Benzos Shrink Brains - Sober Beekeeper Cops Buzz - Faye Dunaway Tells All - Super Model Opens Up and MORE

Don't Touch That [View Full eBulletin Here]( July 16, 2024 | Vol. 11 | No. 48 | Since 2013 [Home]( Mail](   The 10% More Likely To Die Too Sooner July 8, 2024 - People who consumed significant amounts of ultra-processed foods were 10% more likely to die than those who did not. The research tracked the diet and health of over half a million participants for more than 20 years. [CONT.@MedicalNewsToday]( Why Aren’t Doctors Prescribing the Pill for Alcoholism? July 7, 2024 - In 2017, Katie Lain was blacking out several times each week from drinking alcohol. She would typically down at least one bottle of wine and on weekends she binged vodka. But even after suffering a pulmonary embolism in her 30s, which her doctor tied to her excessive drinking, she struggled to quit.[CONTINUE@Slate]( Drake Bell Opens Up on Abuse at Nickelodeon After Finding Sobriety July 11, 2024 - The 38-year-old actor appeared in the recent documentary ‘[Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV’]( where he opened up on the “extensive and brutal” abuse he suffered at the hands of Nickelodeon dialect coach when he was a teen star… [CONTINUE@BangShowbiz]( Motel Transformed into ‘forever home’ for Women July 10, 2024 - The Beacon, provides various programs such as counseling, career development and education for women in crisis. The nonprofit recognizes that access to resources is crucial for people transitioning out of incarceration. (Photo: Administrator Hana Boccella, Executive Director Melissa Vine) [MORE@DesMoinesRegister]( STOP Getting Cancer with a Few Lifestyle Changes[video]( July 12, 2024 - Amid a rising number of cancer cases among adults in the United States, a new study has found that around 40% of all cases -- and nearly half of deaths -- could be prevented by making lifestyle changes. Overall, cigarette smoking was the leading risk factor for cancer… [CONTINUE@ABCNews]( Neuroscientist Shares 3 Foods To Grow New Brain Cells  July 8, 2024 - 1. Sardines are packed with nutrients essential for brain health. 2. Sauerkraut puts good bacteria into your gut,” explains Dr. Love. 3. “[Herring]( one of the healthy fat fish that’s small and low in mercury.” Herring is rich in healthy fats, providing the raw materials needed to make new brain cells. [CONTINUE@SheFinds]( Supermodel Opens Up About Sobriety [video]( July 7, 2024 - Supermodel Cara Delevingne Opens Up About Sobriety and Her Life-Changing Transformation: ‘I Feel Like I’ve Got My Power Back’. [CONTINUE@LeaderCall]( Faye Dunaway Reveals Bipolar Disorder, Alcoholism, and Being ‘difficult’ in Bombshell Documentary [video]( July 12, 2024 - Hollywood legend was filming a scene for [Chinatown]( opposite Jack Nicholson, but production kept being halted by a wiley follicle. “It was a very tense moment,” Dunaway, 83, says in her documentary. So Mr. Polanski intervened. “Roman literally walks around and pulls the hair out of Faye’s head.” [CONTINUE@NYPost]( 5 Health Rules of Lindsay Lohan July 6, 2024 - The 37-year-old Mean Girls alum not only looks good these days (we will always be team red hair!) but she reportedly feels good too thanks to her sobriety and some improvements she made for her health. [CONTINUE@YahooLife]( We Simply Cannot Leave Kids to their Own Devices [audio]( July 8, 2024 - It’s unlikely these bans will stop kids from doomscrolling outside of school hours. And even if governments can get the likes of[Meta and TikTok]( age-gate their platforms, it won’t be enough. The average age a child here gets their first internet-connected device is eight years old.[CONTINUE@ChannelNewsAsia]( Philly Jails Plagued with Overdoses July 7, 2024 - Since 2018, just over two dozen people have died from drug-related deaths in Philadelphia jails. Public health reporter Aubrey Whelan teamed up with investigative reporter Samantha Melamed to dig into the deaths and conditions of these jails. They spoke with corrections officers, prisoners, and advocates… [CONTINUE@Inquirer]( I Stayed Sober at All-inclusive Resort Drinking Mocktails and Staying Active July 10, 2024 - When we visited Sandals’ adults-only, all-inclusive resort in St.Vincent and the [Grenadine]( I found that the beautiful resort and the island were way more enjoyable without the chaos alcohol brings to a vacation. Here’s how I navigated being a sober woman where the booze was always flowing. [CONTINUE@BusinessInsider]( Remi Wolf’s Sobriety Led to Her ‘Big Ideas’ Album July 12, 2024 - The soulful pop star, 28, debuted in 2019 and swiftly garnered buzz online, before dropping her debut album, Juno, in 2021 and essentially touring the globe nonstop ever since. Her album, Big Ideas, was released July 12.[CONTINUE@People]( Woman Finds Sobriety In Beekeeping [video]( July 9, 2024 - “I was an alcoholic for 24 years, and God delivered me from it here eight years ago, and he replaced it with a passion for bees,” she said. “It just happened just like that.” [CONTINUE@KWTX]( Benzos and Xanax May Shrink the Brain July 5, 2024 - Benzodiazepines, also known as “benzos,” are sedative drugs commonly prescribed to treat numerous conditions, including insomnia, anxiety and seizure disorders. They work by slowing down the activity of the central nervous system, meaning the brain and spinal cord. [CONTINUE@Yahoo]( The Impact of High-Fat Diet on Anxiety July 10, 2024 - “Everyone knows that these are not healthy foods, but we tend to think about them strictly in terms of a little weight gain,” said Christopher Lowry, at University of Colorado Boulder. “If you understand that they also impact your brain in a way that can promote anxiety, that makes the stakes even higher.” [CONTINUE@PsyPost]( Overdose Deaths in R.I. Down 7.3%  July 10, 2024 - “The needle is moving in the right direction, but we must continue to build upon our multi-faceted approach to save lives because we know that addiction is a disease and recovery is possible,” Richard Leclerc, director of the Rhode Island Department Of Behavioral Healthcare... [CONTINUE@RhodeIslandCurrent]( MARK MORTON: SLASH Helped Me Get Sober July 7, 2024 - “Slash has been pretty open about his experience with some of these things,” [Morton]( who celebrated five years of sobriety last December, continued. “And so when I was trying to get sober and well before I was able to accomplish any kind of sustained sobriety or recovery, Slash was very helpful. [CONTINUE@Blabbermouth]( Chet Hanks Reveals “Cokeheads” Advised Him to “Chill” [video]( July 2, 2024 - “The drug I had the most problem with was just f--kingcoke, dude,”[Tom Hanks]( and Rita Wilson’s son said on a recent episode of Bradley Martyn’s Raw Talk podcast. “I’m a f--king cokehead, straight-up.” While the 33-year-old clarified he doesn’t do cocaine anymore… [CONTINUE@ENews]( Jane Lynch Reflects on Deaths of Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera July 7, 2024 - This month marks 11 years since alum Cory Monteith died of a drug overdose, as well as four years since the passing of costar Naya Rivera in a boating accident. “Just such youth,” said[Jane Lynch]( who played cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on the show about working with her two costars. [CONTINUE@ENews]( Acupuncture Can Shorten Methadone Treatments July 10, 2024 - Eight weeks of acupuncture was found to reduce the dose of methadone needed to control opioid cravings, which could make patients likelier to stick with their treatment. Methadone is one of the most effective medications for curbing opioid addiction, but side effects can cause people to stop treatment. [CONTINUE@Axios]( Portland Police and Activists Team Up to Fight Addiction July 10, 2024 - Mr. Schmautz is president of the Portland Police Association. He doesn’t want to incarcerate drug users, but he believes public drug use should qualify as a misdemeanor. During his 20 years on the job, the second-generation police officer has seen it all! [CONTINUE@CSMonitor]( ‘LA’s Crack House’ for the Homeless video  July 10, 2024 - Every day, dozens of people line up outside the nonprofit Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles to pick up crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia, then, they light up right there on the Skid Row sidewalk. “It looks very much like a government-run crack house on the sidewalk.” [CONTINUE@Fox]( North Carolina Bans ‘gas station heroin’  July 10, 2024 - It is sold under brand names such as ZaZa, Pegasus, Neptune’s Fix and Tianna Red. Gas station heroin has also been the subject of false claims of health benefits. Those claims include the substance improving brain function and relieving depression and anxiety. [CONTINUE@QCNews]( Defendant Sentenced in Pill Mill Case Spanning Multiple States [VIDEO ONLY]( July 8, 2024 - Clyde Christopher Tipton, 63, from Tazewell, was sentenced to 50 months in prison for his role in the operation of the East Tennesee pill mills. [CONTINUE@WBIR]( Alcohol Drives Many Cancers in the U.S. July 11, 2024 - Cigarettes have long been a cause of cancer, and remained in the top spot — about 19% of cancer cases included were attributable to smoking. Excess body weight was deemed a cause for about 7.6% of cases. Alcohol came in third, with 5% of cases in men and women over 30 attributable to drinking. [CONTINUE@StatNews]( An Addicts Journey Back to College [video]( July 12, 2024 - William Brown, a single father in his 40s, overcame his opioid addiction and went back to college after a series of run-ins with the law. He considers it a blessing. Sitting at a picnic table before his first class of the day at Wayne Community College, he recalled… [CONTINUE@WRAL]( Kids Struggling With Screen Addiction July 11, 2024 - Like many teens his age, KJ became consumed by watching TikTok, YouTube, and sometimes Snapchat videos. He especially enjoys watching videos on barbering. On weekends and school nights, KJ said it became normal to be up past midnight surfing social media sites… [CONTINUE@PBSWisconsin]( Do Animals Have Friends? July 13, 2024 - “Individuals who manage to maintain these strong relationships, they end up living longer, they have more offspring, and they show less features of related stress,” she said. “It really seems that if you are able to sustain these kinds of relationships, that they have very profound benefits.” [CONTINUE@LiveScience]( [BE A HERO, or HEROINE.]( where people take notice.   Compliment? Observation? Suggestion? 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