July 16, 2024 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

July 16, 2024 • Vol. 11, No. 48

Remi Wolf’s Sobriety Led to Her ‘Big Ideas’ Album

IT IS A JOURNEY – July 12, 2024 - The soulful and funky pop star, 28, debuted in 2019 and swiftly garnered buzz online, before dropping her debut album, Juno, in 2021 and essentially touring the globe nonstop ... Read More...

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Woman Finds Sobriety In Beekeeping

VIDEO — A NEW BUZZ – July 9, 2024 - “I was an alcoholic for 24 years, and God delivered me from it here eight years ago, and he replaced it with a passion for bees,” she said. “It just happened just like that.” She... Read More...

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Benzos and Xanax May Shrink the Brain

SMALL SIDE EFFECTS – July 5, 2024 - Benzodiazepines, also known as “benzos,” are sedative drugs commonly prescribed to treat numerous conditions, including insomnia, anxiety and seizure disorders. They work by... Read More...

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The Impact of High-Fat Diet on Anxiety

NERVOUS BELLY – July 10, 2024 - “Everyone knows that these are not healthy foods, but we tend to think about them strictly in terms of a little weight gain,” said Christopher Lowry, at University of Colorado B... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island Down 7.3%

LIFE IS PRECIOUS – July 10, 2024 - “The needle is moving in the right direction, but we must continue to build upon our multi-faceted approach to save lives because we know that addiction is a disease and reco... Read More...

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MARK MORTON: SLASH Helped Me Get Sober

GOOD SAMARITAN – July 7, 2024 - “Slash has been pretty open about his experience with some of these things,” Morton, who celebrated five years of sobriety last December, continued. “And so when I was trying to... Read More...

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Chet Hanks Reveals “Cokeheads” Advised Him to “Chill”

VIDEO – LIKE FATHER, UNLIKE SON – July 2, 2024 - “The drug I had the most problem with was just f--kingcoke, dude,”Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s son said on a recent episode of Bradley Martyn’s Raw Talk podcast. “I’m... Read More...

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Jane Lynch Reflects on Deaths of Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera

SADNESS REMAINS – July 7, 2024 - This month marks 11 years since alum Cory Monteith died of a drug overdose, as well as four years since the passing of costar Naya Rivera in a boating accident. “Just such yout... Read More...

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Acupuncture Can Shorten Methadone Treatments

EAST MEETS WEST – July 10, 2024 - Eight weeks of acupuncture was found to reduce the dose of methadone needed to control opioid cravings, which could make patients likelier to stick with their treatment. ... Read More...

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How Portland Police and Activists Teamed Up to Fight Addiction

WITH HEART AND SOUL – July 10, 2024 - Mr. Schmautz is president of the Portland Police Association. He doesn’t want to incarcerate drug users, but he believes public drug use should qualify as a misdemeanor. D... Read More...

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‘LA’s Crack House’ for the Homeless

VIDEO – COPING – July 10, 2024 - Every day, dozens of people line up outside the nonprofit Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles to pick up crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia, then, they light up right there ... Read More...

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North Carolina Bans ‘gas station heroin’

IT’S ABOUT TIME! – July 10, 2024 - It is sold under brand names such as ZaZa, Pegasus, Neptune’s Fix and Tianna Red. Gas station heroin has also been the subject of false claims of health benefits, accordin... Read More...

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Defendant Sentenced in Pill Mill Case Spanning Multiple States

VIDEO – GREED IS NOT GOOD – July 8, 2024 - Clyde Christopher Tipton, 63, from Tazewell, was sentenced to 50 months in prison for his role in the operation of the East Tennesee pill mills. CONTINUE@WBIR ... Read More...

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Alcohol is Driving Many Cancers in the U.S.

DRUNK DRIVING? – July 11, 2024 - Cigarettes have long been a cause of cancer, and remained in the top spot — about 19% of cancer cases included were attributable to smoking. Excess body weight was deemed a cau... Read More...

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An Addicts Journey Back to College

VIDEO – ALWAYS A 2ND CHANCE – July 12, 2024 - William Brown, a single father in his 40s, overcame his opioid addiction and went back to college after a series of run-ins with the law. He considers it a blessing. Si... Read More...

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Kids Struggling With Screen Addiction

GEN THUMB? – July 11, 2024 - Like many teens his age, KJ became consumed by watching TikTok, YouTube, and sometimes Snapchat videos. He especially enjoys watching videos on barbering. On weekends and school ni... Read More...

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Do Animals Have Friends?

KINDNESS IN THE KINGDOM – July 13, 2024 - “Individuals who manage to maintain these strong relationships, they end up living longer, they have more offspring, and they show less features of related stress,” sh... Read More...

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Neil Young – Old Man

MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 1971 - Neil Young: Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals. Recorded on February 23rd 1971, BBC Radio Theatre, London, England. First broadcast in the UK April 1st 1971” CONTINUE@YOUTUBE https://www.yo... Read More...

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Supermodel Opens Up About Sobriety

VIDEO – HEALTHY CHOICE – July 7, 2024 - Supermodel Cara Delevingne Opens Up About Sobriety and Her Life-Changing Transformation: ‘I Feel Like I’ve Got My Power Back’. CONTINUE@LeaderCall ... Read More...

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5 Health Rules of Lindsay Lohan

GREAT ADVICE – July 6, 2024 - The 37-year-old Mean Girls alum not only looks good these days (we will always be team red hair!) but she reportedly feels good too thanks to her sobriety and some improvements sh... Read More...

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Why Aren’t Doctors Prescribing Pill for Alcoholism?

IT’S ALL IN THE HEAD? – July 7, 2024 - In 2017, Katie Lain was blacking out several times each week from drinking alcohol. On weeknights, she would typically down at least one bottle of wine, often more, and o... Read More...

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Stop Getting Cancer with a few Lifestyle Changes

VIDEO – MAKES SENSE – July 12, 2024 - Amid a rising number of cancer cases among adults in the United States, a new study has found that around 40% of all cases -- and nearly half of deaths -- could be prevent... Read More...

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Faye Dunaway Reveals Bipolar Disorder, Alcoholism, and Being ‘difficult’ in Bombshell Documentary

VIDEO – STAR POWER – July 12, 2024 - The Hollywood legend was filming a restaurant scene for the 1974 movie “Chinatown,” opposite Jack Nicholson, but production kept being halted by a stubborn follicle. “It w... Read More...

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Philly Jails Plagued with Overdoses

REHAB NOT HANDCUFFS – July 7, 2024 - Since 2018, just over two dozen people have died from drug-related deaths in Philadelphia jails, where drugs are widely accessible, according to an Inquirer review of recor... Read More...

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We Simply Cannot Leave Kids to their Own Devices

AUDIO – MAKING CHILDREN CRAZY – July 8, 2024 - It’s unlikely these bans will stop kids from doomscrolling outside of school hours. And even if governments can get the likes of Meta and TikTok to age-gate their plat... Read More...

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I Stayed Sober at All-inclusive Resort Drinking Mocktails and Staying Active

HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED FUN – July 10, 2024 - When we visited Sandals’ adults-only, all-inclusive resort in St.Vincent and the Grenadines, I found that the beautiful resort and the island were way more enj... Read More...

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The 10% More Likely to Die Too Soon

THE AMERICAN DREAM? – July 8, 2024 - People who consumed significant amounts of ultra-processed foods were 10% more likely to die than those who did not. The research tracked the diet and health of over half a... Read More...

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Drake Bell Opens Up on Abuse at Nickelodeon After Finding Sobriety

HE MADE IT OUT ALIVE! – July 11, 2024 - The 38-year-old actor appeared in the recent documentary ‘Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV’ where he opened up on the “extensive and brutal” abuse he suffered at t... Read More...

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Motel Transformed into ‘forever home’ for Women

FEMININE MYSTIQUE – July 10, 2024 - The Beacon, provides various programs such as counseling, career development and educational classes for women in crisis. The Beacon Village in Highland Park is a 32-u... Read More...

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Neuroscientist Shares 3 Foods To Grow New Brain Cells

MORE THAN SALAD – July 8, 2024 - 1. Sardines are packed with nutrients essential for brain health. 2. Sauerkraut puts good bacteria into your gut,” explains Dr. Love. 3. “Herring is one of the healthy fat fish... Read More...

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