Perfect 7% Solution? – Dec. 2, 2017 – Individor, a London-based pharmaceuticals group, are the creators of the newly approved injectable product called Sublocade. CONTINUED @ Newsweek.com
Author: Leonard Buschel
Medicine or Mistake? – Nov. 29, 2017 – …it has come into vogue as a treatment or psychological tool by visitors from other countries. This centuries-old brew is now attracting attention as scientists study its potentially benefical effects. CONTINUED @ Newsweek.com
21 and Done – Dec. 8, 2917 – As we reported, the 21-year-old rapper was found dead on his tour bus during a stop in Tucson, Arizona. He was unresponsive and they were unable to revive him. CONTINUED @ TMZ.com
Stayed Too Long at the Fair – Dec. 8, 201 – John Michael Skeffington was worried this year as he saw people in the sober-home industry charged with patient brokering and insurance fraud, he reportedly told a federal confidential witness. He was worried he might be next. To hide his involvement in sending unnecessary, expensive and fraudulent urine samples of insured treatment-center patients to labs, he thought he could change his bookkeeping on the kickbacks he made: CONTINUED @ PalmBeachPost.com
Chronic Situation – Dec. 7, 2017 – Tennant’s record is not spotless, however: in 1997 he was fined $625,000 by the federal government in a case related to the methadone programs he ran at the time for failing to comply… in the early 00s, he was convicted of insurance fraud, which meant that his medical license was probationary for four years. CONTINUED @ Tonic.Vice.com
We Are Everywhere – December 9, 2017 – One way to reduce the stigma of drug abuse and send a message there are successful pathways to recovery is putting a human face on the illness. Actually, many human faces … Every other Monday for a year, one of these success stories will be featured on videos posted on the social media and websites of FOA Families of Addicts… CONTINUED @ Dayton DailyNews.com
Detox Dangers – Dec. 8, 2017 – Because dietary supplements are regulated differently than food and drugs, these products do not require clinical trials before entering the market … “Though the benefits of some of these have been documented, the advantages of others are unproven,” the website says. CONTINUED @ NYTimes.com
Where One or More are Gathered… – December 4, 2017 – Experts say recovering addicts can connect with people battling addiction in ways that clinicians can’t. The shared experience gives these recovery specialists a better chance to gain trust. CONTINUED @ WashingtonPost.com
Legal Matters – Nov. 7, 2017 – WHEREFORE, Complainant requests the Respondent Tonmoy Sharma be prohibited for the remainder of Respondent Tonmoy Sharma’s life, from employment in, or presence in, and from contact with clients of, any facility licensed by the Department or certified by a licensed foster family agency and from holding the position of member of the board of directors, executive director, or officer of the licensee of any facility licensed by the Department. CONTINUED @ AddictionRecoveryeBulletin.org
Truly Being of Service – Dec. 8, 2017 – Wanda Lopez grew tired of seeing children shivering at the bus stops. She set aside a couple thousand dollars and purchased hundreds of brand-new coats. With the help of local organizations, she assembled 250 hot meals, 200 turkeys and boxes of canned food, and put it all out on display Friday in a North Charleston parking lot … Lopez worried the frigid rain would keep people away. But within hours, all of the food and most of the clothes were gone. CONTINUED @ PostAndCourier.com
Good Deal for Labs – Dec. 5, 2017 – Florida had a drug test requirement for food stamp recipients that a federal appeals court blocked in 2014, finding it violated constitutional protections against unreasonable searches. CONTINUED @ WLWT.com
There is Help Available – Dec. 10, 2017 – “I engage in high-risk and detrimental sexual behaviours that I have trouble controlling,” she said, adding that her urges were “intermittent” but had a “serious impact” on her wellbeing and relationships with family, friends and her current and former partners. “I often feel deep shame as a result, yet I cannot control these actions,” she admitted … Scientists are still divided over whether sex addiction is really a clinical disorder — and if it is, how it can be accurately identified and treated… CONTINUED @ NZHerald.co.nz
Haze Hangs over LA Again – Dec. 9, 2017 – Carli Jo Bidlingmaier was talking to a group of 20-somethings in a living room in the Bel-Air neighborhood here, weeks before the wildfires. She was explaining that consuming marijuana allows a woman to awaken her “yoni,” a Sanskrit term for vagina favored by Hollywood bohemians. CONTINUED @ NYTimes.com
When Pain is Not Just in Your Head – Dec. 4, 2017 – KAMPALA, Uganda — Pain is only the latest woe in John Bizimungu’s life … Now, at 75 and on crutches, he sits at home hoping customers will drop by. But at least the searing pain from the cancer that has twisted his right foot is under contro … Mr. Bizimungu’s morphine is an opioid, closely related to the painkillers now killing 60,000 Americans a year… CONTINUED @ NYTimes.com
Art Imitates Life … and Death – Dec. 7, 2017 – The opioid crisis is fueling a rise in Hollywood movies based on substance abuse. Actress Chloe Sevigny vowed she would never play a heroin addict because she didn’t want to glamorize hard drugs. Yet she can currently be seen playing Mary Shannon, a mother addicted to heroin, cocaine and alcohol … at the Pershing Square Signature Center in Manhattan’s Times Square… CONTINUED @ MarketWatch.com
OUTRAGEOUS? – November 30, 2017 – Addicts who are lured in from around the country seeking treatment are getting caught in a vicious cycle of predatory scams and violent abuse … A multi-million dollar industry has emerged in the Sunshine state, funneling in victims to exploit for insurance fraud – many of whom are then sold for sex. CONTINUED @ YouTube.com
Not Initially – Dec. 8, 2017 – And I don’t know of any alcoholics and addicts who regained long-term recovery by choosing to exercise greater control over their lives. Instead, the recovering alcoholics and addicts that I have come into contact with subscribed to the Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous’ 12-step recovery program, the very first words of which read: “We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol/drugs, that our lives had become unmanageable.” Note that the words refer to “we” and not “I.” CONTINUED @ DesMoinesRegister.com
In Praise of Dr. Sharma – June 7, 2016 – In this video, certified interventionist, Pat Kelly, CATC and CIP, discusses and reviews the vision for long-term drug and alcohol addiction treatment and care that she shares with Dr. Tonmoy Sharma, CEO, Sovereign Health. She characterizes Dr. Sharma as an intelligent man with an excellent philosophy and foresight on understanding what patients need. She believes that Sovereign Health is one of the best places for treatment” CONTINUED @ Youtube
What About Cats and Rats? – Dec. 9, 2017 – Rehabsthatallowpets.com new affiliate is now offering private luxury rooms. What’s a next, private room for the animals only? No, but close. The treatment center looks upon the patient that comes with their needed companion whether it be dog, cat or some other animal, as a patient that will stay and get the treatment needed to start on their journey towards a sober life. In addition, clients with pets tend to stay longer, and in general pose many less problems and issues. CONTINUED @ GlobeNewsWire.com
Go New Jersey? – Dec. 10, 2017 – TRENTON, NJ — Legislation to create a special “Support Recovery” license plate to provide housing assistance to individuals who have completed substance abuse treatment has been approved by the Assembly Transportation Committee … “P.I.C.K. Awareness believes that ‘Support Recovery’ license plates will bring a sorely needed sustainable funding model to fill the gap of recovery support services to help break the cycle of addiction,” said DeStefano, whose daughter is in recovery from drug addiction. CONTINUED @ TapInto.net
Now It’s the AA Phone List – Dec. 9, 2017 – Craig Schmell has attended Hollywood movie premieres, sang with Michael Jackson at the Grammys and rubbed elbows with Jack Nicholson courtside at an NBA game. And he wasn’t invited to a single one of those places … The next night, at the ceremony, “An announcement was made that all performers should get onstage” — to join Dion for a group rendition of “Runaround Sue” — “so, I went up there. At first, I stood in back with Liza Minnelli, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson.”.. CONTINUED @ NYPost.com
Black Eyed Peas and Boxers – December 6, 2017 – Fergie has candidly opened up about her lowest point during her battle with addiction to crystal meth. However, the rock-bottom moment was also a learning experience. CONTINUED @ People
And Doctors Back What? – (Dec. 1, 2017) …the legislation is designed to remove “outdated barriers” so individuals can get inpatient and outpatient care, and participate in sober-living options, while participating in legitimate MAT programs. CONTINUED @ NJSpotlight.com
Like the Dark Ages – (Dec. 4, 2017) During the same time period, there was no significant change in the rate of hospital deaths for people admitted in connection with other kinds of drugs besides opioids. CONTINUED @ CNBC.com
On the Move – Kirk Manz, who holds the top finance spot at AAC (American Addiction Centers) Holdings, has resigned, effective Dec. 31. Chief accounting officer Andrew McWilliams will replace Manz, who has been CFO since joining the firm in January 2012. CONTINUED @ CFO.com
PAINFUL – (Dec. 2, 2017) Those who knew Azimi said he was a ‘role model’ and ‘veteran teacher’ who was ‘dedicated to educating and uplifting special needs students … A glassine envelope, the type commonly used for transporting heroin, was found in the cubicle. CONTINUED @ DailyMail.co.uk
Harlem Nocturne – (Nov. 29, 2017) “One you’re through with treatment you need that support in the community,” New York State Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez said Tuesday. “Only places like this will support people in sobriety for a long time.” CONTINUED @ HarlemWolrdMag.com
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Kindness Not Shameness – (Nov. 30, 2017) However, the application of teshuvah to recovery as a whole can be misleading and even dangerous. It may actually discourage many from stepping out to talk about their disease and to seek help. It may inadvertently reinforce the false idea that addiction is a moral weakness or failure. CONTINUED @ Forward.com