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Jack Black’s Cocaine Use Spiked at 14

SCHOOL OF ROCK INDEED – Oct. 26, 2022 - For Black, family issues and school problems were at the forefront of his teenage years. Black told The Guardian he was just 10 years old when his parents decided to divo... Read More...

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Leslie Jordan Was More Than 2 Decades Sober: ‘The Hardest Thing That I Ever Did’

WE LOST A GIANT – Oct. 24, 2022 - “We were Baptist. There was no alcohol in our family. We were teetotalers,” he said in January 2021. “I remember that, all of a sudden, I wasn’t that awkward kid who didn’t kno... Read More...

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‘Chandler Bing’ Spent $9M on His Journey to Sobriety

I GUESS HE DIDN’T HAVE A DOLLAR BILL – Oct. 23, 2022 - Matthew Perry says in a recent interview with The New York Times that he spent a literal fortune to get sober. The Friends alum, 53, noted the es... Read More...

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Jemele Hill Witnessed Mom’s Addiction and PTSD

FAMILIES CAN HEAL – Oct. 26, 2022 - “She’s dealing with trying to understand the pain that she is in but at the same time mother enough to tell me, ‘Do not do this ever. I’m suffering from something I don’t eve... Read More...

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How Former NBA Player Vin Baker Changed His Life With Sobriety

VIDEO – A HERO ONCE MORE – Oct. 24, 2022 - NBA player Vin Baker was at the top of his game when he lost everything to addiction. Karen Swensen sits down with the athlete to talk about how he found his way back ... Read More...

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Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting on Saturday Night

SNL Spoofs AA – Oct. 29, 2022 - An AA meeting takes an unexpected turn.: more@SNL ... Read More...

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Best Movies About Addiction And Recovery

FILMS ARE GENIUS – Oct. 26, 2022 - Movies that detail addiction date as far back as D.W. Griffith’s 1912 Coca-Cola-inspired flick “For His Son,” a silent film about a doctor creating an addictive soft dr... Read More...

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The Miracles of “The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief”

HIGHER POWERS – Oct. 28, 2022 - Truth is hard because it is real, but it does not mean that it is not also loving and compassionate. Truth is what you make of it. Harriet Rossetto explains, “The opposite... Read More...

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Book Excerpt: HOME IS WITHIN YOU by Nadia Davis

A MOTHER’S LOVE CONQUER’S ALL – Oct. 22, 2022 - Since the day of my release from Santa Ana jail my head said, “Go alone and get it done quickly.” But that’s not how recovery from trauma, addiction, and chronic ... Read More...

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She Confronted Matthew Perry about ‘scary’ alcoholism

A FRIEND IN WEED IS A FRIEND INDEED – Oct. 22, 2022 -The actor - who played Chandler in the hit sitcom - detailed how his drug and alcohol addiction left him with a 2% chance of survival. During his i... Read More...

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‘Harry Potter’ actor Tom Felton explains how an escape from rehab helped his sobriety

TO THINE OWN SELF BE SCREWED – Oct. 18, 2022 - Upon leaving rehab and becoming “completely sober for the first time in ages,” Felton said he “had an overwhelming sense of clarity and anger,” screamed and burst ... Read More...

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AA’s Theme Song – The Only Thing You Get to Keep is What You Give Away

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – March 8, 2004 - I believed in Mahatma Gandhi when nonviolence was his faithI believed in Martin Luther when he said “I have a dream”I believed in Winston Churchill when he... Read More...

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Million Dollar Listing ‘s Fredrik Eklund Celebrates 2 Years of Sobriety

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN – Oct. 17, 2022 - Today I celebrate 2 years without alcohol… the first time I shared was day 73 and people were like whaaat lol?!!” he wrote. “I’m so grateful and happy, who knew sober birthd... Read More...

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Mother Shares Sobriety Journey in Award-Winning Book

VIDEO – A STAR FOR STELLA, STELLA, STELLA – Oct. 19, 2022 - She said she was a binge drinker, drinking two to three times a week and many times she would not stop drinking until she passed out. “I was... Read More...

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Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month Asks Students to Think About Their Consumption

BEATS COCAINE – Oct. 19, 2022 - The promises that caffeine will make one operate in a quicker, more efficient way, may allure students to make it a part of their daily routine. Similarly, if one has a deadline ... Read More...

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Lily Allen Celebrates 3 Years Sober

VIDEO – ONE EXERCISE AT A TIME – Oct. 21, 2022 - Lily showed off her taut abs in the snap, opting to team her crop top with a pair of form-fitting leggings. She wore her raven locks in a very chic Fren... Read More...

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Matty Healy Finds Sobriety Easier In a Relationship

WITH GOD? OR GODDESS? – Oct. 17, 2022 - “If I made the decision, I could be on drugs by myself here at the moment and so I’m choosing not to. But if you have a partner, that choice is taken away a bit be... Read More...

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Woman Who Beat Her Addiction Now Empowering Abuse Survivors

VIDEO – EACH ONE, TEACH ONE – Oct. 14, 2022 - “I had tried every avenue to get clean and then I started learning about my addiction, educating myself about why I was relapsing. Every time there was a tra... Read More...

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Matthew Perry Pens Memoir: “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing”

VIDEO – WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM... – Oct. 19, 2022 - Perry did survive. However, this hadn’t been the first time he’d struggled with substance use. The TV star told the outlet his alcohol addiction started to b... Read More...

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Baron Geisler on His Film ‘Dollhouse’ and Sobriety Journey

FATHERHOOD HELPS – Oct. 22, 2022 - After all the controversies that Baron Geisler has gotten embroiled in, it’s redemption time for him. Baron’s heartwarming movie, “Doll House” (DH) is currently No. 1 i... Read More...

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Susannah Constantine: How Alcoholism Brought Her Back to Reality

WAKING UP IN SOBRIETY – Oct. 22, 2022 - “One of my great regrets is not keeping in touch with her after I split up with David. But she gave a dinner for Sten and I when we got engaged. That was so gener... Read More...

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Does Psychedelic Medicine Offer a Better Solution for Overcoming Alcoholism?

VIDEO – THE DOCTOR THINKS SO – Oct. 21, 2022 - Zuloff-Shani, PhD: I think that the list is almost endless because I think that there’s no question about it. We are in a current crisis, a mental health crisis. I... Read More...

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Mike Patton, “The Drinking Just…Happened”

FAITH SOME MORE – Oct. 20, 2022 - Patton said he ultimately became depressed and was diagnosed with agoraphobia. According to the Mayo Clinic, agoraphobia is defined as “a type of anxiety disorder in which you ... Read More...

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Young Adults Fighting Alcoholism

MEETINGS OF MINDS – Oct. 22, 2022 - Paul has been sober for more than three years, he says proudly, showing off his golden chip he earned as a mark of his achievement. It has three large stripes and shows th... Read More...

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Tony-Award Winner Levi Kreis and The Power of Recovery

AUDIO – THE MOST DEPRESSING MINI-SERIES EVER – Oct. 19, 2022 - Listen on the Imagine Paradise Podcast which seeks to help people become chain-breakers, turning addiction to freedom, self sabotage to self love and v... Read More...

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Hang-xiety? How a Night of Drinking Can Tank Your Mood

GETTING A DUI? – Oct. 6, 2022 - One of the many things I have noticed about life after 40 is that even a single glass of wine can make me feel icky the next day. I wake up tired, foggy-headed and anxious... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Celebrates Two Years Of Sobriety

ONE CLOCK AT A TIME – Oct. 12, 2022 - 2 years sober next week. Ya boy Flav is not alone in dis journey. Thx to god and family and friends dat support me!!! more@BET ... Read More...

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Andrea Riseborough on Alcoholism Drama ‘To Leslie’

VIDEO – A STAR IS BORN – Oct. 7, 2022 - You had a working relationship with Michael Morris prior to this film from collaborating on Bloodline. What else about To Leslie stood out, and made it clear this ... Read More...

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Josh Peck and Paige O’Brien Welcome 2nd Child

SOBRIETY IS SO CREATIVE – Oct. 14, 2022 - The couple — who tied the knot in June 2017 — announced that they were expecting their second child in June, when O’Brien shared a photo of her cradling her belly while... Read More...

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‘My alcoholism successfully destroyed everything I loved.’: Woman achieves 12-year sobriety after prolonged addiction

RECOVERY SAVES LIVES – Oct. 13, 2022 - Growing up, I always appeared ‘normal,’ but I never really felt secure or accepted. My father was an alcoholic and my mother was the daughter of an alcoholic who died from... Read More...

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