First Aid Kit Necessities and Pete Davidson on Suicide/OD watch

NEW MONTH NEWS [View Full eBulletin Here]( [Subscribe Now]( Oct. 3, 2023 | Vol. 11 | No. 8 | Since 2013 [Home]( [Fan Mail]( Governors Take Naloxone Training at State House Sept. 28, 2023 - Today, Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller received a training on overdose response and using the opioid overdose reversal medicine naloxone. “ My administration is also working to increase access to life-saving care for people with substance use disorders because everyone deserves access to mental and behavioral health services.” [READ@Maryland]( US to Combat Opiates With Nuevo War on Drugs [video]( Sept. 19, 2023 - “Our nation continues to face an unprecedented epidemic of deaths from illicit synthetic opioids — our citizens are dying every year at an unimaginable rate,” said Homeland Security. [WATCH@YahooNews]( Russell Brand Has a Defender: Elon Musk  Sept. 29, 2023 - Elon Musk is defending Russell Brand following allegations of sexual assault. A Sunday Times exposé reported allegations earlier this month the comedian, 48, raped and abused four women between 2006 and 2013. [READ@NYPost]( Pharmacist Convicted for Dispensing over 100,000 Opioid Pills Sept. 24, 2023 - Investigators said Health Fit dispensed controlled substances to drug traffickers in exchange for hundreds of dollars, often based on prescriptions that were fraudulent and issued in the names of physicians whose identities were stolen. [READ@Click2Houston]( 5 Lifesaving Items to Add to Any First Aid Kit  Sept. 28, 2023 - We compiled a list of additional considerations after speaking with folks who use or teach first aid as part of their everyday lives. Jason Perez and Wesley Long are active emergency medical technicians, cohost a podcast called DisasterClass.  [READ@NYTimes]( Pete Davidson’s Friends ‘Fear He Could Die' Sept. 27, 2023 - A source expressed concerns that some of his friends have enabled his behavior, citing instances like openly discussing ketamine use post-rehab. They questioned Davidson’s maturity in facing his issues and the potential consequences of not taking them seriously. He Could Wind Up Killing Himself From Drug. [READ@Blast]( Phil Mickelson: He Gambled Away a Billion Dollar$ Sept. 19, 2023 - His public admission of a gambling addiction comes more than a month after renowned gambler Billy Walters wrote in his book that Mickelson wanted to place a $400,000 bet on the 2012 Ryder Cup while playing for Team USA. [READ@TheGuardian]( FILTER’s RICHARD PATRICK Celebrates 21 Years of Sobriety Sept. 29, 2023 - “It’s pretty bleak when your mind is trying to kill you,” he continued. “I wrote from the perspective of what it was like when I was using back in the day when I was suicidal and I wasn’t a healthy person at all.” [READ@Blabbermouth]( AJ McLean: Two Years Sober: ‘One Hell of a Journey’ [video]( Sept. 28, 2023 - The Backstreet Boys singer has spoken candidly of his struggle with substance abuse to raise awareness, hosting 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at his home to aid others. “If I can do it. God bless you all. And cheers to another day sober.” [WATCH@Independent]( Marijuana Use Elevates Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes by 60% [video]( Sept. 28, 2023 - Reported problems include heart attacks, strokes, cardiac dysrhythmias, and peripheral vascular disease — when narrowed blood vessels limit blood flow to the limbs. This study echoes others that have warned of the potential health hazards of frequent cannabis use. [WATCH@NYPost]( How I Rewired My Brain in Six Weeks [video]( Sept. 18, 2023 - There is growing evidence that simple, everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains and change how they work. Melissa Hogenboom put herself into a scanner to find out. [WATCH@BBC]( John Goodman On Sobriety: “I Gained So Much By Giving It Up!” Sept. 30, 2023 - The 71-year-old actor struggled with alcohol addiction for more than three decades but has not touched a drop since 2007 and admitted that he could get his life back by cutting it out altogether. [READ@Koimoi](     IMPORTANT: Recognizing the Signs of an Overdose Sept. 28, 2023 - In today’s world, where substance abuse has become a pressing concern, it’s crucial to be aware of the signs and symptoms of a potential drug overdose. Being able to recognize the warning signs could mean the difference between life and death... [READ@HospitalNews]( My Friend, the Heroin Addict Sept. 25, 2023 - He was so intelligent, so funny, so profoundly interested in the world around him.” Pedersen struggled with heroin addiction for 40 years. In the 80s, he and his brother also sold the drug, sourcing and transporting from the Netherlands. [READ@Vice]( Sober Homes Promised Shelter But Delivered Fraud Sept. 18, 2023 - Beset by the despair of homelessness and addiction, officials are still untangling the extent of alleged fraud committed by unscrupulous treatment centers and group homes during the past three years. [READ@WashingtonPost]( Social media Used to Reunite Native Americans with Those Caught Up in Fake Sober Homes [audio]( Sept. 15, 2023 - Behavioral health group homes like the one Jones’s brother was taken to have been accused by the FBI, the Navajo Nation police and the state of Arizona of scamming the state’s Medicaid agency which some say amounts to human trafficking. [LISTEN@AspenPublicRadio]( Decline of Non-Fatal Overdoses Sept. 15, 2023 - That marks a 31% decrease this calendar year in total opioid overdoses This year, Arlington registered 44 overdoses with Narcan — a brand name for the opioid-reversal drug naloxone — deployed in 35 instances. Of the overdoses, eight involved juveniles, all of whom received Narcan. [READ@ARLnow]( 6 Traits That Will Help You Thrive as a Counselor Sept. 29, 2023 - Their role involves actively listening to people’s issues, offering counsel and backing. They are a crucial in numerous settings - from schools and colleges to hospitals and drug rehab centers, essentially any place where there’s a requirement for empathetic listening. [READ@TheBalticTimes]( The Strength in Sensitivity: Becoming a “Borderline” Psychotherapist Sept. 22, 2023 - I’m a licensed psychotherapist in private practice, currently training to become a psychoanalyst. I’m married, am a parent, and was first diagnosed with borderline personality organization at the age of 23. I’m now 49 years of age... [READ@MadinAmerica]( Addiction Treatment Clinic on Wheels Sept. 15, 2023 - “We want to bring our therapist, our peer-support specialists, our provider at our health clinic to folks right on this mobile unit — and remind them that they deserve care in a nice comfortable environment with someone who cares,” Telfor said.  [READ@ManisteeNews]( Recovering Alcoholic Given $90 Bottle of Wine by Oakland Athletics as Farewell Gift Sept. 22, 2023 - The 40-year-old Cabrera has been receiving gifts throughout his final MLB season, which has become a common practice for future Hall of Famers when their playing days are coming to an end. When it was the A’s turn to send off Cabrera, they gave him a bottle of Caymus 2020 Sabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley. [READ@Fox]( Testimonies Signal Strength of Recovery [video]( Sept. 29, 2023 - “When I was in treatment, I used to watch powerful speakers come in and that’s what gave me hope, and I seen if I could do it, it was possible for me as well,” said Jessica Renner with Lake Cumberland Recovery. “Sometimes in recovery, you tend to forget, and when you give your testimony, you kind of remember how far you’ve come,” said Mountain Comprehensive Care Case Manager Celeste Watts. [WATCH@WYMT]( Addiction’s Common Ground: A Universal Brain Circuit Revealed Sept. 25, 2023 - “What’s fascinating is that because there’s so much heterogeneity in the neuroimaging and substance use disorder literature, we thought it was unlikely that we’d find a common circuit. But after much collaboration, we found something. It’s exciting science.” [READ@NeuroScienceNews]( Decriminalizing Drugs Does NOT Lead to More Overdoses Sept. 28, 2023 - “There’s always the hope that states function as laboratories of democracy, and when one state does something that makes sense and seems to work, that other states will adopt it,” says Davis. “Arrests went way down, overdoses didn’t change: To me, that’s an improvement over the previously existing system.” [READ@Time]( Inside the Country’s First EVER Sober House for Women [video]( Sept. 29, 2023 - September is ‘National Recovery Month’ so California Live’s Lawrence Zarian visits L.A.’s[‘Friendly House,]( a recovery facility helping women treat substance & alcohol abuse since 1951. [WATCH@NBCLosAngeles]( I Was 10 Years Old the First Time I Got Drunk. Now I’m Sober Helping Others Quit. Sept. 27, 2023 - This November, at the age of 91, I will gratefully celebrate 67 years of sobriety. While I didn’t choose to be an addict, I did choose recovery. It’s a choice I make each day. Growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, I was what would later become known as a “latchkey child. [READ@SanDiegoUnionTribune]( Why Mom Feels Alcohol Addiction is Misunderstood. [video]( Sept. 28, 2023 - You may not realize it, but odds are you probably know someone who either has an alcohol or drug addiction or, at the very least, is recovering from one. Many people don’t know this because those struggling often hide it due to the stigma, which is why a mother from the Janesville area has spoken out about alcohol. [WATCH@SpectrumNews1]( Celebrate Recovery Allows Addicts, Families to Share Positive Results Sept. 28, 2023 - Clay Behavioral Health Center, Clay County Fire Rescue and Groups Recover Together warmly embraced residents living with mental health disorders and recovering from addiction during the Recovery Celebration on Saturday. Founded in 2021 by former Battalion Chief Glenn East. [READ@ClayToday]( Court Forces Sober Living Participants Out [video]( Sept. 28, 2023 - A judge has weighed in on the struggle for sober living residents to stay at a Southside hotel and apartment complex, which isn’t good for them. [WATCH@KOLD](   [***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) [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!](