Drunk Woman Goes Berserk in Airport - Chinese Dominate US Marijuana Farm - Avoid Cheap Easter Chocolate Bunnies ...

NEWS YOU CAN'T ABUSE [View Full eBulletin Here]( March 19, 2024 | Vol. 11 | No. 31 | Since 2013 [Home]( [Fan Mail](     Drunk Woman Mocks Airport Cop’s ‘mediocre $60,000 Salary’ and Penis Size [Painful Live Body Cam Video]( March 16, 2024 - A drunken airline passenger screamed as she was hauled away - then peed herself on the terminal floor. She claimed to have only had two ‘very full’ vodka tonics to drink at the airport bar. Newly released police bodycam footage began when cops were told of the situation... [WATCH@DailyMail]( The Profound Impact of Alcohol & Drugs on Your Brain March 10, 2024 - Each of your brain cells has your genetic code stored in long strands of DNA. For all that DNA to fit into a cell, it needs to be packed tightly. This is achieved by winding the DNA around “spools” of protein called histones. Areas where DNA is unwound contain active genes coding for proteins ... [READ@PsyPost]( L.A.’s First Alcohol-Free Cocktail Lounge Serves Sobriety March 8, 2024 - The bar’s lush interior details are exquisitely rendered and yet the old bones remain, a tribute to the women behind Stay: Summer Phoenix and Stacey Mann, two single moms. Among the bar menu’s offerings are 12 drinks named after signs of the Chinese zodiac. Some are zero-proof mocktails... [READ@LAMag]( THE WAR ON RECOVERY March 5, 2024 - A investigation shows that virtually every sector of American society is obstructing the use of medications that could prevent tens of thousands of deaths each year. Increasingly, the country’s singular failure to prevent overdose deaths not as an unavoidable tragedy but as a conscious choice. [READ@StatNews]( Walk-in Suboxone, Sublocade, and Vivitrol Treatment Clinic Opens [video]( March 11, 2024 - “People are dying,” said Dr. Elena Yanchar, chief of psychiatry at The Centers. “People are dying at numbers they shouldn’t be. People are suffering, and we have treatment.” Dr. Yanchar says they’ve been offering these services for years, but not on a walk-in basis. [WATCH@News5Cleveland]( Kentucky Considers Psychedelics to Treat Opioid Addiction March 13, 2024 - When the Republican’s predecessor was in office, the commission had considered dipping into the state’s massive opioid lawsuit settlement to study the use of ibogaine — a psychedelic with an international following that remains a Schedule 1 drug in the U.S. — with the goal of gaining federal approval to distribute it as a medication to treat opioid addiction. [READ@SpectrumNews]( Gangsters, Money & Murder: How Chinese Organized Crime Is Dominating America’s Illegal Marijuana Market March 14, 2024 - It seemed an unlikely spot for a showdown between Chinese gangsters: a marijuana farm on the prairie in Kingfisher County, [Oklahoma](. On a Sunday evening, a blue Toyota Corolla sped down a dirt-and-gravel road in the twilight, passing hay meadows ... [READ@ProPublica]( [With 7 Short Words at the Oscars, Robert Downey Jr. Just Taught a Brilliant Lesson in Success]( "I'd like to thank my terrible childhood and the Academy, in that order."As they say, comedy is simply tragedy plus time. And I want to focus on this line, especially the first seven words, because honestly -- when people think of Robert Downey Jr., I think they think of two things: [READ@INC]( Dean McDermott Reveals He Became a Drug Counselor after Getting Sober [video]( March 13, 2024 - McDermott, 57, explains why he “went into treatment and put [his] life back together,” adding he owes his life and newfound way of living to[Harmony Place]( in Woodland Hills, CA., and Freedom House Sober Living. Once inside , the[“Due South”]( claims he made a deal with himself to be in “100 percent. ” [WATCH@PageSix](     Doctor's Health Warning: Don’t Binge On Cheap Easter Chocolate March 14, 2024 - When it comes to youngsters, studies reveal that 43 per cent of children will eat their first egg before Easter Sunday, with almost a fifth (19 per cent) admitting they will likely make themselves ill by overeating. Cheap Easter eggs have ‘lots of artificial ingredients that you wouldn’t find in a kitchen. [READ@DailyMail]( Microplastics Found Clogging Human Arteries March 9, 2024 -”It’s extraordinary,” cardiologist Eric Topol, “I’m a cardiologist for three decades plus and I never envisioned we’d have microplastic in our arteries and its presence would accelerate arteriosclerosis.” . [READ@Futurism]( Biden Moves to Relax Federal Weed Restrictions March 7, 2024 - President Joe Biden reiterated that nobody should go to prison for cannabis use, and touted his administration’s moves to evaluate whether federal marijuana restrictions should be loosened. Cannabis is currently categorized as a Schedule I drug, the same classification as heroin. [READ@Politico]( Decriminalizing Drugs Could Help More People Seek Treatment [video]( March 11, 2024 - “If you reduce stigma and fear of incarceration, people are more likely to be vulnerable and honest about the struggles they have,” Schaffner said. “When they’re able to do that, they’re more likely to seek out help.” [WATCH@25NewsNow]( Daily Cannabis Users 25% More Apt to Heart Attack March 11, 2024 - Given that their findings link cannabis usage to cardiovascular disease, the researchers suggested that doctors screen patients for cannabis use and advise them to not smoke it, similar to the now-traditional screening done for tobacco smoking. [READ@WashingtonPost]( RuPaul’s Sobriety Helps Him Stay Grounded March 9, 2024 - The Emmy-winning host of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ and author of a [new memoir]( says, “the truth was always there, no matter how high I got on weed.” He adds that his spirituality has helped him stay grounded. “Through meditation and prayer, I found that middle ground.” It’s also where he finds truth: [READ@People]( Survivors Share What Gives Them Hope [video]( March 10, 2024 - Stephen Dees understands the power of hope, something he found through his faith. “Today, I’m an ordained minister, I have a beautiful career, I have a beautiful wife, I have a life that I never thought I could have,” Dees said. “And that was after 14 years of meth addiction ...  [WATCH@WBIR]( Drew Carey Opens Up About Massive Weight Loss March 8, 2024 - Drew Carey, 65, revealed in a recent interview with PEOPLE that it was a wake-up call from his doctor that prompted him to start taking his health more seriously, after he was told his life would be “shorter” if he didn’t make a change. Now loves the “energy” and “lucidity” of his thoughts. [READ@Parade]( Three Months After Leaving Patton State Mental Hospital She Was Dead [audio]( March 13, 2024 - The department paid the [Amity Foundation]( roughly $121 million over five years to oversee reentry homes in LA. Taxpayers paid $5,200 a month per parolee for [Walden House](. When Fredreaka Jack ended up in the ER again, doctors attributed her complaints to mental illness and “drug-seeking behavior.” [LISTEN@DailyNews]( How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer” March 2024 - This haunting and propulsive debut follows a journalist’s years-long investigation into his father’s old classmate: former high school valedictorian Paul Volkman, who once seemed destined for greatness after earning his MD and his PhD from the prestigious University of Chicago, but is now serving four consecutive life sentences at a federal prison in Arizona. Volkman was the central figure in a massive “pill mill”... [READ@HamiltonPlace]( What the Heck is RECOVERY CAPITAL? March 11, 2024 - Recovery capital is comprised of social, physical, cultural and human forms of capital. It consists of, but is not limited to, personal and social characteristics, networks, housing, transportation, community aspects, cultural values & friends, family members and others who might support the recovery process. [READ@Buffalo]( “Pretty Wrecked”: A Memoir about Addiction, Recovery and Triumph March 11, 2024 - Before publishing her memoir, [Tracy Viola]( gave an advanced manuscript to six of her friends. She printed and bound the copies at Staples and saw “Pretty Wrecked: Confessions of a Teen Addict and Her Road to Recovery” physically laid out in front of her for the first time. [READ@TempleNews]( Walking CAN Cut Disease and Death March 6, 2024 - For people with low and high amounts of sedentary time, getting any number of steps higher than 2,200 per day was linked with lower odds of developing cardiovascular disease or dying early, with 9,000 to 10,000 steps carrying the most benefit. [READ@CNN]( Life Without TikTok is Possible March 15, 2024 - What happened when the world’s most populous nation turned off TikTok. In June 2020, after a violent clash on the India-China border that left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead, the government in New Delhi suddenly banned TikTok and several other well-known Chinese apps. [READ@CNN]( What I Have Learned Through Childhood Trauma March 2024 - I will never say that my trauma in childhood was a positive thing. In an ideal world there would be no such thing. However, for many of us it is a fact of life. Most of us have had some degree of trauma experience, some more significant than others and we all deal with it differently. [READ@InTheRooms]( Daughter Says State Should be Accountable for Father’s Death [video]( March 13, 2024 - I’m an only child, he only had me and I only had him,” Carletta Leslie said. Her father died in Sept. 2022 after he went missing. Police later called, informing her Carson’s body was found outside an unlicensed group home. His blood alcohol at the time was nearly seven times the legal limit. [WATCH@AZFamily]( How Water in a Can Became a Billion-Dollar Business March 16, 2024 - In other words, the branding is one of the main selling points. The name “Liquid Death” refers to the idea of “murdering your thirst,” as well as “death to plastic,” according to founder and CEO Mike Cessario. Liquid Death beverages are packaged in aluminum, which is more recyclable than plastic. [READ@NBCNews]( “The Good Boss” Helps People Break Cycle of Homelessness and Addiction [video]( March 8, 2024 - Victor Oliveira will be the first to tell you that, 12 years ago, he couldn’t have imagined what he would be doing now. In 2012, he was released from a Massachusetts state prison after serving a 20-month sentence for dealing drugs. “That’s where I had to smarten up,” he says matter-of-factly. [WATCH@CBSNews]( “It is okay to be different,” Says City Council member Alice Woods [video]( March 8, 2024 - Staunton High gave City Council member Alice Woods the platform to speak about her personal experiences with drug addiction and recovery. Though the stories were dark, Woods and staff members said it was empowering and it left a lasting impact on students in the school. [WATCH@WHSV](   Musical Interlude: VAN MORRISON - Moondance Concert [video]( Aug. 26, 2018 - Sir George Ivan “Van” Morrison Concert and the great band: Summertime in England, Moondance, Help Me, It’s All in the Game/Make It Real One More Time, Common One, Did Ye Get Healed?, Vanlose Stairway, Foreign window with Bob Dylan. [WATCH@YouTube]( [***If this was sent to you by a friend, please]( HERE]( [Home](.  [Fan Mail]( [Visit our website]( Addiction Recovery eBulletin | PO Box 1745, Studio City, CA 91614 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by ahbra@writersintreatment.org powered by [Trusted Email from Constant Contact - Try it FREE today.]( [Try email marketing for free today!](