July 30, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

July 30, 2019 • Vol. 7, No. 3

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Saoirse Kennedy Hill Penned Essay About Her Battle with Depression 3 Years Before Her Tragic Death

There but for the grace of God... – August 02, 2019 - Three years before Saoirse Kennedy Hill tragically died at age 22 from a suspected drug overdose, she penned an emotionally raw essay for her high school’s... Read More...

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Louvre Removes Sackler Family Name From Its Walls

Oh, those French...Sackler Bleu! – July 17, 2019 - In March, Britain’s National Portrait Gallery turned down a $1.3 million donation from a charitable arm of the family. That prompted a host of cultural institu... Read More...

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Man battling addiction dies in a police cell

Death By Laws – July 22, 2019 - Cox said she believed he overdosed while in the holding cell. She wanted to know how it happened — not just for him, but for others in police custody who are addicted to drugs. ... Read More...

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Millions Should Stop Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack

“But my doctor told me...” – July 23, 2019 - Nearly seven million of them take aspirin without a doctor’s recommendations. Dr. Evelina Grayver is a cardiologist at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. ... Read More...

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Why Some People Have a Higher Alcohol Tolerance Than Others

Science Can Tell You – July 25, 2019 - Researchers have examined multiple factors to figure out why some people’s bodies appear to handle more alcohol better than others, Martin said. Gender and body weight cle... Read More...

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I Was Addicted to the Weight-Loss Drug for 15 Years: ‘I’d Spiraled to a Dark Place

Step Up to a Lighter Place – July 11, 2019 - How easy would it be, I thought, to just take a pill and not be hungry? For an emotional eater like me, it seemed like the perfect solution. I looked up the nearest medica... Read More...

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Former Police Officer’s Addiction Almost Killed Him

CNN’s Turning Point - Beautiful – July 26, 2019 - A root canal sparked Restivo’s prescription drug addiction at the age of 22. The dentist “prescribed me Vicodin. It kind of felt like my first drink. It was so... Read More...

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$1million in liquid meth found inside snow globes

Crystal Clear – July 26, 2019 - Australian Border Force Aviation Goods officers examined and X-rayed the snow globes. Tests of the liquid inside returned a “presumptive positive result for methamphetamine,” the Austr... Read More...

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How Granite Recovery Centers Responded to VP Mike Pence’s Canceled Trip, Employee’s Confession

Relapse + $ = Confession – July 29, 2019 - Everything was business as usual at Granite Recovery Centers last Monday morning when CEO Eric Spofford went into a meeting with the organization’s director of human r... Read More...

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Juul Went Into Ninth-grade Classroom and Called Its Device ‘totally safe’

Hook Them With Flavors – July 25, 2019- In a statement, Juul said the presentation was part of a “short-lived Education and Youth Prevention Program which was ended in September 2018 after its purpose — to edu... Read More...

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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Women at Recovery Center

Police Action Coming – JULY 26, 2019 - Mitts was charged with failing to register as a sex offender, sodomy, and multiple counts of sexual abuse. Prosecutors say he allegedly sexually assaulted two women during... Read More...

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Happy Birthday Susan Cheever

Writer In The Storm – July 31, 2019 - My Twenty Favorite Books Out of Africa by Isak DinesenA book suffused with longing for the lost world of adulthood. Father and Son by Edmund GosseA model for writi... Read More...

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Washington Cities Push Against Needle Exchanges

Just Let Them Die On the Street – July 28, 2019 - But needles don’t frustrate Pastore as much as this: If she were a user, she could dispose of the needles for free at the local syringe exchange. Pastore think... Read More...

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Caron Treatment Center Story

Mixed Messages – A recovering alcoholic started helping other addicts and it kept growing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRGdw_yc-GI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3XAfc4Xn9RXOibYYODUyoHmmfEoV1jmuuHZ... Read More...

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12 South Recovery Sponsors Reel Recovery Film Festival

Everyone Loves Movies! – July 29, 2019 - 12 South Recovery’s Orange County Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Programs offers step down levels of care beginning with Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), followed by ... Read More...

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Let’s Quit Abusing Drug Users by Dr. Carl Hart

In Praise of Sanity – From the Vault: 2015 - Carl Hart, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University, offers a provocative, evidence-based view of addiction and discusses how it shou... Read More...

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Marianne Williamson on “Those Mental Health” Comments

All You Need Is Love? – July 27, 2019 - How widely antidepressants should be prescribed, and under what circumstances, is a real debate among psychiatrists. But Ms. Williamson has tended to make broad arguments, su... Read More...

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‘My Promise to PJ’: Daniel Baldwin’s Documentary About Those Left Behind After an Overdose

The Story Lives On – July 26, 2019 - “I felt robbed, I felt this is not the way the script was written by me,” said Baldwin. “He finally got it, he had three and a half years sober and then I got a phone call that ... Read More...

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Five N.Y.P.D. Officers Commit Suicide in Two Months

In Memorium – July 27, 2019 - “Once again terrible news,” the message said. “Tonight the NYPD lost a sergeant to suicide. We ask that everyone pray for his family, friends and Co-workers. The NYPD continues to go thr... Read More...

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Why I Trust L. Ron Hubbard

AA is not the only way... – July 26, 2019 - He helped me to discover my own purpose. That alone was a lifesaver. I never met the writer and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, but I feel I know him far better than many peop... Read More...

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Can Psychiatry Heal Itself?

How Well do YOU Feel? – July 24, 2019 - Upbeat accounts of modern psychiatry, like A History of Psychiatry by Edward Shorter, present it as a story of good science triumphing over bad. Biological theories of and tr... Read More...

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Elton John Celebrates 29 Years of Sobriety in Touching Post

AA the Only Way? – July 29, 2019 - In the touching post’s caption, John reflected on what the date meant to him. “Twenty-nine years ago today, I was a broken man,” he wrote. “I finally summoned up the cou... Read More...

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Is Medicine Overrated?

Not If You’re a Doctor – July 1, 2019 - For years I have ranted about the flaws of medicine, especially when it comes to mental illness and cancer. But my complaints are mild compared to those of Jacob Stegenga... Read More...

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Dr. Williams Posed as Patient to pick Up Prescriptions

Rehab Not Prison Cell – July 24, 2019 - Prosecutors said the drug-seeking doc used her own prescription pad to get her hands on strong opioid narcotics, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, which are generally used to ... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Celebrates Friend’s Birthday 1 Year After Overdose

365 Days – July 24, 2019 - Demi Lovato looked happy and healthy as she stepped out for a friend’s birthday dinner in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. The outing — which came just a night before the one-year anniv... Read More...

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Doctors, specialists fear “unseen consequences” of teen e-cigarette addiction

Worse Than the “Seen” Ones? – July 26, 2019 - What they’re saying: “These kids have behaviors that we often see in patients who have opioid or marijuana addiction, but we didn’t typically see with kids who develope... Read More...

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Charge Parents of Obese Children with Abuse

The Hole Would Be Healther – July 26, 2019 - People would take to the streets, demanding change. These children need our help, they would scream. But the words obese and abused are interchangeable. Obese children are... Read More...

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Artist’s Corner with Johnny Sweet

Stick with the Winners! – Born and raised in NYC, Johnny Sweet graduated from Syracuse University in 2003. He was an Emmy Award winning feature producer at ESPN for 10 years, primarily covering the NBA and the NFL. I... Read More...

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Addiction Recovery Specialists to be Available 24-7 at Bucks County Hospitals

From ER to REhab – JULY 22, 2019 - The study measured the success of a collaboration between Bucks County addiction treatment agencies and hospitals that provided warm handoffs to overdose survivors. It recomm... Read More...

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Behavioral Rehabilitation Market to Set Astonishing Growth from 2019 to 2024

Crazy Profits – July 21, 2019 - Behavioral Rehabilitation market by key players: Acadia Healthcar Universal Health Services Magellan Health Psychiatric Solutions CRC Health Aurora Behavioral ... Read More...

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