Two new film reviews, and SO MUCH MORE!

Addiction Almanac [View Full eBulletin Here]( Oct. 4, 2022 | Vol. 10 | No. 8 | Since 2013 [Home](    [Fan Mail](   You May Need Sober October More Than You Think [video]( Oct. 3, 2022 - Alcohol isn't good for healthy living. There is no safe amount when it comes to heart health. And even moderate drinking reserved for the weekend can have social, emotional and psychological impacts,  according to a 2022 study. [more@WMUR.com]( Police Warn Fentanyl Disguised as Candy at Halloween [video](. 27, 2022 - The deadly drug is now taking on new forms to appeal to young people. The latest trend has parents worried and law enforcement want to get the word out ahead of Halloween. [more@YahooNews]( Experts Say It's Nonsense When DEA says “rainbow” Pills Are Being Marketed to Children Sept. 6, 2022 - Drug policy experts argue that such statements are misleading — that no, these rainbow-colored pills are not being marketed to kids. The DEA did not respond to a request for comment. [more@Salon]( How ‘Colossal’ Film Perfectly Portrays Alcoholism Sept. 25, 2022 - Colossal is a movie unlike anything other. It’s a thoughtful examination of alcoholism that uses its giant "kaiju" conceit to depict the far-reaching devastations of one’s choices. Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeiki star. [more@MovieWeb]( ‘The Good House’ Plays Like an Alcoholism-Themed Seniors Rom-Com Sept. 27, 2022 - Sigourney Weaver’s portrayal of a woman with a drinking problem in the film is for the most part too cute for comfort. The setting is perfect for a rom-com — one that plays like the story of the town lush getting back together with an old paramour. [more@WashingtonPost](     TikToker Celebrates 5 Years of Sobriety [video]( Sept. 29, 2022 - Chris Olsen marked five years of sobriety, reflecting in a new TikTok on how his life has changed since starting his journey. Read more about his story... [more@EOnline]( Macklemore Opens Up About Sobriety: “I Choose Life Over Death” Sept. 23, 2022 - In an interview with “Good Morning America” during National Recovery Month, the rapper spoke about what this journey has looked like for him over the years. [more@PopSugar](     Big Drop Seen in Treatment Admissions During Pandemic Sept. 26, 2022 - The admissions data is reported by state agencies based on information from facilities that receive government funding. “These declines in the number of Americans receiving treatment are especially noteworthy given increases in substance use disorder and overdose deaths during the same time period.” [more@USNews]( Las Vegas Police See 6 Deadly Overdoses in 1-1/2 Days [video](. 26, 2022 - . LVMPD released new body camera footage in a response to a possible overdose last month. In neighboring Arizona, Phoenix police recovered more than one million fentanyl pills and arrested two on Friday. It was the biggest seizure in the city’s history. [more@Fox5Vegas]( Emerging Drug ‘Tranq’ Leading to Amputations [video]( Sept. 28, 2022 - It is called “Xylazine” or “Tranq” as it is known on the streets. Brooke Peder showed us her wounds. She has already had a leg amputated and now she’s worried she may lose an arm. [more@6ABC](     Medical Cannabis Could Replace Addictive Opioids [audio]( Sept. 28, 2022 - Roughly 90% of more than 2,100 participants in the survey in the journal Substance Use & Misuse said cannabis was “very” or “extremely” helpful in treating medical conditions, including anxiety, chronic pain, depression, insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder. [more@Forbes]( Today’s Marijuana Can Lead to Addiction and Psychotic Episodes [video](. 28, 2022 - Decades ago the THC content was three percent in cheap weed. Today it’s anywhere from 15 to 30 percent. “In my experience, cannabis-induced psychosis is something that happened for me from smoking way too much marijuana.” [more@CBNNews](   Maurice Purify: From Alcoholism to Mentor [audio]( Sept. 23, 2022 - If Purify was a freak athlete in his prime — 6-foot-4, fast and physical, with jumbo-sized magnets for hands — the former Nebraska star receiver is still an outlier. How many 36-year-olds can land a windmill dunk in an exhibition basketball game? [more@JournalStar]( Coffee Drinking Associated With Increased Longevity Sept. 27, 2022 - Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked with a longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with avoiding coffee, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology... [more@NeuroscienceNews](       Joel Soper: Battling His Gambling Addiction Sept. 28, 2022 - A horse racing bet in 1987 led to a life where addiction took over, resulting in money lost, jail time, and even being physically beaten when he was unable to pay up. [more@SBCAmericas]( Voters Support Treatment Over Criminal Prosecution Sept. 27, 2022 - We were surprised to find... the extent of support for decriminalization. Which is typically cast by policymakers as kind of a radical step, but we’re seeing that Mainers don’t really view it that way. [more@MainPublic]( Despite Critics, AA is effective Sept. 26, 2022 - Stanford Medicine News Center released a report addressing that question. A Stanford researchers conducted an extensive review of AA studies. The findings were that the AA fellowship helps more people achieve sobriety than therapy does. [more@MiningGazette]( 14 Years of IN THE ROOMS Sept. 30, 2022 - 14 years ago, Ken Pomerance and Ron Tannebaum came up with a revolutionary idea that flourished into a globally recognized recovery tool and lifesaving platform for millions of people. [more@AddictionRecoveryeBulletin]( Alcoholic Elisha Hart who stepped in front of train runs out of chances Sept. 27, 2022 - A serial offender who stepped in front of an oncoming train and refused to budge after a night of heavy drinking. Now Elisha Hart, breached her criminal behaviour order twice in one evening before the act that caused two trains to be cancelled and one delayed. [more@CornwallLive]( Former 20 Year Homeless Man Now In Doctoral Program [video](. 25, 2022 - Michael Watkins is now working on his fourth degree. He has been accepted into a doctoral degree program, where he is studying healthcare administration. Watkins said he was a drug addict who lived on the streets and in shelters for 20 years. [more@NBC29]( ‘I have escaped death so many times’ Sept. 28, 2022 - Erika Wolfmuller will be the first to tell you the hard truth: She could have dropped dead numerous times. For two years she lived under an elevated train in the hardscrabble Kensington section of Philadelphia. “I was homeless, a prostitute, I would shoot cocaine; it brought me to my knees,” she said. [more@App]( Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean: How He Lost 32 Pounds Amid Sobriety Journey [video]( Sept. 28, 2022 - “Drinking caused weight gain,” he told Today while marking one year without alcohol, “but it also weighed down my mental state.” McLean noted his sobriety has also helped him reconnect with his true self. [more@Eonline]( LAMB OF GOD’s Randy Blythe To Celebrate 12 Years Of Sobriety Sept. 29, 2022 - I woke up one day and I just did not want to do anything. It’s the strangest feeling …  I didn’t wanna eat, I didn’t wanna sleep, I didn’t wanna read a book, I didn’t wanna go to work, I didn’t wanna… drink. I couldn’t imagine not drinking. I didn’t want to do anything. I felt completely empty.” [more@Blabbermouth]( Can Smartphones Predict Suicide? Sept. 30, 2022 - On Katelin’s wrist, she wore a Fitbit programmed to track her sleep and physical activity. On her smartphone, an app was collecting data about her moods, her movement and her social interactions. [more@NYTimes]( Susannah Constantine Reveals She ‘blacked out’ and Wet Herself Sept. 29, 2022 - “So I blacked out, fell, and broke two transverse processes in my back and I wet myself and you can’t get anything more humiliating than that.”Mum-of-three Constantine said the moment was witnessed by her children. [more@Yahoo]( Therapy for People Who Can’t Go to Therapy Sept. 27, 2022 - Ever since Sigmund Freud drew his first patients primarily from among Vienna’s upper class, psychotherapy has had an inequality problem ... There is a real danger that the innovations in teletherapy and other new technology will exacerbate these inequalities, rather than reduce them. [more@NYTimes]( Hospitals Have Specialists On Call for Lots of Disorders - but NOT Addiction Sept. 30, 2022 - “The doctor said I could be released,” Marie recalled. “And I said, ‘I got to tell you something. I’m a heroin addict. And I’m, like, starting to be in heavy withdrawal. I can’t literally move, please don’t make me go.’” [more@NPR]( Construction Company Owner Embraces Sobriety With ‘Joy Hour’ Sept. 30, 2022 - “A lot of it feels like happy hour, but you have food, baristas and smoothies and coffee, free music, food and no alcohol or drugs,” Tom Lyman said. Tom is not one of those guys whom others instinctively mistrust & disparage, those Dudley Do-Rights of the world who ride in on their white horses to save the day. He’s been there, battling his own addictions for more than 20 years. [more@AuburnReporter]( Recovery Cards Launch [video]( Sept. 27, 2022 - September was National Recovery Month, celebrating those healing from addiction while breaking the stigma around getting help. 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