September 15, 2017 Is it Addiction Treatment or Prison? A Look Inside a State Center for Involuntary Commitments WBUR BOSTON (09/13) – Enter the former Massachusetts minimum security prison in Plymouth and you might think it's still a prison. But the men have not committed any crimes. They're at the new Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center for court-mandated addiction treatment. Read more What Recovery Month Means to Me as an Adult Child of an Alcoholic HUFFINGTON POST (09/06) – Tolstoy began Anna Karenina with the much quoted, “all happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I am not sure that applies to alcoholic families. When I first officially entered recovery for being an ACoA in 1985, I was alternately stunned and reassured by the similarity of my experience growing up with an alcoholic parent with those I was in recovery groups with. Read more A Month Has Passed Since Trump Declared an Opioid Emergency. What Next? THE NEW YORK TIMES (09/10) - When President Trump announced in early August, following a presidential commission’s recommendations, that the opioid crisis was a “national emergency,” he called it “a serious problem the likes of which we have never had.” A month has now passed, and that urgent talk has yet to translate into urgent action. While the president’s aides say they are pursuing an expedited process, it remains to be seen how and by what mechanism Mr. Trump plans to direct government resources. Read more FDA Clears the First-Ever Mobile App to Treat Alcohol, Marijuana, Cocaine Addiction FORTUNE (09/14) – In a milestone, the FDA on Thursday green lit the first-ever mobile medical app to help treat people with substance use disorders (SUDs). The Reset device is designed by Pear Therapeutics and now cleared to assist in outpatient therapy for alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and stimulant addiction—although it is notably not permitted for treating opioid dependence. Read more Hurricanes Drive Addiction Issues Into Public Square ABC NEWS (09/09) – …Disasters cause stress, and stress can cause relapse for people struggling with addiction, whether their problem is alcohol, tobacco, pills or heroin. Authorities planning for the devastating effects of hurricanes now factor in the heightened danger of relapse and overdose. Scientists learned from Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. "During a storm, it becomes harder to hide and cope with one's addiction in private," Golub said. Read more Treating Acute Pain in Opioid-Dependent Patients: Review and Recommendations MEDICAL XPRESS (09/13) - As healthcare providers see more patients with opioid abuse and dependence, they face a difficult challenge: What's the best way to manage acute pain without contributing to the patient's opioid use disorder (OUD)? A review and recommendations for acute pain treatment in patients with OUD is presented in in the September/October Journal of Trauma Nursing, official publication of the Society of Trauma Nurses. Read more New Adult SASSI-4: Exciting Features Rx scale that accurately identifies individuals likely to be abusing prescription medications. Screens for multiple levels of SUD severity. Enhanced SUD identification through subtle items added. Distinguishes likely SUD from other psychological disorders. Additional face valid items to identify symptoms represented in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. TRAINING AVAILABLE - NAADAC CEUs Senator Reveals First Findings in Opioids Inquiry US NEWS & WORLD REPORT (09/06) - Insys Therapeutics systemically manipulated authorization for its fentanyl drug Subsys without proper compliance measures to keep it in check, according to Missouri's senior Democratic senator's recently released report. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., released on Wednesday a report on the initial findings of her investigation into whether pharmaceutical manufacturers played a part in the overutilization and overprescription of prescription opioids nationwide that have contributed to America's opioid epidemic. Read more The Link Between Childhood Sex Abuse and Food Addiction THE FIX (08/31) – Gabby doesn’t remember if the sexual abuse came first or the eating disorder. “In my mind,” she explains. According to a 2013 study, women who had experienced physical or sexual abuse before the age of 18 were almost twice as likely to have a food addiction in middle adulthood compared with women without a history of childhood abuse. me.” “They began on the same day.” Read more Opioid Epidemic is Killing More Than Government Shows ADDICTION NOW (09/01) – A closer inspection of overdose death records gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2008 to 2014 allowed Ruhm to see that specific drugs were often not included. These distinct substances had not been recognized in more than 25 percent of the fatal drug overdoses listed for 2008 and almost 20 percent of the ones registered in 2014. Read more Researchers Discover Response in Liver Could Actually Help Treat Alcoholism TRENDINTECH (09/04) – It’s no secret that drinking excessive amounts of alcohol can damage the liver. But, what you might not have known is that there’s a protective response in the organ that may actually be able to help doctors treat alcoholism. Fibroblast growth factor 21, or FGF21 for short, is a protein in which scientists previously discovered helped to protect mice against and toxins in the liver. Read more Drug Addiction is Driving 20% of Men Out of the Workforce HR DIVE (09/08) – Opioids are impacting the workforce in unprecedented ways. Opioid addiction — now at a 12-year high — is one of the major reasons why men ages 25 to 54 have dropped out of the workforce or are unable to work or find work. Currently, men have an 88.4% participation rate in the U.S. labor pool, which is slightly higher than the record low in 2014. Read more Meth Use Boosts Young Adults’ Risk for Brain Bleeds and Stroke REUTERS (08/30) – Young adults who use the stimulant methamphetamine, sometimes called `speed,’ `ice,’ or `meth,’ may have an increased risk of strokes, a recent study suggests. Previous research in animals and humans has tied meth abuse to a variety of potentially fatal cardiovascular problems including heart failure, as well as damage to blood vessels in the brain, stroke, high blood pressure and irregular heartbeat. Read more Teen Overdose Deaths Spike at Alarming Rate, New Data ADDICTION NOW (09/07) – The rate of teenage drug overdose deaths spiked 19 percent from 2014 to 2015 in the U.S., a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. In 2015, there were 772 deaths related to drug overdose among adolescents aged 15 to 19, an increase from 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people to 3.7, the data revealed. Read more Using History as a Guide to End Tobacco Addiction STANFORD MEDICINE (09/08) – The public’s opinion of tobacco use has dramatically changed over time. Gone are the days when cigarette companies advertise using slogans like “fresh as mountain air” or “more doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette.” We now know that cigarettes cause blindness and tuberculosis, among many other conditions, and are highly addictive. Read more Membership Status Membership Expiration Date: Not a Member If you are not a current member, Join Now! Membership Benefits Disclaimer: The Addiction & Recovery eNews is a news service for the addiction profession which aims to give wide coverage to news and to the variety of views and opinions on all aspects of the subjects that are of interest to the profession. NAADAC does not necessarily endorse the opinions or views put forth in these articles, and neither guarantees the accuracy of the information provided by external sources/links nor accepts responsibility or liability for any consequences arising from the use of such data. Table of Contents - Is it Addiction Treatment or Prison? A Look Inside a State Center for Involuntary Commitments - What Recovery Month Means to Me as an Adult Child of an Alcoholic - A Month Has Passed Since Trump Declared an Opioid Emergency. What Next? - FDA Clears the First-Ever Mobile App to Treat Alcohol, Marijuana, Cocaine Addiction - Hurricanes Drive Addiction Issues Into Public Square - Treating Acute Pain in Opioid-Dependent Patients: Review and Recommendations - Senator Reveals First Findings in Opioids Inquiry - The Link Between Childhood Sex Abuse and Food Addiction - Opioid Epidemic is Killing More Than Government Shows - Researchers Discover Response in Liver Could Actually Help Treat Alcoholism - Drug Addiction is Driving 20% of Men Out of the Workforce - Meth Use Boosts Young Adults’ Risk for Brain Bleeds and Stroke - Teen Overdose Deaths Spike at Alarming Rate, New Data - Using History as a Guide to End Tobacco Addiction

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SPECIAL GOOGLE ALERT - Sept. 15 Google Sets Limits on Addiction Treatment Ads, Citing Safety September 14, 2017 - As drug addiction soars in the United States, a booming business of rehab centers has sprung up to treat the problem. And when drug addicts and their families search for help, they often turn to Google. But prosecutors and health advocates have warned that many online searches are leading addicts to click on ads for rehab centers that are unfit to help them or, in some cases, endangering their lives. CONTINUED @NY Times Advertise • Experience, Strength & Hope • Subscribe  • Testimonials ETHICS - What a Concept ...treatment providers and professionals are responsible for the opioid epidemic? September 11, 2017 - By Heather R. Hayes, M.Ed., LPC, CAI, CIP & Louise Stanger, Ed.D., LCSW, CDWF, CIP - In the wake of the addiction treatment industry’s lowest moment and the opiate epidemic’s highest surge, we need to take a deeper look at what got us here and why the industry itself is very much to blame. The investigation begins and ends with ethics.  CONTINUED @ Hayes-Davidson.com Interview with Editor Lakeworth, FL - INTERVIEW with Leonard Buschel Q: Tell me about yourself and what you do and how you got involved in the frontlines of the heroin epidemic. BUSCHEL: My name is Leonard Buschel. I am the founder of the REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium, which is a film festival that travels around the country. It’s the longest recovery event in the country. Seven days in New York City. Seven days in Los Angeles. We also have a three-day festival in Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Denver, Richmond, Virginia, and we are expanding across the country. This’ll be our ninth year in Los Angeles and our sixth year in New York. And I have nothing to do with the heroin epidemic. Q: What are your thoughts on the heroin epidemic? BUSCHEL: I don’t know if it’s an epidemic. According to the dictionary, it’s not. The definition of “epidemic” is not something that people do to themselves. It’s a disease that spreads from one person to another through contact. So I wouldn’t call it an epidemic. That’s a misnomer. It is a crisis. It is a national disgrace. It is a profound sickness in America that so many people are in so much pain that they’d rather die than face reality on a daily basis. That’s a tragedy. I mean I think it goes hand-in-hand with the downfall of ... the American Dream is now finally over.  READ MORE @ AddictionRecoveryeBulletin.org Stick with the Winners EXECUTIVE CORNER - John Shinholser John Shinholser serves as the President of The McShin Foundation, which was founded in 2004 and named for its two recovering co-founders, John Shinholser and Carol McDaid. John Shinholser is a memorable speaker that leaves a lasting impression on his audiences - as well as with anyone else that he may encounter. Passionate and very devoted to the recovery community, John has motivated thousands of people to improve their lives. John is a United States Marine Corps veteran. Q. If you are in recovery, what was your DOC and when did you discontinue its use?  A. Alcohol, pot, acid. Q. What is your current hobby?  A. Work. Q. What is your favorite Band/composer/musical artist?  A. Rolling Stones. Q. What’s the greatest risk you’ve ever taken?  A. Sex. Q. Do you think the U.S. should adopt the Portuguese Decriminalization Model? A. Yes Q. Who do you prefer to read for mysteries? A. John Grisham READ MORE @ AddictionRecoveryeBulletin.org "WHEREVER THERE IS WATER THERE IS SOMEONE DROWNING" - Robert Bly

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9-15-17 TWELVE STEPPING WITH SUPPORT FROM SCRIPTURE

PSALM 119v25 I lie in the dust; revive me by your word.

STEP 1 We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.

revive-to come or bring something back to life, health, existence: to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew:

In the dust is about as low as someone can get.Getting down there was not the problem finding the strength to get back on your feet is another thing.I have been down there broken beyond all repair dreading every minute of every day! Meaningless was my life lost desperate and without any sense of purpose.Twisted loveless comatose to the beauty that was around me. Addiction dulled my senses so much I lost not only life but my sight became narrow.So narrowed that the world around me became non-existent including my loved ones. I needed to be brought back from the dead! Like a Flat lined Heart patient, I needed to be resuscitated and revived. One day I gave up in the only way that's good! I gave my life to Jesus and said if your real save me. He heard me and He did just that! There is a power beyond measure in Faith and belief in God and His Son Jesus Christ. Now in your desperation and the little bit of strength being sent from above, learn about them believe in them, take all that you have to give it to them and you will be revived.

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Psalm 103v3 He forgives all my sins and Heals all my disease