March 13, 2018 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

March 13, 2018 • Vol. 5, No. 33

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18th century literary women took opiates to cope with pressures of domestic life

Some Things Never Change – March 11, 2018 - Eighteenth-century female authors such as Mary Robinson and Sara Coleridge were as dependent on laudanum as male writers, a new study reveals. Laudanum, an alcoholic medicine ... Read More...

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Former NHL stars participate in Skate for Sobriety event

30 Puck? – March 5, 2018 - Families Against Narcotics played host to its inaugural Skate for Sobriety event Friday at Fraser Hockeyland … The event benefitted FAN’s initiative, Hope Not Handcuffs (HNH), which launched F... Read More...

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‘Moms Love Wine’ Culture Is Ruining Lives

Syrah Seduction – February 27, 2018 - According Angela Sheppard, Director of Emerson House, an inpatient addiction treatment center for women run by Gosnold, the normalization of moms drinking is a problem. “I think tal... Read More...

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Pamela Anderson blames alcoholism for Tommy Lee’s brawl with their son

Queen of Alanon? – March 8, 2018 - Pamela Anderson has finally made her voice heard in the drama involving her son and ex-husband, Tommy Lee. The “Baywatch” star published a blog post on her website Thursday titled “Alc... Read More...

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Tommy Lee denies family’s alcoholism claims

A Family Affair – Mar 8, 2018 - Tommy Lee has denied his family’s claims that he struggling with alcoholism. The 55-year-old Mötley Crüe rocker was involved in an altercation with his eldest son Brandon Lee - whom he ha... Read More...

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Poet Discusses New Collection About Her Son’s Overdose Death

No Words? – Mar. 9, 2018 - Acclaimed poet Sheryl St. Germain is a college professor whose son died of a heroin overdose in 2014, after a long struggle with drug abuse. He was 30 years old. St. Germain directs the master... Read More...

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Questions And Answers About Opioids And Chronic Pain

American Medical Association – March 9, 2018 - Millions of Americans use opioids to relieve pain. But many also struggle with addiction. This week, a report in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association, fou... Read More...

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New York’s mobile addiction treatment service

Serving on the Front Line – March 8, 2018 - New York state is expanding a mobile addiction treatment services that uses upgraded vehicles to provide house calls to communities hard hit by the opioid epidemic. Democrati... Read More...

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Police found fraud, sex crimes in a Colorado sober-living home empire

Rehab Mogul in Jail for Life – March 11, 2018 - Cliff Brodsky, a Los Angeles investor in Bathum’s enterprises who successfully sued him for fraud, said brokers told him Bathum paid them up to $2,000 per patient. “They g... Read More...

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Opioid-Linked Killing Points to a Dangerous Trend

Doctor Shoots Patient (with pistol) – March 9, 2018 - What led an addiction doctor to keep a gun in his desk? On that April evening last year, according to interviews in the report, Lang yelled and cussed at the addicti... Read More...

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Steve-O celebrates 10 years

Now That’s a Miracle – March 11, 2018 - Steve-O has lots to be thankful for these days. The “Jackass” star, 43, announced on Saturday that he’s been sober for the last 10 years. “Hard to believe it’s been an entire deca... Read More...

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Tiny device sends pulses to reduce symptoms of withdrawal

ADVOCATE for this to be Free - March 5, 2018 - A recently approved medical device is tiny, but mighty in the fight against opioid abuse. The NSS-2 Bridge, a battery-powered device similar to a hearing aid, was created ... Read More...

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PEARL JAM’s MIKE MCCREADY To Be Honored At ‘MusiCares Concert’

Hitting the Right Note – March 9, 2018 - The MusiCares Foundation, an affiliated charity of the Recording Academy with an outstanding four-star rating from Charity Navigator, has announced that the 2018 MusiCares Concer... Read More...

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Opioid Crisis Surging In Black Communities

Back in the Ghetto... – March 8, 2018 - The current drug addiction crisis began in rural America, but it’s quickly spreading to urban areas and into the African-American population in cities across the country. “It’s a... Read More...

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Cities and Counties are Going After Big Pharma

Wall Street Protects Its Own – March 2, 2018 - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced in late January that New York City would be suingseveral large pharmaceutical companies, saying it was “time for Big Pharma to... Read More...

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Overshadowed by the Opioid Crisis: A Comeback by Cocaine

Superfly Crashes – March 5, 2018 - The opioid epidemic just keeps getting worse, presenting challenges discussed at length at a White House summit last week. But opioids are not America’s only significant drug problem. ... Read More...

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Can This Judge Solve the Opioid Crisis?

Can Anyone Solve It? – MARCH 5, 2018 - And the chorus: “This is not how we do things!” Judge Dan Aaron Polster of the Northern District of Ohio has perhaps the most daunting legal challenge in the country: resolving mor... Read More...

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First the Trauma of Addiction: Then Crushing Cost of Rehab

Treatment Industry Thrives on Drugs – March 8, 2018 - The rehab field is highly fragmented, with thousands of small providers offering treatment that often isn’t grounded in science. Some lack medical professionals or l... Read More...

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10 years sober, Chris Herren opens facility

Player/Coach/Healer/Businessman – March 7, 2018 - “For the past 10 years I’ve had a plan for a place like this,” he says. “I believe there is a void for anyone who is struggling, anyone who is not thriving. The center,... Read More...

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The more opioids doctors prescribe, the more money they make

Collusion. Bribery, Blackmail? – March 11, 2018 - In 2014 and 2015, opioid manufacturers paid hundreds of doctors across the country six-figure sums for speaking, consulting and other services. Thousands of other doctor... Read More...

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Alcoholics Anonymous manuscript to be auctioned for millions

The Big Book's Value? PRICELESS – March 9, 2018 - The Alcoholics Anonymous book has stats most authors only dream of: more than 30 million copies sold. Translated into 67 languages. In 2012, the Library of Congress rank... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Says Attending ‘Cliquey’ Met Gala Nearly Broke Her Sobriety

Nikki Sounds Like a Prickki – March 9, 2018 - In her new cover story for Billboard, which was released on Thursday (March 8), the star, who is currently on the road with her “Tell Me You Love Me World Tour” with DJ Khal... Read More...

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Trump calls for the death penalty for drug dealers

Executions on the Mall – March 10, 2018 - President Trump on Saturday again called for enacting the death penalty for drug dealers during a rally meant to bolster a struggling GOP candidate for a U.S. House seat here … ... Read More...

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Opioid-addicted baby at center of class action lawsuit

Big Fat Pharma Facts – March 05, 2018 - The family of a baby born addicted to opioids filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against 20 pharmaceutical companies they accused of being negligent and responsible for the mo... Read More...

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‘The Opioid Diaries’: A Discussion With Photographer James Nachtwey and Senator Maggie Hassan

TIME MAGAZINE ‘The Opioid Diaries’ – March 7, 2018 - Photographer James Nachtwey presented a selection of his photographs from the March 5, 2018 issue of TIME Magazine, “The Opioid Diaries,” at an event Tuesday evening ... Read More...

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