ALANON SHAMALON – Aug. 11, 2022 – Charlotte apologised for her reaction to him mentioning his marriage split, he insisted it was all OK, before adding: “I wrote the tour and then it just didn’t make sense when I came out of lockdown because the marriage had broken down. “I was writing fresh and on the go, so it’s very personal and very raw, but it’s going down well.” However, he has found being on stage quite “therapeutic”. “It does make it therapeutic. There were people that were like, oh are you going to cancel the tour? and I was…
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PUSHED TO FAR? – Aug. 12, 2022 – Houle saw a sports psychologist as a high school sophomore after massive success in gymnastics, including a national championship. After competing for Ohio State, Houle got his doctorate in the discipline that helped him at a young age. Since 2019, he has led the sports psychology department for what is regularly the richest athletic department in the country. “[The crisis is] really shedding a light on what has existed, in one way, for hundreds of years,” Houle said. “Because there is so much light on athletes now more than ever, the…
UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED – Aug. 12, 2022 – After about six years, when she could no longer endure the misery, LeBlanc sought out treatment. She had heard that Suboxone, the brand name for a medication that combines buprenorphine and naloxone, was a miracle drug that helps addicts get clean. So she asked a doctor at a treatment center in Alamance County, North Carolina, to prescribe it. “The doctor said she felt I was there to get Suboxone because it was a legal way to get high,” LeBlanc says. “And I was like, ‘What? Are you kidding me?’ I was in…
VIDEO – ARE YOU SOBBING OR SCREAMING? – Aug. 12, 2022 – AURORA, Colo. — Younger and younger kids are being impacted by the opiate epidemic. On Wednesday, 13-year-old Jose Hernandez was found dead inside his home. According to his family, it appears to be from an accidental fentanyl overdose. Jose just started 8th grade this week at Aurora Hills Middle School. Jose, he was as good kid. He was always smiling,” said Margarita Flores, Jose’s grandmother. Her grandson’s smile is one she’ll always hold in her heart. She said, with her son translating, that Jose was a respectful,…
OFF BRAND OFF HEROIN – Aug. 1, 2022 – The naloxone itself is the same as what Hikma already manufactures, but has its own National Drug Code designating it as a new product with the FDA. Remedy Alliance is the only customer. Its name is on the label. Hikma, which operates a subdivision focused on substance use and community health, told Filter the partnership was a “natural extension” of its efforts. Codirectors Eliza Wheeler and Maya Doe-Simkins, and Board President Nabarun Dasgupta, said that so far 108 affiliates (formerly known as Buyers Club members) have submitted applications, putting their target…
VIDEO – FAMILY OFFERS ONE – Aug. 12, 2022 – Quebec man denied liver transplant because of his alcoholism. more@CTVNews
IN IT TOGETHER – Aug 13, 2022 – Libby Robertson, 32, and her husband Dane Robertson, 35 (Tainui, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Korokī Kahukura) co-founded two personal development companies focusing on business and wellness coaching, which came out of their decision to get sober six years ago. They live in Papamoa Beach. Libby: I wasn’t long out of my previous relationship when I matched with Dane on Tinder. I’d moved to Canberra to be with someone but he broke up with me because of my drinking. I started drinking when I was 13 and partied any chance I could. I knew…
STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Aug. 11, 2022 – Dianne Griffin Director, Producer is an award-winning international documentary filmmaker, teacher, public speaker and has been creating films for over thirty years. Her newest collaboration The Creative High (2021) follows nine artists who have faced addiction and are transformed by their creative process in the search for identity and freedom. The Creative High (watch trailer) can be seen October 22nd at the REEL Recovery Film Festival. She draws inspiration from the people around her, creating intimate connections and telling stories of dignity, suffering and compassion, which move us to act. Dianne’s documentaries have broadcast nationwide on PBS, at theaters, film festivals, universities, museums,…
F#*K SHAME AND STIGMA – Aug. 12, 2022 – Kaley Cuoco shared her struggles in the past with her mental health, particularly during her 2021 split from partner Karl Cook, which left her “struggling” with depression. Pink has opened up about her mental health journey, speaking to Carson Daly on Today. The US singer said she’s struggled with anxiety and depression and is an advocate for therapy, sharing that she and husband Carey Hart “have been in couples counselling almost our entire 17 years that we’ve been together.” Sarah Michelle Gellar is the latest celebrity to open up about her…
VIDEO – TIME FOR DEATH REDUCTION – Aug. 10, 2022 – People would be able to bring drugs into these sites and use them while a trained supervisor monitors them for symptoms of overdose. These supervisors will be trained in issuing safety measures like Narcan. “It is a way for people instead of using outside, to come inside in a very clean, hygienic, safe setting,” Sen. Wiener said. “People can offer them treatment and offer them clean needles so they don’t get HIV or hepatitis. It would be like a medical center.” Other states have implemented these sites, and…
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD – Aug. 8, 2022 – ndictments have been issued in similar overdose cases in Duval County and West Palm Beach, among others, and some fentanyl dealers have been prosecuted federally, including a South Florida man who was sentenced to 20 years in prison earlier this summer. “With the incredible increase in fentanyl related deaths, we feel very fortunate to have the ability to seek justice for Megan when so many families never know,” Hoffman’s mother, Jennifer Hoffman, said in a Tallahassee Police Department statement released Friday. Hoffman’s body was found in an apartment at the Forum on…
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAG ON – Aug. 11, 2022 – “The word addiction means so many different things to so many people, and that makes it kind of a challenging question in that sense,” Dr. Aaron Norton, a mental health counselor who specializes in addiction, told Salon. “But what I can tell you is that if you look at really any authority in the field — whether it’s the American Psychiatric Association, the World Health Organization, the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, under the US Department of Health and Human Services, and even the National Organization for the…
VIDEO – A FAMILY AFFAIR – Aug. 15, 2022 – Ms. Levin added: “I think he saw what we had. There was something magical there, something we couldn’t put our finger on. He always says that we became this third thing when we got together — something that neither of us could have become by ourselves — and I think that’s true.” Later Downey Jr, would comment on his love for Levin: “There’s something about her that is so pure and right. But then there’s the other stuff too, the shadowy side of her that is delightful and that she shows…
HOOKED ON BATS – Aug. 10, 2022 – We now know some people who have problems with alcohol or other drugs can return to regular use. And most people experience problems with only one drug, using other drugs in non-problematic ways. Both of these things contradict the addictive personality theory because they suggest there is a level of control. But there are some traits that are more likely to be found in people who have problems with alcohol or other drugs. There are two main personality clusters that seem to increase risk of problems: risk-taking or impulsiveness, and sad or…
IT’S NOT YOUR PET’S – Aug. 11, 2022 – “People who have a family history of addiction may be at greater risk for developing a problematic relationship with highly processed foods, which is really challenging in a food environment where these foods are cheap, accessible, and heavily marketed,” said Lindzey Hoover, U-M psychology graduate student and the study’s lead author. But addictive responses didn’t end with food, as people with food addiction were also more likely to exhibit personal problems with alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, and vaping, the research showed. Diets dominated by highly processed food and excessive intake of addictive…
SO STOP? – Aug. 2, 2022 – “Our data support the regulation of flavor chemicals and synthetic coolants in Puff ECs to limit their potentially harmful health effects,” said Esther Omaiye, a former graduate student in the Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program and the first author of the research paper. “The high levels of nicotine, flavor chemicals, and synthetic coolants in Puff ECs, which exceed those used in other consumer products, bring into question the safety of Puff products.” Prue Talbot, in whose lab Omaiye now works as postdoctoral researcher, said one area of regulatory concern with respect to ECs is…
MOST DEATHS ARE FROM SMOKING – Aug. 10, 2022 – As a result, nicotine overdoses are rare, though the advent of e-cigarettes has made “nic-sick” symptoms like nausea and vomiting, dizziness, rapid heartbeat and headaches more common. The new research, conducted in mice, suggests that this aversive network could be manipulated to treat nicotine dependence. “Decades of research have focused on understanding how nicotine reward leads to drug addiction and what are the underlying brain circuits. In contrast, the brain circuits that mediate the aversive effects of nicotine are largely understudied,” said Stephan Lammel, UC Berkeley associate professor of molecular…
NOW YOU KNOW NOW – Aug. 10, 2022 – We found that for most substances evaluated, the performance of these algorithms was perfect or near perfect. These models could be used to automate classification of unstructured free-text, thus avoiding the manual and time-consuming process of individually reading each entry and classifying them to a specific substance,” researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. “Excellent performance was shown for multiple substances, including any opioid, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and alcohol using models for general text. Yet for prescription opioids and benzodiazepines, there was a considerable performance gap.” That “performance gap” is due…
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VIDEO – AA MEETING ON CAMERA – Aug. 10, 2022 – Lyrics: I got wasted cause I didn’t wanna deal with myself tonightMy thoughts get drowned until I feel alrightI keep drinking til I’m someone I don’t recognize I got wasted I got wasted cause I didn’t wanna deal with myself tonightMy thoughts get drowned until I feel alrightI keep drinking til I’m someone I don’t recognize I got wasted Repeat the cycle everyday I gotta start with a drinkMy life been getting sorta crazy and I don’t wanna thinkI look myself right in the mirror and I don’t even blinkThen I…
COMPASSION – Aug. 1, 2022 – In March, while in the sober living home part of the Hanley Center, Kavscak applied for the advanced practical registered nurse license. The ERO and the complaint say two of the questions asked on the application were: “During the last five years, have you been treated for or had a recurrence of, a diagnosed substance-related (alcohol or drug) disorder that impaired or would impair your ability to practice?” “During the last five years, were you admitted or directed into a program for the treatment of a diagnosed substance-related (alcohol or drug) disorder or, if…
SCIENCE IS ALIVE – Aug. 2, 2022 – They have done us a favour by corralling the evidence that says as much, even if we knew this to be the case. But the death of the chemical imbalance theory has no bearing on whether antidepressants that affect the serotonin system are effective. These medications weren’t developed on this premise. In fact quite the opposite is true – the chemical imbalance theory was based on an emerging understanding of how antidepressants were shown to work. How did the ‘chemical imbalance’ theory start? The first two antidepressant medications, both discovered in the…
YOU HAVE A VOICE, USE IT! – Aug. 3, 2022 – SpeakerTunity® is the Speaker and Leader Resource Company, providing programs, tip sheets and regional directories that get leaders booked for speaking engagements, radio shows, podcasts, virtual summits and virtual networking across North America. SpeakerTunity Cities Regional Speaker Lead Directories® provides up to 1,800 direct speaker leads in each of 60 different markets across the US and CAN—in four categories: business, service, consumer and spiritual meetings, venues and associations. SpeakerTunity® also offers a speaker-one sheet graphic design service and turnkey Success Booking System, along with training programs on how to get booked for any…
SINGING A SOBER SONG – Aug. 2, 2022 – For over 17 years, I not only struggled with an active substance abuse disorder, but a mental health disorder as well. If there is something I would like for you to get out of reading this, it is that there is hope and recovery is possible! Not only is recovery possible, but it is a very beautiful thing and so very worth it. I will not sugarcoat this for anyone because having a substance abuse disorder is hard and it will be a fight for the rest of our lives.…
YOU MEAN ALCOHOLISM? – Aug. 2, 2022 – In the study, researchers from Belgium recruited 65 adults with SAUD undergoing inpatient treatment and 65 adults without the condition. Each participant completed the Hewitt Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale to evaluate three forms of perfectionism. These include: Self-oriented perfectionism: exaggerated performance standards placed on oneself.Socially-prescribed perfectionism: a perception of high expectations coming from other people.Other-orientated perfectionism: setting unrealistically high standards for others. In addition to perfectionist tendencies, the researchers evaluated symptoms of depression and anxiety in each participant. Specifically, they looked at trait anxiety, which is anxiety related to a person’s broad…
THE SOUTH STAYS RISEN – Aug. 4, 2022 -According to TasteofCountry.com, Lady A — formerly known as Lady Antebellum — was scheduled to launch their 2022 shows with a two-night stint at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Aug. 13 and 14. The Request Line Tour was meant to run until October and hit cities like Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale and many others. Kelley, 40, has yet to address the tour postponement on his own, but did hint at his drinking issues just two days ago. He posted a promotional image on Instagram of Lady A’s…
THE KET IS OUT OF THE BAG – Aug. 4, 2022 – Its effect is felt a few hours after the first dose, whereas traditional antidepressants take several weeks to act. Although its prescription is increasing for this type of treatment, this substance is still widely debated within the scientific community. ‘‘Some people believe that ketamine presents a strong addictive risk if taken for a long time, others do not. The whole point of our research was to try to provide some answers,’’ explains Christian Lüscher, a Full Professor in the Department of Basic Neurosciences at the UNIGE Faculty of…
CONSCIOUSNESS REGAINED – July 31, 2022 – Speaking exclusively to The Daily Star she spoke openly about how she made the great decision to ditch the booze after drinking too much led her to blacking out, and she was left with no recollection of it all. Even though there was a point where she would have a drink every afternoon, she said it took her a while to realise she had a problem. Claire said: “When I think back to my teens, 20s and early 30s I thought I had a normal relationship with drinking. “I was brought up…
AUDIO – STICK WITH THE WINNERS – Aug. 4, 2022 – One of the most important aspects of recovery — finding an affordable, safe place to live with people supportive of a sober environment — is often the most difficult to access. However, the residents of Lowndes County’s Howell Road, which is where Redeemed Living wants to build, say they do not want an unregulated halfway house in their community. When people in recovery successfully complete a hospital or jail-based detox program, they must be careful choosing where to live. Former friends, environments and activities can make it easy…
DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH THE DEVIL – Aug. 30, 2022 – The daughter of one of the five people whose deaths the government alleged were the result of Kraynak’s prescription practices gave emotional testimony about the impact of her loss. The sentence also includes restitution totaling $22,365 to several of the victims or their families, three years of supervised release and a $2,000 fine. He may not have contact with any of the victims’ families. Kraynak, who practiced as Keystone Family Medicine Associates in Mount Carmel and Shamokin until 2017, pleaded guilty last September to 12 counts of prescribing drugs outside…