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Los Angeles REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium
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October 15, 2019 • Vol. 7., No. 7
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O is for opioids: ‘Sesame Street’ to tackle addiction crisis VIDEO
October 10, 2019 - In an online-only segment Wednesday, Karli tells Elmo and another muppet that she was placed in foster care because her mother had a “grown-up problem” — addiction. More@NYPost
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Trip to Johns Hopkins’ New Psychedelic Research Center
October 12, 2019 - “The neat thing about this,” Nichols says, “is that some of the drugs we’ve looked at are very potent at producing these anti-inflammatory effects,” meaning that they may work at doses well below the threshold that would cause a patient to trip.
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"There are never enough I Love You's."
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My Years in the Florida Shuffle AUDIO October 14, 2019 - South Florida—the densely populated area comprising Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties—has four hundred and seventy-eight licensed facilities for drug treatment. There are more treatment centers than public elementary schools. More@NewYorker
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Some are much sicker than others! VIDEO
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Former Johnson County addiction counselor charged with rape VIDEO
Oct. 10, 2019 - David John Brown, 75, faces one count of rape for an alleged incident in December. A probable cause affidavit filed by Olathe police alleges a woman invited to stay in Brown’s home by him and his wife became a victim of his unwanted sexual contact. More@KMBC
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Kat Von D opens up about her sobriety as she visits Bam Margera in rehab VIDEO
Oct. 7, 2019 - Kat Von D took to Instagram to show her support for friend Bam Margera while he attends a 90-day substance abuse program. She also shared how the professional skateboarder helped her during her own struggle with sobriety nearly 12 years ago.
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Hollywood Sobers Up at the REEL Recovery Film Festival
October 9, 2019 - Twenty-five years ago, Leonard Buschel couldn’t leave the house without a bottle of vodka, a dozen joints, half a dozen Valium, and a handful of psychedelic mushrooms “in case I met a hippie.”
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Chronic Pain Sufferers Beg the DEA to Reconsider Prescription Opioid Cuts Oct. 11, 2019 - Cathy Thomas said she’s about to have her 38th surgery related to pain management after being forced off the prescription opioids that worked for 20 years. “I ask you this, if insulin all of a sudden became an abusable drug would you cut production of it?” More@Newsweek
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Elton John talks sex, alcoholism and the wedding present Eminem gave him
October 12, 2019 - Responding to a question from model and actor Cara Delevigne about what woman he would like to have been in the past, John picked actor Elizabeth Taylor. “She was f–ing talented and brilliant … she was beautiful … she had a lot of sex, and … she had the most fantastic jewelry.” More@PageSix
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Mother shares heartbreaking photos of drug-addicted son: ‘Please call us. We love you’
Oct. 11, 2019 - “For my family and friends who know me know that my oldest son Cody Bishop is suffering from his addiction,” Salfen-Tracy wrote. “I am hesitant on sharing but many people ask how things are going so I feel I should share… More@AOL
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More from Sir Elton VIDEO
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Elton John “It (drugs) Nearly Destroyed My Soul” VIDEO
October 13th, 2019 - On Sunday, Elton John was the featured guest on CBS Sunday Morning as he continues to promote his upcoming memoir, Me. You can watch the entire Elton John CBS This Morning segment below:
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Breathalyzer for weed could be a ‘game changer’
October 13, 2019 - Mike Lynn, a veteran emergency department physician from Oakland, Calif., developed the Hound in collaboration with researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco. Lynn also happens to be a reserve deputy sheriff.
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Los Angeles could ban all e-cigarettes and vaping devices
OCT. 8, 2019 - Health experts opposed to e-cigarette bans say they will drive former smokers back to cigarettes, which remain more dangerous, or will push them to buy nicotine products on the black market.
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It’s About Time Mary J. Blige Stopped Crediting Kendu For Her Sobriety Oct. 10, 2019 - As much as Kendu probably wanted better for Mary at the time, he didn’t rescue her from the clutches of alcoholism. She rescued herself. He may have very well been a supporting character, but she had always been the primary protagonist and heroine of her own epic story...
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Relax, This is From South Africa AUDIO
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Alcoholics Anonymous rep talks tools offered to help towards sobriety AUDIO
Oct. 11, 2019 - A few weeks ago, our Newswatch team reported that South Africans are taking a pledge to give up alcohol for October. It’s called OcSober and it’s an Australian fundraising initiative which encourages people to give up alcohol for the month of October - and to raise awareness about alcohol abuse. More@ECR
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Patients with vaping related illness being readmitted as little as five days later Oct. 12, 2019 - The hospital readmissions have taken place as quickly as five days and up to 55 days after discharge, Ms Schuchat said. It’s not known what triggered the relapses. In some cases, patients had resumed vaping.
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Breaking up with my Juul: why quitting vaping is harder than quitting cigarettes
Oct. 9, 2019 - When I realized I had become the face of what the FDA called ‘an epidemic of addiction’, I knew it was time to give it up... More@TheGuardian
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DMX checks back into rehab and cancels shows ‘as he puts family and sobriety first’ VIDEO
Oct. 13, 2019 - Trying again: DMX, 48, ‘checked himself into rehab,’ on Saturday, a member of his team wrote on his official Instagram page Fans and fellow celebs flocked to the post to send messages of support.
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Insurance companies to charge higher rates for vape users
Oct 12, 2019 - “Is it 100% safe - no, nothing is 100% safe,” Landolfi said. “But it’s harm reduction. That’s what vaping is. It’s designed to get people off of smoking.” To date, around 1,300 vaping-related illnesses and 29 deaths have been reported across the country. Joe Landolfi said he used to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day.
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Darryl Strawberry Shares His Addiction Story in Albany Video
Oct. 13, 2019 - “Drug addiction is a spiritual brokenness. I know for myself because I was there,” said Strawberry. “I’ve had six to eight years of recovery and I understand that if you’re broken on the inside, and you don’t fill that inside void, you’re going to try to fill it with everything else to make you well.” More@SpectrumNews
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A lost decade and $200,000
Oct 9, 2019 - Michel Cote would be a rich man by now — if only he could have found good addiction treatment much sooner. Cote worked for years as an engineer at two Silicon Valley startups. Both were sold and Cote made hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sales. More@Vox
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Opinion: Stop teaching drug abstinence OCT. 14, 2019 - At this time 30 years ago, we found ourselves in the midst of one of the worst public health crises in U.S. history, one that killed tens of thousands of people a year. We find ourselves at a similar juncture. Today’s crisis is drug overdoses, the only question is: Will we repeat the mistakes of the past?
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How to kick your cellphone addiction... OCT. 13, 2019 - If you’re struggling to control your cellphone habit, you’re not alone. Just hearing the ping of an incoming message attracts attention, distracts you from focusing on the people around you and impairs performance at what you’re currently doing.
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Malibu's Rehab Riviera VIDEO
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Video OCT. 14, 2019- Currently, the law allows for these facilities to be built in private homes in residential neighborhoods ... Some treatment centers have tried to get around this by renting or buying nearby homes and expanding. There are reports that the centers have overtaken entire neighborhoods, turning them into mini-compounds and posing a safety risk to other residents.
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The Myth of Normalcy-Dr. Gabor MatΓ©
Oct. 12, 2019 - Now, look around, take in the number of people whose hands are raised along with yours. The stigma of mental illness vanishes when we realize we are all in the same boat. It cannot be otherwise: there is only one boat. More@OldVicTheatre
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Man Grows Breasts on Risperdal
Oct. 9, 2019 - Nicholas Murray, now 26, claimed in his suit that he developed breasts after doctors prescribed him Risperdal off-label in 2003 once a psychologist diagnosed him with autism spectrum disorder. More@NYPost
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Toad Venom Big Hit Among Psychedelic New Yorkers
September 28, 2019 - The social-media influencer and life coach said the experience concluded after 45 minutes of “shooting through the universe” and “being reborn.” Despite the trip’s short duration, the effects of toad venom — which is extracted from Colorado River toad... More@NYPost
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