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News You Can't Abuse [View Full eBulletin Here]( July 5, 2022 | Vol. 9 | No. 47 | Since 2013 [Home](       [Fan Mail](   Federal Judge Sides With Big Pharma NO FINES On July 4th, 2022  A federal judge ruled Monday that three major drug companies did not cause public nuisance when they distributed millions of opioids . [more@newsmax](   'ISO' New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid Emerging June 1, 2022 -(Isotonitazene aka nitazene or “ISO”) Much more potent than heroin and morphine (similar to fentanyl), ISO is being mixed into and marketed as other drugs to make drugs more potent and cheaper to produce. The major concern: This drug can and has caused deadly overdoses in unsuspecting victims. [more@DEA]( Marijuana Users More Likely to Need Emergency Care and Hospitalization June 28, 2022 - Cannabis users were 22 percent more likely than those who don’t use to land in the emergency room or become hospitalized for any reason, suggesting use of the drug may be associated with negative health outcomes. [more@TheHill](     Alcoholic Cirrhosis Deaths Increase Dramatically June 29, 2022 - Deaths associated with alcoholic cirrhosis have tripled in the last 20 years. “Clinical and public health efforts are necessary to curb the epidemics of heavy alcohol consumption and overweight and obesity in the US that may be contributing to these alarming trends.” [more@Consultant360]( Machine Gun Kelly Details Near-Suicide Attempt [video]( June 28, 2022 - MGK has detailed a near-suicide attempt in his new documentary, Life In Pink. “I wouldn’t leave my room. I started getting really, really, really dark.” “I called Megan, I was like, ‘You aren’t here for me’. [more@NME]( Megan Fox Criticized For Romanticizing Drug Addiction June 28, 2022 - Megan Fox has been accused of “glorifying addiction” after a now-deleted Instagram post about her fiance [Machine Gun Kelly](     Want to know more about the REEL Recovery Film Festival?   Watch the video and see what goes on behind the scenes [@YouTube]( The Cosmic Miracle of Trees [video]( 2022 - William Blake observed in his most passionate letter that how we see a tree is how we see the world, and in the act of seeing we reveal what we are: “The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way,” he wrote. “As a man is, so he sees.” [more@Vimeo]( Are Smart Phones Making Dumb Kids? June 29, 2022 -The excessive use of digital devices could render an entire generation neurobiologically incapable, as adults, of reading novels such as Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” or processing complex issues that require sustained attention. Not lazy but incapable— a horrifying calculus. [more@HechingerReport](     Mexican Cartels Targeting Montana With Fentanyl [heartbreaking video]( June 22, 2022 - Montana Highway Patrol troopers have already seized three times as many fentanyl pills on the streets this year compared to 2021. People are using it to get high, and doing so is often a death sentence. [more@Fox](   Understanding Substance Abuse and Addiction June 2022 - Understanding the difference between substance abuse, use disorders, and addiction may seem trivial, but the differences are central to seeking the correct treatment options for people seeking therapy. [more@HarlemWorld](   US Consulting Firm Guided Companies To Make Millions From Deaths During Ongoing Opioid Crisis June 29, 2022 - The untold story of McKinsey’s work for Endo was among the revelations found by The New York Times in a repository of more than 100,000 documents regarding ‘The Narcotics Franchise’ obtained by a coalition of state attorneys general in a legal settlement. [more@NYTimes](     4 Deep Psychological Reasons Smart Women Get Stuck In Unhealthy Relationships June 27, 2022 - Knowing why we tend to fall in love with the “bad boy” is the first step toward breaking that self-destructive cycle, though help from a professional, like a therapist or coach, is often very helpful... [more@YourTango](   FDA to Order Juul e-Cigarettes Off The Market in the US June 22, 2022 - Shares in the tobacco giant Altria Group, which owns a 35% stake in the maker of vaping products, fell 8.5% following the report. Juul has faced heightened scrutiny from regulators, lawmakers and state attorneys general over the appeal of its nicotine products to teenagers. [more@TheGuardian](   San Francisco Opens Stunning Psychiatric Center  June 27, 2022 - UCSF is welcoming its first patients to the Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building, a one-of-a-kind treatment center that aims to redefine mental health services and make a bold statement against stigma. [more@KRON4](   Drug Overdoses Rise Inside NYC Homeless Shelters  June 30, 2022 - Overall, there were 1,091 overdoses recorded in DHS shelters in 2021, a 76 percent increase compared to 2019. In November 2021, at least 106 people overdosed in single-adult shelters. [more@CityLimits](     Lily Allen ‘overwhelmed’ with Olivia Rodrigo After Almost Three Years Sobriety  June 26, 2022 - Lily Allen has revealed it was an emotional experience being at Glastonbury this weekend, as she approaches her third year of sobriety. [more@Metro](   It’s An Overdose Crisis, NOT An Opioid Crisis  June 27, 2022 - Then, there are people like Michelle, who smoke crack daily. She stopped breathing, pipe in hand, one day last year in Brockton. “It was fentanyl,” Michelle says. “I didn’t die because there was someone there that knew about naloxone and they helped me.” [more@WBUR](     Less Than 25% with Depression Respond to Treatment June 27, 2022 - Only 24.2% of patients with depression responded to treatment, including treatment with multiple drugs, hospitalization, and psychotherapy. [@MadinAmerica](     Life-size Sculpture of Philip Seymour Hoffman at Eastman Museum May 29, 2022 - There is a wry mischievousness to the smile and a knowing sparkle in the eyes. The memorial of Philip Seymour Hoffman — a life-size bronze sculpture — manages to capture some of the essence that made him one of Hollywood’s greatest actors. [more@Democrat&Chronicle](       Bam Margera FOUND, Going Back to Rehab After Bailing Twice! June 27, 2022 - Bam Margera is worried he’ll never see his son again if he stays in rehab and that’s why he bailed ... but his wife is pleading for him to check himself back in. Everyone is hoping Bam can get the help he needs by returning to the Florida rehab center where he’s been undergoing treatment this year. [more@TMZ](     Potential New Treatment for Meth Addiction June 26, 2022 - They were demonstrated to be safe and effective in treating adults with moderate or severe methamphetamine use disorder in a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trial. [more@PsychologyToday](     I’ve come a long way’: Florida Woman Finds Hope and Passion [video]( 27, 2022 - Tina Sizemore shares her story of drug use and addiction -- her lowest point, her road to recovery -- and her new passion for gardening. Opioid use continues to rise and a new drug -- ISO, which is believed to be several times stronger than fentanyl -- has officials and recovery organizations concerns.[more@Fox35](       Olivia Munn Is Super Supportive of Sober Boyfriend John Mulaney June 29, 2022 - “Olivia’s truly been his rock post-rehab and is super supportive of him,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly about the couple. “Being a father has certainly changed his perspective on life.” [more@USMagazine](     How To Learn To Finally Love Yourself by Harriet Harrer July 1, 2022 - Harriet is a Facilitator of Hope and Positivity. As an interventionist and mentor to women in addiction, she focuses on helping them to see and then believe in their inner-beauty and resilience. [more@Medium](   Bachelor In Paradise’s Demi Burnett: 11 Months Sober: ‘This Is Wild’ June 29, 2022 - After publicly opening up about her mental health struggles earlier this year, Burnett revealed her sobriety this week in a social media post. “I used to drink almost a bottle of Tito’s a day.” [more@People]( Overdose Deaths Rise Behind Bars June 19, 2022 - In two investigations, it found that the rampant use of drugs causes sexual abuse and “severe” violence in the state’s prisons. The department has sued Alabama, alleging conditions in its prisons violate inmates’ civil rights. [more@KHN](   ‘Do I Have to Tell My Boss I’m Going to Rehab?’ June 28, 2022 - Dear Ana: So I’m absolutely an alcoholic — was going to AA and found it partially helpful, even got to 30 days in February 2020. I started my current job in March 2020... [more@TheCut](   ‘Night of the Living Rez’ Chronicles One Tribe’s Struggle with Addiction [audio]( July 2, 2022 - A woman leaves her husband, takes their young son. Through the 12 interconnected short stories in Morgan Talty’s new book, “Night Of The Living Rez,” we witness how life unspools as her boy grows up. [more@NPR](   Jaylon Ferguson, Baltimore Ravens Linebacker, Died From an Overdose July 1, 2022 - Chad Steele, a spokesman for the Ravens, said that the team was focused on the positive impact Mr. Ferguson had as a “father, son, fiancé, friend and teammate.” [more@NYTimes]( Sonny Barger, Founder of Hells Angels, Dies at 83 June 20, 2022 - The bigger-than-life godfather of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, equal parts brawler, bully, braggart, rule breaker and shrewd huckster of his own outlaw mystique, died June 29 at his home in California. “He’s smart and he’s crafty, and he has a kind of wild animal cunning,” author Hunter S. Thompson. [more@WashingtonPost]( What is ‘California sober’ — and Does It Actually Work? June 28, 2922 - The concept of “California sober” — or “Cali sober” if you want to make that a thing — takes a swing at that idea. Its adherents generally abstain from alcohol and “hard” drugs but still smoke cannabis. Dr. Brian Couey at the Betty Ford Center says... [more@Fox5SanDiego](  The Annual REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium  DON'T GET SMASHED! SMASH STIGMA-EAT POPCORN-SAVE LIVES  A seven-day recovery event showcasing films from first-time filmmakers to experienced professionals. 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