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News You Can Use [View Full eBulletin Here]( July 13-17 2022 | Vol. 9 | No. 48 | Since 2013 [Home](      [Fan Mail]( Playing Russian Roulette…How Fentanyl Addiction Tore a Santa Clarita Family Apart July 1, 2022 - While most users are unaware that they’re ingesting a pill that could likely kill them in seconds, this Santa Clarita couple did. [more@KHTS]( Move Over, Heroin July 6, 2022 - A lot of people who use opioids said they’ve noticed differences themselves when using fentanyl. The drug has somewhat different euphoric effects, and different withdrawal effects, and has to be treated differently from heroin... [more@NJ1015]( Father Says Son’s High School Prescribed Him Anti-Depressants Without Notifying Him [video]( July 3, 2022 - Certain states, including Washington, have carved out a law that allows any minor age 13 or older to seek treatment for mental health, substance abuse, or withdrawal management without parental consent. [more@DailyDot](     American Cartel: [Greedier Than Tony Montana](                   July 7, 2022 - It’s not solely about Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. It’s about how a gang of drug companies went after the DEA, and how the DEA lost that war, not to the cartels, but to lobbyists and lawmakers and K Street attorneys. [more@WashingtonPost]( Medical Director Sentenced in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme July 7, 2022 - Jose Santeiro, 62, of Miami Lakes, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for engaging in a scheme that fraudulently billed approximately $112 million for substance abuse services that were never provided or were medically unnecessary... [more@Justice]( Can a Target Gift Card Help You Stay Off Meth? July 4, 2022 - Mark had been wanting to quit using meth for a while when someone pointed him to the folding table propped up at an LA skid row site. If his urine tested negative for stimulants, the man advised him, “they give you a gift card.” [more@LATimes](       Celebrities Who Have Spoken About Addiction Struggles July 7, 2022 - While fame and fortune may be an extraordinary touch to any lifestyle, many in Hollywood unwittingly succumb to alcoholism and substance abuse to alleviate the overwhelming pressures of everyday life.  [more@MarieClaire](   Does Binge Drinking Mean I’m an Alcoholic? July 7, 2022 - Binge drinking is when you bring your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) up to .08 percent. This means consuming four or more drinks for a woman, or five or more drinks for a man, in about two hours. [more@PsychologyToday]( Hayden Panettiere Ends Addiction to Opioids and Alcohol [video]( 6, 2022  “This hasn’t been easy and there were a lot of ups and downs,” she says of her journey to sobriety and happiness. “But I don’t regret even the ugliest things that have happened to me. I feel incredibly accomplished. And I feel like I have a second chance.” [more@People]( 40 Questions with Ted Perkins JULY 8, 2022 - Perkins has worked in various professional capacities in the motion picture industry and enjoys success as a produced screenwriter for feature films. He has sold many scripts to Hollywood studios ... [more@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin](     Steven Tyler ‘Doing Extremely Well’ After Rehab  July 3, 2022 - The rocker’s rehab exit comes around the same time as news that drummer Joey Kramer’s wife of 13 years died at age 55. A rep for the musician confirmed that Linda, formerly an administrator for Hewlett-Packard, died on June 22. [@People]( Randy Grimes Helping Others And Being Of Service  July 3, 2022 - For the past 15 years the former pro has been working with addicts, using his past addiction that started while playing pro football. The grind of his position and the game would start to take its toll on Randy’s body sending him down a dark path that would eventually lead to an addiction to opioids. [more@BayNews9](     Lamar Odom Says The Ghost Of Kobe Bryant Inspires Him To Maintain Sobriety July 4, 2022 - Lamar Odom says the ghost of his late Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant comes to him via dreams all the time. Odom says it happens often. As a recovering addict, Odom is in a fight to maintain sobriety, and if a positive voice from someone he respects like Bryant is a positive influence, so be it. [more@ShadowLeague](     Lynda Carter ‘begged God’ For Help: “I’ve been in recovery for 23 years.” [video]( July 4, 2022 - Her addiction, which has fluctuated over the years, saw her enter rehabilitation during her marriage with the late Robert Altman. She added: “I would stop drinking for two or three years, then start again... [more@Express]( Meet the Next-Gen Treating Alcoholism with Psychedelics [video]( 1, 2022 - Clearmind is a next-gen psychedelics company working on treating addiction. Their main candidate is a next-gen psychedelic called MEAI. Currently, MEAI is being researched as a treatment for various forms of addiction, including Alcohol Use Disorder. [more@PsychedelicSpotlight](   Amee Gray Wants to Help End Referral Scams And Let Hospitals Do the Job Right  July 12, 2022 - “People are suffering and even dying for an incredibly avoidable reason: the lack of institutional organization,” Amee says. “There is a gaping disconnect, with the public, hospital services and social workers on one side of the chasm ...  [more@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin]( Employees “Silly” Surprise for Manager’s Sober Anniversary July1, 2022 - The boss, from the United States, marked half a decade free from drugs on Thursday and was surprised by his workers after his wife told them about their manager’s impressive achievement. [more@Newsweek](     How Music Can Help Your Addiction Recovery  July 3, 2022 - Music has been used in healing practices for centuries, for example, in ancient Greece and Egypt. In the 1940s, it became a specialized field requiring a degree in order to be practiced in the US... [more@VentsMagazine]( The Inflation-Proof Economics of Drug Dealing July 4, 2022 - Want an inflation hedge? Try drugs. Even historically high rates of inflation affecting Europe’s formal economy won’t necessarily lead to steeper prices for illegal substances like MDMA, cocaine and heroin. [more@FT](     Conflict Zones Are Magnets For Synthetic Drug Production July 4, 2022 - Trafficking of methamphetamine continues to expand geographically, with 117 countries reporting seizures of methamphetamine in 2016‒2020 versus 84 in 2006‒2010. Meanwhile, the quantities of methamphetamine seized grew five-fold between 2010 and 2020. [more@EurasiaReview]( ‘Monumental’ Drug Bust: [5,000]( Pounds of Meth Seized July 9, 2022 - Milo, a drug-detecting dog with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, sits in front of more than 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine that authorities discovered Thursday. The 20-foot box truck that was allegedly hauling the narcotics crossed the U.S.-Mexico border a little before 5 p.m.. [more@sandiegouniontribune](       Scotland Calls For Law Change To Give People A Right To Recovery July 3, 2022 - Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has challenged Nicola Sturgeon and her ministers to “get off the fence” and back a Tory bid to change to law and introduce a “right to recovery” for those addicted to drugs and alcohol. [more@STVNews](     Inside the Mind of an Addict July 4, 2022 - Addicted gamblers experience pain when they’re tempted to gamble—but it’s purely psychological. Their thoughts about the pleasure of gambling are similar to the drug addict’s temptations. [more@WSJ](     How Gambling Addiction Has Affected Younger Generation July 4, 2022 - I’m an old-time gambler, who had an obsession for poker, sports gambling and casinos. I never made a bet on a phone or a computer. But the young gambler’s world today is digital with 24-hour access. The temptations are in their face with every game on TV or streaming services. [more@NBCSports](     Wanna Buy An Old Dinosaur? July 5, 2022 - The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month.The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby’s natural history auction on July 28. [more@NPR](     Fall River Novel Shines Light On Addiction Struggles July 7, 2022 - Set in a fictionalized version of Fall River, called Heavenside, “The Moonlight Club” tells the story of Brayden King, a young man whose parents suffer from substance abuse problems. [more@HeraldNews](     Lena Dunham, Nicki Minaj and Others Revealed They Got Sober July 6, 2022 - Hollywood is no stranger to sober celebs, with many using their experiences to help other alcoholics and addicts find the courage they need to start their sobriety journey. Meanwhile, other stars say they’re simply grateful and want to live their lives in the open. [more@USMagazine](   ‘Evil does eventually die’: Florida man pens brutal obituary for his ‘abusive alcoholic’ father [video]( July 7, 2022 - Larry Pfaff Jr’s obituary is detailed in its sarcasm and anger directed towards his father. It is punctuated by how the man was “incapable of love” and that his death would only give closure and healing to his siblings... [more@Independent](     How Going Gluten-Free Cured My Depression July 7, 2022 - Depression and all its feelings of sadness, worthlessness, hopelessness and helplessness have defined my life: It has defined my career (I am a psychotherapist), my social life, and my relationships. [more@YourTango]( LGBTQ+ Individuals Find Help and Hope in Alcoholics Anonymous July 8, 2022 - Since A.A.’s founding 87 years ago, individuals from diverse groups and backgrounds have found help and hope for their drinking problems. Among these members are LGBTQ+ individuals who have shared their experiences in the A.A. publication LGBTQ Alcoholics in A.A. [more@Yahoo]( Book Review: The Limits of Drug-Based Psychiatry July 8, 2022 - Americans taking psychiatric drugs has been steadily increasing over the past 20 years (more than 40 million adults and as many as 40 percent of college students, according to recent estimates), drug treatment, he stresses, often does not work at all and sometimes is harmful due to noxious side effects.[more@UnDark]( 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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