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Happy Joyous and FREE newsletter Mar. 2, 2021 | Vol. 8 | No. 28 [Home]( [STRANGE FRUIT]( ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’  Feb. 25, 2021 - “Imagine if the government chased sick people with diabetes, put a tax on insulin and drove it into the black market, told doctors they couldn’t treat them … and then sent them to jail. If we did that, everyone would know we were crazy. Yet we do practically the same thing every day to sick people hooked on drugs.” Holiday wrote in her 1956 autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues. [more@Vogue]( [ONLY IF YOU CARE TOO MUCH?]( Scientifically, could love count as an addiction? Feb. 21, 2021 - When you’re in love, the parts of your brain that are associated with reward light up – whether you’re thinking about a beloved or physically reunited with them. And while this sounds fairly positive, these are the same areas that are often linked to addiction. [more@ScienceFocus]( [LOVE AND PAIN]( Sunny’s ‘Deployed and Destroyed’ Tells a Difficult Story of Friendship [LISTEN]( Feb. 2021- Sunny War first met her friend Zach while busking on Los Angeles’ Venice Beach Boardwalk. They were both around 22 years old, and were both talented street musicians who liked to hang out and drink coffee together on their breaks from performing.”He was really, really good,” War remembers of her old friend. “He played piano and guitar, and sang. [more@TheBoot]( [IT MUST BE 2021]( Hazelden Betty Ford Appoints Dr. Joseph Lee, First Physician, Non-White, & Youngest as President/CEO Feb. 25, 2021 - At forty-five, Dr. Lee is the youngest person to take the helm of the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of addiction and mental health care, recovery resources, and related education, prevention, research, and advocacy services. Living in Minnesota’s Twin Cities with his wife and two sons, Dr. Lee will have big shoes to fill. Over the past dozen years, retiring CEO Mark G. Mishek revolutionized the organization, taking it to the next level of influence and power. [more@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin]( [ONE KNIGHT AT A TIME]( Anthony Hopkins Remembers It All Feb 27, 2021 - “the twenty-ninth of December, 1975, I thought, choose life or death ... something in me said, It’s all over.” “I’m very happy I’m an alcoholic. It’s a great gift, because wherever I go the abyss follows me.” I can’t go back, that would be deadly, would be suicide. [more@NewYorker]( [GETTING BACK UP]( Everything Ben Affleck Said About His Sobriety  Feb. 24, 2021 - The Daredevil actor completed a 30-day rehab program in Malibu, California in the summer of 2001. He later told The Hollywood Reporter in 2012 about that time in his life, saying, “I went to rehab for being 29 and partying too much and not having a lot of boundaries and to clear my head and try to get some idea of who I wanted to be.  [more@USMagazine]( [12 STEPS FROM CORONATION STREET]( Let the music play… Feb. 2021 - Millions who grew up watching Coronation Street, glued to the settee as shy Curly pursued the dazzling Raquel, know very little about the ‘other side’ of Kevin Kennedy’s life. Of course, most of us have heard of his love affair and the problems he faced in later life, battling against a chronic alcohol addiction. [more@SortedMag]( [STICK WITH THE WINNERS!]( Q&A with Kevin Kennedy, Star of Coronation Street Feb. 24, 2021 - Kevin Kennedy is an English actor and musician, best known for playing the character Curly Watts for 20 years in ITV’s long-running television soap opera Coronation Street. [more@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin]( [WORTH LIVING]( Addiction PRESCRIPTION Feb. 25, 2021 - WHILE OPIOIDS ARE KNOWN FOR being addictive and deadly, many physicians also know they can be invaluable drugs used to treat acute and chronic pain and when carefully managed improve the quality of life for those 65 and older. More than 1 in 4 Medicare prescription drug beneficiaries get opioids for pain. [@FloridaWeekly]( [HEALING EMOTIONAL BOO BOOS]( Kids’ Mental health is pediatricians’ greatest concern Feb. 27, 2021 - “Twenty percent of the calls I take now are to put kids on more medicine for panic attacks and anxiety,” He’s not a therapist. Yet a big chunk of his medical practice these days is devoted to mental health issues... [more@Inquirer]( [ECLECTIC GUESTS]( Inspiration for the Soul March 7, 2021 – INSPIRATION FOR THE SOUL Presents: Finding Your Way OM ... The Keys to Emergence. [more@Zoom]( [REEL RECOVERY MOVIES FOR ALL]( 18 Films That Explore Mental Illness Feb. 25, 2021 - A movie doesn’t need a big fight or a giant action set piece to be exciting or interesting … sometimes the best films look inward for sources of turmoil that can feel more real and be more relatable for viewers. Stories that explore mental illness, and its impact on lives, relationships, and more. [more@MensHealth]( [PRE-FENTANYL]( Story of Heroin Addiction in 1970s West Berlin Gets Modern Remake Feb. 19, 2021 - In one scene, the 14-year-old protagonist Christiane and her fellow addicts inject themselves in toilet cubicles, surrounded by their own and others’ urine, blood and vomit, before falling unconscious. Some observers later accused the film of glamourising 1970’s West Berlin as a mecca of sex, drugs and experimental music. [more@TheGuardian]( [WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR SOME]( Race and Opioids: Lessons From the Civil War-Era Opioid Addiction Crisis Feb. 25, 2021 - Black soldiers’ lack of access to opiate analgesics and antidiarrheals was typical, not exceptional, when considered within the broader scheme of Civil War medicine. Nineteenth-century opiate addiction cases usually originated in doctors’ prescriptions, a disturbing parallel with today’s ongoing opioid crisis, which has roots in opioid overprescribing during the 1990s. [more@PsychiatricTimes]( [SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER]( Black Space aims to destigmatize mental illness []( Feb. 25, 2021 - TODAY’s Carson Daly interviews Darius Smith, co-founder of Black Space and organizer. They discuss the 2020 social and racial protests. “It was huge for me to be vulnerable in front of 4-5,000 people, I was bottled up with so much emotion and not knowing how to release it” [more@Today]( [STAYING VIGILANT]( 12 Tips for Your Recovery  2020 - Acknowledging and celebrating the hard work of recovery is helpful for keeping you motivated and reminding you why you took this brave step toward sobriety in the first place. [more@VeryWellMind]( [WISHING HIM THE BEST]( John Mulaney is in Outpatient Sober Care Feb. 25, 2021 - Mulaney had checked himself into rehab for 60 days late last year after struggling with alcohol and drug abuse, including cocaine. The move was a shock to the 38-year-old’s fans, even though the seemingly clean-cut comic had talked about his previous struggles with substance abuse in his popular Netflix specials.[@PageSix]( [STAYING CLEAN IN BODY AND SOUL]( Retailer reflects on drug addiction, crime, and finding purpose [WATCH]( - Feb. 25, 2021 - Retailer reflects on drug addiction, crime, and finding purpose. more@OzarksFirst [NOT ON TOP]( ‘Cherry’: Film Review Feb. 25, 2021 - Tom Holland plays a Cleveland college dropout who spirals into drug addiction and crime after coming home from Iraq with PTSD in this drama based on Nico Walker’s novel ... Basically a two hour marriage of dirty-realist misery porn followed by five minutes of the most clichéd and unearned redemption, this grandiose misfire does nothing to advance Apple’s footprint in the original film arena. [more@HollywoodReporter]( [BUT DARKER]( ‘Tyger Tyger’ Offers Different Picture of Addiction [WATCH]( Feb. 26, 2021 - At first glance, the film explores drug addiction, but as Sprouse explains to The Hollywood Reporter, it goes much deeper into experiential addiction — how an addiction to love and life itself makes this particular character, the one Sprouse inhabits, an addict. [more@HollywoodReporter]( [TRAILER]( [JUSTICE PREVAILS]( Governor Pardons 13 More People, Including Illegal Substance Users Feb. 26, 2021 -Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that he granted another 13 pardons, bringing the total number of pardons since he took office to 157. “Through a pardon, an individual is given the opportunity to make amends and give back to their community and our state,” said Evers. [more@WKOW]( [GOING TO ANY DEPTHS]( Man Plunges Into Icy Ocean to Fight Addiction [WATCH]( Feb. 25, 2021 - ...“My whole fundraiser is in memory of the two friends I lost to the opioid epidemic,” Connor Mulholland said. He was inspired by Chucky Rosa, who has been plunging into the frigid water every day for years to honor the two sons he lost to accidental overdoses. [more@Boston25News]( [FROM LOSS COMES HOPE]( Dan Schneider of Netflix’s 'The Pharmacist' at Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit Feb. 26, 2021 - Schneider’s keynote address, scheduled for April 5, 2021 will highlight his personal connection and mission to end the opioid and addiction crisis due to the tragic loss of his son. Via the “The Tunnel of Hope” initiative, he strives to educate parents and youths to reduce the drug and addiction problem and prevent further tragedies.[@PRWeb]( [FATHER, DAUGHTER DANCE]( Jon Bon Jovi’s daughter: no longer living on a prayer. Feb. 19, 2021 - He wasn’t expecting his daughter’s struggles with addiction. During her first year at Hamilton College, she overdosed on heroin. She was found unconscious in her dorm room but, thankfully, was saved by paramedics; her dad was the first person she called. [more@TheThings]( [FROM THE ICE TO ICED TEA]( Chris Therien’s career with the Philadelphia Flyers was a prelude to a world of alcoholism Feb. 27, 2021 - On social media earlier this month, Therien posted that he had been sober for 10 years, saying on Facebook that the journey “has fulfilled me as a person and carved a positive and lasting pathway forward for my family and friends.” “Know what I miss about it?” he wrote on Twitter about the absence of alcohol. “Not a thing!” [more@Inquirer]( [PROBLEM DRINKERS HAVE PROBLEMS]( Ecstasy Could Be Used to Treat Alcoholism Feb. 23, 2021 - The researchers believed that the drug could suppress a region of the brain known as the amygdala, which is responsible for fear. By suppressing it, the patients could come to terms with their experiences without being overwhelmed. [more@Metro]( [USING TECH FOR GOOD]( Student Uses YouTube to Create A Sober Community Feb. 26, 2021 - Gabri’s channel, [“Gen Z’s Declassified Sobriety Survival Guide”]( is dedicated to debunking myths, increasing awareness, and sharing “mocktail” recipes! “Mental health and substance abuse know no age, race, class, gender. It does not matter.” she said. [more@SpectrumNews]( [ONLINE MEETINGS AVAILABLE HERE. CLICK AD.]( [[Facebook] ]( [[Twitter] ]( [[YouTube] ]( [Visit Addiction Recovery eBulletin website]( Addiction Recovery eBulletin | PO Box 1745, Studio City, CA 91614 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Customer Contact Data Notice]( Sent by info@writersintreatment.org powered by [Trusted Email from Constant Contact - Try it FREE today.]( [Try email marketing for free today!](