October 29, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

October 29, 2019 • Vol.7, No. 9

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Robert Evans, ‘Chinatown’ ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ ‘The Godfather’ Producer Dies at 89

fini – OCTOBER 28, 2019 - Even though Hollywood history is filled with colorful characters, few can match the tale of Evans, whose life would seem far-fetched if it were fiction. With his matinee-idol loo... Read More...

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How we got here: Perfect storm led to deadly opioid epidemic

GREED – Oct. 23, 2019 - Medical professionals are trying to reverse course by increasing education and training and making policy changes around prescribing practices. In 2016, the organization Physicians for Respons... Read More...

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Filmmaker: adults can help digitally obsessed teens

Too Much Screen Time – Oct. 26, 2019 - Now, she took her quest a step further, asking how adults can help teens tackle mental health challenges. “Screenagers: Next Chapter,” a documentary being screened around ... Read More...

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Ryan Hampton, Recovery Advocate, Speaks at Spotlight Series

And Walking the Walk – Oct. 28, 2019 - Centerstone Executive Director for Illinois John Markley says Hampton able to captivate an audience. “I think he brings it down to your and my level about the impact of th... Read More...

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Sober but Unsafe?

Fire Alarms – What a Concept – October 21, 2019 - The organization, which is described in this article as a nonprofit and says on its own webpage that it is a 501c3 but resides at a dot-com address and has no listing... Read More...

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Advice to Families Coping With Psychiatric Problems

Hope This Helps – October 21, 2019 - My 50 Tips to Families Based on 50 Years of Experience 1. It is completely natural to blame yourselves for the psychiatric troubles of your loved one, but most often it’s n... Read More...

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Lala Kent Celebrates “Exciting” Yet “Humbling” First Year of Sobriety

Wants it , not needs it... – Oct. 22, 2019 - Lala also mentioned her late father, Kent Burningham, who passed away in 2018, sharing, “The program has allowed me to sit down and remember my dad in a clear ... Read More...

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Mexico’s Drug War is Addiction, and Its Rehabs are Terrifying

Horror Show – Oct 25 2019 - “I’ve been in places where they’ve hung me up by my legs , covered me in shit and made me eat caldo de oso . They think that beating people up and screaming at them that they will d... Read More...

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Opinion: Goodbye DARE — more schools are embracing realistic drug education

What Would Nancy Reagan Say? – OCTOBER 26, 2019 - Safety First, a drug education curriculum developed by policy reformers promoting harm reduction, a broad set of ideas and practices rooted in the understanding... Read More...

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‘You are not alone’: Archbishop of Canterbury reveals he sought help for depression

More than a cuppa tea... – Oct. 18, 2019 - Later, at the conference, Welby said he was taking anti-depressants daily and “on the whole managing very well”. He said he had found it “quite easy” to talk about his ment... Read More...

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70% Opioids Taken For Non-Medical Reasons Come From Family, Friends

Family and Friends Fly Free – October 25, 2019 - “Data shows that about 70% of people who start on an opioid for a non-medical reasons actually get those drugs from a family member or friend,” said Suzi Stolte,... Read More...

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Why the U.K. Isn’t Having Problems with Vaping

English Wit – Oct. 24, 2019 - The Volstead Act prohibiting intoxicating beverages became law on October 28, 1919—a century ago this week—and came into force a few months later. Most people now agree that Prohibition ... Read More...

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‘Shame,’ ‘fear,’ ‘stigma’: Recovering addicts address meth abuse in ‘Crystal City’

(Screening in NY, Sun. Nov. 3, info HERE) MEDIA: NBC features Crystal City – Oct. 26, 2019 - “I had a lot of embarrassment and shame and fear of the stigma associated with this topic,” Crawford told NBC News. “The... Read More...

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It’s time to remove the stigma of anxiety, depression and mental illness

Universal Tale of Woe – OCTOBER 25, 2019 - The negative impact of prejudice — such as racial or gender bias — which can lead to discrimination, crime and injustice, has deservedly received great media attention... Read More...

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‘BoJack Horseman’ takes us on a trip through BoJack’s history with alcoholism

He Needs More Equine Therapy – Oct. 25, 2019 - In Episode 1 ‘A Horse Walks into a Rehab’, the story picks up right where Season 5 left it with BoJack (Will Arnett) checking into Pastiches rehab. The celebrity rehabil... Read More...

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Meth devilishly hard to kick

No Way Out – October 26, 2019 - “We’ve tried so many medications — antipsychotics, antidepressants, Adderall and more, but none of them has a long-term impact on the addiction. It is very hard to treat.” Doctors feel... Read More...

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Kanye West admits he’s been addicted to pornography since the age of five

Hef Made Me Do It – October 26, 2019 - ‘Some people drown themselves in drugs. And I drown myself in my addiction.’ Sex. And that’s what fed the ego, too. Money, clothes, cars, accolades, social media, paparazzi pho... Read More...

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More kids and some preteens should get weight-loss surgery

While They’re Eating Pizza? – OCTOBER 27, 2019 -It’s not a quick fix, she said. “It’s a lifelong decision with implications every single day for the rest of your life.” Nearly 5 million U.S. children and teens are se... Read More...

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Is it safe and legal to travel with CBD? Not always.

New TSA Rules CBD (Can Be Dumb) – OCTOBER 25, 2019 - Previously, it said that CBD was not allowed. The new rule says it is allowed if it contains less that 0.3% THC, the substance in cannabis that provides the high. ... Read More...

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The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business

MEDIA: BOOK Recomendation – 2019 - The free market capitalists in the 18th century were not privy to the techno-assisted addictions that were to come later. This book has important implications for... Read More...

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Kelly Osbourne parties sober at Halloween bash

Purple Faze – October 25, 2019 - She is the daughter of rock royalty who is never afraid to experiment with her look. And Kelly Osbourne brought the sex appeal to the spooky season as she attended Paris Hilton’s lavi... Read More...

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Reckitt Benckiser to pay millions for inflating price of opioid treatment

Drop In the Bucket – Oct. 25, 2019 - The company in July agreed to pay the federal government $1.4 billion to resolve its potential criminal and civil liability regarding the marketing of Suboxone, with $500 mi... Read More...

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Meth, not fentanyl, driving overdose deaths in western US

Everyone Loses – October 25, 2019 - “Like all culture, it varies from region to region and is a a result of history, demand, law enforcement,” Dezman said. In Baltimore, where Dezman is an emergency physician, ... Read More...

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High Costs of Addiction Treatment and Questions Over Efficacy

Total Bullshit. Why do rehabs stay so quiet? – October 28, 2019 - Lopez: “You have to pull back, and find out how this treatment system came to be, to begin with. And, for a long time, addiction was not considered a ... Read More...

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Ben Affleck admits relapse: ‘It happens, it’s a slip’

The Most Important Person in the Room – OCT. 28, 2019 - The “Justice League” actor, wearing a suit and a skull mask, had trouble standing and was walking unsteadily while headed to his ride after the UNICEF Masquerad... Read More...

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Senators Take Aim at ‘Sober Home’ Scams

No Confidence Vote – October 24, 2019- The SUPPORT for Patient and Communities Act was a bipartisan bill that sought to curb the opioid epidemic by increasing access to behavioral and mental health providers, expandi... Read More...

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Basketball star, Chris Herren shares his story of addiction

Three Pointer – Oct. 24, 2019 - “That’s why I do this. It’s because our children need the tools.They need to be armed with a certain awareness, a level of education and to talk about prevention,” said Herren. “For me... Read More...

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Capitalism is turning us into addicts

Buying Happiness, Then Dying? – Oct. 19, 2019 - A recent book by University of North Florida historian and addiction expert David T. Courtwright, called The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business, tries... Read More...

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CLEAN Cause Raises $7M

Sober Soda Goes National – Oct. 24, 2019 - “Austin has become such a CPG hotbed and there’s a culture where a lot of the guys who have discretionary income to invest like to get in on these deals ,” Hurt said in a p... Read More...

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Flea Had a Wild Life. Then He Joined Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Naked Came I – Oct. 24, 2019 - That band became the Red Hot Chili Peppers and persevered for three wild, shirtless decades, weathering the loss of members to addiction and attrition, not to mention the waning o... Read More...

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