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‘The Longer You Stay Sober –The More You Have To Do To Feel Good In Your Own Skin’

GOLFING AND TENNIS – JUNE 11, 2025 - BUCKCHERRY singer Josh Todd, who celebrated his 30th year of sobriety last November, was asked if there is a lot of temptation being in a rock band and constantly being around alc... Read More...

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Japan’s Dark Side: Female Alcoholism And The Battle To Stay Sober

VIDEO – NO MORE SAKE – June 11, 2025 - Shino Usui, a pharmacist and organiser of an alcoholism recovery peer group can attest to the fact that the ratio of female drinkers in the country is rising at an alarming rate... Read More...

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Why is Gen Z Choosing Sobriety?

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY – June 13, 2025 - More young people are skipping alcohol—not as a restriction, but as a preference. We explore the sociological and psychological reasons behind this cultural shift. More and mor... Read More...

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Ashley McBryde Recalls ‘Painful’ Moment That Led To Her Sobriety 3 Years Ago

MEMORY MATTERS – June 13, 2025 - “Today marks 3 years since my last drink,” McBryde writes. “My last time being ‘that guy’ in my social and professional circles. The last panicked phone call for help. The final... Read More...

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American Deaths Doubled in 20 Years from Alcoholic Disease

L’CHAIM – June 12, 2025 - Mortality rates from alcohol-associated liver disease surged from 6.7 to 12.5 deaths per 100,000 people during the studied period, with a higher annual increase among women and concerning tr... Read More...

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My son’s death broke me – but I’ve learnt how to stay sober no matter what

GRIEF MATTERS – June 4, 2025 - People frequently say things like, “You have to get sober for yourself. You can’t get sober for anybody else.” But I got sober for my children. The first years of sobriety were to... Read More...

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Are Americans Aware of the Link Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk?

DUH! – June 6, 2025 - Consuming alcohol has been linked to at least seven types of cancers—including colorectal, breast, hepatic, oral, laryngeal, pharyngeal, and esophageal cancers. Each year, alcohol-related ... Read More...

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Alcohol’s Link to GI Cancer

VIDEO – DRINKING TOO MUCH! – June 6, 2025 - In January 2025, the US Surgeon General released an important advisory that “highlights alcohol use as a leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, contribu... Read More...

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“Sobriety is the key to everything I do. Every day is a victory!”

HE ALWAYS WINS – June 5, 2025 - You might perhaps spy Vandyke drinking a frothy amber liquid as he raises a glass with connections. Or he might even be sipping another beverage that, at a cursory look, could be mi... Read More...

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Jason Biggs Recalls ‘INSANE’ Memory Before Sobriety

LIKE HOT APPLE PIE – June 6, 2025 - Jason Biggs knew he had to turn his life around after one particular event during his struggle with addiction. The 47-year-old actor, who has now overcome his struggle with addi... Read More...

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Ulrika Jonsson Marks Sobriety Milestone

VIDEO – SPREADING HER LIGHT – June 6, 2025 - Television presenter Ulrika Jonsson has marked one year of sobriety by sharing a powerful before-and-after photograph on Instagram. The 57-year-old posted what she des... Read More...

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The Pleasures of Addiction Keep People Hooked − But Altering The Neurons…

VIDEO – SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – June 4, 2025 - People rely on memories of rewards to function and survive. Associated with positive experiences, these memories provide context for evaluating present and future... Read More...

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Dakota Mortensen Reveals He Considered Killing Himself amid Drug Relapse During His Divorce

GIN NOT GUNS – June 4, 2025 - While fans of the show have heard mention of Dakota’s previous addiction on the show, he takes it back to where it all began — when he was a 17-year-old basketball player looking for som... Read More...

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Stopping Alcoholism With Smartwatches

HONESTLY? – June 4, 2025 - This new approach uses a tool called microinteraction-based ecological momentary assessment, or μEMA for short. It works on smartwatches and collects small pieces of data throughout t... Read More...

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A Punk Band Told Me Quit Drinking. So I did!

RINGO AGREES – May 24, 2025 - To begin with, not drinking was just experimental, then it became a challenge. With time, I started to see the good in it. You never know how you’re going to react under stress or ... Read More...

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Want to Quit Alcohol? Stay Away From THC!

NO MARIJUANA MARTINIS? – March 19, 2025 - Swapping one addictive, mind-altering substance for another isn’t harm reduction; it is exploitation and a tried-and-true marketing tactic of the addiction-for-profit i... Read More...

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Thousands Might Have Alcohol Brain Damage

PROBABLY DO – May 25, 2025 - Thousands of people with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) could be going undiagnosed, an expert says. Research suggests consuming 35 units of alcohol per week for five years or more... Read More...

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Rescued by Comedy

NO LAUGHING MATTER – May 28, 2025 - John Perrotta likes to stay busy. He spent decades building a comedy business at night while working as a correctional officer by day. He did all this while living a reckless... Read More...

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Mary Fortuin ‘Recovering Out Loud’ Runs Boston Marathon

NOT RUNNING...AWAY – May 25, 2025 - She began running to ease the pain of her alcoholic neuropathy, or nerve damage caused by chronic alcohol consumption. After being hospitalized in 2021 for the second time du... Read More...

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Chrissy Teigen’s Honesty Is A Reminder That Sobriety Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All

IN AND OUT AND BACK IN – May 28, 2025 - If there’s one thing we can count on Chrissy Teigen for, it’s her transparency. Whether she’s discussing her life-saving abortion or a wardrobe malfunction that revealed ... Read More...

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Drug Prevention That Actually Works for Today’s Youth

NOW MORE THAN EVER – May 25, 2025 - Forget the outdated slogans. “Just say no” doesn’t cut it anymore. Today’s teens and young adults live in a world of pressure, performance, and constant scrolling — and they ... Read More...

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The Gateway Drug Is Alcohol

VIDEO – NOT ILLEGAL ANYWHERE – March 2, 2025 - For many young people, alcohol is the first substance they try, according to Chris Tuell, a clinical psychotherapist and a chemical and behavioral addiction specialist ... Read More...

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Surgical Implant Reduces Cravings for Alcohol

ONLY 1 STEP? – May 19, 2025 - Under bright surgical lights, a surgeon makes a steady incision just over a centimeter long in Yuan Qizhi’s navel before implanting 10 white pellets — each the size of a soybean, into th... Read More...

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Recovery.com Acquires RedFox AI

LESS EMPLOYEES? MORE PROFITS? – May 21, 2025 - Recovery.com has been actively weaving AI into its products and internal workflows, and this acquisition is poised to significantly advance these efforts. RedFox A... Read More...

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Federal Cuts Put Addiction Treatment at Risk

AUDIO – LIVES AT RISK – May 18, 2025 - I vividly remember growing up and my grandmother warning me to be careful with alcohol — because addiction “runs in our family.” She wasn’t wrong. For generations, both sides of... Read More...

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Michael Jordan’s Son Reveals 90 Days Sobriety Start

SHOT BLOCKED – May 19, 2025 - The 34-year-old son of NBA legend Michael Jordan stated he’s “40 days sober & counting” while chronicling a workout session. Marcus made headlines in February when he was busted i... Read More...

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America’s Best/Worst Addiction Centers 2025 Survey

VOTING FOR LIFE – May 19, 2025 - To help guide individuals and families looking for the best possible substance abuse treatment, Newsweek is partnering with global data analytics firm Statista for the sixth-annual ra... Read More...

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Rob Ekno: Addiction’s Toll on Mental Health

VIDEO – ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? – May 19, 2025 - “We think we’ve done enough dumb things, or horrible things, to never be worthy,” Rob said. “And so, why get sober, I’ve already screwed up my life let me just keep maki... Read More...

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Young Adults Drinking Heavily Report More Romantic Highs and Lows

JUST LIKE ADULTS – May 16, 2025 - Lead author Gabriela López and her colleagues aimed to explore how alcohol use—and the simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis—relates to the romantic and sexual experiences o... Read More...

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High-Achieving Women Rethink Sobriety: Motto – Get Happy, NOT Sober

NOT A REAL ALCOHOLIC? – May 20, 2025 - What if your drinking problem is really a thinking problem? That’s the core message behind Colleen Freeland Kachmann’s unique and fast-growing approach to alcohol recovery... Read More...

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