Addiction Recovery Weekly Roundup

1. Social And Behavioral Factors Most Closely Associated With Dying

Smoking, divorce, and alcohol abuse have the closest connection to death out of 57 social and behavioral factors analyzed in this study. The researchers analyzed data collected from 13,611 adults in (sciencedaily.com)

2. Brooding Rumination Predicts Behavioral Disengagement In Patients With Depression

High-level internal attribution bias and dysfunctional attitudes, when combined with a tendency to use drugs or alcohol as a coping mechanism, may affect patients’ willingness to use proactive coping efforts. (psychiatryadvisor.com )

3. Neuroimaging Suggests Resilience To Drug Addiction May Come From Better Control Over Compulsive Behaviors

A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has found evidence suggesting that people who are addicted to drugs may find gaining control over compulsive behaviors a path to recovery. In their paper published in Proceedings. (medicalxpress.com)

4. Mama June, mom to Honey Boo Boo, says she used $2.5K worth of meth a day with boyfriend

Mama June from TLC reality show Here Comes to Honey Boo Boo recently revealed details about her troubling drug addiction, which she says cost her and her boyfriend up to $2,500 a day. (globalnews.ca )

5. Ccsa’s Covid-19 Resource Section Has What You Need To Know About The Impacts Of Covid-19 On Substance Use.

CCSA is the go-to place in Canada for trusted information on COVID-19 and substance use. We have put together a suite of resources from websites and organizations from around the world, as well as publications from our own experts. (ccsa.ca )