August 27, 2019 • Vol. 7., No. 7
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Shares of Pharma Co. Soar After Johnson & Johnson Verdict
Aug. 26, 2019 - Shares of J&J jumped more than 5% on the news, resulting in a $13.5 billion market cap gain after hours. An Oklahoma judge ordered J&J to pay the state $572 million — significantly less than the $17 billion in penalties sought in the trial. This was the first U.S. case attempting to hold a drug-maker accountable for fueling the opioid epidemic. More@CNBC.com
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Pain Makes Millions VIDEO
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Who’s responsible for the opioid epidemic? Doctors or pharmaceutical companies?VIDEO Aug. 25, 2019 - Dr. Barry Schultz is serving 157 years in prison after he prescribed enough opioids for a prosecutor to call him one of Florida’s “most notorious drug dealers.” In this “60 Minutes” interview, Schultz says he’s a scapegoat. More@CBSNews.com
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Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs
Aug. 23, 2019 - On gritty streets where heroin, fentanyl and meth stride like Death Eaters, where for decades both drugs and the war on drugs have wrecked lives, the city of Seattle is pioneering a bold approach to narcotics that should be a model for America...
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Seattle Mariners First-ever ‘Recovery Day’ Celebrates Sobriety August 23, 2019 - Sunday was the first-ever “Recovery Day” at a Mariners game. Event organizers said it’s an opportunity to break the stigma surrounding addiction and celebrate sobriety. The game featured a mini resource fair, offering information and help for people trying to overcome addiction.More@King5.com
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Just like Seattle and Portugal VIDEO
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Can Lowered Penalties For Drug Possession Solve Colorado’s Addiction Crisis? VIDEO
Aug. 26, 2019 - Lawmakers hope that will start to change next spring, when a law shifting drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor takes effect in Colorado. The law’s supporters intend to stick a foot in the “revolving door” of incarceration and streamline the path to recovery from drug addiction. More@Coloradoan.com
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“The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.” –Rollo May
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The science of addiction: a personal struggle to kick cocaine gives a neuroscientist insightsAugust 24, 2019 - When Professor Judith Grisel sat down to write her book Never Enough she didn’t expect to share so much of her own story … detailing the deep links between her work life and the decade of drug and alcohol addiction that almost destroyed her.
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Sanders, Warren Back Major Shift to Fight Drug Overdoses
August 25, 2019 - Both Democratic presidential candidates endorsed supervised injection sites this week, a stance that conflicts with the federal government’s objection to allowing so-called “safe” locations that let drug users inject heroin and other drugs. The sites do not provide drugs. More@TheHill.com
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Nancy Cartwright Launches the “Know More About Drugs Alliance” VIDEO
August 23, 2019 - WASHINGTON (ABC7) The world knows Nancy Cartwright as the iconic voice of Bart Simpson, but the Emmy-winner is now using her voice to advocate for children around the world with the Know More About Drugs Alliance. More@WJLA.com
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Ben Affleck Celebrates One Year of Sobriety
August 24, 2019 - According to Us Weekly, the “Batman v Superman” actor is celebrating the important milestone in his life with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, and their three kids in mind. “Ben is in a great place in his recovery...More@Brinkwire.com
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Exec. Corner - Roland Williams
August 23, 2019 - Mr. Williams is an interventionist, author, trainer, counselor and consultant specializing in addiction related issues. He is one of the first Licensed Advanced Addictions Counselors in the state of CA. He is a motivational speaker worldwide, and the Founder and President of Free Life Enterprises, Counseling and Consulting Service. He recently published Recovery is a Verb, a Workbook by Roland Williams.More@Addiction/Recovery eBulletin
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It’s the Go-To Controlled Substance to Treat Opioid Addiction. Why Won’t More Pharmacies Stock It? AUDIO
August 13, 2019 - Though pharmacies can apply for exemptions to order more at a time or have a higher percentage of their total stock be controlled substances, doing so invites a higher level of scrutiny from the from the federal DEA. More@NPR.org
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Just Like Civil Society? VIDEO
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Teen Blames Vaping After Lung Collapses VIDEO
August 19, 2019 - “It felt like I was genuinely having a heart attack,” said 18-year-old Chance Ammirata, who was describing the feeling when his medical emergency began about three weeks ago. More@CBSNews.com
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Stephanie Pratt: Inside ‘Hills’ Star’s Meth Hell
August 23, 2019 - The former wild child opened up to Jason Wahler’s wife Ashley on the August 19 episode of MTV’s The Hills: New Beginnings, where she recalled her downward spiral at the age of 15.
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Risk of Depressive Relapse Three Times Higher After Previous Antidepressant Use
August 20, 2019 - A new study found that having been prescribed an antidepressant previously was associated with an increased risk of depressive relapse after full recovery. The risk was about three times higher than for those who had never taken an antidepressant.
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First Death Reported From VapingVIDEO
August 23, 2019 - Illinois officials said Friday that a person who had recently used an e-cigarette and was hospitalized with severe lung illness had died. The death appears to be the first among a spate of mysterious lung illnesses now under investigation... More@WashingtonPost.com
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The Heroes Journey Continues VIDEO
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Dylan McDermott Celebrates 35 Years of Sobriety: My ‘Greatest Accomplishment’ VIDEO
August 20, 2019 - “Proud of this day because many in my family including my birth mother and father struggled with addiction. It was brutal to witness. I’ve also seen many who didn’t make it and that truly breaks my heart...
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Judge to Hear Nuts and Bolts of How Philly Supervised Injection Site Would Work August 19, 2019 - Philadelphia has the highest overdose rate of any big city in America. More than 1,100 people died of drug overdoses here in 2018, most of which were caused by opioids. City officials first announced support for such a facility in January 2018. More@WHYY.org
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Lawmaker Wants to Kick ’Unseemly Characters’ Out of Drug Abuse Treatment Business
AUG. 19, 2019 - State Rep. Tina Davis said she believes so many people are struggling with substance abuse that authorities have been soft on the industry that is supposed to help them. In June, she... called for passage of a bill that would make “patient brokering” by treatment companies a felony... More@MCall.com
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Vaping May Harm Your Blood Flow—Even Without Nicotine
August 20, 2019 - Researchers show that inhaling e-cigarette vapor—just the vapor, without any nicotine or flavorings—has an immediate, negative impact on the vascular system... More@Wired.com
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‘I became an alcoholic overnight’AUDIO Aug 19, 2019 - Anita Cragen, 64, was living what she thought was her dream life until the shock of her father’s unexpected death triggered a descent into alcoholism. She tells how she stepped out of the darkness and found light in her life again.
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Is Alcoholics Anonymous Too Christian for Jews?
AUGUST 21, 2019 - In short, pretty much every aspect of Alcoholics Anonymous or the 12-step program that “feels Christian” has its antecedents in Jewish law and prayer. So if you’re Jewish and you’re wondering if A.A. is “too Christian” for you, stroll into... More@JPost.com
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Pulling the Trigger VIDEO
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Wisdom Teeth Removal is Contributing to the Opioid CrisisVIDEO August 21, 2019 - Saige quickly became dependent and got several refills before moving on to something else; “almost immediately,” her mother said, she started using heroin. Just 15 months after having her wisdom teeth removed, Saige overdosed and died in an airport bathroom on her way to a fourth round of rehab.
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Opioid Deaths Do Not Correlate with Pain Pill Abuse or Addiction Rates August 21, 2019 - The lack of correspondence between deaths involving prescription analgesics and illegal consumption or addiction rates suggests that patterns of use changed in a way that made fatal outcomes more likely. More@Reason.com
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Potentially Flawed University Study Reports Adults Who Mix Cannabis with Opioids for Pain Relief Experience Higher Anxiety and Depression
Aug. 23, 2019 - However, a renowned Harvard doctor debunks the study. More@Forbes.com
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Sheriff sued over 2018 overdose death of inmate
August 24, 2019 - Pia D. Sacchetta is seeking more than $15,000 for the death of her son, Thomas Anglin II, 44....Shortly after being taken into the D2A pod (cell), Anglin became violently ill, began repeatedly vomiting, and became unable to walk,”...
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Air Pollution Linked to Mental Health Problems in Children
August 24, 2019 - A new study conducted by researchers in the United States and Denmark showed a connection between air pollution and an increased risk of mental health problems in people that spend their childhood in areas with high levels of air pollution.
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How Sobriety Led to Home Ownership with Megan Holiday & Breanna Webb AUDIO
AUGUST 23, 2019 - On this episode, Megan Holiday shares how the road to sobriety also made her dream of home ownership a reality. Listen as she is joined by special guest Breanna Webb who helped make it all happen. More@KTLA.com
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August 24, 2019 - The study examined how different types of meditation influenced telomere length, an indicator of physiological aging. “However, the daily practice of loving-kindness meditation appeared to buffer against that attrition…” More@PsyPost.org
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Do Drug Addiction Treatment Centers Know What They’re Doing? Aug. 24, 2019 - It was not long after, that Benjamin Rush defined alcoholism as a disease that required treatment. The beginning of the first, true addiction centers, however, didn’t begin until the early nineteenth century.
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Khloe Kardashian Calls Ex Lamar Odom ‘Courageous’ for Talking About Addiction in Memoir VIDEO
AUGUST 25, 2019 - Lamar Odom, 39, opened up about “snorting insane amounts of coke” and the depths of his drug addiction in his 2019 memoir Darkness to Light...
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How to Be Sober! Again.
AUG. 23, 2019 - I looked up AA on my phone and found a meeting at noon on Perry Street ... I said I was an alcoholic, it was my first day back, I was in trouble, my marriage was in trouble, I’d slept in a doorway, I was finishing a book about being sexually abused by my mother. More@TheCut.com
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SAMHSA to Drop SUD Treatment Confidentiality Rules
AUGUST 23, 2019 - On August 22 the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ... announced proposed changes to 42 CFR Part 2, the regulation which protects confidentiality for patients treatment in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs, including methadone... More@FilterMag.org
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Publicized Plans for Treatment at Sugar Grove Fall Through
Aug. 25, 2019 -In March 2018, state officials gathered at the state Capitol with Cynthia Persily, CEO of Highland Hospital, to tout a much-needed project. They announced plans for a former U.S. Navy base, to become a 95-bed addiction treatment facility...@RegisterHerald.com
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Are Selfies Bad For Your Mental Health? August 21, 2109 - The artist Frida Kahlo left over 50 self-portraits behind when she died. It’s recognized that these works were meant to represent her inner landscape of physical and mental suffering, while still showing herself to be a powerful, distinct woman. More@Bustle.com
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What About the Clients? VIDEO
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Massive Blaze Destroys NJ Rehab Center VIDEO
AUGUST 25, 2019 - Officials would not speculate on a possible cause of the blaze, which was under investigation. The fire at Straight & Narrow facility in Paterson, which began just before 11 a.m. Saturday, quickly grew to a 5-alarm fire and displaced hundreds of residents... More@Firehouse.com
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Alice Cooper Opens Up On Wanting to Quit Persona Amid Addiction Recovery
August 22, 2019 - ...every mother’s favorite rockstar, had a bit of a crisis in the midst of his career. Cooper, whose real name is Vincent Furnier, had a severe drug and alcohol addiction in the mid-1980s, that nearly derailed his future.More@AltPress.com
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