March 30, 2021 - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

March 30, 2021 • Vol. 8, No. 32

Veteran Surprised With New Car For Graduating Program

HAPPY TEARJERKER – March 23, 2021 - Thomas was convicted of crimes that led to probation. He said he served in the Navy for seven years and had PTSD and anxiety. He said at one point he tried to kill himself by... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMar 30 2021Mental HealthTrauma

The Rise of Therapy-Speak

“HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?” – March 26, 2021 - Perhaps the language of mental health is burgeoning because actual mental health is declining. According to one report, nineteen per cent of adults ex... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressioninterventionlonelinessMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecovery

‘Recovery Café’ opens to help people struggling with addiction

SOBRIETY IS ON THE MENU – March 25, 2021 - Glass explained she had been addicted to several different drugs for 19 years, including pain killers, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. She said she has now been... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionMar 30 2021Mental HealthmethRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Michael Douglas: “I don’t wish the ‘experience’ on anybody”

“I AM AL-ANON” – MARCH 25, 2021 - Michael Douglas is opening up about one of his biggest struggles as a father. Speaking to AARP the Magazine, the “Wall Street” actor, 76, got candid about son Cameron’s drug ab... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 30 2021RecoveryRehab

6 Unexpected Sources That Can Ignite Your Creative Spark!

LIGHT MY FIRE! – March 20, 2021 - No matter what art form you are obsessed with, we all are on the hunt for that next seed idea sending us on our next artistic journey. Most often we stumble upon these little gems u... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyMar 30 2021Mental Health

Lockdown Weight Gain Is Real

“QUARANTON”? – March 22, 2021 - Good thing stretchy pants aren’t visible on Zoom. For many Americans, buttoning one’s jeans has gotten increasingly harder during the pandemic, and researchers have now estimated just... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressiondiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMar 30 2021Mental Health

Amazing! “The Young Injectables” Harm Reduction Comic Book

YOU MEAN DEATH REDUCTION – March 23, 2021 - Coworkers eventually helped me contact author Van Asher, who gave me a color copy. Asher, 51, is currently the harm reduction coordinator at Housing Works’ Cylar Hous... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMar 30 2021Recovery

Who’s making money off social media addiction?

STARTS WITH AN “F” ENDS WITH A “K” – March 25, 2021 - “The dirty truth is that they are relying on algorithms to purposely promote conspiratorial, divisive or extremist content so that they can take money, make... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone Addiction

Sobriety Curious Or Sobriety Serious?

LISTEN – BONDING OVER BEANS – March 27, 2021 - Coffee at KYUK takes a look at sobriety through the eyes of Tiffany Hall, executive director of Recover Alaska, and Alice Qannik Glenn, producer and host of the po... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth

MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 1997 - Lyrics I never thought you'd be a junkie because heroin is so passe.But today, if you think that I don't know about depression and emotional pain,You're insane, or you're a fool who has... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerHeroin AddictionMar 30 2021RecoveryRehab

Jessica Simpson admits she has ‘not thought about alcohol’ during Covid

WATCH – REAL CELEBRITY SOBRIETY – March 25, 2021 - The talk show host, 50, asked the fashion designer what it was like ‘staying sober’ during this ‘challenging year.’ Jessica hasn’t had a drink since she fir... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusInterviewMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery Advocate

Sober living home in Utah to use medical cannabis

WATCH – CALIFORNIA SOBER HITS UTAH – March 25, 2021 - Shane Ericksen, who owns Men’s Tribal House, says medical cannabis maintenance has proven to be a harm reduction tool to treat things like chronic pain and ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionMar 30 2021marijuanaMental HealthRecoveryRehab

Once We Were Slaves … 12 Steps to Freedom by Hannah Prager

FREEDOM FROM THE BONDAGE OF SELF – March 27, 2021 - Most any recovering addict will confirm that when in active addiction you are a slave to your substance of choice, whether that’s alcohol, pornography,... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma

Brett Favre Recalls Seizures Amid Past Drug & Alcohol Abuse

STILL SCORING! – March 24, 2021 - Throughout that football season, Favre noted taking pain pills became “constant,” admitting the dosage increased as the months went on. The night before the next season began, ... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabSuper Bowl

Q&A with David Marion, Author & Interventionist

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – March 25, 2021 - David Marion is a certified interventionist, public speaker, founder of The Life Recovery Coach and author of Addiction Rescue; The NO-BS Guide to Recovery. As a... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby declares war on drugs over! Will dismiss all possession charges in Baltimore

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER – March 26, 2021 - Violent crime, meanwhile, has declined about 20% so far this year compared to the same three months of last year, largely before the coronavirus pandemic, according to ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateWar On Drugs

Someone with alcoholism appointed as Labor Secretary reminds us that recovery is never over

NEW WASHINGTONIAN? – March 24, 2021 - I have little doubt that the White House has seen its share of people with alcoholism up and down the chain of command; maybe a few even darkened the door of a meeting or t... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMar 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

B.C. records deadliest February ever for overdose deaths

CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? – Mach 24, 2021 - The latest overdose statistics sparked debate in the legislature, with the Opposition Liberals demanding the government take vigorous action in next month’s budget to add... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 30 2021OverdoseTrauma

Why Is Online Shopping So Addictive?

SHOP ’TIL YOU CAN’T STOP – March 25, 2021 - The pleasure of acquiring superfluous shoes and kitchenware is, predictably, fleeting. “Shortly after they make a purchase, they often feel really bad,” Norberg says.... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusdepressioninternetlonelinessMar 30 2021Mental HealthSmartphone Addiction

‘I would have DIED from the drink’: Former Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll

A NEW GOAL – March 25, 2021 - ‘I would have to fight very hard sitting in the house. I was struggling with it because I didn’t know what I could do, then Dungannon came in for me. I never thought I would be bac... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietydepressioninterventionInterviewMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab

Danny Boy on addiction: ‘It was either homicide or suicide’

WATCH – CHOICES CHOICES – March 24, 2021 - The House of Pain member said that he was able to get temporarily clean in 2000 and stay off drugs for the next three years. But he was hooked again and by 20... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab

Why Alcohol Is More Dangerous for Women

WOMEN SHOULD BE WARY – March 25, 2021 - Women tend to have worse outcomes from increased drinking — worse outcomes in health issues, psychological consequences, and progression to an alcohol use disorder. Incr... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone Addiction

Jockey Adrian McCarthy suspended after testing 1,000 times over cocaine limit

CAUGHT SPEEDING – March 26, 2021 - Irish jockey Adrian McCarthy was suspended for six months after testing 1,000 times above the cocaine limit. McCarthy, who said an addiction to drugs left him in a rut, ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 30 2021Mental Health

Gambling Company Had the Best Pandemic Ever

WAGER THIS! – March 26, 2021 - People like Lewis, a 25-year-old from Hampshire who requested anonymity because few people know about a compulsion he is still struggling to control. He won about $77,000 at age 1... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetinterventionMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games

HOOKED: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions

BOOK REVIEW – March 12, 2021 - Obviously, it is preposterous to consider potato chips less fattening than walnuts — because potato chips are among the most addictive foods on the planet, along with French fries... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMar 30 2021Mental HealthObesityRecovery

‘Another Round’ a not-so-sobering look at alcoholism

FILM REVIEW – March 25, 2021 - As opening credits roll, we hear the sound of a drink being mixed and the first thing we see are cherubic teens participating in a beer bottle rally race. It generates a lot of ca... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 30 2021Mental HealthRehabrelapse

Two Incredible Looks at the Scourge of Heroin by Gil Scott-Heron & James Brown

LISTEN! – THE TRACKS OF OUR TEARS – March 24, 2021 - We wanted to look at two songs from the 1970s that dove deeply into the morass of drug addiction. The first is “Home is Where the Hatred Is,” a Gil Scott-Her... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerHeroin Addictionlife expectancyMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab

New York Reaches Marijuana Legalization Deal

CENTRAL PARK TO LEVITATE IN 2022 – March 25, 2021 - The legislation sets a goal of having 50 percent of marijuana business licenses for distribution and retail issued to social equity applicants, including people wi... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 30 2021marijuanaMental Healthsmoking

Quote of the Week – Larry McMurtry

“The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.”—Larry McMurtry, Author, 1936-2021 ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyMar 30 2021quote of the week

Demi Does California Sober for Brunch. Rosé or Riesling?

ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE? – March 22, 2021 - Lovato has endured two highly publicized relapses and suffered “three strokes and a heart attack” during that time — details of which will be shared in her forthcoming YouT... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 30 2021Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma

Additional Articles