SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 • Vol. 8., No. 2 |
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EXCLUSIVE! Is This 55-Year Old Antiviral Drug the Cure For Covid-19? - Sept. 1, 2020 - In October 1966 Stine Labs, a division of Du Pont pharmaceuticals, developed and released the drug Symmetrel (Amantadine). It had proven to be effective prevention against Influenza A…all the major flu epidemics and pandemics of the 20th and 21st century, including COVID-19 were type A. |
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I Won’t Drink Today, and I Won’t Get the Virus Today August 26, 2020 - Allow me to brag for a minute: I’m a pandemic-shutdown champion. I sit in my apartment day after day, week after week, focused on getting through the next few hours and not allowing myself to worry too much... more@TheAtlantic |
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Jeff Hardy On Drug Addiction Storyline August 27, 2020 - Using his past addiction issues in a WWE storyline: “The stuff with Sheamus that’s happened most recently, I knew there was a great outcome in it. I knew that bar fight was going to be cinematic and good. All the stuff building up to that match... |
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‘Teen Mom’ Speaks About Her Sobriety August 30, 2020 -’Teen Mom’ Leah Messer is making headlines again, but this time, it has absolutely nothing to do with reality television, and everything to do with her own reality. She has opened up about something deeply painful and difficult for her, but this very act of sharing her troubling experience is proving to be cathartic. |
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WATCH - Chasing the News...Stone Cold Sober! with Leonard Buschel, Dr. Tian Dayton, Courtney Friel, William Cope Moyers, Tio Hardiman, Alonzo Bodden and Ryan Hampton. Maintaining sobriety in an era of uncertainty. Astute and spirited conversation about the pandemic, resilience and ZOOM rooms! more@Youtube |
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Women’s Mental Health August 28, 2020 - COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in all of our lives and added an unprecedented level of stress. How can we, as women, now handle our “new normal?” How can we do it all, when now that means so much more and doing anything is more difficult than it’s ever been before? more@SWAAY |
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Rumer Willis thought she could fix Demi's drinking August 28, 2020 - Rumer opens up about learning that you can’t save someone else from addiction. ... “I wanted her to show and prove to me that I’m important enough for you to get sober,” she said. “I want you to show me that being in my life is worth more than any drug, any man, anything.”more@SheKnows |
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Nicolas Cage Voicing Alcoholic Dragon in Highfire AUGUST 28, 2020 - Highfire (going by the less epic title of “Vern” these days) only rules over a crocodile-filled swamp in Louisiana, mostly spending his days in a haze of vodka and cable television. Vern’s quiet existence is turned upside down when he forms an unlikely friendship with Squib, a teenager who runs liquor for the mob. more@SyFy |
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Positive Drug Tests Among U.S. Workers Reach Highest Level in 16 Years August 25, 2020 - 29% higher than the 30-year low of 3.5% a decade ago, in the early days of a resurgent heroin epidemic in the U.S. In more recent years, more positive tests for methamphetamine and cocaine have helped to fuel the increase in the share of employees testing positive for drugs. more@WSJ |
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Banyan buys Pompano Beach office tower for $6M August 24, 2020 - The center has a few celebrity advocates, including skateboarder and actor Brandon Novak and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino from MTV’s “Jersey Shore” reality show. more@TheRealDeal |
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Brett Favre’s Wife Helped Kick His Addictions August 26, 2020 - During the course of his career, Favre admitted to being addicted to painkillers and alcohol. He experienced mood swings and seemed like a different person at times to his wife. She also stood by him during an embarrassing scandal involving him sending lewd pictures to another woman. more@FanBuzz |
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YouTube star Landon Clifford’s suicide after struggle with depression...drugs TRY TO WATCH August 29, 2020 - Landon had seen a psychiatrist about his panic attacks, depression and difficulty focusing. He was taking three medications.“It was kind of a lethal mixture of these two very strong, heavy drugs, both very addicting and he just kind of fell into a hole,” his wife told his 1.4 million subscribers. “He needed the uppers in the morning and downers at night... more@NYPost |
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Walmart Sued Over Opioids August 24, 2020 - Walmart Inc. was sued for records by another pension fund seeking to investigate the retailer’s role in the nationwide opioid epidemic based on “a troubling set of facts” emerging from publicly available information. more@BloombergLaw |
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87% of people with eating disorders say symptoms are worse during COVID August 28, 2020 -A new study found that anorexics were were eating less, bulimics were binging more, and nearly all reported increased anxiety—relevant since eating disorders are partially an unhealthy coping mechanism for stress and anxiety.@FastCompany |
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Even with a license to prescribe Buprenorphine many doctors are not. August 28, 2020 - Doctors must take a special course to prescribe buprenorphine and, once they pass, may take on no more than 30 patients with opioid use disorder. (Later, they can ask to take on a larger patient load, and some doctors are permitted to prescribe buprenorphine to up to 275 patients.) more@Inquirer |
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Opioid crisis is ‘a product’ of U.S. health care WATCH August 29, 2020 - U.S. opioid crisis is “a unique product of specific policies and features of the U.S. health care market” that remain in effect. Tens of millions of Americans became addicted to prescription opioids and tens of thousands died of overdoes in the two decades that followed. “Without the opioid epidemic, American life expectancy would not have declined in recent years,”... more@Yahoo |
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Casino Re-Openings Bring Gambling Addiction Back Into Focus LISTEN Aug. 20, 2020 - Casinos are back in business after the pandemic shut them down for a few months ... health professionals are worried about how closure and subsequent re-opening might've affected people who struggle with gambling addictions. more@WOSU |
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"Taste Recovery" is for Anyone who is Planning to Live a Sober Life - August 23, 2020 - Taste Recovery is a tool that helps you to search for a sober living home, recovery residence, halfway house, or transitional facility. It finds the options that are best for you. The app itself has a list of best rated sober living facilities. more@DigiHerald |
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Hear the crack of the bat? WATCH |
‘We are all on the same team’: Police play softball with recovering addicts WATCH Aug. 23, 2020 - A group of recovering addicts and law enforcement officers from multiple agencies came together for a softball game Saturday night, an event aimed at breaking down the stigmas often associated with active addiction – and provided the perfect environment for both sides to have fun on a ball field. more@StGeorgeNews |
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Chem-Free Sobriety: natural recovery from substance use disorders April 28, 2020 - This New Release Best Seller offers an inside look at 101 trailblazers with 1-49 years of sobriety. They share openly and honestly about their transformation from alcohol or other drug abuse, their journey into recovery, and hope for a life second to none. more@Amazon |
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Managing Recovery in a Virtual World August 28, 2020 - Covid 19 has changed the landscape of everything we know, including how mental health and addiction recovery are managed. With 12-step and other support groups conducted mostly online, it can be difficult for people newer to recovery, as well as some old-timers, to connect to the help they need. more@PsychologyToday |
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Overdose Awareness Vigil was held on Aug. 31 August 29, 2020 - “Every day we lose lives around us, and [lives are] being changed due to overdose,” she said. “Overdose does not discriminate. You can be from the richest part of town, or you can be from the poorest part of town — or in between. If your individual gets caught up with opioids, there’s a close chance that they’ll be gone.” @DailyGazette |
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Art show features addiction and recovery August 28, 2020 - More than 25 pieces will be on display at the Gallery Friday night. Creator Joan Zephier says everyone is welcome to attend the event. She says the pandemic has caused a lot of struggle for people in addiction and recovery. more@Keloland |
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Denver Reports 83% Increase in Drug Deaths in First Half of Year - August 27, 2020 - Health officials are urging people to review the resources below and be proactive about preventing overdose deaths: Find out more about naloxone and where to get it at StoptheClockColorado.org, which lists pharmacies that stock naloxone in Denver. more@CBSDenver |
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How to Spot Alcoholism in a Family Member August 28, 2020 - Most importantly, individuals and families should know that the person struggling doesn’t need to hit “rock bottom” before seeking assistance, as early intervention can make all the difference. more@PsychologyToday |
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I’m celebrating 64 years of sobriety, I know what isolation does to those in recovery August 28, 2020 - The pandemic, with its genuine fear of the unknown, coupled with feelings of a complete lack of control, makes it easy to see how one could wrestle with an utter sense of hopelessness. Now imagine this compounded with the desperation of needing to learn to live free of drugs and alcohol. This is exactly where many struggling... |
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Brothers beat addiction after hearing of mother’s suicide while serving prison time August 31, 2020 -“I was brought to Timmy’s cell and saw him crying,” said Tommy. “I knew straight away what they were going to tell me.”The brothers were serving sentences for assaults and were unable to attend their mother’s funeral. “We were brought down in a van to see her coffin at the funeral home,” said Timmy. more@EchoLive |
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Masked robber hits CVS for oxycodone August 28, 2020 - Police say the man brandished a knife with an approximate four-inch blade; in the other hand, the man was holding a note that read, “Put oxy in a bag.” The pharmacist complied and gave the man approximately 111 5mg oxycodone pills. |
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Pennsylvania facilities buckle and begin to close under COVID-19 strain August 26, 2020 - Facility operators said they have had to increase pay to employees facing risky conditions, while cutting down on the number of patients they can accept to maintain social distancing. more@PennLive |
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A Bill to Decriminalize All Drugs August 20, 2020 - The Drug Policy Alliance* released a detailed proposal to decriminalize all drugs at the federal level. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of President Nixon signing the Controlled Substances Act, which launched the modern War on Drugs. |
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November 6-12, 2020 • Call Ahbra KAYE 818-762-0461 |
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