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Alex Pereira Opens Up: I Drank Every Day

BATTLE OF A LIFETIME – Nov. 7, 2022 - Pereira started training kickboxing at the age of 21 and turned pro after a 25-3 (25 knockouts) amateur record. As per some sources, Pereira still struggled with his... Read More...

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Jessica Simpson: Concern About Her Health and Sobriety After Ad Goes Viral

VIDEO – A SONG OF DESPAIR? – Nov. 7, 2022 - Jessica Simpson responded on Instagram after her Pottery Barn advertisement recently went viral for all the wrong reasons. “I needed to be in my studio today be... Read More...

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Is AA Sexist? Opinion by Christopher Dale

WOMEN SUFFER TOO – Nov. 13, 2022 - In October 2011, I walked into a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. My drinking and drugging days were over ... Meanwhile my non-addict wife, her own wounds still fresh from my ... Read More...

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Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Treat Addiction

SITTING STILL AND BREATHING – Nov. 6, 2022 - This type of treatment is still being developed, Garland said, but the trials conducted have shown it is more effective than the usual treatment that people w... Read More...

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Jodie Sweetin Shares her Story to Help Those Struggling with Addiction

2019 EXPERIENCE STRENGTH AND HOPE AWARD WINNER TELLS ALL – Nov. 7, 2022 - Jodie Sweetin is reflecting on how more people are able to understand the “disease of addiction” in recent years. In an interview wit... Read More...

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Is “Damp Lifestyle” Sobriety’s Cousin?

A DISTANT RELATIVE – Nov. 10, 2022 - The damp lifestyle, a term originally coined by TikTok user Hana Danly, refers to operating somewhere in between sobriety and heavy drinking. Someone who chooses to l... Read More...

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Is ‘California sober’ a real thing or an excuse to keep getting high?

OPINION – Nov. 9, 2022 - For many, self-medicating can be a slippery slope, Koob said. In addiction treatment facilities, he said, intoxicants are discouraged in favor of nonintoxicating medications that... Read More...

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“Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America” Now Streaming on Pluto

MEDIA MATTERS – Nov. 9, 2022 - The documentary was made possible through the active participation and leadership of Horizon Media. Bill Koenigsberg, CEO and founder of Horizon Media, serves on the board at Part... Read More...

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‘I learnt how to channel my addiction into art’

VIDEO – SO CAN SOME OF US – Nov. 7, 2022 - A former homeless drug addict has turned his life around and is now an up-and-coming graffiti pop artist hosting an exhibition in an east London gallery. Opa... Read More...

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Jessica Simpson Responds to Fans Concerned About Her Sobriety

PARTY OF ONE – Nov. 7, 2022 - Jessica Simpson has assured her fans that while she appreciates their concern for her health and sobriety, their misplaced comments still hurt. The pop star posted a v... Read More...

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Medication Treatment for Addiction is Shorter for Black & Hispanic Addicts

EVEN IN BLUE STATES – Nov. 9, 2022 - Researchers have long known that racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to be prescribed lifesaving addiction treatment options than white people. But even w... Read More...

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Macklemore Reflects on His Sobriety

VIDEO – THE MAN IN THE MIRROR – Oct. 28, 2022 - He also raps, “Reflectin’ on Malcolm and the shit I thought but never said it/To Peter, Robin, to Kevin,” he raps. “All my other friеndships that could hav... Read More...

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The Warning Signs of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

IT’S GRADUAL AIN’T IT? – OCT. 28, 2022 - Addiction and the road to it is an individual one, says Deena Manion, a doctor of psychology, a licensed psychotherapist and chief clinical officer of Westwind Re... Read More...

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Crippling Alcoholism Nearly Killed Her, Then She Lost ‘dream’ Career in Music

DON’T DRINK TOO MUCH – Oct. 31, 2022 - Justine explained that as a little girl, she always ‘dreamed big’ and hoped that one day she would get her ‘dream career in the music industry’. ‘Music was my li... Read More...

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Playwright Pens New Work Humanizing Youth Struggling with Addiction

THEATERS ARE A VORTEX – Oct. 30, 2022 - It wasn’t hard for playwright Christian St. Croix to figure out how to focus his latest play, “The Pros and Cons of Feeding Stray Cats,” which follows two transiti... Read More...

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Recovery Center Creates Danger For Neighbors

VIDEO – NOT ON PURPOSE – Nov. 1, 2022 - Ashli Landrum and Douglas Anglin, both from Frankfort, Kentucky, stole the truck on Old Dublin Road near Recovery Works in Mayfield. The sheriff’s office says they... Read More...

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Stark Number of Alcohol-Related Deaths of Young Americans

VIDEO – BUT IT’S LEGAL – Nov. 3, 2022 - Drug overdoses and the opioid epidemic have devastated the country for the past two decades, taking far too many lives. But alcohol use and abuse is a huge problem that f... Read More...

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Urgent Warning: ‘One Drink a Day Raises Risk of Sudden Silent Killer’

NOT A STROKE OF GENIUS – Nov. 2, 2022 - Writing in the American Academy of Neurology, doctors said the risk of stroke increased the more years people reported moderate or heavy drinking. As part of the s... Read More...

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Seven Revelations From Matthew Perry

MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Nov.1, 2022 - In it, Perry writes about his famous past relationships and his time on the hit sitcom that made him famous around the world. However, Perry also explores his widely public... Read More...

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Saoirse Ronan in Addiction Recovery Film ‘The Outrun’

WHAT CAN’T SHE DO? – Nov. 2, 2022 - After more than a decade away, Rona decides to return to the wld Orkney Islands where she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up. While there, memorie... Read More...

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Matthew Perry and Alcoholics Anonymous: Does Anonymity Perpetuate Stigma?

IT’S COMPLICATED & SIMPLE – Oct. 28, 2022 - In his new memoir “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” Matthew Perry opens up about overcoming his drug and alcohol addictions – a decades-long struggle ... Read More...

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Braunwyn Windham Has 1,000 Days of Sobriety After ‘Very Dark Moments’

LET THERE BE LIGHT – Oct. 31, 2022 - In times of uncertainty, Windham tells herself that she “will die” should she take even one sip of alcohol. “And that’s OK,” she says, assuring us that the tactic — t... Read More...

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Pete Townshend Tells How He Tried to Get Keith Moon Clean Before He Died

WHO KNEW? – Nov. 3, 2022 - The Who drummer knew he needed to change his ways if he wanted his life to continue, which made Moon decide to stop drinking alcohol. However, after years of being physically addicted... Read More...

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Health and Science are on the Ballot

DEMOCRACY! WHERE WOULD BE BE WITHOUT IT? – Nov. 7, 2022 - In 2022, it’s mostly Republican congressional candidates who’ve made the drug crisis a focus of their campaigns. But they’re not zeroing in on ov... Read More...

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Princess of Wales Tells Addicts “recovery is possible”

VIDEO – FAIRY TALES DO COME TRUE – Oct. 30, 2022 - The charities leading the Taking Action on Addiction Campaign, along with others, are working across the country delivering life changing work to help people r... Read More...

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Yoga for Addiction Recovery and Mental Health

VIDEO – STRETCHING THE SOUL – Oct. 28, 2022 - Daffner said his recovery process was long, trying many times to get clean and never feeling fully prepared. But nearly nine years ago, something clicked when he be... Read More...

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Carey Price On Alcoholism Demons, and His Legacy

THE BEST THERE IS – Oct. 25, 2022 - Basu had no intention of forcing Price into speaking about his battles with alcohol abuse that led the goalie to enter the league’s Player Assistance Program before th... Read More...

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Lust for Life: How Anne Rice’s Alcoholism Influenced “Interview with the Vampire”

VIDEO – INTERVIEW WITH A WRITER – Oct. 24, 2022 - “From the very beginning, alcohol was very bad for me,” Rice says in her video. “For years I was an episodic drunk, then, after a considerable length of time, I... Read More...

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Lala Kent Celebrates 4 Years of Sobriety

VIDEO – REALITY AT ITS BEST – Oct. 24, 2022 - Before she went to bed, however, she also posted a lighthearted “tribute” to sparkling water on her Instagram Stories. “Thank you for making years of sobrie... Read More...

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Slippery Steps: Rolling & Tumbling Toward Sobriety by Don McLeese

MEMOIRS ARE HIP – Oct. 2022 - Q. What inspired the book? “To try to make sense of how the worst day of my life became one of the best days of my life. I often understand something best through the proces... Read More...

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