October 6, 2020 • Vol. 8., No. 7 |
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‘The Drug Became His Friend’: Pandemic Drives Hike In Opioid Deaths - Sep. 28, 2020 - Mr. Cameron woke up and used the rest of the powder — largely fentanyl, not heroin, his family would later learn — from a small bag with a bunny stamped on it. Less than five hours after he sent the text, his grandmother found him dead. more@NYTimes |
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How Many Meds Does It Take to Get Sober? Sep. 29, 2020 - “They said it wasn’t a gateway drug. My homie was taking subs (Suboxone) and he ain’t wake up. The whole while, these billionaires, they kicked up, paying out Congress so we take their drugs.” —Macklemore (from his song, Drug Dealer) more@MadInAmerica |
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In Joe Biden’s response to attacks on Hunter Biden’s drug use, I saw my own father WATCH Oct. 1, 2020 - “My son, like a lot of people at home, had a drug problem,” he said, looking directly into the camera. “He’s overtaking it. He’s fixed it. He’s worked on it. And I’m proud of him. I’m proud of my son.” more@NBCNews |
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Costa Mesa addiction treatment CEO faces federal charges - Oct. 3, 2020 - Unbeknownst to Tarek Greiss, the feds were already listening. Greiss, who was an anesthesiologist before addiction cost him his medical license ... is among 345 people charged in a what the U.S. Department of Justice describes as massive crackdown charging defendants with submitting more than $6 billion in fraudulent claims. more@OCRegister |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan Decriminalizes Psychedelics October 1, 2020 - The resolution applies to substances including psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, peyote, and iboga—natural psychedelics, classified as Schedule I narcotics. The city has now determined their cultivation, possession, use or purchase will be the “lowest law enforcement priority”. more@FilterMag |
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Tommy Lee was ‘drinking 2 gallons’ of vodka a day October 3, 2020 - “Like, I was drinking just out of boredom,” he continued. “I would just wake up and... just all vodka and just a little eyedropper of cranberry or lemonade. His wife, Brittany Furlan, was part of the reason he decided to sober up. @USAToday |
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Q&A with author and recovery coach, Laura Martella October 1, 2020 - Laura Martella is an accountability and certified recovery coach with over 20 years of active sobriety. She has a strong track record for creating sustainable change in the lives of her clients. @AddictionRecoveryeBulletin |
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He can call himself anything he wants WATCH |
Mike Tyson Knows He’s an Alcoholic but Refuses to Call Himself One WATCH Sept. 28, 2020 - At the age of 20, Tyson was already the heavyweight champion of the world. He was the youngest boxer to hold a heavyweight title. He went on to win the first 37 fights in his professional career. Tyson was ranked No. 1 in ESPN’s list of hardest heavyweight hitters... more@Sportscasting |
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10 Most Commonly Used Illegal Drugs in America Sep. 29, 2020 - Below we listed the 10 most commonly used illegal drugs in the United States. For a detailed discussion, data source, and more comprehensive list please see this article. more@InsiderMonkey |
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Many Residential Addiction Centers Don’t Offer MAT, at a Deadly Cost Sep. 29, 2020 - Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with OAT has been shown to reduce cravings, withdrawal symptoms, and death from overdose. MAT coupled with counseling is the standard of care for patients with substance use disorder.more@MedpageToday |
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How to Have a Disagreement Like an Adult Sep. 30, 2020 - Deepak Chopra, the wellness and meditation star who has served as a spiritual adviser to Lady Gaga and is friends with the Dalai Lama, defines a disagreement as “a clash of egos.” From his home in La Jolla, CA, Mr. Chopra, 73, has been looking out at the anxious and angry state of the world and he’s not surprised. @NYTimes |
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Documentary tells heartbreaking and hopeful stories of addiction WATCH Oct. 1, 2020 - Tito Elizondo says he first struggled with addiction as a young teen. He had a successful career as a professional singer and musician, but the death of his sister was a turning point. There is honor in recovery, respect in recovery and a whole new life in recovery,”... more@13ABC |
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11 Gripping Books About Alcoholism and Recovery October 2, 2020 - Reading these books about alcoholism and recommending them to you is part of my personal therapy process. Reminder: You are more than your addiction. You can get to the other side. And, while books are a great start, never hesitate to work with a professional therapist who can give you the tools you need to recover. @BookRiot |
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Moms are the saddest WATCH |
Mother who lost son to overdose hopes to raise awareness about drug addiction WATCH Sep 27, 2020 - “How do you get help if there is no beds? So today is kind of to get that out there. To hope and pray that people will come to get help, that these dealers will put it down because we are losing people,” Coleman said. “The morgues are full, the rehabs are full, so the jail needs to be full with these dealers.” more@WDRB |
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DEBUNKED: Intersections of Addiction, Homelessness and the COVID-19 Pandemic LISTEN Sep. 28, 2020 - Paul Harkin is the director of harm reduction services at Health Right 360 in San Francisco. He says that during times of stress it is particularly crucial that harm reduction services are available. more@UPR |
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Mark Cuban Helps Homeless NBA Player Check Into Rehab - Sep. 30, 2020 - Mark Cuban has finally located Delonte West. Incredibly, the Dallas Mavericks owner picked up the forgotten NBA star from a gas station in Texas before ensuring that he checked into a rehabilitation centre safely. Cuban’s act of generosity was shared by fans on social media who have heaped praise...@Sportbible |
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Cuomo Calls for Arrests of Public Drug Users Sep. 30, 2020 - The police have to do their jobs, and they have to arrest people who deserve to be arrested,” Cuomo said Tuesday. “If somebody is openly injecting drugs on a city street, they should be arrested.” Homeless people, Cuomo added, should “be off the streets... more@Gothamist |
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What Is the Mother Wound and How Do You Heal? 2020 - The bond is so strong that British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott believed that there’s no such thing as an infant, but only an infant and their mother. He believed that a child’s sense of self is built by the kind of a relationship that they have with their primary caregiver (usually mom). more@Healthline |
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Spain seizes 30 tonnes of hashish hidden in sailing boats - Sep. 30, 2020 - LAS PALMAS, Spain (Reuters) It’s their biggest drug bust at sea, local authorities said on Wednesday. Nine Bulgarian and Russian citizens were arrested in the raid. more@Reuters |
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Virtual fitness classes strengthen those battling addiction WATCH Oct. 1, 2020 - Scott Strode knows firsthand the reality of being in recovery. He was able to overcome his addiction to drugs and alcohol through sports and exercise. Encouraged by his success, in 2007 Strode started his non-profit, The Phoenix... more@CNN |
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‘Running is a big part of my sobriety tool kit,’ woman shares sobriety story with Hispanic community WATCH - Oct. 2, 2020 - “I love running because its not only helping with goal setting but like it makes me feel powerful,” said Crystal Rosales. Rosales has been running for only a little over a year but said this new hobby has helped her stay on track with her sobriety. more@ABC7Chicago |
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Jab on Hunter Biden’s Drug Addiction Horrifies Treatment Advocates Oct. 1, 2020 - The moment horrified advocates for addiction treatment and recovery who told The Daily Beast that they fear Trump’s comments, and comments like them, could make it harder for the millions of Americans affected by substance use to get help. more@DailyBeast |
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Jessica Chastain Transforms Into Alcoholic Assassin in ‘Ava’ - Oct. 1, 2020 - But making her a recovering alcoholic whose gambling addicted ex-boyfriend (Common) is now engaged to her sister (Jess Weixler) isn’t so much interesting or telling detail as it is clichéd. In the opening sequence, as a wig-clad Ava poses as a driver at the Paris airport, we discover she’s a ruthless killer... @Observer |
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Lou Johnson, Dodgers’ home run hero dies at 86 Oct. 2, 2020 - He had the only Dodgers hit and scored the only run in Sandy Koufax’s perfect game Sept. 9, 1965, against the Chicago Cubs, and overcame a drug addiction before spending decades in the team’s community relations department. @LATimes |
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Purdue Pharma Family to Keep Its Billions Oct. 4, 2020 - Practice Fusion had created a digital alert that prompted physicians to recommend strong opioid painkillers ... the Sackler family played a special role because it was the first to set out to persuade the American medical establishment that strong opioids should be much more widely prescribed... more@NewYorker |
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Ireland court rules Subway’s sandwich bread is not legally bread - October 1, 2020 - for the purposes of tax law ... the bread served in Subway’s sandwiches does not meet the legal definition of “bread” because of its sugar content and is rather considered a “fancy baked good.” more@ABCNews |
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When Donald Went After Hunter Biden For His Addiction, He Went After Me Too by Laura Robbins Oct. 1, 2020 - When Biden brought up his late son Beau’s military record and Trump countered by attacking Biden’s other son, Hunter, saying he was thrown out of the military for cocaine use, I had to get up and walk away from the television. @HuffPost |
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