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Billy Strings Says He Wouldn’t Have Recorded “California Sober” Without Willie Nelson

CALIFORNIA SOBER – July 9th, 2025 - Billy Strings, like many other artists, has moved away from booze. It seems like country music is going sober these days, or semi-sober, with many artists having reevaluated t... Read More...

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Bodybuilder Lifts the Curtain on Sobriety

SOBER BODYBUILDER – July 8th, 2025 - When Anne Marie Chaker walked into a hotel fitness room during a youth hockey tournament, she was struggling with postpartum depression, the recent death of her father, the collap... Read More...

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Ringo Starr Comments on 37-Year Sobriety

RINGO REFLECTS – July 8th, 2025 - Ringo Starr is reflecting on 37 years of sobriety. In an interview with reporters at Ringo Starr’s Annual “Peace & Love” Birthday Celebration in Beverly Hills, Calif., the for... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Tony Denison

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – July 15, 2025 - I guess rather than talk about me, I’ll talk about what’s become important to me. Throughout my life, I’ve learned belief systems that for the most part were based in fear. B... Read More...

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Jason Biggs Recalls Climbing Into Trash To Snort Cocaine at 4 a.m.

CELEBRITY DUMPSTER DIVING – June 2025 - The “Saving Silverman” star married his wife, Jenny Mollen, “Before I took the Ambien, I was like, ‘One more,’” he told Lorre. “I went outside, and I climbed into the trash bin... Read More...

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New Book Exposes Abuse in Treatment Industry

VIDEO – BUT IT WORKED FOR ME – July 8th, 2025 - Recent numbers from the CDC show a significant drop in drug deaths among young Americans. The latest available data found Fentanyl and other drugs killed 31,589 people ... Read More...

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Addiction Treatment Starts In Emergency Rooms

VIDEO – DON’T DIE – July 2, 2025 - New research looks at how people can get treatment for substance use disorder and addiction in emergency rooms. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEAPNP5... Read More...

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Sonya Johnson Overcame Decades of Drug Addiction

PROUD OF IT – July 2, 2025 - Sonya Johnson, 41, started taking drugs at age 11, when a man who was sexually abusing her gave them to her behind her parents’ back. It was the beginning of a 23-year journey through add... Read More...

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‘8 Simple Rules’ Alum Gives Sobriety Journey Update

TRAVEL ALONG – July 5, 2025 - Amy Davidson is opening up about her ongoing sobriety journey and how she sidesteps any potential pitfalls. “Let’s talk triggers. I went to one of my favorite wineries/restaurants to ... Read More...

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Sober-Friendly LGBTQ+ Travel: Celebrating Pride Year-Round

FIRST CLASS ACT – July 4, 2025 - This collaboration aims to showcase how Pride can be celebrated beyond the confines of alcohol-fueled parties, highlighting inclusive, alcohol-free experiences in major cities like Ne... Read More...

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Fired, Broken and Sober: Ex-TV Anchor Sharing In Memoir

VIDEO – TRUTH BE TOLD – July 5, 2025 - Beth McDonough once delivered breaking news from behind the anchor desk—now, she’s using her voice to deliver something even more powerful: a story of survival, sobriety, and se... Read More...

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Highest Drug-Taking Risks

POLYAMOROUS – July 7, 2025 - Polysubstance use has become a defining feature of the U.S. overdose crisis in the past decade. While not every overdose involves multiple substances, a significant and growing proportion... Read More...

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‘16 And Pregnant’ Star Arrested In Overdose Death

IT ALL WENT WRONG – July 7, 2025 - Whitney Purvis, who appeared in the first season of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant back in 2009, was arrested today on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection to a fatal overdose.... Read More...

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Retired Teacher Spends $150k on Tattoos: Turns Body into Sober Memoir

MOM – June 19, 2025 - Elizabeth Beauvais, 65, started her tattoo journey aged 31 and uses her body art to express her sobriety, personal growth, and bohemian spirit. Since then, her collection has grown to cover m... Read More...

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Experts Make Surprising Discovery About Diet Coke

DIET TO DEATH – July 1, 2025 - New studies reveal the health risks of drinking Diet Coke on a regular basis. According to Fox 5 DC, researchers have linked the soda to health complications, including metabolic and ca... Read More...

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The Hidden Biology of Addiction and Cancer

OUT WITH IT – July 4, 2025 - “It’s been three weeks since I published Crave: The Hidden Biology of Addiction and Cancer and the response has been incredible! In this short amount of time, the book was featured in the... Read More...

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Teens With ‘addictive’ Screen Habits More Likely to Be Suicidal

DEADLY SERIOUS – June 19, 2025 - JAMA Network looked at data from over 4,000 children starting at 9 or 10 years old. The study followed these children for years and found that, by the age of 14: Around a third of ... Read More...

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9 People Sent to Hospital After Overdose Incident

VIDEO – Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey – July 2, 2025 - Several people were transported to a hospital after an overdose incident. Detention center staff administered Narcan to one person before the fire departm... Read More...

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Functioning Alcoholic Can Be Spotted at a Bar

APPROACH WITH CAUTION – Jul 1, 2025 - The best time to approach someone with such a sensitive subject could be when they are sober and have no other obligations. It’s important to be open and empathetic and ensure... Read More...

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Addiction Specialists Come Together to Reach More Patients

AUDIO – AND SAVE LIVES – July 2, 2025 - As new data shows overdose deaths fell across the country last year, health care providers are still rushing to help people using fentanyl and other drugs. In Washington sta... Read More...

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Internet Addiction and Sleep Patterns in Children and Adolescents

PILLOW TALKS BACK – July 3, 2025 - The global rise of the Internet and its near constant use by children and adolescents has given rise to concerns on the potential for Internet addiction (IA) and subsequent detrimen... Read More...

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Couple Shares Sobriety Journey

VIDEO – REFRAME YOUR DRINKING – July 2, 2025 - A Knoxville couple is making a name for themselves in a space all about sobriety and connecting with people around the world through a podcast. Ryan and Jessica... Read More...

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Frankie Grande On His Sobriety and Sister Ariana’s Advice

VIDEO – INSIDE SCOOP – July 3, 2025 - Frankie Grande’s energy levels are off the charts. He’s not long stepped off a flight from Los Angeles, but he smiles and chats with so much charm and charisma that you’d never h... Read More...

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Modern Perspective on Addiction from Freudian Drive Theory

LOOK BACK - SEE FORWARDS – July 4, 2025 - Sigmund Freud´s drive theory, often (and erroneously) referred to as his theory of the instincts, was an early attempt to describe the motivations behind both healthy and men... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Allison Harden

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – July 8, 2025 - Allison Harden’s personal recovery journey led her to employment roles in Community Outreach at the Betty Ford Center and the Center for Dependency Addiction and Rehabilitatio... Read More...

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Michael Madsen ‘struggled to maintain sobriety’ Before Death

SADNESS ALL AROUND – July 3, 2025 - “Michael was suffering from the effects of alcoholism. He had multiple stints in and out of rehab. He struggled to maintain his sobriety. He was not happy about his life.” The l... Read More...

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RINGO at 85

TO HIS OWN BEAT – July 7, 2025 - Starr, who celebrated his birthday yesterday, will be the first Beatle to reach that milestone, and like his surviving bandmate Paul McCartney, he never retired. In the past seven mon... Read More...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE’s NIKKI SIXX Celebrates 24 Years Sober

AUDIO – MOTLEY NO MORE – July 2, 2025 - The 66-year-old MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist credited his “willingness to confront past” with giving him the tools to help him live his life without drugs or alcohol. Earlier today (Tu... Read More...

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Meet the LGBTQ+ counselor who helps foster recovery through shared experience

PRIDE FOR ALL – June 19, 2025 - Inside Resurge Counseling & Wellness in Norwood, Rachel Schnatz spends her day helping others find a path to recovery. “Being able to talk to somebody about ... not feeling alon... Read More...

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Risks of Drinking Soar in Older Age

SO OLD-FASHIONED – July 3, 2025 - Alcohol affects “virtually every organ system in the body,” including the muscles and blood vessels, digestive system, heart and brain. I”t particularly impacts older adults, because... Read More...

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