Thursday, February 4, 2021

Are Day Traders ADDICTS?

 

February 2, 2021 • Vol. 8., No. 24
While US Focused On Other Crises, Drug Epidemic Is Exploding LISTEN - Jan. 29, 2021 - “New ideas are desperately needed.” But there was also a consensus that the drug epidemic, heightened by the coronavirus, has entered a particularly dangerous phase that demands action. More than 220 Americans are dying from overdoses every day, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. more@NPR
Thousands of Recovery Homes in Pa. Operate Without State Oversight Jan. 25, 2021 - But more than three years later, recovery homes — believed to number in the thousands — continue to operate without state oversight ... People often move into these homes after going through a treatment program, and they agree to rules, such as following curfews ... more@Inquirer
Drug Rehab Counselor Arrested For Stalking And Sexual Assault Of Client Jan. 25, 2021 - ...detectives began investigating Jose Alejandro Yepes earlier this month after a female client reported he “repeatedly contacted her and initiated contacts that were sexual in nature.” HE was employed as a milieu counselor – described as therapist who assists individuals with crisis intervention, drug and alcohol rehabilitation... more@CBSDenver
It’s Hard to Stay Sober in a Pandemic, Holly Wants to Help - Jan. 27, 2021 - It started with a Hannah Gadsby quote: “There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.” A study published in Addictive Behavior found that pandemic-related psychological distress was consistently related to alcohol use, and women were the ones most likely to cope by drinking. more@Vogue
When I Was Labeled a ‘Troubled’ Teen, I Obliged
Jan. 12, 2021 - They believed they were practicing “tough love,” ... My mom and dad hired the men (transporters, redirection specialists), after consulting with school officials and psychologists ... to take me from my bed and deliver me like a wasted soul to an experiential therapy program in upstate NY. more@NYTimes
The Pandemic’s Toll on Children’s Mental Health
Jan 12, 2021 - “It’s only a matter of time before a tsunami reaches the shore of our service system, and it’s going to be overwhelmed with the mental health needs of kids,” said Jason Williams, a psychologist and director of operations of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado. more@Undark
How to Tell If You're Addicted to Day Trading
APRIL, 2020 - He knew it the way an alcoholic just knows this will be his last drink of the night. So he went in with everything he had and then some (compliments of his margin account), and sat back to watch the exchange rate swing in his favor. And swing it did; only in the wrong direction. more@USNEWSU
Gambling Addiction Experts Focusing on Robinhood App
Jan. 30, 2021 - “The online day trader with problems is indistinguishable from the online gambling addict,” ... Robinhood declined to comment directly on the app’s design elements that critics have said incorporate gambling-like features. “We designed Robinhood to be mobile-first and intuitive, with the goal of making investing feel more familiar and less daunting for an entire generation of people... more@NBCNews
Opioid Deaths Occur Less Often in Areas With More Cannabis Storefronts Jan. 30, 2021 - In areas with one legal storefront cannabis dispensary, opioid death rates were an estimated 17 per cent lower than average. In areas with two dispensaries, there was an estimated 21 per cent reduction in mortality rates... more@NationalPost
Lily Allen Celebrates 18 Months of Sobriety 
Jan. 27, 2021 - The London-based artist has struggled with addiction from a young age — using alcohol in high school and turning to drugs like Adderall years later. But the eye-opening moment for Allen was when she considered taking heroin. “I remember being in LA and thinking like, ‘None of this acting out is working anymore. Maybe I should try heroin,’... more@PageSix
Q&A With Founder of A New PATH, Gretchen Burns Bergman - January 28, 2020 - “As a parent, I know first-hand how pointless and dangerous it is to throw a drug-sick individual in prison, where he is treated like human storage, rather than giving him the services to recover,”...@eBulletin
Alcoholics’ Silent COVID Suffering: What’s a Recovering Addict to do in Isolation?
Jan. 27, 2021 - I’ve been a sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous for nine years, and can unequivocally state that AA’s Zoom rooms are an unworkably far cry from in-person meetings, which have served as lifelines for countless millions. AA works; I am living proof. But Zoom does not, and it’s costing lives. more@NYDailyNews
Mum Uses Tik Tok to Spread Message of Self Love WATCH - Jan. 29, 2021 - Ophelia Nichols is a 39-year-old mum of four from Alabama; with a Dolly Parton-style southern accent & plenty of love to share has taken over TikTok after exposing mums who body-shame their daughters. Women around the world have been struggling with body image during the coronavirus pandemic... more@HoneyNine
5 Things You Shouldn’t Say To Someone With An Addiction - Jan. 28, 2021 - “Why can’t you just have one drink or hit” “It’s all about balance” “Let’s grab a drink” “You’re smarter than this” “I don’t associate with drug users” “You never seemed like someone who would deal with this” Do not use shameful, derogatory terms like ‘addict’ ‘cokehead’ or ‘pothead’... more@Insider
Macklemore passionately details his sobriety journey: Treatment ‘continues to save my life’
Jan. 29, 2021 - “I didn’t know that there was a community that was there to support, love me unconditionally, that had the same (expletive) disease, and there is a therapeutic value of one addict to another sharing their experience, strength and hope that saved my (expletive) life and continues to save my life. more@USAToday
Nitrous Nation
Jan. 30, 2021 - Nitrous oxide was first synthesized by the English chemist Joseph Priestley in 1772, and in the late 18th century, it had a brief vogue as a recreational drug. (A group of scientists and artistic types, including the poet Samuel Coleridge, experimented with it at parties.) ...its recreational use came back into fashion centuries later; the Grateful Dead were fans, and in 1970s Hollywood. more@NYTimes
‘Lockdown broke me: After 15 years of sobriety, I drank. Secretly, alone.’
Jan. 25, 2021 - I loved my sober life and all of its rewards, from a profound peace of mind and sense of useful purpose to deep and lasting recovery friendships. Learning to trust myself and others. more@Independent
AspenRidge Recovery’s Diversity Scholarship for Minorities Battling Addiction
Jan. 26, 2021 - “Anybody who is seeking services needs to have access, and we’ve always been committed to creating an environment where folks feel welcome,” said AspenRidge Recovery Chief Clinical Officer Dianna Sandoval. She said the diversity scholarship launched in 2020 in response to the civil unrest the country experienced. The scholarship pays for 100%... more@TheDenverChannel
Brothers Get Clean Through Nonprofit WATCH
Jan. 25, 2021 - Gabe and Zach Miller had lots of adventures growing up in Nebraska. “We were always like best friends,” Gabe said. “We got into a lot of trouble we were good at getting into trouble even before we got into our addiction.” But years later, these two found their brotherhood shattered by addiction. more@WINKNews
FDA Can Save Lives, If It Wanted To, By Targeting Tobacco Addiction - Jan. 25, 2021 - FDA confirmed what many surmised by formally dropping the mandate from its unified agenda, effectively punting on a policy priority the agency introduced with much fanfare just two years earlier. The decision was another victory for Big Tobacco. more@BuffaloNews
Died From Overdose WATCH
Jan. 25, 2021 - Charlie Balducci — best known for his time on the MTV reality show, “True Life” — died from a drug overdose. The NYC Medical Examiner tells TMZ ... Charlie’s cause of death is acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone and alprazolam. The manner of his death has been ruled accidental... more@TMZ
Kehlani Shares Her “personal ex-smoker experience” After 3 Years of Weed Abstinence 
Jan. 25, 2021 - Kehlani is celebrating three years of sobriety since she last smoked weed and six months since her last alcoholic drink. more@Star945
New Dean at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies Jan. 27, 2021 - Dr. Kevin Doyle began his tenure this week as dean at the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies, a school with a singular and high-demand focus: training and educating counselors who will lead the treatment and recovery field...more@BusinessWire
Scott Silverman Addresses Addiction Through Conversation and Experience
Jan. 27, 2021 - “I don’t want to go to funerals,” Scott Silverman says in explaining his drive to help people dealing with addiction. I’m not a therapist,” Silverman said. A lot of his methods are “anecdotal and experiential. I’ve been sober a little over 36 years and I’ve worked with some very difficult populations and I’ve also dealt with a variety of professionals. more@LoJollaLight
With Administration Focused On Other Crises, Drug Epidemic Is Exploding LISTEN
Jan. 29, 2021 - “It’s a front-burner issue on any day of the week but not on this day,” Reuben Guttman, an expert on drug policy who teaches at Emory Law, said last week in an interview with NPR. “And that’s a real problem.” ... Officials pointed to its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, which includes a request that Congress allocate an additional $4 billion to fund mental health and substance use disorder programs. more@WAMU
They Called for Help. They’d Always Regret It.
Jan. 30, 2021 - Police officers arrived at the door of Jose Jaime and Gabby Covarrubias, responding to a 911 call for help with their 20-year-old son, Christian Madrigal. “He needs to go back to the clinic,” Jose, Christian’s stepfather, says he told the police. “Something bad has happened in his mind.” more@TheAtlantic
Good riddance to Dry January... LISTEN
Jan 30, 2021 - I had to do a little self-inventory to figure out just what irked me so much about the articles titled “Say ‘Cheers!’ to Dry January … I realized that in all the years I was drinking, I could do a dry month. Or a dry holiday at home to keep my parents off my back. more@DallasNews
I Want to Understand My Mom’s Mental Illness.
Jan 29, 2021 - For years we didn’t know what was wrong, just that things were not right with Ma. I was in Grade 2 when one morning before school, Ma didn’t get out of bed. Days turned into weeks, when she finally got up, she was like someone else. @CBC
Son and His Girlfriend Face Charges in Mother’s OD Death - Jan. 29, 2021 - Deputies responded to a home on January 19 regarding an overdose death. Investigators say Beck supplied his mother with a purported controlled substance he created from other illicit ingredients. This substance was believed to be the cause of death. more@KOMU
Watch All-Star Cast Take On The Opioid Epidemic EXCLUSIVE Preview of CRISIS
Jan. 20, 2021 - Those interwoven storylines follow Dr. Tyrone Brower (Oldman), a university professor who battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a major pharmaceutical company bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market; Jake Kelly (Hammer), an undercover DEA agent who attempts to infiltrate an international Fentanyl smuggling operation. more@EW
‘Body Brokers’ Frank Grillo Runs a Crooked Drug Rehab Scam WATCH - Jan. 26, 2021 - “I was a street junky for over a decade. During my early attempts at recovery, I went through countless rehabs and detoxes all over the country. In that time, I was “brokered” and then taught how to broker bodies. This is the true story of the multi-billion dollar insurance scandal within the substance abuse treatment industry,”... more@Collider
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