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Best TV Shows About Addiction And Recovery

I LIKE TO WATCH – Aug. 6, 2023 - Make no mistake about it, while there are tons of crud being shown on television these days, it still can be one powerful tool when it sets its mind to it. Case in point, TV sh... Read More...

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Tim McGraw Gushes Over Faith Hill for Supporting His Sobriety

SOUL MATES – Aug. 10, 2023 - There’s setbacks and there’s times you move forward and do great, and there’s times you set back,” he said. McGraw added, “And that’ll probably be a process throughout the rest o... Read More...

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I’m Sober And My Partner Is Not. Here’s How We Make It Work.

COMMUNICATION & UNDERSTANDING – July 25, 2023 - “There’s been times where he’s drank too much and annoyed me,” Banks said of Tony. “But it happens so, so rarely that it tends to be more comical than annoyi... Read More...

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Trey Lewis @16 Years Sober: “Country Music Saved My Life”

REJOICING FOR LIFE – Aug. 8, 2023 - Lewis then reminded others, who may be dealing with substance abuse, that they are not alone. He also took a moment to share some advice while telling folks to “always stay true to... Read More...

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5 Child Stars Who Struggled After Becoming Famous

VIDEO – TALENT CAN BE DANGEROUS – Aug. 10, 2023 - 1, Demi Lovato. The pop star has long struggled with addiction and mental health issues, which stem from their childhood in the spotlight. Following a near-fatal epis... Read More...

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‘Sober Life Is So Much Better’

YES, WE AGREE – Aug, 9, 2023 - Owen continued, “Trust me, there’s someone reading this that I affected in my days of being an idiot and I can never take that back … I said things I shouldn’t, as well as did things I... Read More...

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Julia Cameron on Learning to Write Sober

WORDS OF LOVE – Aug. 11, 2023 - “Just try it and see.” I was not at all sure that God would want to write through me. And wasn’t it only normal to want to be a great writer? “In order to write sober, you have to l... Read More...

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Dunkin’ Spiked Coffee and Tea Are Coming Soon

BEWARE OF COPS – Aug. 10, 2023 - According to VinePair, the malt-based drinks are to be produced in collaboration with Harpoon Brewery. The two Boston-area brands originally paired up in 2018 to release season... Read More...

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Ric Flair Recalls His Wild Stories From Rehab

WRESTLING WITH DEMONS – Aug. 11, 2023 - So my roommate’s a doctor from Ft. Lauderdale that is there for digesting crystal meth anally,” Flair said. “That’s one roommate. Now what’s that got to do with me drink... Read More...

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Milwaukee: Drunkest City in America

VIDEO – L’Chaim – Aug. 10, 2023 - InsiderMonkey notes Wisconsin has one of the lowest alcohol tax rates in the country, leading to lower retail and wholesale prices. Some of the drunkest counties in the cou... Read More...

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More People Are Replacing Booze with Ketamine

AUDIO – WHATEVER WORKS – July 28, 2023 - When a federal judge declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) illegal, suspending applications for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. and w... Read More...

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Student Recovery Program Seeks More Participants

GRADUATE OF SOBER LIFE – Aug. 2, 2023 - Ethan Laugen, 24, is set to graduate from Augsburg and StepUP next year. When he first started at the nearby University of Minnesota, he said he considered drinking and partyin... Read More...

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Does Drinking Raise Blood Pressure?

SO WILL STRESS – July 31, 2023 - Even in adults without hypertension, blood pressure readings may climb more steeply over the years as the number of daily alcoholic drinks rise, according to an analysis ... Read More...

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Woman Travels to Country Music Fest to Celebrate 30 Months Sober

GOING TO ANY LENGTH – Aug. 4, 2023 - Bolos traveled 20 hours from Upstate New York with her best friend and two dogs. Every month she celebrates her sobriety by treating herself to something. One time it... Read More...

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‘I survived so that I could change the cycle’

AUDIO – BRAVE NEW WORLD – Aug. 3, 2023 - Before entering recovery last year, Jennie cycled in and out of substance use from the time she was in her late teens. When she first started, she had just left her husband, a... Read More...

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Brad Pitt’s Sobriety Journey

THE TREE OF LIFE – August 3, 2023 - Brad Pitt quit drinking and found a support system in Alcoholics Anonymous, a group he attended for a year and a half post his divorce. "You had all these men sitting around being ... Read More...

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Ari Lennox Reveals Where She’s Been

IN A BETTER PLACE – Aug. 4, 2023 - The Grammy-nominated artist is not only known for her uniquely recognizable tone, but also her explosive personality. For years her Instagram Lives were filled with edgy yet h... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis Having Her Most Rewarding Year at 64

VIDEO – TIMELESS SOBRIETY – August 1, 2023 - “There have been many, many, many points when I said ‘I don’t think I’ll ever make another movie again’ … I’ve said it for a long time, because I watched my parents... Read More...

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Landmark Officials: More people ‘will die as a result of’ state’s decision to shut down facilities

VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – July 31, 2023 - According to staff emails obtained by 16 News Now, Landmark executives say the furlough comes after the company’s Medicaid insurance contracts were canceled. All p... Read More...

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Dennis Quaid Says Faith Saved Him After Addiction

VIDEO – MOVIE STAR SHINES – July 26, 2023 - “I remember going home and having kind of a white light experience that I saw myself either dead or in jail or losing everything I had, and I didn’t want that,” he recall... Read More...

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US Restaurant Celebrates Sobriety

NOT SERVING ANY DUI’s – July 27, 2023 - If anyone had asked if I thought something was missing from my drinks, I certainly wouldn’t have guessed it was the alcohol. This was, of course, a detail created by design. At... Read More...

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Jason Wahler Was In Treatment as His Wife Was Giving Birth in Same Hospital

ALL SOBER NOW – July 26, 2023 - He continued, “To not be able to be present or in the moment to remember one of the greatest memories or moments in your life, is something that, I’ve forgiven myself, but it’s ... Read More...

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Czechoslovakian says “I’ve never felt better” being sober

AND PLAYING HOCKEY – July 20, 2023 - Smid commended Galchenyuk for his bravery while letting his followers know he recently found himself in a similar situation. “Just wanted to comment on Alex Galchenyuk,” Smid w... Read More...

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19 Celebrities Totally Candid About Their Addictions

VIDEO – SHARING THE GOLD – July 23, 2023 - Tom Felton turned to alcohol during the years after the Harry Potter franchise ended and shared that his team held a “painful and humiliating” intervention and suggested he ... Read More...

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Kyle Richards: Sobriety Is A ‘Win-Win’

REAL WINNERS OF 90210 – July 19, 2023 - “Sitting outside reading all your DM’s regarding my last post,” Richards noted. “It seems many of you have similar stories and want to go that route but are unsure how to. We a... Read More...

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Arizona Investigating Treatment Centers

VIDEO – PROFITEERS OUT WEST, AGAIN – July 26, 2023 - Residential homes, short-term rentals, and motels are fair game for unlicensed providers to house victims as long as Medicaid money is coming in, despite offerin... Read More...

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Praxis Landmark Recovery Gets Licenses Revoked

PRESS RELEASE FROM LANDMARK – July 27, 2023 - And earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed by former patients of the Mishawaka facility. The licenses have also been revoked at the company’s Carmel and Fort Wayne loc... Read More...

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Bobby Lee Reveals How Filming With Sarah Jessica Parker Inspired His Sobriety

BEING A TEAM MEMBER – July 25, 2023 - “The 51-year-old soon learned that the driver who picked him up was not taking him to his hotel but directly to set to begin shooting. Lee said he didn’t even know w... Read More...

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To Jessica Simpson,”Sober looks great on you.”

AUDIO – MAKE UP-FREE? – July 14, 2023 - Jessica Simpson is no stranger to blowing fans away with super-glamorous selfies on Instagram. However, the Open Book author stripped it all back in honor of her 43rd bi... Read More...

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AA Helps Many. For others, alternatives exist.

NOT EVERYONE IS AFRAID OF GOD – July 14, 2023 - Whenever a movie or television show depicts a person attending a recovery meeting, it is invariably AA. The vast majority of treatment facilities offer only 12-s... Read More...

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