JUNE 1, 2021 | Vol. 8 | No. 41 | Since 2013 |
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How to prevent a deadly drug overdose WATCH MAY 25, 2021 - KRON4’s Maureen Kelly takes a closer look at the life saving drug Narcan. Which is a key component in the city’s strategy to make this drug epidemic less deadly. Fatal drug overdoses are expected to break records in San Francisco this year with the powerful opioid fentanyl continuing to push death toll higher. more@KRON4 |
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Many struggling with addiction have relapsed during pandemic WATCH May 24, 2021 - A dangerous trend is emerging from this past pandemic year for those who struggle with addiction. After years of sobriety, many say the isolation this past year put them back needing treatment all over again. more@Local12 |
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93 year old man publishes 3 books about life as a recovering alcoholic WATCH May 26, 2021 - It took until the age of 93, some advice from a ‘guy in a coffee shop’, and a winter full of boredom ahead for the Ironwood native to start writing. “Recovery is possible, no matter how bad you are.” says Nylund. “You just have to find your bottom, as I ended the book. The answer is the bottom, and I’m glad I found mine. |
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Kerry Katona says ‘I should be dead’ after heartbreaking battle with addiction WATCH May 26, 2021 - The star was introduced to drugs as a teenager by her own mother and has subsequently been vocal about her past struggles and survival. She has discussed again the importance of getting help to addicts. more@Mirror |
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Killer Meth on the Rise WATCH May 24, 2021 - “Methamphetamine has actually become the number one drug that we see here in our laboratory. And that really has happened over the last three years this big push of methamphetamine coming through, and it’s primarily in two different forms. What I’ll call the Breaking Bad form, where it’s the crystal that looks like large pieces of rock candy,” says Miller. more@FoxSanAntonio |
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Overlooking a Major Culprit in the Opioid Crisis May 28, 2021 - While the media has focused on the harm done by Big Pharma, it has largely ignored the greater damage done by policies intended to solve the problem. Advocates led by Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing made the case that since overprescribing caused the epidemic, reducing medical use would solve the problem. @ScientificAmerican |
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Washington Square Park ‘drug den’ horrifies Greenwich Village neighbors May 29, 2021- The Park’s northwest corner was overtaken in recent months by a crack-and-heroin-filled “drug den,” while boisterous, booze-soaked raves around the central fountain have kept neighbors up until the wee hours and left the historic green space trashed each morning... more@NYPost |
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Travis Barker says plane crash horror helped him beat addiction May 25, 2021 - He is lucky to be alive after a private jet he was travelling in crashed upon takeoff at an airport in Columbia, South Carolina in September 2008. He told Men’s Health magazine: “People are always like, ‘Did you go to rehab?’ ... “And I [say], ‘No, I was in a plane crash.’ That was my rehab. “Lose three of your friends and almost die? That was my wake-up call. more@Mirror |
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Q&A with Chantal Jauvin, author of LOVE WITHOUT MARTINIS - May 28, 2021 - Chantal has spent over 20 years practicing corporate international law, both in a law firm setting and as general counsel of two large American companies. She also lived in countries as diverse as Japan, Cambodia, Mexico, Russia, Austria and the United States. Chantal now has turned her attention and expertise to creative non-fiction writing. more@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin |
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The legacy of the War on Drugs – addiction, incarceration and recovery WATCH May 25, 2021 - We’re taking a look at drug addiction and crime, and the legacy of the War on Drugs. “Not being able to help people get out of their addiction ensures a cycle of crime that is really hard to break and it’s one of the great challenges in Oregon,” says Pete Kerns. more@NBC16 |
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The Truth About Deinstitutionalization May 25, 2021 - When the justice system steps into mental-health care, the results are often deadly. Once inside a jail or prison, the mental-health care a person receives ranges from inadequate to abusive; suicide rates are disturbingly high. In many jails, the percentage of people with mental illness has risen ... more@TheAtlantic |
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When Someone Says ‘Everything Is Fine,’ It Usually Isn’t May 28, 2021- “Everything Is Fine” is the succinct and haunting title of Vince Granata’s imperfect memoir of how his brother Tim, suffering from schizophrenia, bound their mother’s wrists with duct tape one July afternoon in 2014 and killed her in the family room of their house in Orange, Conn., using two serrated knives and two sledgehammers. |
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COVID-19 pandemic has fueled surge in eating disorders May 27, 2021 - Some patients say “my life feels out of control” because of the pandemic and they resort to binge eating as a coping mechanism, Lampert said. Others have taken the message “don’t gain the pandemic 15” to the extreme, restricting their diets to the point of anorexia. more@LATimes |
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Forum weighs in on Portugal’s drug approach May 27, 2021 - Dr. Moniz, who will serve as moderator, said he felt compelled to organize this forum because he has seen first-hand the adverse social impact of drug addiction, especially in the Portuguese-speaking communities. more@HeraldNews |
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‘Sober 21’ Zine’s Elia Einhorn Talks Recovery in the Music Industry - May 28, 2021 - Elia Einhorn was about to turn 21 years sober when he set out to fill a vacuum he’d noticed in the music world: There were few places sober musicians could turn to for day-to-day advice and help navigating a world where alcohol and drugs often flow freely. more@RollingStone |
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Hazelden / Betty Ford Names Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - May 18, 2021 - “I hope to intelligently complicate policy and practice decisions with equity-minded and culturally attentive questions and arguments,” Andrew Williams said. “To paraphrase Wendell Barry, it is the obstructed stream that makes the most beautiful sound.” more@Bloomberg |
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‘We Don’t Just Change on a Dime’ May 28, 2021- “So there’s a lot of fear and anxiety around how we’re going to interact again. It’s gonna take time, and it’s OK for you to decide what that looks like,” writes psychotherapist Chamin Ajjan. more@Yahoo |
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Legislation lifts ban on benefits for those with drug convictions - May 27, 2021 - “murderers, arsonists, rapists, they can all come back and get public aid, food stamps and everything,” under current law, but drug users cannot., observed Sen. Patricia Van Pelt. “This drug felony ban is yet another barrier to reunite families.” more@DailyHerald |
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New Book About Conquering Addiction Receives ‘Book Excellence Award’ May 25, 2021 - The ultimate goal of “Life is Crying” is to assist individuals and families suffering with chemical dependency to achieve a healthy lifestyle and to get the needed support for recovery. It also alerts family and friends of the dangers and consequences of substance abuse... more@Send2Press |
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Overdose Death Rates Up 42% in 2020 May 26, 2021- Based on cases handled by emergency medical services, the number of people in the U.S. who died due to drug overdoses was 42% higher in 2020 than the average number of overdose deaths in 2018 and 2019. more@Patch |
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Canada’s first and only overdose prevention site for women WATCH May 27, 2021 - SisterSpace’s walls are covered in colourful artwork, and there is a large, communal table in the middle of the room. Women can use drugs there, or if they want more privacy, there are individual stations. Harm reduction supplies, such as clean needles, hand sanitizer and gloves are also available... more@CTVNews |
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10% Set-Aside and Billions dedicated for Recovery May 2021 - Our hearts are elated. Our eyes filled with tears of joy. Today, The President introduced the FY 2022 Budget, which includes - for the first time in history - a 10% set-aside for recovery support services. $1.7 billion increase - Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Block Grant = $3.5 billion total. |
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Mother of Drug Addict Son in SF Condemns Open-Air Drug Market WATCH May 27, 2021 - “Just started using fentanyl this past year and he has deteriorated faster than he ever did using heroin,” she said. “And I know it’s a matter of time before he is going to overdose.” Berlinn is protesting dealers in the very place she says they openly sell drugs daily to her son and others. more@NBCBayArea |
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How sobriety strategies help anxious people re-enter society after the pandemic May 27, 2021 - When I stepped onto the art festival grounds, I felt anxious ... That sense of unease at the art festival reminded me of how I felt five years ago, when I was newly sober. Back then, as I got used to a new kind of life, I employed tools recommended by my therapist and by other people in recovery. @WashingtonPost |
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Moby’s Therapist Once Suggested an Unorthodox Way to Get Sober - May 28, 2021 - his therapist “got tired of me complaining, so he jokingly said’, ‘If you start doing a lot more cocaine, you’ll get sober really quick. That bottoms people out hard… If you just drink,’ he said, ‘you could keep doing that for another twenty years. more@LAMag |
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Oregon decriminalizing all drugs creates hope for those in recovery - May 28, 2021 - Suzanne, who asked that we not identify her by her last name, is actively fighting to get clean after a years-long battle with addiction. She said she feels encouraged that help will be available under this new law that’s also shifting the culture and conversation around addiction. more@ABCDenver |
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B.J. Thomas dies at 78 May 29, 2021 - By the late 1970s, when he turned toward Christianity and got sober after years of drug addiction, his subject matter was more religious, even as his sound remained the same. more@WashingtonPost |
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“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” May 31, 2021 - “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” by BJ THOMAS, died May 29, 2021 |
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Bill & Lois Wilsons’ 70-Year Tradition! May 30, 2021 - The Stepping Stones Foundation, presents A Virtual Celebration of Recovery with speakers who knew Lois Wilson. Stepping Stones is both the historic home of Bill and Lois, it is also the foundation that preserves their historic home and archives. |
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The AA Reopening Two-Step - We’re Baaaack! June 1, 2021 - Newcomers and relapsers must be reintroduced to the AA as it was always intended to be experienced: up-close and personal. For those of us with longstanding recovery, it’s time to Step Twelve like never before, placing emphasis on cleaning up AA’s COVID-caused recovery crisis. more@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin |
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American Airlines joins Southwest in delaying alcoholic beverage sales as passenger violence rises May 30, 2021 - The move follows the same decision made by by SW following concerns raised by flight attendants about violence on board, after the bloody assault of a Southwest flight attendant last week on a flight landing in San Diego. Over the past week we’ve seen some of these stressors create deeply disturbing situations on board aircraft,” said American’s VP. more@FoxBusiness |
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Valedictorians discuss a year like no other May 22, 2021 - That’s difficult enough in a normal year. But this year, when school often didn’t feel like school at all, when classmates and teachers were mostly thumbnail images on a flickering screen, when faces and emotions were masked and the country shrouded in disease, death and discord, finding the words to make sense of it all and find shards of light and purpose has been all the more challenging. more@WashingtonPost |
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