January 19, 2021 • Vol. 8., No. 22 |
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Rob Lowe Reflects On Sobriety: ‘You Have To Want To Do It’ WATCH Jan. 17, 2021 - “I was a teen idol, young movie star and an alcoholic [with] a lotta money, and it was a great mix. What could possibly go wrong?” more@ET |
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SHRINKING FROM RESPONSIBILITY Psychiatrist Sentenced in Federal Pill Mill Case WATCH Jan. 14, 2021 - A former psychiatrist was sentenced to probation following a federal pill mill case. James Edwards, who was at one time charged with drug distribution in an 87-count indictment, will serve no prison time. more@WSFA |
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Excessive Drinking During Covid Hits Women Harder LISTEN January 14, 2021 - Social media is flooded with jokes and memes about turning to alcohol to cope. But 10 months later, many are reevaluating their relationship to alcohol in a very serious way ... people are indeed drinking more during COVID-19, but the change is most dramatic in women. more@WNYC |
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As Overdoses Compete with Covid-19 Deaths, Feds Make It Easier to Prescribe Addiction Drugs Jan. 16, 2021 - Buprenorphine, a popular opioid addiction treatment drug, has long had its prescribing restricted by the federal government. Physicians must undergo special training to obtain what’s known as an “x-waiver” from the federal DEA in order to prescribe the drug, which is itself an opioid. more@PhillyInquirer |
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Acceptance of Death — By Alan Watts WATCH Jan. 23, 2020 - “Now there really isn’t anything radically wrong with being sick or with dying. Who said you’re supposed to survive? Who gave you the idea that it’s a gas to go on and on and on?” more@Medium |
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Therapist Puts New Face on Alcoholism Jan. 13, 2021 - No one intends to develop problems with alcohol, food, sugar, anger, overspending, or gambling according to therapist Laura Temin. “It happens innocently, without any intention to hurt oneself or become out of control.” @AtlantaJewishTimes |
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Q&A with Dr. Allen Berger, PhD January 15, 2021 - Dr. Berger’s professional career spans over 49 years. He's considered to be a pioneer and one of the foremost authorities on emotional sobriety and integrating modern psychotherapy into 12-Step Recovery.@eBulletin |
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Drug Rehab For Women – What You Should Know WATCH - Jan. 11, 2021 - It is because the physical and mental aspects of males and females are different. An effective treatment option that caters to their gender-specific criteria is essential.@WomenFitness |
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Wil Wheaton Celebrates Five Years of Sobriety With Reflective, Emotional Post Jan. 12, 2021 - “Yesterday, I marked the fifth anniversary of my decision to quit drinking alcohol,” “I was trying to numb and soothe the pain I felt, while also deliberately hurting myself because at a fundamental level, I believed the lies the man who was my father told me about myself: I was worthless.” more@CBR |
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Neighbors Complain About DRUG REHAB HOTEL Jan. 13, 2021 - Even as the COVID-19 outbreak at Green Mountain Treatment Center has grown to over 100 people, a person who lives near the North Conway accommodations where residents of the Effingham drug rehab ... more@ConwayDailySun |
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Sober Stars Step Into Spotlight Amid “Dry January” Focus Jan. 13, 2021 - “Anytime celebrities or public figures, who appear to have it all, reveal they too had to face truths about their need to use alcohol or another substance to soothe difficult emotions or experiences, out of boredom or loneliness to connect — it inspires their fans to do the same,” explains Jennifer Musselman, a former Nickelodeon executive turned psychotherapist and leadership consultant. more@HollywoodReporter |
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Addiction Recovery Providers Call On Biden To Address Opioid Crisis LISTEN JAN 11, 2021 - Two health crises will confront President-elect Joe Biden when the Democrat takes office on Jan. 20: the coronavirus pandemic and the opioid epidemic. Treatment providers hope Biden will make the addiction crisis a top priority. more@NPR |
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‘Sound of Metal’ explores a musician’s journey into deafness—and himself Jan. 9, 2021 - Very early on in the film, in the middle of one of their sparsely attended underground performances, Ruben begins to experience severe hearing loss—a traumatic event that could threaten his four-year abstinence from heroin use. Lou wants to cancel the tour. @AmericaMagazine |
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Experts Say Why Pandemic is Causing More Relapse and Overdose WATCH Jan. 8, 2021 - ABC Action News In-Depth reporter Anthony Hill has dug into some of the reasons behind the recent surge in drug overdoses and what’s being done to help you, or a loved one struggling with addiction. more@ABC |
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Alcoholics Anonymous Co-founder Had Mayo Roots Jan. 9, 2021 - In 1914 she entered the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine in Ohio, where she was given the religious name of Sister Mary Ignatia ... On August 16, 1935, armed with a medical diagnosis of acute gastritis issued by a staff member of the hospital, she admitted an alcoholic patient to the hospital, making it the first in the world to treat alcoholism as a medical condition. more@Con-Telegraph |
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Former Opioid Addict Gives Back Through Random Acts of Kindness WATCH Jan. 8, 2021 - It took many twists and turns for Megan Cohen to find the grace she needed to bring her life back from the brink. “I’ve been in over 70 treatment centers. I’ve been homeless in different states,” Cohen says nothing compares to the time she spent homeless on the streets of Kensington, Philadelphia. more@6ABC |
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Porn Addiction Coach Reveals the Problem Has ‘nothing to do with sex’ Jan. 10, 2020 - Despite pornography’s ubiquity, it’s still a taboo subject and provokes either raised eyebrows or quiet sniggers, but, like any addiction, it is no laughing matter and can ultimately end in suicide. more@RT |
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Florida High School Principal Fired for Going to Rehab Jan. 12, 2021 - Dr. Mary Williams is seeking damages of $30,000, claiming the Seminole County school board discriminated against her ‘based on a handicap or disability,’ She later attended a substance abuse facility where she was treated for her ‘substance abuse’ from February 12-18, 2019. more@DailyMail |
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Goats, Soaps and Candles Help Pay Bills and Build Skills Jan. 10, 2021 - Ainsley the goat jumps swiftly on the fence after hearing the barn doors at Hope Farm open. Behind the doors lay a Christmas tree ready to be eaten, as well as some cat food, something Ainsley is known to steal. more@TheGuardian |
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Rescued By Kindness, Now She Shares Hope in Philly Jan. 10, 2021 - “I was so broken. I was homeless at that point for quite a while and I wasn’t in the right state of mind at all,” said Cohen. “Tons of people drove right past me. I may have driven right past me.” more@CSMonitor |
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N.Y. Drug Reform Activist Anthony Papa Gets Pardon Jan. 9, 2021 - Papa said it’s also a vindication of his belief that the 15-year-to-life sentence he received as a first-time drug offender in 1985 was overly harsh. The sentence was typical of those handed out under New York’s Rockefeller-era drug laws, a response to the heroin epidemic of the early 1970s. more@NYDailyNews |
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Overdose Concerns Follow Latest Stimulus Checks WATCH J an. 13, 2021 - It’s meant to lift a financial burden faced by many during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one organization is concerned the latest round of stimulus checks could create a spike in local drug overdoses. more@NewsChannel5 |
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Pot Shops Report Brisk Business Despite Pandemic WATCH Jan. 9, 2021 - Maine wasn’t able to replicate the grand opening scenes that have followed the first sales in other states. But they reported more than $1 million in sales in October, more than $1.2 million in November and nearly $2 million in December. @ABCNews |
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One Small Drink Daily Raises Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Jan. 13, 2021 - “The take-home message is that in contrast to other cardiovascular diseases, even low and moderate alcohol consumption leads to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation,” said Prof Renate Schnabel, a cardiologist at the University Heart and Vascular Center in Hamburg-Eppendorf. more@TheGuardian |
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DRUG USE FOR GROWN-UPS- Jan. 12, 2021 - In the prologue, he writes, “I am now entering my fifth year as a regular heroin user.” In all honesty, I don’t know how to feel about this admission. more@NYTimes AVAILABLE HERE |
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Parents Organize to Save Kids From Drug Addiction WATCH Jan. 12, 2021 - Taylor Grzybinski of Chesterfield started using drugs in high school. It graduated to heroin and fentanyl. In Oct. 2018, Taylor’s aunt found her dead in her home. Taylor bought five beans of fentanyl for $20. She snorted it and died. @Fox |
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Demi Lovato Addresses 2018 Overdose in New Docu-series Jan. 13, 2021 - The pop star, 28, said she’s finally “ready” to divulge all the details of the dark period in her life. “It’s been two years since I came face-to-face with the darkest point in my life, now I’m ready to share my story with the world,”...@PageSix |
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“Free Yourself From Yourself” Jan. 13, 2021 - Timothy Stewart, an author and motivational speaker based in North Carolina, has released his inaugural book, “Free Yourself From Yourself: Fail-Proof Principles For Addiction Recovery”. As one of America’s brightest recovery coaches, Stewart reveals his proven addiction recovery program... @PRUnderground AVAILABLE HERE |
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I Thought of Relapsing When Rioters Stormed The Capitol. Jan. 13, 2021 - According to my Twelve Step app, at time of this writing, I have been sober for more than 12 years, or 148.87 months or 4,533 days or 108,783 hours. I've worked harder on my recovery than I've ever worked on anything in my life. @HuffPost |
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Author Shares Stories of Addiction in New Book Jan. 13, 2021 - She relates hummingbirds to people who struggle with addiction, as hummingbirds have to struggle every day to survive, requiring nectar frequently and often dying in their first year of life. “You would save a bird, right? @DiscoverOurCoast AVAILABLE HERE |
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