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Look Back, Don't Go Back! [View Full eBulletin Here]( Aug. 29, 2023 | Vol. 11 | No. 3 | Since 2013 [Home](  [Fan Mail]( Rite Aid Ready For Bankruptcy To Avoid Opioid Lawsuits Aug. 25, 2023 - Rite Aid is facing more than a thousand federal, and a number of state-level, lawsuits over allegations that the company contributed to the opioid crisis by oversupplying painkillers, and violating the Controlled Substances Act.[@Forbes]( Mallinckrodt Ready for Bankruptcy That Cuts $1.9 Billion from Opioid Settlement Agreement August 23, 2023 - The agreement would reduce Mallinckrodt’s debt by about $1.9 billion. The drugmaker’s shares, which have already lost about 92% of their value this year, fell 18.4% to 48 cents in early trading after the company announced a restructuring agreement. [READ@Reuters]( The EU Wants to Cure Your Teen’s Smartphone Addiction Aug. 16, 2023 - It’s a familiar scene for parents around the world as they battle with their kids’ internet use. Just ask Věra Jourová: When her 10-year old grandson is in front of a screen “nothing around him exists any longer, not even the granny,”... [READ@Politico]( McKinsey & Co. Got Thousands of Veterans Addicted to Opioids, with our Tax Dollars Aug. 24, 2023 - McKinsey & Co., and they are responsible for the aggressive sales tactics that have hooked millions of Americans on opioids, including many of my fellow soldiers returning from war. McKinsey’s clients include opioid makers Purdue Pharma, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson and Mallinckrodt. [READ@SacBee]( NYC Drug Addicts Publically Reach New Low with Needles Hanging Out Their Arms Aug. 19, 2023 - One horrific example played out Wednesday around 11 a.m. on West 37th Street, where the man stood motionless with a needle jabbed into his vein, as passersby so numb to it all blithely maneuvered around him. [READ@NYPost]( Morgan Wade on Hitting Rock-Bottom [video]( Aug. 23, 2023 - It’s been six years now, and country singer Morgan Wade vividly remembers the moment she decided to quit drinking. That day — 6/17/17, a date she now has tattooed on her arm... [WATCH@People](   Despised Sackler Clan Bribing The Hamptons? Aug. 22, 2023 - Now they are trying to tiptoe back into high-society at some Hamptons fundraisers this weekend. Despite years of running Purdue Pharma being sued for billions and responsible for hundreds of thousand deaths - by pushing OxyContin pills. “They are associated with negative publicity. [READ@NYPost]( ‘Painkiller’ Director: “This Story Is a Tragedy” Aug. 21, 2023 - As “Painkiller” viewers make their way to the end of the six-episode limited series, those holding out hope for justice WILL BE disappointed ... Pete Berg, “We didn’t want to pretend there is a happy ending to this story, there's not.” [READ@TheWrap]( Netflix’s Painkiller and Hulu’s Dopesick August 18, 2023 - As you might have guessed by the titles alone, both of these shows not only center around the opioid crisis but also put a spotlight on Richard Sackler and the entire Sackler family, who were the greedy devils behind Purdue Pharma. [@MovieWeb]( Dead Ringers Has TV’s Best Take on the Sackler Family Aug. 18, 2023 - iFilms and TV series made a painstaking effort to dig into the rich and complicated history of the Sackler family, layered with the villainy that surrounded the development and marketing of OxyContin, and the insidious ways the family has tried to launder their public reputation through arts philanthropy. [READ@Primetimer]( Surprising Demographic Now Using Weed The Most  Aug. 19, 2023 - New research from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. People age 65 and older who are experimenting with marijuana more than any other age group. The number has actually tripled since 2009, from 11% to 32% in 2019. [READ@NYPost]( Aspartame Safety Panel Linked to Coca-Cola Front Group Aug. 17, 2023 - Guideline on Diet Coke ingredient by consultants tied to industry is ‘obvious conflict of interest’ and ‘not credible’. Aspartame is ineffective for weight loss, and long term consumption increases the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults. [READ@TheGuardian]( Danny Trejo celebrates 55 years ‘clean and sober’ after becoming addicted to drugs as a teenager Aug. 24, 2023 - The actor, 79, has been sober since 1969, sharer the huge milestone in his sobriety journey. ‘I’m 55 years clean and sober today by the grace of God! I’ve done this one day at a time, and anyone out there struggling YOU CAN TOO!’[@DailyMail]( Lily Allen: On Pre-Sobriety Drug and Alcohol Daze Aug. 24, 2023 - Allen was using drugs and alcohol quite often. “From 18 to about four or five years ago just feels like a bit of a haze, because I was literally just off my face the whole time.” [READ@People]( Drugs in America: Prohibition to 21st-Century Binging Aug. 23, 2023 - Author Benjamin Y. Fong offers an example par excellence. Quick Fixes is billed as a history of drugs, but it is more a mishmash of drug-related tidbits, linked by the conceit that drugs are not really “about” drugs. [READ@CityJournal](   Fabulous New Drugs For Obesity Treatment Aug. 23, 2023 - A new generation of obesity drugs is changing the treatment landscape for patients and providers, with options that can lead to weight loss unheard of just a few years ago. [READ@Healio]( Fentanyl Has New Mexico in Death Grip [video]( Aug. 21, 2023 - “I grew up in neighborhoods where I’ve lost family, I’ve lost friends, I have family struggling as well. And I get to talk to all these other New Mexicans that are going through it every day and maybe hiding it. But it’s so important that we address it head-on together.” [WATCH@KOAT]( Brain Injection Helps You Drink 90% Less, If You Are A Monkey [audio]( Aug. 19, 2023 - A single shot — a gene therapy injected into the brain — dramatically reduced alcohol consumption in monkeys that previously drank heavily. If the therapy is safe and effective in people, it might one day be a permanent treatment for alcoholism. [LISTEN@FreeThink]( Eggo Sells Alcoholic Breakfast Cocktail August 20, 2023 - Ever want to drink your waffles? Now’s your chance – but only if you’re 21 and older. he Gatlinburg, Tennessee-based Sugarlands Distilling Company produces and bottles the cream. It contains 20% alcohol by volume. [READ@KSLTV]( Track Opioid Settlement Dollars In Your State [video]( Aug. 21, 2023 - In this RECORDED webinar, Christine Minhee and Kate Boulton will review with journalists the state-level resources they have created at [OpioidSettlementTracker.com]( and Vital Strategies respectively to help journalists track how this money is being distributed. [WATCH@YouTube]( Can Acupuncture Help With Addiction? Aug. 17, 2023 - Acupuncture is an ancient science that seeks to describe the human being and the origins of health and disease. The Huang-di Nei-jing is largely considered the source of Chinese medical theory and was compiled between 300 and 100 B.C.E. [READ@PsychologyToday](   Therapeutic Potential of Hallucinogens Risky and Overhyped? Aug. 19, 2023 - 32-year-old actor Kate Hyatt travelled to a farmhouse for a plant medicine retreat she hoped would improve her mental health. She took a substance called wachuma, or San Pedro cactus, a powerful hallucinogen used by Indigenous people in the Andes for thousands of years. [READ@TheGuardian]( Mental Health Warnings Women Should Take Heed  Aug. 20, 2023 - Women, in particular, tend to put others’ needs before their own, often ignoring their own mental health warning signs. Let’s check out six mental health warning signs that women should never ignore, along with strategies for addressing them. [READ@WomenFitnessMag]( Massive 8-Story Rehab Proposed for Downtown San Francisco Aug. 17, 2023 - The Salvation Army has applied for a permit to build an eight-story drug rehabilitation center in the SoMa neighborhood for people recovering from drug addiction. The high-rise that would serve up to 220 people who have completed the first step of drug treatment. [READ@SFstandard]( Famous Ambien Addict Thought He Was ‘Going to Die’ Aug. 21, 2023 - “I started to lose weight, and I became addicted to Ambien. I couldn’t sleep, so I’d take an Ambien and then that was not working. So it got to the point where I’d drink two Ambien and drink a beer on top of it just to get four hours of sleep,” [Urban Meye]( said. [READ@Yahoo](   Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day [VIDEO]( August 31 we observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to overdose, acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to end overdose.. [WATCH]( The Face Of Rural Addiction Is Not What You Think Aug. 22, 2021 - If you were asked 30 years ago, at the height of the crack and heroin epidemics, what the typical drug user looked like, what would you say? A combination of urban, poor, and Black or Latino? [READ@Time](   My Gas Station, My Drug Dealer Aug. 24, 2023 - For some, kratom was a miracle drug, helping them escape their addiction. For others, kratom became their addiction. Amy says she has an addiction. A bank-draining, gotta-have-it-or-else addiction. [READ@WLBT](     Ecuador is Hooked on Dangerous Drugs Aug. 24, 2023 - The recent assassination of the presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio focused attention on Ecuador’s growing violence from drug trafficking. Bordering Colombia and Peru, the world’s top cocaine producers... [READ@TheGuardian]( Your Brain Plays Critical Role in Addiction Recovery Aug. 24, 2023 - Researchers studied cocaine-seeking behaviors in animal models, measuring excitability levels in the motor cortex after 45 days of withdrawal. They found hyperexcitability in the motor cortex was increased at this point and used an intervention to calm the excitability. 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