Wednesday, August 14, 2019

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August 13, 2019 • Vol. 7., No. 5
8th NYPD Officer Has Died By Suicide in 2019
AUGUST 13, 2019 - Another New York Police Department officer has died by suicide — becoming the eighth to do so this year and the sixth since June 5. The recent cluster has rattled the department, with leaders trying to come up with a way to tell the rank and file that it’s OK to ask for help. More@PIX11.com
Hard Drinking w/No Booze VIDEO
Sobriety Is Trending. Business Is Catching On VIDEO ONLY
Aug. 9, 2019 - As more people cut back on booze, non-alcoholic breweries, bars and spirits alternatives and are popping up to give the so-called sober curious a range of options beyond conspicuous non-consumption. - The Wall Street Journal More@WSJ.com
Our Trusted Leaders VIDEO
Emails Show This Anti-Tobacco Crusader’s Close Relationship with JUUL VIDEO
Aug. 9, 2019 - Tom Miller is Iowa’s attorney general. He’s also an adviser to JUUL - In a relationship critics call compromising though not necessarily illegal, the attorney general of Iowa has been communicating with and advising JUUL. Emails obtained by VICE show just how much JUUL... More@Vice.com
Man Dies in Rehab After Heroin Addiction August 11, 2019 - Pete Kassel was ready to beat his heroin addiction, his mother says. They went to Davis Behavioral Health‘s Crisis Recovery Unit ... “I’m thinking he’s in a safe place, a safe environment,” said Nina Kassel. Four days later, he was dead...More@Standard.net
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” –Marcel Proust
How to Observe a Soberversary 
August 11, 2019 - Soberversaries are anniversaries of someone’s sobriety, and they come in all shapes and (quiet) sizes. How to celebrate a soberversary is a deeply personal, yet also deeply social, matter.
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Can Short Term Stress and Anxiety Be Good for You?
August 10, 2019 - It’s impossible to go through life without dealing with some stress and anxiety. Nor would you necessarily want to…”moderate levels of stress can have an inoculating function, which leads to higher than average resilience when we are faced with new difficulties…” 
She Freed 17 Prisoners Facing LifeVIDEO
August 9, 2019 - “Life without parole is the second-most-severe penalty permitted by law in America, and we’re imposing this sentence on people with drug offenses. It’s mind-blowing to me,” says Brittney Barnett.
It's a Family Affair VIDEO
Kelly Osbourne ‘Overwhelmed with Gratitude’ Celebrates Two Years of Sobriety VIDEO
August 09, 2019 - Osbourne, 34, proudly celebrated two years of sobriety on Friday by thanking the people in her life who have supported her and encouraging others who might be struggling to “stick to it.”
Devices of Danger and Delight VIDEO
FDA Investigating 127 Reports of Seizures and Other Neurological Symptoms From Vaping VIDEO
Aug. 8, 2019 - “Seizures or convulsions are known potential side effects of nicotine poisoning,” they added, “and have been reported in scientific literature in relation to intentional or accidental swallowing of nicotine-containing e-liquids.” More@ABCNews.com
Beloved Toni Morrison 
AUGUST 9, 2019 - Eight black female writers and thinkers on Toni Morrison’s life and legacy: Michelle Obama, Esi Edugyan, Sherrilyn Ifill, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Tayari Jones, Jacqueline Woodson, Michele L. Norris, Leah Wright Rigueur - More@WashingtonPost.com
Double Heart Ache VIDEO
New Robin Williams Documentary ‘When The Laughter Stops’ Examines John Belushi’s Death in ’80s VIDEO
AUGUST 9, 2019 - In a new documentary, When The Laughter Stops, Robin’s battle with alcoholism and drug abuse is analyzed alongside the death of comedian John Belushi. More@RadarOnline.com
Good Luck! VIDEO
Experts Look to Cutting Edge Vaccine to Fight Opioid CrisisVIDEO AUGUST 9, 2019 - Antibodies in their blood would stop fentanyl,” said Ofer Levy, M.D., PhD., about the vaccine his lab is developing, “where it suppresses your breathing and kills you. More@PIX11.com
Baby Boomers are Binge-Drinking More than Millennials 
August 10, 2019 - Despite all the recent think pieces about the rise of sobriety, a new study found that about one in 10 adults in the over-65 age range are binge drinking. Bucking a supposed trend, the new data illustrates an increase when compared to previous studies...
A Safe Space
July 31, 2019 - Those struggling to find their way through the darkness can find a beacon of light and hope at The Guest House, where they believe that sharing our stories can help us heal. More@OcalaStyle.com
Filmmaker DA Pennebaker Dies Aged 94 August 3, 2019 - The concert film Monterey Pop was a record of the 1967 Monterey International Pop festival that launched the careers of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, while Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars captured on film the night in July 1973 that David Bowie “killed off” his alien alter ego.More@TheGuardian.com
I Was a Drug Addict For Nearly 20 Years. There Was Nothing Dignified or Cool About It
August 4, 2019 - I’ve been an academic in the humanities now for almost 20 years, and so telling people that you’re writing a book called On Drugs invites an inevitable series of nods, smirks and winks – of jokes about doing empirical “research” in the area, of possibilities for applying for grants and getting funding.
Overdose Eclipses Suicide as Biggest Killer of English Middle-Aged Men
August 6, 2019 - This marks the first time that accidental poisoning has overtaken suicide - which is now the second-leading cause of death - as the biggest killer of middle-aged men. More@Telegraph.co.uk
“Human Impact: Stories of the Opioid Epidemic” - Art Exhibit Opens
August 9, 2019 - “It’s just such a pressing issue now as we see individuals dying,” said Beth McLaughlin, the museum’s chief curator. “Now there’s a desire to help in a way to spread awareness. Art is a way to do that.”
Shi#%y Police Work Video
Quarterback Arrested After Cops Mistook Bird Poop For CocaineVIDEO
August 9, 2019 - Shai Werts was pulled over on July 31 in Clinton, South Carolina because officers said he was speeding ... Starting around the 5:10 mark ...video shows the cops looking closely at the hood of Werts’ car; when they shined a flashlight on it, they allegedly found a white substance. More@Complex.com
The Art of Healing Childhood Trauma: Lessons From SNL’s Darrell Hammond
Aug. 9, 2019 - The electrical feeling in my left foot jars me awake, my leg inadvertently kicking to relieve the sensation. It’s not painful, exactly, just intensely uncomfortable. A convulsion in my nerve endings. I sit up, massaging my foot. What time is it? Outside my hotel, the sky is rainy and lifeless. The spasms come every 20 seconds or so. More@Medium.com
So How Much is a New Lung? VIDEO
‘I Want to Kill Them’: Big Tobacco’s Worst Enemy Is Coming for JUUL VIDEO
Aug. 7, 2019 - Jeffrey Wigand blew the whistle on cigarettes in the 90s. And he’s still very angry. Enter Jeffrey Wigand, the former top tobacco company scientist-turned-whistleblower whose crusade against Philip Morris and other firms was dramatized in the chilling 1999 movie The Insider... More@Vice.com
From Prison to Stanford Postdoc - a Journey In Recovery 
July 24, 2019 - During this time, Vest returned to his home in Vancouver, Washington and enrolled in community college. In college, he met the woman who’d become his wife, and a professor who believed in him and encouraged him to pursue graduate school.
Body-Shaming: More Than Skin Deep August 11, 2019 - There is nothing wrong in trying to look your best in public, but body image issues can go deep for some and turn into a fear of being shunned by society for looking anything less than perfect.
Plant Based Diet Can Reduce Cardiovascular Death 
Aug. 19, 2019 - ...eating more plant based foods slashes the risk of heart failure by 40%, while another one found that a vegetarian diet cuts the risk of heart disease death by the same percentage.More@MedicalNewsToday.com
Can Opiates Get Addicts Off Opiates? AUGUST 11, 2019 - As the province increasingly turns to opioid substitution to combat illicit drug overdoses, some addiction specialists worry the strategy may leave thousands “parked” in addiction with little hope of ever finding a life free of drugs.
Jameela Jamil Shows Her ‘Back Fat’ as Call to Stop Airbrushing
August 11, 2019 - Finally able to INSIST my image, even on billboards isn’t ever airbrushed. I get backfat in Every. Single. Bra. I used to hide/bin so many photos because of “muffin tops.” Double chins/ “imperfections” because I never saw them on people on TV.#freethebackfat #letabitchlive More@People.com
RIP David Berman — Indie Singer-Songwriter Dead at 52
August 10, 2019 - He accidentlally overdosed twice. On November 19, 2003, Berman attempted to commit suicide in Nashville by consuming 300 Xanax pills combined with crack cocaine. About a year later he checked into drug rehab at the Hazelden Foundation...
How a Beloved HIV Doctor Became One of New York’s Top Opioid Distributors
August 10, 2019 - He has pleaded guilty to illicitly selling drugs that include steroids, amphetamines and opioids — allegedly placing more than 250,000 pills on the streets between 2013 and 2018. More@NYPost.com
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