentenced on Tuesday, almost five years after the investigation began. Dr. Norman Rosen, 8... Read More...

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Florida Nursing Schools Sold 7,600 Fake Diplomas

HOW MANY DOCTORATES? – Jan. 26, 2023 - Twenty-five defendants, including school directors and diploma recipients, were charged in the scheme and each face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Attorneys for defendan... Read More...

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Pot Heads Should Disclose Usage Before Surgery

VIDEO – PROTECT THE BODY TEMPLE – Jan. 22, 2023 - These particular guidelines took almost two years to develop. Most of the available literature is basic science or animal science. The clinical data is unfortunately... Read More...

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Alcoholics Anonymous and The Inspiring Ministry of Father Ed Dowling

HISTORY IS FUN – Jan. 19, 2023 - From then on, for as long as he lived, the memory of that experience would ground the deep sense of empathy that empowered his ministry to alcoholics, drug addicts, spouses in trouble... Read More...

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Sobriety ‘stripped her bare’

VIDEO – THE EMPRESS IS WEARING NEW CLOTHES – Jan. 24, 2023 - In the bestselling High Sobriety, Jill Stark famously quit drinking. But, when she took it up again, it was like ‘pouring petrol on a bonfire’ and thin... Read More...

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The Vicious Cycle of Abuse and Memory

IN GOD WE TRUST – Jan 25, 2023 - Declarative memory can be further categorized into episodic memory, which allows the recall of life events and their time and place, and semantic memory, which accounts for the ... Read More...

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Recovery Center Says NO to MAT, Despite Lower Profits

VIDEO – SAYING NO TO DRUGS FOR DRUG ADDICTS – Jan. 23, 2023 - Correspondent Douglas Kennedy discusses the debate over MAT and the old fashion way. Click@YahooNews ... Read More...

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Can Plant-Based Diet Help Us Overcome Addiction?

THIS IS YOUR BRAIN OFF EGGS – Jan. 22, 2023 - Sud was introduced to the impact different diets have on mental health in 2010, when he attended a seven-day immersive retreat hosted by Rip Esselstyn, a New York T... Read More...

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Your Brain Is a Massive Dynamic Wonder

THINK ABOUT IT – Jan. 19, 2023 - According to Pessoa, among the brain’s most astounding properties is its “massive combinatorial connectivity.” Like in any well-connected community where rumors spread nimbly am... Read More...

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Book Review: How Is Your Phone Powered?

THROUGH CAPITALISM – Jan. 23, 2023 - A lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School, Kara has written on sex trafficking and other forms of so-called modern slavery, part of a new group of abolitionists who claim expli... Read More...

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Even Small Amounts of Booze Can Be Harmful to Health

VIDEO – SO WHY BOTHER? – Jan. 26, 2023 - For more on all of this, I’m joined by Dr. Tim Naimi. He’s an alcohol epidemiologist and the director of the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Res... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Lily Collins

“I’ve realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful” – Lily Collins ... Read More...

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