Is Addiction a Disability? Does Paul Love Ringo? Did you have breakfast?

NEWS THAT IS NO RUSE [View Full eBulletin Here]( Feb. 7, 2023 | Vol. 10 | No. 26 | Since 2013 [Home]( [Fan Mail]( Gambling Addiction For Teens on the Rise [video]( Jan. 29, 2023 - Between 60% and 80% of high school students report having gambled for money. Around 4%-5% of kids ages 12-17 have a growing gambling problem. Another 10-14% are at risk of developing an addiction. [Click@SpectrumNews]( Children and Teens Going Limp? Jan. 30, 2023 - Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. It’s also associated with chronic illness and disability. [Click@YahooNews]( Not Much Venture Capital Investing in Drug Treatment Feb. 2, 2023 - In the past decade, investment firms have poured roughly 270 times more money into developing cancer drugs than addiction cures. There’s a simple reason for the lack of investment, according to David Thomas: There aren’t many potential new drugs to invest in. [Click@StatNews]( Can’t Say No To Snacks? It Could Be a Sign of Food Addiction [video]( Jan. 30, 2023 - A sizable proportion of adults over 50 say they can’t say no to highly processed foods. Sweets, starchy foods like white bread, salty snacks, fatty foods and sugary drinks... [Click@NBCNews]( We’re Addicted to Cancer Causing Processed Foods [video]( Jan. 31, 2023 - They discovered that those who consumed convenience food items were potentially at a higher risk of developing life-threatening cancers after studying 200,000 middle-aged participants over the course of a decade. [Click@NYPost]( Olympic Diver Matthew Mitcham Opens Up About Chemsex Addiction Feb. 23, 2023 - Matthew Mitcham has been open about his struggles getting to the Olympic Games in the past: his coming out journey, his battle with drugs and alcohol, and mental health struggles that all tried to stand between him & his dream. [Click@Queerty]( Canada Province Decriminalizing Hard Drugs Jan. 31, 2023 - Adults found in British Columbia with up to 2.5 grams of these drugs, rather than face jail or fines, will be provided with information on how to access addiction treatment programs. Police will also not seize their drugs... [Click@YahooNews]( Flavor Flav Was Spending Up to $2,600 a Day Before Getting Sober Jan. 30, 2023 - Flav, born William Jonathan Drayton Jr., explained that he “maintained myself very well” while using and “kept it hidden too,” but he was ultimately able to quit and start his sobriety journey in 2020. [Click@People]( Mother Calls President Biden To Say ‘NO’ To Safe Consumption Sites [video]( Feb. 1, 2023 - “I’m appealing to President Biden as a parent,” said Jacqui Berlinn, of Mothers Against Drug Addiction and Deaths. Her son Corey has been on the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin for more than a decade and is now battling an addiction to fentanyl. [Click@ABC7News]( Overdose Prevention Campaign Advocating Drug Use? ‘Do it with friends’ [video]( Jan. 31, 2023 - Created in “collaboration with the real first responders in San Francisco – “advises those who continue to use drugs to “do it with friends” or “to change it up” by “ingesting or smoking instead of snorting.” [Click@Fox]( How Treating Addiction as a Disability Could Completely Transform Treatment Feb. 1, 2023 - There is strong evidence that one of the best interventions for treating intravenous drug use is providing free needles and related services (such as education on overdose prevention and testing for diseases like HIV) through needle exchanges or syringe services programs... [Click@Slate]( More Vending Machines With Narcan As Opioid Scene Gets Worse Jan. 29, 2023 -“That got me to thinking. He would probably have died if she hadn’t had Narcan. I gave my police officers Narcan to carry on duty but it still takes them time to get there and people die in the meantime.” [Click@TheGuardian]( Ringo Starr Found Sobriety After Years Of Addiction [video]( Jan. 22, 2023 - He drank heavily as he tried to find his way artistically without the rest of the Fab Four and called himself a coward ... Soon after he embraced sobriety in 1988, Ringo faced his fears! [Click@CheatSheet]( Royce Da 5’9” Salute Sada Baby’s Sobriety After He Kicked Lean Habit Jan. 25, 2023 - Skuba went public with his sobriety on Tuesday (January 24) in a tweet where he revealed he stopped spending an estimated $10,000 to $20,000 per week on lean. aking to Instagram on Tuesday to congratulate Sada Baby, Royce wrote: “Keep going my brother!!! [Click@HipHopDX]( The Reality of the Taliban’s War On Drugs Jan. 28, 2023 - The Taliban, after coming to power, vowed to eradicate the production and cultivation of narcotics on its soil. After a year in power, the production of narcotics has rather increased, and the Taliban has failed to deliver on its promise. [Click@TheSundayGuardian]( Muslim Leaders Helping People To Overcome Addictions Jan. 27, 2023 - Robbie Hamza became entangled in a world of crime and drugs when he was just 13, but he eventually got out and turned his life around. When he saw that drug addiction was an issue in the Muslim community, he decided to take action. [Click@ABC]( What I Lost When I Stopped Drinking Jan. 30, 2023 - When I drank I was inside a collective experience that I now sit at the edges of, watching. I still have fun but it’s a complex, more solitary joy. The isolation is good for someone who has spent years responding to other people’s needs and expectations. [Click@WBUR]( Bible Study, Work Without Pay: The Shadowy World of Sober Homes Jan. 26, 2023 - Dave Sheridan, executive director of the National Alliance of Recovery Residences, said such homes were generally designed to be distinct from clinical inpatient treatment and could include many different kinds of recovery programming and house governance. [Click@TheGuardian]( Compassion, Not criminalization, Could Have Spared My Son [video]( Jan. 30, 2023 - Parents’ hurt and anger are too often manipulated and wielded against those struggling with addiction, rather than used to dismantle the system of stigma and punishment that let our children down. [Click@USAToday]( How Treatment Centers Turn BIG Profits By Scaling Back Care [video]( Jan. 30, 2023 - His father had already received bills from BRC Recovery totaling about $150,000 to cover Daniel’s reatment for addiction to the powerful opioid fentanyl. “They used my life and [my] father’s love for me to pull another 20 grand out of him.” [Click@CBSNews]( David Kerwin Explains Path To Recovery [audio]( Jan. 31, 2023 - David is a life coach who specializes in addiction recovery and behavioral health. He spoke about the path to addiction recovery, the lasting effects of childhood trauma, and how families can help their loved ones struggling with addiction. [Click@NPR]( Disgraced TV Star Chris Smith Marks 50 Days Sober Since ‘Drunk Groping’ Scandal at Christmas Jan. 29, 2023 - He was accused of making several crude and inappropriate comments to other young women at the event. The remarks allegedly brought a female colleague to tears. He commented about one of her Instagram photos saying she ‘had a lot of side boob going on.’ [Click@DailyMail]( He Brewed Poppy Tea For His Chronic Pain That Led To His Opioid Addiction Feb. 2023 - But despite his many reasons to stop, the patient said he felt he was unable to quit the tea on his own. He was diagnosed with a moderate opioid use disorder. Unwashed poppy seeds are still available to online buyers. [Click@Insider]( Taliban Confines Addicts in 5,000 Bed Facility [Amazing Video]( Kabul, Feb. 2, 2023 - Over four decades of war, an economic crisis and unlimited supply of cheap drugs in a country that fulfills 80 percent of the global opium demand has pushed thousands of Afghans into drug-addiction. The Taliban are trying to resolve the issue by opening a new 5,000-bed facility this week. [Click@EFE]( Big Tobacco: Lighting the Law on Fire to Peddle Addiction Feb. 2, 2023 - The tobacco industry is acting as if it’s above the law, and it ought to be a wake-up call about its quiet intentions to reverse the gains that have been made in reducing tobacco use over the past two decades. Its whole business model is centered on selling addiction. [Click@TheHill]( FILMS: Alice and Leslie Hit Rock Bottom Feb. 1, 2023 - Leslie’s detox is dangerously unsupervised for an alcoholic like her who can’t go for more than a few hours before experiencing the debilitating symptoms of withdrawal. She makes it through with the support of Sweeney and a friend from her drinking days... [Click@Collider]( How Wearables Could Reshape Addiction Treatment Feb. 1, 2023 - In its fiscal year 2021, Ashley Addiction Treatment generated $58.4 million in revenue and served over 2,000 patients. They announced an ongoing research program with wearables company WHOOP in November. [Click@BHBusiness]( 200 People Take the Fight Against Addiction Crisis to the Statehouse Feb. 2, 2023 - Many stories were shared: A partner lost to a fentanyl overdose. A son forced to move out-of-state to find drug addiction treatment. A legislator who has stayed sober for nearly half a century. [Click@HeraldAndNews]( List of 12 Sobriety Books To Help You Ditch Drinking For Good Feb. 1, 2023 - From memoirs and self-help, to science-based discussion around addiction, these sobriety books take an eye-opening look at the psychology of drinking and mental health, and share practical ways to help you kick the booze for good. 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