September 3, 2019 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

September 3, 2019 • Vol. 7, No. 2

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Becoming Coach Jake: A Story of Overcoming the Odds, on the Soccer Field and Beyond

MEDIA: BOOK RECOMMENDATION! – September 3, 2019 - “Martin Jacobson’s journey is a very personal one, but it uniquely intersects with two of the largest global issues of our time. We have an opioid epidemic that... Read More...

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Hard-drinking Young Adults Suffer Surge in Deadly Liver Disease

And Then There is Always the Booze – August 27, 2019 - People ages 25 to 34 represent the greatest increase in deaths driven by alcohol-related liver cirrhosis — a nearly 11% increase per year from 2009 to 2017, ac... Read More...

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Ex-CEO of Rehab Pleads Guilty to Milking Patients for Profits

Everyone Loves Money – August 28, 2019 - In pleading guilty to charges of conspiring to commit money laundering and health-care fraud, Gerner, 46, of Shamong, Burlington County, told a federal judge that he and... Read More...

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Tyler Skaggs’ autopsy: Fentanyl, Oxycodone and Alcohol

Reaching Home Too Early – AUG. 30, 2019 - We will not rest until we learn the truth about how Tyler came into possession of these narcotics, including who supplied them. To that end, we have hired attorn... Read More...

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The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts

Book of The New Month – Sept. 2019 - We live in an age of unprecedented anxiety. Spending all our time trying to anticipate and plan for the future and to lamenting the past, we forget to embrace the here and n... Read More...

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Artist’s Corner with Coach Jake

Stick with the Winners! September 3, 2019 In the Fall of 2018, Martin Luther King Jr. High School’s boys soccer program won its 18th New York City public school championship to culminate a 19–0 season in which it wa... Read More...

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Alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous that don’t involve god or going cold turkey

By Tracey Anne Duncan – Aug. 22, 2019 -Y12SR, or Yoga for 12-Step Recovery, is a yoga-centered holistic recovery program that has both the physical postures and philosophy of yoga as its foundation. It is an u... Read More...

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3 Reasons to Get Up Early That Are More About Happiness…

You Can Sleep When You’re Dead – Aug. 26, 2019 - As a recovering over-achiever, I know the dangers of attaching my self-worth to how much I get done. I’ve worked hard to overcome my type A tendencies — so why d... Read More...

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Amazing Hidden Super Powers Behind Anxiety Disorders

The Re-Framer – Sept. 1, 2019 - Anxiety disorders are commonly associated with being a purely negative thing. It’s no surprise, since anxiety, especially in its severe forms, can make one’s life difficult. What... Read More...

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What Should “Overdose Awareness” Really Mean?

Discussions Are Good – Aug. 29, 2019 - It Has Never Been Just Opioids The idea that North America is facing an “opioid crisis” does not accurately describe reality. Most drug-related deaths involve... Read More...

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The allure of pricey, unproven treatments

What’s Behind the Curtain? – August 31, 2019 - “I thought he was going to die,” Cheryl says. “He was reaching for things, and he was talking to Bill Gates and he was talking to somebody else I’m just certain he... Read More...

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Opinion: Treat the fentanyl crisis like a poisoning outbreak

But No Poison Ever Felt This Good – SEP. 1, 2019 - America’s fentanyl problem is far deadlier than past crises with other illegal drugs. It also has a fundamentally different character. For most victims, fentan... Read More...

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Finding The Bright Side Might Help You Live Longer

Don’t Worry, Be Happy – September 1, 2019 - Researchers already knew from previous work that optimistic individuals tend to have a reduced risk of depression, heart disease and other chronic diseases. But migh... Read More...

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Does ‘13 Reasons Why’ Do More Harm Than Good

A Worthy Question – September 1, 2019 - 13 Reasons Why has entered its third and penultimate season with an Agatha Christie-inspired plotline set over a Days of Our Lives tone. In other words, murder meets melo... Read More...

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A Million Little Pieces — the misery memoir exposed as a fake comes to the big screen

MEDIA: Film Review – AUGUST 28, 2019 - Between the directorial overdoing of Sam Taylor-Johnson — the film is a husband-and-wife operation — and the dubious nature of the source material, unreality pervades. The on-sc... Read More...

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Salvation Army culinary school: A recipe for success

SAY CHEESE – August 31, 2019 - The ceremony is preceded by a plated meal the students plan and prepare. On the menu: short ribs, au gratin potatoes, and roasted carrots, followed by several dessert options. “We nee... Read More...

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Neurons that fire together wire together

My secret to happiness is, “I don't mind” – August 31, 2019 - Whenever you bring awareness to what you’re directly experiencing via your senses, or to your state of mind via your thoughts and emotions, you’re b... Read More...

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I Thought Running Was a Release. It Was Really an Addiction

Awesome Feat – Aug. 28, 2019 - “Exercise addiction often goes undiagnosed because it’s not recognized as a problem,” Alyssa Williamson — a psychotherapist in Dallas, TX who specializes in eating disorders — said. “We... Read More...

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‘The Mysterious Vaping Illness That’s ‘Becoming an Epidemic’

Vapid or Victorious? – Aug. 31, 2019 - Patients, mostly otherwise healthy and in their late teens and 20s, are showing up with severe shortness of breath, often after suffering for several days with vomiting, ... Read More...

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Family’s Web Makes it Hard to Track Cash From Opioid Sales

$pider’s Stratagem – August 29, 2019 - A representative for the family of Purdue co-founder Mortimer Sackler declined to comment for this story, as did a company spokeswoman. A representative for the relatives ... Read More...

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Drug Addict Given a Year to Live Celebrates Sobriety: ‘We can recover’

Learning To Love Life – Aug. 29, 2019 - Brent Walker had posted the photo of him and his wife Ashley as part of the “#CleanChallenge” and said the addiction photo was taken in late 2016, shortly after he was released... Read More...

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THE VAPING SURVEY

Love Your Lungs? Please take this survey? – 2019 - With recent headlines on Acute Vape Related Illness Syndrome (AVRIS) driving attention to vaping impact on lungs and overall health of users and through secondhand e... Read More...

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How America’s opioid epidemic could get even worse

Shooting Towards the Precipice – Aug 29, 2019 - In 2017, ten states accounted for one-third of all mentions of synthetic opioid overdoses, despite making up a little more than one-tenth of the nation’s population. Co... Read More...

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Fentanyl, perfect for traffickers

Are Poppies All Pooped Out? – September 1, 2019 - But the pill was actually a far more powerful and more addictive opioid: fentanyl. Within weeks, Parker was crushing and freebasing up to eight pills a day.&n... Read More...

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Letter from Editor as we begin our 7th Year

September 3, 2019 We are very blessed to be entering our 7th year of publication. The team at the eBulletin has curated over 9,000 news articles, features, book and film reviews, editorials, videos, advocacy move... Read More...

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Give those suffering from drug addiction love

All You Need Is... – September 1, 2019 - One of the chalked messages included the name of a man who died last October at the age of 27. “Narcan would’ve said his life,” said the message, which accompanied by a couple... Read More...

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Portrait of loss: 15 women, 16 overdose deaths, one national drug crisis

The War is at Home – Aug. 31, 2019 - Pam Turgeon, 56. Her son Ryan Turgeon worked all over the world in oil and gas. He came back to Canada after suffering a mental breakdown. He fought to recover, working out and g... Read More...

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Sanders and Warren Back Legalization of Injection Sites for Drug Users

Canadian Club – August 29, 2019 - Safe consumption sites, also known as overdose prevention sites, safe injection sites and supervised consumption services, are clinical but community-oriented spaces where people are... Read More...

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New York State’s Marijuana Decriminalization Starts Wednesday

A Sativa State of Mind – August 28, 2019- The new law will also provide a path for some individuals with prior marijuana convictions to have their records expunged. Proponents of this law, like New York Govern... Read More...

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Law enforcement seize fentanyl that could kill 14 million people

Chemical Warfare – August 30, 2019 - “The illicit fentanyl that’s coming in, the vast majority is from China and a lot of it is coming in through the mails,” he said at a press conference announcing the arrests. At l... Read More...

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