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Restaurant Owner Shares Struggle with Alcoholism

VIDEO – SERVICE WITH A SMILE – Oct. 31, 2022 - “I hope my honesty and openness today can be helpful to anyone struggling with this issue, or to anyone watching someone struggle through it,” the post read... Read More...

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Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix on ten years sober: “I’d rather put a gun in my mouth than a drink in my mouth”

HE’D RATHER BE DEAD THAN DRUNK? – Nov. 4, 2022 - When asked about whether or not it was easier or harder now to stay sober, Shaddix said: “ way easier. It’s not an option for me anymore. Not to sound macabre or... Read More...

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Alcoholic Monkey Goes on Rampage

AUDIO/VIDEO – OH SHIT, HE WAS MY SPONSEE – Nov. 7, 2022 - A shopkeeper who owns a liquor store in the district has been particularly affected by the monkey’s actions. The shopkeeper told NDTV that the mo... Read More...

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Ex-Alcoholic Ditched Booze and Does Rocket Man Tribute

IMITATION IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF FLATTERY? – Nov. 7, 2022 - “What literally helped me get through each day when trying to stop consuming alcohol initially was listening and playing Elton and Bernie Taupin’s tim... Read More...

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Alex Pereira Opens Up: I Drank Every Day

BATTLE OF A LIFETIME – Nov. 7, 2022 - Pereira started training kickboxing at the age of 21 and turned pro after a 25-3 (25 knockouts) amateur record. As per some sources, Pereira still struggled with his... Read More...

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Jessica Simpson: Concern About Her Health and Sobriety After Ad Goes Viral

VIDEO – A SONG OF DESPAIR? – Nov. 7, 2022 - Jessica Simpson responded on Instagram after her Pottery Barn advertisement recently went viral for all the wrong reasons. “I needed to be in my studio today be... Read More...

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Is AA Sexist? Opinion by Christopher Dale

WOMEN SUFFER TOO – Nov. 13, 2022 - In October 2011, I walked into a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. My drinking and drugging days were over ... Meanwhile my non-addict wife, her own wounds still fresh from my ... Read More...

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Brain-Gut Connection Reveals How to Prevent Cocaine Addiction

SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – Nov. 10, 2022 - Altering the types and ratios of microbes in the human gut is incredibly complicated and would almost certainly have unwanted affects beyond any addiction-related ... Read More...

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Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Treat Addiction

SITTING STILL AND BREATHING – Nov. 6, 2022 - This type of treatment is still being developed, Garland said, but the trials conducted have shown it is more effective than the usual treatment that people w... Read More...

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Jodie Sweetin Shares her Story to Help Those Struggling with Addiction

2019 EXPERIENCE STRENGTH AND HOPE AWARD WINNER TELLS ALL – Nov. 7, 2022 - Jodie Sweetin is reflecting on how more people are able to understand the “disease of addiction” in recent years. In an interview wit... Read More...

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Is “Damp Lifestyle” Sobriety’s Cousin?

A DISTANT RELATIVE – Nov. 10, 2022 - The damp lifestyle, a term originally coined by TikTok user Hana Danly, refers to operating somewhere in between sobriety and heavy drinking. Someone who chooses to l... Read More...

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Is ‘California sober’ a real thing or an excuse to keep getting high?

OPINION – Nov. 9, 2022 - For many, self-medicating can be a slippery slope, Koob said. In addiction treatment facilities, he said, intoxicants are discouraged in favor of nonintoxicating medications that... Read More...

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‘I Stole from Mom to Fuel Drug Addiction – Now I Make $180k a Month from Sexy Job’

MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Nov. 4, 2022 - She would drink to deal with her feelings but started to realise she would become “aggressive” and “violent” when under the influence. After her addiction ... Read More...

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“Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America” Now Streaming on Pluto

MEDIA MATTERS – Nov. 9, 2022 - The documentary was made possible through the active participation and leadership of Horizon Media. Bill Koenigsberg, CEO and founder of Horizon Media, serves on the board at Part... Read More...

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How Robert Downey Jr. Saved Wes Bentley’s Life During Heroin Run

MORE THAN ZERO – Nov. 5, 2022 - In 2008, Bentley was arrested and pleaded guilty to heroin possession. He was mandated to 12-step programs but relapsed. Finally, in 2009, he met a guy who would help him kick hi... Read More...

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‘I learnt how to channel my addiction into art’

VIDEO – SO CAN SOME OF US – Nov. 7, 2022 - A former homeless drug addict has turned his life around and is now an up-and-coming graffiti pop artist hosting an exhibition in an east London gallery. Opa... Read More...

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Jessica Simpson Responds to Fans Concerned About Her Sobriety

PARTY OF ONE – Nov. 7, 2022 - Jessica Simpson has assured her fans that while she appreciates their concern for her health and sobriety, their misplaced comments still hurt. The pop star posted a v... Read More...

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Medication Treatment for Addiction is Shorter for Black & Hispanic Addicts

EVEN IN BLUE STATES – Nov. 9, 2022 - Researchers have long known that racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to be prescribed lifesaving addiction treatment options than white people. But even w... Read More...

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Macklemore Reflects on His Sobriety

VIDEO – THE MAN IN THE MIRROR – Oct. 28, 2022 - He also raps, “Reflectin’ on Malcolm and the shit I thought but never said it/To Peter, Robin, to Kevin,” he raps. “All my other friеndships that could hav... Read More...

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The Warning Signs of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

IT’S GRADUAL AIN’T IT? – OCT. 28, 2022 - Addiction and the road to it is an individual one, says Deena Manion, a doctor of psychology, a licensed psychotherapist and chief clinical officer of Westwind Re... Read More...

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Crippling Alcoholism Nearly Killed Her, Then She Lost ‘dream’ Career in Music

DON’T DRINK TOO MUCH – Oct. 31, 2022 - Justine explained that as a little girl, she always ‘dreamed big’ and hoped that one day she would get her ‘dream career in the music industry’. ‘Music was my li... Read More...

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Playwright Pens New Work Humanizing Youth Struggling with Addiction

THEATERS ARE A VORTEX – Oct. 30, 2022 - It wasn’t hard for playwright Christian St. Croix to figure out how to focus his latest play, “The Pros and Cons of Feeding Stray Cats,” which follows two transiti... Read More...

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Running Past Addiction, Woman Heads to New York City Marathon

VIDEO – RUNNING UP THE HILL TO MAKE A DEAL WITH GOD – Oct. 31, 2022 - Lara had been a runner prior to her ‘rock bottom’ moment in 2020, but the exercise became a sacred place for her to focus. “Once you real... Read More...

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Recovery Center Creates Danger For Neighbors

VIDEO – NOT ON PURPOSE – Nov. 1, 2022 - Ashli Landrum and Douglas Anglin, both from Frankfort, Kentucky, stole the truck on Old Dublin Road near Recovery Works in Mayfield. The sheriff’s office says they... Read More...

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Stark Number of Alcohol-Related Deaths of Young Americans

VIDEO – BUT IT’S LEGAL – Nov. 3, 2022 - Drug overdoses and the opioid epidemic have devastated the country for the past two decades, taking far too many lives. But alcohol use and abuse is a huge problem that f... Read More...

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Urgent Warning: ‘One Drink a Day Raises Risk of Sudden Silent Killer’

NOT A STROKE OF GENIUS – Nov. 2, 2022 - Writing in the American Academy of Neurology, doctors said the risk of stroke increased the more years people reported moderate or heavy drinking. As part of the s... Read More...

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Seven Revelations From Matthew Perry

MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Nov.1, 2022 - In it, Perry writes about his famous past relationships and his time on the hit sitcom that made him famous around the world. However, Perry also explores his widely public... Read More...

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Doctor Shares Journey of Addiction to Recovery

DR. FEEL GOOD, REAL GOOD – Nov. 4, 2022 - Labor is the medical director at OneEighty, a treatment center that offers inpatient and outpatient chemical dependency and behavioral health services in Wooster. He... Read More...

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Saoirse Ronan in Addiction Recovery Film ‘The Outrun’

WHAT CAN’T SHE DO? – Nov. 2, 2022 - After more than a decade away, Rona decides to return to the wld Orkney Islands where she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up. While there, memorie... Read More...

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First Responders Need Help With Addiction Too

NO SHAME IN ASKING – Nov. 3, 2022 - As a Marine veteran and retired Manasquan police officer, I had to come to terms with my own struggles with substance use disorder more than six years ago. I know pers... Read More...

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