March 27, 2018 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

March 27, 2018 • Vol. 5, No. 35

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Patients Sue Makers of Abilify: Caused Compulsive Behavior, Pathological Gambling

The LSD of Anti-Psychotics – March 20, 2018 - Compulsive gambling, hyper-sexuality and compulsive shopping are all listed as harmful side effects in lawsuits against the anti-psychotic drug, Abilify. This week, five pat... Read More...

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Pressure on National Portrait Gallery over £1m gift linked to drug dealers

Very Dirty Money – March 20, 2018 - The National Portrait Gallery is facing scrutiny over a proposed £1m donation from the Sackler family following allegations that the American dynasty’s fortune is tainted by the US op... Read More...

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Scientists research brain chemical impacted by drug addiction

It’s All in Your Head – March 20, 2018 - Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have found out what happens to the brain when too much dopamine is released through factors like drug addiction. “Dopamine ... Read More...

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How Women Experience Addiction Differently Than Men

Venus or Mars on the Rocks? – MAR 19, 2018 - March celebrates female achievement: not only is it Women’s History Month but March 8th was International Women’s Day. Today, women worldwide have amassed unprecedented succe... Read More...

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People now use bug spray to get high

RAID: Kills Brain Cells Dead – Mar 21, 2018 - Some say it’s easier to get high than get help. Drug rehab has a new resource in Indiana, but it is not stopping people from finding new and dangerous ways to overdose. In... Read More...

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Teen Suicide is Soaring

Too Young at Any Age – March 19, 2018 - J.C. Ruf, 16, was a Cincinnati-area pitcher who died by suicide in the laundry room of his house. Tayler Schmid, 17, was an avid pilot and hiker who chose the family garage in ups... Read More...

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People Are Getting Fentanyl in the Mail, and it’s OK with USA

First Class Death – March 22, 2018 - The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis has endorsed it, President Trump touted its goals during the 2016 campaign, and the two most recent Depar... Read More...

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Marijuana compound might help keep drug addicts, alcoholics from relapsing

Higher Power – March 24, 2018 - It turns out that the CBD helped the critters consume less alcohol or cocaine, even when they were put into anxiety-inducing situations that might push them to take more. And the rats tha... Read More...

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Learning How to Eat Again After Recovering From Addiction

Back to a Healthy Life – MARCH 20, 2018 - Before opioid addiction unraveled Mike Wallace’s life, food was his livelihood. Wallace, now in recovery, worked for years as a dishwasher and line cook. And on a recent sunny B... Read More...

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Celebrating 20 years of sobriety

Worth Rejoicing – March 22, 2018 - Where were you this St. Patrick’s Day? Were you out getting drunk? Well, you should have been at the Palladium Theater celebrating Senator Darryl Rouson’s 20th anniversary of sobriety.... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Opens Up About Addiction, Bipolar Disorder and Considered Suicide

Dr. Phil's Interrogation – March 20, 2018 - Appearing on his talk show Tuesday, pop singer Demi Lovato spoke candidly with TV’s Dr. Phil McGraw about her history with bipolar disorder, addiction, an eating disorder and ... Read More...

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Dr. Max: Of course alcoholics need help, but it’s NOT a disease

A Lifestyle, a Choice, an Illness? – March 23, 2018 - Over the course of my career, I’ve spent many years working with alcoholics. I know the battle they face and the torture they endure in facing their demons and givin... Read More...

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FIERCE, FUNNY, AND FEMALE

MEDIA: Book Recommendation – MARCH 2018 - BEING FUNNY IS A SURVIVAL SKILL. MARTI MACGIBBON’S INCREDIBLE MEMOIR FIERCE, FUNNY, AND FEMALE IS NOT ONLY A SURVIVOR’S TALE BUT AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF OVERCOMING THE UNTHIN... Read More...

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San Diego Addiction Treatment Center celebrates grand opening

Time for Rehab – March 22, 2018 - The grand opening of the San Diego Addiction Treatment Center was commemorated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. The new facility, located less than five miles east of downtown ... Read More...

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Officials voice concerns over proposed drug rehab center

Not In My ‘Hood – March 22, 2018 - Greene County legislators and health professionals met with members of a drug rehabilitation facility based in Queens last week to discuss opening a 60-bed residential center in a priv... Read More...

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Kellyanne Conway on opioids: Eat ice cream, have the fries

Rocky Road – Mar 22, 2018 - Kellyanne Conway — rumored to be the next White House communications director — drew a strong reaction on social media with a joke about drug use at a forum for millennials. Introducing Healt... Read More...

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Drug rehab cited 50 times in 3 years and still in business

Time to Lawyer Up? – March 21, 2018 - But the self-described “wounded healer” found a more lenient regulatory environment in Colorado. He owns two addiction rehab clinics in Colorado Springs and Aurora and 16 sober-livi... Read More...

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Voters In Illinois’ Cook County Approve Marijuana Legalization

Up In Smoke – March 20, 2018 - The measure in Cook County — the nation’s second-most-populous county, which has more residents than 27 states of the union - is not binding, but its passage sends a strong message to stat... Read More...

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Secondhand Pot Smoke?

Beware of Exhalations – March 19, 2018 - He started thinking: San Franciscans would never tolerate those levels of cigarette smoke in a public place anymore. So why were they OK with smoke from burning pot? Did people ... Read More...

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Louie Anderson on Forgiving His Alcoholic Father

The Perfect Share – March 21, 2018 - Louie Anderson is opening up about his difficult childhood — and how it’s shaped who he is today. Sitting down with PEOPLE Now recently, the Baskets star said he only began to unders... Read More...

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How every addiction impacts 5 other people

Networking Disaster – March 24, 2018 - The rehab ripple effect: There’s an uncomfortable hole in the ITV schedule tonight, where the award-winning Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway should have been. From next week, ... Read More...

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Ringo Starr receives knighthood: ‘I’ll wear it at breakfast’

The 10th Promise? – March 20, 2018 - The Duke of Cambridge bestowed the honour on the Liverpool-born star at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. “It means a lot actually,” the musician told the BBC. “It means recognition f... Read More...

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Trump’s death penalty for dealers a ‘step backwards’

Executing Addicts’ Enablers – March 20, 2018 - (CNN)President Donald Trump on Monday rolled out his three-part plan to tackle the opioid epidemic — including some programs long championed by public health advocates — bu... Read More...

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