October 17, 2023 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

October 17, 2023 • Vol. 11, No. 10

Ultra-Processed Foods ‘ADDICTIVE’?

AUDIO – GET THEM WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG – Oct. 10, 2023 - Behaviours which could meet such criteria include intense cravings, symptoms of withdrawal, less control over intake, and continued use despite such consequences... Read More...

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Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore

DID IT STOP WORKING? – Oct. 9, 2023 - If you tried to talk about anything else, the platform’s algorithmic feed seemed to sweep you into irrelevance. Users who pay for Elon Musk’s blue-check verification syste... Read More...

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How Jelly Roll with his new Tattooed Face Overcame Addiction and Prison

VIDEO – A MIRACLE? – Oct. 10, 2023 - Backstage he can make an industry schmoozefest feel like an intimate hang; onstage, as at Mechanics later that night, he can bring audience members to tears as he locks eyes and... Read More...

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Couple with Deep Love for New England Patriots, Helps People Recover from Addiction

VIDEO – TEAM WORK MATTERS – Oct. 6, 2023 - Joanne and Lenny Hensas have a deep love for the New England Patriots, but nothing matches their fight to help people recovering from addiction. Around the Patriots, th... Read More...

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‘I Bought A One-Way Ticket To Hell’ says Jackass’ Bam Margera

HOW’S THAT WORKING OUT? – Oct. 8, 2023 - So now that I’m out ... All that didn’t work, because I got forced into these rehabs like sabotaged by friends and family saying like, ‘Hey, Bam, come to Ruth’s Chris Steak Ho... Read More...

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If You Went a Month Without Alcohol

VIDEO – FEELING GOOD – Oct. 7, 2023 - Giving up booze for Sober October could save you from more than a wicked hangover. Experts say ditching alcohol for a month could lead to healthier skin, weight loss, better... Read More...

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Big Loser Sues Vegas Casino Over Ketamine Spiked Drink

IT WASN’T HIS FAULT? – Oct. 13, 2023 - In the parlance of Las Vegas, Orange County real estate developer Dwight Manley is a “whale.” An expert coin collector and former sports agent who represented NBA bad ... Read More...

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Heather Locklear Looking Good Following Sobriety Setback – as she Rocks a Poison T-Shirt

VIDEO – KEPT COMING BACK – Oct. 11, 2023 - Heather Locklear looked healthy and quite hip while out in Los Angeles on Wednesday - three months after DailyMail.com revealed she had been acting erratically and was... Read More...

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TEDx Speaker Inspires with Story of Recovery

VIDEO – FROM A BOTTOM TO THE TOP – Oct. 6, 2023 - November 6, 2015 was one of the lowest points in Gunton’s life. “I shot up. I thought it was bunk. I didn’t feel anything. And then I remember starting to drive ... Read More...

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Sobriety Is In, and Nonalcoholic Beer Sales Are Soaring

TRENDING! – Oct. 12, 2023 - “Some suppliers have gotten smart and said hey, somebody wants to feel like they are still part of the drinking occasion with a non-alcohol beer, a non-alcohol wine or even a non-al... Read More...

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Safe Haven for Sobriety and Mocktails

VIDEO – NO HARM IN SOCIABILITY – Oct. 13, 2023 - For those spending October sober Hekate Café is the place to be. You’ve got a nice atmosphere, and a bartender serving almost every drinkyou can think of. I t... Read More...

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In Person – REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium

FILM LOVERS ONLY – Oct. 2023 - After each film, the filmmaker will perform a question-and-answer session or a clinician will do a mini-interactive process group with audience members. There will be engagement with th... Read More...

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Opioid Limits Add No Discomfort to Surgery Patients

ONLY TO BIG PHARMA – Oct. 13, 2023 - Instead, patient-reported pain levels and satisfaction didn’t change at all for Michigan adults who had their appendix or gallbladder removed, a hernia repaired, a hysterectomy or... Read More...

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Addiction and Recovery in Mesa County

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS – Oct. 11, 2023 - Now 35 and almost four years sober, Murillo has worked as a youth mentor, become a Spotify artist under the moniker of “The Modern Day Monk,” and repeatedly made the dean’s ... Read More...

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Suzanne Somers, Star of ‘Three’s Company,’ Is Dead at 76

A STAR IS GONE – Oct. 15, 2023 - “Three’s Company” was one of the nation’s most popular sitcoms. During Ms. Somers’s contract negotiations with ABC in 1980, it was widely reported, she asked for a raise from $3... Read More...

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Braunwyn Windham-Burke: ‘I wish I could drink’

VIDEO – ONE DAY AT A TIME – Oct. 7, 2023 - In the message thread, the former Bravolebrity wrote that she was “really sad” and wished she “could drink.” “Sobriety isn’t always easy. The moment I decided to share th... Read More...

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Julia Fox Recalls Near-Death Experience with Drug Overdose

VIDEO – JUST IN TIME – Oct. 12, 2023 - Fox recounted one particularly disturbing memory before being saved by paramedics: “The near-death experience was crazy, because the whole tunnel thing and all of that is real. ... Read More...

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Running Eases Depression Just Like Lexapro

BUT IT TAKES EFFORT – Oct, 8, 2023 - In terms of physical health, the running demonstrated improvements, while the antidepressants had a slightly negative impact. One drawback of the running was that it had a much... Read More...

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Officials Link Mental Health Issues to Teens Social Media’s Lure

SELFIE STICKS TOO – Oct. 11, 2023 - Convinced social media platforms are fueling a mental health crisis among the nation’s youth, public officials in New York announced new legislation Wednesday that would res... Read More...

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More Counselors and Psychologists Needed To Help Decrease Mental Health Crisis Among Students

GOD BLESS THE CHILD – Oct. 10, 2023 - For instance, in 2021, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy issued an advisory that calls for, among other things, expanding the mental health workforce in schools by using feder... Read More...

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Ketamine’s Triumph Over Depression

CAREFUL DOES IT – Oct. 11, 2023 - “For people with treatment-resistant depression – so those who have not benefitted from different modes of talk therapy, commonly prescribed antidepressants, or electroconvuls... Read More...

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FDA Warns About Treating Psychiatric Disorders with Ketamine

STAY SAFE – Oct. 12, 2023 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about the dangers of using ketamine to treat psychiatric disorders. “Ketamine is not FDA approved for the treatment of any ps... Read More...

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California to Detain Homeless People with Mental Illness or Addictions

NO PLACE LIKE HOMELESS – Oct. 10, 2023 - The new law, which reforms the state’s conservatorship system, expands the definition of “gravely disabled” to include people who are unable to provide themselves basic need... Read More...

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Admissions Forced on Hold at Addiction Facility

WARNING – Oct. 10, 2023 - Collectively, RCM is licensed to operate 163 beds for men and women with substance use disorders. Its existing services in western Montana are certified by the state as 3.5 level faci... Read More...

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Portland ME Needs to Admit It Has an Addiction Crisis

AUDIO – DENIAL KILLS TOO – Oct. 10, 2023 - Long before many Portlanders used the terms “encampment” or “substance use disorder,” I was a registered nurse at Maine Medical Center and treated many IV drug users who l... Read More...

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Tony Hawk talks 20 Years of Sobriety with Andrew Reynolds

VIDEO – EVERYONE CAN LEARN – Oct. 10, 2023 - Andrew says he was done talking, on any podcast or interview platform, unless Tony hit him up to do anything. Check it out. It’s kinda funny watching this on Youtube as ... Read More...

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15 Best Movies About Addiction and Alcoholism

VIDEO – I LIKE TO WATCH – Oct. 8, 2023 - The following movies are difficult to watch, and while the descriptions here won’t be graphic, the subject itself may be disturbing to some. They are nevertheless movie... Read More...

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Bikers Against Addiction

NOT RIDING HIGH – Oct. 11, 2023 - Since 2016, Bikers Against Addiction has been on a mission to make a difference in the lives of those affected by addiction, particularly the children of parents in recovery. ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Alan Watts

“A true human is not a model of righteousness, a prig or a prude, but recognizes that some failings are as necessary to genuine human nature as salt to stew.” – Alan Watts, Jan. 6, 1915, UK - Nov. 17, 1973 Mill Valley, ... Read More...

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