11th Annual LA REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium
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October 8, 2019 • Vol. 7., No. 6
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Federal Agents Raid! Inspire Malibu, BLVD Centers Inc.,Victory Detox Center, Reflections Recovery LLC
Oct. 7, 2019 - FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the reason for searches at four locations were filed under seal in federal court … Calls, emails and social media messages seeking comment from the rehab facilities and their representatives were not immediately returned Monday. More@OCRegister
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Treatment Scam May Be Coming to Your State October 7, 2019 - Prompted by a man whom Johnson met online, she agreed to sending her son to South Florida, where he cycled through more than two dozen sober homes and treatment facilities over four years ... Donna Johnson is urging Maryland lawmakers to outlaw a fraudulent addiction treatment practice known as patient brokering. More@PEW
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Experts Outraged: Ex-Pharma Lobbyist appointed to NIDA
October 5, 2019 - Appointment of a former pharmaceutical lobbyist to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s top advisory body has outraged recovery advocates ... Nickel was a registered lobbyist for Alkermes, makers of the drug, Vivitrol. “It’s disgusting! More@BuzzFeedNews
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Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns
Oct. 2, 2019 - Their findings are based on samples of lung tissue from 17 patients around the country whose biopsy specimens were sent to Mayo to be examined under the microscope by experts in lung pathology.
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He Was Dealing Fentanyl. And Helping Addicts. Then A Planned Visit from Mike Pence Screwed It All Up VIDEO
Oct. 2, 2019 - Ex-Ivy Leaguer and NFL-er Jeff Hatch spent years telling audiences of his triumph over opioid addiction. Then the rehab center he worked at drew national attention, a tortuous backstory of cops, dealers and deception came to light. Now, for the first time, Hatch, the people who know him and the people who thought they did, speak out at length. More@SI
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The Garden in Purgatory: The Secret Jailhouse Garden at Rikers Island Oct. 4, 2019 - “That’s my baby,” said Mike Cruz, a stocky young man who is serving time at Rikers ... “It’s a Mexican sunflower,” he said. “I put the seeds in myself, and look at it now, it’s five feet tall. You get to watch them grow, you feel good about that. It’s like having a child.” More@NYTimes
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Why were millions of opioid pills sent to a West Virginia town of 3,000?
Oct. 2, 2019 - “Let’s call this whole thing what it is. It’s pretty much a cartel. A drug trafficking organisation,” said Sgt Mike Smith who spent years unravelling the web of doctors, pharmacists and drug companies that made rural Mingo county the opioid capital of America.
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6 plead guilty in $48M drug treatment fraud scheme
OCT. 5, 2019 - Prosecutors said Braking Point between January 2015 and October 2017 falsely billed Medicaid nearly 135,000 times ... Authorities want Sheridan to forfeit $3 million, properties he owns in several Ohio counties and replica movie vehicles. More@10TV
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A Former College Athlete’s Life Completely Changed After Giving Up Alcohol
October 1, 2019 - After being in recovery for a year, Billy goes to AA on an as-needed basis, but everyone’s experience is different. “In the beginning, I was going three times a week and now I’m at a point where I go once a week,”... More@PopSugar
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“Emergency Poet” Opens Literary Pharmacy to Support Mental Wellbeing
Oct. 2, 2019 - Visitors will be able to move through the building according to their mood - from ‘Matters of the Heart’ to ‘For days when the world is too much with us’, and guests will find books, stationery, gifts and local artwork available to buy to address a particular mood.
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1 Million People Acquire STD Infections Everyday
October 5, 2019 - As if viral and bacterial communicable diseases born out of filth in the environment were not enough to endanger human lives on earth, sexually communicable diseases and infections are also rising to make the situation worse. More@DND
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Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies at 80
Oct. 6, 2019 - Mr. Baker, who got his start in jazz combos and cited the likes of Max Roach and Elvin Jones as influences, bristled when the word “rock” was applied to his playing. “I’m a jazz drummer,” More@NYTimes
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Methadone pioneer Herbert Kleber’s approach still helps people today October 1, 2019 - ...psychiatrist Herbert Kleber, M.D., helped change that. As one of the pioneers of medication-assisted treatment for addiction, he was among the first handful of doctors in the US who treated patients with methadone. More@Inverse
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Fentanyl deaths spurs OD prevention program in SF residential hotels Sep. 30, 2019 - Friends have dragged Nic Atamaniuk back from the edge of death from drug overdoses at least 30 times in the past few years. Each time, they gave him a shot of Narcan... More@SFChronicle
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Ways to Process the Death of a Friend in 12-Step Recovery
Oct. 1, 2019 - Recently, I lost a sober friend in a 12-step fellowship. His smile helped me overcome a feeling of alienation after I’d moved to a new neighborhood... More@TheFix
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Can We Please Stop Describing Sober People as ‘Clean’?
September 29, 2019 - by Katie McBride - When I was newly sober, I told a friend that I was no longer drinking alcohol. “Yeah, but you can still have a glass of wine every now and then, right?” More@Healthline
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Governmental Population Control? VIDEO
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DEA on massive opioids production: So What? VIDEO
Oct. 2, 2019 - The Drug Enforcement Administration allowed manufacturers to produce more and more opioids for a decade, even as deaths from the crisis spiked... More@USAToday
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Doc Gets 40 Years For Prescribing More Than Half A Million Opioid Doses
October 2, 2019 - The sentence is lighter than it could have been. Smithers was facing up to life in prison and a fine of more than $200 million, according to officials at the U.S. Justice Department. More@NPR
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Fed. judge rules safe injection site can legally open in Philly
OCTOBER 02, 2019 - The ruling was a victory for the nonprofit Safehouse, which hopes to open a facility where people with addictions could use drugs under medical supervision so help would be instantly on hand in the event of an overdose, an approach known as harm reduction. More@KYWNewsRadio
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Man who trained people to use life-saving anti-overdose drug loses battle with addiction
Oct. 1, 2019 - Kevin Donovan trained people to use Narcan, a drug that reverses the effects of an overdose. After going through recovery for his own addiction issues, he wanted to teach people to use the drug... More@CNN
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Man died after ingesting ‘8-ball’ of cocaine when booked into jail
October 4, 2019 - Later in the evening, one of five inmates inside Kandaswamy’s holding cell began banging on the door and alerting police that there was a “man down.”
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Overcoming Addiction: Better Late Than Never
October 1, 2019 - I recall as a teenager, I was always against authority. I always found a way to manipulate my parents into getting things my way. I never took life too seriously. Perhaps that is why my life went in the direction the way it did. Looking back, I always had the behavioral traits and mindset of an addict. More@ThriveGlobal
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Police: 70 cases now under investigation involving clinic
Oct 3, 2019 - Investigators are currently reviewing each case before pursuing charges, and they do not have the authority to shut down the facility in the meantime. Complicating the investigation we have learned, many of the alleged victims were reportedly “unconscious” during the incidents in question. More@CBS46
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Joe Tapper Stars in Off-Broadway Premiere of The White Chip OCT. 4, 2019 - Performances begin October 4 for Sean Daniels’ comedy about one man’s wild and theatrical journey from alcoholism to recovery. More@Playbill
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A Warning on Benzodiazepines
Oct. 4, 2019 - t was only after my wife, TV Journalist Lisa Ling, decided to do a story on Benzodiazepines for CNN that I became familiar with their gross misuse and overuse. More@Medium
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Sia reveals she suffers from rare neurological disease
October 5, 2019 - “Life is F—king hard. Pain is demoralizing, and you’re not alone.” Commonly referred to as EDS, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome weakens the connective tissue of the body, and often results in loosening of joints, thinning skin and weakened blood vessels, according to WebMD. More@PageSix
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‘Recovery Pod’ is First-of-its-Kind Drug Treatment VIDEO
October 4, 2019 - Jail is the last place where Deandre Bluford wants to be, but it’s also the same place where he knows he’s getting the help that he needs. “I want better for myself; I always want better for myself, but I didn’t know how to go about doing it,”... More@CBSLocal
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I don’t believe in ‘Sober October’
Oct. 5, 2019 - I keep getting emails from public relations people telling me it’s “Sober October”. These PRs wonder in their emails if I have thought about writing a piece on the trend for going alcohol-free... More@Telegraph
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Stop calling them "Druggy Buggies" Video
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Stop The Stigma forum focuses on the neuroscience of addiction VIDEO Oct. 4, 2019 - “ Stop The Stigma ” continued on Friday; for the last three years, the college has invited students, health professionals, and community members to forums to learn about myths and facts surrounding mental health and addictive disorders. More@KXLH
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10 Dead within 26 hours in one Ohio county VIDEO
September 30, 2019 - Fentanyl can be mixed with cocaine and methamphetamine to create a deadly combination, the coroner said. The deaths are likely from fentanyl, but toxicology results are pending, Ortiz said. More@CNN
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Scottish Police oppose naloxone overdose kits: ‘not our job to save lives’ Oct. 5, 2019 - Last year 1187 drug deaths were recorded in Scotland, and those working with communities using drugs claim the numbers have remained high and may still be rising. More@TheNational
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Recovery Through A.A. Meetings
October 5, 2019 - Once they settle in, everyone introduces themselves one by one, before admitting a personal problem that they all share – alcoholism. To cope with their addictions, they seek help through the Alcoholic Anonymous... More@TheCorsair
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Long Walk Out of the Woods: A Physician’s Story of Addiction, Depression, Hope, and Recovery
October, 2019 - Pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician Dr. Adam B. Hill suffered despair and disillusionment with the culture of medicine, culminating in a spiral of depression, alcoholism and an active suicidal plan. More@Amazon
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Rob Lowe on Demi Moore VIDEO
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Rob Lowe reacts to Demi Moore’s memoir VIDEO
Oct. 1, 2019 - “She was a huge inspiration to me,” the actor said. Rob Lowe is praising his “St. Elmo’s Fire” co-star Demi Moore for coming forward with her much talked-about tell-all. The actress recounted her struggles with substance abuse, as well as her troubled childhood and marriages in her new memoir “Inside Out.” More@FoxNews
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