October 4, 2022 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

October 4, 2022 • Vol. 10, No. 8

Emerging Drug ‘Tranq’ Leading to Amputations

VIDEO – DON’T LET ONE GLOVE BE ENOUGH – Sept. 28, 2022 - “That’s necrotic flesh,” she said. “This actually looks phenomenal right now,” she said as she points to the open flesh of her arm. Necrosis is the death... Read More...

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Today’s Marijuana Can Lead to Addiction and Psychotic Episodes

VIDEO – TOO HIGH! – Sept. 28, 2022 - “Whenever I was induced psychosis by cannabis, I had thoughts of other people wanting to hurt me,” Plant told CBN News. “Thoughts of the only way of being safe was to end my... Read More...

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Maurice Purify: From Alcoholism to Mentor

AUDIO – THE REAL TOUCHDOWN – Sept. 23, 2022 - “As long as I’m using it, I’m still going to have it,” Purify says with a laugh. “Once you stop using it you lose it.” He’s known as Coach Mo these days, ... Read More...

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Coffee Drinking Associated With Increased Longevity

LONG LIVE STARBUCKS & PEETS & other DRIPPERS – Sept. 27, 2022 - “In this large, observational study, ground, instant and decaffeinated coffee were associated with equivalent reductions in the incidence ... Read More...

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Joel Soper: Battling His Gambling Addiction

THE FINISH LINE – Sept. 28, 2022 - Soper acknowledged his struggles are ongoing and even pointed out that, with football now underway, the urge to bet will only be harder to battle. “It’s been over si... Read More...

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Voters Support Treatment Over Criminal Prosecution

IT’S THE MAINE WAY – Sept. 27, 2022 - A new survey from University of Maine researchers finds that a majority of Maine voters support shifting state drug policy away from criminal prosecution in favor of treatm... Read More...

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14 Years Online of IN THE ROOMS

BEFORE THERE WAS ZOOM... – Sept. 30, 2022 - 14 years ago, Ken Pomerance and Ron Tannebaum came up with a revolutionary idea that was to change the face of recovery for people around the world. What started as a... Read More...

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Alcoholic Elisha Hart who stepped in front of train runs out of chances

ON THE WRONG TRACK – Sept. 27, 2022 - Prosecuting the case, Sam Castlehouse described how on March 3 police were called following reports of Hart attending Camborne Wetherspoon in breach of her criminal ... Read More...

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Former 20 Year Homeless Man Now In Doctoral Program

VIDEO – EDUCATION MATTERS – Sept. 25, 2022 - “I had a 15 year crack habit,” he said. “I got clean and, once I started that, it was full steam ahead.” Thanks to people who believed in him, Watkins got ... Read More...

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‘I have escaped death so many times’

HAVEN’T MOST OF US? – Sept. 28, 2022 - There was the time, a few years later, when her boyfriend died of a heroin overdose during one of their binges. “I moved back in with my mom and didn’t use heroi... Read More...

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Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean: How He Lost 32 Pounds Amid Sobriety Journey

VIDEO – NO FAST FOOD – Sept. 28, 2022 - With his sobriety, his family by his side—including his wife Rochelleand their kids Lyric, 5, and Elliott, 9—and a new solo album on the way, the musician has never been ... Read More...

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Can Smartphones Predict Suicide?

WOULDN’T THAT BE GREAT – Sept. 30, 2022 - But her life on the outside was as unsettled as ever, she said in an interview, with a stack of unpaid bills and no permanent home. It was easy to slide back int... Read More...

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Susannah Constantine Reveals She ‘blacked out’ and Wet Herself

HITS BOTTOM – Sept. 29, 2022 - “I don’t know how I had the courage but the next day I got everyone around the table and I said, look I need help, I’ve been lying to you, I keep saying I’m not drinking, I’m drin... Read More...

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Therapy for People Who Can’t Go to Therapy

OPIUM IS THE OPIUM FOR THE MASSES – Sept. 27, 2022 - At a basic level, people have varied access to internet, broadband and mobile phone data plans, which can hinder access. At the public clinics where I conduc... Read More...

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Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of disorders – but not addiction

DUH, GOOD IDEA, YA THINK? – Sept. 30, 2022 - At many hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country, Marie would likely have been discharged anyway, while still in the pain of withdrawal. Perhaps she would l... Read More...

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Construction Company Owner Embraces Sobriety With ‘Joy Hour’

HAPPY, JOYOUS AND WORKING – Sept. 30, 2022 - Lyman grew up in “a church school setting,” he said, living “kind of a sheltered life” in the Bellevue-Issaquah area. His late father, Steve, owned his own co... Read More...

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TikToker Celebrates 5 Years of Sobriety

ANYBODY CAN STAY SOBER – Sept. 29, 2022 - At the end of his video, Chris sent a message to anyone on their own sobriety journey. “None of this would have happened if I didn’t have an intervention 5 years... Read More...

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LAMB OF GOD’s RANDY BLYTHE to Celebrate 12 Years of Sobriety

A LAMB OF HIS UNDERSTANDING – Sept. 29, 2022 - Blythe discussed his battle with alcoholism and how he got sober after a couple of decades of drinking during a book-signing event and question-and-answer s... Read More...

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Police Warn Fentanyl Disguised as Candy at Halloween

VIDEO – REALLY SCARY – Sept. 27, 2022 - Fentanyl is still flooding the streets of Kentucky. The deadly drug is now taking on new forms to appeal to young people. The latest trend has parents worried and l... Read More...

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How ‘Colossal’ Perfectly Portrays Alcoholism

OPENS SOON – Sept. 25, 2022 - Colossal received positive reviews from critics upon its release, and one particular aspect of the film that should be praised is its depiction of addiction, particularly al... Read More...

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‘The Good House’ Plays Like an Alcoholism-Themed Rom-Com

BETTER WITH POPCORN? – Sept. 27, 2022 - Weaver takes this conflicted role in stride. The actress may be decades away from her breakthrough appearance in “Alien,” but she still conveys authority in her be... Read More...

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Macklemore Opens Up About Sobriety: “I Choose Life Over Death”

THE OPPOSITE OF SUICIDE – Sept. 23, 2022 - “Something that’s so important in recovery is time. What I’ve realized along the way is that it’s one day at a time. It’s how am I showing up today. I can’t get back t... Read More...

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Big Drop Seen in Treatment Admissions During Pandemic

THERE’S ALWAYS AA and HARM REDUCTION – Sept. 26, 2022 - For the study, his team looked at admissions for substance use disorder treatment between 2017 and 2019, the years just before the pandemic, and du... Read More...

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Las Vegas Police See 6 Deadly Overdoses in 1-1/2 Days

VIDEO – LEAVING LAS VEGAS ... FOREVER – Sept 26, 2022 - Police said the people unknowingly took fentanyl. The department previously told FOX5 they are seeing many cases like that. “The party drugs, or Xanax ... Read More...

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You May Need Sober October More Than You Think

VIDEO – STICK TO THE MOCHAS – Oct. 3, 2022 - Sober October could be a step to cutting out alcohol entirely, but it doesn't have to be, said biological psychologist Aaron White, senior scientific adviser to the ... Read More...

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Experts Say It’s Nonsense When DEA says “rainbow” fentanyl pills are being marketed to children

WHICH IS IT? – Sept. 6, 2022 - Dasgupta says the DEA’s framing “was so divorced from any reality of what drug markets are actually like, it was almost laughable that our country’s top drug enforcement folks are... Read More...

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Medical Cannabis Could Replace Addictive Opioids

AUDIO – AND RESURRECT CHEECH AND CHONG’S CAREER – Sept. 28, 2022 - Nearly 86% said it helped reduce pain, and 84% said their pain was not interfering with normal social activities as much as it was before they ... Read More...

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Despite critics, AA is effective

SINCE 1935 – Sept. 26, 2022 - The article, titled Alcoholics Anonymous most effective path to alcohol abstinence, authored by Mandy Erickson, reported that after evaluating 35 studies involving the work of 145 ... Read More...

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Recovery Cards Launch

VIDEO – GET A STAMP – Sept. 27, 2022 - September is National Recovery Month, celebrating those healing from addiction while breaking the stigma around getting help. One statewide project is reaching out to the ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Rubin Carter

“Men without dignity are like clowns without an audience, pathetic and lost.” – Rubin Carter, May 6, 1937–April 20, 2014 ... Read More...

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