July 10, 2018 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

July 10, 2018 • Vol. 5, No. 50

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Addict, Out of The Dark and Into The Light

MEDIA: Art Book Recommendation – His images are unsympathetic, and communicate the inner emotional trauma of the homeless, the addicted, and of the lonely, as well as pride and the strength of human bonding experienced ... Read More...

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With More Opioid Use, People Are More Likely To Get Caught Up In The Justice System

You think? – July 6, 2018 - People addicted to prescription opioids or heroin are far more likely to have run-ins with the law than those who don’t use opioids, according to a new study published Friday in JAMA Network ... Read More...

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Shattering The Myth Of The ‘Addicted Baby’ by Brian Cuban

Giving Birth to Truth – May 9, 2018 - The other day I caught the headline about a class-action against 20 pharmaceutical companies. Nothing earth shaking there. These lawsuits are well-publicized. What caught my eye was... Read More...

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“Smart Drugs” on the Rise

Not in D.C. – July 6, 2018 - The use of drugs by people hoping to boost mental performance is rising worldwide, finds the largest ever study of the trend. In a survey of tens of thousands of people, 14% reported using s... Read More...

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Drinking many cups of coffee a day could help you live longer

Beverage of the Gods – July 3, 2018 - • In a study of around half-a-million British adults, coffee drinkers were found to have a slightly lower risk of death over a 10-year follow-up period than non-coffee drinkers. •... Read More...

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Three things revealed by Tennessee’s lawsuit against Oxycontin-maker Purdue Pharma

Men at Work – July 6, 2018 - A lawsuit filed on behalf of Tennessee taxpayers against Oxycontin-maker Purdue Pharma in May reveals company records that lay bare how a giant of Big Pharma intentionally fueled the opioid ... Read More...

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New York law mandates mental health education: Elementary thru High School

Never Too Early to Learn – July 7, 2018 - A new state law is taking effect in New York state that will require schools to teach mental health to students in elementary, middle and high school. The measure was passed and... Read More...

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Vegan Celebrity Kat Von D Celebrates 11 Years of Sobriety

Kat Woman – July 9, 2018 - Vegan tattoo artist and make-up entrepreneur Kat Von D is celebrating 11 years of sobriety. The pregnant star - who recently married husband Leafar Seyer in a lavish ceremony - took to Instag... Read More...

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Now that pot is legal, California needs more drug treatment for youths – by Timmen Cermak

Weeding Out the Addicts – July 9, 2018 - For decades, young people in California have had almost unlimited access to marijuana but virtually no access to affordable drug treatment. When voters legalized recreational pot... Read More...

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Cop indicted after he allegedly lured people with drugs, sent them to his rehab

Is it a Rehab or Cop Scandal? – July 3, 2018 - McWain, 31, of Woodstown, was charged last November with official misconduct, tampering with evidence and computer crime, after a six-month probe turned up evidence of alle... Read More...

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Stunning turnaround by formerly addicted mom whose baby was adopted by policeman

Recovery is Possible! – July 6, 2018 - The words that saved Crystal Champ’s life were delivered like a spear into the heart. She had just arrived at a drug treatment facility in Central Florida in December, and a therap... Read More...

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Who Is Dr. Kevin Blankenship? ‘Recovery Boys’ And Jacob’s Ladder Strive to Humanize the Struggles of Addiction

Are We Not Men? – July 6, 2018 - There are a ton of negative stereotypes and stigmas attached to opioid addiction, but Netflix’s new documentary Recovery Boys brings a humanizing perspective to the nationwide epidemic. ... Read More...

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Luann de Lesseps Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety With First Husband, Kids: ‘Counting My Blessings

Who’s Is She Again? – July 2, 2018 - A milestone worth commemorating! Luann de Lesseps looked happy and healthy while celebrating six months of sobriety alongside her ex-husband Count Alexandre de Lesseps and their chil... Read More...

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Alcoholic treatment program allows drinking during recovery

One Bourbon, One Shot and One Arrest – July 6, 2018 - A program that allows patients to drink while in alcohol addiction recovery seems counterintuitive, but a Vancouver-based clinic believes it’s an effective alternati... Read More...

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Sex addiction has been classified as a mental illness for the first time with ‘treatment on the NHS’

England Swings Like An Addict Do – July 6, 2018 - Sex addiction is a mental illness, the World Health Organisation says in a landmark move that could mean the 2 to 4 per cent of the UK population suffering from it getti... Read More...

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Three pain clinic staffers admitted a pill scheme. Head Dr. beats 9 out of 10 charges.

Jury Pampering – July 2, 2018 - Oakland Park doctor Andres Mencia, accused of prescribing 1,200 opioid doses a day while running a pill mill, beat nine of 10 drugs and fraud charges in federal court on Friday. But Menci... Read More...

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Overdose Fears Weaken Stigma Of Step-Down Drugs In Addiction Treatment

Drugs Saves/Takes Lives – July 3, 2018 - Even asking how best to wean drug abusers off opioids can raise hackles. Addiction specialists have straddled a philosophical divide over the use of pharmaceuticals in the proces... Read More...

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New federal drug rehab bill inspired by “Florida Shuffle”

Law and Disorder – July 6, 2018 - Senator Marco Rubio posted on Twitter how he hopes a bill he’s sponsoring will put an end to fraud in the residential drug treatment industry. He and Senator Bill Nelson are jointly spo... Read More...

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A rider rediscovers her passion after addiction

Back in the Saddle – July 8, 2018 - “I CAN’T BELIEVE I just ran a supreme time!” my niece, Brooke Stromberg, shouted out with joy upon completing the figure eight race at a recent Patterned Speed Horse Association show.... Read More...

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Mayor questions Sovereign Health rehab facility’s legitimacy

Sovereign Health Abandons Illinois Town – July 6, 2018 - North of Murphysboro, Illinois sits a large, vacant facility on 14th Street that used to be known as Jackson County Rehab & Care Center or a nursing home for ... Read More...

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Methadone plus therapy a path to addiction recovery

Whatever It Takes – July 7, 2018 - A tortoiseshell kitten named Zoe is more than a pet for Cheri Mueller and Chris Gunter. She’s a symbol of the couple’s ongoing recovery from opioid addiction. “They told us we had to h... Read More...

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Opioid deaths declining in Florida?

Hope is in the Air – July 6, 2018 - As the opioid epidemic continues to rage across the United States, the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office is embracing two new local statistics as evidence that their efforts t... Read More...

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Blame It On The Alcohol

Education in Alcoholism and Treatment, 1-hr. – Feb. 8, 2018 - This week, we devote an entire hour to what one important scholar deemed “the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.” From its earliest role as a s... Read More...

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NJ teen wins national award for heroin education program

Positive Vibrations – July 7, 2018 - Five years later, Reifman’s HAPPY Week heroin program for middle and high school students has earned her a $36,000 Helen Diller Foundation Teen Tikkun Olam (“repair the world”) Award... Read More...

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Opioid Maker Trained Staff Using ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Techniques About ‘Aggressive,’ ‘Deceptive’ Salesmen

ABC: Always Be Conniving – July 6, 2018 - A lawsuit unsealed this week alleged that OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used “unprecedented marketing” to push opioids to prescribing doctors and created a “deceptive narrative... Read More...

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Is This Psychedelic The Future of Depression Treatment?

Ask Dr. Maté – July 8, 2018 - Alternative therapies and medicinal plants are definitely having a moment. Last week the FDA approved a seizure medication derived from cannabis, and now ayahuasca, a psychedelic drug, is b... Read More...

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Lawsuit claims HOPE clinics are responsible for overdose, addiction

From Those You Trust – July 7, 2018 - A Kanawha County lawsuit is alleging HOPE Clinic, four medical professionals and two pharmacies are responsible for one man’s addiction and overdose death. The case, filed June 29 b... Read More...

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Sperm Drop ‘could make humans extinct’ but not if men eat more nuts

Handmaids Tale Coming True? – July 4, 2018 - Men who ate about two handfuls of mixed almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts daily for 14 weeks improved their sperm count and had more viable “swimmers”, scientists found. The stu... Read More...

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Director Gus Van Sant continues his longtime exploration of addiction and recovery with ‘Don’t Worry’

The Master is Back – July 6, 2018 - A Gus Van Sant film has moments of strange wonder when those at the fringes — pill-poppers, boozers, gay hustlers and a genius janitor — find communion amid the souls of troubled othe... Read More...

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Instagram wants to curb your Instagram Addiction

It’s Too Late to Stop Now – July 4, 2018 - Instagram is rolling out a new feature under which it will notify you when you’ve reached the bottom of the most recent posts. The feature, called “You’re All Caught Up,” aims... Read More...

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