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After years of food addiction & depression, Tamara Walcott says powerlifting ‘saved me from myself’

VIDEO – WORTH THE WEIGHT – Sept. 13, 2022 - The private, deep-rooted significance powerlifting assumed in her life perhaps goes some way to explaining Walcott’s success in the sport. In July, sh... Read More...

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Remi Wolf’s Next Project—Her Sobriety

UNIQUELY ECLECTIC – Sept. 14, 2022 - “There’s something about being 4 months sober where everything starts to get really really real. Too real,” she shared. “It was like all the shit I had been ignoring ... Read More...

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Eminem on overdose: ‘It took a long time for my brain to start working again’

VIDEO – HAPPY IT DID – Sept. 8, 2022 - “I remember when I first got sober and all the shit was out of my system, I remember just being, like, really happy and everything was f***ing new to me again,” Eminem sai... Read More...

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‘Addiction Is a Medical Problem’: Nonjudgmental Treatment Is Good Medicine

VIDEO – COMPASSION IN ACTION – Sept 6, 2022 - Depman moved to Vermont in 2007, as addiction treatment was starting to evolve. Before the move, he had seen the beginning of such changes while working as an emerg... Read More...

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The Deadly Financial Aspect of Addiction

VIDEO – IT’S ALL ABOUT LOSSES – Sept. 8, 2022 - After losing her husband to accidental overdose, Cheryl shares his journey through active addiction, road to recovery and his final battle lost to overdose. By ex... Read More...

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TikToker’s Daily Posts Show Road to Sobriety

INSPIRING TRANSFORMATION – Sep 8, 2022 - After getting out of bed, the couple went downstairs and dumped every last drop of alcohol down their kitchen sink. It has been over a year and Stoecker hasn’t had a dri... Read More...

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Local Teen Creates Program to Raise Awareness About Drug Addiction

VIDEO – BIG HEARTED YOUNG WOMAN – Sept. 7, 2022 - Local teen creates website to raise awareness about drug addiction. more@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X05NXxa6pco ... Read More...

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LA Indie Rock Artist Stephanie Hatzinikolis Celebrates Sobriety with New Song “Weed and Whisky”

VIDEO – SHE’S ON IT – Sept. 10, 2022 - Though there are darker themes, ultimately the idea is to be honest, vulnerable, and to share the perseverance of the human spirit. I hope that this song inspires (sober o... Read More...

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‘I’m on the Verge of Dying’: Ailing Mike Tyson Once Made Brutally Honest Admission About His Struggles With Alcoholism and Drugs

VIDEO – WEED WITH A BITE – Sept. 9, 2022 - The admission came during an ESPN Friday Night Fights post-fight press conference in Verona, New York. Tyson, in detail, talks about sobriety and how he longed t... Read More...

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Adrienne Banfield-Norris Celebrates 31 Years Of Sobriety

VIDEO – SAY HEY NA – Sept. 2022 - “I spent so many years in that insanity of active addiction, running in and out, and just that revolving door — you know, trying to get my life back together. That surrender wa... Read More...

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Adriana Marchione on Addiction, Cancer, Dance & Grief

CREATION STORY EVERY DAY – Aug. 27, 2022 - Sometimes I wish the world were a little smaller, so I could meet my guests in person. Adriana is one of those people who I’d love to spend time with. This, f... Read More...

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Influencer ‘Cass and the City’ gets candid about importance of addiction awareness

VIDEO – TALKING IS DA SOLUTION – Sept. 8, 2022 - He says he knew something was wrong in high school when he would experience going through withdrawal, but he pushed through. After high school, he began using he... Read More...

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Chris Cuomo says he drinks ‘too much,’ but he’s not an alcoholic

SAVE HIM A SEAT – Sept. 8, 2022 - “Too often, I think, we avoid dealing with things. So here’s a little bit of my story. I take my body and — my diet can suck. I drink too much,” Cuomo said. “I’m thinking about... Read More...

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Did Michael Jackson’s Ex-Wife Debbie Rowe Confess Aiding In His Drug Addiction? Says, “In Some Way I Was Part Of It”

MEA CULPA? – Sept. 7, 2022 - As per the report in The International News, in the documentary, Debbie Rowe admitted that she had worked for the famous dermatologist Dr Arnold Klein, who gave Michael Jacks... Read More...

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Cheryl Burke ‘Very Proud’ of Her Sobriety and Hopes to Be Sober the ‘Rest of My Life’

DANCING ALL THE RIGHT ‘STEPS’ – Sept. 6, 2022 - “I’m very proud of myself. I definitely am not thinking too far along cause what helped me get to the four years and what will get me through another four ... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Regrets Making “Sobriety” Documentaries

SHE KNOWS WHO SHE IS – Aug. 31, 2022 - Demi Lovato has one regret about the recovery journey. As you are probably aware, the 30-year-old musician has always been a vocal advocate for mental health awareness,... Read More...

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Kanye West: ‘My porn addiction destroyed my family’

HIS WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HAND – Sept. 1, 2022 - Kanye West admitted to having an addiction to porn, saying it “destroyed” his family. “Don’t let Kris make you do playboy like she made and Kim do,” he began in... Read More...

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Matt Willis to Reveal Addictions in Heartbreaking New Documentary

OPENING UP, WAY UP – Sept. 1, 2022 - Matt said previously about first becoming a dad to eldest daughter Isabelle: “I remember looking at her and going, ‘Oh no, I’ve been getting everything wrong’. “Su... Read More...

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Artists MUST Expose Corruption, Urges Opioid Crisis Film Director

CAN A FILM SAVE LIVES? – Sept, 3, 2022 - The maker of lauded films including Risk (about Wikileaks) and Citizenfour(about Edward Snowden) was premiering All the Beauty and the Bloodshed in competition at the Ve... Read More...

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Drug Czar Says Stigma Among Doctors Culprit In Addiction Crisis

NOT AN ADDICT? – Sept. 2, 2022 - As the first doctor to hold the position, he says he will embrace new strategies, including harm reduction tactics, which aim to reduce drug users’ risk of overdose, death, and ... Read More...

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Zac Clark Celebrates 11 Years of Sobriety

IT STARTS THE FIRST DAY – Aug. 31, 2022 - “I feel very loved,” he added, “The beautiful notes and messages, thank you so much for all of that.” Clark continued, “As I sit here and I reflect on the past 11 ye... Read More...

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Sam Quinones Is Wrong Says Zackary Siege

WHO KNOWS? – Sept. 4, 2022 - The other day I got a concerned ping. Someone alerted me that Sam Quinones, bestselling author of Dreamland and more recently The Least of Us, two books abo... Read More...

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French Montana To Help People In Music Business Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – FROM BAND TO WATER WAGON – Aug. 27, 2022 - Clients battling addiction will receive a treatment team and 24/7 medical and clinical care in the best location for them. French and the Guardian Re... Read More...

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Singer AJ McLean on Reaching One Year of Sobriety

VIDEO – BACKSTREET BOY UPFRONT – Sept. 4, 2022 - Alexis and AJ dive into his family life, parental relationships, his first stint of sobriety from 2001-2007. more@News ... Read More...

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Melissa Chadburn on Her Relationship Between Sobriety and Creativity

AUDIO – YIN/YANG DING/DONG – Aug. 24, 2022 - I was a smoker for a long time, that was the one addiction I knew I had from the jump. I would say, “I’m going to read this chapter and then I’ll smoke a cigarette.”... Read More...

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Gritty Cult Director Abel Ferrara Gets Sober

AND LOOKS AT THE END OF THE WORLD – Aug. 26, 2022 - “Once we kicked the drugs and the alcohol, we started to see a different way of life, of living in a different life,” the “Bad Lieutenant” director sai... Read More...

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Shia LaBeouf’s ‘Great Humbling’

JUST HOPE IT STICKS – Aug. 26, 2022 - LaBeouf has been open about his history in rehab and has been arrested multiple times in relation to alcohol, including in October 2015 for public intoxication. ... Read More...

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Richie Stephens Discusses Book On Sobriety

VIDEO – AN OFFER YOU SHOULDN’T REFUSE – Aug. 24, 2022 - Actor Richie Stephens discusses the power of the human spirit and his new book, “The Gangster’s Guide to Sobriety.” more@YouTube ... Read More...

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Demi Talks ‘survivor’s guilt’ After 2018 Overdose

SHARING HEALS – Aug. 18, 2022 - Lovato, who recently added back the pronouns she/her, suffered an overdose in 2018. Following the near-fatal moment, the former Disney star woke up in an intensive care un... Read More...

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Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Confirms He’s One-Year Sober

EVEN IN NEW JERSEY – Aug. 12, 2022 - The “Celebrity Fear Factor” alum, who noted that he’s had “basically full-time” custody of his and ex Jen Harley’s 4-year-old daughter, Ariana, added that he has been in a “... Read More...

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