June 30, 2020 • Vol. 7., No. 44
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San Diego VA lied about drug treatment for suicidal vets - June 26, 2020 - An inewsource investigation published this month found the healthcare system is pulling depressed and suicidal veterans off ketamine, an effective drug, and putting them on a nasal spray called Spravato — which is not working and in some cases is increasing their suicidal thoughts. more@iNewsSource
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1 in 10 Americans use a Prescription Painkiller
June 24, 2020 - “When taking into account that 21% to 29% of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain may misuse them, and 8% to 12% of these patients may develop opioid use disorder... more@WebMD
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It’s a Wonderful Time to Be Leslie Jordan
June 23, 2020 - Early in the pandemic, Mr. Jordan was with his family in Tennessee, before returning to his home in Los Angeles, where he has been “hunkered down,” amid protests spurred by the killing of George Floyd and countless other acts of systemic racism in America. Sober for 22 years, Mr. Jordan, 65, decided... more@NYTimes
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Fan Mail from Leslie Jordan
“Who knew when Leonard Buschel started his addiction recovery bulletin years ago, how pertinent and necessary it would become in the days of hunkering down from the Covid 19 virus. When one has exhausted all the available online meetings, it is really supportive to have a ‘meeting on paper’ to peruse and feel in someway connected to others. And that, my friends, is the bedrock our sobriety: just one drunk helping another, one addict helping another. Thank yeeeeeeeeew,Leonard!” @Instagram
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How Does a Community Help Get People Off Drugs During a Pandemic?
June 16, 2020 - Some patients would go to meet with counselors and get prescription medications like buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction. Others needed harm-reduction supplies like clean needles and naloxon, the drug that reverses opioid overdoses... more@KQED
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Chris Kirk’s sobriety leads to first victory in 5 years
June 25, 2020 - “I didn’t touch a club for three and a half months and was able to get some help ... “I think my alcoholism may have happened to me no matter what, but part of it was being on the road away from my family and trying to maintain a high level of playing became too much for me. more@PonteVedraRecorder
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Sober Squad promotes healthy living for ex-addicts June 26, 2020 - The Sober Squad is a group of recovering addicts that meet in and out of Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The goal of the group is to provide shoulders for addicts to lean on when times are tough. @EchoPress
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Sobriety is Different When You Have a Co-Occuring Mental Illness - June 25, 2020 - It’s tragically common for those who deal with mental illnesses to self-medicate with alcohol and drugs. Out of desperation for relief, it can be tempting to turn to substance abuse... more@Yahoo
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Miley Cyrus on ‘Black Mirror,’ Health, and Getting Sober LISTEN Jun 23, 2020 - You mentioned living a sober life. Are you sober sober? “I’ve been sober sober for the past six months. At the beginning, it was just about this vocal surgery … But I had been thinking a lot about my mother. My mom was adopted, and I inherited some of the feelings she had ...” The thing that I love about sobriety is waking up 100%, 100% of the time.” more@Variety
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Using Sports to Prevent Drug Abuse
June 26, 2020 - Research has shown that sports do more than help a person in the physical aspect. Engaging in sporting activities can teach a person and help them develop analytical, strategic thinking, and leadership skills. Through sporting activities, individuals can develop social skills and the right attitudes. more@TheSportsBank
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The Year I Lost Everything, Psychiatry Offered Nothing - June 23, 2020 – I had been given were Zyprexa (an antipsychotic sometimes used in conjunction with antidepressants) and Remeron (an antidepressant that is used as a sleeping medication because of its sedative effects). They had been prescribed by the psychiatrist without any discussion or explanation. This dishonest practice violates NY State Office of Mental Health regulations.@MadinAmerica
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Comparison: Dangers of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and waterpipes - June 25, 2020 - smoking and vaping may increase the risk of people being infected by COVID-19, suffering worse symptoms and dying from it ... Society of Cardiology in urging smokers to try to give up the habit, regardless of which smoking method they use. more@EurekAlert
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Quit Genius expands to include alcohol and opioids
June 23, 2020 - The program is designed for enterprise and health plan customers in the U.S. to help their employees recover from addiction. Fees are paid for by the user’s employer or health plan. Employers are charged an annual fee for each participant that actually enrolls in the program. more@MobiHealthNews
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Heather Locklear
June 19, 2020 - In April, Locklear celebrated a year of sobriety after a tumultuous two years that saw the actress hospitalized, sued, placed into a psychiatric hold as well as doing a stint in outpatient drug rehab... more@FoxNews
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Open minds making music LISTEN
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Lazy Queen look “Sober” on punk-inspired single LISTEN - June 26, 2020 - “Recovery isn’t linear, it’s continuous work, and it’s okay to make mistakes along the way. It’s been important to me to remind myself that I’m not a total failure just because I haven’t reached that ‘perfect place’ yet… more@EarMilk
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Alcohol and drug addiction increasing since Covid-19 pandemic - June 17, 2020 - According to a study done by The Recovery Village, there has been a significant increase in drug and alcohol addiction since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. more@MyCBS4
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Summer House’s Star Reveals He’s in Therapy to Help With Sobriety June 24, 2020 - “It’s my first time doing therapy while actually telling the 100 percent truth,” the LoverBoy founder said. “I actually admitted that I do have so many issues and I wanted to actually get help that’s directly attacking the alcohol component. more@USMagazine
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Designer of ‘I Love NY’ logo, dies
June 26, 2020 - Milton Glaser, the groundbreaking graphic designer who adorned Bob Dylan’s silhouette with psychedelic hair and summed up the feelings for his native New York with “I (HEART) NY,” died Friday, his 91st birthday. more@NYT
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Road to Recovery: Using art to overcome addiction WATCH - June 25, 2020 - The series focuses on their faces and is called “Into the Light.” The pieces will be displayed in an exhibit in Asheville in the fall, aimed at removing the stigma from opioid addiction. more@WCYB
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First Step's First WATCH (no judgments)
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Mama June Struggles to Admit She’s a Drug Addict WATCH ... if you dare
June 25, 2020 - Mama June Shannon is finally understanding what an addict means. In ET’s exclusive Mama June: Family Crisis clip, the reality star talks about her addiction with a therapist at Banyan Treatment Center in Stuart, Florida. more@ETOnline
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Strange story for sure WATCH
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Employees walk out of addiction center over alleged missing paychecks WATCH
June 25, 2020 - The building is owned by the Mingo County Housing Authority and leased by Lighthouse Investment Agency. Mayor Charlie Hatfield says the city has been losing $40,000 a year since the building has changed from a hotel to an addiction center. more@WCHSTV
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Why not a police car? WATCH
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Non-profit smashes up Subaru to help women’s sober home WATCH - June 24, 2020 - “We’re going to be smashing this car, really to raise money for a local non-profit, so every smash we’re going to go and charge people $5,” “They get thirty seconds to inflict as much damage as possible.” more@KBZK
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ART of Intervention Project Experts with Rob Lohman and 21 Experts - JUNE 30 - JULY 30, 2020 - @YouTube
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Just when we need it most WATCH
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Treatment centers hit hard by pandemic WATCH
June 24, 2020 - John Dillensnyder says funding relies on referrals and the Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements that come with it. He says they are budgeted to stay afloat on 85% capacity. They are at 60% now. more@WFMZ
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Pill to fight alcoholism causes an uproar in France
JUNE 25, 2020 - At issue is a drug called baclofen, a decades-old treatment for muscle spasms that is increasingly used in France on an off-label basis to help people control their drinking. In an attempt to appease patients French regulators temporarily authorized off-label use in 2014, while awaiting the results of two clinical trials. (free trial subscribe to read entire article) more@StatNews
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Activists Give Out Free Cocaine to Highlight Overdose Crisis - June 24, 2020 - The newly-formed Drug User Liberation Front marched in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside—considered Canada’s poorest neighbourhood—as it issued a list of demands to the province and gave out small vials of cocaine and opium, which had been tested for fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, benzodiazepines, and other adulterants. more@Vice
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Addiction recovery: telehealth has pros and cons
June 25, 2020 - “I think that’s what’s kept me sober all this time is continually going to meetings and being reminded of what my life was like when I drank,”...
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The Inside Story of a Disgraced Drugmaker
June 18, 2020 - “The Insys example is the extreme . . . ‘mass shooter’ version of what happens when you create a culture that does not pay enough attention to what’s true and what isn’t about drugs, and where you allow uncontrolled marketing,” he says. “What made it so dangerous was people getting behind it and seeing it as a ticket to riches.”
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American Addiction Centers files for Chapter 11
JUNE 22, 2020 - The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company listed debt of $517.4 million and assets of $449.3 million in its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The company said on its website that it expects to emerge from bankruptcy in 125 days after executing on a recapitalization plan that will slash its debt. more@Bloomberg
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Drinking Has Surged During The Pandemic
June 21, 2020 - Retail alcohol sales jumped by 55% nationally during the third week of March, when many stay-at-home orders were put in place ... But the consumption of all this alcohol can be problematic for individuals, even those who haven’t had issues with drinking in the past. more@NPR
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