April 21, 2020 • Vol. 7., No. 34
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“America’s Other Epidemic” by Beth Macy author of DOPESICK
May 2020 - The night she ran away, Nikki stopped at an Arby’s halfway to Lexington because she was shaking too hard to drive. She’d been planning the move her entire senior year... @TheAtlantic
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Walmart Under Criminal Investigation for Opioid Sales
April 13, 2020 - States and counties suing the giant retailer over its drug sales accused it in court of failing to hand over huge quantities of documents ... alleges that the giant retailer engaged in “pervasive obstruction,”...
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Addiction battle unabated in Kensington WATCH
April 18, 2020 - FOX 29’s Hank Flynn says the streets of Kensington are overcrowded. Heroin users can be seen in small clusters. "... they’re so caught up in their own microcosm of addiction, so caught up in chasing that next bag, that everything else - even coronavirus - is a little mute because of that,”... @Fox29
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“Reclaiming My Life,” A Book About Addiction, Recovery, & Healing March 2, 2020 - Maryland mother and wife, Tammy Lofink, experienced a parent’s worst nightmare when her son Robert Mason Lofink died of an overdose. Out of a strong desire to help others avoid a similar tragedy, Lofink shares her story. @BaltimoreSun ALSO: Read Interview @AREB
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Papa don't preach... WATCH
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Pop Singer Drea Jeann’s Battle with Addiction WATCH
April 15, 2020 - Cocaine is my drug of choice. I’ve dabbled with other things, but cocaine was the drug that brought me to my knees and left me completely powerless. Only my very close friends and my boyfriend. My dad knew something was off ... @ThriveGlobal
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Coronavirus: Gabor Maté on How Your Past Is Affecting Your Present WATCH
April 8, 2020 - I was honoured to welcome back Dr Gabor Maté, one of the most important voices globally on health, compassion and addiction, to discuss the life lessons that might emerge from this pandemic. This podcast contains tremendous insights @YouTube
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Seth Rogen smoking an ‘ungodly amount’ of weed during quarantine April 17, 2020 - Wearing an Alanis Morissette T-shirt and sporting a messy mop of hair and shaggy beard, ... “Doing a ton of pottery and ceramics,” He noted that he’s thankful pot is considered an essential service “because for me it truly is essential.” @PageSix
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When romance & substance abuse collide
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Good Morning Destroyer of Men’s Souls: a memoir
April 17, 2020 - Aron writes in gripping prose about the thrills and dangers of her own substance use and relationship with K “I obsessed over him the way he obsessed over getting high,” ... describing what she calls the “narcotic effect of being needed.” @DateBook
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Shelter in Place is an Invitation to Sober Up April 11, 2020 - Whether you drink a little or a lot, when you remove the booze, your body finally feels all the feelings you were numbing out with a drink. It’s a big thaw of emotions and it’s exhausting... @ThriveGlobal
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Indicted rehab center founder accused of dealing drugs, killing addicts, asks to be released from jail because of COVID-19
April 13, 2020 - A drug rehab center founder under indictment on charges of running a McKees Rocks heroin den for addicts and supplying fentanyl that killed two people says he should be released because of COVID-19 at the Allegheny County Jail. @Post-Gazette
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He Spent 20 Years Battling Addiction. Now Fitness Is Helping Him Stay Sober.
APR 15, 2020 - This is how it was for the next 20 years—a drug-addled blur of parties, having a daughter, drug trafficking, an arrest, having another daughter, an overdose, a Vegas marriage, an annulment 28 days later, having a son, another marriage, another divorce, lots of oxy, and two rehab stints. @MensHealth
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From Bad to Worse to the Streets WATCH
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How America’s ‘Bedlam’ Became Jails & Streets WATCH
April 17, 2020 - “We built asylums and they were pretty dreadful, or they became pretty dreadful,” said Rosenberg. “Then we decided — to get rid of the asylums. But we didn’t replace them with something better. We just tore them down.” @CityLab @BedlamTrailer
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Good time to be awake WATCH
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Recovery and sobriety during quarantine WATCH
April 18, 2020 - “Everybody’s struggling...and in the beginning of [the pandemic] I was a little too much invested into myself, about how this would affect me and all that stuff,” he said. But Tim told 3News that support from within the recovery community has helped keep his outlook positive. @WKYC
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Women recovering from human trafficking and addiction making masks for nonprofit WATCH - April 11, 2020 - The women Dahlia Grove serves are recovering from situations like human trafficking, drug addiction, and domestic abuse. Because of Coronavirus-related restrictions, the nonprofit cannot run its fundraising events or catering company it usually uses to support them. @WBTV
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The Importance of Getting Someone Off Drugs
April 11, 2020 - Many of the clients I’ve spoken with who chose abstinence-based or holistic treatment approaches discovered that their previously diagnosed disorders vanished once they completely detoxified and stabilized.
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‘I was slow-killing myself!’ Comedian Robert Webb reveals battle with alcoholism
April 12, 2020 - Robert said that his alcohol abuse was ‘certainly an addiction’... I was thinking of [alcohol] at any given time of the day.’ He has now quit alcohol entirely... @DailyMail
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How To Make Friends With Your Feelings April 9, 2020 - It’s OK to feel frustration or fear. It’s OK to feel rage, grief, terror ... Feeling them is not the problem. It’s what you do with what you feel that puts the pandemonium in pandemic. Mindfulness helps us cultivate a way to respond before we flip our lids. @Mindful
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The Scary Relationship Between Vaping and Coronavirus
April 13, 2020 - To overcome the infection swiftly, your lungs need to be in tip-top shape so they can put up a good fight. Vaping damages the lungs and depresses the immune system in such a way that the body will have a much tougher time... @HuffPost
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Officials, health experts worry coronavirus will set back opioid fight - April 10, 2020 - “I think we’re going to see deaths climb again,” Nora Volkow, the long-serving director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told POLITICO. “We can’t afford to focus solely on Covid. We need to multitask.”... @Politico
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Social distancing creates unique challenges for Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ community
April 13, 2020 - “Every Friday night,” he said, “I usually go to an NA meeting in northeast Minneapolis. Afterward, a bunch of us go out to dinner. It’s something I look forward to all week.” As a gay man in recovery, Sorensen said that time spent with these friends has been key to staying sober. @MinnPost
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Philadelphia's Horror Show
April 13, 2020 - On March 30, Nicholas Troxell, a heroin user known by many in the Kensington community, was shot and killed on an El train passing through North Philly. That same week the attempted robbery of a man selling pills further south, ended with 3 people wounded by gunfire. @FilterMag
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Feelings are Everywhere LISTEN
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April 16, 2020 - Today I’d like to give you this free guided imagery to help you let go of grief. @YouTube
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CJ Sparxxx on Sobriety: ‘My Life Only Gets Better Every Day’
April 18, 2020 - "Today I celebrated 365 days of continuous sobriety from alcohol and drugs. It was a simple day, but a proud one. I am so grateful for my life, and the ability to feel my emotions on an entirely different level." @Instagram
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DANNY TREJO DISHES HUNDREDS OF FREE MEALS!!!
April 15, 2020 -Danny Trejo is using his machete for good ... to chop up some carnitas from his famous Mexican joint to feed L.A.’s frontline workers. We’re told the action star hit USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on Wednesday... @TMZ
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Make Peace with Your Pantry WATCH
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Is COVID-19 triggering your eating disorder? WATCH
April 16, 2020 - ...They may debate how much to eat, when to eat, when to stop eating, etc. While having a pantry filled with food is indeed a blessing, it can be anxiety-inducing to a person who’s healing from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, or other eating disorders. @HelloGiggles
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She's Gotta Have It WATCH
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Felicity Huffman as alcoholic mother in the dark comedy Tammy’s Always Dying WATCH
April 16, 2020 - The Desperate Housewives star plays a chaotic, alcoholic who comes to rely on her adult daughter after learning she has terminal cancer ... This is the third project Huffman has released since her stint behind bars for the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal. @DailyMail
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Quarantine may lead to wider social media addiction
April 2020 - It noted a 76 percent increase in daily accumulated likes on their influencers’ #ad posts within the first two weeks of March 2020 and a 27 percent increase in TikTok engagement. An analysis from The New York Times also... @DailyTargum
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9 things you can do to make working from home more joyful
April 15, 2020 - (“Take a shower!” “Don’t spend too much time on social media!”). So I’d like to share a few ideas for creating a workspace and routines that will make working from home a joyful, sustainable experience. And who knows? You might not even want... @Ideas.Ted
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