September 15, 2020 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

September 15, 2020 • Vol. 8, No. 4

Model, brand influencer brings sobriety to social media

Sober Out Loud – Sept. 10, 2020 - “I see it everywhere,” she said of alcohol on social media and other online sites. “I actually had to stop listening to the podcasts that I really enjoyed because they normaliz... Read More...

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99 Purple Flags Posted For Overdose Awareness

Lives lost forever – Sept. 11, 2020 - Unwanted medications can sometimes end up in the wrong hands, which is a contributing factor to the opioid epidemic. “We usually have an annual candlelight vigil at Ech... Read More...

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Vaping Links to Covid Risk Becoming Clear

Smoke gets in your lungs... – Sept. 4, 2020 - At one point, Mr. Moein said, his doctors gave him a 5 percent chance of survival. He resolved that the wax pen he had vaped before his hospitalization would be hi... Read More...

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A recovering addict used art as an outlet to sobriety

Talent and Tenacity – Sept. 8, 2020 - Ryan Ekmark used art as an outlet that helped him on his road to recovery and sobriety. He has since turned his wood art into a business named Recovered Calling. more@Da... Read More...

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People recovering from substance use disorder confront their trauma with politically incorrect jokes: ‘Laugh at my pain’

Laughing your way to sobriety – Sept. 8, 2020 - There are a number of ways to recover from the trauma of substance use disorder — including 12-step programs, medication, treatment centers and counseling. Rarely does ... Read More...

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The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life by Laura McKowen

LISTEN – MEDIA: Book Review – Sept. 7, 2020 - Although this memoir follows Laura’s journey to sobriety, it’s not your typical addiction story. Laura has crafted a fearlessly honest presentation of her journey w... Read More...

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Sober Black Girls Club aims to tackle alcohol use disorder among Black and brown women

WATCH – A force for good... – Sept. 8, 2020 - “When it was time for me to graduate from law school, I passed the bar on the first try,” she told In The Know. “I moved back to the city, I got my apartment had a job, ... Read More...

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The Benefits of Sober September

“Buy U A Drank” NOT – September 4, 2020 - People wanting to go sober in September this year may find it’s less popular due to the pandemic. The stress of 2020 have led to a spike in drinking; data released in July by... Read More...

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Overdoses rise in South Florida

Too many sunsets – Sept. 13, 2020 - Florida reported 5,621 overdose deaths, a 14% increase from January 2019 to January 2020, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And in parts of ... Read More...

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System of Addiction Treatment Requires Reimagining Recovery

No one way? Or no any way? – Sept. 11, 2020 - Further still, when a life event, such as a death in the family, divorce, etc. demands real clinical care, they simply increase a patient’s dosage. The aforement... Read More...

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Mighty Ducks Star Shaun Weiss (not a hockey player) celebrates 265 Days of Sobriety with New Teeth

Is there a chip for 8.8 months? – Sept. 10, 2020 - Shaun Weiss was arrested again at the beginning of the year over burglary charges and drug charges. He was placed in jail and The Mighty Ducks fan community ra... Read More...

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Revamped OxyContin hasn’t stemmed ODs

No, really? – Sept. 12, 2020 - The surge of painkiller abuse that started in the 1990s has long been linked to OxyContin, which launched in 1996. Unlike the original drug, the revamped version was found to limit a... Read More...

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Is Marijuana Addictive?

Does a bear hibernate in the woods? – July 8, 2019 - A brain-imaging study last year found the brain’s neural circuitry is alteredin young adults with cannabis dependence, especially for those who start in adol... Read More...

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YoungBoy – Never Broke Again – Drug Addiction

WATCH – Musical Interlude – Sept. 10, 2020 – YoungBoy - Never Broke Again - Drug Addiction more@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=138&v=QN4-PNNQ2rQ&feature=emb_logo ... Read More...

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Melissa Etheridge channels heartbreak

Foundation made of love – Sept. 10, 2020 - “It was a long journey. In the end, there’s a small amount of peace knowing he’s not in pain anymore,” Etheridge said Thursday on “Today.” “Of course, we miss him. My wife a... Read More...

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Q&A with LARA Recovery founder, Angelo Lagares

Stick with the Winners! – Sept. 4, 2020 - LARA’s mission is to create Recovery Community Organizations in Spanish that will ultimately reduce health disparities among the Hispanic communities. Angelo Lagares has w... Read More...

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The Opioid Crisis Has Intensified During Coronavirus Pandemic

WATCH – It’s M.A.T. or DIE says Wall Street Journal – Sept. 8, 2020 - When Covid-19 struck, the U.S. was already in the grip of an expanding drug-overdose crisis. It has only gotten worse since then. Counties in s... Read More...

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Jon Hamm Opens Up Like ‘Never Before’: Sobriety, Love, And Loss

Mad Man No More – Sept. 13, 2020 - The insider explains that booze “became a problem as he and Jen were going through their own issues” and “neither one cause the other, but they didn’t help either.” Though the... Read More...

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Kevin Kennedy on overcoming addiction (with silent Clare!) Live for Brighton UK

WATCH – British TV star tells it like it was – August 28, 2020 - Coronation Street’s Kevin Kennedy discusses his battle with addiction and explains the signs to look out for. more@Express ... Read More...

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A look at Matthew Perry’s journey who kicked his own addiction, helped others recover

You got to have... – Sept. 6, 2020 - Then this year in July, he was spotted in public in Beverly Hills with a cigarette on his lip, shortly after his breakup with girlfriend Molly Hurwitz. The actor looked quit... Read More...

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Black-owned sober bar remains a lifeline to sobriety in tense times

Where everyone knows your first name only? – Sept. 8, 2020 - Texas began reopening its bars May 1, but instead of joining the many Texas bar owners packing customers in shoulder-to-shoulder, Marshall decided t... Read More...

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Marijuana use is on the rise in older adults

Act your age, not your THC level – August 31, 2020 - The researchers said one of the reasons they embarked on the study was a concern that the effects of cannabis in older adults might be different from what younger ... Read More...

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Why did the justice department let Purdue off the hook for the opioid crisis?

Fortunes are at stake? – Sept. 8, 2020 - The opioid epidemic is not over. Even as Covid-19 rages, opioid-related deaths continue to devastate communities across our states. In New Hampshire, overdose deaths rose in A... Read More...

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Family’s tragic destruction over $10 of heroin

As High as Death – Sept. 11, 2020 - “Your family is destroyed over $10 of heroin,” Mulford concluded. Assistant State’s Attorney Anastasia Prigge acknowledged Taylor’s addiction, but said prosecutors were frustrat... Read More...

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Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat

LISTEN – Dying To Be Thin – September 8, 2020 - For most of her 34 years, Stephanie Parker didn’t recognize she had an eating disorder. At age 6, she recalls, she stopped eating and drinking at school — b... Read More...

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8 Encouraging Apps for Overcoming Addiction

Tap before you pick up – Sept. 12, 2020 - Pocket Rehab is filled with familiar tools, but all of them are done very well and fit together cohesively. That includes smart sobriety searches, recovery trackers, in... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – George Bernard Shaw

“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.” —George Bernard Shaw ... Read More...

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Remembering 9/11’s first recorded victim

New York lost a very good man – Sept. 9, 2020 - “He was truly something special. He had certain charisma and charm.” He remembers Judge’s wit and how he liked to crack a joke. “Even when I asked him to marr... Read More...

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Hazelden Betty Ford CEO to be Stepping Away

Passing the First Lady’s baton – September 9, 2020 - Mishek, the third-longest-serving leader in the organization’s 71-year history and architect of the historic 2014 merger of the Hazelden Foundation and the Betty F... Read More...

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