Dopesick’s Michael Keaton Talks Addiction NOW HE IS SUPERMAN – Sept. 26, 2021 - What boggles your mind the most? “An actual addiction was created and it infiltrated every class group. This has affected everyone from all walks of life. It’s a tragedy.”... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 5 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
“Intervention” Alone Couldn’t Stop These Tragic Deaths SO YOUNG, SO SAD, SO NEEDLESS – Sept 8, 2021 - Read on for stories of “Intervention” stars who sadly died. Chris Brady featured in Season 6 of “Intervention.” The 34-year-old was in the full throes of al... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthOct 5 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Dancer Corey O’Brien In Powerful Short Film on 9 Years Sober WATCH – EVERYONE WINS – Sept 30, 2021 - “Filming ‘Freedom’ was a way for me to be vulnerable and reminisce on the past while being able to share my story of growth, which is important,” O’Brien, 30, told HuffP... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 5 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Cheryl Burke Says Sharing Sobriety With Fans Has Been ‘Scary’ WATCH – ALL THE RIGHT STEPS – Sept. 20, 2021 - In the video Burke posted Monday morning, Burke drove while she spoke to the camera about how doing the show sober was “scary for her,” and that while she c... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 28 2021
‘The Flight Attendant’ NOT HARD NEWS! REAL FUN FICTION ON TV – Sept. 24, 2021 - In Season 2, Cassie is sent on an overnight assignment where she inadvertently witnesses a murder, entangling her in another case filled with inte... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehabSept 28 2021
Patricia Heaton Shares What Led Her to Sobriety ON A PINK CLOUD (SORT OF) – Sept. 23, 2021 - And I was so humiliated in front of my sons, and their friends,” she continued. “And God knows that that’s all it takes for me — for that kind of sense of the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 28 2021
Raising Awareness During National Recovery Month REJOICING IS ACCEPTABLE – Sept. 14, 2021 - Poznanovich is in long-term recovery. He was fortunate to get help through treatment and the support of others, and has implemented lifestyle changes to sustain... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021
Oli Sykes Says Addiction Inspired DiE4u AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER – Sept. 17, 2021 - “I’ve learned over the past year while I’ve been recovering that when you’re in it, addiction is like you’re having an affair. You’re doing this thing behind everyone’s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021
Ex-Manchester United star Chris Eagles, joined AA after he was found drunk in drivers’ seat of his Audi SOBRIETY SHOULD BE THE GOAL – Sept. 14, 2021 - At Manchester Magistrates’ Court this week, Eagles claimed he needed his vehicle to take his two children to school. Eagles admitted being drunk while in charge of ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionRecoveryRehabSept 21 2021
Sigourney Weaver Stands Out As An Alcoholic In Denial WHAT’S REAL AND WHAT’S NOT? – Sept. 16, 2021 - I am not of fan of movies that resort to breaking the fourth wall, as it were, and letting their key characters talk incessantly to the audience. It is a de... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehabSept 21 2021
Wendy Williams Lands In Hospital For ‘Psychiatric Issues’ FAME FLAME OUT? – Sept. 19, 2021- They added: “No one can tell her no. People are afraid to speak up.” A call to a rep for Wendy was not returned. Another show source previously disclo... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMental HealthRecoverySept 21 2021
Golf Memorial Raises $20,000 for Addiction Prevention WATCH – UNBEARABLE TRAGEDY – Sept. 4, 2021 - “He stayed clean for about nine months then he relapsed, unfortunately,” Smith said. “People said, ‘well, did you try this and did you try that?’ I appreciate what ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
Royce da 5’9” Celebrates 8 Years of Sobriety WATCH – DA BEST RAP IS SOBER RAP? – Sept. 10, 2021 - This is ‘Tiny Desk,’ the world famous ‘Tiny Desk,’ at the world famous Heaven Studios,” Royce said shortly after opening his 18-minute set with “God Speed.” “Th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionrapRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
John Mulaney on His Addiction and Recovery WATCH – WHERE HE’S AT – Sept. 12, 2021 - The Chicago native also revealed that he was expecting his first child with Munn and reflected on his future, adding, “You guys saved me from drugs, and Olivia and this... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapseSept 14 2021
Megan Fox’s “Pretty Severe Eating Disorder” VULNERABILITY IS BEAUTIFUL – Sept 9, 2021 - “However, at a certain point, I went through some trauma in childhood and I developed a pretty severe eating disorder and manic depression, which runs in my fa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietydiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthSept 14 2021
Keith Urban Discusses His Sobriety, Wants Fans To Party LIVE AND LET LIVE – Sept 6, 2021 - So it just took a long time for me. But I was able to finally make the right choice in my life, that I wish my dad would have made.” Urban tells the publication, “The reas... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
Liz Fraser: My Life With An Alcoholic Partner AL-ANON ANYONE? – Sept 12, 2021 - At the height of his addiction, Mike was so saturated by alcohol and anxiety he was barely able to think or function normally. He was nervous, wired, aggressive and prim... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
‘The Wire’ Actor Michael K. Williams Found Dead in NYC Apartment A STAR GOES DARK – Sept. 6, 2021 - A relative of the Emmy-winning actor talked to him Friday, and Williams was supposed to show up to an event Saturday but never made it, sources said. The relative went to Williams’... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseSept 7 2021
Keith McCants, ex-NFL Player Struggled Who with Addiction Dead at 53 TOO DAMN SAD – Sept. 2, 2021 -“Before was over with, I was consuming over 183 pills a week, not knowing the effects it had on my liver or my kidneys,” McCants said in a 2015 Vice Sports interview. He was neve... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 7 2021Super BowlTrauma
Michelle Heaton’s Searingly Honest Struggles With Alcoholism CONFIDENCE IN ABSTINENCE – Sept. 2, 2021 - Since going to rehab to try and help her get a handle on her life, the singer who rose to fame on the ITV talent show Popstars in the early noughties, said that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewrapRecoveryRehabSept 7 2021
Lala Kent: My Sobriety Comes First JUST LIKE CLARK – Sept. 3, 2021 - The blonde beauty - who now has six-month - old daughter Ocean with TV producer Randall - admits she couldn’t have put down the bottle without the unwavering love and su... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 7 2021
Comedian Fuquan Johnson And Two Others Die From Drug Overdose, Model, Comedian Kate Quigley WATCH – REGULATE IT! IT'S NOT COCAINE ANYMORE Sept. 6, 2010 - Laurie Perez reports from Hollywood where the comedy community is struggling with the loss of well-known comic Fuquan "Fu" Johnson who, along with two oth... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdoseRecoverySept 7 2021Trauma
National Recovery Month 2021 WHEN ONE MONTH IS NEVER ENOUGH – Sept. 1, 2021 - Now in its 32nd year, Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in recovery, just as we celebrate improvements made by those who are managing other heal... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 7 2021
Imagine Dragons Dives Into The Darkness NO MORE CHASING – Sept. 2, 2021 - “I’m finding it hard to love myself,” he sings on ”My Life.” On “Lonely,” he offers: “These days, I’m becoming everything I hate.” The song ”Dull Knives” has Reynolds’ almost ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerInterviewMental HealthRecoverySept 7 2021
Quote of the Week – Bette Midler “I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.” —Bette Midler ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerquote of the weekSept 7 2021
Celebrity Chef Michael Chernow Raises $2.2M BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS – August 26, 2021 - It is a plant-based, gluten and allergen-free meal that has his three favorite breakfast go-tos — oats, protein and vitamins, plus minerals and Omega-3 fatty acids. C... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Biggest Robert Downey Jr. Moments That Transformed His Life TAKING THE RIGHT ‘STEPS’ – August 25, 2021 - After a few small parts in movies, Downey got what seemed like his big break in 1985. That year, “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels assembled an en... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Understanding Connections Between Substance Use and Other Life Problems AWARENESS IS THE FIRST STEP – August 25, 2021 - Delivered virtually, Hazelden Betty Ford’s RecoveryGo® online solutions bring our world-class outpatient addiction and mental health care, recovery support... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanaMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Raiders DE Maxx Crosby is 18 months sober DEFENDING HIS LIFE – AUGUST 27, 2021 - Crosby, who turned 24 on Aug. 22, was a Day 3 draft pick of the Raiders in 2019 out of Eastern Michigan, the No. 106 overall selection in the fourth round. He racked up 1... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Donald Newlove Explored the Depths of Drink, Dies at 93 FROM DEAD DRUNK TO DEAD SOBER – August 27, 2021 - The novelist Frederick Busch wrote in The New York Times Book Review that “The Drunks” was “a convulsion of ghastly laughs and gorgeous writing.” The New Yorke... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab