Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Celebrity to Sue Rehab for Leaking Photo

May 26, 2020 • Vol. 7., No. 39
“The World’s Going to Hell, I Should Be Alert For This” 5 People on Being Sober in Quarantine
May 19, 2020 - I was fighting a lot of loneliness before this happened. Probably the most surprising part of the quarantine was feeling like I had company in the solitude, that everybody was going through it. I felt like I had been prepared for this. @GQ
‘Relapses Are Through The Roof, Overdoses Are Through The Roof’: How the Pandemic is Upping Substance Abuse MAY 19, 2020 - This is a “pandemic within a pandemic,” according to addiction expert Tim Ryan, who’s watched the coronavirus outbreak exacerbate the preexistent opioid and mental health crises. He is the star of A&E’s 2017 “Dope Man”, and founder of “A Man In Recovery Foundation,” @TheFederalist
Surfing On Denial WATCH
Andy Irons and the Ongoing Saga of the Surf World’s Opioid Epidemic WATCH
MAY 22, 2020 - A months-delayed autopsy revealed the surfing star had died from a combination of a heart attack and drugs in his system, including medications for his bipolar disorder as well as cocaine, methamphetamine and methadone. @InsideHook
Scott Disick Plans to Sue Rehab for Leaking Photo, Facility Speaks Out
MAY 8, 2020 - Noah Nordheimer, the CEO of the rehab facility, All Points North Lodge, addressed the controversy with TMZ as well. He doesn’t know who took the photo or leaked it and claimed that the rehab would take legal action when that person is identified. The CEO insisted, “The protection of our clients’ personal and confidential information is of the utmost importance to us.” @ScreenRant
Doing the best we can! WATCH
Alcoholics Anonymous continues mission virtually WATCH
May 24, 2020 - Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is continuing its mission of helping those struggling with substance abuse move past their addiction. @YouTube
Putting the pieces together after escaping a California rehab cult at 5
May 23, 2020 - Jollett was separated from his parents at 6 months old and spent the next four years being raised by strangers at the Church of Synanon’s ranch in Tomales Bay. Founded in 1958 as a tough-love drug rehab program for hardened addicts (like Jollett’s father... @DateBook
Smart Interview LISTEN
Substance Abuse, Success, and Self-Realization LISTEN - May 18, 2020 - In this episode, we explore the connection between substance abuse and underlying mental health issues, how addiction can affect creativity and career! Also, hear about treatment with Dr. Zev Schuman-Olivier, an addiction psychiatrist focusing on mindfulness as a path to healing. @HBR
Spike Lee’s Tribute to New York, New York WATCH - Pandemic: 2020. @YouTube
Harm Reduction Works! WATCH
Overdoses are down in New York State WATCH
May 21st 2020 - The number of deaths attributed to opioids dropped by 6%. The nation really perused aggressive ways to crack down on opioid prescribing and ways to treat addiction for opioids.” @CBS6Albany
‘The Flash’ Star Logan Williams Struggled With Addiction For Years Before Death
May 17, 2020 - He died of fentanyl overdose. Marlyse Williams admitted her son Logan struggled with addiction for three years. “The Flash” star died days before his 17th birthday ... She sent him to an expensive treatment center in the U.S. and to a British Columbia facility for a month. @IBTimes
Harm Reduction Works: An Exciting New Alternative to Narcotics Anonymous 
May 19, 2020 - 12 Steps only support abstinence, or come with other one-size-fits-all philosophies with which many people take issue. If COVID-19 has you using drugs in an unhealthy way, and if you’re not thrilled at the idea of surrendering yourself to a higher power... @FilterMag
Muggle Struggles, trying to teach “normies” 12 step basics to navigate pandemic May 22, 2020 - As someone in long-term recovery who works in the addiction treatment field, I have found myself becoming rather frustrated with the muggles in my life for their inherent lack of understanding of spiritual principles amidst this pandemic. @TheFix
Sober Spokesperson Ryan Leaf arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery
May 22, 2020 - He has shared his recovery story as a motivational speaker in recent years and had become a program ambassador for a sober-living environment with homes in multiple cities. @NBCSports
Film recalls Akron’s role in AA’s founding
May 21, 2020 - The film’s director Kathy Anderson said she was looking forward to returning to Akron for the showing of “Witness to a Miracle: The Mary Seiberling Tapes” in the place where it all began. A documentary film about the historic meeting arranged by Henrietta Seiberling where she introduced Bill Wilson to Dr. Bob Smith... 
Where are the Stars from Celebrity Rehab Now?
MAY 18, 2020 - Dr. Drew Pinsky is an addiction and recovery expert who rose to fame as one of the hosts of the syndicated radio talk show Loveline ... While Pinksy left the radio show in 2016, his early media presence might explain his instincts for what makes good infotainment (or exploitainment). @NickiSwift
Scott Disick Didn’t Go to Rehab Just for Sobriety
May 22, 2020 - Because Disick seemed to be doing so well with his sobriety, many fans were shocked to hear that he had recently checked himself into rehab. It turns out that Disick was not in rehab for substance abuse. Instead, he went to treat a problem that is very common among celebrities. @CheatSheet
The Four Agreements of Don Miguel Ruiz: a power up for your psychotherapy work
May 20, 2020 - Don Miguel Ruiz states four agreements between us and the world that can bring joy, satisfaction, health, good relationships & success to our lives. @Medium
These 6 Steps Were Crucial In Ending My Addiction - May 19, 2020 - Every time I would get sober, I would feel anxious, discontent, and easily annoyed in my own skin. Whenever I would desire a change, I’d reach for something outside myself—drugs, alcohol, relationships, or food... 
‘UK Sobriety ankle tags’ to monitor offenders’ sweat - May 19, 2020 - Under the scheme, courts will be able to hand out an “alcohol abstinence order”, requiring the offender to abstain from alcohol for up to four months and wear the electronic tag. @BBC
‘The opposite of addiction is connection’
May 21, 2020 - I have sent three times as many people to detox from mid-March to mid-May this year as I did last year. Liquor sales are up 243 percent online, mental health issues are prevalent, and there are lots of challenges out there that need to be faced head-on!” @MVTimes
Scientists: How Monkey ‘Mind Control’ Could Help Humans Quit Drug Addiction
May 20, 2020 - The research team believes that their ‘neuromodulation’ technique could, after further study and development, be used to treat brain disorders and drug addiction in humans. @SputnikNews
Alabama Mayoral Hopeful Suggests Bringing Back Public Hanging for Convicted Drug Dealers
May 5, 2020 - “Please consider that drug dealers have murdered, for profit, approximately 1,000,000 teenagers, sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles in a short 20 year period,” James posted on Facebook. @Newsweek
Amanda Bynes Shares about Spending the ‘Last Two Months in Treatment’
May 23, 2020 - Bynes noted that she’s getting her bachelor’s degree from Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM), working on her clothing line and still engaged to her fiancé, Paul Michael. @ETonline
Meaning! What does it mean? WATCH
Addicted to Ideology? With Gabor Maté WATCH
Nov 16, 2018 - Can we be addicted to ideology? Gabor Maté is an world famous expert on addiction - in his book ‘In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts’ he talks about how addiction is best viewed not as a crime or illness but as a coping mechanism for a personal, spiritual crisis. @YouTube
SOLUTIONS TO EVERYTHING 
March 9, 1990 - 1. Make mistakes. As Coleman Hawkins said, “If you don’t make mistakes, you aren’t really trying.” 2. Stop lying about yourself. To yourself. To your family. To your business associates. Maybe even to your enemies ... and 36 more Solutions to Everything. @MichaelVentura
Reset? WATCH
Jason Isbell, Self-Doubt and the Album That Tested His Marriage WATCH
May 11, 2020 - Isbell is a recovering alcoholic but hadn’t sworn off Listerine, despite its nearly 27% alcohol content. This time though, instead of swishing the mouthwash around and spitting it into the sink, he swallowed it like a shot of Jack Daniel’s. @NYTimes
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