Drew Barrymore on Hedonism, Country Music on Opiates, TikTok Suicide, Vampire Facials, Taylor Swift

It's Healthy To Read [View Full eBulletin Here]( Apr. 30, 2024 | Vol. 11 | No. 37 | Since 2013 [Home]( [Fan Mail]( Treatment Center Owner Gets Four Years In Prison April 12, 2024 - A Florida man is headed to federal prison. He ran a drug-rehab center in our area and after it went out of business, the feds say he was carrying on like business was booming. It’s a massive fraud case involving millions of taxpayer dollars.[@CBS12]( Man Goes to Prison for Rehab Kickback Scheme April 25, 2024 - Kevin M. Dickau, 35, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. He and Dr. Akikur Mohammad (pictured) of West Hills. CA pleaded guilty to the scheme in 2020. Dickau faced a sentence of up to 10 years. Mohammad was previously featured on KTLA as an expert on addiction and alcoholism. [CONTINUE@KTLA]( “Vampire Facials”Infected 3 People with HIV April 26, 2024 - A cosmetic process known as a “vampire facial” is considered to be a more affordable and less invasive option than getting a facelift, but the process can be a serious health hazard if done in unsanitary conditions, according to a new report. [CONTINUE@CBSNews]( The Polysubstance Use Epidemic Has Arrived April 23, 2024 - The Millennium Health report is based on 4.1 million urine samples collected from people receiving drug addiction care between 2013 and 2023. A key finding: Of the fentanyl-positive urine samples collected, 93 percentcontained other illicit substances as well. [CONTINUE@PsychologyToday]( Professor Overcame Opioid Addiction  April 19, 2024 - [Alex Elswick]( up with everything he needed. He was a young person who wouldn’t lead people to believe drug addiction would be in his future. (photo: [Elswick]( in front of the wall of hope at Voices of Hope,The board is full of reasons to persevere through addiction, and messages of gratitude.) [CONTINUE@LexingtonKY]( Sam Evian’s ‘Plunge’ is His Most Personal LP [audio]( April 13, 2024 - Scott Simon talks with musician and indie producer Sam Evian about his fourth LP, “Plunge.” Evian says the record is his most personal yet and it touches on themes of family, depression and sobriety. [CONTINUE@NPR]( Warning of ‘Cascading’ Alzheimer’s Risk From Alcohol and Stress April 26, 2024 - We know that our risk of developing Alzheimer’s is dependent on a range of genetic and environmental factors. And among these environmental factors are alcohol consumption and chronic stress. In 1980, [Rita Hayworth]( diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. [CONTINUE@Newsweek]( Taylor Swift Sings About Being ‘a functioning alcoholic’ April 25, 2024 - Taylor Swift’s song “[Fortnight”]( is getting a lot of attention for lyrics that include the line “I was a functioning alcoholic.” Swift hasn’t said whether she’s singing about herself in the first single from her new album, “[The Tortured Poets Department.]( But she’s talked about giving up alcohol in recent months. [CONTINUE@Yahoo]( Drew Barrymore: ‘We have all been such hedonists’ April 13, 2024 - Drew Barrymore takes the most pride in her sobriety. “I think, for me, stopping drinking is one of the most honoring things I can do to the Barrymore name because we have all been such hedonists,” the 49-year-old star told People in an interview. [CONTINUE@PageSix]( Mother, Laura McKowen, Is An Open Book About Her Sobriety [video]( April 23, 2024 - After her first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, the Marblehead mom spent a year working on her sobriety before she was finally able to stop drinking for good. Her first book ‘We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life’ hit store shelves in early 2020. [CONTINUE@WCVB5]( Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health Conference Addressed Hope & Happiness April 23, 2024 - For the third year, the prestigious UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center hosted the annual Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health Conference. Overflowing with clinicians, counselors, and behavioral healthcare executives... [CONTINUE@HollywoodTimes]( [V]( Baker]( Uses Sobriety For Good April 17, 2024 - “It’s still one day at a time for me, and I understand, empathize, and know exactly what the attack an alcoholic goes through daily,” [Baker]( said. “To wake up every morning and not want to use it or have to use it is a total blessing. [CONTINUE@Fox]( Eva Evans Left Suicide Note [video](   April 23, 2024 - Eva was known on TikTok for posting day-in-the-life type content about 20-somethings in New York ... and she also famously created a web series called ‘Club Rat’ about the dating scene. The update comes a few days after Eva’s sister announced her passing on social media. She was only 29. [CONTINUE@TMZ]( Fourteen years ago she shot up too much speed & coke [video]( Jewelle Sturm. [CONTINUE@vimeo]( Captain Sandy Tells How Yachting Helped Her Sobriety April 18, 2024 - “I was 13 years old and I started washing boats, and then I had to get in trouble a lot, kind of got into the addiction thing. And after I got sober in 1989, my very first job in 1990 was on a boat,” Captain Sandy explained. [CONTINUE@Dexerto]( Hot Broadway Star Overcame Cocaine, Alcohol and Gambling Addictions [video](   April 23, 2024 - Sara Gettelfinger had steadily worked on the Broadway boards since her debut in 2000’s Seussical, appearing alongside, John Stamos, John Lithgow and Jeffrey Wright in hits like Nine, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and A Free Man of Color, respectively. [CONTINUE@People]( The Endless Quest to Replace Alcohol April 18, 2024 - The rise in “sober curiosity” is directly correlated to an interest in wellness, an industry that exploded in the early 2010s at the same time smartphones and social media became a part of everyday life. Perhaps people were searching for ways to really feel the experience of being in one’s body ... [CONTINUE@Vox]( Anthony Hopkins Planning to Live Beyond 100 [audio]( April 4, 2024 - Acting icon Anthony Hopkins is one lamb who refuses to be silenced! After going to hell and back battling addiction issues and depression, insiders dished the Hannibal the Cannibal legend is forging ahead with plans to keep living way beyond 100. [CONTINUE@RadarOnline]( Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Must Get Gambling Addiction Treatment April 13, 2024 -The initial federal court appearance by Ippei Mizuhara marked the first time the interpreter has been seen in public since the scandal exploded last month. Shohei Ohtani said he was “very grateful” for the investigation and would focus on baseball going forward. [CONTINUE@Yahoo]( Aspartame and Sucralose May Promote Diarrhea & Damage Your Gut April 24, 2024 - Common artificial sweeteners may be causing serious damage to your gut, scientists have warned. New research says these additives could be transforming otherwise healthy gut bacteria into dangerous agents of disease. Newtame is approximately 7,000 to 13,000 times sweeter than table sugar. [CONTINUE@Newsweek]( Two-Drug Combo Curbs Drinking for Alcoholics April 18, 2024 - A combo of an allergy drug and a blood pressure med appears to lower daily drinking in folks battling severe alcoholism, French researchers report. The two generic drugs are the antihistamine cyproheptadine and prazosin, which treats high blood pressure and urinary urgency ... [CONTINUE@HealthDay]( Landmark Recovery Applies to Reopen After Settlement with State [video]( April 21, 2024 -13News has learned state regulators have reached a settlement agreement with Landmark Recovery that could allow those troubled recovery centers to get recertified. Landmark closed its treatment centers in Mishawaka, Bluffton and Carmel last summer... [CONTINUE@WTHR]( Woman Charts Her Journey to Sobriety April 23, 2024 - “My story starts on Sept. 21, 2022 - the day I decided I had to get sober.” My main thought I had, which was obviously painful but it moved me enough, was, ‘I don’t want her to get sick in the middle of the night and I can’t help because I am out of socks. I don’t want her to grow up and feel she can’t come to me’. [CONTINUE@DerryNow]( ‘Pretty Wrecked’: Author On Addiction & Recovery [video]( April 25, 2024 - From a teenage alcoholic and drug addict to a shining success and celebrating 28 years of sobriety. A Main Line wife and mother details her road to recovery and the lessons she’s learned along the way in a fascinating new book. Aunyea Lachelle sits down with author Tracy Viola on Philly Live. [CONTINUE@PhillyLive]( Spencer Mathews On How He Became An Alcoholic [audio]( April 13, 2024 - “It was four Big Macs, a six-pack of Stella...” Vogue Williams’ husband Spencer Mathews has described how he became an alcoholic whilst working as a banker in London. The former Made In Chelsea star (35), who has now been sober for six years... [CONTINUE@SundayWorld]( I Overcame My Alcohol Addiction by Learning 2 Lessons April 16, 2024 - (Brian Hyman - pictured) When I was 14 years old, I became aware that I wanted to feel the effects of alcohol. I had a few drinks at a friend’s house when his parents weren’t home and quickly felt relaxed, uninhibited, and fearless. Twenty years later, I became aware that I was dying of alcoholism. [CONTINUE@Newsweek]( Navigating Tangled Healthcare System with Addiction History [audio]( April 25, 2024 - “I feel like I’ve spent my life wanting, like wanting to be able to tell the story.” Melanie Caturia is a mom of two in her late 40’s who lives in Minocqua. She recalls being a sickly child, but the real trouble didn’t start until she was a teenager. [CONTINUE@WXPR]( Opiates Came for Country Music April 23, 2024 - DRUGS NEVER SEEMED like a problem to Elvie Shane. Dabbling in cocaine, meth, and heroin were all part of the future country singer’s college days in Kentucky. Even when he got hooked on speed, the dangers didn’t seem real. He figured, a good time for whenever he had the money. But then ...[CONTINUE@RollingStone](   Bartender Shares Sobriety Journey and Works to Help Others [audio]( April 7, 2024 - Service workers, including wait staff and bartenders are surrounded by alcohol during their work shifts. The combination of the high-pressure of the profession combined with odd hours and the proximity of alcohol can have potentially dangerous ramifications. [CONTINUE@IdeaStrem]( St. Vincent - Live @ Primavera Sound Barcelona [video]( 2023 - St Vincent had one of the best gigs at Primavera Sound 2023, here’s why... 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