Bravo Productions Bummed When Cast Members Get Sober TOO CALM FOR TV – April 12, 2025 - Beloved producer Patrick McDonald, who recently stepped back from his work on reality TV to launch an OnlyFans career, appeared on Bethenny Frankel’s “Just B” podcast on Frida... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
Is SAMHSA Dead? Health Orgs Face Funding Shut Off FUNDING FIASCO – April 17, 2025 - Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia sought a restraining order to protect the $11 billion in funding. In early April, a federal judge granted a temporary injunctio... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hazelden/Betty Ford Adds Mental Health Treatment As Addicts Demand Help VIDEO – GOOD FOR BUSINESS TOO! – April 17, 2025 - Beginning this month, care for substance use and mental health will go hand-in-hand. Rannon Arch, Director of Co-Occurring Clinical Services for the Hazelden Betty F... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Max Beesley: ‘Alcoholism is very quick – you can soon get in trouble’ AN ACTOR’S OBSERVATION – April 17, 2025 - At 8.30am, on the morning of 7 July 2005, Max Beesley was at a hotel in Marylebone participating in a read-through for a new BBC drama, Hotel Babylon. The producer had ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
‘Soberchella’ Has More Non-Alcoholic Options Than Ever SAME OLD MUSIC – April 14, 2025 - From Lewis Hamilton’s alcohol-free tequila to a ‘Free AF’ spritz, here’s what sober-minded festival goers are sipping on this year. The New Bar is back for its third year in... Read More...Alcohol AddictionArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
Rehabs Reeling From Federal Funding Cuts VIDEO – WE SHALL SURVIVE – April 9, 2025 - Long-distance running is something that comes naturally to the Running Rooster but he says he lost that passion while battling addiction. Thanks to organizations like Dawn ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Alcoholics Anonymous Celebrates 90 Years of Recovery in Vancouver, CAN, July 3-6 PARTY HEARTY – April 16, 2025 - Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) will bring together tens and tens of thousands of members and guests from around the world, July 3–6, 2025, for its International Convention in Vancouver, B... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSlider
Supporting Your Partner on Their Sobriety Journey HELPING HAND – April 4, 2025 - “Recovery affects both people in the relationship—not just the one with addiction. Partners might feel stressed or anxious. Sometimes even resentful, especially if trust has been an iss... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Every Sip of Alcohol Increases Your Risk of Cancer AIN’T NO GOOD – April 8, 2025 - Alcohol, whether consumed regularly or only on special occasions, takes a toll on your body. From your brain and heart, to your lungs and muscles, to your gastrointestinal and im... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancer
Spencer Matthews On His Sobriety Journey STUNNING SHARE – April 10, 2025 - Spencer Matthews has been open about his journey with alcohol after suffering with alcohol dependency between the ages of 15 and 30. He admitted that during that time period he wo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Oxytocin’s Role in Guilt and Shame in Depression and Alcohol Addiction SCIENCE – April 10, 2025 - Investigators found that maladaptive guilt and shame were influenced more by individual characteristics than by specific disorders. They suggested incorporating guilt and shame dimens... Read More...Alcohol AddictionApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addictionoxycontin
Help for Those With Addictions is in Jeopardy CLEVELAND DESERVES BETTER – April 10, 2025 - As our country faces the possibility of federal health care funding cuts, it’s critical that we raise awareness about what’s at stake — especially for low-income individua... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Eight Days a Week of Booze Doubles Risk of Brain Damage BARFLY – April 9, 2025 - Boozers who down eight or more alcoholic drinks every week have an increased risk of brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, say scientists. They explained that t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
Addiction Hijacks Teenagers’ Brains FROM GUTTER TO GOOGLE – April 9, 2025 - Addiction is not limited to substances like alcohol and drugs but extends to behaviours such as smartphone use, gaming, gambling and pornography. The essence of addiction is es... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetMental HealthSmartphone Addictionteenagers
Comedy Shows Focus on Addiction Recovery WE ARE NOT A GLUM LOT – April 9, 2025 - Recovering from addiction may not be a laughing matter but Aims Community College students hope they can give their peers a reason to smile. They said they wanted to bring the&... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Hunger Hormone Contributes to Female Alcoholism INTERESTING – April 4, 2025 - Specialists from the University of Florida made an important discovery in the field of neurobiology of addictions, finding a specific neural pathway in the brain associated with alcohol ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Sarah Palin’ Daughter – Bristol Says She’s 1 Year Sober? GOD BLESS HER – April 2, 2025 - On Monday, the 34-year-old mom of three took to social media to share that she is 365 days alcohol-free. “365 days without alcohol.. *which sounds dramatic because I’ve never been a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Kim Delaney’s Felony Arrest Caps Alcoholism Battle SAVING HER A SEAT – April 4, 2025 - For over two decades, “NYPD Blue” star Kim Delaney has had her fair share of personal and public struggles. From multiple run-ins with the law to a couple stints in rehab, th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Adult Star’s Battle for Sobriety SHARING HER PRIVATE THOUGHTS – March 30, 2025 - EXCLUSIVE: Lana Wolf, a name associated with the UK’s rise of adult content creators, has opened up about her struggles with alcohol and the moment she needed to ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Brooke Hogan’s Husband Defends Her Amid Claims of Alcohol & Physical abuse LOYALTY PLEDGED – March 29, 2025 - “The claim that my wife broke Jane Doe’s collarbone was laughable to those who know the truth,” he wrote, without naming Linda directly. “My wife will have the occasional cock... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Addiction Counselors Help Save Lives VIDEO – IT STARTS IN REHAB – April 3, 2025 - “People are literally dying from just taking a pill that they thought was regular pain medicine, and it’ll be fentanyl, and they’ll be dead,” said Stuart Bostwick. “We ha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Sobriety Confidential’ by Chris Sicke: An Unfiltered Look at Alcoholism, Drug Addiction & Recovery READING MATTERS – April 2, 2025 - In his book Sobriety Confidential, Chris Sicke takes readers behind the closed doors of recovery—sharing his story and revealing the realities of Twelve Step programs, meetings, reha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media
‘God Is Good’: Reality Star Celebrates One Month of Sobriety 30 CHIP – April 2, 2025 - Chase Chrisley was arrested earlier this year after allegedly getting into an altercation at an Atlanta bar — claims he says are “blown out of proportion,” per the Daily Mail. His publicist ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
The Impact of Alcohol on Your Brain and Heart Health IT’S NOT GOOD – April 4, 2025 - For many, a drink or two is a regular part of socialising or unwinding. But how often do we consider the impact of those drinks on our bodies, both immediately and over time? ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
My Mom – An Alcoholic – Is Traveling Solo. Help! AUDIO – OH MAMA – April 4, 2025 - Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by award-winning journalist and founder of TransLash media Imara Jones. Together, they answer questions about being taken advantage of by a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Robert Carney’s Memoir – His Journey Through Recovery With AA VIDEO – PURE AA MESSAGE – April 4, 2025 - Robert Carney’s memoir, “Unscarred,” is described as “gritty, raw and riveting true story of surviving addiction.” He stopped by Morning Break to share how childhood trauma l... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Jax Taylor Recalls His Typical Day in Swanky Rehab CELEBRITY REHAB – March 27, 2025 - “I would get up in the morning. I would have my breakfast and I would do yoga outside.” He would complete two one-hour therapy sessions before a break. “I would meet a doctor ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 01 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Exploring Portrayals of Drinking and Sobriety in New Literature READ MORE BOOKS – March 27, 2025 - We all know her. Let’s call her Claire. She appears in many books: a woman in her late 20s or early 30s; sometimes a parent, sometimes not. She’s usually cishet and white, emb... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 01 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media
A Booze Free 2024 in Mallorca, Spain MORE FUN THAN EVER – March 28, 2025 - Having grown up through the ladette/alcopop/Britpop era, I’ve endured more than my fair share of hangovers and often questioned my relationship with booze. Over recent time... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 01 2025sobriety
They Shared a Commitment to Sobriety. Then, to Each Other. A SOBER LOVE STORY – March 18, 2025 - Greg Reck and Emily Starkey met at a 12-step meeting seven years ago and bonded over their similar backgrounds and career pursuits. The two met in October 2018 in the parki... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 01 2025sobriety