Kansas City Chiefs Frozen Fans’ Deaths ... Putting our Lives online ... SOBER: What does it mean?

NEWS YOU CAN USE [View Full eBulletin Here]( Feb. 13, 2024 | Vol. 11 | No. 26 | Since 2013 [Home](  [Fan Mail](   Unraveling Mystery of Kansas City Chiefs Fans’ Frozen Fentanyl Deaths Feb. 3, 2024 - She walked upstairs, looked out the large back windows and saw a grisly tableau on the snow-covered patio. Mahoney first spotted the frozen body of one man, seated upright in a lawn chair. She was so upset that she did not immediately see that her fiancé was also dead, beside a third man, who was also dead. [READ@NYPost]( Scientology-Linked Rehab Left People’s Minds Shattered Feb. 3, 2024 - An unregulated rehab centre linked to the Church of Scientology put mentally ill people through intense psychological drills that allegedly left them “traumatised” and in “trance-like” states, an investigation by the Observer can reveal. [READ@TheGuardian]( Gambling and the Politics of Addiction Feb. 7, 2024 - Historically, addiction has often been seen as a criminal problem. The addicted person acts wrongly or illegally, and the problem of addiction is one of assigning blame and, where appropriate, punishment. Addicted people are systematically exploited and discriminated against ... [READ@PsychologyToday](     We Document Our Whole Lives Online, but Should We? Feb. 8, 2024 - ‘You Don’t Need To Document Everything’ questioned it all. The essay was promoted by a video taken on New Year’s Eve in Paris, which showed hundreds of people recording the fireworks and countdown on their phones. Instead of being fully immersed in the excitement of another year coming to a close... [READ@Dazed]( After Struggling With Opioids Jamie Lee Curtis Is 25 Years Sober Feb. 3, 2024 - I was an opiate addict, and I liked to get opiate buzz,” the “Halloween Kills” star explained on July 2023. “And if fentanyl was as easily available, as it is today. I’d be dead.” Curtis considers herself “incredibly lucky” to have not ended up in prison, recognizing, “I was headed there.” [READ@PageSix]( Drew Barrymore: “I Can’t F**king Believe I’m Alive Sometimes” Feb. 8, 2024 - “Part of why I’m single now is because I had so much fun. Part of why I don’t miss drinking is because I did. I’m glad I had a nudist, exhibitionist, wildflower, wild-child, little wood nymph time,” she said. [READ@Decider]( Phthalates aka “everywhere chemicals” Found in the Womb [video]( Feb. 7, 2024 - The US saw 57,000 preterm births caused by phthalates in 2018. Eight million metric tons of phthalates are consumed annually — ingested, inhaled or seeped through the skin. They are linked to cancer, infertility, birth defects, obesity, asthma, heart disease, diabetes & premature death.[WATCH@NYPost]( Here’s How To Curb Your Sugar Addiction Feb. 7, 2024 - Professor Serena Bartlett is an addiction neuroscientist. She has studied sugar and its effects on the brain. “Sugar uses exactly the same neural pathways as alcohol and nicotine, it’s physically changing your brain.” Sugar addiction is real and should be treated in much the same way as other addictions. [READ@GQ]( Online Sports Betting Rises Due to Online Gambling [video]( Feb. 7, 2024 - Brian Meister once gambled and lost a year’s salary in one night of sports betting. He is a recovering sports gambling addict who now shares his story in the hopes of helping others avoid a similar fate. “It wasn’t about winning or losing,” Meister said. “It’s about being in action.” [WATCH@ABC7Chicago]( Minnesota Treatment Centers Closing Down Feb. 3, 2024 - Minnesota teens struggling with drugs or alcohol have few options for help after several treatment centers closed last year. Clinics that prescribed opioid addiction medication shut down in Duluth and Inver Grove Heights in the fall, as did a decades-old residential treatment program in New Ulm. [READ@StarTribune]( Original SNL Player on His 40-Year Coke Habit and Surviving a Gunshot Wound Feb. 3, 2024 - Garrett Morris has had quite the Hollywood ride. “Some producers didn’t want a Black cast member but Lorne Michaels knew the show needed one,” Morris, who just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on his 87th birthday, [READ@People]( Podcast Details Sexual Misconduct in the Treatment Industry [audio]( Feb. 3, 2024 - Her reporting details two women’s efforts to bring to justice the owner of treatment centers in CA. and CO. who was sexually assaulting clients and offering them drugs. She tells the host how she, her sources, and staff at New Hampshire Public Radio became the targets of intimidation... [LISTEN@Motherjones]( Owner of Sober Homes Facing Felony Gun and Drug Charges Feb. 2, 2024 - The owner of a faith-based sober living & behavioral health counseling non-profit in Lexington is facing several charges after police found drugs and guns at his home. Steven Smith, the owner and founder of The Walker House Inc. ... [READ@LEX18]( SOBER: What Does It Mean? Anything! Feb. 4, 2024 - Notions of what constitutes sobriety and problematic substance use have grown more flexible in recent years as younger Americans have shunned alcohol in increasing numbers while embracing cannabis and psychedelics — a phenomenon that alarms some addiction experts. [READ@NYTimes]( 27 People Share Their Rock Bottom Moment of Clarity Feb. 8, 2024 - We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community: People who quit drinking, what was your rock bottom moment that made you stop? They bravely shared their stories, which hopefully will act as inspiration to anyone considering quitting themselves. Here are some of them: [READ@BuzzFeed]( ‘Just say no’ can kill kids.’ Feb. 3, 2024 - Elena Perez, left, listens during a September memorial in Los Angeles for her 15-year-old daughter Melanie Ramos. Melanie was only 15 years old when she died in a high school bathroom in Hollywood. Police reported that she and a friend had purchased pills they thought were prescription painkillers but which were likely fakes containing fentanyl. [READ@LATimes]( Young People Are Drinking Less Feb. 6, 2024 - Young people seem to be getting the message about the dangers of alcohol use. Underage consumption has been decreasing steadily for decades, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. [READ@WashingtonPost]( Lack of Oversight In Treatment Industry Leads To Corruption Feb. 7, 2024 - The report highlighted questionable practices at treatment facilities and sober living houses that the state has been investigating for years. They included allegations of “patient brokering.” Investigators also found instances of tax evasion and fraud. And concerns about false marketing. [READ@Inquirer]( New Jersey Will Receive Nearly $9.5M from Opioid Settlement Feb. 2, 2024 - “When you visit a physician, you do not expect that the details of your most intimate and personal struggles with illness and pain will be converted into pharmaceutical product marketing materials to be used to increase opioid sales,” said Attorney General Platkin. [READ@RLSMedia]( ‘From Rags to Riches’: Musician Talks About Addiction Feb. 3, 2024 - In 2020, Johnson told his story about how he initially got started in music: his mother having a keyboard around the house and learning how to play the piano. Over the last four years, he was introduced to drugs. [READ@MinotDailyNews]( Fake Scientific Papers Push Research Credibility to Zero? Feb. 3, 2024 - (Dr Dorothy Bishop) Last year, 10,000 sham papers had to be retracted by academic journals, but experts think this is just the tip of the iceberg. Tens of thousands of bogus research papers are being published in journals in an international scandal that is worsening every year. [READ@TheGuardian]( Marijuana Use Increases Asthma Risk [video]( Feb. 2, 2024 - “In the first nationally representative study of cannabis use and asthma in the U.S., a consistent positive linear relationship (dose-response) was observed between frequency of cannabis use and asthma prevalence among both youth and adults,” Renee Goodwin, CUNY SPH professor and lead author of the study. [WATCH@NYPost]( Psychedelic Drugs Can Treat Addictions — Time We Got Over Moralistic Fears! [audio]( Feb. 8, 2024 - In 1933, the founder of AA, Bill Wilson, achieved his abstinence as a result of a psychedelic experience, and when LSD was made available for research in the Fifties, he helped persuade the US government to fund six trials in alcoholism. There are studies in depression to Prince Harry’s use to deal with his psychological problems. [LISTEN@TheStandard]( Doing a Play about Recovering from Alcoholism Feb. 8, 2024 - As a person who is a recovering alcoholic, I was always looking for this kind of play. I’ve never quite seen a story like this on stage, or read it. I read it furiously in a couple of hours one afternoon, because my wife was sweet enough to watch our kid for me. And I was just like, whatever I have to do to get an audition for this, this has to happen. [READ@Playbill]( How Sobriety Became a Secret Weapon for Young Creatives Feb. 8, 2024 - For filmmaker Molly Manning-Walker – whose astonishing and critically-acclaimed debut film How to Have Sex perfectly distils British drinking culture – her experience with drinking was a little like her film characters. She was drawn to alcohol early on – like a lot of Brits ... [READ@GQ]( ‘Butterflies’ Is a Compelling and Evocative Piece on Sobriety [audio]( Feb. 8, 2024 - Sumi X, an artist based in Los Angeles, is dedicated to crafting pop music for like-minded dreamers. Her latest release, ‘Butterflies’, can be considered her most intimate and introspective work to date. Within the lyrics lies a subtle nod toward her struggles with mental health and an honest representation of her path to sobriety. At a time when feelings of isolation are rampant, this track resonates deeply with the widespread yearning for genuine connections. [LISTEN@Fault]( Fentanyl-Detecting Dogs at Work Feb. 5, 2024 - Washington State has advanced a bill to train drug-sniffing dogs to detect fentanyl—and limit police liability in civil lawsuits over damages that result.Police wouldn’t be liable if a K-9 bit someone wearing a fentanyl patch prescribed cancer pain. [READ@FilterMag]( Mickey Mantle’s Struggles: Alcoholism and Regrets  Feb. 10, 2024 - In 1962, Mantle wasn’t exactly a young buck anymore. Before notions like staying hydrated and getting enough sleep, they all must’ve been miserable, and his devastating leg injury shortly after made things more difficult. [READ@PinStripeAlley]( Virginia Recognizes the Service of John Shinholser of The McShin Foundation [video]( Dec. 2023 - U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today honored Virginian John Shinholser on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for his dedication to Virginians seeking recovery from substance use disorder. John recently announced his upcoming retirement as President of the McShin Foundation. 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