Safe WEEKEND • May 8-10, 2020 • Vol. 7., No. 36
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Financial Assistance for Those Recovering From Addiction
- March 9, 2020 - Fortunately, financial aid for drug rehab comes in a variety of forms, from health insurance coverage to state and federal funding. This guide will outline some of the resources designed to provide financial assistance for those recovering from addiction.
@Lendedu
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Michael McClure, famed Beat poet who helped launch the SF Renaissance, dead at 87
May 6, 2020 - “Without the roar of McClure, there would have been no ’60s,” said actor Dennis Hopper. McClure outlasted all of the Beats in a career that spanned more than 60 years. He published 30 books of poetry, plays and anthologies, most recently 2017’s “Persian Pony” and 2016’s “Mephistos and other Poems,”...
@SFChronicle
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Rehab CEO is accused of sexually assaulting staff member
- May 4, 2020 - A drug rehab worker has sued her employer, alleging that the company CEO sexually assaulted her twice while she was in a ‘drunken stupor ... the 38-year-old director of admissions at the Recovery Centers for America claimed in the suit that the rehab’s former CEO, (click for name) whom she alleged had a ‘predatory and rapacious desire,’...
@DailyMail
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Don’t Forget the Other Pandemic Killing Thousands of Americans
May 3, 2020 - the coronavirus pandemic was leading to longer wait times for medication—in this case, Suboxone ... “Please keep that narcan on hand, use fentanyl test strips and call 911 for an overdose. Families and friends check on your loved ones who use frequently...
@DailyBeast
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Cocaine should not be deadly!
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How Bars and Nightclubs Can Help Prevent Fentanyl-Involved Deaths
APRIL 28, 2020 - Many people might be aware of fentanyl’s presence in heroin supplies. Unfortunately, there is much less awareness of how it is also found in stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine.
@FilterMag
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Amazon Prime launch for documentary into Scots surgeon’s ‘miracle cure’ for drug addiction
May 1, 2020 - “It makes a horrible kind of sense, doesn’t it? ,” he said. “If anyone didn’t pity the poor addicts before this then they should now because these were people in many cases who were never going to be addicts. “They just took the drugs prescribed...
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You Can’t Actually Be Addicted to Sugar
May 3, 2020 - ...while there is a bit of a gray area between pleasure-seeking behavior and true addiction, Margaret Westwater, a researcher at Cambridge University’s, review finds that eating sugar falls into the former camp, while consuming cocaine and heroin falls into the latter.
@Outside
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Tennessee QB’s mental health battle - he planned to take his own life in January
May 1, 2020 - “On January 22, 2020 I planned to take my own life … I looked up and I said “god if this isn’t your plan for me please send me a sign”, “2 minutes later my mom called me...
@YahooSports
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Eric Roberts Says Quarantine Has Strengthened His Marriage
April 30, 2020 - Eric shared how he’s been managing stress as somebody in substance abuse restoration. Eric not too long ago starred in Inside the Rain, a film a couple of younger bipolar faculty scholar who finally ends up having to struggle to remain in school after overdosing on tablets...
@Sahiwal
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Q&A with Jay Crosson
May 1, 2020 - Jay Crosson began his career with
Cumberland Heights
in 1993 and accepted the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2015. Jay is a graduate from MTSU, with an MBA from Belmont University. Additionally, he is a grateful recovering alumnus of Cumberland Heights.
@AREB
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Google, Facebook, Twitter team up to support addiction recovery during pandemic
APRIL 25 2020 - Tim Ryan, star of the 2017 A&E documentary “Dope Man” and recovery advocate for the treatment resource Rehab.com, said that the resulting isolation from shelter-in-place orders has created conditions that are ripe for substance abuse.
@CNBC
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Addicted to screens? Quarantine life could add to the threat
- April 26, 2020 - Addiction may seem like a strong word; Levounis admits this level of a problem will affect just a tiny portion of New Jersey’s population. But it is a threat, he says, for residents young and old. A sign of “addiction” to technology, he adds, is failure to cut down or stop a habit, despite knowledge of potential adverse consequences...
@NJ1015
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Why Dax Shepard Is ‘Pro’ His Kids ‘Doing Mushrooms - But Not ‘Cocaine or Opioids’
April 29, 2020 - Dax Shepard is leveraging his own past substance addiction in how he approaches the subject with his daughters. “I’m gonna tell my girls to do shrooms and to smoke pot and to drink, and just don’t do cocaine or opioids,”...
@People
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She's Gotta Not Have It
WATCH
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Melanie Sykes celebrates three years of sobriety after revealing she is ‘more present than ever’ since going booze free
WATCH
May 1, 2020 - Taking to the social media platform, Melanie, 49, revealed the date was also significant because it marked the two-year anniversary of a life-changing trip to India ... Sharing a fresh-faced selfie with her
240,000 followers,
she wrote: ‘Yo yo yo good morning lovelies hope you are all well.
@DailyMail
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This Former NBA Star Wants You to Buy His Weed and End the War on Drugs
May 3, 2020 - Al Harrington wanted to get busted for weed by the NBA. “I was hoping I tested dirty, so that I could tell the CBD story,” he said. Any fines, suspensions, or negative press would have been worth it...
@DailyBeast
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Brooklyn Emergency Medical Technician found dead of suspected ‘huffing’ overdose
May 2, 2020 - Raso’s body was found lying next to an empty can of aerosol cleaner, according to police sources. A duffel bag with five additional empty cans were reportedly discovered nearby.
@NYPost
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‘A Pandemic Within a Pandemic;’ Recovering Addict Tim Ryan, Talks Staying Sober During the Corona Era
May 3, 2020 - “Alcohol sales alone are up 250 percent,” said Ryan. “A lot more people are using sleep meds or anti-depressants [which are] up 38 percent. Some towns said, ‘we’re not going to revive people with Narcan because people are worried about getting Covid.
@TapInto
@AREB
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Explaining the Pathways of Alcohol Abuse
April 26, 2020 - Koob said around 90,000 people each year in the US succumb to alcohol abuse. “There has been a doubling since 1999 of alcohol related deaths and these are in line with reports that have highlighted trends and increased consequences of alcohol in women population,” he said.
@MDMag
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Tee Higgins defends ESPN graphic detailing mother’s drug addiction
April 26, 2020 - “I’m proud of my mom for turning her life around for me and my sister! I have no problem with them showing the world that my mom is a true fighter.”
@SportingNews
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Targeting euphoria may curb cocaine addiction
APRIL 24, 2020 - “Cocaine use drastically elevates dopamine levels in the striatum, and causes the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) to inhibit striatal acetylcholine signaling, resulting in cocaine-induced changes in behavior and the striatal genomic response,” says Borrelli.
@Futurity
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Police in Indiana and Texas banned from giving a ‘life-saving’ drug
- April 27, 2020 - But during the pandemic, some police chiefs are refusing to accept or administer the drug as they restrict the amount of physical contact their officers should have with other people, since the coronavirus is spread by person-to-person contact.
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businessInsider
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Why the Pandemic Will Challenge the Brain Disease Model of Addiction
APRIL 28, 2020 - As for illicit drugs, anecdotal evidence and my own informal research suggest that people who were using before the coronavirus outbreak are continuing to do so, with some regular users having upped their intake.
@FilterMag
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Wage Supplements Linked to Maintaining Sobriety
- April 30, 2020 - Poverty is an independent risk factor for substance abuse, and adding $8 per hour to paychecks of individuals in recovery may help them stay sober longer and encourage them to get and hold onto jobs...
@PsychCongress
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Maintaining sobriety in music industry
WATCH
April 29, 2020 - Kentucky has been dealing with alcohol and opioid crisis for years. You cannot watch or read a newspaper without learning about someone dying or in trouble due to drugs or alcohol. Each year, our communities mourn the loss of those affected by the actions of those that choose to be drunk or high.
@KentuckyCountryMusic
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Due to Lockdown, Christians Are Developing Huge Porn Addiction
MAY 2, 2020 - “Porn is by far the greatest cancer ever to the church.” McDowell further believes that it’s imperative for parents to talk to their children about the dangers of porn before the kids are even five years old. (Is it just me, or does that actually sound a bit skeevy?)
@FriendlyAtheist
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Gabapentin Horror
April 30, 2020 - Again, I suffered withdrawal. The desperate feelings were becoming difficult and since my wonderful doctor/pharmacologist had died of cancer, I contacted his replacement ... He chose gabapentin...
@MadInAmerica
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Mother who hit rock bottom after losing her home and almost dying credits online recovery meetings for staying sober
May 2, 2020 - Support group Alcoholics Anonymous has reported a rise of 22 per cent to its helplines since the coronavirus outbreak, and a 31 per cent spike in calls to its ‘chat now’ service...
@DailyMail
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Access to mental healthcare is about to get harder, at a time when even more people need help
- May 1, 2020 - Advocates expect more people will seek care in the coming months to deal with grief, trauma, anxiety, and depression following job losses, tens of thousands of deaths, and people being alone at home.
@BusinessInsider
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January 31, 2020 - “THE FINAL FIX” feature documentary is an unflinching investigation into this radical treatment for substance abuse that could change the future of addiction forever. We meet addicts, families, politicians, activists and health professionals who are all seeking an answer to this worldwide plague of addiction.
@TheFinalFix
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Cara Santana On Her Journey with Happiness And 16 Years of Sobriety
May 1, 2020 - As millions of people continue to practice social distancing amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the actress and designer is using this time in isolation to further self-reflect. “I think being honest with who you are and taking the time to get to know yourself and to take a critical look at who you are is the most important thing you can do,” she says.
@People
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