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It's Healthy to Read [View Full eBulletin Here]( Sept. 5, 2023 | Vol. 11 | No. 4 | Since 2013 [Home]( [Fan Mail](   Dear Cherished Readers, Thank you for helping us reach a milestone—10 years of uninterrupted publication. Without readers, there is no Addiction/Recovery eBulletin®. We deeply appreciate your attention, affection and loyalty. We currently have [21,425 weekly subscribers]( with an Open Rate of [50% a week.]( We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to our advertisers for their ongoing support and bravery. Without them, none of this would have been possible. And because of them, our future is bright and exciting: to continue our mission of providing compelling and relevant content, solidifying our eBulletin as your most trusted source of information and entertainment in the world of Addiction and Recovery.    Let us be your news junkie, so you don’t have to be. Peace and Blessings, Leonard Buschel   The Pope Says: ‘We Cannot Be Indifferent’ to People Caught in Drug Addiction Aug. 27, 2023 - “Behind every addiction there are concrete experiences, stories of loneliness, inequality, exclusion, lack of integration,” he said. “The Lord Jesus stopped, became close, healed wounds,” the Pope said. [READ@NCRegister]( Synthetic Opioids 10x More Potent Than Fentanyl Aug. 29, 2023 - They’re called netazenes and go by the street name “[Frankenstein]( These novel synthetic opioids emerging in illicit drugs in the US may be more powerful than fentanyl, 1,000 times more potent than morphine, and may require more doses of Narcan to reverse an overdose... [READ@AZFamily]( Here’s Why Danny Trejo Is a Great American Aug. 27, 2023 - I think Trejo’s feat is worth a toast … a piece of toast, in the shape of his face. Because he probably sells those somewhere. Trejo already sells his own tacos and doughnuts. Both are really good, too. [READ@RiffMagazine]( School Sues Facebook, TikTok, Other Social Media Owners for Addictive Products [audio]( Aug. 25, 2023 - The district’s board filed a lawsuit in federal district court against Meta, the parent company of Facebook & Instagram; Google; TikTok; and Snapchat, to hold defendants accountable for “the addictive nature of their social media products.” [LISTEN@CharlotteObserver]( ‘Painkiller’ vs. Dopesick’: Whose Richard Sackler Portrayal Is Better?  Aug. 25, 2023 - Both series tackle the opioid crisis and use many of the same players that were involved in the story of corporate greed and betrayal that led to one of the most deadly US epidemics. Michael Stuhlbarg or Matthew Broderick? Both play Richard Sackler... [READ@Collider]( Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan Talks Sobriety & Marriage  Aug. 28, 2023 - ‘He holds an Irish passport, nearly died at the age of 30 when his pancreas exploded as a result of drugs and booze abuse. Having a terrifying brush with death was a wake-up call to change his lifestyle, and today he is the picture perfect of health, fitness and vitality. [READ@SundayWorld]( Schools Short 100,000 Mental Health Workers Aug. 31, 2023 - “Not only do we have shortages, but we have attrition from the mental health field,” said Sharon Hoover, a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry. “So as demand is going up, supply is going down.” [READ@WashingtonPost]( Gen Z Drinking Less, Gen X Getting Higher Aug. 22, 2023 - Marijuana use among middle-aged adults has more than doubled in the past decade. Adults 35 to 50 years use hallucinogens which includes LSD, MDMA, mescaline, peyote, mushrooms or psilocybin and PCP... [READ@YahooLife]( Schools Face Fentanyl Fiasco As More Teens Overdose [audio]( Aug. 30, 2023 - Griffin, Sienna and Laird’s deaths are part of a grim crisis happening all across the country. Their stories are among the dozens NPR reviewed, and they illustrate a new challenge for schools this fall. [LISTEN@NPR]( Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt and More Celebs Get Candid About Their Sobriety Journeys Aug. 26, 2023 - “I got sober because of this guy,” Brad Pitt told the audience after Cooper presented him with a trophy at the 2020 National Board of Review Annual Awards. “And every day’s been happier ever since.” [READ@EOnline]( Kate Middleton Graciously Visits Kitchen Staff During Action on Addiction’s Gala Aug. 25, 2023 - The Princess of Wales was supporting the charity [Action on Addiction.]( She thanked those who made the gala dinner happen. The dinner started with a salad made with radishes, carrots, broad beans, stracciatella and verbena oil. [READ@Yahoo]( Former Star Swimmer Died of Fentanyl Poisoning Aug. 27, 2023 - Jamie Cail, 42, died of “fentanyl intoxication. Cail, was found dead by her boyfriend on the floor of their home on Feb. 21, when he had returned from a bar shortly after midnight. [READ@NBCNews]( Former Boston Celtics Chris Herren Speaks Aug. 26. 2023 - “A person in long-term recovery, Herren inspires people to start the conversation on wellness and educate themselves on addiction. It is his hope that strength will be found in the struggle to address this critical issue.” [READ@CTInsider]( Docs Struggling as Flesh-Rotting ‘Zombie Drug’ Grips NY [video]( Aug. 28, 2023 - he unwittingly began smoking crack laced with xylazine — and the game changed overnight. He began hallucinating, rotting sores dotted his feet and arms and his body erupted in seizures when he tried to get clean. [WATCH@NYPost]( Christopher Fry on his Father’s Alcoholism Aug. 26, 2023 - This is what 45+ years of alcoholism looks like … The man in that hospital bed is my father. He’s only 66 years old, not 86. He’s been an alcoholic since his early twenties and has progressively destroyed his life. [READ@BishopPatBuckley]( Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse? [video]( August 28, 2023 - Something isn’t adding up. Even as more people flock to therapy, U.S. mental health is getting worse by multiple metrics. Suicide rates have risen by about 30% since 2000. [WATCH@Time]( Pro-Pharma Publication Hides Suicide Risk of Antidepressants Aug. 28, 2023 - Top psychiatry journals are more likely to publish antidepressant studies with favorable results—and that these studies are more likely to include lead authors with financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry. [READ@MadinAmerica]( Millie Mackintosh Marks 1 Year Sober Aug. 26, 2023 -”I’ve been open and honest on here about the reasons why I gave up alcohol and how this was focused around improving and protecting my mental health,” Mackintosh wrote. [READ@DigitalSpy]( Davina McCall Says Drugs Filled The Hole In Her Heart Aug. 26, 2023 - McCall, who used to present Big Brother, also recalled waking somebody up on the Tube to tell them to go to an AA meeting. Her mother was an alcoholic, she told The Times: “There’s a lot of my mum in me.” [READ@BreakingNews]( Aaron Neville Reveals How He Became Addicted to Heroin at 16 Aug. 30, 2023 - As the title of his new memoir Tell It Like It Is: My Story might suggest, Aaron Neville is not holding anything back. The 5-time Grammy winner and Neville Brothers frontman — best known for his silky R&B classics like “Tell It Like It Is”. [READ@People]( AA’s Step Two: Looking Beyond Your Self For Hope Aug. 25, 2023 - There are many ways to understand the meaning and implications of step two, so I want to be clear that what follows is only one perspective filtered through my own experience as an addiction psychiatrist. [READ@PsychologyToday]( Scientists Find Cure for Alcoholism? [video]( July 31, 2023 - A team of neuroscientists and physiologists from across the US tested a new type of gene therapy to see if they could directly target the underlying brain circuitry associated with sustained heavy drinking. [WATCH@Indy100]( Global Methamphetamine Market Projected to Reach $881.32 million by 2030 Aug. 26, 2023 - Treatment centers and pharmaceutical companies are now focusing on developing personalized and targeted solutions that address the diverse needs of methamphetamine users on their journey to recovery. The fastest growing segment in recent times is smoking. [READ@DigitalJournal]( Ozempic Seems to Curb Cravings for Alcohol  Aug. 28, 2023 - With the drug’s surge in popularity, doctors and patients have begun to notice a striking side effect of these drugs: They appear to reduce people’s cravings for alcohol, nicotine and opioids. [READ@NPR]( Fentanyl Addiction Fuels Underground Shoplifting Economy Aug. 28, 2023 - Fifty dollars a day. That’s how much Elliot, a 24-year-old living on the streets of MacArthur Park, says he must come up with to avoid fentanyl withdrawals, a debilitating pain that “feels like dying.” [READ@DailyNews]( City Official Resigns After Creating ‘Doom Loom Walking Tour’ of San Francisco [video]( Aug. 28, 2023 - For $30, the commissioner for the Office of Committee Investment and Infrastructure, Alex Ludlum, offered customers a chance to, “get close and personal to the doom and squalor of downtown San Francisco. Now he has has been forced to resign. [WATCH@NBCBayArea]( A Family’s Triumph: From Addiction to Living Indoors Again Aug. 27, 2023 - Ask Lydia Willey about the first night she and Richie Contreras spent in their little two-bedroom Worcester apartment and a smile breaks across her face. [READ@MassLive]( Shelter Manager Embraces Those Suffering from Addiction and Homelessness [audio]( Aug. 28, 2023 - Al Green, the night shift manager for the Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs’ Emergency Shelter is five years clean this month after battling addiction for three decades. [LISTEN@FrederickNewsPost]( How Smoking Weed Affects Your Health [video]( July 29, 2023 - Beyond the relief and euphoria that cannabis can offer, there’s pushback to the legalization trend: experts say there’s increasing evidence of long-term harms.  [READ@YouTube](   [Home]( [Fan Mail]( [***If this was sent to you by a friend, please subscribe HERE]( [Visit our website]( OR [See Our Quotes of Note]( 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!](