June 15, 2021 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

June 15, 2021 • Vol. 8, No. 43

If Not You, Then Who?: Harness Your Strengths to Shift from Addiction

BOOK RECOMMENDATION – June 2021 - JESSE HARLESS is a leader and facilitator in the addiction recovery and mental health space. As CEO of Entrepreneurs in Recovery®, he facilitates highly experiential online and... Read More...

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ESSAY – Finding ways to not get hooked! by Maria Proulx Ledyard, junior at St. Bernard School

TEENS KNOW BEST – June 10, 2021 - My relative passed away a few years ago from lung cancer. She had been a heavy smoker for years and was diagnosed shortlybefore her death. Yet, even though losing her was fores... Read More...

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Addiction help & recovery through new book

ALL PATHS TO SOBRIETY LEAD TO FREEDOM – May 23, 2021 - He broke free of the addiction at the age of 19 when he joined Teen Challenge, a Christian-based addiction service that offers rehabilitation from drug add... Read More...

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Cannabis Addiction Has Drug Pushers (Big Pharma) Searching For a Quitting Pill

LISTEN – OR MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS FOR A DOLLAR – June 8, 2021 - They’re among a handful of companies seeking to address what they see as a growing problem, particularly with no drugs approved by the U.S. Food and... Read More...

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Text Alert Program Aims To Send Warnings Of Overdose Spikes

HOLD THE PHONE – June 7, 2021 - The health department hopes the program, which was developed by the Partnership to End Addiction, will reach individuals at risk of suffering an overdose and alert them to... Read More...

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Nurse shares her recovery from 9-year battle with bulimia

GIVING IT AWAY, NOT THROWING IT UP – June 8, 2021 - The 29-year-old told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday that she kept the reality of her dwindling health hidden to the point where, when she finally divulged her b... Read More...

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Homeless alcoholic has just earned a full scholarship

EVERYDAY MIRACLE – June 8, 2021 - But homelessness and forced separation from her son followed before she began a recovery that continues. Today, Spiehler, 40, has gone from a homeless, couch-surfing alcohol... Read More...

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4 health problems daily Zoom meetings can cause

ZOOM GLOOM – June 9, 2021 - The International OCD Foundation states that about 1 in 50 people have BDD symptoms, many of whom suffer in silence, and that number is only increasing. A 2020 article in Vogu... Read More...

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Ewan McGregor says going sober has given him ‘joy and happiness and peace’

PROMISES FULFILLED – June 10, 2021 - He added: “But at the same time, it’s quite an important part because it’s given me such joy and happiness and peace in a way I didn’t have before I was sober. It’s interest... Read More...

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New courses to combat stigma around substance use disorder

WATCH – ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER – June 11, 2021 - “We are excited for the opportunity to offer these courses in which we provide nurses with essential information on substance use disorder and ways we, as a commu... Read More...

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10 Common Misconceptions About Alcoholism

WHAT WE DON’T KNOW WE DON”T KNOW – June 12, 2021 - It is a common myth that an alcoholic can’t be successful, but a person can make a proper balance between his work and his alcohol addiction. As mention... Read More...

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‘Sweat with Pride’ promoting addiction recovery in LGBTQ community

WATCH – DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF – June 11, 2021 - “Fitness helped me recover from drugs and alcohol,” Turnipseed. “I lost a little brother and my partner to addiction.” Quinn said Gay & Sober have he... Read More...

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The AA Reopening Two-Step – We’re Baaaack!

REAL ROOMS - REAL HEALING – June 1, 2021 - This is a call to prioritization rather than prominence. Most AA members have a “favorite Step” (mine is Ten, because promptly admitting my wrongs seldom comes easy).... Read More...

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Alcoholics Anonymous in South Africa turns 75 this year

ONE OF 180 NATIONS! – June 12, 2021 - Heavy drinking also contributes to illness in each of the top three causes of death: heart disease, cancer, strokes. Almost half of all South African traffic fatalities are... Read More...

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Watch Out for Marketers Posing as Unbiased Treatment Resources

USE CLEAN ADVERTISING – June 10, 2021 - The company branded its websites as impartial resources to find “the right treatment center for you,” without clearly disclosing that much of their content was paid adver... Read More...

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Man Arrested For Storming Cockpit Sent To Sober Living

WATCH – ON A BOAT AT SEA? – June 10, 2021 - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of trying to break into the cockpit of a Delta flight will be released to a sober living house. Passenger video shows Asiel No... Read More...

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Tragic ‘Humpty Dance’ Rapper Died Of Overdose

VIDEO – NOW EVERYONE KNOWS HIS NAME – June 11, 2021 - Digital Underground founding member Shock G, best known as his alter ego, MC Humpty Hump, died from an accidental overdose, medical examiners said to... Read More...

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Harry Nilsson – One

MUSICAL INTERLUDE – "One" is a song written and recorded by Harry Nilsson and made famous by Three Dog Night whose recording reached number five in the U.S. in 1969. more@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch... Read More...

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AA in U.S. and Canada Welcomes Normie Board Chairperson

OUR LEADERS ARE BUT TRUSTED SERVANTS – June 8, 2021 - A.A. has always relied on its many nonalcoholic friends to provide professional expertise, sound business judgment and balance to the dedicated group of tru... Read More...

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Executive Corner with Jack Kline

Stick with the Winners – Q. If you are in recovery, what was your DOC and when did you discontinue its use? A. Quaaludes/Alcohol/Mushrooms. December 7, 1982 is my clean date. Q. At which classes or workshops did you lear... Read More...

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Armed and drunk: LA cops get into trouble drinking

VERY STRESSFUL WORK – June 4, 2021 - In a 2019 incident that resurfaced in state court in April, an LAPD detective who’d been drinking with subordinates for hours in downtown bars allegedly shot a homeless man on ... Read More...

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How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health

LISTEN – A REAL FAKE LIFE – June 8, 2021- we need to recognize that it’s OK to seek mental healthcare.” Hemendinger hesitated when asked about body positivity. “I prefer body neutrality,” she said after a be... Read More...

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Poll Shows Huge Public Opposition to “War on Drugs”

MAKING A PARADIGM SHIFT – June 9, 2021 - “A different reality—one where we treat people who use drugs with dignity and respect, and one where drugs are no longer an excuse for law enforcement to surveil,... Read More...

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‘It was toxic’: Liam Payne says of ‘One Direction’ fame

WATCH – STORY OF HIS LIFE – June 8, 2021 - Payne catapulted to fame at age 16 in “One Direction” alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik in 2010 when the group competed on “The X Facto... Read More...

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TikTok triathlete’s amazing transformation from heroin addict to champion

WATCH – NOW HE RUNS TOWARDS, NOT AWAY – June 7, 2021 - At the beginning of the pandemic, like so many other Americans, he joined TikTok. He brings people into his training and shares his message about... Read More...

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When Addiction Leads to 30 Years Behind Bars

SECOND CHANCES – June 10, 2021 - In prison, Celeste has thrown herself into helping other women live lives deserving of a second chance. Now 50, she won’t be free until she is 71 – unless she gets a seco... Read More...

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Women Now Drink As Much As Men

LISTEN – GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN...WITH PROBLEMS – June 9, 2021 - And the latest U.S. data from 2019 shows that women in their teens and early 20s reported drinking and getting drunk at higher rates th... Read More...

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Sarah Brannon’s Exhibition About Addiction and Empathy

POLLOCK SHOULD HAVE TRIED THIS – June 8, 2021 - Originally from Memphis, Brannon was discovered during her senior year of high school by a modeling scout in 2014. Her refined look immediately struck a ch... Read More...

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Eating disorders in teens skyrocketing during pandemic

WASTING AWAY IN SILENCE – June , 9 2021 - Experts are concerned about a dramatic rise in eating disorders among teenagers over the past year. Possible explanations for the increase include teens’ loss of famili... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Dick Van Dyke

“As I’d found time and again throughout my life – and would continue to find – you do what you can, say your prayers, and hope for the best.” –Dick Van Dyke ... Read More...

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