May 16, 2023 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

May 16, 2023 • Vol. 10, No. 40

The American Psychological Association Issues Health Warning On Social Media Use By Children and Teens

IS IT TOO LATE? – May 9, 2023 - Based on the latest science about social media, the report is aimed at parents, teachers, policymakers and members of the tech industry “who share responsibility to ensure ... Read More...

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Danny Brown Said Going To Rehab For Alcoholism ‘Humbled The F**k Out Of Me’

AS IT SHOULD – May 9, 2023 - Well, he’s returned with a new episode of The Danny Brown Show in which he addresses going to treatment head-on. He called the experience “humbling” while saying it gave him a newfo... Read More...

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Victor Salinas on Sexuality, Sobriety and Ghosts

ACTING NATURALLY – May 5, 2023 - BLADE: How does your sexuality impact your work? SALINAS: I’m open to whatever the role. Being gay has made me observant and given me the experience to connect with feelings a... Read More...

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New Bill to Use Mobile Pharmacies in Treating Opioid Addiction

VIDEO – TAKING IT TO THE STREETS – May 5, 2023 - A new bill aims to address the deadly fentanyl crisis by making it easier to get treatment to those who need it. The bill allows local jurisdictions to use mobile p... Read More...

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Who Decided Alcohol Was a Health Boon in the ’90s?

LOBBYING WORKS WONDERS – April 23, 2023 - The press ran with it. A New York Times front-page headline announced, “In an About-Face, U.S. Says Alcohol Has Health Benefits.” The assistant secretary of health said... Read More...

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Heavy Weed Smoking Linked to Schizophrenia in Young Men

VIDEO – TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING... – May 8, 2023 - “There could be changes to the overall neuroplasticity and neurocircuitry … changes to serotonin, changes to dopamine, histamine, all these things are responsible for e... Read More...

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Paulina Pinsky Shares Her Story of Marijuana Addiction

VIDEO – AND SO MUCH MORE – May 6, 2023 - Dr. Drew’s daughter shares story of addiction and recovery | America Right Now. Click@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOZGFQAzILs ... Read More...

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Can Cannabis Assuage Anxiety?

MAYBE SOMETIMES PERHAPS NEVER ALWAYS – May 7, 2023 - For one, a person’s mental health state prior to consuming the drug can impact whether they feel anxious after taking it, as research shows cannabis can inte... Read More...

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Canadian Opens Shop Selling Coke, MDMA and Heroin

A WORTHY RADICAL IDEA! – May 10, 2023 - BC is a province with a population of around five million people, which, for context, is significantly less than London’s roughly nine million people. In BC, an average o... Read More...

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Will Psychedelic Drugs Transform Mental Health Treatment?

PODCAST – KEEP AN OPEN MIND – May 9, 2023 - The US could soon follow, with plans for the US Food and Drug Administration to be asked for approval to treat PTSD with MDMA this year. Ian Sample speaks to correspondent... Read More...

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Flesh-Eating Drug Chewing Up Los Angeles

NO AGENTS CALLING NOW – May 10, 2023 - In early March, county health officials initially said they weren’t sure whether the deadly adulterant had begun appearing on the streets of Los Angeles. Weeks later, the Times ... Read More...

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Social Workers Introduce New Tool for Treating Addiction

UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION AND INTELLIGENCE – May 10, 2023 - “It’s important to measure recovery capital so we can understand the inequities that influence recovery,” says Bowen. “Without a good measure it’s hard to q... Read More...

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Mama June Reveals Regret at ‘blowing’ Up Her Nose More Than $1 Million of Cocaine

VIDEO – STILL A CELEBRITY? – May 10, 2023 - When reflecting on what she would say to herself while she had been at her lowest point with her substance abuse, Mama June stated: ‘Girl, what the hell are you doing spen... Read More...

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Belinda Carlisle: ‘With sobriety came the confidence that this is really what I’m meant to be doing in life’

QUIT and STILL ON THE GO – May 8, 2023 - Relocating to the French countryside ended up being a life-changing and ultimately life-saving decision for the troubled singer. “I threw myself into my French album , which r... Read More...

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Woman Ordered to Treatment

BETTER THAN PRISON – May 6, 2023 - A woman with a history of forging checks received two suspended 19-48-month prison sentences and was ordered to pay nearly $4,900 in restitution. Bobbi Mortimer, 39, has be... Read More...

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How To Start A Career After Drug Recovery

RE-BIRTHED IN EVERY WAY – May 11, 2023 - Step One: Research Industries And Occupations The first step when looking into potential careers is researching different types of occupations within various industries... Read More...

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Rob Lowe Celebrates God, Friends, Work, Dogs and Unions

EVERYONE’S HERO – May 10, 2023 - The 9-1-1: Lone Star actor received a number of responses to the post, including from his son John Owen, who said, ‘Proud of your recovery, opposite feeling about this selfie.’ One... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Maia Akiva

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 16, 2023 - Maia Akiva is a professional speaker, trauma-informed trainer, performer, and a writer in Los Angeles. Her unique approach encourages audiences to embrace their relationships ... Read More...

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Disturbed Frontman, David Draiman Opens Up On Addiction

VIDEO – IT’S NOT BLACK AND WHITE – May 10, 2023 - “All that bullshit people go ahead and spew about hard rock and heavy metal being something that’s dark and evil. Such a crock of shit. Don’t get me wrong — we have ... Read More...

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How Fentanyl Became So Deadly

VIDEO – MONEY – May 5, 2023 - Fentanyl was not created to be used recreationally or bought and sold on the street. In the early 1960s the synthetic opioid was manufactured and approved by the FDA a few years... Read More...

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Beau Mann Biography: 13 Things About Sober Grid Founder

VIDEO – HE WILL BE MISSED, RIP Beau Mann – May 11, 2023 - Beau Mann was a sober living advocate from California, United States. He suffered from substance abuse issues when he was younger so he wanted to create a su... Read More...

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Famed Mommy Blogger Heather Armstrong, Suicide At 47

SADLY, AN OBITUARY – May 10, 2023 - Armstrong, who had two children with her former husband and business partner, Jon Armstrong, began Dooce in 2001 and built it into a lucrative career. She was one of the firs... Read More...

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Netflix Tackles Opioid Crisis with Painkiller

THANK YOU NETFLIX – May 8, 2023 - Based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s New Yorker article “The Family That Build an Empire of Pain,” and Barry Meier’s book, Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America... Read More...

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Mayim Bialik Dreams Up ‘Call Me Kat’ Ending Where Leslie Jordan’s ‘Phil Lives On Forever’

VIDEO – LESLIE CROSSING THE JORDAN – May 10, 2023 - Bialik offered up how she thinks the show wrapped up. “Decide the ending you want, but for me, here’s where I think we all end up: Kat and Max live happily ever ... Read More...

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Reflections On a Life of Drinking

...“MY SECOND LIVER TRANSPLANT” – May 5, 2023 - Jaundice turns your skin yellow. Also the whites of your eyes. Swollen ankles and midriff fluid – edema and ascites, I would learn to call them – are other outwar... Read More...

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St. Louis DEA Seizes 1,300,000 Fentanyl Pills

VIDEO – PEOPLE MUST REALLY LOVE THIS DRUG – May 9, 2023 - ST. LOUIS — A year-long operation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) put thousands of accused drug dealers behind bars. The DEA St. Louis Divisio... Read More...

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‘Picture Proof,’ Doc Tells Story of Addiction

DOCUMENTARY FILMS RULE – May 9, 2023 - “Picture Proof” follows the daily lives of a West Virginia family, Ashley Ellis, her daughter, Piper, and her mother, Debi. Ashley Ellis was the victim of substance use disorder... Read More...

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Tom Holland Reveals Struggle With Sobriety and Healthy Mental Health

THE MYTH OF NORMAL – May 10, 2023 - “I’m no stranger to the physical aspects of the job doing the whole action-movie thing,” Holland said. “But the mental aspect, it really beat me up and it took a long time f... Read More...

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Matt Willis Did ‘6 Grams’ of Coke Every Day After Band’s Reunion

AND LIVED TO QUIT – May 9, 2023 - Willis said he was then offered cocaine backstage at a gig, which led to him relapsing. He said: “Within a month I was doing six grams, bang, bang, bang, on my own, every f*... Read More...

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Please, Robert Downey Jr., Do Comedies Again!

LAUGHTER IS CARBONATED GOD – May 9, 2023 - Some actors are chameleons. Some have a style. Downey Jr. epitomizes both lines of thought. He’s a chameleon operating within a recognizable batch of characteristics. ... Read More...

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