June 25, 2019 • Vol. 6., No. 49
For Treatment Industry & Recovery Community
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AAC’s No. 2 executive resigns weeks into new strategic plan
June 21, 2019 - AAC President and COO Michael Nanko resigned from the company last week, according to a June 20 SEC filing, which says other AAC executives have assumed Nanko’s duties. He will receive more than $185,000 from AAC, paid out over the next four months.More@BizJournals.com
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‘Euphoria’ Teenagers Are Wild. But Most Teenagers Are Tame.
June 23, 2019 - HBO’s new series “Euphoria” portrays a youth bacchanal that’s a stretch even for Hollywood. The show suggests that our modern society, with its smartphone dating apps, internet pornography and designer drugs, has made teenage life more extreme and dangerous than ever before. More@NYTimes.com
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Sobriety is having a moment. Here come the influencers!
June 18, 2019 - ...sobriety influencers post before-and-after sobriety photos, memes pointing out the amusing side of a substance-free existence, and sponcon for sober-branded lifestyle products. It’s your standard influencer fare, but with a specific agenda that says: The sober lifestyle is cool. More@Vox.com
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How Europe’s heroin capital solved its overdose crisis
JUNE, 2019 - Drug addicts who’ve forgotten how to have fun are being given a lesson in how to play again. “They’re surprised at the feeling of feeling good, at being capable of this,” says physiotherapist Leonor Madereira, who supervises this work at the Taipas rehabilitation clinic.
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“One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.” ―Simone de Beauvoir
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‘Dayhab’ clinics to offer new way to treat addictions
June 22, 2019 - The new chain of private centres, run by a former government advisor who helped Russell Brand come off heroin, says the method will offer therapy at a fraction of the cost of traditional residential programmes.
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Artist's Corner - Luke Bradford
Powerful stories soften the hardest of hearts – this is what continues to motivate me. My mission is to collaborate with the best talent in the world, creating stories that entertain, stir debate and ultimately stimulate positive action. I have filmed in over 30 countries, worked with diverse cultures and witnessed some extremes of life. These experiences and a passion for social awareness have shaped my storytelling – bold, surprising narratives that leave audiences thinking and wanting more...More@AREB
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Facing Addiction with NCADD in Bankruptcy Court
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Police departments rethink approach to end addiction crisis
June 21, 2019 - Walking down Boston’s infamous “Methadone Mile,” 39-year-old Tyshaun Perryman can say he is a changed man. About four years ago after he was picked up by police on a misdemeanor charge, an officer sat him down in a holding room at the police station...
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Alcohol causes most overall harm of any drug, says study
June 22, 2019 - Alcohol was ranked by far the most damaging drug to the Australian community, scoring 77 out of 100, followed by crystal meth (66), heroin (58) and fentanyls (51). More@SMH.com.au
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How Do SSRIs Work in the Teen Brain?
May 30, 2019 - SSRIs work by affecting brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters send messages between brain cells, also called neurons. Their messages help regulate emotion and therefore directly impact mental health.
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‘Female Viagra’ Was Just Approved by U.S. Despite “Skimpy Peer-Reviewed Data”
June 22, 2019 - Julie Krop, chief medical officer for AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc., which makes the drug, recommends using it about 45 minutes before the “anticipation” of intimacy. More@ScienceAlert.com
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Doctor prescribing opioids to drug users draws praise VIDEO
June 21, 2019 - But the concept of providing pharmaceutical-grade drugs to addicted people in the name of harm reduction is divisive — a “radical” move, as one observer calls it — that’s pitting program proponents against some addiction researchers.
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Meth-fueled attack squirrel, or beloved pet? VIDEO
June 20, 2019 - “The squirrel is not on meth,” he insisted. “I honestly think that would actually kill it.” Paulk and the squirrel, who he named Deeznutz, have been in the spotlight since Monday...
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‘Mind Fixers’ Documents The ‘Troubled Search’ For Mental Illness Medication NPR AUDIO
April 24, 2019 - Anne Harrington chronicles the search for a biological understanding of mental illness. She believes the revolution in medication has left behind a legacy of over-diagnosis and over-medication... More@NPR.org
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Meth in the Morning, Heroin at Night NPR AUDIO
June 17, 2019 - That research suggests that efforts to get doctors to cut down on writing opioid prescriptions may have driven some users to buy meth on the street instead. “Methamphetamine served as an opioid substitute, provided a synergistic high, and balanced out the effects of opioids so one could function ‘normally,’...
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Vaping ruining student athletes
June 12, 2019 - Massachusetts lawmakers raised the minimum smoking age to 21 in 2018, in hopes of curbing e-cigarette use. Legislators and public health advocates are pushing for additional restrictions, such as legislation...More@MASSLive.com
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San Francisco to become first major US city to ban e-cigs
June 18, 2019 - “The skyrocketing growth of young people’s e-cigarette use over the past year threatens to erase progress made in reducing youth tobacco use,” Redfield said. “It’s putting a new generation at risk for nicotine addiction.” More@NBCNews.com
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Elton John and Bob Weir’s Recovery Routes Closer Than They Seem - by Stanton Peele
June 19, 2019 - Two superluminary rock stars, Elton John and the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, have in recent weeks presented addiction-recovery paths that seem radically opposed: One an apparent poster-boy for rehab and abstinence, the other openly rejecting 12-step tenets.
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Attraction and Coercion VIDEO
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Involuntary addiction treatment going under-used VIDEO
June 20, 2019 - Paige has been living on the streets of Seattle for three years, homeless and addicted to heroin. “Yeah, I know I need this stuff to be regular, if that makes any sense,” she says just after shooting up.
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Mother inspired to help daughter after watching story on addictionVIDEO
June 20, 2019 - This chip, representing 30 days sober at New Choices Treatment Center and her next step into sober living. Gonzalez is now moving on from New Choices and into Freedom House, an all-girls sober living home we first told you about in our initial report.
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Breaking The Booze Habit, Even Briefly, Has Its Benefits
June 23, 2019 - “The findings of these studies are actually very surprising,” White says. Health risks linked to heavy, long-term drinking are well known, but this is some of the first evidence to help scientists understand how the body responds to even a short break from moderate alcohol use.
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Florence Welch feels ‘terror’ about life before sobriety
June 19, 2019 - Welch also opened up about overcoming her eating disorder and revealed she has reached a point where she doesn’t weigh herself anymore. ‘’I haven’t weighed myself in four years - I have no idea how much I weigh right now... More@RTE.ie
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Drug firm knew in 2008 it was shipping large amounts of opioidsVIDEO
June 21, 2019 - A consultant hired by one of the country’s largest opioid distributors told the firm in 2008 it was violating federal guidelines by filling large, potentially “suspicious” orders for drugs and failing to report them to the government, according to an internal corporate document viewed by NBC. More@NBCNews.com
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37 year sober Alice Cooper has death pact with wife
Jun 23, 2019 - The 71-year-old shock rocker has been married to the 62-year-old ballerina for 43 years, and despite filing for divorce from the ‘School’s Out’ hitmaker in November 1983 - when his alcoholism was at its worst - nothing has come between the pair since...
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Jason Wahler And Wife Ashley Plan To Show The World ‘What Sobriety Looks Like’
June 24, 2019 - “I want to show [what] recovery looks like,” he shared. “There’s just so much stigma associated with that in our world today and in our culture.” When Wahler was first seen on The Hills, he was involved in a relationship with Lauren Conrad and at times, his addiction struggles were discussed. More@Inquisitr.com
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What to know about overdosing on antidepressants
June 19, 2019 - Overdosing on prescription antidepressant medication is possible if a person takes too many of their or someone else’s pills. A person is more likely to overdose on antidepressants if they mix them with alcohol or other prescription or illicit drugs.
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Always remember: You Are Not Alone! VIDEO
June 22, 2019 - This moved me to tears. I have struggled with addiction and suicide for the past 6 years of my life, and am now finally making great progress. The key is to surround yourself with truly good people and express to them your struggles. More@YouTube.com
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