Aug 11 2026

Expert Joe Shrank Weighs in On Brad Pitt’s Return to Normal Wine Drinking, L’Chaim

ON SECOND THOUGHT... – Aug. 12, 2026 - Experts are weighing in on Brad Pitt’s bombshell revelation that he’s hopped off the proverbial wagon after seven years of sobriety, noting that while some people who quit drink... Read More...

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Dummy Pills Reveal Hidden Power of Human Expectation in Addiction Recovery

AUDIO – MIND OVER MATTER – July 31, 2026 - Patients being treated for addiction routinely experience a reduction in substance cravings simply from taking an inactive dummy pill, particularly those dealing with alcoho... Read More...

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Minnesota Sued Over Social Media Warning Requirement

AUDIO – SUE MORE – April 29, 2026 - An internet trade group filed a lawsuit against Minnesota on Wednesday morning, challenging a new law requiring websites to display warnings about social media use. NetChoice ar... Read More...

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Less Protein Linked to Healthy Aging

WHAT ABOUT TOFU? – August 3, 2026 - A review of more than 350 studies published in Cell Press Blue suggested that reducing protein intake may slow aging and improve metabolic health, particularly for sedentary adults... Read More...

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Can Artificial Sweeteners Make You Lose Your Memory

THAT YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING – Aug. 2, 2026 - The study found a significant link between artificial sweeteners and memory issues, experts say this is still only a correlation, not causation. Several widely used artific... Read More...

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12 Steps to Transformation: Moving Beyond a Recovery Mindset to an Empowerment Mindset

NEW BOOK FOR YOU – Aug. 2026 - by Rick Bayuk, 12 Steps to Transformationis a powerful reimagining of the Twelve Steps—not as a system for fixing what’s broken, but as a proven framework for becoming who you were mean... Read More...

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Former ‘functioning addict’ Helps Homeless After Turning His Life Around

BIG HEARTS EVERYWHERE – Aug. 3, 2026 - When Danny Foden became homeless, he was a “functioning addict” who had sold everything he owned to pay his drug dealers. He now works as a homeless project coordinator in Derby... Read More...

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Can One Drink Wreck Your Sleep?

GOOD POSSIBILITY – Aug. 6, 2026 - Gary Brecka, a human biologist and longevity expert, says: “Even one drink close to bedtime interrupts your sleep, and it isn’t really the alcohol that does it, it’s what the alcohol... Read More...

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SAMHSA Leaves Fentanyl Problem Intact

IT’S THE GOVERNMENT – Aug. 4, 2026 - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released the latest edition of its National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which is the source o... Read More...

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Mindfulness Offers Cost-effective Alternative for Treating Opioid Addiction

IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY TO THESE ANIMALS – Aug. 7, 2026 - An epidemic of opioid addiction costs the United States as much as $4 trillion per year in health care, criminal justice and lost productivity costs. But an evid... Read More...

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Why Doctors and Nurses Would Rather NOT Treat Patients with Addiction

AUDIO – THAT’S F**KED UP – Aug. 8, 2026 - In the US, about a quarter of a million people die each year from alcohol and drug-related illness, despite proven medical treatments for addiction. So why aren’t do... Read More...

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Bruno Mars – Risk It All

VIDEO – SONG OF THE WEEK – 133,000,000 views in 5 Months - Bruno Mars is a 16x GRAMMY®-winning global superstar, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and one of the most-streamed artists in the world.... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Victoria Coyne

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Aug. 11, 2026 - Our mission is simple, to help individuals build lives filled with stability, purpose, joy and lasting freedom from addiction while providing families with confidence that th... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis Says: ‘Addiction wants you dead.’

AS A DOORNAIL – August 3, 2026 - Life often tempts people with quick fixes for stress, heartbreak and emotional pain, but not every escape leads to healing. Today’s Quote is from Oscar-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis,... Read More...

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Ex-Gawker Editor AJ Daulerio on Life After Addiction

BACK ON TOP? – Aug. 6, 2026 - After his fall from grace, media’s former enfant terrible is now sober and helping others with his addiction recovery newsletter and podcast, The Small Bow. AJ Daulerio wakes up at 5.30a... Read More...

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Eminem Pays for Rapper Kurupt to Seek Treatment for Addiction

VIDEO – BEING OF SERVICE – Aug. 5, 2026 - In a new interview on SiriusXM’s Sway in the Morning, rapper Kurupt opened up about going to rehab for an alcohol addiction that led him to experience multiple seizures and a... Read More...

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Forward Brandon Clarke Died From “Heroin and Cocaine use”

Cunning, Baffling and DEADLY – Aug. 7, 2026 - Clarke, 29, was found unresponsive at a home in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley on the evening of May 11. The medical examiner’s office said paramedics found Clarke in a... Read More...

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An Invitation to the Global Congress on Addiction Medicine

CAN YOU GO? – Aug. 4, 2026 - Join us at the Global Congress on Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health & Psychiatric Research is a Hybrid Event taking place on October 15–16, 2026, in Paris, France. Centered on the... Read More...

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This Marijuana Disaster Rivals Big Tobacco

DOPE = DOPEY? – July 29, 2026 - The DEA should not reschedule marijuana. Evidence proves it’s unsafe. It wrapped up an 11-day hearing on whether marijuana should be rescheduled, or reclassified, as a less dangerous s... Read More...

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What Else Do We Lose When People Give Up Booze?

AUDIO – CHAOS? – Aug. 1, 2026 - The west wall of the dining room at the Last Refuge, a bar and restaurant in a 145-year-old former church in Louisville, KY, is 25 feet high and displays roughly 1,300 kinds of whiskey... Read More...

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This Happens to Your Brain When You Stop Drinking

YOU START THINKING – Aug. 4, 2026 - Research shows alcohol can alter the brain, reducing gray matter and increasing health risks. However, studies indicate the brain can recover when drinking is reduced or stopped. E... Read More...

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This Best-in-Show Nonalcoholic Beer Is Hiding in Plain Sight at Trader Joe’s

NOT ANYMORE – Aug. 8, 2026 - Verified buyers on the Best Day website call the beer “smooth and flavorful,” with one drinker saying it’s his go-to light beer after yardwork in the summer. The beer has a 3.3 out of 5 r... Read More...

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Brad Pitt Says He’s Drinking Again After 7 Years of Sobriety

L’Chaim – Aug. 10, 2026 - “I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon,” Pitt said with a “little laugh,” before holding a finger up to emphasize this next part: “In a more restrained manner. I got... Read More...

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6 Ways to Improve Your Memory

LISTEN – MUSCLE MEMORY – July 31, 2026 - New research from the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas challenges a long held assumption that memory loss, or a reduction of cognitiv... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Mother Teresa

“To keep the lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.” – Mother Teresa, 1910-1997 ... Read More...

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