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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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More Adults in 20s and 30s Dying from Drugs & Alcohol

STOP DYING SO MUCH! – Dec. 1, 2025 - Department Epidemiologist Megan Hanley said the report used 2023 Illinois Department of Public Health data, which showed a concerning trend. Hanley said that although substance... 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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Children With Phones at 12 Risk Serious Health Problems

BRAIN DISTORTIONS? – Dec. 1, 2025 - The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during early adolescence is associated with increased risks of mental health issue... Read More...

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Do Ultra-processed Foods Cause Colorectal Cancer?

WHAT DO YOU THINK? – Nov. 30, 2025 - Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in U.S., according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). While this type of cancer has traditionally affected old... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths Down In The U.S.

AUDIO – THE RIGHT DIRECTION – Nov. 30, 2025 - Methadone helps patients like Trina resist cravings for fentanyl. It’s been around for decades, but most patients have to find their way to a designated methadone clinic ... 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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Memory of Newark Man Who Battled Addiction Lives On

AUDIO – CARRYING ON HIS DREAM – Dec. 2, 2025 - Earle VanBlarcom III’s dream was to open a resource center to help other people like him struggling with addiction. After he got clean in 2018, VanBlarcom founded a n... Read More...

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Fentanyl Vaccine About to Get Its First Major Test

NEEDLES – Dec. 3, 2025 - JUST A TINY amount of fentanyl, the equivalent of a few grains of sand, is enough to stop a person’s breathing. The synthetic opioid is tasteless, odorless, and invisible when mixed with othe... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Marissa Dickinson

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 9, 2025 - I am a musician, content creator, author and certified reiki and sound healer. My new album is called “Calypso Rising” under @SunsetSea13 on IG & Tik Tok and my YouTube ch... 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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Drugs, Guns & Blackouts – Then 10 Words Changed Everything

DRAMATIC INTERVENTION – Nov. 30, 2025 - Kit, now 41 and five years sober, recalls the terrifying moment in the Caribbean as something she’s fortunate to have survived amid her 12-year battle with booze addiction.&nbs... Read More...

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Doctor Who Gave Matthew Perry Ketamine Gets 30 Months in Prison

NOT REALLY A FRIEND – Dec. 3, 2025 - Mr. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on “Friends” and had long struggled with addiction, became increasingly reliant on ketamine in the weeks before he was found unresponsive in hi... Read More...

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What Snapchat Knows About Addicted Users

LOCK THEM UP – Dec. 3, 2025 - Nearly two thirds of 13 to 17-year-olds in the UK have a Snapchat profile. And the company claims it has nearly a billion monthly active users. The documents we found show that some u... Read More...

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1st-of-its-kind Addiction Recovery Hospital

MORE TO COME – Dec. 3, 2025 - Las Vegas Recovery Hospital, an acute care hospital designed for patients suffering from substance use disorders and related medical conditions, is set to open this December, according t... Read More...

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TikTok & Instagram Content “ROTS” Your Brain

THROUGH AND THROUGH – Nov. 20, 2025 - Short-form video has reshaped how people consume content online, and a new report from the American Psychological Association now directly connects that format with notable decli... Read More...

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Dancer Craig Revel Horwood Reveals His Alcoholic Dad Tried to SHOOT His Mom

DANCING WITH DESTINY – Nov. 21, 2025 - ‘It got so bad that Dad ended up trying to shoot Mum and my brother-in-law and went to prison. It was just so abusive at home. That’s the reason I started dancing as well. Not o... Read More...

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It’s possible to get addicted to pot?

HOOKA FOREVER – Nov. 22, 2025 - Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. “Cannabis is definitely something that someone can develop an addiction to,” said Das, an addiction psychiat... Read More...

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Former Addict: From Crisis to Calling

NOT A HYPOCRITE? – Nov. 23, 2025 - Chambers describes how his substance use began early and escalated quickly. He started smoking cannabis at age 12, then selling it, and by his mid-teens was using and selling cocain... Read More...

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Dramatic Decreases in Drug Deaths

HOPE IS IN THE AIR – Nov. 24, 2025 - Drug deaths in New Hampshire fell 33.4% from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative. That’s the largest single-year decrease in over a d... Read More...

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Mother Drunkenly Attacked Young Daughter on Flight to Paradise

NOT IN FIRST CLASS – Nov. 26, 2025 - Samantha Ann Dennis, 49, will serve no time behind bars for attacking the defenseless child on a packed flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu last year. Instead, Honolulu Distric... Read More...

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Sober On A Drunk Planet: Stoic Sobriety. Daily Meditations for Developing Unbreakable Strength & Resilience in Alcohol Recovery

READ A BOOK – PAPERBACK - October 29, 2024 - Are you struggling to stay resilient in your alcohol recovery? Do you need guidance to strengthen your emotional and mental well-being on your sober journey? Do you want a... Read More...

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