January 7, 2025 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

January 7, 2025 • Vol. 12, No. 21

Your Phone Is Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat

USE DISINFECTANT WIPES – Dec. 30, 2024 - Here’s How to Clean It the Right WayIt’s not a lie -- your phone harbors more bacteria than a toilet seat. Considering you put your phone against your face when making c... Read More...

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Walgreens Introduces Low-Cost Naloxone

SAVE A LIFE FOR LE$$ – Jan. 2, 2025 - Walgreens recently introduced a store-brand version of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication. The Walgreens medication is called Walgreens Brand Naloxone HCl Nasal Sp... Read More...

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What’s the truth about sobriety?

DEPENDS ON YOU – Dec. 31, 2024 - “The Shining” (book 1977, film 1980) is about a white-knuckle alcoholic’s descent into his disease and its effects on his mind, career and family. I didn’t learn this until recently. ... Read More...

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Top Findings on Addiction in 2024

POSITIVE SURPRISES – Dec. 31, 2024 - Intravenous opioid overdoses have decreased but smoking, speedballing, and polydrug deaths continue - Non-fatal overdoses should not be ignored and cause neurological injury due t... Read More...

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Alcohol wasn’t fun anymore — so I decided to ‘quiet quit’

‘Twas It So Easy – Dec. 28, 2024 - For Christine Coulson, a lifetime of drinking ended with one final cocktail-filled Christmas, and a New Year’s resolution she was determined to stick to. ‘I’d been telling myself... Read More...

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How Sobriety Changed My Life

VIDEO – WOMANLY WISDOM – Dec. 31, 2024 - Rachel shares her journey through alcoholism, the turning point that led her to sobriety, and the profound impact it had on her mental health. With honesty and courage, Rachel... Read More...

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Lamb of God’s Mark Morton Celebrates Six Years of Sobriety

ALL THE RIGHT NOTES – Dec. 27, 2024 - “I woke up this morning with 6 years clean & sober. This comes after decades of drinking nearly every day & with the final 10 years of that compounded by an aggressively ... Read More...

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Counselor’s Journey at Visions of the Cross

LEARNING FROM LOVE – Jan. 1, 2025 - Aze Reda has worked at Visions of the Cross for over a year, teaching a class and counseling 15 to 20 clients that he meets with one-on-one. Reda said that he works with clients to... Read More...

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What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Drinking Alcohol?

GOOD THINGS – Jan. 1, 2025 - But what happens to your body when you stop drinking? To find out, we explored scientific research and spoke with registered dietitians who shared insights on the immediate and long-term ... Read More...

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9 New Alcohol-Free Drinks

BETTER THAN GINGER ALE? – Jan. 1, 2024 - From sparkling water with botanical infusions to zero-proof spirits designed for mixology, these drinks offer variety for those abstaining from alcohol. As more people embrace... Read More...

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Riley Keough Talks about Mom Lisa Marie Presley, Addiction and Grief

FAMILY MATTERS – Dec. 31, 2024 - Riley thinks Lisa Marie’s blunt honesty scared the shit out of grandma Priscilla and other people. To people who didn’t know Lisa Marie and her personality, she was just this scary ti... Read More...

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Doctor Reveals Exact Age You Should ‘Permanently’ Stop Drinking Booze

SEVENTY – Jan. 2, 2024 - Dr Richard Restak, 83, has written more than 20 books on the human brain and in The Complete Guide to Memory: The Science of Strengthening Your Mind, he revealed what age you should quit alco... Read More...

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Whose Death Ended Elton’s Cocaine Addiction?

LIFE – Dec. 31, 2024 - In the midst of those “wild child” days, John says he was introduced to cocaine by his ex-lover and then manager John Reid, and he took to it.It was his experience with Ryan White, the teenager... Read More...

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Gina Kirschenheiter Celebrates Sobriety

CONGRATULATIONS RHOC – Dec, 31, 2024 - Gina also used to turn to booze to handle her life. But then, Gina realized that alcohol was no longer serving her, so she broke up with the bottle. Gina should be applauded for... Read More...

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Over 400 People Saved in Knox County With Narcan

VIDEO – LIVES MATTER – Dec. 31, 2024 - “Each number of those is a person,” said Jessica Stanley, regional overdose prevention specialist. “So that is initially 422 families.” Numbers from Tennessee show naloxone r... Read More...

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Director Shares Story of Addiction in New Movie

VIDEO – FILMS MATTER – Dec. 2, 2025 - The new film Hazard takes place in an Appalachian town and follows the lives of a young couple as one man tries to break his cycle with addiction for the betterment of himself an... Read More...

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John Prine ‘LIVE’ Sam Stone

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – Jan. 7, 2025 - Today Somewhere - There’s a hole in daddy’s arm where all the money goes Jesus Christ died for nothin’ I suppose. Sam Stone was alone When he popped his last ... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Issa Ibrahim

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Issa Ibrahim is a visual artist, author, musician, and filmmaker born and raised in Queens, New York. He is the author of the memoir ‘The Hospital Always Wins’ published by Chicago Review Pr... Read More...

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Anthony Hopkins Celebrates 49 Years of Sobriety

VIDEO – HE DOES IT ALL – Jan. 2, 2025 - Now 86, Anthony Hopkins took to social media (via Entertainment Weekly) to share his anniversary. “Well, 49 years ago today, I stopped . I was having such fun, but then I reali... Read More...

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Two Simple Questions Are Key to Detecting Alcoholism

KEEP IT SIMPLE – Dec. 28, 2024 - The study examined 17 individuals who had been asked these two questions by their doctors. The results showed that asking about the frequency of drinking six or more alcoholic drinks ... Read More...

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Why Drinking Alcohol Makes You Feel Worse As You Get Older

GET MEDICARE – Jan. 1, 2025 - In your 40s, more health risks begin to pop up, Landsverk explains. “Obesity, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol all increase the risk for heart attacks, strokes and small strok... Read More...

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Anne Lamott Quotes Bill W. Story On NBC’s Today Show

VIDEO – ANNE DOES IT AGAIN – Jan. 3, 2025 - From drawing lessons from regret to focusing on one resolution and more, authors Daniel Pink and Anne Lamott stop by Studio 1A to share tips for how to begin the new year w... Read More...

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Ozzy Osbourne Once Drank 28 Gallons of Alcohol to Get Through The Holidays

DID HE LIVE? – Jan. 3, 2025 - The 76-year-old — who has been open about his struggle with alcohol and drug addiction throughout his life — recently revealed a very specific way he once got through the Christmas seaso... Read More...

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Mexican Cartels Test Fentanyl on Vulnerable People and Animals

AUDIO – FAILURE IS DYING – Dec. 26, 2024 - The cartel operatives came to the homeless encampment carrying syringes filled with their latest fentanyl formula. The offer was simple, according to two men living at the c... Read More...

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American Addiction Centers’s Breach Hit with Class Action Suit

NEGLIGENCE – Jan. 3, 2025 - In September 2024, American Addiction Centers suffered a cyber-attack that led to the unauthorized access to sensitive personal information and protected health information of over 420,000... Read More...

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Surgeon General Wants Labels to Warn Us About Alcohols’ Cancer Risks

TASTY POISON – Jan. 3, 2025 - Consuming alcohol raises the risk of developing at least seven types of cancer diseases, including liver, breast and throat cancer. Any effort to add a cancer warning label to alcohol wo... Read More...

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Psychedelic Therapy Begins – Conservatives vs. Veterans

IT’S TRIPPY – Jan. 1, 2025 - (Lane Belone poses with Pikes Peak in the background ) Colorado residents voted to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, in a 2... Read More...

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San Francisco Bans Welfare Cash for Drug Addicts Who Refuse Treatment

GAME CHANGER? Or CASH GRAB? – Jan. 3, 2025 - “San Francisco is a city of compassion, but also a city that demands accountability,” Breed said in a statement. “We fund a wide range of treatment and recovery services t... Read More...

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Valerie Bertinelli, Elle MacPherson, Brad Pitt & Rob Lowe Explain how sobriety changed their lives!

SOBERSTARS! – Jan. 2, 2025 - After successfully completing Dry January, when one gives up alcohol for the entire month, Bertinelli decided to make a lifestyle change and is approaching her one-year sobriety milestone... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Demi Moore

“You can know the value of your worth if you just put down the measuring stick.” – Demi Moore ... Read More...

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