September 17, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

September 17, 2019 • Vol. 7, No. 3

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Are there any downsides to marijuana legalization?

Less For For-Profit Prisoners? – SEPT. 10, 2019 - “Certainly the worst things that we had great fear about – spikes in consumption, kids, people driving while high – we haven’t seen any of that,” he continued. ... Read More...

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Recovered heroin addicts say DART program saved their lives

When they’re ready... – September 9, 2019 - Are you ready to stop using? It’s a question Mr. Whaley asks hundreds of addicts every year as part of the Drug Abuse Response Team (DART), a unit Sheriff John Tharp... Read More...

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Captain Sandy Yawn: “I Finally Woke Up”

All Hands On Deck – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 - Since then, Captain Sandy has used her own experience to help others overcome their demons. “In my career, I’ve helped many people who have drinking problems. I’m one of those... Read More...

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Daniel Johnston Dies; Gifted and Enigmatic Songwriter Was 58

Way...Out – Sept. 11, 2019 - Mr. Johnston had been released from a hospital on Tuesday after being treated for kidney issues. “He was still productive, writing songs and drawing, and was just annoyed by his hea... Read More...

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New York to require health warnings in vape shops

Proceed With Cough-tion – Sept. 9, 2019 - U.S. health officials have identified about 450 possible illness cases in 33 states, including as many as five deaths. No single device or ingredient has been tied to ... Read More...

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Teenagers as young as 13 ‘becoming addicted to cocaine’

When Irish Eyes Are Crying – Sept. 10, 2019 - He said the drug was easy to get in his neighbourhood and he could get it as easily as buying a packet of cigarettes. His drug use led to heartache for his family, severe... Read More...

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Outgrowing Addiction

MEDIA: Book Preview – Oct. 2019 - Instead they offer a “developmental model” based on the experiences of people who overcome addictions when they find other sources of pleasure and meaning. Contrary to popular ... Read More...

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Addictions Are Everywhere – Here’s How to Avoid Falling into One

The Best First Step – September 10, 2019 - Stay Occupied and Productive Although it may not seem like groundbreaking advice, one of the best ways to guard against falling into addiction is to fill your time... Read More...

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Opioid crackdown forces pain patients to taper off drugs

From One Extreme to the Other – September 10, 2019 - “He’s moaning, he’s groaning, he’s yelling out in pain,” Carol says. “Why am I being singled out? I took it as prescribed. I didn’t abuse it,” Hank says. He ... Read More...

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Philip Esformes sentenced to 20 years for $1.3 billion Medicaid fraud

Smart Business Man is No Angel – SEPT. 13, 2019 - “His fraud involved thousands of patients, 16 nursing homes, the systematic payment of bribes, a complex web of bank accounts, and brazen obstruction of justic... Read More...

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Head of mental health services at University of Pennsylvania dies by suicide

Obituary: He Was There To Help – Sept. 10, 2019 - The department he headed, Counseling and Psychological Services, describes itself on its website as a resource to help “students adjust to university life, manage per... Read More...

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Tennessee court says Big Pharma can be sued as drug dealers

Makes Scarface Look Like an Amateur – Sept 12, 2019 - Court: Big Pharma drug dealers “Drug manufacturers cannot, as is alleged here, knowingly seek out suspect doctors and pharmacies, oversupply th... Read More...

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ACLU Sues Bureau of Prisons for Denying a Prisoner Buprenorphine

Cold Cold Turkey – SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 - The ACLU filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Kansas on September 6, and argues that the BOP’s denial of buprenorphine to Crews violates the Eighth Amendmen... Read More...

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‘I’m free’: Actor Mackenzie Phillips among guests at festival celebrating sobriety

Staying On Message – Sept. 14, 2019 - Greta Waples, one of the organizers of the event, spoke to CBC Manitoba’s Ismaila Alfa on Up to Speed on Friday, her two-year sobriety anniversary. “I was essentially just gettin... Read More...

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Vitamin E Suspected in Lung Problems Among People Who Vaped Cannabis

Too Lazy to Roll a Joint? – September 5, 2019 - When it is “inhaled deep in the lung, can cause problems,” Zucker tells NPR. He says the lab has found very high amounts of vitamin E in 13 of the patient-submitted ... Read More...

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The Lumineers Trace The Cycle Of Addiction

New (Important) Music – September 13, 2019 - “You know they talk about addiction. It’s a progressive disease. It’s not something where you just wake up and you’re homeless and you’re begging for crack or heroi... Read More...

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Recovery Gave Me the Purpose I’d Been Trying to Find Through Alcohol – by Olivia Pennelle

Mission Assisted Treatment – September 14, 2019 - I’ll never forget the last time I drank or my state of mind at that desperate moment in my life. I’d just left my job a week earlier and didn’t have much ... Read More...

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Attorney General: Opioid makers have ‘blood on their hands’

Where the Bottom Line is a Corpse – Sept. 14, 2019 - “This is what people need to know,” Boffetti went on: “Those companies are going to continue to operate, because it will take them years to wind them down, ... Read More...

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Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik Opens Up About His Sobriety

Testimony – Sept. 14, 2019 - Johnny Rzeznik has been sober for nearly five years now, but the journey wasn’t an easy one for the Goo Goo Dollsfrontman, who admits he used alcohol as a social lubricant. “It worked for... Read More...

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‘The Rehab Booth’ hopes to connect drug addicts with resources

An Addiction Call Box – Sept. 14, 2019 - “We’ve already got a few phone calls and we even got someone help,” Sylvester said. Sylvester said he knows about the struggles of fighting addiction – 30 years ago, he... Read More...

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Scientists Unveil Weed Breathalyzer

DON’T EXHALE – September 5, 2019 - The university’s Star Lab, led by Alexander Star, began developing the box-shaped device in 2016, in the midst of a wave of pot legalization across the United States. Star, a ... Read More...

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Demi Moore, talks sobriety, miscarriage

She’s Got Game – Sept. 12, 2019 - In retrospect, what I realized is that when I opened the door (again), it was just giving my power away,” said Moore. “I guess I would think of it like this: It was really impo... Read More...

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Why best album of century is Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black

Spirit Don’t Ever Die – Sept. 13, 2019 - A rare instance of critical acclaim chiming with public taste, it sold millions. It may well be the most influential album of the last 20 years. The immediate effect of ... Read More...

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Inside the Drug Industry’s Plan to Defeat

“then President Obama signed it into law” – Sept. 13, 2019 - The new information is emerging through the efforts of lawyers in the massive federal lawsuit against two dozen drug companies in Cleveland who have obtain... Read More...

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Drug companies seek removal of judge in landmark opioid case

Desperate Measure – September 14, 2019 - “Defendants do not bring this motion lightly,” the lawyers wrote in a filing Saturday morning on behalf of some of the nation’s biggest drug distributors and retailers b... Read More...

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OxyContin Maker Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Morally Bankrupt Too! – Sept. 15, 2019 - The information, in records an unnamed financial institution produced in response to a subpoena from James’s office, detailed financial transfers involving former Purdue... Read More...

Google’s new addiction recovery website is more useful than a Google search

Thank You Ryan Hampton – Sept. 12, 2019 - Google used to famously refuse to put anything but a logo, a search box, and a button or two on its homepage. That’s changed in recent years, but a homepage promotion is stil... Read More...

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Tackle the epidemic, not the opioids

SUD Whack-A-Mole – September 9, 2019 - The epidemic arose in the 1990s in areas that had experienced economic decline, a brain drain and population loss over decades. Many factors combined to create a monstrous situa... Read More...

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12-Step Programs Effective says American Psychiatric Association

Success Based Evidence – Sept. 03,2019 - Spiritual or religious based programs, such as those based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous, are effective for treating people with substance use disorders, ac... Read More...

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How a millennial Boy Scout built a fentanyl empire

The American Dream – Sept. 14, 2019 - For three weeks this summer, those suburban millennials climbed onto the witness stand at his federal trial and offered an unprecedented window into how fentanyl bought an... Read More...

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