WEEKEND EDITION • Dec. 7-9, 2018 • Vol. 6., No. 20
For Treatment Industry & Recovery Community
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Addiction Horror Film VIDEO
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‘Ben Is Back’: A Mother and Son Face the Horrors of AddictionVIDEO
Dec. 5, 2018 - When the title character shows up early in “Ben Is Back” — just before Christmas, at his family’s big house in a suburban town north of New York City — the mood tilts from domestic drama toward domestic horror. Even after the menacing, hooded figure skulking around near the driveway is recognized as a son and brother (played by Lucas Hedges), the queasy feeling of terror doesn’t quite abate. Ben, unexpectedly home from rehab, scares almost everyone.
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USD = United States Death? VIDEO
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Drug overdose deaths top 70,000 a year NBC VIDEO
Nov. 28, 2018 - “These sobering statistics are a wake-up call that we are losing too many Americans, too early and too often, to conditions that are preventable.”
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Overshadowed by opioids, meth is back with a vengeance
Nov. 27, 2018 - The surge in hospitalizations and deaths due to amphetamines “is just totally off the radar,” said Jane Maxwell, an addiction researcher. “Nobody is paying attention.” More@NBCNews.com
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Jail Ordered to Give Inmate Methadone in Far-Reaching Ruling
Nov. 28, 2018 -“One thing this ruling says is that, one way or another, either by legislation or by legal mandate, jails and prisons are going to have to do this,” Michael Botticelli, the executive director of the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center.
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Amanda Bynes Reveals the Depths of Her Adderall Abuse
Nov. 28. 2018 - Bynes first read that people were taking a “new skinny pill” called Adderall to stay thin, she told Paper. “I was like, ‘Well, I have to get my hands on that...
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Klean Plans to Close Its West Hollywood Recovery Center
November 29, 2018 - White Rabbit Partners plans to close its Klean drug and alcohol addiction residential treatment center in West Hollywood next year. ... WEHOville has reached out to Andrew Spanswick, CEO of White Rabbit, but as of publication has not heard from him.
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Acadia Healthcare: Questioning The Reality Behind Private Deal
Nov. 27, 2018 - ABOVE-Acadia Healthcare CEO & Envision Board Member, Joey Jacobs. Before we move into Q&A, I want to briefly address the recent press reports and rumors regarding Acadia being approached by private equity firms. It is our Company’s policy not to comment on rumors or speculation. That’s all we will say today on this topic... More@SeekingAlpha.com
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Can We Stop Suicides?
Nov. 3, 2018 - Now, scientists think that they may have found one — an old anesthetic called ketamine that, at low doses, can halt suicidal thoughts almost immediately.
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“Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world.” – Malcolm X
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New Yorkers got opioid scripts, addiction-recovery opioids amid missing oversight VIDEO
Nov. 27, 2018 - Thousands of New Yorkers on Medicaid kept getting opioid prescriptions while simultaneously receiving similar drugs through addiction-treatment programs... More@lohud.com
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Eliza Dushku Celebrates 10 Years of Sobriety
November 28, 2018 - If you’re struggling w #alcohol &/or #drug #addiction, I promise, you don’t have to live that way anymore.” The actress then encouraged fans to seek help if they are also struggling with drug or alcohol addiction and provided resources to do so.
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Executive Corner with Morgan Gliedman
Morgan Gliedman is the Vice President of Education and Engagement at the Addiction Policy Forum. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Vox, and The Fix. A lifelong New Yorker, she received her Bachelor of Arts from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.
Q. If you are in recovery, what was your DOC and when did you discontinue its use?
A. My drug of choice was heroin; I’ve been in remission from opioid use disorder for six years.
Q. Do you believe leaders are made or born?
A. I think leaders are made. Addiction Policy Forum’s Founder, Jessica Hulsey Nickel, whose parents’ opioid use disorder led her to experience homelessness and foster care as a child, talks about turning the pain of our losses into fire in our bellies. More@AREB
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California Dems chair to seek treatment for alcoholism
Nov. 28, 2018 - California Democratic Party chair Eric Bauman says he plans to seek treatment for “serious, ongoing” health problems and an apparent “issue with alcohol” after getting hit with numerous allegations of sexual misconduct. More@NYPost.com
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Surf Legend Bruce Irons Arrested
NOV. 29, 2018 - Law enforcement tells TMZ Sports Irons was found passed out behind the wheel of a running car at a gas station. Cops responded, found Irons, woke him up and determined he was under the influence of drugs...
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One of the biggest challenges of kicking addiction is getting and keeping a job
November 27, 2018 - But he decided later that the company would want to know he had been jailed for misdemeanor assault after a fight over a crack purchase years earlier. More@WashingtonPost.com
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University of Alabama adding degree in addiction recovery
Nov 23, 2018 - The program, which will prepare students to combat a wide variety of addictive disorders, is the result of student demand for an undergraduate major on the subject... More@TuscaloosaNews.com
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Quitting alcohol can be deadly: Hundreds in US die each yearVIDEO
Nov. 27, 2018 - On day three of Lowell Cauffiel’s final detox from alcohol, a giant rabbit in a tuxedo and top hat tapped on the window of his second-floor bedroom. Cauffiel, a bestselling true crime author, Hollywood screenwriter and producer purposely didn’t go to rehab 34 years ago... More@USAToday.com
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Former Opioid Addict at Harvard Says We’re Getting Addiction Wrong
NOV. 27, 2018 - Grinspoon, who is 11 years sober, is advocating for medication-assisted treatment, called MAT, which combines behavioral therapy with FDA-approved medications to help stem addiction.
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This City’s Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?
Nov. 25, 2018 - Dayton, Ohio, had one of the highest overdose death rates in the nation in 2017. The city made many changes, and fatal overdoses are down more than 50 percent from last year. More@NYTimes.com
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Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino says sobriety is best gift ever
November 28, 2018 - “Be grateful,” the “Jersey Shore” star recently told Page Six. “Every holiday is a gift. [I’m] grateful for everyone.” As Sorrentino, 36, and new wife Lauren Pesce ready for the holidays, the MTV staple, who will report to prison early next year...
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Keeping Them Honest VIDEO
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Alberta has rules for treating alcoholism & addiction, enforced by fines up to $100,000 a day!VIDEO
November 28, 2018 - A 17-year-old boy died at an addiction treatment centre in 2007 after drinking antifreeze. Taylor Argent had ingested what a doctor estimated to be three times the lethal dose of ethylene glycol while enrolled in a program. Three years later, a public fatality inquiry found the staff were underqualified to deal with serious incidents. Staff were required to have completed a 12-step program, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, and have first-aid training, according to the inquiry report. More@EdmontonJournal.com
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She overdosed in a car with her baby, now she shares a story of recovery VIDEO
Nov. 28, 2018 - Lau, 25, of Wellsville, is doing well in recovery. She’s moved to pick up the pieces and rebuild her life. She said she wants to share her story to let people who’ve gone through similar experiences know that it’s never too late to change and rebuild — and that they don’t have to keep living the same way...More@YDR.com
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The label ‘alcoholic’ is as schmaltzy as a Christmas ham
Nov 29, 2018 - It’s the stock photo of a bloke sat at a kitchen table in front of a whisky bottle with his head in his hands. It’s a weapon in the hands of an aggrieved child describing a parent.
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Dr. Pole pleads guilty to operating illegal pill mill
Nov. 29, 2018 - A former physician has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing more than 600,000 oxycodone pills from his pain management clinic.
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Want to end AIDS? Treat people like humans
DECEMBER 1, 2018 - Contrast this with people who inject drugs. Recreational drug use is illegal in the U.S. People who use drugs recreationally or as a form of self-medication, particularly those from black and brown communities, live in the crosshairs of the police.
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