October 31, 2023 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

October 31, 2023 • Vol. 11, No. 12

Learning to Live Life in Recovery

VIDEO – NUDGE FROM THE JUDGE – Oct. 25, 2023 - McEwen lives in eastern Ohio along the West Virginia border and participates in the Steubenville Municipal Mental Health Court. When she was evaluated by health professi... Read More...

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How Getting Sober Helped Dolphins Coach Achieve NFL Dream

VIDEO – THAT’S THE WAY SOBRIETY WORKS – Oct. 22, 2023 - McDaniel had been open about his story in the past. When the Falcons were playing in Super Bowl 51 against the Patriots, he spoke to Tom Pelissero — then... Read More...

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News Anchor Tells His Story of Addiction To Students

GIVING BACK – Oct. 25, 2023 - “Hopefully, they can relate and be able to see how he overcame the struggles in his life and can really help motivate them and to inspire them to do things differently,” Robinson ... Read More...

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Nick Saban Explains Why He Quit Drinking Years Ago

WINNING – Oct. 26, 2023 - The 71-year-old Saban explained to party boy Pat that his own partying days were over when he and Miss Terry had kids and they started to get older and looking to him to set an exampl... Read More...

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L.A. Model Nichole Coats’ Cause of Death: “cocaine and ethanol toxicity”

INSANELY SAD – Oct. 24, 2023 - The drug-related death of a Los Angeles model has been ruled accidental after her body was found inside her luxury apartment last month. Nichole Coats, 32, died on Sept. 10 as a resu... Read More...

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From Drug Addiction to Graduation

VIDEO – BEAUTIFUL VISION – Oct. 25, 2023 - The high school dropout earned her GED and enrolled at Honolulu Community College.“I had a lot of catching up to do and a big hole to climb out of,” she said. McComas did... Read More...

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America’s Adderall Shortage ‘is driving ADHD patients to use METH’ as Britney Spears’ ex says he feared she’d overdose

TOUGH CHOICES – Oct. 23, 2023 - The ongoing Adderall issue has been attributed to worker and supply shortages at the Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals, which made one out of four branded and generic Adderall p... Read More...

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‘Love U 4-Ever’ — Lives Broken by Drug Addiction

AUDIO – ANN FARABEE – Oct. 18, 2023 - She and I spent much of the next day at the funeral home. Standing by the casket, she cried constantly and uncontrollably. I just sat with my head down, unable to offer en... Read More...

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Pharmacist and Clinic Owner Get Prison for $6M Pill Mill Scheme

BUSINESS AS USUAL – Oct. 26, 2023 - Sokari “Momma” Bobmanuel, 63, was sentenced to 14 years in prison following her conviction at trial for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances. Alan... Read More...

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Dating While Sober

HOLDING HANDS – October 25, 2023 - Historically, dating has been deeply entwined with going out for a drink. But what happens if one of the two dating parties has opted for a life of sobriety? What are the pros and c... Read More...

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Man Shares Getting Off Drugs Road to Recovery

VIDEO – LOVING THE SOBER LIFE – Oct. 24, 2023 - His dreams of being a United States Marine and coming back to Laredo to be a Texas State Trooper came to an end, so, he became a drug dealer. “It was exciting, it wa... Read More...

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The Never Ending Cycles of My Eating Disorder

IF YOU BAKE IT, THEY WILL COME – Oct. 2023 - From as far back as I can remember food was difficult. Every time my family ate at a restaurant, it never failed. I barfed after every meal. “Alah, Ag sar sarwa manen.” Tr... Read More...

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White Patients More Often Than Black Patients to be Given Opioids for Pain in ER

FAVORITISM? – Oct. 27, 2023 - We examined more than 200,000 visit records of patients treated for pain, taken from a representative sample of U.S. emergency departments from 1999 to 2020. Although white patien... Read More...

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Government Warns of Hidden Ingredients in Arthritis, Pain Products

DANGER IN THE USA – Oct. 25, 2023 - “It is interesting that these products have hidden ingredients that are used to reduce swelling and inflammation,” Tsourounis said. “I don’t know if this was intentional, but it se... Read More...

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Nan Goldin on Vaping, Orgasms, and Greek Myths

MORE – Oct. 24, 2023 - Since the 80s, Goldin has been working hard. Last year, the Laura Poitras-directed documentary about her life, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, was nominated for an Oscar. At the same t... Read More...

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NYPD Officer Allegedly Sold Fentanyl and Heroin While On Duty

NEFARIOUS MULTI-TASKING – Oct. 21, 2023 - A female NYPD officer who boasted about how much she loved her job was busted this week for allegedly dealing large quantities of narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, wh... Read More...

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How Much Caffeine Is Too Much?

BEAN THERE DONE THAT – Oct. 27, 2023 - Although caffeine can have a positive impact on focus and energy, consuming too much of it can give way to some unpleasant implications, Kevin Shah, M.D., cardiologist and direc... Read More...

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Matthew Perry Passes at 54

THE SADDEST – Oct. 29, 2023 - Mr. Perry’s character, Chandler Bing, was a successful executive known on the show for his witty and sardonic personality. “Friends” has endured decades after it first aired in 19... Read More...

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Going Sober at 24 Has Dramatically Changed My Life

VIDEO – FOR THE BETTER! – Oct. 26, 2023 - Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, said alcohol-free beer was a huge area of growth in the UK, with sales of no and low-alcohol beers mo... Read More...

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I Was Drinking 5 Bottles of Wine Every Day

VIDEO – 5.4.3.2. ... NONE – Oct. 22, 2023 - “I began hiding drinking far more than I ever had before. I was hiding bottles of wine around the house, I was drinking at work,” she said. “A bottle of something in ... Read More...

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Program Encourages Drug Treatment Over Arrest is a Success

VIDEO – TREAT DON’T COMMIT – Oct. 23, 2023 - Branch was arrested last summer on drug possession charges. When she was taken to a police station, she was offered the option to have her charges dropped if she agreed to... Read More...

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What Science Says about Social Media Addiction

“Just like a slot machine!” – Oct. 25, 2023 - Experts who study internet use say that the magnetic allure of social media arises from the way the content plays to our neurological impulses and wiring, such that consu... Read More...

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Opioid Crisis Is Worse Despite Congress’ $20 Billion Effort To Stop It

DO THEY EVEN CARE? – Oct. 22, 2023 - When that option ended on Sept. 30, the two states which used it — South Dakota and Tennessee — steered their Medicaid recipients with substance use disorder toward treatment faci... Read More...

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Rite Aid, CVS & Walgreens To Close More Than 1,500 Stores Due to Crime. Whose Crimes?

WHO’S CRIME? – Oct. 23, 2023 - The nation’s largest drugstore chains, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens, will shutter more than 1,500 stores, leaving millions of Americans without access to healthcare in ‘pharmacy d... Read More...

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The True Story and Criminal Case Behind ‘Pain Hustlers’

THAT’S A TRUE STORY – Oct. 27, 2023 - The article detailed the various techniques that the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics used to push its highly addictive fentanyl-based painkiller Subsys into the ... Read More...

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Getting Sober Was The Hardest And Most Rewarding Thing I’ve Ever Done

SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH – Oct. 23, 2023 - I was sick of drinking. Sick of thinking about drinking. Sick of buying, hiding, and disposing of my drinks.I was sick of the lies rolling off my tongue like the truth once had. ... Read More...

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Why Drug Abuse Treatment Is Never ‘one size fits all’

NPR AUDIO – IT’S ALWAYS COMPLICATED – Oct. 24, 2023 - Whether it be opioids, alcohol or other drugs, millions nationwide have succumbed to addiction and need help. Treatment can be challenging, though, as people... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Soren Kierkegaard

“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.” – Soren Kierkegaard ... Read More...

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