June 4, 2024 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

June 4, 2024 • Vol. 11, No. 42

‘Runner’s High’: One Man’s Story about Recovery

JOGGING MATTERS – May 29, 2024 - When McCoy wasn’t shooting up, he was often tripped out on prescription painkillers, which he leached from his father, who lay in a hospital bed dying from pancreatic cancer. D... Read More...

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The Human Story Behind Addiction

LET NUN BE LEFT BEHIND – May 31, 2024 - Then Sister Blandine met Dr. Bob, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). As a nurse on the detox ward at Saint Agnes Hospital, she witnessed daily the agonies of alco... Read More...

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32 Powerful Movies About Sobriety And Recovery

NOW STREAMING NOW – May 29, 2024 - What happens when the party is over? There are plenty of movies that show the “before” but only a few that get into the dirty side of addiction. They can all serve as powerfu... Read More...

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Miss Sobriety Drag Pageant Moving

ACCEPTANCE IS THE KEY – May 30, 2024 - “One of the reasons I moved to Philly was to get sober,” said Todd S., who noted that members of the group use first names and a last initial to preserve anonymity.... Read More...

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Two-time PGA Tour Winner Died of Suicide

REST IN PEACE – May 26, 2024 - “Why was I drunk? Because I’m a (expletive) alcoholic that hates everything to do with the PGA Tour life and that’s my scapegoat.” He also accused the tour of not giving him prop... Read More...

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No End to Opioid Epidemic “in the foreseeable future”

VIDEO – PESSIMIST OR PROGNOSTICATOR? – May 29, 2024 - “What we have to understand is that with our growing knowledge of how the brain is affected in people with substance use disorders, is that fear or scolding is ... Read More...

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Eric Johnson Reflects on his Documentaries Examining Addiction in Seattle

FILMS MATTER – May 29, 2024 - I know these are our houseless neighbors. But these aren’t, as I always say, truck drivers that lost their job,” Eric said. “There’s something going on here, and it’s drugs.” “Dem... Read More...

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Ketamine and MDMA are Having a Moment

VIDEO – IT WORKS IF YOU LET IT – May 28, 2024 - Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later ki... Read More...

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Addicts Recall Days Before & After Sobriety

POWERFUL SHARE – May 31, 2024 - “Thank you for your service,” Larry Turner told several law enforcement officers during a recent Fentanyl Awareness Day event in Ridgeland. There was a time, not that long ago,... Read More...

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Mom Who Suffered Painkiller Addiction And Homelessness – Now A Force Against Opioid Epidemic

REBORN INTO LIGHT – May 27, 2024 - “I was massively overprescribed painkillers. I don’t think it was done maliciously, but I became dependent and then addicted... My situation deteriorated when my doctor abrup... Read More...

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NH & Vermont Closes Two Addiction Clinics

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW – May 31, 2024 - Federal prosecutors in Vermont last month charged Adnan S. Khan with unlawfully distributing controlled substances and health care fraud. They allege Khan would prescri... Read More...

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Ozempic: ‘There is a dark side’

VIDEO – QUICK FIX? – May 31, 2024 - He says these injectable weight loss drugs come with a list of side effects including, gastric issues which can be permanent, nausea, vomiting, loss of around 40% of muscle... Read More...

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How Specialty Courts Help People with Addiction

SECONDS CHANCES! – May 31, 2024 - “I love being sober and being with my family and friends.” “I am becoming a stronger man for my family and a better citizen.” Gratitude for a second chance at life triggers th... Read More...

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Why Can’t I Remember My Childhood?

IT’S THERE SOMEWHERE – May 29, 2024 - Is it just the small details or are you missing large gaps. Our early childhood experiences shape our self-concept and engagement with the world. These memories are ... Read More...

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Film on Battling Addiction Moves Ahead

MOVIES MATTER! – May 25, 2024 - A documentary aiming to combat addiction and alcoholism, with the help of Cherokee County recovery resources … Jeff Reddick, an independent filmmaker will depict how Tahlequah i... Read More...

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Mobilize Recovery Maine Gives Out Free Narcan Door-to-Door

VIDEO – SAVING ONE LIFE AT A TIME – May 26, 2024 - The canvassing is part of Mobilize Recovery Maine’s “Project Doorstep” initiative. Its goal is to reach 10,000 doors within two years. The organization is on its w... Read More...

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Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle

MUSICAL INTERLUDE – ALCOHOLISM – 4,407,218 Views. Music video for Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Bottle” – Directed by Steve Rivo and Adam Shore. Produced in 1998 as part of CD re-issue of “Winter In America” on TVT Reco... Read More...

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Saoirse Ronan as Recovering Alcoholic Drying Out

MUST SEE – May 30, 2024 - Ronan stars as Rona, a young woman recovering from alcoholism. Rona returns to her remote home in the Orkney Islands after losing herself in London. Nora Fingscheidt directs the highl... Read More...

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How David Crosby Got Grace Slick Sober

VOLUNTEERED FOR AMERICA – May 24, 2024 - When Slick finally accepted her need to embrace sobriety, help came in the unlikely form of fellow musical icon David Crosby. Crosby had his own battles with addi... Read More...

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First Woman Sentenced in Arizona’s Sober Home Scheme

VIDEO – NO WOMAN IS ABOVE THE LAW – Featured - May 30, 2024 - Thirty-seven-year-old Ariel Dix pleaded guilty to two felony counts of illegal control of an enterprise. On May 30, she was sentenced to three and a ... Read More...

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Sheriff: Florida Police Officer Gave Teens Drugs & Alcohol – Filmed Them Nude

ONE ROTTEN APPLE? – May 29, 2024 - Markanthony Fernandez, 24, a Bartow Police Department officer, was arrested Tuesday after an investigation began on May 8. The incident happened on the weekend of Feb. ... Read More...

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Owners of Kentucky Rehab Facing Child Porn Charges

CAUGHT RED HANDED – May 23, 2024 - According to Kentucky State Police, The owners of Edgewater Recovery, John and Myra Elam, both face charges related to child pornography. 43-year-old John Elam is charged ... Read More...

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Masturbation Helps Women Alleviate Psychological Distress

GOOD VIBRATIONS – May 25, 2024 - The research found that women who experience higher levels of psychological distress are more likely to engage in masturbation, particularly clitoral stimulation, as a fo... Read More...

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6 Things That Will Make You Feel Better Emotionally & Psychologically

HEALTH IS WEALTH – May 31, 2024 - Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It is the overall wellness of how we think, regulate our feelings, and behave, and it determines h... Read More...

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PTSD Doubled in 5 Years Among College Students

FRIGHTENING – May 31, 2024 - Researchers found that 7.5 percent of students said they had Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in 2022, the latest year available. Most of the surge was recorded during the Cov... Read More...

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New Daily Weed Use Beats Booze Consumption

AMERICAN DREAMS – May 23, 2024 - Although alcohol overall remains more widely used, first-time daily marijuana use overtook drinking at the same frequency in 2022, with roughly 17.7 million cannabis users and ... Read More...

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Carl Radke on His Tumultuous Journey Through ‘Summer House’

AUDIO – INTENSITY MAKES YOU STRONGER – May 31, 2024 - From getting sober, grieving the loss of his brother and calling off his engagement, Radke has let viewers in on the most intimate moments of his life. The spin... Read More...

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Gangs’ Greed Causing ‘mass overdoses’

AUDIO – PROFIT MOTIVE – May 29, 2024 - Public health officials say Mexican cartels and drug gangs inside the U.S. are mixing a dangerous chemical sedative called medetomidine into fentanyl and other drugs sold on t... Read More...

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Non-Profit Uses Podcast to Break Stigma Around Addiction

VIDEO – HONESTY ON THE AIR – May 30, 2024 - Derek Faller has been sober for over seven months. He said when he was struggling with his substance abuse disorder, hearing others tell their stories about their struggl... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Wayne Dyer

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer, b. 1940 – d. 2015 ... Read More...

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