October 3, 2023 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

October 3, 2023 • Vol. 11, No. 3

How I Rewired My Brain in Six Weeks

VIDEO – REWIRED THIS! – Sept. 18, 2023 - “It’s surprisingly hard to think of nothing at all”, is one of my first thoughts as I’m lying in the maw of a machine that is scanning my brain. I was told to focus on a black... Read More...

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My Friend, the Heroin Addict

PHOTO ESSAY – Sept. 25, 2023 - Despite his heavy drug use and history of physical illness, he was able to survive on his body partly thanks to Denmark’s healthcare system, which provides several services... Read More...

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Sober Homes Promised Shelter But Some Delivered Fraud

CRIMES OF GREED – Sept. 18, 2023 - Officials assert the schemes may have cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, while sparking wide-reaching fraud investigations, dozens of indictments, and an overhaul of bi... Read More...

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Social media Used to Reunite Native Americans with Those Caught Up in Fake Sober Homes

AUDIO – TRAVESTY – Sept. 15, 2023 - For months, fraudulent sober living homes have been targeting tribal reservations across the western U.S., including the Navajo Nation and White Mountain Apache Tribe, coercing vul... Read More...

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Decline of Non-Fatal Overdoses

GOOD NEWS (IS HARD TO FIND) – Sept. 15, 2023 - That is the good news, to be taken with a more sobering projection that Arlington County is not seeing a similar decline in fatal overdoses. As of this time last year, S... Read More...

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6 Traits That Will Help You Thrive as a Counselor

YOU HAVE MONEY ALREADY – Sept. 29, 2023 - Flexibility An effective counselor possesses the ability to adapt their worldview and has a profound comprehension of multicultural issues within therapeutic sett... Read More...

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Addiction Treatment Clinic on Wheels

ON THE ROAD...TO RECOVERY – Sept. 15, 2023 - When asked why Addiction Treatment Services opted to add mobile unit services outside of the main hub in Traverse City, she said “it’s needed.” “People struggle ... Read More...

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Recovering Alcoholic Given $90 Bottle of Wine by Oakland Athletics as Farewell Gift

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? – Sept. 22, 2023 - If the wine bottle wasn’t cheap compared to the other gifts Cabrera received, the gesture seemed odd considering he’s a recovering alcoholic. Cabrera, being his joking self... Read More...

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Testimonies Signal Strength of Recovery

VIDEO – TELLING IT LIKE IT IS and WAS – Sept. 29, 2023 - Mountain Comprehensive Care hosted its second ‘Recovery Rally’ with community partners. The rally gives those battling addiction access to resources and a... Read More...

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Addiction’s Common Ground: A Universal Brain Circuit Revealed

IT’S COMPLICATED – Sept. 25, 2023 - One limitation to the study is because the data came from previous studies and the findings are correlative, the authors could not conclude causation. Stubbs also noted ther... Read More...

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Decriminalizing Drugs Does NOT Lead to More Overdoses

THE OPPOSITE? – Sept. 28, 2023 - Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment isn’t popular at the moment. Measure 110, the citizen initiative that removed serious legal penalties for all illicit drug possession and di... Read More...

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Inside the Country’s First EVER Sober House for Women

VIDEO – FRIENDLY HOUSE – Sept. 29, 2023 - September is ‘National Recovery Month’ so California Live’s Lawrence Zarian visits L.A.’s ‘Friendly House,’ a recovery facility helping women treat substance & alcohol ab... Read More...

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I Was 10 Years Old the First Time I Got Drunk. Now I’m Sober Helping Others Quit.

AS IT SHOULD BE – Sept. 27, 2023 - I certainly didn’t make things easy for my parents. By the time adolescence struck, my status as a difficult child was well-established. I rebelled at every turn. In time, I ... Read More...

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Why Mom Feels Alcohol Addiction is Misunderstood

VIDEO – SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO CRASH – Sept. 28, 2023 - “Brittany was just a very loving person,” Jenny Hallett said. “She was a straight-A student her entire life, and that was due to her own drive.” Jenny Ha... Read More...

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Celebrate Recovery Allows Addicts, Families to Share Positive Results

TOGETHER MAGIC CAN HAPPEN – Sept. 28, 2023 - The Community Paramedicine Program has been a stepping stone to recovery by providing counseling and services to families battling addiction, connecting patients to needed... Read More...

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Court Forces Sober Living Participants Out

VIDEO – OUT OF HERE – Sept. 28, 2023 - TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A judge has weighed in on the struggle for sober living residents to stay at a Southside hotel and apartment complex, which isn’t good for them. O... Read More...

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AJ McLean: Two Years Sober: ‘One Hell of a Journey’

VIDEO – GROWING UP – Sept. 28, 2023 - Now he’s honouring the work he’s done for the past couple of years in getting to a healthy place mentally and physically. On 26 September, the 45-year-old music icon too... Read More...

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Strength in Sensitivity: Becoming a “Borderline” Psychotherapist

I DO, I DON’T, I WILL, I WON’T – Sept. 22, 2023 - I’m now 49 years of age, and after 22 years of psychoanalysis that is still ongoing, 13 years of which I was heavily medicated on psychotropics, I am now medication f... Read More...

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Governors Take Naloxone Training at State House

WITH JUDGMENT-FREE COMPASSION – Sept. 28, 2023 - “Overdose has touched so many Maryland families, including my own,” said Lt. Gov. Miller. “We need to create a seat at the table for everyone as we continue to ident... Read More...

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US to Combat Opiates With Nuevo War on Drugs

VIDEO – WILL IT WORK? – Sept. 19, 2023 - Primary elements of the strategy include: Reducing the international supply of illicit opioids, reducing the supply of opioids in the United States, attacking the enab... Read More...

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Pete Davidson’s Friends ‘Fear He Could Die’

SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL – Sept. 27, 2023 - Interestingly, Davidson has been on tour since the beginning of the month, sharing the stage with comedy icons Jon Stewart and John Mulaney. During his ongoing st... Read More...

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Phil Mickelson: He Gambled Away a Billion Dollar$

CHAMP CHANGE – Sept. 19, 2023 - Mickelson has been relatively quiet since Walters’s comments became public. Mickelson returns to competition this week with Saudi-backed LIV Golf outside Chicago. Walters sai... Read More...

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FILTER’s RICHARD PATRICK Celebrates 21 Years of Sobriety

21 A VERY SPECIAL NUMBER – Sept. 29, 2023 - Asked if this is a song that he has had since 2002 and is just now getting it out there now, Richard said: “No. I put myself in my shoes back in the day when we were... Read More...

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Marijuana Use Elevates Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes by 60%

VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE BOTTOM – Sept. 28, 2023 - New research from the University of Calgary shows that people addicted to marijuana are more likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes or other cardiovascular episodes c... Read More...

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Russell Brand Has a Defender: Elon Musk

IS TRUMP NEXT? – Sept. 29, 2023 - Tesla founder Musk, 52, had a conversation on X Spaces with conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, 39, on Thursday in which they discussed Brand. Musk gave his two cents,... Read More...

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Pharmacist Convicted for Dispensing Over 100,000 Opioid Pills

CHAMPION PILL PUSHER – Sept. 24, 2023 - Winfield-Gates allegedly filled large volumes of cookie-cutter prescriptions for the opioids hydrocodone 10-325 mg and oxycodone 30 mg and for carisoprodol, alprazolam a... Read More...

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5 Lifesaving Items to Add to Any First Aid Kit

BE A HERO – Sept. 28, 2023 - We spoke with Lisa Hendy, a canyon district ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, where she oversees all of the park’s backcountry rangers and river patrol (she was formerly the fi... Read More...

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John Goodman On Sobriety: “I Gained So Much By Giving It Up!”

GOING THE DISTANCE – Sept. 30, 2023 - Meanwhile, the ‘Flintstones’ star – who has been married to Anna Beth Goodman since 1989 and has 33-year-old daughter Molly with her – has carved out an illustrious career in fil... Read More...

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IMPORTANT: Recognizing The Signs of Drug Overdose

IMPORTANT! – Sept. 28, 2023 - Changes in Consciousness One of the first signs of a possible drug overdose is a sudden change in consciousness. This can include extreme drowsiness, confusion, or difficulty st... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Grace Slick

“When you get older, it’s not about what you did that you regret, it’s what you didn’t do.” – Grace Slick ... Read More...

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