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Oh My! [View Full eBulletin Here]( Sept. 24, 2024 | Vol. 12 | No. 6 | Since 2013 [Home]( Mail](   Mental Health Warning on Social Media Sites? [Frightening Video]( Sept. 11, 2024 - “Social media platforms are designed to addict users—especially our kids —to spend countless hours digging for their algorithmic fix,” Coleman said in a news release. “Even as our Office continues to hold these companies accountable for the harm they inflict on our youth… [CONTINUE@Fox]( Exclusive: U.S. Overdose Deaths Plummet [audio]( Sept. 18, 2024 - For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. “This looks real. This looks very, very real.” [CONTINUE@NPR]( Rehab Promoted ‘Nazi Sympathizers’ to Management [aud]( Sept. 23, 2024 - Seven current & former employees are suing a California rehab center, as they were forced to work with [“Nazi sympathizers”]( who were promoted to management, made racist comments and regularly discriminated against them. Employees who are [Black,]( [Latino]( [Jewish]( and [gay]( quit after Executive Recovery Group Inc.[CONTINUE@SACBEE]( A Rabbi and a Therapist Walk Into A Pharmacy [video]( Sept. 18, 2024 - The hosts dive into prescription drug addiction. While medication is good for managing pain, there’s a line between treatment and dependency. They discuss the dangers and explore how addiction can sneak up on unsuspecting patients. (Photo- Dr. Bruce Rubenstein) [CONTINUE@COLLive]( Does Adderall Use Risk Psychosis? Sept. 12, 2024 - Julianna McLeod, 26, had her first psychotic episode while taking Vyvanse for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder last year. Ms. McLeod, who lives in Ontario, Canada, had taken the drug before but paused while pregnant with her first child and didn’t start taking it again until six months postpartum.[CONTINUE@NYTimes]( ‘Antidepressants Ruined My Sex Life’ Sept. 14, 2024 - Rebekah Kane went on SSRIs aged 15 for OCD. After her first pill, “complete genital numbing and loss of libido” set in. It never went away. The numbing seeped into every area of her life – she lost the ability to cry, to care about friends, to feel joy, motivation, anger. [@iNEWS]( Ben Yedder’s Sexual Abuse and Alcoholism? Sept. 18, 2024 - The former Monaco player is awaiting trial for events in early September, when he allegedly tried to touch a woman’s thigh while masturbating in a drunken state. Ben Yeddder has been working with psychiatrists and psychologists to deal with alcohol problems that are bordering on addiction. “I’m trying very hard.” [CONTINUE@BeSoccer]( Coffee Can Lower Risk of Heart Disease [video]( Sept. 17, 2024 - Moderate caffeine intake was also associated with certain metabolites — compounds produced when the body digests foods and drinks — that are linked to better heart health.[CONTINUE@NBCNews](         Heroin Addiction Inspires Man’s Cross-Country Bike Journey [video](. 13, 2024 - Michael Seminetta, a recovering heroin addict, is riding his bike from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, to raise awareness and money for drug rehab centers after spending 20 years in and out of prisons. It’s a ride many thought the now 40-year-old wouldn’t be alive to make. [CONTINUE@WGNTV]( Lucy Hale: “I wouldn’t give up my sobriety for anything”  Sept. 13, 2023 - “I always had a desire to change, but with any form of addiction, you become powerless to this obsession. “I definitely had to go through my own process of getting sober. It took many, many, many years, many relapses, many dark moments ... removing alcohol is just one part of it.” [CONTINUE@SoapCentral]( Sobriety Memoir on the American Dream [video]( Sept. 18, 2024 - In “First in the Family,” Jessica Hoppe chronicles her experience with sobriety as the first generation daughter of Latinx immigrants. [CONTINUE@YouTube]( Can This Psychedelic Help Cure Opioid Addiction? Sept. 15, 2024 - The Psychedelic Assembly attracts a certain type of clientele. The walls of the group’s Manhattan meeting space are lined with LSD blotter art and Alice in Wonderland paraphernalia. Rows of bookshelves are filled with esoteric titles… [@Yahoo]( Eric Roberts Says Addiction Cost Him His Daughter Sept. 18, 2024 - The Runaway Train alum got candid about how his longtime battle with cocaine addiction impacted his relationship with his 33-year-old daughter Emma Roberts, who he shares with ex Kelly Cunningham. “Of course, the biggest consequence of my drug use was losing Emma.” [CONTINUE@Enews]( Hollywood Drug Clinic Operator Convicted in $3 Million Body Broker Kickback Scheme  Sept. 13, 2024 - From at least October 2018 until December 2020, the man, Casey Mahoney, 48, of Los Angeles, paid about $2.87 million to “so-called ‘body brokers’” who gave thousands of dollars to patients to coax them into Healing Path Detox L.L.C. in Huntington Beach and Get Real Recovery Inc. [CONTINUE@Justice]( How Travel (not tripping) Can Promote Sobriety Sept. 14, 2024 - Recovering addicts are wise to use any tool at their disposal during their recovery journey, including a team of medical and mental health experts, a supportive community, and safe, comfortable surroundings — but could it also include travel? [CONTINUE@SouthFloridaReporter]( Jake Owen Celebrates 3 Years of Sobriety: ‘I’m Proud of Myself’ Sept. 18, 2024 - “September 16th, 2021 was a pretty big day for me,” Owen says in a video. “Three years ago, I decided that was the day. And that was three years ago, today. 1,096 days ago. 36 months ago. It might honestly be one of the things that I’m most proud of that I’ve ever done in my entire life.” [CONTINUE@EverythingNash]( Rascal Flatts Guitarist Celebrates Three Years of Sobriety Sept. 13, 2024 - Rooney was arrested and charged with drunk driving in September of 2021, after he crashed his car into a tree in the early morning hours. Rascal Flatts guitarist and singer Joe Don Rooney turned to social media on Sept. 13 to reveal he is now three years sober. [CONTINUE@KDHLRadio]( Woman Overcame Homelessness and Addiction, ‘You Mean Something to Someone’ [audio]( Sept. 12, 2024 - “My parents, my sister, my kids — they didn’t want anything to do with me,” she remembered. As her family withdrew, Hernandez-Coleman’s life unraveled. At 59, she found herself unhoused and losing hope. “I was just begging God just let me die out here... [CONTINUE@KQED]( Detroit Creates Team to Fight Overdoses [video only]( Sept. 14, 2024 - Detroit is creating an opioid quick response team that aims to connect overdose survivors with treatment. The team is scheduled to be up and running on Monday. [CONTINUE@CBSNews]( Philly Residents Get Meds from ‘Bupe Bus’ Sept. 12, 2023 - The team includes a physician, case manager and outreach workers who have personal experiences with substance use disorder, worked out of a van parked at six sites in neighborhoods that have high rates of fatal and nonfatal overdoses. The goal was to get patients same-day lifesaving prescriptions ...  [CONTINUE@TheConversation]( Sean O’Malley’s Brother Mykel Finally Embraces Sobriety [video]( Sept. 13, 2024 - “Yeah, this is cool because I missed all those other ones because I was either high or on probation or drunk,” Mykel told MTN Sports. “So this is definitely cool & something that I enjoy. I started experimenting with alcohol and drugs and then spiraled into addiction. There were lot's of arrests ... [@MontanaSports]( Ash Grunwald Explains ‘How I Quit Alcohol’ Sept. 23, 2024 - Late nights, life on the road, booze and bad habits. The rock star lifestyle is the slipperiest of slopes. In 2017, the blues and roots star was shattered. The pressures of life in the public eye, touring, constantly creating, regular binge drinking, was dragging his health. (Photo: Ash and wife, Danni Carr:) [CONTINUE@RollingStone]( Parents Should Ignore Their Children More Often  Sept. 15, 2024 - I recently spoke with an anthropologist named Barry Hewlett who studies child-rearing in Central Africa. He explained that children in those societies spend lots of time with their parents — they tag along throughout the day and often help with tasks, but they are rarely the main object of their parents’ attention. [CONTINUE@NYTimes]( Drug Overdoses Leading Cause of Death in Teens [video]( Sept. 17, 2024 - The California Overdose Surveillance dashboard says in 2023, the county had 77 opioid-related deaths, 135 people visited an emergency department related to opioid overdose, and 46 people were hospitalized. [CONTINUE@KSBY]( Blac Chyna Celebrates Two Years Sober With Her Children [video](. 16, 2024 - The reality TV star has been on a transformation journey over the past two years, getting clean, dedicating her life to God and reversing her plastic surgery procedures. She celebrated with her son King Cairo, 11, and daughter Dream, 7. [CONTINUE@AllHipHop]( Art, Sobriety & Giving Back SEPT. 18, 2024 - For Jamie Walters, art is about helping others as well as creative self-expression. “My dad was an artist,” Jamie said, calling him her most important inspiration. “I’ve always loved art, but it wasn’t something I knew I could do. When I was forty, I thought, ‘I’m going to try it.’” [CONTINUE@PeopleNewspapers]( Beaches Closed as Free Needles and ‘Medical Waste’ Wash Ashore Sept. 18, 2024 - The waste spread across a 60-mile radius, which extended the swimming ban. Restrictions are in place until further notice in Maryland and Virginia, but beaches in Delaware are open for swimming with caution. Rangers found hypodermic needles and colored needle caps on the shore at around 7am. [@TheSun]( Addiction Activist’s Dying Wish Realized [video]( Sept. 17, 2024 - A woman who dedicated 25 years to supporting people with drug and alcohol issues has been honoured with a new social enterprise cafe in Stoke-on-Trent. Mrs. Oliver established BAC rehabilitation centre in Burton-upon-Trent in 1998 and opened similar recovery cafes in the Staffordshire town and Wigan. [CONTINUE@BBC]( Families Going to ‘Grief Camp’ as Toxic Drug Deaths Continue [video]( Sept. 15, 2024 - Organizers of a retreat for families who’ve experienced tragic loss in B.C. says demand is growing in part due to the worsening toxic drug crisis in the province. More than 1,150 British Columbians have died due to toxic drugs in the first half of 2024 alone.[CONTINUE@YouTube]( Charles Lloyd - Requiem [Live Video]( 48,914 views - January 14, 2020 - “Requiem” is a melancholic musing in the vein of John Lewis’ “Django,” and his arrangement of the traditional Mexican folk tune “La Llorona,” awash in handsome sorrow, serves as a showcase for the talents of pianist Gerald Clayton. [CONTINUE@YouTube](   [Please share this. Help us to spread good news, important news, and entertaining news. NEWS YOU CAN USE! Thank you! SUBSCRIBE HERE]( [Home]( Mail]( [Visit our website]( Addiction Recovery eBulletin | PO Box 1745 | Studio City, CA 91614 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( [Constant Contact](