March 31, 2020 • Vol. 7., No. 31
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How Johnson & Johnson used ‘super poppy’ to make narcotics...
- March 26, 2020 - Critical to the globe-spanning effort were years of company lobbying to help persuade the U.S. government to loosen a key rule on narcotics imports, allowing the U.S. subsidiary to produce rising amounts of opioids out of Tasmanian poppies. Farmers grew the novel plants, enticed by flashy incentive prizes — a Mercedes, a Jaguar, a BMW...
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How Video Conferencing Saved My Sanity—And My Wardrobe
March 17, 2020 - I had this 15-minute conversation all from the luxury of my bed, while wearing a pair of sweatpants from college and a local Boston band T-shirt I picked up back in god-knows-when. There was pancake batter caked on the sleeve. How many days had I been wearing this look, I wondered? (If you could call it that—a “look.”)
@Vogue
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RECOVERING alcoholic who hid away in baggy clothes shaved 19 years off her age
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March 26, 2020 - Paulette, a marketing manager, has been sober for six years, but fears the years of drinking and smoking have taken a toll on her skin. The mum credits AA with helping her rebuild her life, but says the stigma of alcoholism has knocked her confidence.
@TheSun
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“Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.” ―
Robert Strauss
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Isolation Is Changing How You Look
- March 25, 2020 - As isolation becomes normal its toll begins to emerge in more subtle ways. Suddenly barred from hair and nail salons, waxers, barber shops, clothing stores, and Sephora, people have found it much more difficult to maintain the routines that structure their appearance.
@TheAtlantic
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How to Apply 12 Step Principles During Covid-19 Times by Dr. Tian Dayton
March 25, 2020 - We are certainly dealing with what feels like unmanageability, what could be more unmanageable that a virus that we cannot see, that communicates in many, unseen ways and that we are scrambling for ways to test for, or to protect ourselves from.
@ThriveGlobal
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In a Town Where Meth Is Eclipsing Opioids, Everyone Feels the Pain
March 28, 2020 - Home deliveries from the local food bank now require a police escort. A shop owner has started to carry her gun to work. All because people hooked on methamphetamine have threatened them. Opioids, heroin and fentanyl remain abundant, cheap and deadly in this part of Kentucky.
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Russell Brand & Dr. Gabor Mate: Pandemics and Infodemics - Wisdom in the Time of Covid-19
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20/20’s Elizabeth Vargas Shares Her Experience with Anxiety and Alcoholism
March 24, 2020 -The news woman is also a best-selling author, penning her memoir in 2017 which explored her battle with addiction, revealing it started due to her experience with anxiety.
@CheatSheet
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Q&A with Rob Lohman
March 24, 2020 - Sober since 2001, Rob Lohman currently helps people suffering from substance abuse to find freedom from addiction and incarceration. He does this through sharing his testimony, Professional Interventions and being the host of Beyond The Bars Radio Podcast.
@AREB
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Flexibility Matters
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Addiction recovery centers adapt to COVID-19 pandemic
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- March 23, 2020 - Many centers are still having people come through their doors for different services, but now, they’re also utilizing video services, for both group therapies and one-on-one counseling. “A lot of people definitely have some anxiety associated with the pandemic - just because it’s something we’ve never seen...
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Think you’re isolated during the pandemic? Just ask an addict
March 24, 2020 - When it comes to people with drug addiction, they’re always allowed to suffer silently and the community don’t make a whole bunch of noise about it,” Wilcox said. As a result, “there will be situations with people on drugs around Overtown and Liberty City who will be exposed to the virus and won’t be as eager to go in and get checked. They have their own issues. They pretty much keep to themselves.”
@FloridaBulldog
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Keeping it together while staying apart
March 25, 2020 - Typically in times of crisis, such as recessions, war, and natural disasters, people come together. But the coronavirus outbreak is not a typical catastrophe, and coming together is challenging, if not impossible.
@BuzzFeedNews
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Managing an eating disorder during self-isolation
March 25, 2020 - “Isolation can cause us to feel lonely, anxious or depressed,” says Psychologist Dr Jude McLean. “Binge-eating, purging and restricting can help numb and soothe these painful feelings- eating disorders can also function as a way of feeling in control, grounded and safe in the world.
@HelloMagazine
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Gathering No Moss, or Virus
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Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood on Covid-19 sobriety: ‘If I can do it, you can’
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March 28, 2020 - Guitarist Ronnie Wood used his time on the Brendan O’Connor Show on RTÉ Radio One on Saturday to encourage people to look after their sobriety during the Covid-19 emergency. Wood urged listeners to “talk to people, pick up the phone if they’re in any kind of quandary”...
@RTE
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What Is Soda Addiction?
2020- If soda cravings turn into dependency, mental and physical health issues can follow. Soda addiction, or dependence on soda, can lead to unwanted weight gain, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, dental issues, weakened bones, heart disease, and depression.
@Healthline
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With Meetings Banned, Millions Try to Stay Sober On Their Own
- March 26, 2020 - Addiction experts are calling the coronavirus pandemic a national relapse trigger. Online support groups, doctors and even federal agencies are rushing to aid people in recovery.
@NYTimes
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Coronavirus Pandemic Has Made The Opioid Epidemic Even Worse
- March 27, 2020 - Deaths from drug overdoses are likely to increase during the coronavirus outbreakbecause of disruption to recovery routines and access to treatment ... “This is stuff that in recovery folks that are on methadone talk about — ‘Oh my gosh, what if there was an apocalypse, ha ha ha ha, and we couldn’t get our doses?’”
@BuzzFeedNews
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Jersey announces: More than $163 million available to fight addiction crisis
March 24, 2020 - “These grants provide resources to our partners that can help them tackle opioid addiction, a crisis that afflicts so many of our communities, with solutions focused on treatment and recovery. I encourage them to explore the opportunities listed below.”
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Quarantining patients at PA. drug treatment centers could pose risk, but many have nowhere else to go
March 24, 2020 - But quarantining someone in a treatment facility, with dozens of other residents, is not easy. And often, it’s not an option to send patients away because they don’t have another place to go. With some recovery houses and homeless shelters closing to new entrants, alternatives are dwindling...
@Inquirer
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Online Help to Stay Sober
March 26, 2020 - Connection is considered an antidote to addiction, but the bans on gatherings have abruptly shut down support and 12-step groups. In response, many organizations are making virtual meetings and counseling available.
@NYTimes
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During COVID-19, L.A.’s Rehab Centers Are Still Addressing the Drug Crisis
- March 25, 2020 - Not all operations have been maintained in the transition. CRI-Help has ceased all outside activities including off-site trips, family visits, and 12 Step meetings. This last change in particular deals a “huge, huge blow,” says Brandon Fernandez-Comer, the chief operating officer...
@LAMag
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iCAAD Postponed until further notice
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Addiction treatment professionals losing crucial support during pandemic
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- March 27, 2020 - “The last thing that the health-care system needs right now are thousands of people in withdrawal or filling up the emergency rooms or going back on the streets and overdosing,” said Dan Reck, who oversees MATClinics...
@WashingtonPost
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Coronavirus Crisis Shows Marijuana Is ‘Essential’ And Mainstream
- March 23, 2020 - Now, in the era of expanding legalization, cannabis providers in many states are held up as vital members of the community who are providing a valuable service on par with picking up prescription drugs at a pharmacy or filling up your car at a gas station.
@Forbes
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For those struggling with alcoholism, there are online options
- MAR. 25, 2020 - Using
Zoom
, I attended a meeting in New England one night with more than 100 people from around the country and a few from other continents. The next morning, I logged into a meeting with just five or so members present.
@BaltimoreSun
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Overcoming Addiction On Your Own Is Totally Possible
March 27, 2020 - ...the New Zealand Drug Foundation reports that more people quit addictions than maintain them. Current research indicates that addiction is intractable due to the automatic patterns of behavior triggered by neurologic changes.
@YourTango
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This Is What Sobriety in a Time of Crisis Looks Like
MARCH 24, 2020 - New York Inter Group tried to help host meetings and meet the full demand. The organization purchased a Zoom Room video conference space that can “host 500 meetings on the hour, per hour, and up to 1000 participants each.” ... “For those who can’t access it, it’s on us to think outside the box,” says Alex Denstman, senior vice president at
Ashley Treatment.
@MotherJones
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James Kennedy Gives Update On Mom’s Sobriety
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March 24, 2020 - His mom didn’t respond well to either request. She angrily reminded him that she provided everything for him when he was a kid. James told The Daily Dish that his mother’s sober journey has been a success so far. He said, “She’s still sober. So she has now over a year under the belt.”
@TVShowsAce
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PLAYLIST FOR ISOLATION
March 27, 2020 - You’ll Never Walk Alone by Gerry and the Pacemakers has topped a chart of classic songs that are enjoying renewed popularity amid the coronavirus crisis. The Police’s Don’t Stand So Close To Me is in third place...
@BBC
@ParodySongs
@Spotify
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Wish this was this morning?
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Don't You Miss This Now
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