ProfNet Experts Available on Opioid Crisis, Alternative Drug Abuse, More

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EXPERT ALERTS

• The Opioid Crisis
• Alternative Drug Abuse and the Dangers of 'Purple Drank'
• 5 Keys to Spring-Clean Your Emotions
• March 9, National Day of Unplugging: Calm Your Anxious Mind

MEDIA JOBS

• Metro Editor – The Seattle Times (WA)
• Graphics Editor – The Wall Street Journal (NY)
• Writer/Editor, Electronics – Consumer Reports (NY)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• The New Era of Immersive Journalism: Taking Advantage of Augmented Reality
• 5 Questions With Andrew Harper
• Blog Profiles: Alternative Music Blogs

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EXPERT ALERTS:

The Opioid Crisis
Scott Shively
CEO
Neumentum
The opioid crisis has reached epidemic levels, and recent CDC estimates show that more than 64,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in 2016. Patients and providers need better pain management options, says Shively: "Patients and caregivers have limited options when it comes to postsurgical pain management. New treatments may provide the benefits of safe and effective pain management without the limitations and risks frequently associated with opioids."
Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Shively is CEO of Neumentum, a pharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the way pain is treated -- without opioids. The company is developing products, such as NTM-001, that could be game-changers in the pain management space. Shively is an experienced leader with a proven track record in the pharmaceutical space. He was instrumental in the acquisition and relaunch of Nucynta from Johnson & Johnson, led Global Commercial for Pfizer's pain portfolio, and developed the Lyrica franchise.
Website: http://neumentum.com
Contact: Megan Mileusnic, [email protected]

Alternative Drug Abuse and the Dangers of 'Purple Drank'
Dr. Christopher Metzler
CEO/President
Gordium Healthcare
"Purple Drank is among the most dangerous drugs available. It is codeine/promethazine cough syrup mixed in with some Sprite. You serve it up in a white Styrofoam cup with some ice, and you mix it up with all kinds of sodas or just sip it. There is no alcohol in it and it's not Robitussin. It's thick and purple and comes only by prescription or by your local weedman. While America focuses on the opioid crisis, this is largely ignored."
Dr. Metzler is chief executive officer of Gordium RX. He frequently appears on CNBC, BBC News, C-Span, Fox News, and more. In addition to a master's degree in human rights from Columbia University, he also holds a PhD from University of Aberdeen in Law. He is a member of The University of Oxford, England, as well as a member of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford.
Website: http://www.gordium.co
Contact: Stacey Barker, [email protected]

5 Keys to Spring-Clean Your Emotions
Dr. Bradley Nelson
Holistic Physician and Author
Dr. Nelson offers these five tips to spring-clean your emotions: "1) Find and release 'trapped emotions.' Unresolved emotions from negative and traumatic life experiences are responsible for guiding (or misguiding) our choices on a daily basis. Instructions for identifying and releasing trapped emotions are available for free at EmotionCodeGift.com. 2) Listen to your body (and say 'no' when necessary). You shouldn't volunteer to take on additional tasks if it interferes with your health, your family, or your stress level. It won't be worth it. 3) Exercise daily. Too busy to work out? Find a way to work exercise into your daily chores. Challenge yourself to get the whole house cleaned in half the normal time, and you'll work up a sweat with all the scrubbing and running from room to room. 4) Eat right. When you go out to eat with friends, come prepared with stories to tell so you're talking more and -- as a result -- eating more slowly. Eat your salad first so you fill up on live food instead of the sugary and fattening stuff and processed foods. Remember your body's needs and respect them. 5) Take a breather. If you find people you are with are making you feel stressed out, go outside for a few minutes to get some fresh air."
Dr. Nelson is a holistic chiropractic physician, a medical intuitive, and one of the world's foremost experts in the emerging fields of bioenergetic medicine and energy psychology. His bestselling book, "The Emotion Code," is helping people all over the world to improve their lives easily and quickly. Users of "The Emotion Code" have found freedom from emotional problems such as depression and anxiety, as well as physical problems including fatigue, pain and disease. A key element of "The Emotion Code" is removing emotional energies that have clustered around the heart, interfering with one's ability to find love and success. Dr. Nelson has coined this cluster of emotions the "Heart-Wall," and it has been called "the most important discovery in the history of energy medicine." He has trained thousands of practitioners worldwide to help people overcome unresolved anger, depression, anxiety, loneliness and other negative emotions and the physical symptoms associated with them.
Online Press Kit: http://drbradleynelson.onlinepresskit247.com
Websites: www.DrBradleyNelson.com and www.EmotionCodeGift.com
Contact: Jennifer Thomas, [email protected] 

March 9, National Day of Unplugging: Calm Your Anxious Mind
Laurie Cameron
Founder and CEO
PurposeBlue
Author, Mindful Leadership Expert
"Take these characteristics of our evolutionary biology -- we have minds that are wandering, scanning, and getting distracted -- and then equip us with smartphones, laptops, and the internet. The effects are magnified. And to complicate our tech-saturated scene, we are connected more than ever in a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. Mindfulness brings wisdom from the past to provide a remedy for today. That means you can train your mind and body to optimize your experience, even in this modern world."
A mindful leadership expert, Cameron is the author of "The Mindful Day: Practical Ways to Find Focus, Calm, and Joy From Morning to Evening" (March 27, 2018). She is founder and CEO of PurposeBlue, an organization that brings evidence-based mindful leadership programs to companies, change makers, culture-shifters, universities and federal agencies.
Online Press Kit: http://lauriejcameron.onlinepresskit247.com 
Website: http://purposeblue.com
Contact: Jennifer Thomas, [email protected]

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• Graphics Editor – The Wall Street Journal (NY)
• Writer/Editor, Electronics – Consumer Reports (NY)

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OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

Following are links to other news and resources we think you might find useful. If you have an item you think other reporters would be interested in and would like us to include in a future alert, please drop us a line at [email protected]

• THE NEW ERA OF IMMERSIVE JOURNALISM: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AUGMENTED REALITY IN 2018. Augmented reality (AR) has benefited from recent advancements in smartphone technology, and is positioned to become an important factor in today's media. As news continues to shift into a digital format, AR offers new opportunities for in-depth reporting. Here's how: http://prn.to/2FhXIc5
  
  
• 5 QUESTIONS WITH ANDREW HARPER. Vacation. There's nothing more serious -- and more relaxing -- than taking time off. We've all got our processes nailed down: figuring out where we're going, whether we're taking the kids along, scheduling the time off from work, putting in the extra time so our teams aren't impacted by our absence, and packing for our destination. We spoke with Crista Bailey, CEO of Andrew Harper, about the magazine and its future direction: http://prn.to/2HD9igp
  
  
• BLOG PROFILES: ALTERNATIVE MUSIC BLOGS. Each week, PR Newswire's Audience Relations team selects an industry/subject and profiles a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting and contributing to the conversation. This week, they look at a few alternative music blogs: http://prn.to/2CTytI1

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