Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for the 6th Time in 5 Years GOD HELP HIM – Nov. 30, 2025 - The actor’s fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, was also arrested and booked at the same jail. She is facing five charges, including one count of driving under the influence, three counts... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
Study Details How Legal Psychedelics Can Treat Depression and Anxiety WORTH A TRY? – Dec. 9, 2025 - Results showed meaningful gains across the board. Depression scores fell by an average of 4.6 points, shifting participants from moderate to mild severity. Anxiety dropped by 4.8 p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025depressionPsychedelics
A ‘sober running’ Community BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE – Dec. 5, 2025 - Recently I ran the New York City Marathon. It was my seventh marathon in the four years that I have been in recovery from alcoholism. Running is not a byproduct of my recovery; ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
3 Foods That Quietly Increase Cancer Risk STAY HEALTHY – Dec. 11, 2025 - While cancer risk depends on many factors beyond specific foods, small dietary shifts can help us enjoy our favorite meals without nudging our risk upward. We spoke with two experts to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025diet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Cruise Passenger Died After ‘being served 33 drinks by ship’s bar’ OVER-SERVED AT SEA – December 9, 2025 - The family of a man who died on a cruise ship after allegedly being served 33 alcoholic drinks in a day have launched a lawsuit and are seeking a trial. Michael Virgil died ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDec 16 2025Trauma
Thrive Market Bails on Booze: Bets On Alcohol-free Boom DRUNK IS PASSÈ – Dec. 8. 2025 - Thrive Market is officially going dry.The online health and grocery marketplace will become the first major online grocer to remove all alcohol products when it takes them off its subs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025
Marijuana Can Decrease Alcohol Consumption GO FOR IT – Dec. 4, 2025 - The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in November, is one of the first to isolate how an individual’s alcohol consumption is acutely affected by their consumption of ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025marijuanaweed
Does Social Stigma Still Stand in the Way of Recovery from Addiction? IT SHOULDN’T! – Dec. 12, 2025 - Stigma remains deeply rooted in society. Historically, substance dependence was viewed through a moral lens. It was a sign of weakness, irresponsibility or lack of self-control. These ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Warriors Heart Reveals a Marine Veteran’s Powerful Journey Through Addiction HELP ABIDES – Dec, 9, 2025 - To reach others who may be struggling this holiday season, Marine Corps Veteran Michael O’Dell, now Warriors Heart Command Center COO, is publicly sharing his story of pain, redemption, a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Kimberly Wick STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – December 16, 2025 - I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with advanced training in clinical psychology and business. Drawing on years of individual and family therapy—and my own expe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 16 2025InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Pete Davidson’s Tricked Out Minivan for Sober Dad Life A STAR IS REBORN – Dec. 11, 2025 - Now sober with his first child on the way, the comedian just wants to drive around. “I feel like I’ve been trapped in a 47-year-old guy’s body for at least eight years.” “Usually wh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 16 2025
Rehab Riviera Faces Criminal Probe A BOUNTY ON EVERY ADDICT – Dec. 3, 2025 - Aetna filed a $40 million civil lawsuit against Nathan Young and Co. in 2023, saying Young’s sober living homes throughout Southern California were little more than drug dens... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Battle Over Funding for Addiction Research NBC VIDEO – MUST WATCH – Nov. 8, 2025 - Nearly 30 million Americans are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, but the amount of funding to research what causes alcoholism tends to be less than funding allocated to res... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
How a Homeless Man Escaped the Grip of Fentanyl ONE HOT MEAL AT A TIME – Dec. 3, 2025 - WHEN EVAN CARVER shuffled into the chapel of Salvation Army’s rehab center looking frail and steadying himself with a walker, he wasn’t sure he could quit fentanyl for good. Bu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanylhomeless
‘Beer belly’ Associated With Heart Risks TIME TO EXERCISE – Dec. 1, 2025 - While 69% of men and 56% women were overweight or obese those numbers were 91% and 64%, respectively, when using WHR. Overall, participants with a high WHR were associated with multi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025
Millions of children and teens face Social Media Ban ABOUT TIME – December 9, 2025 - Australia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, causing millions of children and teenagers to lose access to their accounts. Facebook, Instagram, Th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 16 2025internetSmartphone Addictionteenagers
Everything Rob Reiner’s Son Nick Said About Drug Addiction Before His Arrest FAMILY TRAGEDY – Dec. 3, 2025 - In 2015, Nick revealed how living on the streets shaped him, telling People, “When I was out there, I could’ve died. It’s all luck. There were a lot of dark years there.” Nick re... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthTrauma
ANDY DICK GOIN’ TO REHAB UPDATE – DEC. 12, 2025 - After Andy Dick’s drug overdose this week provoked panicked concern among friends, he’s checked himself into rehab … Andy tells TMZ he is currently entering a rehabilitation facility in the P... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 16 2025RecoveryRehab
Doctor’s Holiday Mental Health and Recovery Tips VIDEO – NO COMPLACENECY – Dec. 5, 2025 - The holidays are often portrayed as joyful, warm, and filled with togetherness — but for those in addiction recovery or struggling with mental health challenges, the season ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Smoke it! NEVER Vape Cannabis Rasta Mon NOT Gimmick Man – Dec. 3, 2025 - Studies have indicated that the side effects and health risks from cannabis are different depending on whether you smoke or vape it. … vaping might sound like the safer opti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanapotsmokingVapingweed
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025RecoveryRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025
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...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 09 2025internetinterventionMental HealthSmartphone Addictionteenagers
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDec 09 2025diet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
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...Addiction RecoveryDec 09 2025interventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDec 09 2025
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab