uly 2, 2019 • Vol. 6., No. 50
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Rising rapper Hella Sketchy dies at 18 after drug overdose
JUNE 29, 2019 - Rising rapper and producer Hella Sketchy died Thursday in Los Angeles two weeks after he suffered a drug overdose, his family announced on Twitter.
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Effects of ‘secondhand drinking’ hurt 53 million Americans
July 1, 2019 - One fifth of adults — or an estimated 53 million people in the United States — suffer from other people’s boozing annually, making this “a significant public health issue,”... More@NYPost.com
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Man paid thousands in patient-brokering kickbacks
June 26, 2019 - Gillis later told investigators that Hanley agreed to pay him and Norquist $216,000 a month for an expected average of 700 urinalysis referrals per month. He said Hanley later balked when the two weren’t able to hit their quota... More@PalmBeachPost.com
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Ben Affleck defends founder of addiction recovery center
June 28, 2019 - Ben Affleck has come to the defense of an addiction recovery center founder who has been accused of sexual misconduct. Noah Levine, the founder of Refuge Recovery and the same center where Affleck treated his alcoholism last year... More@DailyMail.co.uk
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Illinois to Expunge Records of Nearly 800,000 People With Marijuana Convictions
JUNE 27, 2019 - Illinois became the 11th state to allow marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday when governor J. B. Pritzker signed legislation which included sweeping legal reforms to address those individuals who were impacted by the state’s previous drug laws.
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Study Finds CBD Can Cause Liver Damage
JUNE 18, 2019 - Regardless of your feelings on this particular study, it is hard to argue with dead mice ... Researchers at the University of Arkansas ... recently rolled up their sleeves to investigate CBD hepatotoxicity in mice. ... people that use CBD are at an elevated risk for liver toxicity. More@Forbes.com
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“Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for the work of chance!” –Doris Lessing
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She found her voice as recovery advocate. July 1, 2019 - When a cop knocked on the window of the truck Chekesha “Kay” Ellis was sleeping in at 1 a.m. nine years ago to ask if she was OK, she saw it as a wake-up call, both literally and figuratively. She was far from OK. More@BurlingtonCountyTimes.com
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Artist's Corner with Wendy Adamson
With over twenty years of experience, Wendy Adamson is a seasoned professional in the field of mental health and substance abuse. ... In May, Wendy’s debut memoir,Mother Load was released, that shares her own struggles, hitting rock bottom and her ultimate recovery.More@AREB
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Halsey opens up about sobriety, confronting sexual abuser VIDEO
June 25, 2019 - The boisterous songstress opened up in a big way about her life as it is today and in true Halsey fashion, leaving no topic unexamined — including her bipolar disorder, her ongoing battle to remain sober, and being a survivor of sexual assault...
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Malaysia plans to decriminalize drug use to battle addiction
June 28, 2019 - Malaysia’s government plans to drop criminal penalties for the possession and use of drugs in small quantities to battle addiction, but stressed the move is not akin to legalizing narcotics.
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Jail program strives to teach another way to live
June 28, 2019 - Kerns, 30, of Woodstock, has been attending McShin Foundation Peer to Peer support groups for about three months with other inmates of Pod B at the Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional Jail.
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A First! New Jersey authorizes paramedics to administer Suboxone to overdose victims
June 26, 2019 - Paramedics would offer patients the drug, often referred to by the brand name Suboxone, after their overdose had been reversed using the opioid antidote naloxone. More@StatNews.com
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Guiding Mothers and Babies Through the Opioid Crisis
June 26, 2019 - When Brittany lost her father a few years ago, she began taking cocaine and injecting hydromorphone, an opioid several times more potent than morphine ... Brittany lives in Sandy Lake First Nation, a small remote Indigenous community in northwestern Ontario that is reachable only by plane.
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One Possible Solution to the Opioid Crisis in the U.S. Has Been Inexplicably Ignored
June 24, 2019 - Studies have shown that Nurse Practitioners provide care that’s just as good as—and sometimes better than—physicians ... Federal lawmakers have demonstrated that they’re serious about ending the opioid epidemic. State lawmakers can show they’re serious by allowing NPs to do their jobs.More@Time.com
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Why Porn Can’t Deliver
On Its Promise
June 28, 2019 - “Porn is a ton of fun,” he almost bellowed. “I get it. The anticipation while looking for the right thing. The hunt. The rush. The women always accept you. Help you forget your pain for a while. It’s great, isn’t it?”
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The New Sober Is a Lot Like the Original Sober
June 26, 2019 - The “New Abstainers” are open about it and celebrate being free from hooch. What is liberating is that these folks see alcohol problems on a spectrum rather than as a yes/no question...
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Florida approves statewide expansion of needle exchange
June 26, 2019 - The five-year pilot program was limited to Miami-Dade County. In addition, the county was not allowed to use state, county or municipal funds to run the exchange and instead relied on grants and private funding.
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Dual Use of Vapes and Cigarettes—Harmful or Harm Reduction?
June 26, 2019 - Mixing use of vapes and combustible cigarettes, known as “dual use,” is seen as a win by some—especially those who are working towards quitting smoking—while others view it as an absolute health threat.
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Illegal drug classifications are based on politics not science
June 26, 2018 - Illegal drugs including cocaine, heroin and cannabis should be reclassified to reflect a scientific assessment of harm, according to a report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
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Cutting The Rug, Not A Line VIDEO
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‘Carpet guy’ talks sobriety, and how he is Still Standing VIDEO
June 27 2019 - That was when Joe joined Alcoholics Anonymous. He attends meetings and works at his sobriety every day. He does not take anything for granted. He wants to continue giving back. And he wants to be a good role model for his son, Giovanni.
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Finding Redemption in Sobriety
May 2019 - We wonder if we’ll ever be able to regain our confidence and repair our self-esteem. Our self-worth has been so depleted we worry we’ll never love ourselves again.
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Alcoholic beverages should carry cancer warnings VIDEO
June 28, 2019 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) said its aim is to increase the public’s awareness of the little-known link between alcohol and cancer...
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“Beautiful Boy” Nic Sheff shares his story at recovery symposium
June 28, 2019 - It wasn’t until his final treatment center that he was evaluated by a psychiatrist and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and he received medication that helped him cope with his addiction. Sheff told his story Thursday as the keynote speaker for this year’s Harford County Symposium on Addiction and Recovery...
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Arrested! Man accused of feeding meth to squirrel
June 28, 2019 - Investigators in Athens, Alabama, searched Paulk’s home last week after getting a tip the man was keeping a methamphetamine-fueled “attack squirrel” at the residence. More@NBCNews.com
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Meth addiction is an epidemic, and it’s complicating the homeless relief effort
JUNE 29, 2019 - She was ravaged by drugs, a young woman turning old too soon. Her face was puffy and scabbed, her arms were scarred by needle marks, and an abscess the size of a kitchen sponge floated under tight skin near her elbow. More@LATimes.com
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Xanax Abuse Affecting Startup Tech Workers
June 28, 2019 - Xanax was introduced into the U.S. market in 1981 and was designed as a safer, less addictive alternative to the more traditional “tranquilizer” drugs that were on the market already such as alcohol and barbiturates. Xanax is often compared to other benzodiazepines such as Valium...
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14,000 fentanyl pills seized during bust at Arizona Mall
June 7, 2019 - The buy happened at Arizona Mills mall, where detectives saw a large bag being exchanged between Roberto Yescas, 40, and Edwin Veliz-Flores, 40.
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Hawaii Rehab Center Ignored Promised Reforms For 2 Years
June 27, 2019 - The director of Sand Island Treatment Center reportedly did not pay back part of his excessive salary for two years because he was “distracted.”
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Advocates split on impact of smoking ban at inpatient rehabs
June 25, 2019 - Brooke Feldman, who is in long-term recovery and works as a social worker at an outpatient treatment center, organized the protest ... The protesters say the ban dissuades people from entering treatment if they can’t smoke inside. More@WHYY.org
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Generic Drugs Are Poisoning Us
May 13, 2019 - Who would ever guess that Mahatma Gandhi helped start an industry whose corruption now plagues us all? Yet here he is, early in Katherine Eban’s “Bottle of Lies,” barefoot in his Ahmedabad ashram...
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Amanda Bynes Graduates From Fashion School After Rehab
June 25, 2019 - Amid her struggle to clean up her life, Bynes enrolled at the Los Angeles Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, where she has now earned her fashion degree. Could she be ready for a Hollywood comeback? More@RadarOnline.com
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Once touted as a recovery success story, Philly rehab owner admits he illegally profited from others’ addictions
June 26, 2019 - At 22, he successfully kicked the heroin addiction that had derailed his life soon after his college graduation. At 25, he moved back to the Philadelphia suburbs and opened a rehab center to help others recover
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Are antidepressant weakening effectiveness of Opioids?
June 29, 2019 - Many chronic pain patients are taking antidepressants, mainly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which many of these CYP2D6 inhibitors fit into. There are a lot of patients who experience both, unfortunately. More@NationalPainReport.com
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Alcoholics Anonymous Group of Redemption celebrates 18 years
June 28 2019 - Lauding the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Group of Redemption for encouraging alcohol free healthy lifestyle, Director of State Health Mission S Manikanta expressed the need educate people particularly youth about the health issues and social problems associated with alcohol consumption. More@E-Pao.net
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