January 5, 2021 Issue

‘Mr. Sobriety’: Robert Cote remembered

We can, he did – Dec. 27, 2020 - He also created the Addiction Counselor Education Program at Westfield State University (then Westfield State College) and served as the director for 25 years (an extension of t... Read More...

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Only Rehab in New South Wales Helping Mothers

LISTEN – Listening to loss – Dec. 28, 2020 - For many mothers, the arrival of a newborn comes with more than enough challenges. Imagine not only trying to take care of a baby, but also trying to withdraw from drugs... Read More...

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Artist Transforms Shattered Ceramics To Highlight “Beauty of Destruction”

Just like us – Dec. 26, 2020 - His deconstructed sculptures take on a variety of forms, but many of them are pieced together using the kintsugi technique. This Japanese method uses a special lacquer that is dus... Read More...

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Covid Poses ‘greatest threat to mental health since WWII’

From across the pond... – Dec. 27, 2020 - The coronavirus crisis poses the greatest threat to mental health since the second world war, with the impact to be felt for years after the virus has been brought und... Read More...

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Musicians Battle Another Epidemic: Addiction

LISTEN – RIP Cady Groves – Dec. 28, 2020 - Groves had a difficult upbringing, losing two older brothers to overdoses in her teens and 20s. She’d found pop-country success in the 2010s (Blake Shelton appeared in... Read More...

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Journalist Terry DeMio Covers the Battle Against Addiction

All original writing – Dec. 30. 2020 - Why journalism matters. Journalism is living history that tells truths we might never learn otherwise. It quickly informs people, and the rapid publication of journalism ... Read More...

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Illinois Expunges 500,000 Cannabis Arrest Records

WATCH – Decency has come to the USA – Jan. 1, 2021 - In a unique twist, the law also created a program that reinvests 25% of cannabis tax revenue into a fund for youth development, anti-violence programs, re-en... Read More...

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Adrian Ray Evans Pens Fourth Book on Alcoholism

He Can’t Stop – Jan. 1, 2021 - “We can’t meet now because of COVID,” Evans said. “But when we can meet, I’m there.” He said, “I was 50 when I quit drinking. It was a very serious problem for me for the last 14 t... Read More...

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Improving Quality for Opioid-Exposed Infants

Hugs Not Drugs – Jan. 1, 2021 - As complications of the opioid crisis spread in US communities, nurseries across the country also felt the impact of the crisis. Over the last 2 decades, the number of infants diagnos... Read More...

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Bartender Starts Ben’s Friends to Help Restaurant Workers With Addiction

Extended families matter – Jan. 1, 2021 - If he hadn’t already started drinking hours before with patrons while on the clock, he’d start soon after finishing work late at night. Pocketing the cash he’d earned ... Read More...

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Delaware Using Opioid Manufacturing Fee For Addiction Relief

WATCH – A disgraceful one cent – Dec. 31, 2020 - Revenue from a bill passed back in 2019 is now being used to prevent opioid overdose deaths in Delaware. It’s also being used to provide addiction treatment services.... Read More...

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The Gift of Sobriety: Dusty Rose

WATCH – Sharing from the heart – Dec. 31, 2020 - (ABC 6 NEWS) - Dusty Rose, who is in recovery at Recovery is Happening, went in-depth on her journey and how she is recovering through the pandemic. mor... Read More...

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Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Woman’s Sobriety

WATCH – Prayer, meditation and reading – Jan. 1, 2021 - For thousands like Milczarski, however, those recovery keystones were upended when the coronavirus pandemic came to Pennsylvania almost 10 months ago. Iso... Read More...

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Community Leader Celebrates 25 Years of Sobriety

WATCH – And just getting started – Jan. 1, 2021 - “I probably should have gone to detention, but my dad fought to get me treatment,” Allen recalls. Allen didn’t join YSS quietly. “I fought it tooth and nail fo... Read More...

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42 Books That Made 2020 A Little Less Awful

All Books Matter – Dec. 30, 2020 - One example: Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who has amazing friends, a devoted family, legions of Insta followers — and a massively ... Read More...

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Rumer Willis Celebrates Four Years Sober

It’s True – Jan. 1, 2021 - “This year has brought up so many challenges but I know that because I choose to rise to the challenge each and every time I am loving myself and showing myself that I am capable of ... Read More...

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Dax Shepard: About His Struggle With Addiction

Talk is cheap – Jan. 2, 2021 - Shepard celebrated a major milestone in his sobriety journey in September 2016. “12 years ago today I came out of my last toxic, life threatening stupor. I now have a wife & ... Read More...

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Addicts to Get Vaccine, Gov. Cuomo says

The chosen ones – Dec. 28, 2020 - Residents and staffers will be vaccinated at both the state-run and privately operated rehab centers, as well as at facilities run or licensed by the Office for People with Dev... Read More...

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Collegiate Recovery Community Helps MSU Students

LISTEN – Academia not bulimia – Dec. 29, 2020 - Chris studied marketing at MSU and has established himself as a business leader, public speaker, coach, mentor, and lifelong student striving to be of service to... Read More...

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Louis Theroux’s Grounded podcast – Frankie Boyle: Alcoholism and the ‘horror’ of Early Life

The Horror – Dec. 29, 2020 - Boyle told Theroux he was drinking vodka as a child and “was definitely up for drinking on my own from my teens”. When asked whether he was still functional and managing to hold... Read More...

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Colombia Considers Cocaine Legalization

No easy answers – December 30, 2020 - Aerial eradication, or the large-scale spraying of herbicide on crops from a plane, has been discontinued in Colombia in recent years. Ruiz’s predecessor began phasing out ... Read More...

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Hundreds of Crimes to Support Family Meth Addiction

WATCH – Crimes of Despair – Dec. 28, 2020 - The defendants are accused of committing identity theft from more than 240 victims – mainly through mail theft – and of stealing more than $550,000 in vehicles. They are a... Read More...

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Behind the Historic Numbers of Drug Deaths Under COVID-19

Stay close to those you love – Dec. 28, 2020 - Earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders were put into place to prevent unnecessary illness, death and collapse of the U.S. health care system. Wi... Read More...

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Pastor Mick – From Dangerous Drug Dealer to Lifesaver

Hands up, to hands held, Amen – Dec. 18, 2020 - “There was no sun, it was a dull dark day, I knew his routine, everything about him,” he says. “He was another drug dealer, just like me.” Mick was a well-est... Read More...

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Chrissy Teigen: ‘I was done making an ass out of myself’

WATCH – We’ve all been there – Dec. 31, 2020 - “I was done with making an a-- of myself in front of people (I’m still embarrassed), tired of day drinking and feeling like s--t by 6, not being able to sleep,” Te... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Princess Diana

“Only do what your heart tells you.” —Princess Diana ... Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE! Is This 55-Year Old Antiviral Drug the Cure For Covid-19?

The Doctor's Opinion August 31, 2020 - In October 1966 Stine Labs, a division of Du Pont pharmaceuticals, developed and released the drug Symmetrel (Amantadine). It had proven to be effective preventi... Read More...

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Coping With COVID

Carefully – Dec. 28, 2020 - With the pandemic monopolizing government time, energy and resources, treatment programs with limited support are left to feel around in the dark. “We need more real-time data like ... Read More...

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January 5, 2021 • Vol. 8, No. 20

‘Mr. Sobriety’: Robert Cote remembered

Only Rehab in New South Wales Helping Mothers

Artist Transforms Shattered Ceramics To Highlight “Beauty of Destruction”

Covid Poses ‘greatest threat to mental health since WWII’

Musicians Battle Another Epidemic: Addiction

Journalist Terry DeMio Covers the Battle Against Addiction

Illinois Expunges 500,000 Cannabis Arrest Records

Adrian Ray Evans Pens Fourth Book on Alcoholism

Improving Quality for Opioid-Exposed Infants

Bartender Starts Ben’s Friends to Help Restaurant Workers With Addiction

Delaware Using Opioid Manufacturing Fee For Addiction Relief

The Gift of Sobriety: Dusty Rose

Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Woman’s Sobriety

Community Leader Celebrates 25 Years of Sobriety

42 Books That Made 2020 A Little Less Awful

Rumer Willis Celebrates Four Years Sober

Dax Shepard: About His Struggle With Addiction

Addicts to Get Vaccine, Gov. Cuomo says

Collegiate Recovery Community Helps MSU Students

Louis Theroux’s Grounded podcast – Frankie Boyle: Alcoholism and the ‘horror’ of Early Life

Elton John Discusses ZOOM AA Meetings with The Royals

Colombia Considers Cocaine Legalization

What a Year of Staring at Our Own Faces on Zoom Has Done To Us

Hundreds of Crimes to Support Family Meth Addiction

Behind the Historic Numbers of Drug Deaths Under COVID-19

Pastor Mick – From Dangerous Drug Dealer to Lifesaver

Chrissy Teigen: ‘I was done making an ass out of myself’

Quote of the Week – Princess Diana

EXCLUSIVE! Is This 55-Year Old Antiviral Drug the Cure For Covid-19?

Coping With COVID