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‘Like turning on a light in a dark room’: In one jail – recovery begins behind bars

GET OUT OF THE PRISON OF YOUR MIND – Jan. 7, 2026 - Imagine the Grinch as a porch pirate, stealing to feed a drug habit. After he’s shunned by fellow thieves, he has a change of heart and returns one of the stolen pa... Read More...

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8 Non-alcoholic Beers That Don’t Suck

BETTER THAN COKE – Dec. 30, 2025 - A year-end review of non-alcoholic craft beers for mountain bikers, featuring recommendations from Athletic Brewing, Zero Gravity, and others worth trying post-ride… I’ll start t... Read More...

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Ben Gravy Reflects on a Decade of Sobriety

WILL CURL YOUR HAIR – Dec. 31, 2025 - On Christmas Eve 10 years ago, Ben Gravy was in a bad place. Not just physically — although blackout drunk at a New Jersey dive bar is certainly not a good place — but mentally, ... Read More...

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Homeless and Addicted Veteran Credits MAC-V for Turning His Life Around

VIDEO – HAVE A HEART – Dec. 31, 2025 - The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans doesn’t quit trying to help service members - even when a veteran gives up on themselves. Army veteran John Vincent Doran had sever... Read More...

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What Happens When You Don’t Drink Alcohol For A Month?

YOUR SKIN WILL IMPROVE – Jan. 1, 2026 - We’ve all heard about Sober October or Dry January, a finite period of time when people voluntarily stop drinking alcohol as a way to give their body a “break” or “reset.” A... Read More...

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Weight Loss Drug – Semaglutide – Shows Promise for Treating Alcohol Addiction

VIDEO – ASK NORA VOLKOW – Jan 2, 2026 - Mounting evidence suggests the drug could address alcohol use disorder, a condition that contributes to an estimated 178,000 deaths annually in the United States. “This stuff ... Read More...

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Lukas Nelson Details How Sobriety Helped Him Find Inner Peace

IT’S AN INSIDE JOB – Jan. 2, 2026 - The country singer-songwriter, who is the son of country legend and known marijuana enthusiast Willie Nelson, says he was never the biggest fan of drinking anyway, but smoking weed... Read More...

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How Getting Sober Changed This Chef’s Relationship with Food

IT’S A START – Jan. 1, 2026 - “When I moved to the California coast for college, my mom lost a reason to cook, and I gained a penchant for beer and cocaine. I used to joke that they were my two favorite foods. After ... Read More...

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Karen Hauer’s Brave Journey to Sobriety

DANCE MATTERS – Jan. 2, 2026 - The Strictly Come Dancing star has candidly opened up about masking her problems with alcohol and how the “bravest” move she made was to stop “running from myself”. In a deeply personal... Read More...

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Oprah Winfrey Did 17 Tequila Shots in ‘One Night’ Before Quitting Drinking

WITH A SLICE OF LIME? – Dec. 30, 2025 - Becoming sober was also a big deal for her. “I could outdrink everyone at the table,” she told the magazine. Now, she feels indifferent to alcohol. “I was a big fan of tequila.... Read More...

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Move Over Dry January – Gen Z Is Stepping Away From Alcohol Now

VIDEO – NONE TOO SOON – Jan. 1, 2025 - Cierra Boone, 25, has been sober for almost three years. Her abstinence weaves into a larger trend: Gen Zers, those born between 1997 and 2012, are not drinking, and they haven’... Read More...

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Anthony Hopkins Celebrates 50 Years of Sobriety

HALF A CENTURY – December 30, 2025 - Double Oscar-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins has urged anyone struggling with addiction to “choose life” and seek help as he celebrated 50 years of sobriety. Hopkins has spoken about h... Read More...

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‘Dry January’ Fosters Sobriety During the New Year

VIDEO – IT’S A START – Jan. 1, 2026 - Many people are setting new goals for the new year, with one popular resolution focusing on cutting back on alcohol consumption after the holiday season through ‘Dry January.’ ... Read More...

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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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