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WATCH – Spilling her guts – 

Nov. 6, 2020 – The admin worker, from Melbourne, revealed that her 20 drinks a night means she often wakes up shaking – which can happen when alcohol leaves the body and causes the nervous system to become hyperactive.

To combat this, Heidi swigs the wine she hides in her wardrobe every morning to ease the side-effects of her heavy drinking. Describing how she feels stuck in a vicious cycle, she added: “There’s this idea that if you are addicted to whatever it is, you’re to be shamed so I don’t say anything.

“I really want people to understand that alcoholics aren’t just someone holding a paper bag [filled with alcohol]. This is my reality.”

As she feels ashamed of her drinking, Heidi hid booze around her home to stop friends and family finding out.

Although she’d regularly drink on social occasions in her mid-twenties, Heidi began secretly boozing at home as she approached 30.

She said: “People think you’ll be stumbling down the street and not able to speak properly, but for me drinking serves the opposite purpose.”

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Caterpillar into Butterfly – 

Nov. 2, 2020 – “I spent most of my life battling a sugar addiction and like most Americans, I was obese as a result. Once I had detoxed myself from sugar and carbs, I was able to see more clearly which carbs were good for my body and which ones were bad. For instance, in order for me to build muscle, I had to learn which carbs could be beneficial to me. Today, I eat my good carbs in portions. Things like sweet potatoes, beans, oatmeal and rice.” He continued: “I eat them sparingly and portioned with lean protein and vegetables. I also love to eat fruit now but only whole fruits and always reasonably portioned. It shouldn’t have come as a surprise to an alcoholic that excess applied to food just as much as alcohol.”

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It’s the hugs that can’t be replaced –  

Nov. 1, 2020 – Shared on Facebook by Mat Ross, he details how he came across a stack of sobriety coins at the Big Apple location on Cottage Road in South Portland. Ross says he placed the coins in some rubbing alcohol to clean them, only to realize that they date back more than 6 years ago. Without knowing whom they belong to, Ross feared that they were mistakenly left behind by someone who cherishes them as a token of accomplishment. If that is the case, he wants to return them immediately.

In just under 24 hours, Ross’ post went viral in Maine receiving nearly 2,000 shares. Ross stated in his post that he left one other item found along with the recovery coins out of the picture as a “security” check of sorts to verify the actual owner.

If you are the person who mistakenly left behind your coins or know the person who may have, please contact Mat Ross directly through Facebook. He wants you to have them back.

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Side effects might include God – 

Nov. 4, 2020 – Over the last few years promising preliminary research has shown psilocybin to potentially be effective in helping terminal cancer patients manage end of life anxiety. Initial psilocybin trials focusing on depression concentrated specifically on treatment-resistant depression – a clinical classification that categorizes patients suffering from MDD who have not responded effectively to at least two different pharmacological antidepressant treatments during a current depressive episode.

MDD is much more common, with some estimates suggesting over 300 million people worldwide suffer from the debilitating condition. While a larger Phase 2 trial testing psilocybin for MDD is currently underway, this new study, in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, offers the first peer-reviewed published data showing efficacy for this particular mental health condition.

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Time to share – 

Nov. 6, 2020 – Ashley’s powerful legacy of treating each patient with dignity and respect together with its innovative clinical advancements have placed it at the forefront of the addiction and substance use disorder treatment industry. Under Nassef’s leadership, Ashley has maintained its position among the world’s leading treatment facilities.

“Looking back on my time at Ashley, I am so proud of everything we have accomplished,” said Nassef. “Ashley was founded 38 years ago on a co-leadership structure with a mission to be the leader in patient care. With that in mind, our goal was to find a long-term solution without sacrificing both the necessary clinical and business expertise that’s required for this unique role or Ashley’s core values. We are fortunate to have two outstanding executives with complimentary skillsets and proven track records of success within the organization who embody Ashley’s legacy and timeless mission to save lives and impact our community. I can’t think of a better match to lead Ashley into the future and ensure its longevity as one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations.”

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WATCH – Time will tell –  

Nov. 6, 2020 – Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Kassandra Frederique explains how this move will help decrease drug addiction in the state by offering avenues to support and treatment…

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Canada – Where Human Life Still Matters –  

Nov. 6, 2020 – “For the first time in Alberta’s history, publicly funded addiction treatment will be extended to all Albertans,” says Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan.

“Previously, people struggling with addiction could only access residential addiction treatment if they received Alberta Supports or paid privately. We are giving all Albertans – regardless of their financial situation – the opportunity to recover and build a better life. Recovery is for everyone.”

The old Residential Addictions Treatment program was accessed by approximately 200 people on Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) supports and 2,500 on Income Supplements every year.

Albertans struggling with addiction can call the Addiction Helpline at 1-866-332-2322. The toll- free line offers help 24/7.

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Hand to Nose – 

Nov. 7, 2020 – Several addiction experts have blamed months of intense stress and isolation for the uptick in drug overdoses. 

The Street Team has spread out on Ridgewood Avenue and the streets that connect to it a couple times in recent months — once on Sept. 19 and again on Oct. 9. Street Team leaders have so far had one instance where a free dose of naloxone was used to revive someone who had suffered an overdose.  With the help ofmore than 50 volunteers on both nights combined, 90 doses of naloxone landed in the hands of drug users on the streets. Besides naloxone, the backpacks held condoms, personal hygiene products and business cards for addiction treatment centers. Snacks and water bottles were also tucked into the drawstring bags. 

“It feels like we’re doing the right thing,” said Sarah Sheppard, the statewide recovery integration specialist for the Florida Department of Children and Families. “We’re hoping to show people that there’s another way to live. We get a lot of push back and the majority of it is people saying we’re enabling them or giving them an excuse. I just think about all of the moms and dads that I work with that have lost children as a result of the disease of addiction. We’re not going to close our eyes and pretend this isn’t our problem.”

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Loss of a good guy –  

Nov. 6, 2020 – Shortly before his death, Mr. Ramstad celebrated his 39th year of sobriety. He spoke openly on how he hit his low point. In 1981, he awoke from a blackout in a South Dakota jail cell after his arrest for a drunken disturbance at a Sioux Falls hotel coffee shop while he was a state senator. That shock started him on the road to recovery.

“If I had not wound up in that jail cell, I would not have sought treatment. I probably would be dead today,” he told the New York Times in 2006, for a story about how he became an Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor for Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.).

James Marvin Ramstad, whose father became president and chief executive of a car dealership, was born in Jamestown, N.D., on May 6, 1946. He was a 1968 graduate of the University of Minnesota and a 1973 graduate of George Washington University law school. He was in the Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974, then worked as a lawyer in Washington.

In 2005, he married Kathryn Mitchell. In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter.

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Stick with the Winners! – 

November 10, 2020 – So grateful for my long-term partnership with my cinematic partner William Cohen (dearly departed) and Dr Darryl Inaba formerly director of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic.  Together we published eight editions of the book Uppers, Downers, All Arounders.  Currently I’ve created a series of films on how connection and community are the antidote to addiction.  Two of these films were selected for this year’s Reel Recovery Film Festival-Home Boy Joy Ride and Soul Sanctuary.  I am currently in the process of finishing another film for that series, Journeys on the Red Road. I have started editing my next project – JustUs – which is the story of one family in New Mexico that is trying to heal a neighborhood that is infested with heroin and meth dealers.  It is a very spiritual approach as they try to heal generational trauma.  I am so grateful for the miracle of my choice to start this series nearly four years ago…

Q. If you are in recovery, what was your Drug of Choice? and when did you stop using?
A. 1983

Q. Do you think addiction is an illness, disease, a choice or a wicked twist of fate?
A. Addiction is a combination of heredity, environment, and exposure to drugs. It is a disease that takes over the life of a susceptible host.

Q. Do you log on to Zoom 12-step meetings? How often? Do you share?
A. I am in lots of Zoom meetings and I often share.

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