Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol Addiction

“I would drink three bottles of wine before running a 100 mile race”

FOUL FUEL – April 10, 2024 - Rock bottom came in 2021 when I was at my best friend Julius’ house in Somerset, drinking bottles of wine like they were water, crying hysterically, in bits on his sofa. I had lost... Read More...

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Eminem Celebrates 16 Years of Sobriety

LOCAL HERO – April 20, 2024 - On Saturday, April 20, the “Lose Yourself” rapper, 51, marked 16 years sober, sharing the milestone on Instagram with fans. The Grammy winner — who was born Marshall Mathers — pos... Read More...

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Fans Recall How Indigo Girls Helped Them Through Sexuality and Sobriety

VIDEO – TOGETHERNESS WORKS – April 10, 2024 - There’s another layer to the duo’s impact. “I’ve been clean and sober 29 years now,” one fan shared. “They were almost like this unspoken permission that it was OK to ... Read More...

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‘Gig Economy’ Jobs May Lead to Problem Drinking

THE TEMPTATION OF LIFE – April 10, 2024 - People who take poorly paid temp jobs as freelancers or independent contractors are 43% more likely to develop an alcohol-related illness than those with full-time per... Read More...

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Johnny Knoxville Embraces ‘Sweet Dreams’ Sobriety Story

VIDEO – WE ALL SHOULD – April 11, 2024 - “My father was an alcoholic and I get to play softball half the movie,” Knoxville told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. “Baseball was the only thing I was ever good at.”... Read More...

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Deryck Whibley Celebrates 10 Years Sober

ONE NOTE AT A TIME – April 6, 2024 - Call it a premonition or pure naïveté, but Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley knew for a fact when he was 16 that he was going to be famous someday. “I mean, I was just so obsessed with m... Read More...

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Why Nature Is Your Best Ally in Recovery

IT DOESN’T JUDGE – April 10, 2024 - 4 EASY WAYS TO CONNECT WITH THE OUTDOORS - Being outdoors has been linked to reduced stress, more energy, better physical health, and much more. Nature is often looked ... Read More...

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Alcohol Awareness Month

VIDEO – WE WARNED YOU – April 9, 2024 - This month is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of alcohol use and misuse. It also offers communities a chance to gain more understanding of how individua... Read More...

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‘Terribly Strange to be 70’ by Anne Lamott

WE ALL GET THERE – April 10, 2024 - In my teens, already drinking and drugging, I didn’t expect to see 21, Then at 32, I got clean and sober, the miracle of my life from which all other blessings f... Read More...

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Natalie Eva Marie’s Troubled Past, Addiction & Sobriety

SOBERMANIA! – April 5, 2024 - Former WWE superstar Natalie Eva Marie dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player, but poor decisions led her down a dark path of addiction and alcohol abuse. “I feel like I was ju... Read More...

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Lily Allen Admits Her Secret to Staying Sober

THE ORACLE SPEAKS – April 8, 2024 - The singer, 37, has always been candid about her drink and drug abuse, saying quitting alcohol and drugs was the best decision she had ever made. She has now been sober for ... Read More...

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Philadelphia Foundation Award Grants to 13 Addiction Recovery Organizations

BEST D.A. IN AMERICA – PHILADELPHIA (April 1, 2024) — District Attorney Larry Krasner awarded microgrants totaling over $357,000 to 13 addiction recovery groups as part of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s ... Read More...

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Kitty Noir Encourages Those Recovering from Addiction

THE CAT’S MEOW – April 6, 2024 - “A lot of my fans in recovery say that, ‘You’re super inspiring.’ They feel like they can really connect with me on a deeper level since we’re both in recovery and kind of get it,” Ji... Read More...

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Alaska to Post Cancer Risks Warning on Booze

WHY NOT EVERYWHERE? – April 5, 2024 - House Bill 298, would require businesses that sell alcoholic beverages post signs warning of the cancer link. The cancer message would augment the currently required messa... Read More...

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Crisis of Alcoholism Surging in the US

IT’S CHEAP ENOUGH – April 2, 2024 - The CDC is trying, desperately, it seems, to pound a square peg into a round hole, blaming COVID-19 for a surge in alcohol use and ignoring a glaring problem with the evidence. Tha... Read More...

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These Were Amy Winehouse’s Tragic Final Words

SUPERSTARS DIE TOO – Feb. 10, 2024 - Amy Winehouse was tipsy but still able to hold a conversation. Dr. Christina Romete, the soulful British pop singer’s general practitioner, had been treating Winehous... Read More...

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Marian Keyes on How The Best-loved Novelist Beat Alcoholism

BRAINS AND FINESSE – March 30, 2024 - She has been famous, and sober – and married to Tony Baines – for exactly half her life. ‘I was always told when I got to 40, I wouldn’t care about other people’s opinions,’ s... Read More...

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I Stopped Drinking for Three Months and It’s Not as Simple as the Internet Says

OR IS IT? – March 29, 2024 - A quick search for sober motivation will send you off on a stream of brightly coloured listicles that advise making plans that don’t involve alcohol, spending time with friends who ... Read More...

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Sunday Brunch Star Gaby Roslin’s Whirlwind Romance – Grief and Sobriety

IT’S ALL IN THE GAME – March 31, 2024 - Gaby, who first found fame in 1992 on The Big Breakfast, revealed last year that she completely cut alcohol out of her life - and she has never looked back. It’s been ov... Read More...

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Anthony Kim Details Issues With Addiction and ‘Scam Artists’

WITH AN EYE TOWARDS THE HOLE – April 3, 2024 - “Golf is important to me and not important to me at the same time,” Kim said. “I’ve had some very dark moments. I’ve had some very low moments. I felt very alone, even w... Read More...

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Former Users and Experts Debate Kratom

WORTH DISCUSSING – March 29, 2024 - After struggling with alcoholism for two years, Aaron thought that trying out kratom as an alternative to drinking – as suggested by the ad he saw on Instagram – seemed like a good... Read More...

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Hopes to End the Stigma of Addiction

VIDEO ONLY – IT’S ABOUT TIME – March 29, 2024 - New campaign hopes to end the stigma of addiction. CONTINUE@WFMJ ... Read More...

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Drunkin’ ‘spiked’ Alcoholic Drinks In Ohio

I’LL HAVE ONE ‘GLAZED OVER EYES – March 30, 2024 - The company said their spiked iced coffees and ice teas — called “Dunkin’ Spiked” — are the “perfect daytime or evening drinks that you can enjoy year-round.”... Read More...

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Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?

UBER? – March 30, 2024 - Reviewing his father’s credit card statements, “I saw recurring charges from the Liquor Barn and realized he was drinking a pint of Scotch a day,” he said. Public health officials ar... Read More...

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Rachel Leviss: ‘I’m Really proud of how far I’ve come!’

ONE YEAR AT A TIME – April 2, 2024 - She is about to celebrate one year of sobriety. The 29-year-old reality star has been turning to a string of healthy activities in recent months and revealed that Wednesday... Read More...

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George Lopez Tackles Sobriety in ‘Lopez vs. Lopez’

TELEVISION MATTERS – April 2, 2024 - “What you can expect is watching what happens when a sober George tries to maintain his sobriety, what that does to the family dynamic, what that means to his daughter’s relations... Read More...

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Hollywood Can’t Stop Making Movies About Addictions

FILMS MATTER – Feb. 10, 2024 - At the Sundance Film Festival I watched depressing flick after depressing flick about dealers, addicts, good trips, bad trips, pills, pot, meth, coke, Rohypnol, injectable steroids and ... Read More...

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Jason Biggs Describes Hiding Alcoholism From Wife Jenny Mollen

AUDIO – STILL IN LOVE, WHAT, NO ALANON? – March 28, 2024 - March 28, 2024 - The 45-year-old “American Pie” star opened up about his substance abuse struggles on the debut episode of Jenny Mollen’s show. “I’ was ... Read More...

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Cleaning Up the Business of Getting Clean

CLEAN & SOBER – March 26, 2024 - Assemblywomen Margie Donlon and Luanne Peterpaul (D-Monmouth) have announced legislation in response to the State Commission of Investigations (SCI) report of fraud, ethical misco... Read More...

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Jennifer Gimenez Instrumental in Getting Daisy De La Hoya Into Treatment

INTERVENTIONS MATTER – March 24, 2024 - Jennifer Gimenez, formerly of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” fame and her husband, Tim Ryan from A&E’s “Dope Man” tell TMZ ... they teamed up with actor Corey... Read More...

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