FEB. 14 Love is in the Air! Can Music and Sobriety Co-Exist? ... articles to enhance reality...

NEWS YOU CAN USE [View Full eBulletin Here]( Feb. 14, 2023 | Vol. 10 | No. 27 | Since 2013 [Home](  [Fan Mail]( The Power of Sobriety on Valentine’s Day Feb. 9, 2023 - It’s an opportunity for many to celebrate a relationship with a special someone. It is also a day that brings up negative emotions because of the pressures that society places on individuals to have a partner. It can be a particularly challenging day for people in recovery from addiction. [Click@NewsAegis]( 5 Tips for a Dry Valentine’s Date Feb. 10, 2023 - Valentine’s Day is coming, and romance is in the air. However, this most romantic time of the year is challenging for people who are serious about changing their relationship with alcohol. [Click@PsychologyToday]( Journey to Sobriety Inspires The Sober 20-Something Podcast [video]( Feb. 6, 2023 - Jenna Lawson is sharing her journey to sobriety through ‘The Sober 20-Something’ podcast. [Click@YouTube](     Supreme Court Frees Pill Mill Operator  Feb. 3, 2023 - Shakeel Kahn, 56, has been serving a 25-year prison sentence after a jury in Wyoming in 2019 found him guilty of unlawfully distributing prescription medications, operating a continuing criminal enterprise and other charges. [Click@YahooNews]( Luxury Rehabs Offer Therapy For ‘Crypto Addiction’ Feb. 4, 2023 - Don was pouring up to $200,000 every week into cryptocurrency trades. He slept fitfully and would be up in the wee hours to monitor prices and his portfolio balance. “I’d break into a sweat before going on long-haul flights, as I would not be able to access the internet,” he said. [Click@BBC]( DMX’s Daughter Promotes Addiction Docuseries [video]( Feb. 6, 2023 - Sonovah Hillman Jr. has made it her mission to raise awareness about fentanyl in the Black community, releasing a video entitled Walk On By. “I lost my aunt and uncle to a fentanyl overdose and my dad to a drug addiction,” Hillman said. “Fentanyl is affecting every gender, race, class, and age group.” [Click@Vibe]( Kyle Richards Celebrates 7 Months of Sobriety Feb. 9, 2023 - The 54-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star recently revealed that February 15 marks seven months since she last drank alcohol. “Truth is I don’t miss it at all,” she said. [Click@JustJared]( 1 Million Strong: ‘We can expand music culture to include sobriety!' Feb. 6, 2023 - “Wellness is not a one-month trend. And those who are struggling with addiction have so much to offer. So we are uniting in support of our artists, talent, teams, crews, and fans – not just for one month, but year-round, year after year.” [Click@Musically]( Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates 24 Years Of Sobriety Feb. 3, 2023 - “There are so many people who are in the prison of addiction,” Jamie said. “Through recovery rooms all over the world. I’ve been able to find myself again. Safe. Satisfied. Strong. Steady. For anyone struggling today in that prison, I woke up today sober... [Click@WMTX]( Older People Addiction Rates Rising [audio]( Feb. 4, 2023 - In the 2021 movie “The Good House,” Sigourney Weaver plays an alcoholic in her early 70s. While there are dozens of movies about young people battling substance abuse, it’s startling to see an older person struggle with addiction. [Click@MarketWatch]( Administration Eliminated Barrier To Medication For Opioid Addiction Feb. 8, 2023 - The government eliminated a requirement that medical providers obtain special waivers to prescribe buprenorphine, a painkiller that also reduces opioid cravings and withdrawal symptoms. [Click@NBCNews]( “I Help Mothers With Children Overcome Drug Addiction” [audio]( Feb. 4, 2023 - In 1996, I started my career in the addiction field as a bright-eyed and nervous young social worker. I worked nights and weekends in a residential program for women and their children. They taught me how shame and trauma could be a gateway to substance use disorder... [Click@Newsweek]( Recovery High Schools And Teens Facing Addiction [audio]( Feb. 6, 2023 - Overdose deaths among teens doubled in the first year of the pandemic. Schools have spent decades trying to prevent teens from using drugs and alcohol. The Survey found 32 percent of 12th graders reported using an illicit substance in the past year. [Click@NPR]( Do YOU drink too much? Answers These 10 Questions Feb. 4, 2023 - Coming to the realisation that you have a drinking problem can sometimes be the hardest part of dealing with the blight of alcohol misuse. [Click@DailyMail]( The Messy Reality About Famous Alcoholic Writers Feb. 4, 2023 - John Cheever’s diaries illustrate the cost of his alcoholism: “In the morning, I am deeply depressed, my insides barely function, my kidney is painful, my hands shake, and walking down Madison Avenue I am in fear of death ... I could very easily destroy myself. It is 10 o’clock and I am thinking of the noontime snort.” [Click@TheStar]( Ashleigh Was Drinking Most Days to Black Out Feb. 4, 2023 - My mind was foggy, and the leftover stale taste of cigarettes permeated my mouth. Was last night’s bottle (or two) of red wine really the last drop of alcohol I would ever consume? At this point I wasn’t so sure. [Click@MamaMia]( Florence Welch Celebrates Nine Years of Sobriety Feb. 2, 2023 - In her post. the Dance Fever singer wrote: “I can’t quite believe it, but I am 9 years sober today. Sending so much love to everyone.” [Click@RadioX]( Study Looks to Prevent Overdoses in Mice [video]( Feb. 3, 2023 - Researchers found by blocking an enzyme called CA4, cocaine withdrawal symptoms were reduced in mice. [Click@WQAD]( I Took Oxy And Fentanyl For Years Jan. 30, 2023 - “I prided myself on being tough and not complaining — even when I had to crawl on my hands and knees down the stairs to have a family dinner.” In order to survive, I needed high doses of these medications that were killing hundreds of thousands of people. [Click@HuffPost]( ‘Savage Sisters’ Care For Those With Addiction [video]( Feb. 6, 2023 - “I was homeless and addicted to substances in Kensington and I experienced trauma,” said Sarah Laurel. “I went out a second story window wearing a dress that said, ‘Savage.’” Now a nonprofit, Savage Sisters provides trauma care to individuals... [Click@6ABC]( Chicago Suburb To Pay $800K Settlement After Barring Sober Living Feb. 6, 2023 - The village of Hinsdale has agreed to pay $800K to settle a lawsuit alleging the community in Chicago’s western suburbs violated the Fair Housing Act when it denied a sober living facility the right to operate in a residential neighborhood. [Click@BisNow]( The Opposite of Addiction Feb. 2023 - Three students from Penn State Altoona’s Human Development and Family Studies program use their stories of addiction to help others stand with them on the side of recovery. [Click@PSU]( ‘I’m an alcoholic taking regular doses of alcohol’ [video]( Feb. 8, 2023 - A lifetime alcoholic tells how a project which gives out regular doses of drink is proving a lifeline to him. Peter, 60, says he was 16 when he began drinking every day and this cycle has followed him throughout his adult life. [Click@BBC]( I Gave Up Booze and I’m Having More Fun Than Ever Feb. 10, 2023 - What’s life like without alcohol? You’ll save a fortune, really enjoy nights out – and even have better sex. [Click@TheGuardian]( We Need Harm Reduction Built for and by Youth Who Use Drugs Feb. 10, 2023 - We know that harm reduction saves lives. It can also build lives and communities of care, including among young people who become involved in harm reduction organizing and activism. [Click@FilterMag]( Daughter Confronts Sobriety on New Single ‘Party’ [video]( February 9, 2023 - The new song “recounts the place that Elena Tonra got to before deciding to give up alcohol” The song, released today (February 8), was co-written by all three band members – lead vocalist Elena Tonra, guitarist Igor Haefeli and drummer Remi Aguiella. [Click@NME]( Sports Betting Has Risen Tenfold in Three Years Feb. 10, 2023 - “If I’m drunk or high, at some point my family is going to figure it out. With gambling, I can be sitting with my kids, watching cartoons, and gambling away my house, my car, everything I own, on my mobile phone. How would you know?” [Click@TheHill](   Daughter Dies From Fentanyl Overdose at Rehab Clinic [video]( Feb. 8, 2023 - Karri Ryder said she took her daughter to Arlington Recovery Community and Sobering Center in Riverside, a facility that provided treatment for community members battling mental illness and substance abuse. [Click@KTLA]( Carin Goldberg Transformed Book and Album Cover Design, Passes at 69 Jan. 31, 2023 - She was in the vanguard of female designers who looked to the past to upend the cool modernism of the ’70s with a style that became prominent in the ’80s. Her husband, the architect James Biber, said the cause was a glioblastoma brain tumor. 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