Four Red Flags of a Functioning Alcoholic THEY’RE ALL IN A FANCY DRINK – June 1, 2026 - Although going sober is more popular than ever, there are still many who struggle with alcoholism behind the scenes. A dependence on alcohol can present itself in many... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Guinness vs. Alcohol-free Guinness READ THE LABEL TWICE – May 30, 2026 - “If 100 people were blindfolded and taste-tested the original Guinness next to Guinness 0, the majority of them wouldn’t be able to tell the difference,” she wrote. While we didn... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Things We Don’t See: Addiction! IT’S COMPLICATED – June 4, 2026 - Drug addiction in the US is a massive public health crisis, with nearly 49 million Americans or about 1 in 6 people aged 12 and older battling a diagnosable substance use disorder. D... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSmartphone Addiction
One Drink a Day Raises Your Risk of Cancer NONE IS BETTER – June 3, 2026 - Along with studying alcohol’s link to numerous cancers, the researchers also examined how low-to-moderate alcohol may impact the risk of many diseases. While risks are more pronounced ... Read More...Alcohol AddictionArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancer
Queer Eye’s Karamo Shares He Relapsed After 12 Years of Sobriety KEEP COMING BACK – June 2, 2026 - Karamo Brown shared he relapsed while filming the show’s third season after 12 years of sobriety, telling People in an interview published June 2 that “a drink would lead to weed, co... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured ArticlesRecoveryrelapse
1 in 8 Mothers Drink During Pregnancy HOW MANY FATHERS? – May 19, 2026 - The idea of drinking during pregnancy sounds like a generational punchline: Someone’s grandmother drank beer to fatten her fetus, another had a nightly martini to get a healthy amou... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 02 2026
Different Alcoholic Beverages Impact Human Lifespan INTERESTING – May 26, 2026 - Swap a glass of wine for a bottle of beer. Same evening, same amount of pure alcohol, same number of drinks by any standard measure. Public health guidance on alcohol has spent years conv... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 02 2026life expectancy
Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend FILM RUN DOWN – May 29, 2026 - Charles Jackson’s most famous novel, The Lost Weekend (1944), is emblematic of this changing landscape of alcohol-forward literature. Billy Wilder’s film adaptation in (1945) scrutiniz... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 02 2026
How Katie Herzog Drank Her Way to Sobriety AUDIO – EASY DOES IT – May 26, 2026 - That story is in her new book, Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Based Method to Break Free from Alcohol. And she joins us from On Point station Blue Ridge Public Radio in Ashevi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 02 2026
Tom Holland Created New Drinks for Zendaya Because She Didn’t Like Beer CHEERS! – June 1, 2026 - Tom Holland is paying tribute to two very important women in his life: his mother, and longtime love Zendaya. The 30-year-old Spider-Man actor debuted a new line of shandy style drinks und... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 02 2026sobriety
The Alcohol-Sugar Double Whammy Coming Soon HOW SWEET IT IS – May 29, 2026 - Highly sweetened, flavored alcoholic drinks, often marketed in brightly colored portable containers, may deserve greater attention from hepatologists because they combine concentrated... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediafood addictionJune 02 2026
My Boss Goes on Benders. What Are My Options? IGNORE HIM? – May 18, 2026 - The glaring issue is that the founder of the company is an alcoholic. For long stretches of time, he disappears completely from day-to-day work. He is essentially unreachable and does not... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 26 2026Uncategorized
How to Determine Alcoholism? HAVE A FEW – May 21, 2026 - “If you have started drinking more frequently, for example, once a week instead of once a month, if you find new excuses that you did not use before, if thinking about alcohol improves you... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 26 2026
Billy Horschel’s Message About Wife’s 10 Years of Sobriety BRAVO! – May 21, 2026 - The eight-time winner on the PGA Tour posted a heartfelt and inspiring message marking Brittany’s 10 years of sobriety. Brittany went public about her battle against alcoholism one year after ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2026
Sober Woman Faced with a Decision Before Getting Veneers VIDEO – SMILE! – May 21, 2026 - Juliet Warner is on a sobriety journey that’s been tested over the years because of her decision to get cosmetic enhancements. The content creator and recovering addict, 40, posted ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 26 2026
Analyzing America’s Drinking Problem AUDIO – ON THE ROCKS – May 19, 2026 - STAT, the health and medicine publication, has a new multipart series on what they call the United States’ drinking problem and “nation in denial.” Here & Now’s Indira Lak... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 26 2026
Andrew McCarthy: ‘Alcoholic’ Part of ‘Cheers’ Show Helped Him Get Sober in Rehab STARS HELPING STARS – May 20, 2026 - Andrew McCarthy credited Ted Danson’s classic sitcom Cheers with helping him get sober. “I owe you a great, great debt, which you don’t know,” McCarthy, 63, told Danson, 78, on... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2026
Study Reveals Brain Changes Linked to Sobriety FLEXIBILITY IN THE MIND TOO – May 22, 2026 - The scientists say this could be a stable trait of alcohol dependence, reflecting underlying reward processing differences in people who are at risk of alcohol problems. T... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 26 2026Mental Healthsobriety
Lucas Erceg Nears 6th Anniversary of His Sobriety VIDEO – SAVED THE GAME – May 22, 2026 - From the first time I spoke with Royals star reliever Lucas Erceg about his sobriety two years ago, what struck and moved me most was his candor ... and the reasons for it. Whi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2026sobriety
Why The Thing You Dread Could Be Your Sober Breakthrough VIDEO – WORTH WATCHING – May 11, 2026 - When was the last time you had a long chunk of time with no events coming up, or anything that felt like a reason to drink? The only time most of us came close to that was duri... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 19 2026sobriety
You Can Reverse The Damage Alcohol Has Done To Your Body EVENTUALLY – May 13, 2026 - You see, for all the sobering news of alcohol’s effects on your health, there’s a silver lining. Many of the diseases attributed to alcohol can be slowed, stopped and even reversed if acti... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 19 2026
As Sobriety’s Popularity Grows, What Is Skiing’s Fondness for Drinking Worth Anymore? DOWNHILL RACER – May 13, 2026 - The drinks we gather around are so often associated with skiing. But alcohol now inhabits a complicated niche in mountain town life. As its often overlooked harms come to light, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 19 2026sobriety
On The Controversial Zach Top Quotes on Sobriety WHAT A PUTZ – May 14, 2026 - “Keep yourself healthy enough that you can drink all your life. I don’t want to be… sobriety is such a fad, trendy thing right now. The next person I hear say they got sober, I want to hi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 19 2026sobriety
Between Stimulus and Response by Brené Brown SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT – May 13, 2026 - I experienced two of the most disorienting experiences in my life when I got sober in 1995 and when I quit social media for the first time in 2022. I use the word disorienting bec... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 19 2026Mental Health
Britney Spears Embraces ‘Spiritual Journey’ as it’s ‘All a Blessing in Disguise’ KUNDALINI – May 10, 2026 - The pop star, 44, has since spoken candidly about being on a “spiritual journey” in the caption of an Instagram post showing her holding a baby snake. “Went to the pet store with my kids an... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 19 2026
Tana Mongeau Says Sobriety Is the ‘Greatest Milestone of My Life MINE TOO! – May 10, 2026 - “I was living so recklessly, and the day I decided to get sober was the day I decided to put me and put my life and put my future first and trust myself that I could be funny and be interes... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 19 2026
‘Wine mom’ Culture Turned Me Into An Addict WINE MOMS – May 14, 2026- It’s a bitter sip. “Wine mom” culture celebrates alcohol as both a requirement and a reward for the maternal workload, with infinite cheeky memes and products boasting, “The most expensive p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 19 2026sobriety
Why Bill W.’s Wife Founded Al-Anon By William Borchert LIKE LOIS LANE – May 2026 - Lois, who, at age 82, was no more than five feet tall, looked up at me with glistening, grayish-blue eyes and gripped my hand firmly. “It’s wonderful to meet you,” she said in a lively, cr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 19 2026sobriety
I’m Watching My Best Friend Downward Spiral Rapidly HELP? – May 4, 2026 - This friend deals with a host of overlapping problems: bad sleep apnea, anxiety, paranoia, and, along with his alcohol dependence, he appears to need regular doses of kratom to function. Due to ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 12 2026Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
These Are The 15 Fun Non-Alcoholic Drinks I Always Reach For GOOD TO KNOW – May 8, 2026 - In the summer, the people are out and about, hitting patios, having barbecues, and grabbing drinks after work, so I’ve become a master of the non-alcoholic beverage market (as someone who... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 12 2026sobriety