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Lululemon Founder Helped Promote Film Demonizing Vancouver’s Homeless
Oct. 14, 2022 - The Pacific Prosperity Network, a right-wing political organization funded by Lululemon’s founder and former CEO Chip Wilson, was listed as the main sponsor for the premiere of a documentary called “Vancouver is Dying” more@PressProgress
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Who Can Better Fight Addiction Crisis? Fetterman or Oz? Oct. 21, 2022 - Two hundred thousand Pennsylvanians suffer from “substance use disorder,” a broad medical term for drug abuse. Fifteen died from their overdoses every day in 2021. What do John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz offer voters to address our worsening problem of substance use disorders? more@Goerie | | | |
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She Confronted Matthew Perry about ‘Scary’ alcoholism
Oct. 22, 2022 - Opening up about his substance abuse, he told Diane Sawyer: “At the time I should have been the toast of the town, I was in a dark room meeting nothing but drug dealers and completely alone.” more@DailyStar
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Barbara Kingsolver: ‘Every single family I know has been affected by the opioid crisis’
Oct. 15, 2022 - In the book young orphan Damon — known to his friends and what remains of his family as Demon — says that rural people are “the dogs of America”, the only group it’s still OK to hate. more@IrishTimes
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Is Psychedelic Medicine Better for Overcoming Alcoholism? video
Oct. 21, 2022 - “We need to look at it in a more holistic way, and not just a targeted, very specific, and very narrow solution. And I think that psychedelics give you just that because they work on so many levels,” Adi Zuloff-Shani, PhD. more@PharmacyTimes
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Susannah Constantine: Alcoholism Back to Reality
Oct. 22, 2022 - ‘It’ girl of the Nineties who dated royalty and partied with the likes of Elton John and Mick Jagger, is in reflective mode today, as we meet to discuss her memoir, Ready For Absolutely Nothing. Often, an evening with Princess Margaret meant dancing – invariably to her favourite song, Desmond Dekker’s ‘Israelites.’ @NewsLetter
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Signs of a Sociopath: ‘They Can Be Harder to Spot Than a Psychopath.’
October 16, 2022 - As a psychotherapist, I’ve spent much of my career studying interpersonal relationships and personality disorders. One topic I find the most interesting is Sociopaths. They can wreak havoc in your life, and they can be harder to spot than a psychopath. more@CNBC
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‘You Don’t Look Anorexic’
Oct. 18, 2022 - Sharon Maxwell spent much of her life trying to make herself small. Her family put her on her first diet when she was 10. Early on Saturday mornings, she and her mother would drive to Weight Watchers meetings. more@NYTimes
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LESLIE JORDAN GONE AT 67 video
October 24, 2022 - He was an Emmy-winning actor, writer and singer best known for his roles in “Will & Grace,” “American Horror Story” “Hearts Afire, and Instagram stardom. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Jordan was driving in Hollywood Monday morning when it’s suspected he suffered some sort of medical emergency and crashed his BMW into the side of a building. more@TMZ
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Matthew Perry Pens Memoir: “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing” video
Oct. 19, 2022 - The TV star told the outlet his alcohol addiction started to become apparent after he was cast as Chandler Bing in “Friends” at age 24. “I could handle it, kind of,” Perry recalled. “But by the time I was 34, I was really entrenched in a lot of trouble.” more@NBC
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Mike Patton, “The Drinking Just…Happened”
Oct. 20, 2022 - “My initial response to the pandemic was: ‘I love this shit!’ It allowed me to be an antisocial motherf**ker. I had maybe three months of that: ‘This is f**king awesome.’ Then something changed — and NOT for the better.” more@MetalSucks
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‘Harry Potter’ actor Tom Felton explains how an Escape from rehab helped his sobriety
Oct. 18, 2022 - So he wandered out of the Malibu facility and sojourned down Pacific Coast Highway to make his way to Barney’s Beanery, the famous bar he frequented in West Hollywood. The night, he wrote, “led to certain epiphanies that would change my life for the better.” more@LATimes
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Tony-Award Winner Levi Kreis & the Power of Recovery video October 19 2022 - He won a Tony, has his own record label and played Hermes in the hit musical, Hadestown, In this week’s Recovery episode he chats it up the Producer of the REEL Recovery Film Festival, Ahbra S. She shares her story of life in active addiction and how getting clean and sober saved and changed her life.@YouTube |
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Young Adults Fighting Alcoholism
Oct. 22, 2022 - Paul spent more than a decade trying to stop drinking and managed with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Before those meetings, taking too many drugs was simply part of life, he says. more@TheStar
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AA’s Theme Song - The Only Thing You Get to Keep is What You Give Away video
March 8, 2004 - Francis Dunnery (sometimes known as Frank; born on 25 December 1962, in Egremont, Cumbria, England) was a founder member of the 1980s band It Bites. Although he started on drums, he became the lead singer and guitarist of the group until he left in 1990. more@YouTube
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Million Dollar Listing ‘s Fredrik Eklund Celebrates 2 Years of Sobriety Oct. 17, 2022 - Marking the occasion on Sunday, the Million Dollar Listing alum, 45, shared a carousel of pictures featuring himself, husband Derek Kaplan and their 4-year-old twins Milla and Fredrik “Freddy” Jr. on Instagram to commemorate his two years. more@YahooNews | | | |
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Allergy Meds May Play a Deadly Role in Opioid Crisis
October 19, 2022 - More than 71% of those Overdose deaths included diphenhydramine, commonly known by its brand name Benadryl. more@USAToday
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Mother Shares Sobriety Journey in Award-Winning Book video Oct. 19, 2022 - “I feel so blessed and so grateful to be almost three years sober and be able to share this with so many people because sobriety, for me, pulled back the curtain on who I am,” said Leia Baez, is a former newspaper journalist. more@KETV | | | |
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Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month Asks Students to Think About Their Consumption
October 19, 2022 - “But if you’re drinking another one half-hour later, or another one half-hour later, that’s a signal.” Lynn Mwongela agreed that there’s a certain mindset surrounding caffeine, particularly among students. “You kind of need caffeine to function in today’s world.” more@LALoyolan
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Lily Allen Celebrates 3 Years Sober video
Oct. 21, 2022 - She quit smoking and drinking in a lifestyle overhaul a few years ago. Her latest post comes after Lily gave an insight into her workout regime and showcased her impressive athletic figure in a sports bra on Wednesday. In 2018 she snorted a line of ketamine at the Glamour Woman Of The Year Awards in 2008. more@DailyMail
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Matty Healy Finds Sobriety Easier In a Relationship
Oct. 17, 2022 - The singer - who split from FKA Twigs last summer - battled an addiction to heroin in his twenties, and though he is “doing really good” with his recovery, he admitted he has to work harder at it when he’s alone. “ more@YahooStyle
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Woman Who Beat Her Addiction Now Empowering Abuse Survivors video Oct. 14, 2022 - She overcame a 23-year heroin addiction to become an important support worker by helping survivors of addiction and abuse. “What we don’t need is further disruption in family life as this could mean an increase in danger for women who live in abusive relationships. more@NewsSTV | | | |
Pharmacy Researcher Earns $2.3 Million to Study Opioid Addiction Oct. 18, 2022 - With a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Zijun Wang will research the implications of the DNA break-and-repair process in opioid use disorder. Wang’s work is based on the premise that opioid addiction is a psychiatric disorder... more@KUToday | | | |
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The Opiate Epidemic, How Did We Get Here?
Oct. 18, 2022 - Pharmaceutical companies make a TON of money from selling opioids. In fact, they make more money from opioids than any other type of medication. So it’s in their best interest to get these drugs into as many hands as possible. more@DailyKOs
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Over 50? Sleeping Under 5 Hours Has Health Hazards
Oct. 19, 2022 - If you need to set multiple alarms, feel tired, irritable or impulsive, crave naps or caffeine or have noticed altered behaviors, then they are common indicters that you’re not getting enough sleep. more@WashingtonPost
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Touching Fentanyl Will Not Cause You to Overdose video
Oct. 21, 2022 - 11Alive is verifying the claims to find out if a person can overdose by touching the drug when it’s “laced” on a door handle. We also check with law enforcement to see if they had received any recent reports of this. more@11Alive
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Baron Geisler On His Film ‘Dollhouse’ and Sobriety Journey Oct. 22, 2022 - How’s your journey to sobriety these days? It has been smooth most days. Sometimes, when I get overwhelmed by everything, I learn to step back and pause. I can’t be too complacent even if things are going well because that is when the devil strikes. more@Inquirer | | | |
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The Drama of Jimi Hendrix’s Early Childhood: Cheating, Foster Care, and Alcoholism video
Oct. 22, 2022 - After Hendrix was born, his parents discovered that he was left-handed, also considered devilish at the time. As a result, his father “set about correcting it in the only way he knew how. With an angry swipe around the head.” more@CheatSheet
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Faith Lost All Her Teeth – Now She’s Smiling
October 22, 2022 - Faith Hill, who became hooked on meth when she was just 14, has been sober for two years since she quit her addiction. But it robbed Faith of her smile, as the habit left her with just 14 rotting teeth left in her mouth... more@HullLive
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