July 2, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

July 2, 2019 • Vol. 6, No. 50

addiction recovery ebulletin native americans opioids2

Guiding Mothers and Babies Through the Opioid Crisis

Native Americans on the Ropes – June 26, 2019 - Brittany lives in Sandy Lake First Nation, a small remote Indigenous community in northwestern Ontario that is reachable only by plane. (The patients in this arti... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin opioid solutions ignored

One Possible Solution to the Opioid Crisis in the U.S. Has Been Inexplicably Ignored

Blinded by the Light? – June 24, 2019 - The President’s Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) just released a new report on how to beat back America’s opioid crisis. The CEA highlighted as potential solutions meas... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin porn doesnt deliver

Why Porn Can’t Deliver On Its Promise

It’s Complicated – June 28, 2019 - I scooted closer to my friend, trying not to make it obvious that I was embarrassed talking about porn when strangers were within earshot. He didn’t scoot in. He actually lean... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin the new sober

The New Sober Is a Lot Like the Original Sober

A New Freedom Is A Lot Like Freedom – June 26, 2019 - The shift to seeing alcohol problems on a spectrum has numerous good things going for it. It makes it easier for folks who are experiencing a few consequences — ... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin needle exchange program

Florida approves statewide expansion of needle exchange program

Reduce HIV – June 26, 2019 - Braynon’s bill still bars state funds from being used but would allow counties and municipalities to divert funds to help support the exchanges. In order to participate, a county m... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin dual vapes harm

Dual Use of Vapes and Cigarettes—Harmful or Harm Reduction?

Can You See Bogart Vaping? – June 26, 2019 - A 2018 Journal of American Medical Association study utilizing past PATH data suggests that high concentrations of toxicants in dual users could be a function of cig... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin drug classifications

Illegal drug classifications are based on politics not science

Profits Speak Louder Than Morals – June 26, 2018 - Some illegal drugs, including cocaine, heroin, cannabis and cannabis resin, were evaluated up to 30 years ago or have never been evaluated, Dreifuss said, whi... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin carpet guy sobriety

‘Carpet guy’ talks about sobriety, and how he is Still Standing

Cutting the Rug, Not a Line – June 27 2019 - Joe started drinking a lot and then his life spiraled out of control. He was convicted of drunk driving and lost his license, his job and his home. He moved into a friend... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin sobriety redemption

Finding Redemption in Sobriety

Uncover Discover – May 2019 - When we finally make the decision to get sober, it is often because we’ve reached a point where we know we can’t sustain our lives as they were. We can’t hope to be happy or health... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin alcohol cancer warning

Alcoholic beverages should carry cancer warnings

May Affect Your Future – June 28, 2019 - Less than half of American adults are aware of the connection, which amounts to a “crisis” in cancer prevention awareness, according to an American Institute for Cancer ... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin nic sheff story

“Beautiful Boy” Nic Sheff shares his story at addiction/recovery symposium

Hollywood Ending – June 28, 2019 - It had all started when he was 11-years-old and started using marijuana. It helped him at a time when he felt uncomfortable in his own skin. And while he’s hesitant to call m... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin meth to squirrel

Arrested! Man accused of feeding meth to squirrel

Animal Enabling – June 28, 2019 - “Narcotics investigators arrested one man and are looking for another after they executed a search warrant Monday that yielded meth, drug paraphernalia, body armor, and a squir... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin meth epidemic

Meth addiction is an epidemic, and it’s complicating the homeless relief effort

No Treatment Beds for Americans? – JUNE 29, 2019 - Nearby, a mentally and physically ill woman who uses drugs was in tears. Her tent had collapsed. She lifted her shirt and showed me a feeding tube, still atta... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin xanax abuse

Xanax Abuse Affecting Startup Tech Workers

Happy Hour at the Xanny Bar – June 28, 2019 - ...yet Xanax (known by its generic name alprazolam) often will differentiate itself by having a shorter half-life, meaning that it rids itself from the body’s system a b... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin 14000 pills

14,000 fentanyl pills seized during bust at Arizona Mall

Making a Living From Death – June 7, 2019 - Investigators, officials said, then moved in to arrest Yescas, Flores, and 34-year-old Ines Acosta, but all three tried to flee. Yescas jumped into a car that was being dri... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin recovery advocate2

Woman finds voice as recovery advocate

I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar – July 1, 2019 - On July 11, she’s heading to Mobilize Recovery, a leadership development conference in Las Vegas that helps local advocates around the country make action plans to comb... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin hawaii rehab2

Hawaii Rehab Center Ignored Promised Reforms For 2 Years

Gone Surfin'? – June 27, 2019 - One provision of the previously unpublicized agreement required the rehab to drastically cut the annual pay of executive director Mason Henderson, which had topped out at $500,000, f... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin rehab smoking ban

Advocates split on impact of smoking ban at inpatient rehabs

#1 Killer, But is Now the Time to Quit? – June 25, 2019 - The protesters say the ban dissuades people from entering treatment if they can’t smoke inside. They also say it makes people more likely to leave treatment... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin wendy adamson

Artist’s Corner with Wendy Adamson

Stick with the Winners! – With over twenty years of experience, Wendy Adamson is a seasoned professional in the field of mental health and substance abuse. She not only has a vast knowledge of addiction, but as ... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin generic drug poison 1

Generic Drugs Are Poisoning Us

MEDIA: Poisoned! Book Review – May 13, 2019 - At first, things went nicely. Hamied’s business, Cipla, founded in 1935, quickly grew adept at reverse-engineering drug formulas, and by midcentury it was supplying India... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin amanda bynes graduates

Amanda Bynes Graduates From Fashion School After Stint In Rehab

Moving On! – June 25, 2019 - As readers know, Bynes claimed last summer that she had been sober for three years, following a decade of mental health battles and drug addictions. At the same time Radar learned ... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin Antidepressants Lessen Pain

Are Antidepressants Weakening Effectiveness of Opioids?

Sure, why not? – June 29, 2019 - According to a study published in the journal Pharmacotherapy, common antidepressants interact with the opioid, tramadol, making it less effective for pain relief by a factor o... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin group of redemption2

Alcoholics Anonymous Group of Redemption celebrates 18 years

Where Two or More Are Gathered... – June 28 2019 - Saying almost every households are facing the brunt of alcoholism of members of their families, Manikanta said that alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is a chronic d... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin patient broker kickbacks

Man paid thousands in patient-brokering kickbacks

Another schmuck gets busted – June 26, 2019 - John Hanley, 52, was booked Monday night at the Palm Beach County Jail. He was released late Tuesday after posting a $21,000 bond. He is charged with five counts of... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin affleck defends founder3

Ben Affleck staunchly defends founder of addiction recovery center

Buddhist Ballyhoo – June 28, 2019 - Affleck sought treatment at Buddhist-inspired recovery center last year and, in his declaration, credited Levine with turning his life around ... Levine says an anonymous wom... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin halsey sobriety

Halsey opens up about sobriety, confronting sexual abuser

Singing a Sad Song – June 25, 2019 - After “getting cheated on in front of the entire world, like, a billion times” and splitting with rapper G-Eazy for good, Halsey has a much clearer conscience and has seeme... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin malaysia drug plan

Malaysia plans to decriminalize drug use to battle addiction

They Get It – June 28, 2019 - “Drug decriminalization will indeed be a critical next step toward achieving a rational drug policy that puts science and public health before punishment and incarceration,” Dzulk... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin new jail program

Jail program strives to teach another way to live

With Love and Respect – June 28, 2019 - “Yes, I have hope. When I say hope, I am extending it beyond the next meeting ... I was ignorant that I could choose to live differently; it was not something I was expos... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin hella sketchy passes

Rising rapper Hella Sketchy dies at 18 after drug overdose

Save the Children – JUNE 29, 2019 - “Hella Sketchy’s tragic passing is a devastating loss,” Atlantic Records said in a statement. “He was an enormously creative, sensitive soul who was just beginning to show th... Read More...

addiction recovery ebulletin paramedics give suboxone

Nationwide first, Jersey authorizes paramedics to administer Suboxone to overdose victim

Impulse Shopping? – June 26, 2019 - The first-in-the-nation model has a twofold purpose, health officials said: Beyond treating the withdrawal symptoms that can result from a naloxone revival, administering buprenor... Read More...

Additional Articles