April 14, 2020 • Vol. 7., No. 33
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Telehealth for addiction during a pandemic - April 11, 2020 - I can now prescribe to patients who don’t have bus money to make it to clinic, but who have a phone, or can borrow one. @Spectator
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Incredible Human Damage From OxyContin Dealers Continues to Be Revealed
April 13, 2010 - OxyContin, and the aggressive, misleading way that Purdue Pharma marketed it, might have been even more damaging than was previously understood. The Sackler family focused its marketing in states with lighter prescription regulation, with deadly consequences. @NYTimes
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Falling Down a Mountain of Meth - A True Story
April 2, 2020 - “It’s not as fun if you aren’t messed up. I got some crank for all of us,” said one of the guys. So five of my best girlfriends and I locked ourselves in the bathroom at my boyfriend’s parents’ house, feeling scared, nervous and excited all at the same time. @OZY
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America’s new opioid shortage
April 10, 2020 - Low stocks of opioids in coronavirus hot spots — have become dire enough for doctors to request that states divert death row supplies to hospitals instead... @Politico
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Addiction treatment center adapts to social distancing amid pandemic - April 10, 2020 - “The crux of this is we thought COVID-19 was going to devastate recovery.” Beste said. “But it’s been a boom because people really used it as a way to refocus.” According to Beste, since March, during the height of the pandemic, her center has doubled the amount of people in its recovery program. @WTKR
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“If you give a little more then you're asking for your love will turn the key.” —Barry Gibb
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Charity says homosexuality is like drug addiction
April 10, 2020 - An organization has been refusing to allow LGBTQ people – including medical professionals – to volunteer at its New York City tent hospital set up to help people afflicted with coronavirus. @LGBTQNation
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Chynna Rogers, Philadelphia rapper, dies of overdose at 25
April 11, 2020 - “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed,” the family said in a statement to NBC, a spokesman for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, said Rogers died from an accidental drug overdose. The Philadelphia native signed with the agency Ford Models at age 14... @NBCNews
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Any type of smoke inhalation — including weed — is a coronavirus risk WATCH
April 10, 2020 - “What happens to your airways when you smoke cannabis is that it causes some degree of inflammation, very similar to bronchitis, very similar to the type of inflammation that cigarette smoking can cause,” pulmonologist Dr. Albert Rizzo... @NYPost
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Who’s Drinking While Working From Home? - April 9, 2020 - ...35 percent of New Jersey residents report drinking alcohol during work hours. Among all states, the survey revealed that residents of Hawaii are the most likely to drink at home during working hours (67 percent), while Arkansas residents are the least likely (8 percent.) @Yahoo
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Lena Dunham celebrates two years of sobriety ‘It’s a miracle I can’t take for granted’
April 10, 2020 - She is responsible for the wildly acclaimed series Girls which ran on HBO from 2012 until 2017, but that’s not the accomplishment she’s currently most excited about. She took to her Instagram account on Friday to mark a significant milestone, celebrating two years since she made a commitment to her sobriety... @DailyMail
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Ex-Yankees, Mets star Darryl Strawberry’s powerful call for sobriety during pandemic -
April 6, 2020 - Strawberry, sober for 17 years now, things sharing feeling matters now more than ever in a time of isolation. “What they’re feeling is very real, very raw,” Strawberry said. “I would encourage them to get online and really talk about their feelings now more than anything because I know they have a lot of feelings going on right now. @NJ
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Courtney Friel on Life as a Party Girl, Recovery, and Sobriety
April 6, 2020 - While I was the newsreader on Fox & Friends Weekend, I was primarily concerned about making sure my cocaine was lined up before I went out drinking. She was 26, blonde, beautiful and had just been hired as a national correspondent, making her the youngest on-air talent... @TheFix
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Psychiatrists Count on Teletherapy to Reach Isolated Patients - April 9, 2020 - “I’ve been a psychiatrist for more than 40 years; I have never FaceTimed a patient in my entire career,” says Muskin, who works at Columbia University Medical Center ... But across the U.S. ... physicians of all kinds are adopting the techniques and technology of telemedicine... @NPR
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America’s having a nervous breakdown. Can telemedicine fix it? - April 9, 2020 - Mental health providers are struggling on multiple levels. They are trying to adapt to telehealth visits without sacrificing the personal connection to the people they help. And they are trying to accommodate growing numbers of online patients facing depression, fear, panic, grief, isolation and economic distress... @Politico
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I’m Struggling to Stay Sober. AA Zoom Meetings Keep Me Afloat - April 5, 2020 - As I write this, I have not had a drink or a drug for 3.59 years. That’s 43.16 months or 1,316 days. My commitment to my sobriety has helped me not cheat on anyone or anything since. While I don’t want to drink now, I am struggling to remain sober. @GEN
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Phishing for Answers WATCH
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Trey Anastasio Shares New Song WATCH - April 6, 2020 - The guitarist wrote a note discussing his battle with drug addiction and how he came out the other side that accompanied the song in an Instagram post. @JamBase
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Our Health Is in Danger. Wellness Wants to Fill the Void. Can it? - April 6, 2020 - To the wellness industry, the coronavirus represents not just a loss but an opportunity for self-actualization. Miranda Kerr and Tom Brady are among the celebrities on the bandwagon... @NYTimes
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Dear Abby: Friendship with alcoholic causes guilt, sorrow
April 5, 2020 - I have a friend who is an alcoholic. I met her when we first moved here five years ago. At that time, I wasn’t aware of her drinking problem. Over the years it has become very apparent. I have yelled at her, shown deep concern for her, threatened rehab, begged her to get help, etc. —ENABLER IN MINNESOTA
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Joe Wicks opens up about father’s battles with drug addiction - April 6, 2020 - The Body Coach is encouraging people to turn to exercise instead of “binge-eating, addiction or drugs”. Talking on Russell Brand’s Under The Skin podcast, the popular fitness coach said he and older brother Nikki instead focused on exercise and playing sport. @Sky
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Connection Cures Cravings WATCH
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Jada Pinkett Smith’s Mom Says Self-Quarantine Inspired Her to Reconnect With Sobriety Groups WATCH
April 7, 2020 - Adrienne Banfield Norris, overcame addiction nearly three decades ago, and now she’s using time spent at home to get in touch with her support groups. @OprahMag
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Struggling With Addiction During COVID-19? You’re Not Alone - April 8, 2020 - But those can be hard to come by during a time of stay-at-home orders and social distancing, when people can’t gather for regular Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Sadness, fear, anger, frustration and stress can lead to relapse. And isolation can make addictive behaviors worse. @WBEZ
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For Some, Sobriety Is Easier in Quarantine - April 8, 2020 - For Christa Lombardi, it started with Dry January. As a single woman working in Manhattan’s PR industry and living just across the river in Jersey City, she regularly drank with clients at dinners, connected with colleagues at happy hours, and unwound with a glass of wine. @InStyle
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The Digital Burnout Was Coming. The Pandemic Is Expediting It - April 10, 2020 - A new book about our relationship with digital devices has come at the precise moment in which we’ve never been more dependent on them for working, socializing, and staying informed. Equal parts memoir and reported nonfiction, Attention: A Love Story... @VanityFair
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Ex-Vikings DE Everson Griffen Lived in Sober House
APRIL 10, 2020 - “Nobody knew that I was living in a sober house,” Griffen said. “I lived in the sober house for three months, from October to the end of the [2018] season. I was living like I was in college...
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Cowboys’ Aldon Smith on substance-abuse: ‘I was in a really dark place,’ slept under cars - April 9, 2020 - Mr. Smith is now a member of the Dallas Cowboys and awaiting a decision from the NFL about his reinstatement. He reportedly has been sober for nine months while living in a sober living house in Los Angeles. @DallasNews
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No, you're Kidding? WATCH
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‘Tiger King’ talks about struggle with drug addiction WATCH
April 10, 2020 - In the show, Finlay opened up about his addiction to meth and how he felt lost for several years. But now Finlay is clean and sober. “The [Netflix documentary] made me look like a drugged-out hillbilly,”...
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Treating addiction during the pandemic WATCH
Apr 10, 2020 - For members of Alcoholics Anonymous and other addiction programs (which patterned their programs after the AA model), in-person meetings are a vital element of these programs — they’re the life raft. So it is a cruel irony... @KRON4
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Teller Calls 911 While Robbery Suspect Pauses for a drink
April 12, 2020 - Sonny Gutierrez, Jr. allegedly walked into the Bank of America in the 1600 block of University Avenue and handed a teller a note demanding money that said he had a firearm, Gutierrez then waited to receive the money in the bank lobby “while consuming an adult beverage,’’ giving employees time to call 911.
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Log Cabin Saved!- April 8, 2020 - “We are thrilled to be able to secure this space to safeguard vital recovery services. Tens of thousands of people have been helped by the 12-Step meetings offered at the ‘Log Cabin’ and with the addition of the West Hollywood Recovery Center. @WEHOTimes
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