Hospital Holds Patients Captive - Social Media Addiction - Acadia Uses Injections to Punish Children - The Coach's Message - and MORE!

eBulletin's 11th ANNIVERSARY [We are proud to celebrate our 11th year of uninterrupted weekly publication! It has been our pleasure to serve you. Thank all you successful valiant advertisers. We love you.]( [View Full eBulletin Here]( Sept. 3, 2024 | Vol. 12 | No. 3 | Since 2013   20 Million Fentanyl and Xylazine Test Strips Distributed Aug. 30, 2024 - Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York has surpassed the milestone of distributing 20 million fentanyl and xylazine[test strips]( statewide. These efforts and other initiatives are making an impact to help prevent drug overdoses, save lives, and address the opioid and overdose crisis. [CONTINUE@GovernorNY]( Fentanyl Doomsday Prepping Aug. 27, 2024 - Whenever a fentanyl-related announcement starts using language normally reserved for nuclear war, there’s a good chance you’ll come away not entirely sure whether it was talking about the opioid-involved overdose crisis, or a crisis that is hypothetical. [CONTINUE@FilterMag]( Acadia Healthcare Holding Hold People Captive To Maximize Insurance Payouts Sept. 1, 2024 - A New York Times investigation found that success was built on a disturbing practice: Acadia has lured patients into its facilities and held them against their will … Dozens of patients, employees and police officers have alerted the authorities that the company was detaining people and that violated the law. [Acadia Montana was found to have]( injections as punishments for children]( Acadia Healthcare Stocks Up 9.1% Aug. 30, 2024 It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Acadia Healthcare (ACHC). Shares have added about 9.1% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500. [CONTINUE@YahooBiz]( Addiction Recovery Care Founder Calls FBI Probe ‘choppy waters’ Aug. 28, 2024 - "The Lord calms stormy waters, the leader of Kentucky’s largest addiction treatment provider preached last week to a sanctuary full of clients. The organization’s been dealing with some storms,” CEO Tim Robinson told roughly 1,100 clients and employees... [CONTINUE@Kentucky]( Body Brokering and Unethical Addiction Treatment! [video](. 26, 2024 - In the labyrinth of addiction recovery, where hope and despair often intertwine, a dark and insidious practice known as patient brokering, or “body brokering”, thrives. This unethical, and sometimes deadly, exploitation has become a malignant undercurrent in the treatment industry. [CONTINUE@RewriteTheNarrative]( Older Black Men Disproportionately Affected by Overdose Crisis Aug. 31. 2024 - Although white and Black people use drugs at similar rates, fatal overdoses have escalated in Black people at a much higher rate than in other groups over the past decade, and multiple recent studies have documented especially high rates of overdose deaths among older Black men. [CONTINUE@NIDA]( Telegram is Helping Americans Get Fentanyl by Mail [video]( Aug. 27, 2024 - French prosecutors arrested Telegram’s CEO [Pavel Durov](. He is being held for crimes including child pornography, fraud and hosting drug dealing groups which display photos and videos of available substances which include cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy, the date rape drug Rohypnol and worse... [CONTINUE@Newsweek]( TNA Superstar Mike Santana On Recovery And Sobriety [video]( Aug. 29, 2024 - Santana credits his daughter for being the “why” in his recovery journey, and 552 days sober, he believes that being conscious of the “just for today” mindset, as well as selfless giving through the program, will allow him to continue his journey successfully. [CONTINUE@BodySlam]( Ed Begley Jr. on A Sober Life and Career in Hollywood [audio]( Aug. 18, 2024 - In this episode, we welcome Ed Begley Jr. He is a legendary actor with roles in films including This Is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Pineapple Express, [Recount]( For Your Consideration, The Accidental Tourist, and TV shows like Better Call Saul, Curb Your Enthusiasm … [CONTINUE@TheMakingOf](   Promoting State Parks for Helping Recovery [audio]( Aug. 30, 2024 - The state Departments of Drug and Alcohol Programs and Conservation and Natural Resources are teaming up for a “Recovery in Nature” initiative. Spending time in nature can be a powerful tool to boost mental and physical health for people in recovery from drug addiction. [CONTINUE@WITF]( I Regrettably Tried a Nicotine Pouch Aug. 23, 2024 - I am pathetically addicted to my vape. I am not proud of this, but it is what it is. Or more accurately, it dawned on me as I walked into WH Smith at Euston station a few weeks ago, I am pathetically addicted to nicotine. [CONTINUE@TheGuardian](     Understanding Social Media Addiction [audio]( Aug. 27, 2024 - From endless scrolling to dopamine hits of likes and shares, social media has become a double-edged sword in our digital age. While it connects us like never before, it also has the power to consume us, impacting our mental health, productivity and sleep. Let's identify social media addiction and side effects. [CONTINUE@MissouriState]( The Loneliness Epidemic Aug. 27, 2024 - It contains elements of sadness and anxiety, fear and heartache. The experience of it is inherently, intensely subjective, as any chronically lonely person can tell you. [CONTINUE@NYTimes]( When The Heir Is An Alcoholic  Aug. 22, 2024 - Over the years managing partner Elle Hansen have developed theories about why drug or alcohol abuse appears prevalent among the heirs to a family business dynasty. Though the famous Anna Karenina principle applies to families—each unhappy family business is unhappy in its own way… [CONTINUE@Yahoo]( The Magic and Mystery of Psychedelic Therapies Aug. 26, 2024 -[David Hellerstein]( one of a growing number of clinicians who are investigating a potential answer: the little understood, highly promising, very illegal class of drugs known as psychedelics. These substances, which include psilocybin and LSD (derived from the ergot fungus, which infects grains such as rye). [@ColumbiaMagazine]( $2,400,000 Study On Psychedelics For Meth Addiction Treatment Aug. 28, 2024 - Researchers say a new way to treat meth addiction will focus on understanding how these substances work at a molecular level, which could lead to developing new drugs that harness the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics without causing intense psychoactive experiences. [CONTINUE@Benzinga]( Spock’s Son Adam Nimoy On Reconciling with His Papa Aug. 28, 2024 - Even when the pointy ears came off, Leonard Nimoy had trouble expressing emotion. Being highly repressed, Nimoy connected with the character of Spock on “Star Trek” better than with his adorable young son. Read More in his new memoir, [The Most Human: Reconciling With My Father, Leonard Nimoy]( [@LATimes]( David Rush Holds 181 Guinness World Records Aug. 27, 2024 - His 6½-minute juggling record eventually led to him juggling while blindfolded for more than an hour, and he also shattered scores of other Guinness World Records, each one more oddball than the last. [CONTINUE@WashingontPost]( Whey Jennings On Overcoming Addiction Aug. 23, 2024 - Whey Jennings comes from a famous family, but his life and music journey are completely his own. He’s the grandson of Waylon Jennings, and spent most of his life moving back and forth between his divorced parents. He only saw Waylon about three or four times a year.[CONTINUE@Forbes]( Fluoride In Drinking Water Lowers IQs In Children Aug. 23, 2024 - A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report did not try to quantify exactly how many IQ points might be lost at different levels of fluoride exposure… [CONTINUE@WCVB]( Virtual Riot Opens Up About Touring Sober [audio]( Aug. 26, 2024 - Living in [LA]( eight years, Virtual Riot admits he had every excuse to party to excess. But everything changed after a stint in rehab, which was the turning point that led him to sobriety. His first performance after this life-altering decision, he stepped onstage with a renewed sense of purpose and clarity. [CONTINUE@EDM]( 60% of Toddler Food Doesn’t Meet Nutrition Standards Aug. 28, 2024 - “Dietary preferences are established quite young." “Half of all the sugar that young kids are consuming through these commercial foods come from squeezed pouches. These foods often contain additives such as dyes, sweeteners and emulsifiers. [CONTINUE@WashingtonPost]( Doritos, Skittles, Pepsi and Gatorade Can ‘trigger an agonizing disease’ Dec. 21, 2022 - Allura Red AC, a food coloring used in sweets and soft drinks like Doritos, Skittles, Pepsi and Gatorade, can trigger inflammation of the large intestine. The RED food dye product used in popular children’s snacks and beverages has been linked to a concerning body erosion. [CONTINUE@TheSun]( Why Are Physicians Not Addressing Addiction? AUG. 27, 2024 - These data suggest that policy, regulatory, or accreditation changes are needed to systematically address institutional barriers, as well as increases to physician reimbursement and opportunities for clinically relevant training that provides both skill development and knowledge gain. [CONTINUE@PsychiatryAdvisor]( Matt Cardle Decides Booze Was Bad Aug. 28, 2024 - X Factor star Matt Cardle has opened up about his rocky relationship with alcohol - and how being sober again has made everything ‘great’. The singer, 41, has always been candid about his struggles, including the perils of fame and how he struggled with his mental health in the years that followed his 2010 win. [CONTINUE@DailyMail]( Coach Shares Powerful Message About His Sobriety Aug. 29, 2024 - Lane Kiffin, the 49-year-old coach has made some huge changes in his personal life. He talks about how he hasn’t had a drink of alcohol in over three years. Kiffin shared what sobriety has meant for him. “Not drinking is just a part of my journey to where I am now, which is as fulfilled as I’ve been in coaching…“ [CONTINUE@SI]( Hotel Creating Sober Apartment House [video]( Aug. 28, 2024 - Safe Harbor is for people in recovery who are looking to live independently. There are now 40 tenants living at Safe Harbor apartments. “Before I came here, I had pretty much hit rock bottom. I was living in a hotel. I couldn’t stay sober, couldn’t hold down a job. I was at my end, but then came … [CONTINUE@WOWKTV]( Best Of All Time: 50 People Who Refused To Die Aug. 28, 2024 We’ve taken a trip to The Addict’s Diary Instagram account and compiled their most powerful stories and photos down below. These images show incredible transformations of people who fought tooth and nail to get sober and deserve to be celebrated. [CONTINUE@BoredPanda]( Community Hero Zac Holt Provides Steps For Sobriety [video]( Aug. 28, 2024 - This week’s community hero is changing lives, starting with those who are down on their luck and battling addiction. Zac Holt brings a message of hope and love to those in desperate need. Clients are taught if you want to keep your recovery and faith, you need to give it away. [CONTINUE@YahooLife]( CALIFORNIA SOBER - I DO NOT SNIFF THE COKE [video]( 2015 - Boom!!!! 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