May 24, 2022 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

May 24, 2022 • Vol. 9, No. 41

Selma Blair Pretended to Be a Good Jew at Seder

SURE, BLAME IT ON THE JEWS – May 19, 2022 - As I took small sips of the small glasses of Manischewitz I was allowed throughout the seder, I felt warm, at one with my ancestors. A light flooded through me, fill... Read More...

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Addicted America Series: Aid For College Students

VIDEO – ONE DOSE AT A TIME – May 16, 2922 - “Colleges have their programs that offer therapy. Rutgers has a recovery house and students can stay in the recovery houses,” Gokarakonda said. “It’s like housing an... Read More...

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Americans are Crazy Stressed About Money

VIDEO – NICKEL AND DIMED – MAY 18 2022 - Americans are more stressed about money than they’ve ever been, according to the American Psychological Association’s latest Stress In America Survey. “Eighty-seven ... Read More...

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Beating The Stigma

VIDEO – FORWARD THINKING – May 17, 2022 - “A lot of it, for me, was feeling worthless,” she said. “I had lost my family, I had lost everything important to me. It was tough asking for help but I knew I couldn’t... Read More...

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Are Some People More Prone to Addiction?

EMOTIONS PLAY A PART? – May 18, 2022 - In general, an “addictive personality” typically refers to a group of traits that can make you more prone to becoming dependent and addicted to substances and other things... Read More...

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Lindsay Hubbard Praises Carl Radke For Navigating Sobriety

EVERYONE NEEDS A FRIEND – May 18, 2022 - After the reunion filming Lindsay took to Instagram to congratulate her man on his sobriety and journey through the Summer House. Hub House shared a photo of herself se... Read More...

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7 Books to Read for Mental Health Awareness Month

ONLY 7? – May 17, 2022 - ...but in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I talked to a range of mental health advocates about the books they felt accurately, and empathetically, built characters who navigate... Read More...

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I Got Sober by Mistake — Can I Go Back to Drinking?

TO DRINK OR NOT TO DRINK? – May 18, 2022 - Dear Accidentally Sober, In my 20s, I stopped drinking for a while. I’d just survived a particularly brutal breakup, which resurfaced particularly sour memories... Read More...

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A Reason to Stick Around – Suicide Isn’t Painless

IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME – May 19, 2022 - It’s one of the darkest and most sensitive subjects in Stoicism: Suicide. Cato took his own life rather than submit to Caesar. Seneca took his, under duress from Nero. The ... Read More...

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Korn Guitarist ‘Munky’ on 12 Years of Sobriety

AUDIO – MUNKY SEE MUNKY DON’T DO (DRUGS) – May 20, 2022 - Korn’s James “Munky” Shaffer answered TMZ’s questions at Los Angeles International Airport this week, commenting on his journey with sobriety and the d... Read More...

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Facebook Posts May Reveal Individuals at Risk for Alcoholism

AI Knows Everything – May 19, 2022 - “What people write on social media and online offers a window into psychological mechanisms that are difficult to capture in research or medicine otherwise,” says Schwartz, ... Read More...

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The Lighter Side of Addiction Recovery eBulletin

VIDEO – FUNNY MAN Live at the Laemmle – May 19, 2022 - You may know him as the funny caveman on the Geico commercials but what you may not know is that actor and comedian John Lehr also says he struggled with ... Read More...

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Meth Use Speeds Up

DON’T METH WITH METH – May 20, 2022 - When 50-year-old meth addict Brian Groh was sentenced to jail last month, he went through a severe withdrawal. “When I first got here, I was really bad,” he... Read More...

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After ‘flirting’ with Death, Ex-Alcoholic Becomes a Sober Bartender

12th STEPPING AT WORK – May 20, 2022 - Abbey spoke cаndidly аbout how she overcаme her аddiction in аn exclusive interview with the Dаily Stаr. “I tried sobriety for yeаrs but never succeeded,” she explаine... Read More...

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I Am So Much More Than a Diagnosis

DEBATING THE DSM – MAY 19, 2022 - It was the reason for my distressing thoughts, overwhelming emotions, and undesirable behaviors. All other aspects of my life were secondary. If a mental disorder was me... Read More...

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School Employee Arrested For Giving Fentanyl to Students wild

VIDEO – SHE’S A CRUMB BUM – May 19, 2022 - Riverside police say their investigation started on Tuesday afternoon after they were called to the school to deal with an incorrigible student. “This is the type o... Read More...

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The New York Times Finally Discovers Fentanyl and Death

WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG? – May 20, 2022 - Last year, fentanyl — a synthetic opioid — caused more overdose deaths than any other drug has in a single year. The second-deadliest drug was meth, which is also produ... Read More...

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How Covid Killed One Million People

REFLECTING ON THE LOSS – May 13, 2022 - “It really should be a moment for us all to reflect on what sort of society we want to have,” she added. Experts say deaths were all but inevitable from a new virus of such... Read More...

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Dopamine Discovery Could Lead to Addiction Drugs

GAME CHANGER? – May 22, 2022 - A team of researchers headed by Claus Juul Loland has just published a study in the esteemed journal Nature Communications. The study sheds new light on the mechanism transporting... Read More...

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Why The Pandemic Has Been Hard On Addicts

THE DANGERS OF ISOLATION – May 18, 2022 - Addicts are great at reasoning away problems. This sad state of affairs is no surprise.The pandemic for many people in every walk of life created stress, anxiety and i... Read More...

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This Diet Can Help Lessen Depression Symptoms

YOU THINK LIKE YOU EAT – May 18, 2022 - Australian researchers at the University of Technology Sydney performed a randomized control trial for 12 weeks to assess how the Mediterranean diet would impact depressi... Read More...

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Drew Barrymore’s ‘wild, rebellious’ Younger Self

AUDIO – NO MORE LITTLE FIRESTARTER – May 17, 2022 - “I like trying to tell myself to please react with grace. Be on the high road. Don’t flip out about everything. Find calm, find peace,” she said, noting toda... Read More...

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Ketamine Therapy Helped My Depression.

TAKING A TRIP, NOT TAKING A TRIP – May 19, 2022 - But now, I was cozied up for a k-hole in Field Trip, a cutely-named startup where ketamine therapy costs $750 for a medical evaluation, an intake session, one t... Read More...

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MUSICAL INTERLUDE

VIDEO – SWEET SOUL MUSIC – May 18, 2022 - There’s a similar vibe at his (home) concert, actually recorded at his house, with a live audience of neighbors and friends and a palpable feeling of genuine hospitalit... Read More...

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Medicating Back Pain Prolongs…Back Pain

PHARMA PROLONGS SUFFERING – March 12, 2022 - “People overuse the term ‘paradigm shift’, but this is absolutely a paradigm shift,” Buchheit said. “There is this unspoken rule: If it hurts, take an anti-inflamma... Read More...

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Diet Sweeteners Damage the Intestines

GOD BLESS SUGAR – May 12, 2022 - Artificial sweeteners such as saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame can interact with healthy bacteria in the gut. This can lead to increased adhesion of intestinal bacteria. Adh... Read More...

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New Tool for Doctors Helping Patients to Stop Smoking

LUNGS ARE ALIVE – 2019 - Before taking the course, many residents noted other obstacles that prevent psychiatrists from addressing patients’ tobacco use. For example, patients with severe mental health i... Read More...

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How Bradley Cooper Embraced Sobriety

AND SOBRIETY HAS HUGGED HIM BACK – May 15, 2022 - Bradley Cooper isn’t shy about discussing his past struggles with addiction. In fact, he continues to openly discuss those negative experiences, in part as a r... Read More...

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Quote of the Week — Margaret Atwood

“Men often ask me, ‘Why are your female characters so paranoid?’ It’s not paranoia. It’s recognition of their situation.” – Margaret Atwood ... Read More...

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