October 13, 2020 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

October 13, 2020 • Vol. 8, No. 8

Linsey Godfrey Celebrates Sobriety Milestone

The sober days of our lives – Oct. 4, 2020 - Days of Our Lives fans also commented on how impressed they were with her succeeding during the quarantine. It was stressful for a lot of people. All over social media, we... Read More...

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Why Is Amazon Tracking Opioid Use in the United States?

Because they can? – Oct 2, 2020 - Amazon’s human resources team is tracking opioid usage among the American public as part of a project which involves monitoring internal and external threats to Amazon’s emplo... Read More...

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Doctors funneled opioids in Texas pill mill

LISTEN – Do no harm and or get caught – Oct. 5, 2020 - Two doctors and five pharmacists are among 49 people who federal law enforcement authorities in Dallas publicly alleged last week had participated in an $18 mill... Read More...

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Heart Infection Projected to Kill One in Five Who Inject Opioids

Collateral Damage – Sep. 30, 2020 - The study authors behind the model projected mortality risks based off of behaviors like frequency of injection use and risky practices, like equipment sharing and skin hygi... Read More...

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‘I don’t want my legacy to be White Boy Rick.’

32 years in prison for non-violent drug offense – Oct 2, 2020 - During the days of the interview, Wershe wanted to visit a home in Southfield. He said it was the last place things felt normal to him. “I walked out... Read More...

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Philosophy Major Turns to Camus and Kant for Addiction Therapy

I Kant, we can – Oct 7, 2020 - He started school anyway, and after a stint in rehab, finished the term with straight A’s. He went on to earn two undergraduate degrees over the next three years. “I’m so glad I stayed,... Read More...

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Upstate NY grandparents kidnapped to Canada, ransomed for $3.5M in cocaine

O Canada – October 7, 2020 - James Helm, 76, and his wife, Sandra, 70, were kidnapped by four men from their home Sept. 27 in Moira and transported over the border with coverings over their heads, according to... Read More...

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Betty Ford Center approved for $30M expansion

An Actual First Lady – Oct 5, 2020 - The project calls for removing four of the current residential buildings and replacing them with a pair of two-story residential buildings, which each would house 46 beds. Each of... Read More...

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Why it’s so important to hope

And to love... – Oct. 10, 2020 - Contrary to how some people talk about hope, researchers don’t view it as a passive emotional state. While colloquially people may say things like, “sit back and hope for the b... Read More...

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How a chat with Mother Teresa and Jesus helped Jim Wahlberg

WATCH – What about the Pope? – Oct. 2020 - Jim joined Matt Austin and Ginger Gadsden from his Fort Lauderdale home for this week’s edition of Florida’s Fourth Estate to talk about being in recovery for 32 years now, ... Read More...

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Gabapentin Misuse Inside of Treatment and Recovery Settings

Freelapse anyone? – Oct. 8, 2020 - OBJECTIVE: Gabapentin, an anti-convulsant medication used to treat seizures and neuralgia, is also prescribed off-label for the treatment of substance use disorders and withd... Read More...

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Philadelphian beats drug addiction and earns doctorate degree

Higher Education... – Oct 9, 2020 - “A power greater than ourselves can restore sanity in our addicted lives,” she tells individuals suffering, rehabilitating, or recovering from addiction. She also tells them that “... Read More...

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The Future of Work and Our Mental Health

Not Business as Usual – Oct 10, 2020 - The workplace has forever changed. In March 2020, more than a third of the world population went into lockdown, and by the end of April 2020, 1.6 billion workers li... Read More...

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John Drake changed his life after battling addiction

WATCH – Life Changing – Oct. 8. 2020 - “I ended up doing a bunch of heroin, a bunch of crack. I ended up all going to the bar, blowing a lot of money on the bar, and I didn’t plan on waking up the next morning,” said... Read More...

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Kristin Davis says ‘Sex & the City’ Saved Her Life

She’s not the only one... – Oct 9, 2020 - Davis’ most iconic role came after she checked herself into a rehab program. During a sit-down interview with James Andrew Miller for his podcast, Origins, Davis admitted tha... Read More...

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Q&A with Filmmaker Christina Lauren Beck

Stick with the Winners! October 8, 2020 - Award winning director, writer, actress Christina Beck began her career as a punk rock teenager acting in cult films such as Suburbia, Boys Next Door, and Dudes all directed ... Read More...

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Darryl Strawberry … I’ll Help You Beat Drug Addiction

WATCH – What goes around... – OCT 5, 2020 -”DELONTE WEST IS JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE THAT PROBABLY HAS SOME DEEP-ROOTED ISSUES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN DEALT WITH, YA KNOW? PUTTING ON A BASKETBALL UNIFORM AND B... Read More...

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What this doctor learned about addiction after 40 years in medicine

Treat people with care and respect – Oct 8, 2020 - What happened in Pittsburgh is instructive because the steel industry collapsed, and, along with that, communities collapsed, and drugs came in. When communities and... Read More...

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First Signs of Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis are Not in the Liver

First comes bloating, nausea, vomiting, gas and diarrhea – Sep 29, 2020 - The combination of my father’s death and my personal background lit a fire in me to know more. He was admitted to the hospital on June 24th... Read More...

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Mother’s Little Helper Is Back

“What a drag it is getting old” – Oct 3, 2020 - That is from a mother in California in early September, when she was trapped inside with her three children for days because the air was so thick with smoke tha... Read More...

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Two fentanyl deaths a day in San Francisco

Golden Gate Deaths – Oct 10, 2020 - Paramedics revive an overdose victim in the Tenderloin in July. San Francisco is on track to lose more than 700 people to drugs in 2020 — or nearly two every day. more@SFChronic... Read More...

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United States Chamber of Commerce does not support $465M Oklahoma opioid judgment

Business as Usual – Oct 9, 2020 - Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman last summer ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help address the state’s opioid crisis, saying the consumer produ... Read More...

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FDA says anti-anxiety medications highly addictive: But is the warning too late?

Asleep at the wheel – Oct. 7, 2020 - The FDA estimates that 92 million benzodiazepine prescriptions were dispensed from U.S. pharmacies in 2019. In addition, an estimated 50% of patients in 2018 took benzodiazepin... Read More...

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Documentary explores addiction to social media

We tweet, we like, and we share... – Oct 9, 2020 - Director Jeff Orlowski (“Chasing Ice,” “Chasing Coral”) devotes much interview time to Tristan Harris, formerly a Google design ethicist and now head of the Center f... Read More...

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Kevan Hueftle: Top Contender for the 2021 Paralympics

He did it his way... – Oct. 10, 2020 - Hueftle rediscovered his love of running in 2017, something he did successfully in high school at middle distance. Upon returning to the sport he set out to become one of... Read More...

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The Pain of Having an Eating Disorder When You’re Fat

Life is Hell – October 9, 2020 - I first binged on food when I was ten. I used my pocket money to buy a family-sized bag of crisps, a box of cookies and four croissants. I sat on a bench in a deserted park and ate it... Read More...

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Toni Cornell Aims to End Stigma of Mental Health and Addiction

Love Never Dies – Oct 9, 2020 - Toni Cornell — armed with a mission to end the stigma associated with addiction — is honoring her late father, rock star Chris Cornell. On Friday ahead of World Mental Health Da... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Louise Gluck

“...whatever/ returns from oblivion/ returns to find a voice.” —Louise Gluck ... Read More...

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Zuckerberg Donates Half a Million to Decriminalize All Drugs…

So we stay online longer? – Oct 7, 2020 - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have put their weight behind a measure to decriminalize all drugs in Oregon. The couple contributed $500,000 to t... Read More...

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