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Best Addiction Almanac May 17, 2022 | Vol. 9 | No. 40 Since 2013  |  |  |  |         | 

Best Addiction Almanac [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Carl-Sagan-quote-5.jpg]( May 17, 2022 | Vol. 9 | No. 40 Since 2013 [Home](        [Fan Mail]( [View Full eBulletin Here]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Kingpin-Opioid-Makers.jpg]( Inside Deadly Sales Juggernaut of the ‘Kingpin’ of Opioid Makers May 10, 2022 - Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals played a key role in an industry-wide effort to convince the health-care industry that addiction was rare among opioid users. They cultivated a reliable stable of hundreds of doctors it could count on to write a steady stream of prescriptions for pain pills. [more@WashingtonPost]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Medicating-Back-Pain.jpg]( Medicating Back Pain Prolongs ... Back Pain March 12, 2022 - Persistent use of pain-relieving steroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen, can actually turn a wrenched back into a chronic condition. [more@YahooNews]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Family-Grieving.jpg]( Family Grieving after 15-year-old Girl Dies [video tears]( May 12, 2022 - A small-town South Carolina family found their daughter dead in her bedroom after she took a $3 pill that turned out to be fentanyl. Lana Hooker-Hashem was an honor student, a singer and could speak multiple languages. [more@WRAL]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Psychedelic-Startups.jpg]( Can Psychedelic Startups Solve Mental Health Crisis? [video]( - May 11, 2022 - What’s worsening the problem is the “tremendous lack of innovation in psychiatric treatment.” “Only 7 neuropsychiatric drugs have been approved since 2015, while the field of oncology has seen approvals of 80 drugs.” [more@Fortune]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Naomi-Judd-tragedy.jpg]( Naomi Judd Died of Self-Inflicted Gun Shot May 12, 2022 - When the Grammy-winning country music singer, died last month, her daughter Ashley Judd said that she had lost her mother to the “disease of mental illness.” On Thursday, Ms. Judd was more candid... [more@NYTimes]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Rolling-Stones-sobriety.jpg]( The Rolling Stones’ Journey to Sobriety [video]( May 13, 2022 - “I think that that was beginning to create issues in the band. One of your main songwriters and, in many ways, the musical driving force of the band is somebody who’s having drug problems,” The Rolling Stones: Unzipped author wrote.[@MusicTimes]( A direct and compelling headline [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Struggled-With-Weight-2.jpg]( I’ve Always Struggled With My Weight, Losing It Didn’t Mean Winning [audio]( May 11, 2022 - During the pandemic, I snacked the way other people knit or whittled or shuffled cards: anxiously, obsessively, to keep my spirit from hissing out of my ear. I turned myself into my own personal foie gras goose... [more@NYTimes]( [BannerAd-2022JFlowers-800x200-2.jpg]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Must-Have-Gear.jpg]( The Must-Have Gear for Going Out This Summer!  May 5, 2022 - She direct-messaged the indie rap act Atmosphere, asking to pass out the opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone on their upcoming tour. She wasn’t necessarily expecting a response to her DM. It was a wild request. But to Godvin’s surprise... [more@Wired]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Rudy-Giuliani-story.jpg]( ‘They Were All Lawyered Up with Rudy Giuliani On Top’ A LOOK BACK @AUGUST 5, 2018 - by Beth Macy, author of Dopesick. “It got watered down, as it went through the Department of Justice, the folks working for Purdue, including Giuliani, lobbied hard for the executives not to be indicted on felony charges.” [more@Politico]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-ironman-Substance-Abuse.jpg]( Tony Stark’s Substance Abuse Is Symptomatic of a Much Scarier Problem  May 9, 2022 - Iron Man has always struggled with addiction. But the cause for them may be a bigger issue as it’ll be much harder for him to treat. The second battle, and probably the most difficult, is against himself. [more@CBR]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-The-Lost-Weekend-movie.jpg]( How Oscar Winner ‘The Lost Weekend’ Depicts Alcoholism May 10, 2022 - This was a movie where the creatives had their hands tied to such an extreme degree that’s a wonder a frame of footage even got filmed! Luckily, The Lost Weekend grapples with alcoholism that make it clear the film should still be appreciated decades after its release. [more@Collider]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Heartwarming-Health-News.jpg]( Heartwarming Health News May 12, 2022 - Avril Lavigne’s fiancĂ© Mod Sun made a heartbreaking revelation about his health as he admitted he would probably not “be here right now” if he didn’t give up alcohol and drugs. He marked three years of sobriety. [more@HelloMagazine]( [TakeActionSummitLeonardMay2022.jpg]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Selma-Blair-story.jpg]( Selma Blair Opens Up About Getting Drunk at Age 7 [audio]( - May 11, 2022 - In the memoir and in an interview with People, Blair opened up about her alcohol addiction. In her memoir Mean Baby, the actress details the alcohol struggles that began in childhood: ‘The first time I got drunk it was a revelation’..[@People]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Bradley-Cooper-embraced-Sobriety.jpg]( Bradley Cooper Embraced Sobriety  May 15, 2022 - Cooper told GQ about those darker times. When asked if he had regrets, he immediately said, “no.” But he did say while there were “sad parts of it,” referring to his life then, he wasn’t sad about it. [more@CheatSheet]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Depicting-Alcohol-Abuse.jpg]( How Film and TV Depict Alcohol Abuse May 9, 2022 - Portraying excessive drinking as something positive is not helpful at a time of rampant alcoholism. Generically, you’d have to call 'Single Drunk Female' a sitcom, though some reviewers insist on calling it a “dramedy.” [more@USCatholic]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Pandemic-Changed-Them.jpg]( High School Students Tell How The Pandemic Changed Them  - May 14, 2022 - Many young people have shown grace and resilience as they dealt with the challenges of COVID-19. NPR spoke to four high school students who marked the pandemic’s two year anniversary with a newfound sense of self, and big dreams for the future. [more@NPR]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Treatment-in-Jails.jpg]( Strings Attached to State Funds For Treatment in Jails May 10, 2022 - Lawmakers are making $2 million available to North Carolina sheriffs to start or expand opioid addiction treatment programs in their jails, but the money comes with a big caveat. Addiction experts argue that the favored medication — naltrexone = Vivitrol — is the least effective of the three. [more@NCHealthNews]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Medicated-Assisted-Treatment.jpg]( Medicated-Assisted Treatment Helped Man On His Road To Sobriety May 3, 2022 - The former ski racer who was arrested for felony drug possession in January 2020, is living in sobriety, helped by the friendship of his two dogs and the animals he cares for working and living at a pet resort. [more@SteamboatPilot]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-LA-Overdose-Epicenter.jpg]( LA Skid Row - Overdose ‘Epicenter’ But Methadone Miles Away  May 11, 2022 - The Boyle Heights clinic is not an easy trip for Elias, who lives on the edge of skid row in the Cecil Hotel. She uses a walker and finds it painful to ride the bus because of a mending hip. So she relies on Soma Snakeoil, an artist and activist who heads a nonprofit, to drive her there daily in her Jeep. [more@LATimes]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Tragic-Magic.jpg]( “Tragic Magic” and the Power of Transformation May 12, 2022 - “Tragic Magic,” is a story of addiction, loss and recovery. Written and performed by the the very talented Sigute Miller. The one-woman show can be seen at the Hollywood Fringe Festival [Click Here for TICKETS]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Mother-Knows-Pain.jpg]( Mother Knows Pain of Losing [video]( May 11, 2022 - Carroll Miniard knows what it’s like to lose a loved one to a drug overdose. Her son, Evan, was 35 years old when he died. She hopes his story will lead to more people taking the threat of the drug seriously. [more@News4JAX]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Sweeteners-Damage-Intestines.jpg]( Chemically Manufactured Sweeteners Damage the Intestines  May 12, 2022 - Eleven sweeteners are currently approved in the EU – but all have a state-regulated maximum dose. appears to prove that excessive consumption of artificial sweeteners leads to a pathogenic change in the intestinal microflora – and can even destroy the walls of the intestine. [more@BioPrepWatch]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Paulo-OBrien-talks.jpg]( Paulo O’Brien talks with Leonard Buschel about his book, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict [video]( 2022 - He is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, and he is the founder of Writers In Treatment whose primary purpose is to promote treatment as the best first step solution for addiction, alcoholism and other self-destructive behaviors. Leonard is also the director of the 13 year old REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium, and for six years has been the editor/publisher of the weekly Addiction/Recovery eBulletin. [more@YouTube]( [HIGH-Tomorrow.jpg]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Jodi-Galloway-story.jpg]( Jodi Galloway Is a Champion of Addiction Prevention May 9, 2022 - Considered an expert in her field, Galloway mentors professionals in other communities to help establish their own peer prevention programs. Her guidance helps them navigate adolescence by building self-esteem and confidence. [more@MarionStar]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Stop-Smoking.jpg]( New Tool For Psychiatrists Encouraging Patients to Stop Smoking  2019 - The course was completed by 152 psychiatric residents at 42 medical schools, many of whom knew little about tobacco use disorder. Many falsely believed that smoking cessation interferes with a patient’s ability to recover from other types of addiction despite substantial evidence to the contrary. [more@NJBMagazine]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-way-to-Treat-Addiction.jpg]( What’s the Best Way to Treat Addiction? May 12, 2022 - READER’S LETTERS to “Forced Addiction Treatment Fails,” by Maia Szalavitz. To the Editor: I’m a retired addiction therapist. I have been beating the drum on this for years. A person cannot be forced to do the work necessary to successfully recover. Using force almost always ends in disaster, sometimes prolonging the person’s recovery for years. [more@NYTimes]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-mother-daughter-Eating-Disorder.jpg]( Mother and Daughter Share Eating Disorder Journey   May 14, 2022 - Kyla Perry became fixated on eating “clean food” in March 2020, when the competitive dancer was 16. She recalls a screaming voice in her head telling her to stop eating and throw food out. [more@CBC]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-not-moral-failure.jpg]( Addiction is Not a Moral Failure May 15, 2022 - 
the mere fact that someone is battling addiction does not mean they aren’t a good person. Lauren Cole is the perfect example. She was working on her master’s when she relapsed and overdosed on fentanyl in 2020 at age 26 [@YahooNews]( [addiction-recovery-ebulletin-Pete-Doherty-story.jpg]( Pete Doherty On Managing “to get out of the addictive cycle” [video]( - May 15, 2022 - Doherty said he is “surprised I’m not dead” due to his drug abuse, adding: “I’ve hedged my bets with all the scrapes, skirmishes and disasters, but I do believe in corny, happy Hollywood endings. I’m not a good guy, but I’m not evil.” [more@NME]( [RRFF2022LAsponsorFlyer-crop.jpg]( [Home]( Mail]( [Visit our website]( [Send us your Comments,](mailto:ahbra@writersintreatment.org) [ï»ż](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!](

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