Bill Wilson's LSD Trips: Scientist or Acidhead?

AWESOME Addiction Almanac [View as eBulletin Webpage]( March 1, 2022 | Vol. 9 | No. 29 | Since 2013 [Home](  | [Fan Mail]( Michael Keaton’s Emotional Speech After Winning His SAG Award for Dopesick [video]( [more@Twitter]( 4 U.S. Companies Will Pay $26 BILLION To Settle Claims For Opioid Crisis [audio]( Feb. 25, 2022 - Johnson & Johnson, the consumer products health giant that manufactured opioid medications, will contribute $5 billion to the settlement.[more@NPR]( Seeing Opiate Addiction as a Disease Feb. 24, 2022 - Arizona State University Professor Foster Olive presented the current status of addiction as a disease of the brain in the context of the opioid epidemic. He researches how abused drugs affect the brain on a neurobiological level and what brain changes contribute to addiction. [more@ASUNews]( Agents Seize $3M in Meth Hidden in Onions Feb. 26, 2022 - A smuggler attempted to cross the Mexico-US border with a giant stash of methamphetamines disguised as onions, leaving federal officials impressed with the creativity of the alleged subterfuge. [more@NYPost]( Amphetamine Use Linked to Heightened Risk of Psychosis Among Women Feb. 19, 2022 - The drug’s impact on neurotransmitter signaling in the brain often causes psychosis, the symptoms of which mimic those of schizophrenia, with paranoia, voices, and hallucinations.[@Neuroxcience]( Happiness Professor Says Anxiety Is Destroying Her Students Feb. 18, 2022 - These young high-achievers looking to learn scientifically corroborated techniques for living a happier life. But you could also see something melancholy in the course’s popularity: all these young high-achievers looking for something they’ve lost. [more@NYTimes]( Gaming Is Now Globally Recognized as an Addiction [video]( Feb. 24, 2022 - Several years ago when Kim, a former studio operating chief at Electronic Arts Inc., was trying to peel away her then 10-year-old son from a game of Minecraft. He threw the iPad at her in frustration and hit her in the face. [more@AJC]( Elton John Is Eminem’s Unofficial Sponsor Feb. 25, 2022 - They both have been living a sober lifestyle for years — something that often requires a strong support system. Luckily, the Detroit-bred emcee has been able to rely on the “Rocketman” singer for advice. [more@CheatSheet]( A Frustrating Path “From Mental Illness to Mental Health” Feb. 22, 2022 - A new book by Dr. Thomas P. Insel, who for 13 years ran the foremost mental health research institution, begins with a sort of confession. “I should have been able to help us bend the curves for death and disability. But I didn’t.” [more@NYTimes]( Bitcoin, Recovery and Addiction to Debt Feb. 23, 2022, - Seen through the lens of addiction, it should come as no surprise that the world finds itself caught in a downward spiral of endless borrowing and spending. It is easier to borrow from the future to pay for what we want now... [more@BitcoinMag]( “I am certain the LSD experience helped me very much” Feb. 9, 2022 - By the time “Bill W” dropped acid, he’d been sober for over 20 years. His experience would fundamentally transform his outlook on recovery, horrify A.A. leadership, and disappoint hundreds of thousands who had credited him with saving their lives. [more@Inverse]( Book Review: A Sweeping History of Addiction Feb. 25, 2022 - Carl Erik Fisher’s meticulous and meticulously researched new book, “The Urge: Our History of Addiction,” is deeply informed by his experience as both a self-described alcoholic and a specialist in addiction medicine. [more@Undark]( Kit Harington Opens Up About Sobriety and ‘Exorcising Demons’ [video]( Feb. 24, 2022 - For Harington, playing Henry V has become quite personal. Unexpectedly, it has been “a way of exorcising demons” for the Game of Thrones alum nearly three years after going to rehab for alcohol... [more@CheatSheet]( Dr. Husel Ordered Lethal Doses of Fentanyl [WATCH]( Feb. 22, 2022 - ‘They seemed high to me’. Pharmacist Gregory Dresbach testified he was not only concerned with the dosage amount but how the drugs were removed without pharmacy approval. Dr. William Husel is currently on trial for murder - he claims he was administering palliative care. [more@10TV]( ‘Crack pipes’ Are Not the Problem — Stigmatizing Harm Reduction Is Feb. 17, 2022 - When people smoke from glass pipes they sometimes burn or cut their lips — allowing hepatitis C or HIV transmission to occur. By providing people with sterile supplies, they do not have to take that risk. [more@TheHill]( Euphoria Holds Up a Mirror to My Addiction Experience. This Show Quite Literally Saves Me. By Natalie Alcala Feb 21, 2022 - My therapist introduced me to the term euphoric recall. “Euphoric recall is a psychological term for the tendency of people to remember past experiences in a positive light, while overlooking negative experiences associated with that event(s).” Euphoric recall is why a lot of former drug abusers relapse. Even though I overdosed in 2008, I have a tendency to romanticize the past and wouldn’t put it past me to return to that life if I’m not careful. [more@HarpersBazaar]( When Heroin Came to the Projects - a Memoir Feb. 21, 2022 - I remember the day heroin came to the Amsterdam Houses. It was 1964 and I was 15 years old. For the first couple of weeks it was given away for free. [more@WestSideRag]( One More Drink Will Kill Me – Says James ‘Arg’ Argent After ‘bad relapse’ Feb. 21, 2022 - ...he suffered a “bad relapse” and an ambulance was called to his home. The popular reality star, 34, admits he fell off the wagon two weeks ago despite being clean and sober for two years. [more@TheSun]( Patrick Kennedy Marks 11 Years of Sobriety Feb, 22, 2022 - “I am an addict. I’ll always be an addict. But I’m an addict in recovery,” he told host Lesley Stahl at the time. “I count my days. It’s one day at a time.” [more@People]( Amid a Surge in Deaths, a Safe Place to Get High Feb. 23, 2022 - “The simple truth is that overdose prevention centers save lives — the lives of our neighbors, family and loved ones,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi in a statement. [more@LATimes]( Navigating Grief As A Result of Substance Abuse Feb. 24, 2022 - For years Jenna Guidry tried to help her sister get sober and it tormented her knowing her sister was fighting this battle. For 25 years her sister struggled with drug addiction and it became increasingly severe. [more@KADN]( Teen Girls With Eating Disorders Doubled During Pandemic Feb. 25, 2022 - Emergency room visits for eating disorders among 12- to 17-year-old girls doubled during the coronavirus pandemic. There were more visits for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder among teen girls in 2021[@TheGuardian]( Snapchat Promises New Rules to Fight Drug Sales Feb. 24, 2022 - Snapchat says new parental controls are coming to the social networking app. For example, there will be options to limit friend suggestions for teen users. That way, strangers can’t easily find their accounts. [more@NBC12]( 4.4 Million Galaxies Are Now Visible [video]( Feb. 22, 2022 - A new map of the night sky has just been made public for the first time. Most of the specks of light visible in the image are billions of light years away from Earth... [more@CBSNews]( Can Retail Therapy Actually Be Helpful? Feb. 25, 2022 - Also called “comfort buying”, it doesn’t have to be a guilty pleasure. It can be a relaxing, empowering experience on occasion. Each new shopping adventure unleashes more mood-enhancing chemicals in the brain & body. [more@VeryWellHealth]( mailto:info@reelrecoveryfilmfestival.org Woman Uses Life Experience To Help Women Tackle Sobriety Feb. 25, 2022 - Joanne Nash is a certified Life and Recovery Coach, owner of The Sober Coach, specialising in helping individuals change their relationship with alcohol. [more@BelfastLive]( Mom Shares Son’s Battle with Addiction in Obit Feb. 25, 2022 - “If one person’s life is saved by his story, we would tell it a million more times,” says the mom of Hunter Lee Clemons, who died of a fatal overdose earlier this month... [more@People]( Habit or Addiction? Feb. 26, 2022 - According to old Dan Webster an addiction is “to become totally dependent on something ... knowingly”. A habit, this dear man tells us is, “An unconscious pattern.” [more@DevilsLakeJournal]( Treating Drug Dealers Like Serial Killers  Feb. 28, 2022 - Twenty years to life. That’s how much prison time 39-year-old Irvin Cartagena faces for allegedly causing the death of acclaimed actor [Michael K. Williams]( Sept. 5, 2021. 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