March 14, 2023 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

March 14, 2023 • Vol. 10, No. 31

Overdose Prevention Sites Move Toward Expansion Remain in Legal Limbo

AUDIO – SAVE LIVES NOW – March 4, 2023 - They discussed how City Hall can support overdose prevention centers, which provide supervised injection of illicit substances along with a range of other services. Two of th... Read More...

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Macklemore on his relapse and Inspiration For His New Album ‘Ben’

AUDIO – THE RAPPER TALKS – March 4, 2023 - NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with rapper Macklemore about the triumphs, addiction struggles and realizations that inspired his new album, “Ben.” Click@NPR ... Read More...

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Sex, Sobriety and Rock ‘n’ Roll Artists Find Success in Recovery

AUDIO – WHEN SOBRIETY SOUNDS SO GOOD – March 6, 2023 - After hitting rock bottom — or as he said, “living rock bottom” — Murray realized the control substances had on him and how it could eventually end his life. He ... Read More...

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How Nitrous Addiction ‘messed up’ Man’s Life

VIDEO – NOT FUNNY! – March 1, 2023 - Nitrous oxide, more commonly known as “laughing gas” or “nos”, can give users a 30-second high that makes them feel dizzy and lightweight, but the gas is no laughing matter. F... Read More...

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Sonia Kahlon: Sobriety After Divorce

VIDEO – LEARNING THE HARD WAY – March 4 2023 - Following five years of sobriety, Sonia Kahlon founded EverBlume which provides online small group recovery meetings with supportive peers and a recovery coach facilita... Read More...

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Macklemore’s Daughter Attends AA Meetings With Daddy

I WAS THAT CLOSE – March 3, 2023 - He told the ‘Audacy Check-In’ podcast: “Sloane’s been to meetings with me. She asks me questions like, ‘Daddy, how’s your sober meetings going?’ We talk about it. “And I don’t wa... Read More...

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Department of Justice’s ‘Addiction Treatment Chain Charged in Health Care Fraud’

OFFICIAL CHARGES IN PRINT – March 3, 2023 - Michael Brier, 60, of Newton, MA, Mi Ok Bruining, 62, of Warwick, RI, and Recovery Connections Centers of America, Inc. (RCCA) are charged by criminal complaint with ... Read More...

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Former Clippers’ Player Who Was An Alcoholic And Brought Guns In The Locker Room Warns Ja Morant After Scandals

ONE GIANT TO ANOTHER – March 7, 2023 - Closs has cleaned himself up to become a motivational speaker now, sharing some valuable advice with Morant on avoiding the road he’s headed down. “Brandishing a firearm o... Read More...

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Addict Leaves Mini-Meth Lab On NYC Subway

BRONX BOMBER? – March 4, 2023 - “Never seen a mess quite like this!” tweeted straphanger Carolyn Crapo, 58, posting images last week of what appeared to be a botched rolling meth lab at the Woodlawn station in ... Read More...

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Chris Herren Helps Boston Marathoner Stay on Track with Sobriety

ONE SPEEDY STEP AT A TIME – March 6, 2023 - Herren is a former professional basketball player who’s been in long-term recovery from addiction since 2008. In 2011, he started the Herren Project, a national nonprofit o... Read More...

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If You Have These 7 Physical Pains, It Might Actually Be Depression

OR HYPOCHONDRIA? – March 6, 2023 - Surprisingly, these can also be warning signs of depression — and if you’re not sure whether your current funk is anything to worry about, they can help clue you in that somet... Read More...

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Is Ibogaine a Safe & Effective Treatment For Addictions?

LET’S FIND OUT – March 7, 2023 - The difficulty in treating dependence lies mainly in the fact that addictive behaviors tend to modify the structure and functioning of the brain. Reversing these modifications i... Read More...

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Is Smartphone Addiction Fueling Mental Health Problems?

DO YOU HAVE A CRAZY APP? – March 7, 2023 - Smartphones are in pockets, purses and, for some people, under their pillows at night. Most Americans have a smartphone. About 95 percent of teenagers and people under 50 sa... Read More...

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Rise in Fentanyl Deaths Justifies Use of Military Force?

AN EYE FOR A EYE – March 9, 2023 - Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes is counting on recently introduced federal legislation to help prevent narcotics from flowing into OC. In a March 6 letter he sent to the a... Read More...

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Sober Restaurant Workers Unite

VIDEO – TIP YOUR SERVER – March 7, 2023 - “We have to take care of each other so that we can take care of everyone else,” Charlotte group leader and owner of Restaurant Constance chef Sam Diminich said. ... Read More...

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Bakery Serving Up Second Chances

NPR AUDIO – SOBRIETY IS BUN – March 2, 2023 - JANIE DEEGAN: We have an open-door hiring policy, meaning that, you know, no matter what your life situation is right now or has been in the past, we look at the... Read More...

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Long-Term Cannabis Use Can Cause Dementia

ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? – March 8, 2023 - With this introduction, I want to turn attention to Madeline Meier’s important new article, “Long-term Cannabis Users Show Lower Cognitive Reserves and Smaller Hippocamp... Read More...

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How Unlicensed Sober Homes Get Paid with Taxpayer Money

VIDEO – AND A LOT OF IT – March 1, 2023 - The FBI in Phoenix won’t say specifically which group homes investigators are looking into, but investigators say the overall scheme involves organizers targeting indigenous ... Read More...

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Roadblock to Prescribing Suboxone is Gone. Now What?

AUDIO – WHATEVER WORKS? – March 6, 2023 - “I don’t want my patients to die from an overdose,” Win says. “But I’m not comfortable with the fentanyl and a lot of narcotics in the system.” Kim is adamant that she’s ... Read More...

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Former San Francisco Meth Lord Speaks Out About Drug Addiction in Gay Community

FOR THE LOVE OF SEX – March 6, 2023 - Despite efforts to raise awareness, the problem has only appeared to grow worse as meth-related overdose rates continue to increase in the U.S. According to data collected by ... Read More...

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Open Meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous Welcome Everyone

ONE STEP AT A TIME – March 6, 2023 - For some AA members, their journey of sobriety began at “open” AA meetings, which can be attended by any member of the community, alcoholic or nonalcoholic. Open meetings ha... Read More...

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The Addiction Myth That Should Be Revisited

IT’S COMPLICATED AND UNPREDICTABLE – Feb. 28, 2023 - When you perform a behavior repeatedly over a long period of time – many years – the underlying neurological basis of the behavior becomes entrenched in the brain’... Read More...

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‘Can Addiction Be Funny? Standups Tackling Drugs, Booze, Psychosis & Self-Harm on Stage

TWO ADDICTS WALK INTO A... – March 6, 2023 - Harriet Dyer is also no stranger to confessional comedy: she runs Barking Tales, a night dedicated to mental illness. Her show Trigger Warning and her autobiography ... Read More...

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Monster Energy Launches Alcoholic Monster

BUYER BEWARE, BE CAREFUL – March 6, 2023 - Monster describes the drink as a “hard seltzer” and revealed in August last year that it hoped it would be one of many. “Our alcohol innovation pipeline is robust with a num... Read More...

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Cara Delevingne Opens Up About Sobriety

JUST IN TIME – March 8, 2023 - But there was still more personal turmoil to come: While filming Planet Sex in Tokyo the following spring, she received the crushing news that her grandmother Jane Sheffield had died. F... Read More...

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Drew Barrymore Recalled Heart-Breaking Struggle Over Raging Alcoholism

YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS – March 7, 2023 - Drew Barrymore – the actress who starred in films such as Blended, 50 First Date, Charlie’s Angels, Never Been Kissed and more-doesn’t shy away from her struggles. The 4... Read More...

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Hayden Panetierre Recalls Liver Specialist Visit with Jaundice & Alcoholism Battle

THIS IS NOT YELLOW JOURNALISM – March 6, 2023 - My face was swollen. I had jaundice. My eyes were yellow. I had to go to a liver specialist. I was holding on to weight that wasn’t normally there. My hair was th... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Eleanor Roosevelt

“For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.” – Eleanor Roosevelt ... Read More...

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Robert Blake, star of ‘In Cold Blood’ dies at 89

NOT AN EASY LIFE – March 9, 2023 - Blake won a 1975 Emmy for his portrayal of Tony Baretta, although behind the scenes the show was wracked by disputes involving the temperamental star. He gained a reputation as one... Read More...

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