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The Delusion of Multi-Millionaire RFK Jr. He Considers $40k a Month Rehab Stay Affordable

WHO’S HIGH? – May 14, 2025 - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been branded “out of touch” for a remark he made Wednesday while testifying before Congress. RFK Jr. was grilled Wednesday by... Read More...

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Not Again? Parent Gives Kindergarteners Jell-O Shots

Billy, Tommy, Susan WHOOPS – May 16, 2025 - A Pennsylvania kindergartner brought spiked Jell-O shots to school and shared them with the class – less than a month after a mom was arrested for bringing the booze-... Read More...

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Miley Cyrus Details How Sobriety Has Become Her “God”

VIDEO – SO IS HER TONGUE – May 22, 2025 - “I’m back on sobriety, two weeks sober, and I feel like I really accepted that time,” she said at the time. “One of the things I’ve used is ‘don’t get furious, get curious,’... Read More...

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Cinematic Stories of Addiction and Redemption

REQUIEM FOR A DREAM – May 21, 2025 - Drug abuse is a pervasive issue that has been explored in various forms of media, particularly in film. The cinematic portrayal of addiction can serve not only as a reflecti... Read More...

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‘Honey Boo Boo’ Was Mama June’s ‘little moneymaker’ During Drug Addiction

THE PAST ISN’T OVER – May 17, 2025 - Former child star Alana Thompson claims Mama June chose drugs and men over her daughter while squandering her reality fortune. Behind Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s pagean... Read More...

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Young People Aren’t Drinking Alcohol: They’re Sipping Cans of THC

NO LUNG CANCER – May 18, 2025 - Instead of ending a long day with a glass of wine, 26-year-old Bre Giglio pulls out her favorite THC drink, which contains a cannabis compound and gives her a soothing buzz... Read More...

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The Hidden Toll of Substance Use Among Veterans

THE WAR AT HOME – May 21, 2025 - On Memorial Day, Americans nationwide honored the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Ceremonies were held, flags flown at half-staff, and famili... Read More...

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Sober Man Walks Across America

VIDEO – ONE MILE AT A TIME – May 16, 2025 - One man is raising awareness for mental health and recovery one mile and one state at a time. Kyndal Edwards, known on social media as ‘A Walking Testimony,’ is on the C... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Josh Brolin

“Sobriety is when your children look at you and can trust what they see.” – Josh Brolin ... Read More...

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A ‘nightmare’: Teens Struggle with Vaping Addiction

VIDEO – YOUTH MARKET – May 12, 2025 - Every year Alternative Products Expos happen at convention centers across the U.S., showcasing smoke shop wares from tobaccos and vapes to accessories and CBDs. Earlier thi... Read More...

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Why Revenge Can Feel Like an Addiction

DOPAMINE – May 12, 2025 - If you’ve been passed over for a promotion at work or had a romantic partner cheat on you, you know how much it can sting. You may replay these events over and over in your mind and think ab... Read More...

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Trainspotting Helps Researchers Identify Brain Region Biased Towards Drug Cues

ACTION IN SCOTLAND – May 14, 2025 - Researchers have found that a brain region that is implicated extensively in value-based decision-making and craving in people with heroin use disorder – shows synchron... Read More...

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Bristol Myers Squibb to Pay Hawaii $700 Million For Blood Thinner Suit

BIG PHARMA FAIL – May 9, 2025 - The lawsuit, filed in 2014 alleged that Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi failed to disclose that their drug was less effective in patients with certain liver-enzyme mutations more preva... Read More...

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Life after: the party

WHAT A STORY – May 13, 2025 - Brandon Block – superstar '90s DJ and fabled hedonist – wasn’t about to let a trifling bit of lung disease stand between him and his drugs. Recovering in a hospital isolation unit, he ch... Read More...

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Booze Has Negative Impact on People with ADHD

VIDEO – FOCUS ON THAT – May 13, 2025 - Alcohol use disorder is a chronic condition marked by an inability to control alcohol consumption despite harmful consequences, resulting in significant distress or impairment. ... Read More...

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Shia LaBeouf Says Mel Gibson & Sean Penn & Josh Brolin ‘Kept Me Alive’

ONE DAY AT A TIME – May 8, 2025 - In 2022, LaBeouf and Gibson formed a friendship after Gibson, 69, introduced traditional Latin Mass services to LaBeouf while he was conducting research for his film, Padre Pio... Read More...

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Addiction Isn’t Just About Brain Chemistry…

IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND – May 8, 2025 - Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behavior like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It’s a question that highlights a fund... Read More...

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Cameron Mathison Lost His Home in L.A. Fires: His Sobriety Was Tested

PASSING THE TEST – May 11, 2025 - “For me, it all comes down to serenity, peace of mind. And so when I feel that craving, that want, that need, that trying to satisfy an inner problem with an outer soluti... Read More...

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Founder Transforms Lives in Missoula

VIDEO – MAKING A DIFFERENCE – May 12, 2025 - At Crosswinds Recovery in Missoula, the path to sobriety is both clinical and deeply personal. The clinic, led by founder Stephen Ferguson, is making a significant impact... Read More...

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Brantley Gilbert Credits Keith Urban With His Sobriety

ONE DRUNK TALKING TO ANOTHER – May 16, 2025 - “I will say that Keith Urban became a friend of mine in a time when I was making a transition in life,” Gilbert says. “I honestly don’t know if I’d be sitting in th... Read More...

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‘I had no idea that I was that far gone’: Leon Harris on viral incident that ended his TV career

HONESTY IS BEAUTIFUL – May 16, 2025 - “It was gut-wrenching. It was like, ‘Oh, my God. I had no idea that I was that far gone,’” Harris said, adding that it made him think about how many other people he negatively im... Read More...

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‘I’m only 24 and will have no bladder’

KETAMINE – May 15, 2025 - A 24-year-old has opened up about how his party drug addiction destroyed his life. He was just a child when he was first introduced to the substance and now has life-changing health struggle... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Leigh Steinberg

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 20, 2025 - Since 1975, Leigh has been a pioneering sports agent, author and philanthropist. He has represented over 400 athletes including 64 1st round draft picks and first overal... Read More...

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Finding Spiritual Awakenings In Recovery From Addiction

VIDEO – SATORI ANYONE – May 13, 2025 - Some people who find themselves struggling with addiction issues could find great benefits in working with the 12-step program. Ian Morgan, Author of ‘The Fix’ and Enneagram Ex... Read More...

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One Out of Four Children Have a Parent with Addiction Problem

AUDIO – ALANON HERE WE COME – May 13, 2025 - “If one-quarter of kids in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder, that tells us that every day in our clinics we are encountering many, if not dozens of fa... Read More...

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Social Status Shapes Addiction Risk In Dopamine Circuitry

IT’S SCIENCE – May 13, 2025 - A new study reveals how social rank influences addiction vulnerability by altering dopamine pathways in the brain. Low-ranking male mice showed stronger reward signals and weaker c... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis on How Sobriety ‘Shifted’ Her Perspective ‘About Everything’

VIDEO – ALWAYS FAMOUS – 2025 - Entertainment Tonight appearance. Jamie Lee Curtis explains how sobriety has 'shifted' her perspective while dishing about her new series, 'Scarpetta,' premiering in 2026. CONTINUE@E... Read More...

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Carnie Wilson Calls Beach Boys Dad Brian Wilson ‘the strongest person I know’

GOOD VIBRATIONS – May 6, 2025 - Wilson, the daughter of 82-year-old Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson, is vocal about her sobriety journey and hasn’t drank alcohol in more than 20 years. Wilson’s happy place is us... Read More...

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Sober Cowboy’s Annual Rodeo Promotes Sobriety

VIDEO – NO ‘LONE’ RANGER – MAY 13, 2025 - “With the things that we do for work, whether it’s on the ranch or the farms or even in the rodeo industry part of it, there’s lots of injury and pain and also isolatio... Read More...

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Recovery Program Pairs Horses with Addiction Recovery

NPR AUDIO – GIDDY UP – May 16, 2025 - As the sun rises over Taylor Made Farm several dozen men gather in a home, heads bowed, and deep in prayer. Each man is on a journey to rebuild a life shattered by drug and alco... Read More...

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