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ALL OR NOTHING   [View Full eBulletin Here]( May 28, 2024 | Vol. 11 | No. 41 | Since 2013 [Home]( [Fan Mail]( Sober Homes Owner to Pay $3.8 Million for Sexually Exploiting Tenants May 21, 2024 - (PHOTO: Joshua S. Levy, US Attorney District of MA) Peter McCarthy, 51, was found to have violated the Fair Housing Act after a five-day federal trial. Seven of his victims will receive $3.8 million in damages. McCarthy owned and operates Steps of Solutions, Inc. [CONTINUE@USAToday]( Patient Dies At Boca Circle Rehab - Facility Get Sued May 23, 2024 - The rehab center known as “Boca Circle Rehabilitation” is facing a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County. It alleges that workers at Boca Circle are so untrained and incompetent that they disregarded doctor instructions and let a patient fall, then deteriorate and then die. [CONTINUE@BocaNewsNow]( They Illegally Paid People to Bring Addicts to His Rehab May 23, 2024 - Santa Ana resident Luis Guerrero, 53, was arrested on Thursday morning and will face an arraignment hearing in the afternoon. According to the office of U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada, Guerrero conspired to pay $37,000 to two “body brokers” in the form of illegal kickbacks. [CONTINUE@KTLA]( Actress Cara Santana Makes Directorial Debut With Drug Rehab Industry Exposé May 20, 2024 - Actress [Cara Santana]( (Daughter of the Bride) will make her directorial debut with The Shuffle, a documentary on the corruption of the addiction treatment industry. The Shuffle follows what she says is a [$43B-a-year con]( that’s proliferated in the U.S. through the brokering and trafficking of… [CONTINUE@Deadline]( Jelly Roll Smokes Pot to Stay Sober  May 24, 2024 - Admitting that he knows his kind of sobriety isn’t for everyone, he went on: “I know that I have friends that don’t do that. I have friends that are in the program that are totally against any kind of mind-altering anything. But he said “without marijuana, he’d be “drinking codeine, popping Xanax and snorting cocaine again,. [@HelloMagazine]( Gary Oldman Talks Real Sobriety at Cannes May 23, 2024 - British actor Gary Oldman, who plays a washed-up alcoholic writer in new Cannes film “Parthenope”, said he is celebrating 27 years sober. Oldman appears briefly as famed novelist John Cheever, who in real life struggled with severe alcoholism -- a part that Oldman said was not much of a stretch. [CONTINUE@News]( With Age and Sobriety, Michael McDonald Stays Beautiful and Funny [audio]( May 20, 2024 - “I don’t mean to be self-deprecating when I say this, but I never really understood why people gave me so much credit as a musician,” McDonald says. “I really am just, more or less, a songwriter who plays a little bit of piano.” “More than anything, I think what people who suffer from addiction .. [CONTINUE@WYSO]( Singer Park Bo Ram Died from Alcohol Poisoning  May 22, 2024 - Born in 1994, Park Bo Ram gained popularity at a young age with her exceptional singing ability … No other possible causes of death, apart from acute alcohol poisoning. However, it was confirmed that the deceased had poor health due to liver and fatty liver disease at the time of death. [CONTINUE@JazmineMedia]( Fentanyl’s Causing Record Number of Youth Deaths [audio]( 22, 2024 - The trend has shocked many pediatricians, who say they feel unprepared to provide counseling on opioid addiction. Across the country, fentanyl has largely fueled a more than doubling of overdose deaths among children ages 12 to 17 since the start of the pandemic… [CONTINUE@WashingtonPost]( Baltimore Becomes the Overdose Capital of America (Photo: Michael Brooks, Steve Diggs share a moment with a cardboard cutout of Al Holden during a birthday memorial) May 23. 2024 - In the past 6 years, nearly 6,000 lives have been lost. The death rate from 2018 to 2022 was nearly double that of any other large city. [@TheBaltimoreBanner](     Enjoy World Turtle Day With 15 Photographs of the Delightful Reptiles May 23, 2024 - From small spotted turtles that practically fit in your hand to the giant tortoises of the Galápagos Islands, turtles have been fascinating us for eons. The green sea turtle, for example, has been around for 100 million years and plays an important part in maintaining our oceans. . [CONTINUE@Smithsonian]( Billy Horschel’s Inspiring Message in Honor of Wife’s 8 Years Sober May 21, 2024 -Billy Horschel shared a powerful message on social media Tuesday in honor of his wife’s eight-year sobriety journey in hopes of encouraging others in a similar situation to reach out for help. The eight-time PGA Tour winner posted a video celebrating his wife Brittany’s milestone. [CONTINUE@Fox]( Did Bill Wilson Ask for Shots of Whiskey on His Deathbed? True or False? May 20, 2024 - Historical accounts and credible sources corroborate the online claim that Bill Wilson, who was a New York stockbroker prior to getting sober and co-launching AA, did ask for whiskey but was denied his requests on several occasions in the final days of his life. [CONTINUE@Snopes]( 13 Celebs’ Personal Messages About Their Sobriety  May 22, 2024 - The decision to get sober is a profoundly personal one. These 13 celebs went public about their sobriety and the reasoning behind it. Please note: This list includes celebrities who said they got sober because of addiction, as well as those who said they did so as a lifestyle choice. [CONTINUE@BuzzFeed]( Canadian Sober Eh? [audio]( May 20, 2024 - Mathews doesn’t stay in touch with his family because of the “toxic” atmosphere. His brother, an addict, died recently. Mathews posted to his social media that he didn’t know his brother like a brother.The saving grace for Mathews is his wife of 20 years, Janet. “ [CONTINUE@OrilliaMatters]( Brad Lamm Shines a Light on Meth Epidemic in LGBTQ Community May 22, 2024 - The silent epidemic of methamphetamine addiction in the LGBTQ+ community has reached a breaking point, leaving countless lives shattered in its wake. In response to this growing crisis, Mr Lamm hosted the ChemSex Crisis Summit in West Hollywood, CA. [CONTINUE@GayCityNews]( ‘Dont’ Die High’ Aims to Reduce Deaths in Black Gay, Bisexual Men [video]( May 23, 2024 - Dr. Keith Green, Executive Director of the Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus, joined ABC7 to talk about the campaign. He explained what the Chicago Methamphetamine Task Force is and why it was started, the purpose of the new harm reduction campaign and why it focuses on the ... [CONTINUE@ABC7Chicago]( Are We Addicted to Addiction? May 22, 2024 - At the heart of many of these claims is dopamine, a molecule that surges in the brain when people take some addictive drugs. But while dopamine has become a buzzword relating to anything rewarding – from sugar to social media likes – its role in addiction is incompletely understood. It was once thought that dopamine itself causes pleasure, but we now think it is really a ... [CONTINUE@NewScientist]( New Wave of Overdoses From Animal Tranquilizer NPR [audio]( May 24, 2024 - Medetomidine a chemical long used by veterinarians, is now turning up in the street drug supply and triggering a new wave of overdoses. [CONTINUE@NPR]( 75¢ to Numb The Pain  May 22, 2024 - “Fentanyl and meth, we do like five [pills] each a day,” Holly Wall and Brandon Kennedy said. “It numbs you. It numbs your pain.” Getting high is as easy as smoking one pill, and the addiction is cheap. [CONTINUE@KGUN]( ‘As a sober person, I don’t think I’ll ever NOT be able to write about addiction’  May, 23, 2024 - The release of Cleopatra and Frankenstein was five years in the making. Coco Mellors started writing it while studying for a prestigious MFA in Fiction at New York University, working as a fashion copywriter by day and struggling with alcoholism and partying hard by night. [CONTINUE@Standard]( Christina’s Story [VIDEO/AUDIO]( May 23, 2024 - Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites FOX6 reporter Ashley Sears on to share Christina’s story. Ashley explains how Rogers Behavioral Health got Christina back on the path to sober living and how Christina is able to now pay it forward to so many at the facility. [CONTINUE@Fox6]( Arrests at North Carolina Methadone Clinic  May 21, 2024 - Probation Officer Carter was hot on Emma’s heels. Early on August 16, 2023, according to Onslow County Superior Court filings, he waited outside her house in Hubert, a suburb to the east of Jacksonville, until she left home that morning. Then, the officer followed her to the clinic. [CONTINUE@FilterMag]( UnitedHealth Demands Algorithm Denying Patients Care Was Legal May 22, 2024 - Investigations found those payment denials were based on an algorithm’s predictions, unbeknownst to patients, and UnitedHealth’s employees were advised not to stray from those calculations — forcing extremely sick and injured patients to pay for care out of their own pockets or ... [CONTINUE@StatNews]( ‘I tried acupuncture to help me quit binge drinking’ May 23, 2024 - According to the doctor, my emotions had a similar composition as a radiator (bear with me); I was radiating rage and the pressure needed to be released, and this, he said, is what acupuncture can apparently offer. Otherwise, this heat leads to cravings, like chocolate or sex, or in my case booze. [CONTINUE@Cosmopolitan]( California Pays Meth Users to Get Clean May 22, 2024 - Quinn Coburn knows the lifestyle well. He has used meth most of his adult life, and has done five stints in jail for dealing marijuana, methamphetamine, and heroin. Now 56, he wants to get sober for good, and he says an experimental program through Medi-Cal, is helping. [CONTINUE@NewsMedical]( Tobacco/Nicotine Industry Mandate: We MUST Addict Kids and Teens for Life May 23, 2024 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog, are launching today “Hooking the next generation,” a report highlighting how the tobacco and nicotine industry designs products, implements marketing campaigns and works to shape policy ... [CONTINUE@WHOIntl]( Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams? May 15, 2024 - We spend around one-third of our lives asleep. In the average lifespan, this roughly amounts to 25 years! While most people can recollect fragments of their dream life, very few can consciously live in their dreams the way they live in the waking state. But what if there was a way… [CONTINUE@TheCollector]( Legendary Basketball Player, Bill Walton, Hall of Famer and UCLA Superstar, Dies at 71 May 27, 2024 -"Bill Walton was truly one of a kind, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "As a cherished member of the NBA family for 50 years, Bill will be deeply missed by all those who came to know and love him." [CONTINUE@USATODAY]( Meditation Practices Linked to Altered States of Consciousness May 21, 2024 - The popularity of meditation, mindfulness, yoga, and similar practices has surged due to their potential health benefits. However, the experiences and effects of these practices, particularly the altered states of consciousness they can induce, remain underexplored. [More@PsyPost](   [***If this was sent to you by a friend, please]( HERE]( [Home]( | [Fan Mail]( [Visit our website]( Addiction Recovery eBulletin | PO Box 1745 | Studio City, CA 91614 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( [Constant Contact](