November 13, 2018 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

November 13, 2018 • Vol. 6, No. 17

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Herbert Fingarette, Contrarian Philosopher on Alcoholism, Dies at 97

Right or Wrong - Doesn’t Matter Now – Nov. 15, 2018 - Herbert Fingarette, a contrarian philosopher who, while plumbing the perplexities of personal responsibility, defined heavy drinking as willful behavior rather than ... Read More...

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Son of Alleged Pill Mill Operator Indicted in His Father’s Death

Wicked Twist of Events – NOV 8, 2018 - 20-year-old Jonah Lake faces four counts in the shooting death of Kevin Lake. The victim had earlier pleaded guilty to federal fraud, tax evasion, and drug charges for allegedly r... Read More...

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Tracking addiction: New treatments appear to be working

Whatever Works – Nov. 11, 2018 - In October the Kennedy Center in Berkeley County started offering a new medical option for addicts who commit to counseling, and treatment for opioid or heroin addiction has shown that i... Read More...

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Do intoxicated rehab patients have the mental capacity to enter contracts?

It’s Complicated – Nov. 2, 2018 - Attorneys for Deem say on the day Arbuckle signed the arbitration agreement, he was in the throes of addiction and lacked the capacity to contract. A drug screen performed the same day ... Read More...

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What Happened After I Found Out My Son Was Addicted to Heroin

Into Action – Oct. 2018 -Soon Cuttaia left her job managing car dealerships to pursue a career in social work so she could help those who, like her son, were stuck in what she called “the hamster wheel” of rehabilitatio... Read More...

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4 Environmental Addiction Factors Crucial In Recovery

Good Advice – Nov 05, 2018 - Today I want to focus on the environmental domain, which not only contributes to addiction, but also maintains it. Environmentalists and social scientists believe that external factors and f... Read More...

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Blue Cross of Alabama to drop OxyContin coverage in 2019

It’s a Start – November 7, 2018 - The insurer will cover oxycodone alternatives Xtampza ER and Roxybond, which are designed to be more difficult to abuse. It will also cover Lucemyra, a newly approved non-opioid designe... Read More...

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FDA Is Reportedly Looking to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

Not Kool? – Nov. 10, 2018 - A separate report from the Washington Post this week said that the FDA was planning to announce a ban on the sale of flavored cartridges, or pods, in “tens of thousands of convenience stores ... Read More...

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Man resurfaces from grave to raise awareness on opioid addiction

We Can Rise Again – November 10, 2018 - Edwards was buried alive here on Thursday and brought back to Earth on Saturday. Edwards is on an anti-drug mission hoping to provide hope to so many in despair. He used his time ... Read More...

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New Mom Worries About Maintaining Her Sobriety

Stay Focused – 11-10-2018 - “I was really sad and I didn’t want to feel my feelings,” she says. “I turned to the most natural way I could find to cover that all up and I started using drugs: prescription pills; heroin f... Read More...

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Demi Lovato’s Sober Companion Has Friends Worried: “He Was Still Using Drugs Four Months Ago”

Still in the News? – NOV 10, 2018 - Meanwhile, another person came forward in defense of Henry. “The designer has never tried to hide his past struggles with addiction, and he is currently clean, sober and focused on m... Read More...

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Drug-addicted are choosing prison over treatment. Will Issue 1 help or hurt?

Why? – Nov. 2, 2018 - Bailey, a 26-year-old Northern Kentucky man who’d been arrested with heroin, hadn’t reported to his probation officer on three different days or found a job, court documents say. He also didn’t com... Read More...

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Ohio Issue 1 fails. What’s next for reducing prison population?

Voters Had Their Say – Nov. 6, 2018 - Ohio prosecutors, judges, coroners and even Gov. John Kasich urged a “no” vote on the proposal, which would have reduced fourth- and fifth-degree drug possession charges to misdemea... Read More...

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REEL Recovery Film Festival Returns to New York

Back in the Big Apple – Nov. 2, 2018 - Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life. Buschel spoke to The Fix about how he got here and what makes this year's RRFF so special. “After 26 years of abusing eve... Read More...

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Multiple Rehab Facilities Destroyed in Malibu Fires

Still Saving Souls - Please Pray for Rain – Nov. 10, 2018 - Even amid the chaos and danger, treatment continues as scheduled at off-site locations for spots like Malibu Hills Treatment Center and Milestones Ranch Malibu... Read More...

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Parents Are Cutting Off Their Opioid-Addicted Kids — and It’s the Toughest Decision of Their Lives

The Act of Letting Go – Nov. 12, 2018 - Kim isn’t an addict, but like everyone else in the room, drug and alcohol abuse had sunk its barbs into his kids, and that was robbing him of his health, sanity, and nearly every ... Read More...

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Desperate Mother of a Drug Addict Turns to Lawmakers for Help

Keep Trying – November 7, 2018 - CHICAGO (CBS)–With the increase of opioid addiction across the U.S., drug addiction is devastating more families than ever, and one mother in suburban Chicago is fighting to change her p... Read More...

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A Night Near Death | The ‘Heroin Hug:’ The Warmth That Fuels Addiction

Spiritual Sickness – November 9, 2018 - “Some of the people I talked to, they call it the heroin hug,” Scott explains. “And they said you know, the first time you do it, you just get this secure feeling. It’s almost lik... Read More...

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Sex addiction may affect 10 percent of men

Taking matters into your own hand – Nov. 9, 2018 - It’s the impairment part that matters — people must feel like the thoughts or behaviors interfere with normal life in some way. They used data from a large national que... Read More...

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Black Hawk Down hero now working to help veterans suffering from addiction

Full Time Job – November 11th 2018 - The mission was a success, but just as his men were preparing to leave, an American Blackhawk helicopter was hit. This was the infamous Black Hawk Down moment. Hooten and his team sp... Read More...

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4 Important Reasons to “Keep Coming Back” to AA, Even When We Don’t Need To

It Can’t Hurt – 11/09/18 - More than I care to admit, my usual 12-step meeting times will pop up on my calendar and I’ll think to myself, “Can I get away with skipping this one?” A lot of folks in the rooms will tell yo... Read More...

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Chronic pot use may have serious effects on the brain

Ya Think? – Nov. 11, 2018 - According to a 2017 poll conducted by Marist College and Yahoo News, more than half of American adults have tried marijuana at least once in their lives, and nearly 55 million of them, or 22 ... Read More...

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Gabor Maté & Russell Brand: Damaged Leaders Rule an Addicted World!

The Doctor & the Comedian – November 10, 2018 - Dr. Gabor Maté a renowned specialist in addiction, childhood trauma and stress joins me on the podcast today. We discuss the many forms addiction can take, how we can... Read More...

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Father blames “body broker” after son dies during drug rehab

Industry in Denial? – November 8, 2018 - He said he had a feeling something was up when his 22-year-old son Alex, a recovering heroin addict, called to tell him he was planning to leave his treatment center in Florida f... Read More...

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