July 26, 2022 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

July 26, 2022 • Vol. 9, No. 50

Teva Reaches $4.25 Billion Settlement Over Opioid Flooding

IS THAT A LOT OF MONEY? – July 26, 2022 - The deal — worth up to $4.25 billion — came after a series of blistering trials and previous settlements in individual cases across the country over the past year. T... Read More...

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Watch Joni Mitchell’s First Performance in 20 Years “Both Sides Now” July 24 The Newport Folk Festival

VIDEO – HOLDING BACK THE TEARS – July 24, 2022 - Joni Mitchell, who hadn’t performed live since 2013 until earlier this year, made a surprise appearance for a full set today (July 24) at the 2022 Newport Folk ... Read More...

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Vicky Pattison Tells of Alcoholism Fear in New Documentary

LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER? – July 16, 2022 - Speaking to The Times Magazine, she talked about Geordie Shore and how her fellow “cast members” had gained a reputation for “glamourising” binge drinking. Pattison s... Read More...

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DEA in Miami Warns of Synthetic Drug Mass Overdose Events

VIDEO – MURDER IN MIAMI – July 18, 2022 - Mass-overdose events typically occur when criminals market drugs like cocaine, meth, or heroin when the drug is actually a synthetic opioid like fentanyl or when drug d... Read More...

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Music Mogul Master P Opens Up About Daughter’s Fatal Overdose

VIDEO – IN HEARTBREAK HOTEL FOREVER – July 22, 2022 - In his first in-depth TV interview since his daughter’s fatal overdose, music mogul and entrepreneur Master P opens up to “CBS Mornings.” He shares how her... Read More...

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Psychedelics Will Play a Big Role in American Life

NOT IN AA? – July 18, 2020 - Laughing is only part of Mr. Pollan’s three-and-a-half hours of morning routines: He starts the day by reading the newspapers in bed for 45 minutes before getting dressed, then fix... Read More...

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At-Home Ketamine Therapy Shows Mental Health Benefits

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME – July 21, 2022 - Several sessions of at-home ketamine therapy supported by telehealth are a safe and effective way to treat moderate to severe anxiety and depression, a new study fou... Read More...

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Online Addiction Studies Certificate Filling Counselor Shortages

A SCHOOL IN YOUR COMPUTER – July 19, 2022 - Patrick Ryan, clinical program supervisor of Recovery Center Missoula at the Western Montana Mental Health Center, serves on the advisory board for the program and ca... Read More...

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Happy Birthday Tom Robbins! Now 90 Years Old!

CELEBRATION DAY – July 19, 2022 - Tom Robbins was born July 22, 1932 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. A quick scan of his Wikipedia page underscores the enormous contributions he has made to American literature... Read More...

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Man Walks into Volcano Bar and Pours Himself $50 Alcoholic Drink

GOING TO ANY LENGTH – July 19, 2022 - On June 22, at 8:30 p.m., deputies said a security officer noticed the door to one of the resort’s closed restaurants, Krakatoe Katy’s, was broken. After reviewing security... Read More...

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The Transformative Potential of Psychosis

COUNT ME IN – July 21, 2022 - As a researcher with lived experience of psychosis, I wanted to understand how the meaning-making process impacts the potential for positive transformation and growth, post-psychot... Read More...

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Want to Quit Smoking? Cessation Products Can Help

DON’T DIE LIKE BILL W. DID – July 21, 2022 - Nicotine replacement therapy, also known as NRT, helps you quit smoking by gradually providing the body with smaller doses of nicotine over time, without exposing y... Read More...

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Walker Hayes Loves To Write ‘Drinking Songs’ Despite His Sobriety

VIDEO – WHO WRITES THE SONGS? – July 22, 2022 - He admitted that with his new single, “Ya’ll Life,” he and Lela may not be dropping a dance to go along with it, but they’ll “always have ‘Fancy Like.’” “That’s o... Read More...

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‘POWERLESS’ Vicky Pattison Reveals Heartbreaking Reason She’s Not Had Kids Yet

DAUGHTER KNOWS BEST – July 21, 2022 - T he former Geordie Shore star, 34, has been working with Channel 4 on a documentary about her father, who is an alcoholic and her own relationship with alcohol. Vicky - w... Read More...

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NEW BOOK – American Cartel: The Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry!

VIDEO – THE AMERICAN DREAM IS OPIATED – July 8, 2022 - The book is an indictment of the astonishing corporate greed and government complicity; of mercenary lobbyists and lawyers sustained by bought-off politici... Read More...

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Suicide Hotline # 988 Gets Over 96,000 Calls During First Week

VIDEO – SAVE A SOUL, SAVE THE WORLD – July 24, 2022 - The 988 system will build on an existing network of over 200 crisis centers nationwide staffed by counselors who answer millions of calls each year - about ... Read More...

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Man Throws Flask That Stepson Gifted Him in the Trash

IT’S COMPLICATED – July 21, 2022 - Despite his parent’s separation, Jake maintained a close relationship with his biological father, so John knew that he would never be seen as a father to Jake. Nevertheless, a... Read More...

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Treatment Providing the Clozapine Option as Standard of Care

VIDEO – HELPING SCHIZOPHRENICS – July 18, 2022 - Dr. Jonathan Meyer: Hi, this is Dr. Jonathan Meyer, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, and psychopharmacology consulta... Read More...

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Florence Welch Says Sobriety Was ‘Lonely’…at First

VIDEO – ONE SONG AT A TIME – July 20, 2022 - “It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that I had a problem with drinking because I was one of those drinkers where ,” Welch told Bergdorf, 34. “If ... Read More...

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Cornell Alumna Recounts Addiction & Imprisonment in New Memoir

CAUGHT/FREE – July 19, 2022 - Following her release, Blakinger – who had long struggled with drug use – returned to Cornell and completed her degree in English. She has since gone on to a career in journalism, ... Read More...

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U.S. Announces $1.2 Billion Healthcare Crackdown Tied to Telehealth

IS ZOOM AN ACCOMPLICE? – July 2022 - “The cases announced today include charges against people who brazenly used Medicare funds to purchase luxury items, medical professionals who corruptly approved testing and... Read More...

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New Approach to Opioid Addiction

NEW TO WHO? – July 18, 2022 - At the federal level, methadone, which has been prescribed for more than 40 years, is the most regulated drug in the country. There are strict guidelines on who can prescribe it (g... Read More...

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‘Group Inc.’ Doubles Down on Telehealth with App to Treat Opioid Addiction

AND MEDS TOO? – July 19, 2022 - Like many healthcare provider organizations, Groups, a value-based care provider of opioid addiction treatment, had to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic overnight. THE PROBLEM In o... Read More...

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Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction

ONLY 2,400? – July 22, 2022 - Graves, who is joined in the lawsuit by his wife, Sandi Jo, claims he was hospitalized several times after receiving his final prescription from Titus on Sept. 21, 2020 -- shortly... Read More...

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Ken Burns Film Explores Youth Mental Health

VIDEO – EDUCATE US – Jun 27, 2022 - Ken Burns: I’m really proud of the film. I think it will save lives. It is so critically important because there is an epidemic, not just among young people, but across t... Read More...

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At McShin Foundation, Father Tells Family’s Story of Addiction

AUDIO – LOST AND FOUND – July 18, 2022 - The McShin Foundation, a recovery community organization in Henrico County, offered its facilities for Johnston’s stop in Virginia. The foundation provides services to ... Read More...

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Chrissy Teigen Celebrates 1 Year of Sobriety: “I Feel Good”

VIDEO – 365 DAYS of RELIEF – July 29, 2022 - Teigen first shared an update on her sobriety journey in 2017, telling Cosmopolitan that, at the time, she was “point blank, just drinking too much,” so she decided... Read More...

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Macklemore Does Step One

VIDEO – POWERLESS OVER ALCOHOL – July 22, 2022 - “For me, the most important thing to learn in recovery is that I’m powerless over drugs,” Macklemore, 39, told the outlet. “The disease is insidious. It’s const... Read More...

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On July 23, 2011, Amy Winehouse Joined the Tragic 27 Club

VIDEO – I SAY NO NO NO – July 23, 2022 - Winehouse was found dead in her flat in Camden on Saturday, July 23, 2011. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning, as the singer was found with 416mg of alcohol per de... Read More...

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Why Addiction Is Not a Disease

NO Pill, NO Surgery, NO Transplants – July 21, 2015 - Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the “disease model” of addict... Read More...

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