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David Bromstad Says Opening Up About His ‘Drug Addiction’ Is the ‘Biggest Moment of My Life’

LIFE’S BIGGEST MOMENT – Dec. 22, 2025 - David Bromstad’s new HGTV special tells the story of him building his dream home, he says it’s been the “biggest moment of my life” for another reason. “When I said this is the... Read More...

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I thought my drinking was normal until I hit rock bottom – says NICKY WAKE

NOT SO CHEEKY ANYMORE – Dec. 18, 2025 - While the rest of the year I’d typically get through a bottle of a wine a night, during December that easily doubled. I was always either drunk or hungover. But last year, f... Read More...

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Holiday Season Poses Challenges For Those In Recovery

VIDEO – STAY SOBER – Dec. 18, 2025 - For those struggling with sobriety, the holiday season can be triggering, but experts say you do not have to face those struggles alone. The holidays can be a stressful time for a... Read More...

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Why a Sober Christmas Can Be Full of Joy!

CELEBRITY SOBRIETY – Dec. 18, 2025 - by Mary-Kate Harrington - I don’t remember my first drink as anything profound. It was a shot of schnapps on a ski holiday when I was 12, and it tasted like a bad decision, nothin... Read More...

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Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Celebrates 10 Years: ‘I Chose Recovery’

HAPPIER ON THE BOARDWALK – Dec. 24, 2025 - “10 years ago, I made a decision that changed everything. A decision to stop running, stop numbing, and finally face my life head-on,” the Jersey Shore star, 43, wrote via t... Read More...

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Caron Treatment Centers’ CEO Wants to Remove the ‘Number One Barrier’ to Addiction Treatment

STIGMA SUCKS – Dec. 18, 2025 - From a business perspective, the gap is staggering. “Fifty-four million Americans today suffer from substance use disorder,” Driscoll says. “But there’s only about 12 million that are a... Read More...

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Recovery Cafe is Looking to Turn an Old Jail into New Hope

VIDEO – THE ANGELS AMOUNG US – Dec. 18, 2025 - “My little brother was a big part of my life, and we miss him a lot”, Bryant said. “I think calling it Adam’s House of Hope will help me know that maybe people can avoid... Read More...

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Recovery Centers of America Agrees to Pay $2 Million to Resolve Allegations

CHUMP CHANGE for RCA – Dec. 10, 2025 - Recovery Centers of America (RCA) has agreed to pay $1,000,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to comply with provisions of the Controlled Substances Act that are designe... Read More...

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Bradley Cooper Credits Will Arnett with Helping Him Get Sober 21 Years Ago

WILL TO LIVE – Dec. 18, 2025 - “Will was always the funniest guy in the room,” Cooper said of his earlier memories of Arnett. “The fact he’d even talk to me back then made me feel cool — and then we ended up living n... Read More...

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Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for the 6th Time in 5 Years

GOD HELP HIM – Nov. 30, 2025 - The actor’s fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, was also arrested and booked at the same jail. She is facing five charges, including one count of driving under the influence, three counts... Read More...

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A ‘sober running’ Community

BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE – Dec. 5, 2025 - Recently I ran the New York City Marathon. It was my seventh marathon in the four years that I have been in recovery from alcoholism. Running is not a byproduct of my recovery; ... Read More...

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Cruise Passenger Died After ‘being served 33 drinks by ship’s bar’

OVER-SERVED AT SEA – December 9, 2025 - The family of a man who died on a cruise ship after allegedly being served 33 alcoholic drinks in a day have launched a lawsuit and are seeking a trial. Michael Virgil died ... Read More...

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Thrive Market Bails on Booze: Bets On Alcohol-free Boom

DRUNK IS PASSÈ – Dec. 8. 2025 - Thrive Market is officially going dry.The online health and grocery marketplace will become the first major online grocer to remove all alcohol products when it takes them off its subs... Read More...

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Marijuana Can Decrease Alcohol Consumption

GO FOR IT – Dec. 4, 2025 - The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in November, is one of the first to isolate how an individual’s alcohol consumption is acutely affected by their consumption of ca... Read More...

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Does Social Stigma Still Stand in the Way of Recovery from Addiction?

IT SHOULDN’T! – Dec. 12, 2025 - Stigma remains deeply rooted in society. Historically, substance dependence was viewed through a moral lens. It was a sign of weakness, irresponsibility or lack of self-control. These ... Read More...

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Rehab Riviera Faces Criminal Probe

A BOUNTY ON EVERY ADDICT – Dec. 3, 2025 - Aetna filed a $40 million civil lawsuit against Nathan Young and Co. in 2023, saying Young’s sober living homes throughout Southern California were little more than drug dens... Read More...

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‘Beer belly’ Associated With Heart Risks

TIME TO EXERCISE – Dec. 1, 2025 - While 69% of men and 56% women were overweight or obese those numbers were 91% and 64%, respectively, when using WHR. Overall, participants with a high WHR were associated with multi... Read More...

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Doctor’s Holiday Mental Health and Recovery Tips

VIDEO – NO COMPLACENECY – Dec. 5, 2025 - The holidays are often portrayed as joyful, warm, and filled with togetherness — but for those in addiction recovery or struggling with mental health challenges, the season ca... Read More...

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Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and the “Alcoholic Pill Popper”

FORGIVE ME – Dec. 2, 2025 - It’s the day of Bronwyn’s “Spill the Boston Tea Party.” Angie is the first to arrive at the loading dock and waits for the other women. Britani, Heather, and Whitney chat in the car on the... Read More...

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Liam Gallagher Quitting Alcohol Again After Breaking Sobriety During Oasis Reunion Tour

KEEP COMING BACK – Nov. 30, 2025 - In March, Gallagher tweeted that he’s “not interested in the booze at the moment I’ve had enough.” He reiterated as much earlier this month, when he revealed he quit imbibing ahead ... Read More...

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Ethics Commissioner Caught Driving Under The Influence

NOBODY’S PERFECT – Dec. 1, 2025 - Patricia “Patty” Ann Schuh, 67, was arrested after causing a wreck at Veterans Parkway. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. In a report obtained by The State Jou... Read More...

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I Work With Companies to Confront Addiction in the Workplace

REAL HUMAN RESOURCE – Nov. 30, 2025 - Addiction doesn’t always show up in the way that society likes to portray it. Many people are able to maintain their lifestyles without subscribing to what the media tells us add... Read More...

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Will Ireland’s new alcohol warning labels turn people away from drinking???

BRILLIANT IDEA – Nov. 28, 2025 - Signed into Irish law in 2023, products with the new labels - which state drinking causes liver disease and is linked to fatal cancers - are already on sale in pubs and supermarkets a... Read More...

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One Doctor Rethinking Addiction Care in Family Medicine

NEW IDEAS ARE HIP – Dec. 1, 2025 - I was drawn to family medicine even before medical school. My background was in public health, and I spent a summer in Santiago, Chile, where I was paired with a family doctor... Read More...

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To Move Beyond Abstinence-Only – How to Measure Recovery

HAPPINESS – Dec. 1, 2025 - Recovery from a substance use disorder has traditionally been conflated with “sobriety,” or total abstinence. In reality, many people recover while continuing to use drugs, but in safer, mo... Read More...

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Lauren Silverman Marks 1 Year Since Ditching Booze

NEW AND LOVING IT – Dec. 2, 2025 - She admitted that going sober had helped her ‘show up better’ for her children and her fiancé Simon Cowell, while also improving her sleep, moods and confidence. The socialite, 48, ... Read More...

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Shock Booze Photos That Made Celebrities Quit Drink For Good

LOOKING BACK AND AHEAD – Nov. 29, 2025 - BEING in the public eye may seem glamorous, but behind flashy Instagram pics and champagne on tap, a number of celebrities have revealed the dark toll alcohol has had on their... Read More...

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Yucatan Healthcare Professionals and AA Join Forces

TEAMWORK WORKS – NOV. 28, 2025 - The local AA chapter indicated that the week aims to raise awareness among students and healthcare professionals about the importance of referring those struggling with their drinking... Read More...

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Differences Between an Alcoholic and a Casual Drinker

FIND OUT WHICH ONE YOU ARE – Dec. 2, 2025 - A recovering addict has shared the three differences between a casual drinker and an alcoholic. TikTok creator and YouTuber Correy Warren said in a video that alcohol de... Read More...

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Fear of Possible Patient Trafficking in Santa Monica, California

VIDEO – THIS AIN’T RIGHT – Nov. 30, 2025 - City officials have shut down an unpermitted sober transitional living facility that suddenly housed more than 40 people in a luxury Ocean Avenue building last week, prompti... Read More...

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