October 2, 2018 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

October 2, 2018 • Vol. 6, No. 11

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In Rare Bipartisan Accord, House and Senate Reach Compromise on Opioid Bill

It’s Simple – Sept. 26, 2018 - With 72,000 overdose deaths in 2017, including nearly 50,000 involving opioids, members of Congress are eager to wield the bill as a substantive policy achievement amid the drama surroundi... Read More...

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Sober Living Insurance Fraud – Doctors Busted for Risky Surgery Scheme

Lock Them Up – SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 - A task force crackdown on insurance fraud in the sober living home industry resulted in criminal charges against five doctors, two executives and four others accused in a scheme to re... Read More...

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Local artist’s path to sobriety through art

Paint it Pink – Sept. 28, 2018 - Brunning was born in Saskatchewan in the early 1980’s and moved to Edmonton to join the skateboard and hip-hop scene. Brunning’s past looked more like the life of a rock star then a stru... Read More...

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Nivea describes devastating drug addiction and how she almost lost her children

She’s Gotta Have It – September 28, 2018 - “My experience with cocaine, that wasn’t something I felt public with where people want to party. It didn’t do none of that for me. It was more of a mental thing. I had a diffe... Read More...

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Martin Sheen on Sobriety

Celebrity Sobriety – 09/28/18 - Sheen, who was being awarded with LA Chefs’ Human Rights Hero Award for his work with the homeless in Los Angeles, said that he was proud of his son’s efforts to follow a healthier path a... Read More...

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LAX Will Let You Bring Marijuana in Your Carry-on

Fly Trans-Love Airline – SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 - To be clear: LAX is not saying you can fly pot back to your state where it’s illegal to possess. But if you’re flying from Los Angeles to Colorado (or another state where re... Read More...

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Beating alcoholism

AUDIO Interview – Sept. 29, 2018 - When does drinking become ‘a drinking problem’? Rev. Bill Crews talks with recovering alcoholic Ross Fitzgerald about beating alcoholism. Ross Fitzgerald is the author of: “My Name Is ... Read More...

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‘I couldn’t pass this even if I was sober’

Self Knowledge is Important – Sept. 30, 2018 - Paramedics were called to the scene and the passenger, a 36-year-old Chicago man, was taken to the hospital for suspected alcohol poisoning. He was diagnosed with an alcoho... Read More...

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Mark Judge’s alcoholism is a disease, not a moral standing

The Disease did it, not the man? – September 29, 2018 - Alcoholism is a disease. It is a dangerous physical addiction that often results from individuals trying to cope with equally mental health problems, such as depre... Read More...

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Pair spreads overdose awareness during Florida to Maine walk

Walking the Walk – Sept. 29, 2018 - “My brother, he was the toughest guy I know, and I saw him in tears trying to get better and trying to fight this every day and it’s a struggle,” said Grieb, of South Carolina. “It’s... Read More...

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Here’s what I learned from AA – despite never attending a meeting

Food for Thought – Sept 30, 2018 - I’m drawn to their intentionality because I like to set goals for myself. I give myself personal challenges, many too minor to discuss. Here are three larger ones, goals you might shar... Read More...

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Tearful MasterChef champion John Partridge sobs as he reveals drug hell after mum’s death

180 Days and Feeling it – Sept. 2018 - John cried during the final tonight as he spoke about his demons before going on to win the title. Through tears, the actor opened up about how he spiralled into addiction after hi... Read More...

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First Ever Addiction and Faith Conference Brings Religious Leaders Together to Combat Opioid Crisis

Clergy to the Rescue – Sept. 29, 2018 - He turned to ministry after recovering from his own addiction and now is bringing pastors, students, parishioners and other faith leaders from across the country together to learn... Read More...

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She says she did nothing wrong. This doctor wrote 130 opioid prescriptions a day!

Pusher Woman – Sept. 26, 2018 - But in a new story by Corky Siemaszko at NBC News, Hoover argued she did nothing wrong. “I prescribed narcotics to people in pain. I did everything I could to help people have a better li... Read More...

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Oxycontin maker pushes judge to toss out AG’s lawsuit over opioid epidemic

Money Makes the Courts Go Round – Sept. 28, 2018 - Lawmakers curbed on how much ephedrine a customer can buy in bulk and required signatures and identification in an effort to battle meth addiction, but lawsuits failed ... Read More...

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Ben Affleck Remains in Rehab After a Month

Keeping Them Together – September 25, 2018 - Affleck has also been receiving visits from his rumored girlfriend, 22-year-old Playboy model Shauna Sexton, but a source recently told ET that his relationship with Sexton ... Read More...

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60 Minutes: Doctor prescribed a thousand opioid pills to a pregnant woman.

Remorseless Murderer – Sept. 30, 2018 - In the annals of 60 Minutes, we have rarely come across a doctor like Florida physician Barry Schultz. Prosecutors say he wantonly prescribed and sold massive quantities of highly... Read More...

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Workers Overdose on the Job, and Employers Struggle to Respond

Narcan in the Lunchroom? – Sept. 21, 2018 - The first time he overdosed on the job, in 2013 at a Virginia construction site, a co-worker who is his cousin stealthily injected a dose of Narcan, an opioid antidote, into M... Read More...

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Brett Kavanaugh likes beer, not questions about his drinking it…

Saving him a seat ... on the bench ... a park bench – Sept. 28, 2018 - But when it came to alcohol consumption, his answers became vague and his frustration showed. In some instances, when faced with questions related t... Read More...

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