May 30, 2023 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

May 30, 2023 • Vol. 10, No. 42

NEW Nasal Spray Reverses Fentanyl Overdoses

LIFESAVER – May 22, 2023 - The Food and Drug Administration endorsed Opvee, a nasal spray update of the drug nalmefene, which was first approved as an injection in the mid-1990s but later removed from the market due ... Read More...

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‘Club Zero’: Disturbing Drama About Institutionalized Eating Disorders

FILM REVIEW – May 22, 2023 - Anorexia, of course, is a deadly serious condition, and there are numerous dramas that have dealt with it. But the scaldingly subversive premise of “Club Zero” is that in this movie... Read More...

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Surgeon General’s Advisory on Risks of Social Media

PLEASE KEEP SCROLLING – May 24, 2023 - “…The current body of evidence indicates that while social media may have benefits for some children and adolescents, there are ample indicators that social media can also... Read More...

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Ireland: First Country In the World With Health Labels on Alcohol

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT – May 23, 2023 - The law would take effect from 22 May 2026 to give businesses time to adapt to a policy that mimics existing rules for other food and drink products, said Donnelly. “With... Read More...

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Countless Veterans Lose the Battle with Addiction

THE FINAL WAR – May 24, 2023 - Yet, outside of this day, we never forget the countless veterans who made it home but now fight new battles. Unfortunately, substance use, drug overdose, and suicide have claimed ... Read More...

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Navajo Leaders Seek Tribal Members in Sober-Living Medicare Scam

IT’S COMPLICATED – May 24, 2023 - Navajo leaders said they will staff a Phoenix operations center to help Navajo tribal members displaced when sober living homes caught up in the fraud investigation are indicted or t... Read More...

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Antidepressants Have Destroyed My Sexual Function and Range of Emotions

GOT TO GET IT UP – May 23, 2023 - This made me lethargic, tired all the time and unmotivated to do my job. I figured this was my ‘underlying depression’ and not the SSRIs. After a few more months I wen... Read More...

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Less Drinking, More Thinking Podcast

SOBRIETY ON THE AIR – May 23, 2023 - Lakey said he hoped the podcast would help people realise their negative relationship with drinking sooner. “Every time I am out people confide in me that they would like to be... Read More...

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Bottle of Whiskey a Day Drinker Celebrates 1 Year Sober

ANYONE CAN QUIT – May 24, 2023 - After two decades of hard drinking Phil Hoye had accepted alcohol was going to kill him. “I thought, ‘This is what I’m going to die of,’” he told ABC Radio Melbourne’s Jacinta Pars... Read More...

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Expert Warns! Diet Coke Side Effects are Immediate

TASTY – May 24, 2023 - He said that tooth enamel is attacked within 10 minutes. Naik said: “The phosphoric acid attacks the enamel in your teeth, while the artificial sweeteners like aspartame hit your syste... Read More...

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Minnesota to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

VIDEO – IS THERE ANY OTHER KIND? – May 20, 2023 - There are 12 different business licenses a person can apply for in the adult-use market, and there are additional licenses for medical cannabis. To be eligible to... Read More...

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Identifying Early Signs of Addiction is Crucial for Intervention

EVERYTHING MATTERS – May 25, 2023 - People struggling with addiction may exhibit changes in their physical and emotional health, such as insomnia, weight loss or gain, mood swings, and a lack of energy. Additi... Read More...

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17 Signs of a Functioning Alcoholic

KNOW YOUR FRIENDS – May 25, 2023 - Frequent binge drinking after daily responsibilities are taken care ofJustifying drinking as a way of unwinding after work, a busy day with the kids, or as a rewardFrequent... Read More...

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‘We don’t want you:’ Residents Upset Over Recovery Clinic

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD? – May 25, 2023 - Fusion leadership, however, emphasized the center would not be a methadone clinic but a comprehensive behavioral health treatment facility that offers methadone in... Read More...

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Faith Brings Mother Out Of Addiction

HIGHER POWER – May 25, 2023 - Emotionally and physically beaten up by her addiction to meth, Anna entered a year-long recovery program for women in Greeneville 13 months ago called Recovering Hearts. She said she ent... Read More...

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Hollywood Celebrity Visits Women’s Sobriety Facility

BEAUTIFUL HELPING HAND – May 26, 2023 - Gish flew here from Nashville where she was working on a film and mingled with patrons at the Brooke’s House coffee and chocolate shop in the town’s south end. “I thi... Read More...

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Psilocybin Can Help You Overcome Alcoholism

STEP ONE? – May 24, 2023 - The time is now to change our laws and policies about psilocybin so that adult access is possible. Psilocybin mushrooms bring on mystical-like experiences that may be vital to hea... Read More...

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How Jason Ritter’s Sobriety Journey Changed His Life

NOTHING BUT HEART – May 25, 2023 - Jason has experienced intense pain in his life, particularly after losing his father suddenly after he collapsed on the set of his hit show “8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teen... Read More...

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DEA’s Failed to Punish Distributor Blamed in Opioid Crisis

AMERICA LOVES ADDICTION – May 23, 2023 - The DEA did not respond to repeated questions from The Associated Press about its handling of the case against Morris & Dickson Co. or the involvement of a high-profile co... Read More...

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Boston Children’s Hospital Establishes Division of Addiction Medicine to Study SUD in Children & Adolescents

ABOUT TIME! – May 25, 2023 - Boston Children’s Hospital has launched the first Division of Addiction Medicine at a pediatric institution, reinforcing the importance of addressing substance use in children and adolesc... Read More...

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Awash in Treatment Funds After Decriminalizing Drugs, Now Follow the Money

LEGALIZING IT – May 26, 2023 - That need for oversight was demonstrated on Wednesday when state officials terminated a $1.5 million grant agreement with a drug recovery nonprofit in Klamath Falls accused of failing t... Read More...

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Addiction Specialist/Survivor Speaks on Mental Health

VIDEO – WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE – May 25, 2023 - “Like they don’t understand that getting sober is hard, and then on top of being sober you have your mental health. So when you get sober your mental health really suf... Read More...

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Guns N’ Roses’ Steven Adler Was Kidnapped To Break Heroin Habit

BROTHERLY LOVE– May 25, 2023 - On March 22, 2007, Jamie orchestrated a kidnapping. He had his brother picked up, drugged to sleep and transported across state lines to Los Angeles, where Jamie imprisoned him against ... Read More...

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Telehealth for Addiction Treatment Rose by 38.5% Points

WHERE TWO OR MORE AREN’T GATHERED – May 24, 2023 - The odds of engaging in telehealth treatment for addiction, however, increased from 7.4 percent in 2019 to 45.9 percent after the start of the pandemic. In additi... Read More...

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Can Ozempic Help People Beat Addiction?

VIDEO – BULLSHIT? – May 23, 2023 - Many have turned to diabetes drug Ozempic to lose weight, but some are reporting it has helped them curb their addictions as well. Neurologist Dr. Thomas Pitts explains tha... Read More...

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Tokenism and Portrayal of Addiction Recovery Stories

TIME TO GO DEEPER – May 25, 2023 - When told correctly, these stories uplift and illuminate the often-misunderstood realities of addiction, breaking through the barriers of stigma to spark better understanding... Read More...

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Ben Gravy Got Sober and Surfed All 50 States

VIDEO – ONE WAVE AT A TIME – May 24, 2023 - I had a spiritual awakening. I started making the YouTube videos to help me stay sober. Surfing was reintroduced to my life. I had a lot of time on my hands. I wasn’t part... Read More...

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What Happens After You Get Sober?

SOBRIETY TV IS ADDICTIVE – May 25, 2023 - Like Mulaney’s, my early sober life was a hall of fun-house mirrors, each one waiting to reveal a new, terrible reflection. During a tearful conversation with my wife on our ... Read More...

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How Sobriety Has Made Debby Friday’s Art Better

VIDEO – SOBER SONGS – May 11, 2023 - Debby Friday talks to Damhnait Doyle about how writing her latest album was a way to process a tumultuous period... Watch@CBC ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – John Cassavetes

“No mater how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you’re keeping the man-child alive.” – John Cassavetes, 1929, New York, NY–1989, Los Angeles, CA ... Read More...

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