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SPEED IS FOR STEALING BASES – 

March 20, 2021 – Deputies discovered a Cubs duffel bag that contained “several baseball gloves, cleats, several neatly packaged bags of a white substance, two green packages and a bag that was suspected of being doused with essential oils that had $1,000 cash in it.”

Per the arrest affidavit obtained by Whitehead, there were a total of three people in the car when Eagle County sheriff’s deputy Evan Jaramillo made contact with Camargo. 

Camargo is still being held in jail under a $75,000 bond.  The Cubs signed Camargo as an undrafted free agent in December 2014. He began his professional career in the Mexican League with Diablos Rojos del Mexico. 

Camargo, 25, spent the 2019 season with the Cubs’ High-A affiliate in Myrtle Beach. The right-hander returned to Mexico last year, appearing in five games with Yaquis de Obregon in the Mexican Pacific Winter League. 

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RECOVERY EXPERTS RULE – 

March 18, 2021 – Substance abuse is not one person’s problem alone— it impacts families, communities, and society as a whole. Recovery, too, does not happen in isolation. It involves coordination and cooperation by individuals, families, communities, and systems working toward a common goal … Her own growth story fuels her passion and empathy, only matched by her knowledge and expertise. Roxanne keeps her patient’s mental health a top priority.  She is a forceful advocate for the patient community. As an expert in crisis intervention, she has helped hundreds of individuals and families find the path to recovery. 

A true Californian, Roxanne enjoys spending as much time as possible at the beach and outdoors, traveling, gardening, restoring furniture, and downtime with her friends and recovery family. 

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I SEE LIVE PEOPLE – 

March 11, 2021 – Outreach specialists with Wisconsin Voices for Recovery have now put up 12 opioid recovery kits at places like gas stations, hotels, and multiple healthcare locations across the state.

“People can just come in, grab a dose if they know somebody who needs it, and just have it on hand with them,” said Wes Van Epps with Wisconsin Voices for Recovery. “If we can get out there and get these boxes installed, it kind of helps to de-stigmatize opioid addiction,” said Jessica Geschke with Wisconsin Voices for Recovery. “It helps people be able to walk into places that our boxes are and take the Narcan, no questions asked.”

Geschke said since those boxes started being installed in February, Narcan has been taken from two of them by someone “just in case.” 

One was used in an emergency. 

“In Madison, at one of our hotel chains, where an individual did overdose in the hotel and he was revived with the Narcan that was there and his life was saved,” Geschke said. 

A saved life from an overdose, Adamson said, means that person can get the help they truly need. 

“You can’t address problems if the person isn’t with you anymore,” Adamson added. 

The organization teamed up with Serve You Rx, a Milwaukee-based pharmacy, to install the kits. 

Inside, there is a nasal spray version of naloxone, the drug that reverses the effects of an overdose, instructions on how to use it, and information on how to get help for recovery. 

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SINSEMILLA FOR SENIORS – INDICA FOR ADULTS – 

March 21, 2021 – Last spring, an analysis based on the National Survey of Drug Use and Health found that marijuana use in the prior year among people over 65 had jumped 75 percent from 2015 to 2018, from 2.4 percent of that group to 4.2 percent. By 2019, use had reached 5 percent.

“I would expect it to continue to increase sharply,” said Dr. Benjamin H. Han, the lead author of the analysis. The data showed use rising particularly among women and among people with higher education and income.

A team using a different national data set documented a similar trend last fall. From 2016 to 2018, the proportion of men ages 65 to 69 who reported using marijuana or hashish within the past month had climbed to 8.2 percent from 4.3 percent. Among women, it grew to 3.8 percent from 2.1 percent.

“It’s rare to see that much change in a three-year period,” said William Jesdale, an epidemiologist at the University of Massachusetts. “It shocked us.”

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TO THE END? – 

March 15, 2021 – According to Hengartner et al., the last meta-analysis that included observational studies was published in 2009, included only eight studies with about 200,000 participants, and did not include non-SSRI antidepressants like venlafaxine, bupropion, and mirtazapine. That study was also unable to control for publication bias and the bias of studies funded by the pharmaceutical industry (fCOI).

That 2009 study concluded that the risk of suicide was nearly doubled in adolescents taking SSRIs but that the drugs do reduce suicide risk in adults. However, that study was limited by smaller size, not controlling for biases, and not including all the drugs that are considered antidepressants.

Hengartner et al., have now updated that study, including 27 studies with 1.45 million participants, including non-SSRI antidepressants and antidepressants being used for indications other than depression, and controlling for biases like selective publication and studies sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry.

They found that antidepressants were associated with increased suicide risk in adults as well as adolescents. Moreover, even considering SSRIs alone did not reduce suicide risk—at best, suicide risk stayed the same.

“Contrary to prominent claims, we find no reliable evidence that antidepressants protect against suicide. Instead, it appears that antidepressant use may even increase suicide risk.”

Hengartner et al. were also able to assess the effect of publication bias and fCOI on the results. When they controlled for these biases, the results were even stronger, and even SSRIs were significantly associated with increased suicidality. Studies funded by the pharmaceutical industry were far more likely to find lower suicide rates than studies performed by independent researchers. Studies that make antidepressants look poor are far less likely to be published.

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MORE THAN JUST THE 12 STEPS – 

MAR. 16, 2021 – Red Oak Recovery® and The Willows at Red Oak Recovery® have completed their sixth year of partnership with the Center for Research, Assessment, and Treatment Efficacy (CReATE; Asheville, NC) and the Arkansas Interdisciplinary Sciences Laboratory (University of Arkansas) in collaboration on an all-inclusive dual diagnosis outcome study. This research study investigated the effectiveness of the integration of clinical and experiential modalities utilized with young adults, ages 18-35, that are struggling with trauma, mental health, and substance use issues. This is an IRB approved study.

The research team has collected data from hundreds of consenting Red Oak Recovery® and The Willows at Red Oak Recovery® alumni since 2014 by utilizing state-of-the-art assessment, sampling, and retention methods. Phase One of the study included a pre-treatment assessment at admission and post-treatment assessment at the time of graduation. During Phase Two, alumni were assessed at the three-month mark and the twelve-month mark post-treatment. 

The data collected from these rigorous assessments are used to gain further understanding of how clients respond to therapeutic interventions and what factors influence their recovery over time. The standardized instruments measure factors influencing a client’s therapeutic response while navigating recovery programs, sober living environments, therapy, 12 step support groups, and re-entry into their communities. Lastly, clients reported on skill acquisition, including mindfulness and emotion regulation.

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SUPER WEALTHY CON JOB? – 

March 16, 2021 – By Associated Press | March 16, 2021 at 11:53 AM EDT – Updated March 16 at 6:08 PM 

(AP) – Some state attorneys general and opioid addiction activists pushed back Tuesday against a settlement offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it didn’t include enough money and goes too far in protecting the company and family members who own it from future liability.

A group of nearly half the state attorneys general said it was disappointed in the plan Purdue filed late Monday night in federal bankruptcy court and some said they would seek changes. The lukewarm reaction from them and others raised doubts about how soon the company could emerge from bankruptcy and begin to compensate victims.

“We think it’s a step in the right direction, but we’ve got a long way to go,” said Joe Rice, one of the lead lawyers representing local governments that have sued Purdue and other companies over the toll of opioids.

The $10 billion plan calls for turning the Connecticut-based pharmaceutical giant into a new company, with its profits going toward efforts to combat the opioid crisis. Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue would contribute about $4.3 billion.

A new public health-oriented arm of the transformed company would produce addiction treatment and overdose antidote drugs, and a trove of company documents would be made public.

Most of the money would go to trusts that would distribute it to state and local governments. They would be allowed to use it only on initiatives that address the opioid crisis, which has contributed to more than 470,000 deaths in the U.S. since 2000.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, a Republican, offered only tentative support Tuesday for Purdue’s plan. He said details remain to be ironed out on exactly how much money will go to state and local governments.

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LOVING BILLIE EILISH – 

March 18, 2021 –  “I don’t get it,” I yelled into my sister’s ear through throngs of people and piercing screams. “Me neither,” she said, as the crowd suffocating us sang along to the instrumental theme song from The Office, the cue for the shadow of a 17-year-old girl in an oversized sweatsuit to float onstage. Jaded and weary, at the end of my second day at the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in 2018, I was unimpressed by Billie Eilish’s shtick. I was even less amused by it five months later, when she was an hour late to perform her set at Coachella. She appeared over the top while trying to be casual, self-aware in a superficial way that felt completely delusional, and I was just old enough to find it weird to idolize a girl a year younger than myself. But three years later, especially after an intimate glimpse into her rise to stardom from the new Apple TV+ documentary, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry (2021), I have grown not only to enjoy Eilish’s music, but also to admire and respect her artistry and persona. Idiosyncratic, individual, and outspoken, the ease with which she brings topics such as mental health, body image, and family values to light both within and beyond her discography is admirable and sets a golden standard for Gen Z musicians to embrace and follow.

In May 2020 she released a short film called NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY, which she produced herself. The four-minute video shows her unzipping a black hoodie to reveal her shoulder in a black bikini, while she narrates dialogue that questions bodily perception and being. She says, “We make assumptions about people, based on their size. We decide who they are. We decide what they’re worth. If I wear more, if I wear less … Who decides what that makes me? What that means?” Ultimately, she concludes that it is not her responsibility to manage or care much about other people’s opinions of her.

She also shared with Rolling Stone in 2019 that in addition to her struggles with Tourette’s and depression, she has battled body dysmorphia, which began during her twelve years of competitive dance at a company in Los Angeles. She recalls being forced into a room lined with mirrors, full of pretty girls who were all friends, all of them wearing tiny clothes that brought out every physical flaw. As a girl who grew up in the superficial fairyland that is Los Angeles at the exact same time Eilish did, I can identify with the excruciating imposter syndrome and internal toxicity that came along with living as a teenage girl in my body. Attending an all-girls school from seventh through twelfth grade full of over-achieving, under-nourished students meant constantly examining the width of my thighs where my pleated gray skirt fell. In this age of social media, it also meant searching for validation from my peers in the form of generic compliments on an Instagram photo that had three filters on it and been morphed on Facetune. By the time I discovered Eilish I had college on the horizon and felt comfortable in my skin, but I can imagine how powerful of a role model she must be to young women facing similar (and more serious) battles with their body image and self-confidence.

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EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL – 

March 10, 2021 – Andrew’s is passionate about the operational aspects of treatment. He is a visionary that blends creativity with practicality. He has extensive experience developing innovative and compassionate mental health treatment programs while simultaneously cutting facility costs and boosting employee productivity.

The unique balance of acute business sense and expansive clinical knowledge makes Andrew an in demand consultant. He helped several agencies commit to a culture of staff development, more effective systems and curriculum, and, most importantly, treating patients with respect, compassion, and dignity during some of the most difficult times of their lives.  

Andrew’s dedication to inspiring, collaborative leadership has us thrilled for the future of Recover Integrity and those we serve. We’ve always taken pride in our exceptional, compassionate care for men dealing with substance abuse issues. We believe role modeling integrity throughout all aspects of treatment teaches others how to live with integrity. 

This is an opportunity for Recover Integrity to move further and become an even more useful resource for the community and beyond.

In the coming months, we will keep you updated on the changes and innovations to our clinical addiction and mental health treatment programs. This includes our private clinic, The I House, luxury sober living facility in Brentwood, Los Angeles and the Santa Monica Sober Suites.

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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD? – 

March 19, 2021 – Most evangelical churches, including Southern Baptist churches, teach that sex is permitted only within heterosexual marriages, similar teaching to the Catholic Church and other Christian traditions. However, several experts have said this week that Long’s ties to evangelicalism shine a light into a subculture called “purity culture,” a belief among some evangelicals that promotes the idea that any sexual desire outside of marriage is lustful, and therefore sinful. Some evangelicals are taught from a young age to control their sexual urges and if they cannot, they are sometimes labeled sex addicts or porn addicts.

HopeQuest is affiliated with several large evangelical churches in and around Atlanta, including the North Point megachurch and the historical First Baptist Church of Woodstock. With several counselors licensed by the state of Georgia, it is also a “professional” affiliate of the evangelical organization Focus on the Family.

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