September 11, 2018 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

September 11, 2018 • Vol. 6, No. 8

Escalating opioid addiction problem sparks conflict with sober homes

It’s Complicated – Sept. 6, 2018 - Or is the peaceful southwest Oakland County town a perfect setting for once-troubled individuals trying to escape the clutches of a nationwide drug-addiction epidemic? It depends who y... Read More...

Google diagnoses our smartphone addiction, prescribes chill pill

Can’t leave home without it? – Sept. 5, 2018 - The researchers found that, regardless of age, culture or gender, “mobile devices loaded with social media, email and news apps, were creating a constant sense of obligatio... Read More...

The real reason Wendy Williams got help for drug abuse

She Got Game – September 6, 2018 - Wendy Williams didn’t seek treatment for her substance abuse issues because of an intervention — she got help because she was a public figure who would’ve made the news. “I never got b... Read More...

Rock to Recovery ‘3’ Concert Honors Moby

L.A. Sobriety Rocks – SEPTEMBER 06, 2018 - The Rock to Recovery ICON and Service Awards are given each year to public figures known far and wide, who use their power to influence great masses of people. The awards speci... Read More...

“I would have up to 18 cans a day… I lost everything because of drink”

Time to Come Clean – SEPT. 6, 2018 - Recovering alcoholic Kev Baddeley recently marked 16 months sober - after turning his life around and kicking his habit. Kev, of Stoke, found himself drinking 12 to 18 cans a day, a... Read More...

‘Mindful people’ feel less pain; MRI imaging pinpoints supporting brain activity

Staying In Focus – September 7, 2018 - Ever wonder why some people seem to feel less pain than others? A study conducted at Wake Forest School of Medicine may have found one of the answers—mindfulness. “Mindfulness is r... Read More...

If I die from an overdose, please don’t prosecute my dealer

Opinion – Sept. 4, 2018 - In 2014, one of my heroin dealers supplied drugs to someone who would later overdose and die. I wasn’t involved and only heard about it second-hand, but he would be sentenced to five years in f... Read More...

Tennessee Blues to stop covering OxyContin

Bring on the balloons – Sept. 6, 2018 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, the largest health insurer in the state, will not cover the addictive OxyContin painkiller next year and instead will cover two alternative pi... Read More...

Mac Miller Dead at 26 of Apparent Overdose

Such a Loss – September 07, 2018 - Miller was found at his home in San Fernando Valley, California, around noon on Friday and was pronounced dead at the scene, the outlet reported. The Los Angeles Corner’s Office, as we... Read More...

Decriminalization is one powerful force to ease the overdose crisis

Loving Drugs is Not a Crime – Sept. 10, 2018 - Most people who use drugs don’t have a drug problem. Rather, they have a fear of prosecution problem. When possession of drugs is a crime, it creates giant barriers to harm... Read More...

Tell Me About It: Girlfriend refuses to celebrate sobriety

Awkward Al-anon – Sept. 4, 2018 - I’m a recovering alcoholic, and got sober with the help of my family at a time when it threatened my life. It’s been nearly nine years. My sobriety birthday is coming up. I have an Alco... Read More...

Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals

Most Corrupt Doctor Ever? – Sept. 8, 2018 - The researcher, Dr. José Baselga, a towering figure in the cancer world, is the chief medical officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He has held board ... Read More...

News anchor reports on own daughter’s overdose death

Public Heartbreak – September 7, 2018 - Angela Kennecke, an investigative reporter for CBS affiliate KELO, chose to share her story about daughter Emily Groth in hopes of raising awareness about the opioid crisis. “Bec... Read More...

‘Recovery Reinvented’ announces addiction survey results

Making Progress – Sep 5, 2018 - Listening to the governor and First Lady were those who have battled addiction, and have found recovery. Some just for days, others years. But news from the governor that a new survey of ... Read More...

BoJack Horseman Struggles with Sobriety

Dramatic Alcoholism – SEP 04, 2018 - Netflix dropped the trailer for Season 5 of BoJack Horseman this morning, teasing the series’ return on September 14. Starring Will Arnett, the Netflix original premiered in 2014, a... Read More...

Ibogaine: One Man’s Journey to Mexico for Psychedelic Addiction Treatment

Searching for a Better Life – September 10, 2018 - “I tried to overdose about a week ago,” he says. “And I just woke up like five hours later and the needle was in my arm, and I just woke up and was like, ‘well, didn’t ... Read More...

‘Queer Eye’ Star Karamo Brown Offers Best Advice for Demi Lovato’s Recovery

Keep Coming Back – September 3, 2018 - According to Brown, one of the hardest parts about dealing with addiction and sobriety when you’re a celebrity or public figure is being in the spotlight and having your every acti... Read More...

His family helped cause the opioid crisis. Now he might profit from addiction treatment.

Devil Incarnate – Sept. 7, 2018 - Richard Sackler is part of the family that owns Purdue Pharma, the company that is widely blamed for helping cause the opioid epidemic through its marketing of the opioid painkiller Ox... Read More...

“Beautiful Boy’ shares a very personal story of drug addiction

True Story – September 10, 2018 - “What a miracle it is that we’re sitting here.” Those are the words of Nic Sheff, one of the subjects of Beautiful Boy, the devastating drama that premiered Friday night at the Toronto ... Read More...

A Star Is Born

Movies Can Enhance Your Life – Sept. 10, 2018 - Prerelease hype often consumes a movie before it’s even out in theaters. Trailer speculation, plot rumors, and awards-season predictions all help fuel the film-journalism ... Read More...

A Remembrance by Leonard Buschel

Christopher Kennedy Lawford (1955-2018) – “Christopher Lawford, an actor, author and member of the Kennedy clan who wrote a memoir about his years of drug addiction and subsequent recovery and later promoted efforts to ... Read More...

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