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Male Celebrities Reveal Their Eating Disorders

LETTING IT ALL OUT – August 12, 2021 - In his 2016 photographic autobiography, musician Zayn Malik discussed the disordered eating that plagued him during his time in One Direction. He wrote, “Something I’v... Read More...

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Kathy Griffin details 2020 suicide attempt, pill addiction

LAUGHING BEHIND THE TEARS – August 2, 2021- You never know what goes on behind closed doors. Kathy Griffin outlined to ABC the dire personal straits she found herself in while on tour in 2017, including batt... Read More...

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From dope to hope: One man’s journey to sobriety

EVERY STEP COUNTS – AUGUST 4, 2021 - He learned that once you’ve reached rock bottom, the only way out is up. June 22, 2020, is the day Mathews reclaimed his life. For the past 13 months, Mathews — who lives... Read More...

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Richard Sackler’s Full Video Testimony

WATCH – YOU CAN TELL HE’S LYING BECAUSE HIS LIPS ARE MOVING – August 4, 2021 - OxyContin, members of the family successfully avoided most attempts to force them to answer questions about their stewardshi... Read More...

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Publisher Turns 27* and is subject of a piece in Shout Out LA

A PUFF PIECE ON AN EX-POTHEAD – August 2, 2021 - Occasionally the gang and I would wait at the news stand for the ‘bulldog’ edition, dropped off at 11pm. An early edition of the morning Inky, nickname for the Phila... Read More...

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Grayson Murray Says PGA Tour Never Offered Help with Alcoholism

IN THE ROUGH – July 24, 2021 - Golfer Grayson Murray publicly disclosed suffering from alcoholism in a statement Friday and accused the PGA Tour of refusing to help him with the issue. “The PGA Tour d... Read More...

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Q&A: the Secret Drug Addict

THE SECRET IS OUT – August 6, 2021 - I’ve worked in the music industry since I was a teenager and been in recovery from addiction since 2007. I decided to set up the Secret Drug Addict a few years ago as an onl... Read More...

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Comedian Richard Lewis is Not curbing his enthusiasm, Celebrates 27 years of sobriety

LIVING FUNNY – August 4, 2021 - o his followers, Lewis added, “If you’re struggling you can get help. I did. 8/4/21 27 years sober.” The post was liked more than 116,000 times as of Wendesday morning and was... Read More...

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Marlee Matlin Credits The Fonz With Giving Her A Home While Getting Sober

GOOD CITIZEN AWARD – August 7, 2021 - Actress Marlee Matlin has thanked Henry Winkler for letting her live with his family while she got sober as a young adult. The deaf star first met Winkler when she was ... Read More...

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Anderson Cooper on his newfound addiction

WATCH – IT’S ONLY A DRUG – July, 2021 - Best-selling author Michael Pollan talks to CNN’s Anderson Cooper about caffeine. more@CNN ... Read More...

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Vin Baker lost millions to addiction, found salvation in a Starbucks

THREE POINT VENTE – July 10, 2021 - “There was a point where it was just waiting for the train to crash,” Baker told The Times. “You know how that goes. Like people get into situations like mine where they lose... Read More...

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Colonel shares: ‘Almost losing my life was a big wake-up call’

FALLING OUT OF LINE AND INTO THE DRINK – July 21, 2021 - “He said that there was a suicide attempt involved in that blackout,” Kreitz said on the podcasts. “I had no memory of it, which is really what scared me... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis opens up about her pain, alcohol & pain pill addiction

WATCH – SCREAMING FOR SOBRIETY – July 29, 2021 - While in conversation with AARP The Magazine, the Freaky Friday actor spoke about her journey towards sobriety which took her 22 years to reach. “I’ve been so... Read More...

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Simone Biles’s Big Olympic Move: Embracing Vulnerability

A PARALLEL UNIVERSE? – July 28, 2021 - Ten years ago, or even five, an athlete of Simone Biles’s stature might have been reluctant to say that she struggled with pressure, much less to have withdrawn in the mid... Read More...

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The man who came in from the cold

AND CHICAGO DOES GET COLD – July 16, 2021 - But that winter it also cost him the last roof over his head. It was only then, faced with homelessness in the frigid cold of February as his health deteriorat... Read More...

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Q&A with Outgoing CEO & President, Doug Tieman and Incoming CEO & President, Brad Sorte

CARON STAYS CONSISTENT – July 2021 - Oliver Picher: You each took very different paths to get to your role today. What do you think is the common thread between your two paths? Let’s start with ... Read More...

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CEO on overcoming addiction and building a multimillion-dollar dating app

13th STEPPING AS A CAREER MOVE? – July 6, 2021 - Hinge didn’t help McLeod find his soulmate — he ultimately married the college girlfriend he was heartbroken over after they reconnected. But the app is n... Read More...

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Royce Da 5’9 reflects on past struggles with alcoholism

IT’S ALL IN DA’ NAME – July 3, 2021 - Royce Da 5’9 recently opened up about his battle with alcoholism and his subsequent recovery, during an interview with HipHopDX. Royce says it was in the company of Dr. Dre when... Read More...

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Patricia Heaton celebrates her sobriety

EVERYBODY LOVE SOBRIETY – July 11, 2021 - Captioning the video “a lot to celebrate this month. #3years,” Heaton concluded by asking her 190,000 followers to reach out to her if they have experienced something s... Read More...

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Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter, ‘If I wasn’t sober, I wouldn’t be here’

NONE OF US WOULD BE – July 9, 2021 - “Memaw is not on the road anymore and that’s grief for her and a grief for us and a grief for the fans,” said the 44-year-old. “But she’s still so witty and so very t... Read More...

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Woman’s book on addiction brings hope from pain

HEALING AND HOPE – July 6, 2021 - “Last year I thought of all these moms that I know and all the kids that died from addiction — I said let’s put a book together and we’ll dedicate a chapter to our kids,” she s... Read More...

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How David Crosby helped Drew Barrymore with sobriety

MEETINGS, MEALS AND FELLOWSHIP – July 7, 2021 - We took her to school in the morning and tried to be a good influence. I think we were kind and loving, and it felt good to do. “You try to do stuff, and you’re n... Read More...

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Cheryl Burke reveals she attended her first AA meeting more than two years after becoming sober

WATCH – WE WERE SAVING HER A SEAT – July 2, 2021 - On YouTube, Cheryl told viewers that rather then check into rehab or participate in a 12-step program she quit drinking nearly three years ago with the support of... Read More...

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All-Star Pitcher CC Sabathia Reckons with Toll of Alcoholism

STAYING ALIVE and WELL – July 2, 2021 - Baseball was his best ticket out of Vallejo, “a place where young Black kids did not get second chances,” he writes. Mr. Sabathia would have liked to have gone to college... Read More...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE’s NIKKI SIXX Celebrates 20 Years Of Sobriety

MOTLEY NO MORE – July 2, 2021 - And do you know what you’re gonna do? YOU’RE GONNA STAY SOBER ONE DAY AT A TIME. You are the miracle, the one that breaks the addiction chain, the one who is a living amens. The ... Read More...

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Sobriety Challenges: ‘To Say It’s Been Easy Would Be a Lie’

WATCH – RIGOROUS HONESTY – June 30, 2021 - Before posting the full video, Burke shared a teaser on Instagram. “To say that my sobriety has been easy would be a lie. I’ve decided to make sure I hold mysel... Read More...

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Danny Trejo opens up about being typecast — and close call with Mexican Mafia

CHICO MALO OF RECOVERY – JUNE 29, 2021 - An assistant director stopped him that day on the set. “You have a good look,” the crew member said. “Can you play a convict?” Funny question. He got hau... Read More...

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Book Review – Kicking & Screaming: A Memoir of Madness & Martial Arts by Melanie Gibson

KICKS YOU IN THE GUT – June 22, 2021 - So, like you just said, this book deals with a lot of heavy issues, especially when it addresses mental illness. Did you consider it cathartic to write? Yes, I did. And no... Read More...

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Ryan O’Connell’s life improved 100% after one year sober

EVERY DAY IS SPECIAL – June 24, 2021 - “One year ago today I quit drinking,” O’Connell wrote, in a lengthy post on Instagram. He went on to reveal that he’s long struggled with the substance, and point... Read More...

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Lisa Kudrow felt like a ‘mountain of a woman’ while filming Friends

YOU CAN BE TOO THIN – June 24, 2021 - “Unfortunately for a woman, if you’re underweight, you look ‘good’, that’s all I ever got,” she said. The desire to be thinner ended up having an impact on her healt... Read More...

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