Only Babies Should Take Aspirin...and more new you can't abuse!

Addiction Almanac [View as Webpage]( Oct. 19, 2021 | Vol. 9 | No. 10 | Since 2013 [Home]( Mail]( [THE TRUTH CHANGES]( Now Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes is Dangerous - Oct. 14, 2021 - For many years doctors have recommended that older men regularly take aspirin to lower their risk of heart attacks and strokes. Now, it seems that this guideline can be dangerous. [more@JPost]( [MANDATED FOR ALL REHABS?]( Scientists Eye Opioid Vaccine Shot Oct. 1, 2021 - The vaccine, however, is unlike any other. It’s not meant to protect against the coronavirus, or any germ, for that matter. It is meant to protect against a deadly opioid overdose. [more@NBCNews]( [I WANT TO MAKE YOU HIGHER]( Is the Modern World Too ‘Materialistic’? Oct. 16, 2021 - We are indeed materialistic, but not primarily because we buy a lot; rather because we harbour an immense faith in the power of whatever we do buy to have a decisive impact on our state of mind. We aren’t so much greedy as extremely hopeful. [more@TheSchoolOfLife]( [NO BRIBES HERE?]( F.D.A. Authorizes E-Cigarettes on U.S. Market for 1st Time Oct. 12, 2021 - “The F.D.A. determined that the potential benefit to smokers who switch completely or significantly reduce their cigarette use, would outweigh the risk to youth.” The watershed decision could pave the way for authorization of some other electronic cigarettes, including from the once-dominant maker Juul... [more@NYTimes]( [NOTHING FROM NOTHING LEAVES NOTHING]( Reaching for Zero October 10, 2021 - Should I blame the “thinspo” blogs on my middle-school phone screen, the artificial bodies of people on TV, or myself for relishing in the drug that is being called skinny, for reaching for zeroes. Zero calories, zero sugar, zero fat, size zero. But zero is nothing — and that is how this disorder makes you feel. [more@DukeChronicle]( [MALINGERERS]( 20% of People Still Use Opioids 3 Months After Surgery Oct. 11, 2021 - People who smoke and people living with bipolar disorder, depression, or pulmonary hypertension were at the highest risk of continued use of opioid medications beyond the likely point of medical necessity... [more@Healthline]( [STAR STRUCK]( What Happened To Brittany Murphy? [WATCH]( Oct. 11, 2021 - What Happened, Brittany Murphy?, which will arrive on HBO Max on Oct. 14, feels a bit tawdry. Directed by Cynthia Hill (Private Violence), the docuseries, such as it is, consists of two hour-long episodes bridged by a flashy cliffhanger; it could easily have been a feature, but you can’t binge one of those. [more@Time]( [DO BEES BEE, DO BEARS BEAR?]( Is Coffee Good for You? Oct. 13, 2021 - Having about five cups of coffee a day, instead of none, is correlated with a 30 percent decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes ... The potential benefit from coffee might be from the polyphenols, which are plant compounds that have antioxidant properties. However, coffee isn’t for everyone... [more@NYTimes]( [ON THE BEAM]( Achieving Happiness is a Balance OCT. 2021 - If a little dopamine is good, then we must need a lot, right? No. Dopamine, in “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” fashion, is about balance. The right amount is good, but too much can be detrimental. Known as one of the “happy hormones,”... [more@Purist]( [NOW LEGALIZE WHAT’S IN IT!!!]( N.Y. Gov. Hochul Decriminalizes Possession and Sale of Hypodermic Needles Oct. 7, 2021 - Measures enacted into law will decriminalize the possession and sale of hypodermic needles and syringes, establish a program for medication-based addiction treatment in state and local prisons and create an online directory for distributors of medications that can reverse opioid overdoses. [more@NYDailyNews]( [Sonnee Weedn, Ph.D., Pioneer in the Field of Neuro-Engineering]( Brain Based Treatment for Recovery, Relapse Prevention and Improved Mental Health October 10, 2021 - It is well-known that the rate of relapse for people suffering with alcoholism and addiction is extremely high. Though there are many factors involved, an important one is that the neural circuitry of the brain has been damaged through the toxic exposure involved in the disease process. [more@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin]( [ONE TOOTH AT A TIME]( How One Dentist is Helping Homelessness & Addiction [WATCH]( Oct. 10, 2021 - Chris Murphy’s addiction began with a painkiller prescription after breaking his jaw at age 17. Fast forward a decade, Murphy was standing in nothing more than a t-shirt on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City when he had plans to take his own life. [more@KXAN]( [AMERICAN TRAGEDY]( USA's Record High is 96,000 Drug Deaths in 12 Months [WATCH]( Oct. 13, 2021 - “This has been an incredibly uncertain and stressful time for many people and we are seeing an increase in drug consumption, difficulty in accessing life-saving treatments for substance use disorders, and a tragic rise in overdose deaths,” Dr. Nora Volkow said earlier this year. [more@CNN]( [ONE SIZE DOESN'T HAVE TO FIT ALL]( I’m A Fat Woman. This Is Why I Post Photos Of Myself Eating Oct. 13, 2021 - As the fork was about to touch my lips, I heard my Abuelita behind me yelling, “Who taught you how to eat like that? Eating like that will get you fat and no one wants that.” I turned to see my plus-size mother hiding her own shame behind me, but she said nothing. [more@HuffPost]( [KEEP CALM AND COLLABORATE]( [How Kindness at Work Encourages Creativity]( Oct. 12, 2021 - For me, the idea of creativity and kindness are inextricably linked. And you need to cultivate an environment where people have the head space to come up with new ideas, but also the safe space to share them, and the acceptance that others are going to input on those ideas, sometimes critically, to build them. [more@Mindful]( [OUR COMMON WELFARE MUST COME FIRST]( In Love and Recovery October 8, 2021 - When she started attending 12-step meetings in 2007, she thought those who said they were happy being sober were lying. Finally, in 2008, she hit a bottom of sorts, and some women in the program took her under their wing. She got sober at the age of 22. [more@NYTimes]( [HOW TO COPE WITH EVERYTHING]( Sweating Her Way to Sobriety Oct. 13, 2021 - Nell Hurley had her last drink on December 27, 1997 at the age of 27. To help combat her anxiety in early recovery, she started running, taking things at her own pace but working hard to make progress block by block and day by day—much like a recovery journey. Exercise became an outlet... [more@MSPMag]( [MEDIA: BOOK SUGGESTION]( A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery by David Poses  Fall 2021 - “In this painful, haunting memoir, Poses takes us on a roller-coaster ride: bouts of heroin abuse mixed in with periods of sobriety, which will give readers hope for his prospects—only to have them dashed . . . A potent addition to the literature on drug addiction and recovery.” —Kirkus Reviews [more@Amazon]( [FASCINATING]( Alex Murdaugh Arrested at Drug Rehab Charged With Stealing Housekeeper’s Money [WATCH]( Oct. 14, 2021 - His attorneys said he has spent the past six weeks at the facility since claiming he was shot in the head on the side of a lonely road near his home ... The Murdaugh family told the sons their mother tripped over the family dog and died weeks later from her lingering injuries. [more@CBSNews]( [I LIKE TO WATCH]( What’s New: From ‘Dopesick’ to ‘Hightown,’ Three Shows About the Opioid Crisis [WATCH]( Oct. 13, 2021 - Three shows streaming this week look at the opioid crisis from different perspectives. The second season of the crime drama “Hightown” opens with overdoses of teens in the Northeast. The fourth season of “The Conners” finds a family still reeling from an accidental overdose. And “Dopesick” takes a 360-degree look at the crisis. Here’s where to stream them. [more@WSJ]( [STICK WITH THE WINNERS!]( Q&A with Andrea Ashley, Creator of the Adult Child Podcast - Oct. 18, 2021 - Andrea Ashley former CPA turned podcast host & producer. She grew up outside of Philadelphia in an alcoholic household. Andrea turned to drugs and alcohol herself at the age of 12. After years in and out rehabs and boarding schools, she was granted the gift of sobriety at the age of 19 and celebrated 13 years of continuous sobriety this past September. [more@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin]( [NEVER SAY NEVER]( Why I’ll Never Drink in Moderation Oct. 3, 2021 - Throughout my first decade as an adult, I drank essentially every night, and always to the point of drunkenness. Although I was what some people call “high-functioning,” there’s no question I was severely addicted to alcohol. [more@Medium]( [IT’S ONLY MONEY & YOUR LIFE]( “Gambling Felt More Natural To Me Than Brushing My Teeth” - Paul Merson August 11, 2021 - The former Arsenal and England footballer, who has also battled alcohol and drug addiction, gambled away a fortune of more than £7million. “Gambling’s in me, it’s there, waiting for me constantly,” the 53-year-old tells i ahead of his BBC One documentary Football, Gambling & Me. [more@iNews]( [WAR ON POOR PEOPLE CONTINUES]( Tallahassee Experiences Increase In Crime and Drug Use Oct. 10, 2021 - Experts believe that Tallahassee’s substance abuse issue is going to continue, especially for drugs such as narcotics, stimulants and hallucinogens, occur due to large city populations and areas of economic poverty. [more@FSUNews]( [TO DRINK OR NOT TO DRINK]( Sober Curious Movement Online Targeting ‘Gray Area’ Drinking - Oct. 3, 2021 - So-called sober curious, or gray-area, drinkers suspect they drink too much but say the term “alcoholic” doesn’t accurately describe them. For-profit programs, many founded by authors of popular books about sobriety - has sprung up to offer support and strategies for giving up alcohol temporarily or for good. [more@WSJ]( [Home]( Mail]( [Visit the Addiction Recovery eBulletin website]( [Send us your Comments,](mailto:ahbra@writersintreatment.org) [Compliments or Complaints](mailto:ahbra@writersintreatment.org) [[Facebook] ]( [[Twitter] ]( [[Instagram] ]( [[LinkedIn] ]( [[YouTube] ]( 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!](