Thursday, August 30, 2018

August 28, 2018 • Vol. 6., No. 6
For Treatment Industry & Recovery Community
There’s “no safe level of alcohol,” new study concludes
August 23, 2018 - Alcohol is associated with 2.8 million deaths worldwide each year, the researchers found in the study... More@CBSNews.com

2 Years After Prince’s Accidental Overdose, His Family Sues Doctor Who Prescribed Pain Pills
August 24, 2018 - Prince’s family is holding his former doctor responsible for his death two years ago. The family of the late “Purple Rain” singer claims Dr. Michael Schulenberg failed... More@People.com

Heartbreaking:I dare you to listen AUDIO
Dispatches From A ‘Dopesick’ America NPR AUDIO
August 21, 2018 - There’s no shortage of statistics about the depth of America’s opioid epidemic — there were 72,000 overdose deaths just last year — but numbers don’t tell the whole story... More@NPR.org

N.J.’s biggest drug treatment program turns 50
August 25, 2018 - “If it wasn’t for Integrity, I know I would be dead,’’ said Henry, who’s been drug free for 10 years. “Integrity taught me how to love myself.’’

How a Young War Veteran Became a Serial Bank Robber, Then a Novelist
August 10, 2018 - New York Magazine called it “the first great novel of the opioid epidemic.”

Hazelden sues websites, alleging misuse of trademark
August 23, 2018 - The lawsuit filed Aug. 14 named three defendants: ­Freedom Healthcare of America LLC, of Tennessee; Addiction Enders of Ontario, Canada; and an individual in Ontario. More@StarTribune.com

No BS Here VIDEO
Danny Trejo speaks about his sobriety and acting career VIDEO
August 23, 2018 - Famous actor Danny Trejo was in Yakima Thursday. He’s been in major films and is in town celebrating 50 years of sobriety and trying to help others who have or are struggling with addiction.

The World of Meth Addiction on VIDEO
Meth-Addicted Mothers and Child Abuse VIDEO
August 24, 2018 -“I think a lot of people associate meth with the 1990s, and this comeback has gone largely unnoticed in the shadow of the heroin and opioid epidemics,” Mary Newman, a journalist at the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley, told The Atlantic...More@TheAtlantic.com

"Have no fear of perfection.
You'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali
Alabama ‘pill mill’ doctor gets 12 years in prison
August 25, 2018 - Sanchez handed out prescriptions for opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl as well as amphetamines... More@AL.com

Ben Affleck rehab: Star’s relapse offers another reminder about addiction
August 24, 2018 - Ben Affleck, seen here in Los Angeles on Aug. 16, 2018, has spoken publicly about his ongoing battle against addiction... More@NBCNews.com

32 children’s medicines recalled due to possible life-threatening contamination
August 23, 2018 - Nearly three dozen different kinds of children’s medicines are being recalled due to microbial contamination that could potentially be life-threatening.

Global Addiction Treatment Market Outlook, Size, Status, and Forecast to 2025
August 21, 2018 - The Addiction Treatment market research report studies the Addiction Treatment industry extensively w.r.t company definition, Addiction Treatment market strategies...

Contaminated heroin putting users at risk in Los Angeles
August 22, 2018 - LOS ANGELES — Health officials have identified three more cases of botulism associated with black tar heroin in Los Angeles County.

Construction workers are uniquely at risk for heroin OD's
August 24, 2018 - his shop stewards are being trained to administer naloxone; his health fund limits prescriptions of opioids; and he’s hired a full-time substance-abuse counselor to help members struggling with addiction.

Use Clean Lenses VIDEO
Photojournalism Project Shines New Light - Chasing Nirvana CleanVIDEO
May 4, 2018 - “There’s different colors. Old, young, new in recovery, old in recovery," Rivera said.

America’s Invisible Pot Addicts
AUG. 20, 2018 -More and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead.

Singer Jonathan Davis Breaks Silence After Wife Deven, 39, Found Dead 
August 24, 2018 - He wrote, “Over the past decade, my wife has been very very sick. She had a serious mental illness and her addiction was a side effect. I loved her with ALL of my being. More@ExtraTV.com

Comic strip shouldn’t make fun of alcoholism
August 26, 2018 - It’s about time that somebody informs the writers of the cartoon “Hi & Lois” that alcoholism is not funny. More@StLToday.com

‘America’s Got Talent’ Judge Mel B Headed to Rehab for Alcoholism, Sex Addiction
August 26, 2018- Mel B also known as Melanie Brown, is checking into a rehabilitation facility to treat various ailments, the singer revealed on Sunday.

Spontaneous Admission? VIDEO
Is addiction a disease or a choice? Answers are not black and whiteCOLORFUL VIDEO
August 24, 2018 - Is addiction a disease or is it a choice? A question that stirs much debate with both sides...

Help Is Available VIDEO
Hazelden Betty Ford CEO calling for opioid reforms VIDEO
August 22, 2018 - ST. PAUL, Minn. - New numbers released last week show the opioid epidemic is affecting a record number of people in the U.S., with 72,000 Americans dying from drug overdoses last year.

Not Just a Statistic VIDEO
Mom speaks out about son’s death at detox center after doc found guilty of sober-home scam VIDEO
August 21, 2018 - An Orange County doctor pleaded guilty in July for his role in a scam involving sober living home patients, and a mother whose son died in a detox facility talked about her ordeal. More@ABC7.com

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