Six Ways to Feel Better Emotionally & Psychologically. Masturbation Helps Women Alleviate Psychological Distress ... and so much more...

Wait Not, Want Not [View Full eBulletin Here]( June 4, 2024 | Vol. 11 | No. 42 | Since 2013 [Home]( [Fan Mail](     First Woman Sentenced in Arizona’s Sober Home Scheme [video]( May 30, 2024 - Thirty-seven-year-old Ariel Dix pleaded guilty to two felony counts of illegal control of an enterprise. On May 30, she was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Dix helped create fake clinics that fraudulently billed the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) for services. [CONTINUE@Fox]( Sheriff: Florida Police Officer Gave Teens Drugs & Alcohol: Filmed Them Nude May 29, 2024 - Markanthony Fernandez, 24, a Bartow Police Department officer, was arrested Tuesday after an investigation began on May 8. The incident happened on the weekend of Feb. 3 and involved two 18-year-old women, a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl. [CONTINUE@CBSAustin]( Owners of Kentucky Rehab Facing Child Porn Charges May 23, 2024 - The owners of Edgewater Recovery, John and Myra Elam, both face charges related to child pornography. 43-year-old John Elam is charged with possession of matter portraying sexual performance by a minor under 12-years-old, possession of matter portraying sexual performance ... [CONTINUE@WKYT]( Masturbation Helps Women Alleviate Psychological Distress May 25, 2024 - The research found that women who experience higher levels of psychological distress are more likely to engage in masturbation, particularly clitoral stimulation, as a form of stress relief. This challenges the longstanding stigma surrounding female masturbation ... [CONTINUE@PsyPost]( 6 Things That Will Make You Feel Better Emotionally & Psychologically May 31, 2024 - Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It is the overall wellness of how we think, regulate our feelings, and behave, and it determines how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. [CONTINUE@BoredPanda]( Saoirse Ronan as a Recovering Alcoholic Drying Out May 30, 2024 - Ronan stars as Rona, a young woman recovering from alcoholism. Rona returns to her remote home in the Orkney Islands after losing herself in London. Ehrlich wrote in the review that Ronan is “the film’s most dizzying and mesmeric effect”... [CONTINUE@IndieWire]( New Daily Weed Use Beats Booze Consumption May 23, 2024 - Although alcohol overall remains more widely used, first-time daily marijuana use overtook drinking at the same frequency in 2022, with roughly 17.7 million cannabis users and 14.7 million drinkers. [CONTINUE@CNBC]( PTSD Doubled in 5 Years Among College Students  May 31, 2024 - Researchers found that 7.5 percent of students said they had Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in 2022, the latest year available. Most of the surge was recorded during the Covid pandemic — when campuses were closed and many youngsters were asked to stay home or weak masks in class. [CONTINUE@DailyMail]( Carl Radke on His Tumultuous Journey Through ‘Summer House’ [audio]( May 31, 2024 - From getting sober, grieving the loss of his brother and calling off his engagement, Radke has let viewers in on the most intimate moments of his life. [CONTINUE@NYTimes]( ‘Runner’s High’: One Man’s Story about Recovery May 29, 2024 - When McCoy wasn’t shooting up, he was often on prescription painkillers, which he leached from his father, who lay in a hospital bed dying from pancreatic cancer. Drugs offered McCoy an escape from his fractured reality; he could numb his emotions as he watched the man he most looked up to fade away. [CONTINUE@Run]( How David Crosby Got Grace Slick Sober May 24, 2024 - When Slick finally accepted her need to embrace sobriety, help came in the unlikely form of fellow musical icon David Crosby. Crosby had his own battles with addiction, with cocaine and heroin being a particular favourite of his, before embarking upon his own recovery. [CONTINUE@FarOutMagazine]( The Human Story Behind Addiction May 31, 2024 - Then Blandine]( Dr. Bob, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). As a nurse on the detox ward at Saint Agnes Hospital. She was so inspired by the AA program and its ability to help people stay sober that she ended up devoting the rest of her life to that mission. [CONTINUE@RiponPress]( Gangs’ Greed Causing ‘mass overdoses’ [audio]( May 29, 2024 - Public health officials say Mexican cartels and drug gangs inside the U.S. are mixing a dangerous chemical sedative called medetomidine into fentanyl and other drugs sold on the street. The combination triggered a new wave of overdoses that began in late April and have accelerated in May. [CONTINUE@NCPR]( 32 Powerful Movies About Sobriety And Recovery May 29, 2024 - What happens when the party is over? There are plenty of movies that show the “before” but only a few that get into the dirty side of addiction. They can all serve as good examples of what sobriety and recovery can and should be. Here’s our list of 32 movies that show the dark side and the possible light side ... [CONTINUE@CinemaBlend]( Miss Sobriety Drag Pageant Moving  May 30, 2024 - “One of the reasons I moved to Philly was to get sober,” said Todd S., who noted that members of the group use first names and a last initial to preserve anonymity. Todd, who previously served as Philadelphia Freedom Roundup’s treasurer and helped to bring this year’s production to life ... [CONTINUE@EPGN]( Two-time PGA Tour Winner Died of Suicide May 26, 2024 - “Why was I drunk? Because I’m a (expletive) alcoholic that hates everything to do with the PGA Tour life and that’s my scapegoat.” He also accused the tour of not giving him proper help, which the tour denied. [CONTINUE@WashingtonPost]( No End to Opioid Epidemic “in the foreseeable future” [video]( 29, 2024 - “What we have to understand is that with our growing knowledge of how the brain is affected in people with substance use disorders, is that fear or scolding is rarely an effective tool to help people decide it’s time to seek medical attention and counseling to help them ... It rarely ever works. [CONTINUE@WBKO]( Eric Johnson Reflects on his Documentaries Examining Addiction in Seattle May 29, 2024 - I know these are our houseless neighbors. But these aren’t, as I always say, truck drivers that lost their job,” Eric said. “There’s something going on here, and it’s drugs.” “Demon at the Door” was an intimate look at the heroin crisis, and it was personal for Eric. One of the addicts he interviewed was his niece, Lexi. [CONTINUE@KOMONews]( Ketamine and MDMA are Having a Moment [video]( May 28, 2024 - Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, saved their lives.Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed herself and two others, Tipton said she endured layers of trauma that forced her to seek treatment for crippling anxiety and hypervigilance. [CONTINUE@CBSNews]( Addicts Recall Days Before & After Sobriety May 31, 2024 - “Thank you for your service,” Larry Turner told several law enforcement officers during a recent Fentanyl Awareness Day event. There was a time when he would have done just about anything to avoid those officers, a time when scoring and using hardcore drugs was the primary focus of his day.  [CONTINUE@BlufftonToday]( Non-Profit Uses Podcast to Break Stigma Around Addiction [video]( May 30, 2024 - Derek Faller has been sober for over seven months. He said when he was struggling with his substance abuse disorder, hearing others tell their stories about their struggles and overcoming addiction through social media inspired him to keep going. [CONTINUE@KFYRTV]( Mom Who Suffered Painkiller Addiction And Homelessness – Now A Force Against Opioid Epidemic May 27, 2024 - “I was massively overprescribed painkillers. I became dependent and then addicted... My situation deteriorated when my doctor abruptly cut me off after I failed a drug test. My addiction spiraled, leading to a life of drugs, crime, and eventually homelessness.” [CONTINUE@Knewz]( NH & Vermont Closes Two Addiction Clinics  May 31, 2024 - Federal prosecutors in Vermont last month charged Adnan S. Khan with unlawfully distributing controlled substances and health care fraud. They allege Khan would prescribe buprenorphine without a legitimate medical purpose – often requiring patients to pay in cash, even if they had Medicare or Medicaid. [CONTINUE@NHPR]( Ozempic: ‘There is a dark side’ video May 31, 2024 - He says these injectable weight loss drugs come with a list of side effects including, gastric issues which can be permanent, nausea, vomiting, loss of around 40% of muscle mass, and potential for Osteoporosis. [CONTINUE@RochesterFirst]( How Specialty Courts Help People with Addiction May 31, 2024 - “I love being sober and being with my family and friends.” “I am becoming a stronger man for my family and a better citizen.” Gratitude for a second chance at life triggers these types of comments, most recently from the Drug Rehabilitation Court…  [CONTINUE@DailyHerald]( Why Can’t I Remember My Childhood? May 29, 2024 - Is it just the small details or are you missing large gaps. Our early childhood experiences shape our self-concept and engagement with the world. These memories are key to our identity development as we move into adulthood. As a therapist, I often help clients… [CONTINUE@Yahoo]( Film on Battling Addiction Moves Ahead May 25, 2024 - A documentary aiming to combat addiction and alcoholism, with the help of Cherokee County recovery resources...Jeff Reddick, an independent filmmaker will depict how Tahlequah is a hub for recovery. Since Tahlequah has a high opioid death average and multiple systems are in place to help with addiction.[@TahlequahDailyPress]( Mobilize Recovery Maine Gives Out Free Narcan Door-to-Door [video]( May 26, 2024 - The canvassing is part of Mobilize Recovery Maine’s “Project Doorstep” initiative. Its goal is to reach 10,000 doors within two years. The organization is on its way to hitting 5,000 this summer, after knocking on over 5,000 doors last year. [CONTINUE@NewsCenterMaine]( MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Gil Scott-Heron - The Bottle [video]( 4,407,218 Views. music video for Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Bottle” - Directed by Steve Rivo and Adam Shore. Produced in 1998 as part of CD re-issue of “Winter In America” on TVT Records. [CONTINUE@YouTube](   [***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](