May 1, 2018 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

May 1, 2018 • Vol. 5, No. 40

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The Story of This ’60s Drug Rehab-Turned-Violent Cult Is Wild, Wild Bizarre…and Bill Lane was there

Synanon: The Untold Story – April 22, 2018 - April 22, 2018 - Bill Lane was a 20-year-old junkie living in Brooklyn when his mother heard about Synanon on TV. “There was no such thing as a drug rehab in those days,” say... Read More...

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Willie Nelson at 85: A Visit With the King of Night Life

Farm Reduction – April 29, 2018 - Nelson remains focused as he reaches his 85th birthday, which he celebrates on April 29th. He’s still sharp: “Sometimes I forget lyrics to new songs or whatever, but normally I can reme... Read More...

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The Teachers’ Glossary To Recovery: How We Got from AA to Z

MEDIA: Book Recommendation – February 19, 2018 - As teachers, authors and women in recovery, Michele L. Dionisio and Tricia N. Ragusa wouldn’t say that the path to recovery is as easy as ABC. Instead, they’ve created a ... Read More...

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Five habits that can add more than a decade to your life

So Many More Tomorrows – April 30, 2018 - People who stick to five healthy habits in adulthood can add more than a decade to their lives, according to a major study into the impact behaviour has on lifespan. Researchers... Read More...

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Opioid Abuse Tied To Readmission Risk

YES It IS – April 25, 2018 - Opioids are not more effective than non-opioid painkillers at relieving osteoarthritis pain, according to a new study that examined the long-term effects of both types of medications. Medica... Read More...

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The trooper smelled booze. The driver said it was his basketball sneakers

Re.bound for Jail – April 26, 2018 - It’s gotta be the shoes. That’s what the Federal Way man told a Washington State Patrol trooper was making his car smell, documents say. He said he was headed home from some late-nig... Read More...

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Ex-Meth Addict Helps Homeless women receive much-needed pampering at spa day

What a Nice Gesture – April 30, 2018 - A woman recovering from methamphetamine addiction wants to help show other women in need that they’re still beautiful. Main Street Project will host a spa day for homeless women th... Read More...

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Your Coffee Addiction, by Decade

Satire NOT Virginia Satir – April 28, 2018 - Early Twenties (Experimentation) The woman behind the counter raises an eyebrow and scowls as she hands you twelve ounces of syrupy lavender-mocha latte buried under whipped... Read More...

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Creativity in sobriety: Man helps others in recovery

One From the Heart – APRIL 28, 2018 - As a teen he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. Now nearly a decade later, Chris Reed devotes much of his time to helping others get clean. He also came up with a creative w... Read More...

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Six strategies to address the opioid epidemic

Try Everything – April 28, 2018 - The devastating opioid epidemic is one of the largest public health problems facing the U.S. Over 2.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from opioid use disorder. Four in five new heroin... Read More...

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Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many Second Chances Should a User Get?

What Price Humanity? – April 29, 2018 - Jerika Whitefield’s memories of the infection that almost killed her are muddled, except for a few. Her young children peering at her in the hospital bed. Her stepfather wrapping ... Read More...

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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Allows People To Turn In Expired, Unused Drugs

Pills Kill – April 28, 2018 - The event is held twice a year and during the last event in the fall the DEA collected nearly a million pounds of drugs. “Prescription drug addiction is just as devastating as heroin addict... Read More...

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Seattle wipes criminal marijuana convictions for hundreds of people

God Works in Mysterious Ways – April 28, 2018 - Officials in Seattle are taking a step to vacate every misdemeanour marijuana conviction in the past few decades in a major step for the city since the state legalised rec... Read More...

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How Drinking Alcohol May Affect The Bacteria In Your Mouth

Something to Shout About? – April 25, 2018 - ...drinkers tended to have less of the good (Lactobacillales) and more of the bad (e.g., Bacteroidales, Actinomyces and Neisseria species) bacteria. In other words, drinking ... Read More...

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Legislators taking aim at scams in the rehab industry

Best Practices Perhaps – April 24, 2018 - End health mysterious insurance “scholarships”? A phrase common in the online and print rehab ads that lure thousands of addicts from around the country to centers in Southern C... Read More...

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Lawmakers Debate Opioid Taxes as States Grapple With Crisis

What’s the debate? – April 28, 2018 - In this April 26, 2018 photo, David Humes stands outside Legislative Hall, the state capitol building, in Dover, Del. Humes, whose son died from a heroin overdose in 2012, has been ... Read More...

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One Trait That Predicts Addiction

Impulsivity? – April 6, 2018 - Impulsivity can be described as rapid, unplanned reactions to internal or external provocations with little consideration of the consequences. Impulsivity often refers to problematic behav... Read More...

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Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Becoming a Deadly Problem

Danger Lines – March 29, 2018 - A pipe was the only sign of drug use found near Chris Bennett’s body in November. But it looked like the 32-year-old Taunton, Mass., native had stopped breathing and died of an opioid ove... Read More...

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Narcan: Help or hindrance?

Life or Death – April 26, 2018 - Narcan. It’s the opioid reversal drug that has saved thousands of lives here at home, all over Ohio, and nationwide. But it’s also been the source of controversy during a public health ... Read More...

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Ryan Leaf On Addiction, Recovery And Service To Others

Fumble! Recovery!!! – April 27, 2018 - Ryan Leaf doesn’t think that people are necessarily products of their environment. “If that were the case, I would have never ended up in a prison cell,” Leaf says. “I grew up in a... Read More...

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City at Center of the Opioid Crisis Gave Up a Tool to Fight It

INSANITY or GREED? – APRIL 27, 2018 - The research is unambiguous: Needle exchanges reduce the spread of bloodborne diseases like hepatitis C and H.I.V. and do not increase drug use. They’ve been shown to reduce overdos... Read More...

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Veterans’ grass-roots movement shares health benefits of marijuana

Weed Rather Be Pain and PTSD Free – April 28, 2018 - To get away from the memories of war in Afghanistan - the violence, the unexpected danger, the rush of adrenaline and the hypervigilance that can come with post-traum... Read More...

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The Anatomy of a Litigation Bully

Sovereign v. Buschel – by M. David Meagher, Esq. © 2018 This article is written with the permission of Leonard L. Buschel, the target of Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center, Inc., better known as Sovereign Health, ... Read More...

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Dark chocolate may give your brain a boost

Smart Chocolate – Apr 26, 2018 -In another study, Burk looked at how dark chocolate affects the immune system. Again, participants ate a dark chocolate bar, and scientists studied their blood work for the following week... Read More...

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