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News You Can Reuse [View Full eBulletin Here]( Apr. 4, 2023 | Vol. 10 | No. 34 | Since 2013 [Home]( [Fan Mail]( DEA Alert About Threat of Xylazine. Philly is F**ked [video]( March 21, 2023 - ‘Tranq’ is in all 50 states but is most concentrated in Philadelphia, Xylazine is not approved for human use. It has heavy sedative effects like an opioid, but it isn’t one, and it doesn’t respond to the opioid overdose antidote, naloxone, also known as Narcan. [Click@CNN]( Hipster City Now a Lawless Hellscape Due to Rampant Drug Use [video]( March 28, 2023 - ‘You can’t run a business when people are pooping on your front porch,’ she told DailyMail.com. ‘Nor when they’re doing drugs in your doorway. Portland homeowner Julie McConnell is no economist, but she knows that the Pacific Northwest city’s current homeless crisis isn’t good for business. [Click@DailyMail]( ‘Tranq Dope’ Makes Users Zombies [video]( March 31, 2023 - “It’s taking the deadliest thing we can find and putting it in a cocktail to make it gross and more deadly,’ Oz said. “It is creating these zombie-like users. And it’s a terrible thing to see.” Because xylazine is not an opioid, its effects can’t be reversed by Narcan... [Click@12News]( I Had a Sober Wedding and it Was a Blast  March 28, 2023 - She wore a white ballgown, carried a bouquet of blush blooms and playfully fed her new husband wedding cake. There was just one thing missing: booze. “Alcohol is expensive and pointless,” Bohatch, 22, told The Post. “I wasn’t gonna pay for people to get drunk and act crazy at my wedding.” [Click@NYPost]( Jason Ritter Didn’t Think He ‘deserved’ Wife Due To Alcoholism [video]( March 29, 2023 - The actor ended up giving up alcohol the same year that he met the “Yellowjackets” actress, but he waited to make sure it stuck before getting too serious with her. “It was only after a year into not drinking where I started to go, ‘Oh, maybe I can promise some things to someone else.” [Click@PageSix]( When Steven Tyler Tried to Help Kurt Cobain Kick Heroin? March 30, 2023 - “Take the best orgasm you’ve ever had, multiply by 1000, and you’re still nowhere near it.” Said Ewan McGregor in Danny Boyle’s 1996 film Trainspotting. 3 years later, this writer asked former heroin addict Steven Tyler, whether he could relate, “Oh no, it’s much better than that, at first...” [Click@Louder]( It’s a Miracle Matthew Perry is Alive March 20, 2023 - This book requires a certain mindset and I caution readers to prepare themselves for a memoir of alcoholism and addiction that is stunning in several ways...  [Click@MadisonPublicLIbrary]( Newcomer Bella Hadid Has 5 Months [video]( March 21, 2023 - Bella Hadid marks a new chapter in her sobriety journey as she celebrates 5 months sober from alcohol. Take a look! VIDEO [Click@YouTube]( Sex Addiction: Symptoms, Patterns and What to Look For [video]( March 23, 2023 - An estimated 3-6% of the population struggle with sexual compulsivity. [Click@USAToday]( How ‘Quit Lit’ Helps Women on Their Sobriety Journeys [video]( March 30, 2023 - “Quit Lit” is a new way women are finding support, with a new genre of self-help books helping to turn the page. VIDEO [Click@ABCNews]( Judy Collins: On Alcoholism, Bulimia & Releasing ‘the most powerful song I’ve ever written’ at 83 [video]( March 24, 2023 - When did you get sober? Forty-five years ago! I can’t believe I’m even saying that. The first 20 years of my career, I was drinking every day. I literally couldn’t stop. I never tried to stop. And if you’re an alcoholic, it will creep up on you, slowly but surely … My life just went into to freefall in the beginning of 1977. [Click@Yahoo]( FDA Approves Over-The-Counter Narcan March 29, 2023 - Making naloxone available more widely is seen as a key strategy to control the nationwide overdose crisis, which has been linked to more than 100,000 U.S. deaths a year. Narcan will become available over-the-counter by late summer, the company said. NOT SOON ENOUGH. [Click@YahooNews]( California to Seek Beds for Mental Health, Drug Treatment March 19, 2023 - The governor called for the plan as California expands services for unhoused people, especially those with psychological and substance use disorders. “Modernizing it will lead to $1 billion every year for housing, and treating substance abuse disorders, and more.” [Click@APNews]( Another Inspirational Story [video]( March 19, 2023 - The road to recovery can be difficult for those battling addiction. There are plenty of success stories to inspire either yourself or someone you know to get their lives right. And this is one of them. [Click@ValleyNewsLive]( Burnout Among Harm Reduction Workers  March 20, 2023 - “You feel guilty for not feeling as sad as you should, or not having enough time to grieve. But then, sometimes you feel all the emotions for the people. There’s not a lot of space or time for that work, or to remember people.” [@FilterMag]( Drug Addiction and Adverse Childhood Experiences March 27, 2023 -She’d been a straight-A student who loved learning. But now she stood before a judge to be sentenced for 15 drug-related felonies that would send her to prison for many years. How did it all go wrong? In her recently published autobiography, Inspired to Recover, Malory Ruesch describes... [Click@PsychologyToday]( Addict Shares Recovery Journey at Packed High School Auditorium [video]( March 20, 2023 - Parents, students, and teachers are alarmed by recent drug trends and they’re trying to get ahead of the problem by hosting town halls. Community leaders are spreading awareness with presentations at high schools. Since kids often get exposed to drugs at a young age. [Click@WFMYNews2]( Zero-Calorie Sweetener Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death [video]( Feb. 28, 2023 - A sugar replacement called erythritol -- used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monkfruit and keto reduced-sugar products -- has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death. “The degree of risk was not modest,” said Dr. Stanley Hazen. [Click@CNN]( Beethoven Died of Alcoholism, Promiscuity and VD March 23, 2023 - Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer who is often cited as one of the forefathers of Western classical music.His first recorded piece of music was 1782, when he was just twelve. Scientists have revealed that Beethoven was not just a hard boozer but also had a sexually transmitted disease.[@Ancient-Origins]( Mom’s Mission to Reduce Addiction Stigma After Son’s Death [VIDEO ONLY]( March 20, 2023 - Mom on a mission to reduce stigma about drug addiction after son’s death - NBC 15 WPMI [Click@YouTube]( ‘My life has changed so much’: Lily Allen on four years of sobriety March 30th, 2023 - Lily Allen discussed four years of sobriety during an appearance on This Morning on Wednesday. [Click@DailyMail]( Technology Addiction Has Created a Self-Help Trap March 28, 2023 - The history of other industries shows that individuals aren’t always personally responsible, and that there’s a way out. [Click@Wired]( Teen Animates Social Media Addiction March 31, 2023 - In late December, a classroom of seniors fell silent. They’d just watched a three minute, wordless animation by High School senior Mariana Myers. [Click@Yahoo]( Alcoholic Gets 35 Years for Murder March 31, 2023 - John Negroponte’s daughter was sentenced to 35 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument. “Alcohol pervades this case from the start; it pervades her life,” said her attorney, “and it is absolutely at the heart of what happened there that night.” [Click@YahooNews]( AA Group Booted Out of Meeting Space After 40 Years March 22, 2023 - The man who helps lead the AA group said he was shocked to receive a letter from the town indicating the group will be charged a total of $80 every Sunday night. “Decades ago, we were granted that special rate so that Alcoholics Anonymous could meet and help the community. [Click@VillagesNews]( Elizabeth Vargas On Going Very Public with Alcoholism Struggle March 30, 2023 - Just in the last 10 years her life has changed so much. A decade ago, Vargas began treatment for alcoholism, stemming from a lifetime battle with anxiety, and wrote her best-selling memoir Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction. [Click@Yahoo]( Game Changing Pill Reduces Alcohol Intake by 50%  Mar. 24, 2023 - The 51 people who received the medication, called apremilast, reduced their alcohol intake by more than half — from five drinks per day to two. [Click@TheBrighterSide]( Here's the Buzz: Inside the Amazing Brains of Nature’s Hardest Working Insect: The Bee April 2, 2023 - Studies paint a remarkable picture of bee behavior and psychology. It argues that bees can demonstrate sophisticated emotions resembling optimism, frustration, playfulness and fear, traits more commonly associated with mammals. [Click@YahooNews]( Robert Downey Jr.! Happy Birthday, Secrets to His Fitness at 58 Revealed April 4, 2023 - His age-defying physique has been a topic of interest for many years.  On his special day, let's take a closer look at the practices that have helped him maintain his enviable physique over the year, and with no meat? [Click@NewsBy](   [***If this was sent to you by a friend, please subscribe HERE]( [Home](   [Fan Mail]( [Visit our website]( [Follow us here,](mailto:ahbra@writersintreatment.org) [](mailto:ahbra@writersintreatment.org)[the FBI already is.](mailto:ahbra@writersintreatment.org) [Twitter](  [Instagram](  [Linkedin](  [Youtube]( Addiction Recovery eBulletin | PO Box 1745, Studio City, CA 91614 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by ahbra@writersintreatment.org powered by [Trusted Email from Constant Contact - Try it FREE today.]( [Try email marketing for free today!](