WEEKEND - Thousands to Celebrate AA’s 88th Anniversary Tomorrow

News For Sober & Sober Curious Persons   Thousands to Celebrate AA’s 88th Anniversary Tomorrow June 5, 2023 - It marks the 88th anniversary of group’s founding in Akron, and some 9,000 participants are expected to listen to the speakers who share stories of their paths to sobriety and follow tours of places that played a pivotal role in the organization’s history. [READ@BeaconJournal]( [View Full eBulletin Here]( WEEKEND | June 9-12, 2023 | Vol. 10 | No. 43 | Since 2013 [Home]( [Fan Mail](   Super Wealthy Sackler Family Gets Off Scott Free from Opioid Lawsuits, Keeps Their Fortune and Freedom May 30, 2023 - The billionaire family behind Purdue Pharma, the maker of the powerful and highly addictive prescription painkiller OxyContin, can be protected from lawsuits related to their company’s role in the opioids crisis. [READ@TheGuardian]( Deficiencies Abound at State Prison May 30, 2023 - A state prison that provides specialized drug addiction services overpaid vendors and failed to provide required treatment to some incarcerated people in recovery there. The Mid-State Correctional Facility in Wrightstown paid $28,860 for internet service it never used... [READ@NewJerseyMonitor]( Forcing Drug Users Into Treatment is a Violent Policy May 25, 2023 - Involuntary treatment in the Global South has been labelled inhumane by rights-based organizations, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNAIDS and Human Rights Watch. [READ@TheConversation]( Perspectives in a City Plagued with Overdose Deaths May 30, 2023 - Amy Molinski, a peer support counselor at the treatment center Community Medical Services (CMS), began her journey to recovery from cocaine and heroin addiction 13 years ago. “I went to school to be an addiction counselor.” [READ@WisconsinExaminer]( Influencer Dies for More ‘Traffic’ May 25, 2023 - The 34-year-old died after taking part in a 1am drinking contest streamed live to only 100 people. This influencer in China died after consuming more than 4 bottles of “Chinese vodka”, during a live stream... [READ@MSN]( Visualizing Recovery from Addiction [audio]( May 30, 2023 - Pastor, Fred McCarty, prays with a young man who had recently overdosed. Research could open the door to other studies to explore how our perceptions of time, and our ability to visualize our future, changes our behavior. [LISTEN@WVTF]( A’s Pitcher Lucas Erceg Finally Gets Sober and Realizes MLB Dream May 29, 2023 - Growing up in Campbell, Erceg said it was alcohol that got him removed from the Cal baseball team. He then received a $1.15 million signing bonus from Milwaukee after he was drafted, but the drinking continued. But alcohol took its toll. [READ@MercuryNews]( Hollywood’s Heartthrob, Tom Hardy Struggled With Alcoholism at 13 May 26, 2023 - Tom Hardy had a pretty rough childhood growing up. Talking about the cathartic journey that the actor had to witness, there were some pretty harrowing things in his life that seem shocking. [READ@FandomWire]( Chatbot Replaces Humans at National Eating Disorders Association Helpline May 26, 2023 - During a virtual staff meeting, NEDA’s board chair, Geoff Craddock, fired all of the helpline staff members and said they were shutting down the helpline and transitioning to a chatbot named Tessa. [READ@YahooNews]( Dysmorphia Affecting Megan Fox May 26, 2023 - Actor Megan Fox, a 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover star who has long been regarded as a sex symbol, has said she’s among the 5 million to 10 million people in the United States affected by body dysmorphia. [READ@MSN]( James Gunn Reflects on His Drug Addiction May 28, 2023 - Marvel Studios director James Gunn has opened up about his struggles with addiction and mental health in a new interview. [READ@TheDirect]( The Neuroscientist Who Became Sobriety’s Biggest Zealot May 30, 2023 - Dr. Andrew Huberman says “alcohol” like he hates the taste of the word. The syllables shiver around his mouth like wet shoes in a dryer. He grew up a skater punk in Palo Alto, CA., as the Bay Area was becoming the epicenter of the American tech industry. [READ@VinePair]( Tuc Watkins Opens Up on the Importance of Camaraderie [video]( May 29, 2023 - In March, Tuc took to his Instagram account to share a before and after photo of him 4 years before he got sober, and 4 years after he got sober with a heartfelt and inspiring message. [READ@MichaelFairmanTV]( Going to Couple’s Therapy May 29, 2023 - Lindsay and Carl at the Summer House Season 7 Reunion, Carl and Lindsay didn’t deny that her drinking had the potential to cause problems. Instead, they shared they’re being proactive about it by going to couple’s therapy. [READ@BravoTV]( 3 Reasons Why Sober Dating Can Help You Find Your True Match May 28, 2023 - Dating can be an anxiety-inducing process. We might ponder a million questions about how we look or what we should say before walking out the door. It is natural to rely on a couple of drinks to help you calm the nerves. [READ@PsychologyToday]( After Polio, Alcoholism and Cancer, Sid Korn Lives to Help Others May 26, 2023 - Sid Korn displays a boot made of reindeer fur from an excursion to Siberia, where he lived and learned the ways of the native Yakut tribes in the most frigid parts of Russia as part of his Baha’i faith, which he credits for aiding his recovery. [READ@Madison]( Drug Court Honors Graduates May 26, 2023 - Michael Young said he also has relied on his faith in Jesus Christ to buoy him through the travails he has faced. He uses prayer and inspirational speeches to fend off the demons of substance abuse and remain sober. [READ@TheAdvocate]( FDA Warns About Herbal Drug Kratom May 27, 2023 - Millions of Americans have turned to kratom, an over-the-counter herbal drug extracted from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia, for relief of pain, anxiety and even withdrawal symptoms from opioids. [READ@YahooNews]( Natasha Spencer Opens Up on Sobriety May 28, 2023 - Natasha appeared on season seven of “Married at First Sight” in 2018 and took to Instagram to explain to fans about her sobriety journey. It was never about the one drink for me. It was wasting days partying, missing commitments and putting myself in dangerous situations.” [READ@Yahoo]( Sober Inebriation May 28, 2023 - “You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem. Let this be known to you, and listen to my words. These people are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.” (Acts 2:14-15) [READ@TheCatholicThing]( Man Walks 24 Hours Handing Out Care Packages to Those Struggling With Addiction [video]( May 28, 2023 - Daniel Smith is a man on a mission. As he walked from sunrise to sunrise Saturday, Smith carried essential items like a toothbrush, socks, and Narcan on his back as he reminisced on the days he struggled with addiction & homelessness. [READ@ABC]( ‘I yelled, “I’m putting this up your nose”’: what it’s like to use Narcan May 30, 2023 - Volunteers give out doses of naloxone in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, Brandon Kilmer, a 24-year-old from Minneapolis, lost his brother to a fentanyl overdose in 2022. Now, he distributes a pack of Narcan to everyone he meets.  [READ@TheGuardian]( Stages of People Addiction by Maria Palumbo May 30, 2023 - Stage 1: know something is wrong that I probably should stop dating a certain type of someone, but I can’t stop. Run my life slowly into the ground while I look and feel high functioning. (Hello hours of sex with not so great people for me). [READ@MariaPalumbo]( Elton John Answers the Proust Questionnaire June 2, 2023 - What is your greatest regret? Addiction. If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? Nothing. What do you consider your greatest achievement? Sobriety. [READ@VanityFair]( John Mulaney’s Sitcom Was Supposed to be About Sobriety [video]( 2, 2023 - “There was another version at NBC called Mulaney Don’t Drink, which was about me getting sober at 23,” he says in a new Hollywood Reporter roundtable discussion. [READ@yahoo]( LA Comedians Prove ‘Sober Comedy’ Isn’t An Oxymoron June 1, 2023 - Comedian Laura House, who is open about her alcoholism, called it the perfect storm “I’m traveling, I’m on the road, I don’t know anyone in the whole state of Missouri, and that alcohol is free, and I only work for an hour a night.” House wrote for TV shows like CBS’s Mom, has been sober for more than a decade and a comic for longer than that. [READ@LAist]( A Texas 12-Step June 2, 2023 -Today, Grace Gibson, senior talent buyer for music venues credits her sobriety journey as a gateway into drag, the LGBTQ community, and an invitation to fully realize her queer identity. [READ@OutSmartMagazine]( See Michael Bernard Beckwith Share [video]( May 21, 2023 - He is an author, teacher, orator and the founder and Spiritual Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, California. Theme: Your Wholly Holy Agreement with Life. Topic: Paranoia to Pronoia: Lean Into All of You. [WATCH@Recovery2.0]( Amitai Etzioni, 94, Dies; Envisioned a Society Built on the Common Good (like AA?) June 1, 2023, Dr. Etzioni, a German-born Jew who fled the Holocaust, fought for Israeli independence and launched his academic career in the United States, was a wide-ranging intellectual with a soft voice that belied his bustling energy... 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