Good Mourning America

June 2, 2020 • Vol. 7., No. 40 Advertise • Fan Mail • Subscribe • Original • Archive See complete website  here How much worse can it get? Officials see ‘alarming’ rise in overdose deaths May 30, 2020 - “2017 was our bad year, and that was pretty consistent across the state if you looked at other counties. We managed to dial that down significantly, but it’s creeping back up for sure,” said Bartholomew County Deputy Coroner. @TheRepublic More anxiety and insomnia in USA More people are taking drugs for anxiety and insomnia - May 25, 2020 - “Many people are addicted to these drugs.” Prescriptions for anti-anxiety drugs, such as Klonopin and Ativan, rose 10.2% in the United States to 9.7 million in March 2020, from 8.8 million in March 2019... @WSJ Stockholders ADDICTED to Profits Big Pharmacy Chains Also Fed Off the Opioid Epidemic - May 27, 2020 - A new court filing Wednesday morning asserts that CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Giant Eagle as well as those operated by Walmart are complicit in perpetuating the crisis ... The retailers sold millions of pills in tiny communities... @NYTimes Rhinestoned Cowboy WATCH Glen Campbell’s Widow Recounts His Battle with Alcoholism – and Night He Pointed Pistol at Her WATCH - May 27, 2020 - “When he wasn’t drinking, he was the best guy in the world,” Kim tells PEOPLE. “But I feared every time he took a drink. I used to tremble, physically shake all over... @People Bottom Line Drug rehab clinic is accused of firing nursing staff during pandemic May 29, 2020 - Nurses at a drug rehabilitation clinic say management fired the entire nursing staff in April The executive director did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment and the clinic’s parent company said it was company policy not to discuss personnel matters. @BusinessInsider The Serenity Prayer in Action Ancient credo inspired Nick Saban and helped Ryan Shazier heal May 21, 2020 - Aurelius, the second-century Roman emperor, practiced a philosophy called Stoicism that argues individuals shape their destinies by controlling what they can and letting go of what they cannot. @ESPN It's a Wrap! Christo, Fearless Maker of Massive Public Artworks, Dead at 84 May 31, 2020 - “Christo lived his life to the fullest, not only dreaming up what seemed impossible but realizing it,” the statement reads. “Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s artwork brought people together in shared experiences across the globe, and their work lives on in our hearts and memories.” @ArtNews Good Mourning America I lost my son to an overdose: Here’s what you should know May 27, 2020 - “What do you do when you think your son’s dead or you think something’s wrong? I remember walking up to his apartment and Jesus said to me, ‘It is OK. It is my turn to look after him.’ I think that’s what will give me peace, is knowing I will see him again.” @GMA Stick with the Winners! Q&A with Dr. Louise Stanger May 26, 2020 - Dr. Louise Stanger LCSW, CDWF, CSAT-1, CIP is a preeminent clinician, author and educator. Her works appear in Thrive Global, Huffington Post, Keys to Recovery and other national publications. Dr. Louise is a leading interventionist and thought leader in the behavioral health and addiction treatment field. @AREB Only Seven? Seven mistakes that destroy your child’s mental strength - May 25 2020 - Minimizing your kid’s feelings - Always saving them from failure - Overindulging your kids - Expecting perfection - Making sure they always feel comfortable - Not setting parent-child boundaries... @CNBC Tian Dayton PhD does it again! Maintaining Emotional Sobriety During Covid-19: Transforming Trauma into Post Traumatic Growth - June 2020 - This workbook contains the kind of information that helps you to gain insight into which of these issues or feelings might be showing up for you. It gives you a user-friendly way to understand and process them so you can transform feelings and thoughts that might undermine your feelings of well-being into Post Traumatic Growth. @Amazon Be Careful What You Wish For FDA finds high levels of carcinogen in diabetes drug metformin May 27, 2020 - In December, the FDA had started an investigation into metformin, a drug is used as an initial treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes. NDMA contamination was responsible for the recall of heartburn drug Zantac... @Yahoo Visit SOBERLINK Silence = Death Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84 May 27, 2020 - He sought to shock the country into dealing with AIDS as a public-health emergency and foresaw that it could kill millions regardless of sexual orientation. @NYTimes Visit Attorneys at Law Cuarto for Quinto Zachary Quinto Has an Attitude of Gratitude May 27, 2020 - For Quinto, (getting sober) was not a case of wasted days and wasted nights with a rapidly vanishing bank balance ... The real turnabout at the deepest seat of consciousness came when he noticed an important aspect of his life — had gone missing. @Addiction Recovery eBulletin Visit HARMONY PLACE today Listen Up! Addiction recovery podcast launches May 26, 2020 - “Addiction and Recovery,” ( www.wscafm.org/listen/podcasts) is being created with all of the above in mind. It’s a platform for help and for hope – an undefined winding trail of stories laid out for the listener to find meaning in, and/or, share it with someone who might be able to benefit from it/them in some meaningful way. @SeaCoastOnline Visit The Guest House now Use your head! ‘I sold my Club World Cup medal to buy cocaine and used it all in two days’ May 24, 2020 - ‘After I was acquainted with cocaine, I lost everything else. Because at the start I was a moderate user. Until cocaine became more important in my life, I started to lose everything I had. Any money saved I used to buy drugs. @DailyMail Visit Mr. Levenson's website Just like the Agreements 4 of the Best Revelations From My Sober Life  May 20, 2020 - Capitalism and society were The Enemy and I didn’t want to conform to their bullshit! And then I hit thirty. And some of my ideas began to seem a bit … limiting. @Medium So Smoke Alone Vaping Creates A “Slime-Cloak” In The Mouth May 27, 2020 - When bacteria in the oral microbiome are exposed to vapor, they coat themselves in a slime layer ... That “slime-cloak” makes it difficult for healthy bacteria to attach to the colony, but doesn’t stop pathogenic characters from latching on. This creates an even more virulent environment. @Inverse Lifeskills is here The Medium is the Message Even with 26 years of sobriety, the loss of AA meetings is a worry May 28, 2020 - “The effect of this shutdown on the recovery community has been awful,” he said. “AA and other recovery meetings have shifted to Zoom, but that’s not a long-term solution. Even with password security, the Zoom bombers sneak in to disrupt meetings with obscene comments, dirty pictures, pictures of whiskey bottle... @PressHerald Exclusive and Reasonable CLICK Real Live Counselors Are Heroes Health Advocates Expect Surging Demand For Addiction Services MAY 26, 2020 - “Most people in recovery have a relapse prevention plan where they identify stressors that they’re likely to face and what they can do to maintain their sobriety throughout it,” LaMarca said. “No one’s relapse prevention plan had worldwide pandemic on it.” @WOSU No parking fees Alcoholism: Why this doctor says telemedicine is key right now May 26, 2020 - “So, there are a lot of people who have been sober for years who are unfortunately relapsing due to the boredom and lack of other things to keep their mind occupied.” ... “A lot of people typically go to a treatment center when they relapse, which means they enroll at a residential center or a hospital where they’re in a group setting... @Yahoo HeatherHayes is HERE Worth the weight... James ‘Arg’ Argent: Cocaine addiction was triggered by eating disorder May 26, 2020 - Argent revealed when he attended a rehab clinic in Thailand at the beginning of the year he was the heaviest he has ever been ... he also credited the show with helping him find love with co-star Gemma Collins, 39. Argent said she was “not an enabler” ... He added that now he is clean and sober they are eager to get married and start a family. @Yahoo Buy something at the Recovery Shop Crocodile ROCK OCK Elton John hosts ‘Rocketman’ watch party May 30, 2020 - Elton John shared several anecdotes about his drug-taking past while leading a watch party of his biopic Rocketman. “It took a fairly Herculean effort to get yourself noticed for taking too much cocaine in the music industry…” @NME Good Gorski books HERE One is too many, and a ton is never enough Operation Nets 50 Tonnes of Cocaine in 45 Days May 29, 2020 - The Orion V operation - which includes 26 countries from the Americas and Europe - took place from the start of April until May 15. Some 150 people were arrested and dozens of watercraft and four airplanes were confiscated. @NYTimes The BIGGEST Book of all Doctors Being Doctors WATCH AMA video update: Experts discuss pandemic’s impact on the opioid epidemic WATCH May 29, 2020 - as you can see from the conversation here, do all that we can to increase access, to be able to connect with our patients, patients who have substance use disorder and our patients who have pain. @AMA ONLINE MEETINGS AVAILABLE HERE. What would Bill and Bob say? The online success of 12-step recovery programs May 31, 2020 - Meetings are the lifeline of recovery, and so globally, within mere moments of shutdowns, 12-step recovery found new hope online, with existing meetings and new ones alike springing up on web platforms immediately... @CultMTL Coming this Fall • Call  Ahbra Schiff  - 818-762-0461 See our website  ‌  ‌  ‌

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Dear Joseph,

Across our community, we’re seeing growing needs in the wake of COVID-19. These needs will likely not subside due to the financial impact on our vulnerable neighbors who have lost jobs and at-risk families who already were struggling to make ends meet.

That’s especially true for families CityTeam was serving before the pandemic hit. They were already at risk. But since the shelter in place orders last month, they’re more vulnerable than ever.

Many have lost jobs, are having trouble putting food on the table, or are in declining health. As hardships multiply, people are becoming increasingly distressed.

That’s why, with so many compassionate and generous people in our community, we must continue working together to help struggling families get the help they need to make it through this challenging time.

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Alejandra’s family is just one that received help at CityTeam.

She told us, “We are a family of six, including four kids ages 17, 11, 9, and 2. We were having a hard time putting food on our table and dressing our growing kids.”

“Going through these hardships made me feel vulnerable and useless. But thanks to your help, I feel empowered. Through your outreach, my family was blessed with food and clothing.”

Won’t you help today? Through your gift now, you’ll make it possible to continue, and even expand, this outreach. Please give now to provide even more families in crisis with groceries and other emergency supplies.

What’s more, your partnership will guide them toward lasting solutions that lift at-risk families out of poverty.

Thanks in advance for your care and compassion. And God bless you!

Kwinn Tucker
Executive Director
CityTeam Chester
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