March 17, 2020 • Vol. 7., No. 29
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The mental health cost of containing the coronavirus outbreak - March 13, 2020 - ...we’re beginning to track calls related to COVID-19,” said Dawn Brown, director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Concerns are around anxieties about the unknowns ... and the people we serve tend to be a little more vulnerable to anxiety and panic.” @TheHill
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4 charged after pill mill scheme worth $2M busted in Philadelphia - March 12, 2020 - The presentment states the estimated value of the 46,170 oxycodone pills Okolo prescribed during this time was $980,000. The street value of the 38,205 pills Fallouh prescribed was $1.07 million. @WJACTV
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“There is a realm where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord.”
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12-step programs more effective at maintaining sobriety
MAR. 11, 2020 - The authors found high certainty evidence that clinically delivered and 12-step programs designed to increase AA participation can lead to higher rates of continuous abstinence over months and years... @UPI
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‘The only thing missing are the hugs’: How people fight addiction amid Coronavirus social distancing
March 13, 2020 - ...the coronavirus means the meetings, hand-holding and close connection that come with the process present new risks. Kenny Pomerance, who co-founded the online recovery community “In The Rooms” in 2008, said meetings are “essentially a lifeline” during the outbreak. @USAToday
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‘Lost in Ghost Town’ is a Drug Memoir with Redemptive Finish
MARCH 11, 2020 - Carder Stout is now a psychologist with a private clinic in West Los Angeles, where his clientele includes Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy winners. Prior to his career as a psychologist, he worked in the entertainment industry... @RollingStone
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Protect your mental health during corona times
March 12, 2020 - 97% of our worries never become a reality. Yet, we worry … we want answers and we don’t have them ... We know the corona virus is spreading really fast, but we still don’t have enough medical information about it. @ThriveGlobal
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Curiosity Is A Superpower: Use It To Combat Addiction
March 11, 2020 - The solution? Pay attention to what you’re doing or eating, and be curious about it. For example, if you’re going to indulge in a piece of cake, truly savor the experience. Eat slow, and be mindful of how you feel during the experience. @MindBodyGreen
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Lois Lane & Clark Kent? LISTEN
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Keepin’ It Friel with ‘American Fix’ author Ryan Hampton LISTEN - Mar. 11, 2020 - Ryan Hampton is an author and activist. The author of the American Fix: Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis-and How to End It. Ryan opens up about his addiction to heroin, and the challenges he encountered with the nation’s treatment system. Ryan’s experiences have led him to be at the forefront of advocating for addiction recovery reform. @KTLA
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How many body-brokering cases have been prosecuted under new law?
Mar. 12, 2020 - Since President Trump signed a sweeping measure to address the nation’s opioid crisis in October 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice hasn’t prosecuted a single case for body brokering. @OCRegister
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‘A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic’
March 12, 2020 - Based on an autobiographical web comic by Mariko Kikuchi, the film may sound grim: “Leaving Las Vegas” in Japan. But Katagiri, whose one previous feature was 2018’s “Room Laundering,” begins it with warm pastel colors, perky accordion music and comically surreal images, like a TV family drama eager to please with off-kilter charm. @JapanTimes
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Not Even 9/11 Could Shut Down AA Meetings. Coronavirus is Different. - Mar. 13, 2020 - “For me, there’s things missed with tenation, sarcasm, or jokes. Sometimes things that are said, that are in the moment, especially if it’s a closer knit group,” she said. “People who get sober, we have the ability to laugh at some of the horrible stuff that happened, and that doesn’t carry over online.”
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A doctor’s radical treatment for pregnant addicts? Get them clean - FEB. 26, 2020 - In the soft glow of the ultrasound machine in the dimly lighted exam room, Dr. Craig Towers offered his patient this assessment: “Your baby is doing great!” @LATimes
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The Buddhist Approach to Addiction Treatment
March 13, 2020 - Steven struggled with drug addiction for over 7 years, but found no relief with Western treatments. He was finally freed from the curse of addiction and discovered his purpose in life; to help other addicts to recover through mindfulness and meditation.
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David Arquette on Wrestling, Addiction, and Losing Luke Perry WATCH
March 13, 2020 - ...Well, it’s been a complicated sort of journey for me. I’ve been sober for long periods of time. I’ve gone through programs. I’ve examined what works and what doesn’t. I’ve been smoking CBD with THC in it.
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Oregon Takes a Big Step Toward Decriminalizing All Drugs
March 2, 2020 - “Oregonians are dying every day because they can’t access treatment,” said chief petitioner Janie Gullickson in a press release. “And in the meantime, if they are caught with drugs, they are criminalized, which only creates further barriers to accessing treatment and recovery. @FilterMag
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Mother Sues Hospital Over Drug Test - March 11, 2020 - A mother is suing a Pittsburgh hospital that she says collected and tested her urine for drugs without her consent while she was in labor and reported a false positive result that led to a child abuse investigation... @ABCNews
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Demanding Answers: Drug Treatment Facility Near School? WATCH - March 9, 2020 - Politicians promised the property would never be sold to a drug treatment facility. But months later, one Bronx resident learned, the deal was done anyway. On Monday, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner demanded answers. @CBSLocalNY
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Drinking 14 alcoholic drinks per week associated with lower cognitive scores
March 12, 2020 - t’s been previously known that adverse effects on cognitive performance occur with long-term, excessive drinking. It’s also known that an episodic drinking pattern, with high volumes of alcohol, increases dementia risk in certain segments of the population...
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Teen develops a novel patent to prevent the spiking of drinks
March 11, 2020 - Sirah Benarde, 17. “I know people who had their drinks spiked, and because I’m going to college this year, I wanted to have a way for me and my friends to be safe. @BocaMag
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As opioid crisis grinds on, film offers insights into fighting addiction - March 13, 2020 - Forty years ago, B.C. researcher Bruce Alexander conducted a well-known study on addiction. Morphine was made available to two groups of rats. Those caged in isolation consumed far more drugs, while rats in a communal, stimulating park environment used dramatically less. @LFPress
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I’m a Marijuana Addict, and I’m Okay With It
March 3, 2020 - If you think I’m an addict, there are a lot of people who’d agree with you, including myself. I’m a stoner, a pothead, whatever you want to call me. No label can take away the happiness I’ve found. @Medium
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Looks Like I Picked the Right Year to Stop Drinking
March 13, 2020 - There was already so much to drink about. “Do we really have to stay sober in a global pandemic?” I shouted over the television. “What?” she called back. @Forge
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Magnetic Stimulation Is Helping Treat Addiction
March 12, 2020 - The malfunctioning brain circuit includes a deeper reward center that drives cravings, called the nucleus accumbens, as well as a superficial area called the prefrontal cortex ... The magnetic stimulation treatment takes just 15 minutes, and is fairly simple, from the patient’s perspective. @CBSLocal
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Founder of ‘CLEAN Cause’ wants to help others recover from addiction WATCH
March 10, 2020 - He took yerba mate, a South American tea, and put an American twist on it through sparkling water and different flavors. “Look, how do we have a better-for-you alternative to the other drinks that offer caffeine,” he said. “With simple ingredients that are organically certified.” @KVUE
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Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In - March 11, 2020 - “These results demonstrate A.A.’s effectiveness in helping people not only initiate but sustain abstinence and remission over the long term,” ... “The fact that A.A. is free and so widely available is also good news. @NYTimes
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What is Alcoholics Anonymous and what do they do?
March 13, 2020 - In 1939, The AA Big Book was first published, explaining the 12 Steps of Recovery. The 12 steps are guidelines or steps toward recovery. They may also be seen as a series of personal choices and actions that allow a person in recovery to move away from dependence and toward control over alcohol abuse. @NewsBug
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Osher Günsberg says he wouldn’t be around today if he hadn’t gotten sober
March 14, 2020 - Speaking on his podcast Better Than Yesterday on Saturday, the 45-year-old opened up about how he struggled to limit his alcohol consumption before deciding to remain sober. The television presenter reminisced... @DailyMail
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Faces of Addiction: God delivered man from drugs, alcohol and suicide WATCH
March 14, 2020 - He’d been drinking excessively since the age of 15, and on drugs since the age of 27, and he was at the end of the line. But instead of bleeding to death, he looked down to see the blood on his wrists had dried.
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Andrew Gillum, Who Ran for Florida Governor, Is Entering Rehab - March 15, 2020 - “This has been a wake-up call for me,” Mr. Gillum said. “I witnessed my father suffer from alcoholism and I know the damaging effects it can have when untreated,”... @NYTimes
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EVENT UPDATE: Postponed
Following the guidelines of California officials calling for the cancellation of all gatherings with 50 or more people to slow the spread of the coronavirus, we have postponed the 11th Annual Experience, Strength and Hope Awards, honoring Sports super agent, Leigh Steinberg until March 2021. We are disappointed for all involved, and wish everyone a safe and healthy future. Sincerely yours, Leonard Buschel with Ahbra Schiff.
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