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My Life on Seroquel by Katerina Netchitailova, PhD

PHARMA PHOBIA – July 4, 2023 - Those who have never taken any anti-psychotics don’t understand the ‘fuss’ the patients make about them. You really need to try it yourself to understand the nightmare of this ‘m... Read More...

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“I Overdosed & Almost Died”: Tatum O’Neal

COMEBACK KID – July 5, 2023 - “I almost died,” she told People. Over the three years since that May 2020 turning point, the 59-year-old actress has been in various rehab and care facilities re-learning how to walk, t... Read More...

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Disgraced Influencer Caroline Calloway on Sobriety

DIFFERENT STROKES... – July 6, 2023 - This was the end of 2018. I was really in a pickle. I owed $100,000 to my publishers and they owned the copyright to all of the events in my life from birth up until 2016.... Read More...

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Robert Downey Jr.’s Painful Remarks About His Prison Time

MORE THAN ZERO – 2023 - The “Oppenheimer” actor achieved sobriety in 2003 and hasn’t looked back since. His motivation to quit drugs for good came after receiving an ultimatum from his now-wife, producer Susan Downey... Read More...

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Hulk Hogan on Losing 40 Pounds

VIDEO – GROWING UP GROWING SLIM – July 6, 2023 - It also used to be that the Hulkster would chug three Miller Lites and two Tylenols before a match — and even more beer afterward. “I wasn’t aware, I wasn’t educa... Read More...

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Dominic Fike: ‘I Was So F—ed Up While Shooting Euphoria. It Was Really Bad’

VIDEO – A METHOD ACTOR – July 7, 2023 - He was cast as Elliot, a drug user who perpetuates Rue’s relapse and finds himself in a love triangle with Rue (Zendaya) and Jules (Hunter Schafer). According to Fike, the sh... Read More...

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‘The 13th Step’ Podcast

AUDIO – DO NO HARM – June 25, 2023 - Now for a story from New Hampshire with many twists and turns. Lauren Chooljian is a senior reporter and producer at New Hampshire Public Radio. And early on in the pandemic, she ... Read More...

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Beating Crack Cocaine as a Mother

VIDEO – REMEMBER THIS DAY? – June 30, 2023 - It was not always a smooth path, however, and Jackie had to master herself before she could become a vessel of light for her children. When her children were toddlers... Read More...

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Russell Brand: Addicts Know The Real Truth

VIDEO – HE KNOWS OF WHAT HE SPEAKS – June 29, 2023 - 02:54 Your early context09:05 What would have made you feel more valued?15:19 Do you feel sorry for your younger self?16:44 What direction would you hav... Read More...

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Man Shares Video of The Moment He Decided to Quit Alcohol

VIDEO – AND STAYED QUIT – June 24, 2023 - Todd told Newsweek that the start of the video came from a night of drinking in the summer of 2021 that followed from a daytime business networking event where he was repre... Read More...

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Hipocrite Katy Perry ‘indulges little bit of booze’ Despite ‘Sobriety Pact’ with Orlando Bloom

I DON’T DO DRUGS, I ONLY SMOKE WEED – June 23, 2023 - While talking about the pact, the American singer told People: “We did this because he’s shooting a movie in London right now that’s taking every ounce of his foc... Read More...

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Tom Holland Debunks ‘The Wildest Rumor’ About Why He Got Sober

HE’S A STAR – June 19, 2023 -The English actor recently caught up with BuzzFeed to talk about making The Crowded Room and, during the chat, he got candid about his decision to stop drinking alcohol. He also di... Read More...

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Cara Delevingne Found Community Through Sobriety

ANYONE CAN BE SOBER – June 15, 2023 - “It’s something you can’t hide. You can only be cured by talking about it,” Delevigne said about anxiety, which has been struggling with for years, according to PEOPLE. “I’m done... Read More...

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Whey Jennings Talks Sobriety in New Doc

VIDEO – COUNTRY MUSIC IS ADDICTIVE – June 15, 2023 - I’ve been working my whole life to try and be the man I am today, up and down a lot of different roads,” Jennings says. “I was kind of a wild kid, got in a ... Read More...

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Playboy Model Who ‘glamorised drugs’ Gives Stark Message After sobriety Saved Her

PINNED. BUT NOT FOR LONG – June 15, 2023 - The Brazilian model, who has featured on front covers of huge magazines such as Playboy and FHM, candidly opened up to Mirror Online about her previous battles with addictio... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Celebrates His Sobriety

HIS MEETINGS ALWAYS START ON TIME! – June 16, 2023 - He continued, “To everyone out there struggling with addiction, it is a real battle you fight every day. But I’m still here and you know what ... I DID IT ... and ... Read More...

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Woman Turns Trailer Into ‘creepy’ Barbie Dream Home to Help Recovery

COLORFUL RECOVERY – June 4, 2023 -Gauthier, who lives in Osoyoos in B.C.’s Okanagan, said she’s been sober for 22 months following a near-fatal overdose. To celebrate one year of sobriety, she decided to to... Read More...

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Madeline Smith Tells Her Sober Story Through Fitness Competition

HEAVY LIFTING – June 8, 2023 - Her story: Smith started drinking when she turned 21. Quickly, she realized the difference between her and her friends. “ could have a few drinks and be content and move... Read More...

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From Addiction to Ironman: Journey of Transformation

VIDEO – SOBRIETY AS SUPER POWER – June 8, 2023 - As a child, Crandell lost his mother, aunt, and uncle to addiction and suicide. He eventually lost a promising hockey career plus his home, friends, and will to live t... Read More...

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Substance Abusers Mistreated by Doctors?

AUDIO – STIGMA CAN KILL – June 6, 2023 - STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Drug overdose deaths in this country are at a record high. A preliminary federal count indicates they hit close to 110,000 last year. People reco... Read More...

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The Neuroscientist Who Became Sobriety’s Biggest Zealot

SCIENCE ON OUR SIDE – May 30, 2023 - It wasn’t until his parents divorced and he started running around Northern California with skateboarders that he saw people regularly getting f**ked up. Though he has claimed tha... Read More...

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Tuc Watkins Opens Up on the Importance of Camaraderie

VIDEO – SOBER TO THE CORE – May 29, 2023 - He made his mark to soap opera fans as David Vickers on One Life to Live (1994-1996, 2001-2013) and as Bob on Desperate Housewives (2007-2012), since then Tuc Watkins has ... Read More...

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After Polio, Alcoholism and Cancer, Sid Korn Lives to Help Others

ONE BOOT AT A TIME – May 26, 2023 - Born in New York in 1944, Korn experienced a severe run-in with polio as a young child and throughout his 79 years has dealt with aggressive forms of cancer, medical ailments, alco... Read More...

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Natasha Spencer Opens Up on Sobriety

SHE’S BIG IN THE UK – May 28, 2023 - “I want to write this in hopes it will let the right person know, you’re never in too deep and you’re never too far gone to start making a change. It took me 6 months of tr... Read More...

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Man Walks 24 Hours Handing Out Care Packages to Those Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – GIVING BACK LOVE – May 28, 2023 - “Anything that can connect me to the guy that was sleeping behind the Walmart on Indian Town Road in Jupiter is something that I hang onto,” Smith said he wants to bring aw... Read More...

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Stages of People Addiction by Maria Palumbo

CODA COMPLAINT – May 30, 2023 - Stage 2: Be obliterated in mind and body and consider maybe I have a problem and it is not just my angsty misogynistic lover child. It is how damn compulsive my need for him is.... Read More...

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Elton John Answers the Proust Questionnaire

FROM THE HEART – June 2, 2023 - The music legend, whose farewell concert, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” could earn him an Emmy and an EGOT, sounds off on attitude, addiction, and the perils of a st... Read More...

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James Gunn Reflects on His Drug Addiction

HE IS THE SUPER HERO – May 28, 2023 - In a new interview with EL PAÍS, James Gunn revealed how the process of making films has helped him deal with his past traumas. Gunn told the outlet that his “demons cha... Read More...

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Dysmorphia Affecting Megan Fox

SEEING IS NOT BELIEVING – May 26, 2023 - “I don’t ever see myself the way other people see me. There’s never a point in my life where I loved my body, never ever,” Fox said in a video interview with Sports Ill... Read More...

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Going to Couple’s Therapy

TWOgetherness – May 29, 2023 - Carl Radke made a commitment to live a sober lifestyle shortly before Summer House Season 5 premiered back in early 2021, and more recently, he celebrated two years of sobriety t... Read More...

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