September 10, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

September 10, 2019 • Vol. 7, No. 2

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Newborn Babies Cry for Drugs

Pharmaceutical Infanticide? – Sept. 7, 2019 - Every 15 minutes in America, a child is born after a prenatal exposure to opioids. Here in West Virginia, 14 percent of babies are born exposed to drugs, and perhaps 5 pe... Read More...

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Treatment Limitations for Physicians with Opioid Addictions

NPR All Things Considered – September 5, 2019 - When doctors and nurses become addicted to opioids and they get caught, they have to follow strict treatment guidelines to get their licenses back. Often that mea... Read More...

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$110,000 on drug rehab. Her son still died.

And the Industry Says: ‘Keep Coming Back.’ – Sept. 3, 2019 - That’s often coupled with approaches that have even less evidence behind them. There’s wilderness therapy, focused largely on outdoor activities. The... Read More...

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Vox is investigating America’s addiction treatment system. Help us by sharing your stories.

Can This Article Cost or Save Lives? – Sep 3, 2019 - “The problem in the industry isn’t that we have a few bad actors,” Tami Mark, a health economist at the research foundation RTI International, told me.... Read More...

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Courtney Love blasts OxyContin heiress Joss Sackler

Would You Have Done the Same? – Sept 9, 2019 - The Sackler family made $4 billion from the sale of prescription medications between 2008 and 2016 through the family business, according to court filings. Attorney gene... Read More...

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The Impact of Sobriety Influencers on Social Media

Trending, Pretending or Saving Lives? – September 4, 2019 - Instagram emerged onto the social media scene in October 2010, and was soon affiliated with Zuckerberg’s Facebook. It very quickly became the place to... Read More...

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Hi, I’m David. I’m a drug addict

Not For Much Longer – SEP. 6, 2019 - Painkillers, antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, tranquilizers, stimulants — each can affect users’ bodies so intensely that severe withdrawal symptoms are pos... Read More...

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Robert Frank Dies; Documentary Photographer

Seeing What Is – Sept. 10, 2019 - Robert Louis Frank was born in Zurich on Nov. 9, 1924, the younger son of well-to-do Jewish parents. His mother, Regina, was Swiss, but his father, Hermann, a German citizen wh... Read More...

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‘I’m 21, an alcoholic and was willing to let booze end my life’

Taking The Right Steps – Sept. 8, 2019 - She explained: “At first it was just to de-stress after a hard day. I’d have a glass of wine after work in the evening. “That was the start of it all. I felt relief after drin... Read More...

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Counterfeit Weed Vape Cartridges Are Making People Sick

The Wrong Side of Science – AUGUST 28, 2019 - In California alone, where recreational marijuana is legal, there have been 28 potential cases of acute lung disease among people who had recently vaped cannabis p... Read More...

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Blue Cross Invests in Addiction Treatment Provider

Strange Bedfellows – September 6, 2019 - Eleanor Health is rethinking how to treat addiction—now the leading cause of death in America for those under aged 50 years—by fully treating addiction as a chronic dis... Read More...

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Woman uses Narcan training to save stranger

Save One Life, Save The World – September 6, 2019 - Just two months earlier, Rugh had been trained to use Narcan, also known as naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses and had a travel kit with her. She thoug... Read More...

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How Many Stars Does Your Drug Rehab Deserve?

How Do Many You Have? – September 6, 2019 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rates hospitals, and it’s directly tied into their payment. The ratings are based on quality metrics reported from the hospit... Read More...

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The dangers of underage drinking

Getaway Drug – September 7, 2019 - Despite news of the opioid crisis dominating headlines, alcohol remains one of the most abused substances by teens. Here in Talbot County, the latest youth risk behavior survey in... Read More...

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Starbucks to offer mental health services as employee benefit

Tooooo Much Caffffeine? – September 5, 2019 - n an interview with Yahoo Finance, Johnson said that the company found that some employees were afraid to reach out to the Employee Assistance Program, so they’re workin... Read More...

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Acadia Healthcare’s Sierra Tucson, Expands into California

California, Here We Come – September 09, 2019 - Sierra Tucson announced last week that it has expanded into California by assuming the management of a pair of California treatment centers. Sober Living by the S... Read More...

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We Can’t Allow Big Pharma To ‘Check Mate’ Court System and Families Devastated by Opioid Crisis

Crisis or Conspiracy? – Sept. 9, 2019 - by Ryan Hampton. As we move forward and seek justice for the families and survivors of the drug epidemic, we have to remember that people with substance use disorder are ... Read More...

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Today Is World Suicide Prevention Day

Please Ask for Help – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 - “Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. ... Read More...

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CDC: Stop using possible deadly e-cigarettes.

Please Don’t Die – Sept. 6, 2019 - Many chemicals and additives are present in e-cigarettes, according to officials on the call. They do not know what chemicals, or combination of chemicals, could lead to gett... Read More...

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Is Food Addiction a Real Thing?

Can’t answer, my mouth is full... – September 6, 2019 - If you’re a big fan of sugary snacks and desserts, or you love fried foods, for example, you know how strong the urge can be to devour extra helpin... Read More...

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DRUG addiction soon to be decriminalized in Malaysia

If It’s Good Enough for Malaysia... – Sept. 8, 2019 - Data from the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) made available to Sunday Star reveals that a total of 124,466 drug addicts were recorded between 2014 and J... Read More...

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A Purdue Bankruptcy Would Make Opioids Cases Even Messier

Take the Money and Run – September 8, 2019 - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and lawyers representing local governments both said Sunday that they’re interested in continuing negotiations to settle lawsuits over ... Read More...

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New study links all soda to an early death

Like Anyone Still Drinks This Poison – September 4, 2019 - For sugar-sweetened soft drinks, one or more glasses a day were associated with deaths from digestive diseases, including diseases of the liver, appen... Read More...

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Living on the Streets, Dying on the Streets

To Live and Die in LA – September 5, 2019 - Three-quarters of the way into a year in which deaths of homeless people in LA County are on a record-setting pace to top 1,000. Bodies are being found in virt... Read More...

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Opioid Maker Reaches Settlement In Mammoth Opioid Lawsuit

Is CVS Next? – September 6, 2019 - ...facing the two counties in a test case of whether the drug industry should be forced to pay for the prescription opioid epidemic, which has killed more than 200,000 people since ... Read More...

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Are Fentanyl-Meth Deaths Due to Contamination, or “Speedballing”?

Does It Matter? – September 9, 2019 - “We don’t know how often fentanyl is being mixed with methamphetamine, or if people are intentionally taking both drugs together.”Ray is currently researching the situation in I... Read More...

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OxyContin heiress offered ex-opioid addict Courtney Love $100K to attend fashion show

Not for the Love of money! – September 8, 2019 - The emails add, “The brand has no relation to Purdue … other than Joss is married to the family.” David was on the board of Purdue, manages some of the family wealth,... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” —Kahlil Gibran ... Read More...

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What’s next for the Esalen Institute?

Visiting Consciousness – Sept. 5, 2019 - Pilgrims and seekers, scholars and pupils, the restless and the curious — for more than 50 years, they’ve all made their way to the Esalen Institute in search of some kind of ... Read More...

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Brad Pitt talks about his AA home group

Rigorous Honesty & Gratitude – Sept. 4, 2019 - With starring roles in two of 2019’s biggest movies, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Ad Astra,” Brad Pitt spoke to the New York Times about a particularl... Read More...

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