Ben Affleck Wishes His Sobriety Was ‘Anonymous’ TOO LATE – March 27, 2025 - “I didn’t have any ambitions to be the national spokesman for recovering alcoholics,” he said in the cover story, published on Tuesday. Affleck released a public statement in 2018, a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Jax Taylor Recalls His Typical Day in Swanky Rehab CELEBRITY REHAB – March 27, 2025 - “I would get up in the morning. I would have my breakfast and I would do yoga outside.” He would complete two one-hour therapy sessions before a break. “I would meet a doctor ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Jelly Roll in Tears: Addiction Is Impacting My Family SORRY TOOTSIE – March 27, 2025 - Jelly Roll is extending the conversation around addiction one topic at a time. The singer recently opened up about how addiction impacted his family, especially his daughter, Ba... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
‘Pill mill’ Doctor Linked to 16 Deaths Still Working? DOCTOR OF DYING – March 27, 2025 - A doctor the state suspended from practicing medicine for nearly a decade has again had his license pulled for not complying with requirements after his license was reinstated last ... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
In Memory and Praise: Dennis McDougal by Burl Barer THE ACID KING – April 1, 2025 - Author Dennis McDougal, 77, and his wife, Sharon,76,died after a four-vehicle crash last Friday on the Interstate 10 Freeway in Desert Center, California. Dennis was not only my ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaPsychedelicsRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Kitty Dukakis – Open About Her Addictions – Has Died HONESTY MATTERS – March 22, 2025 - Dukakis revealed she had overcome a 26-year addiction to amphetamines five years earlier after receiving treatment. She said she began taking diet pills at age 19. After Micha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassion
Lee Haberkorn Marks 16 Years of Sobriety AUDIO – THE BEAT BREAKFAST CLUB – March 21, 2025 - The Beat’s own Lee Haberkorn hits a major milestone, opening up with raw honesty about his journey. We’re so proud of you, Lee! CONTINUE@TheBeat925 ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Café Offers Job Training To Homeless VIDEO – FEEL GOOD – March 26, 2025 - We’d like to introduce you to Change Please Coffee, a local coffee shop that is doing good in the community by helping people get back on their feet. They are a social enterprise ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionhomeless
Jessica Simpson Takes Control A SOBER DOM? – March 21, 2025 - “I bought my freedom.” In line with that open book approach, Simpson plans to produce a documentary using 400 hours of footage she compiled in the process of “stopping drinking and buy... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Woman Highlights Importance of Narcan First Hand VIDEO – BACK FROM THE DEAD – March 26, 2025 - This alarming trend is personal for one Billings woman, Dawn Carter, who is now making the most of her second chance at life after surviving an overdose. Carter’s j... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reduction
Exploring Portrayals of Drinking and Sobriety in New Literature READ MORE BOOKS – March 27, 2025 - We all know her. Let’s call her Claire. She appears in many books: a woman in her late 20s or early 30s; sometimes a parent, sometimes not. She’s usually cishet and white, emb... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Can Legal Weed Make You Sick? ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE – March 24, 2025 - Zarha Ruiz, branch chief of environmental compliance and manufacturing safety at the Department of Cannabis Control. For cannabis, unlike for brownie mix or Tylenol, th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanaweed
Cop Finds Sobriety and Launches Alcohol-free Beverage Business A NEW BEAT – March 29, 2025 - For years, Detective Russell Berry had turned to drinking as a way to cope. After two decades in law enforcement, Berry acknowledged in 2024 that the pressures of his career had taken a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
Thelonious Monk – Blue Monk VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 1,355,908 views since Feb 28, 2022 - Thelonious Monk performing “Blue Monk” with Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Larry Gales on bass and Ben Riley on drums live at the University Aula ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Pharoah Sanders Quartet – The Creator Has A Master Plan VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 50,000 views - Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, vocals; William Henderson - piano; Jeffrey Littleton - bass; John Betsch - drums. Mediawave Fesztivál, Gyor, Hungary, Synagogue, (Zsinagóg... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
“The Creator Has a Master Plan” VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – Sept 2, 2023 - Emmet Cohen - Piano- Ekep Nkwelle - Vocals - Georgia Heers - Vocals -Tyreek McDole - Vocals - Anthony Hervey - Trumpet - Philip Norris - Bass -John Lumpkin II - Drums - Com... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
A Booze Free 2024 in Mallorca, Spain MORE FUN THAN EVER – March 28, 2025 - Having grown up through the ladette/alcopop/Britpop era, I’ve endured more than my fair share of hangovers and often questioned my relationship with booze. Over recent time... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of Interestsobriety
Person of the Week: John Shinholser STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – April 1, 2025 - John Shinholser is a recovery warrior, he fights excellent battles, and wins (most of the time) He is the co-founder of McShin and has influenced many “recovery” laws a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewNews BoxesRecovery Advocate
Getting Away from Psychiatric Medications POISONING PATIENTS? – March 17, 2025 - Ms. Delano is not a doctor; her main qualification, she likes to say, is having been “a professional psychiatric patient between the ages of 13 and 27.” During those years, when... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNews Boxes
Pro Skateboarder Reflects on Sobriety and Seeing ‘Miracles’ DON’T FALL OFF – March 27, 2025 - “It’s really fun to see the miracles,” he continued. “You see the miracles happen really fast. When someone has had enough and decides to get sober and really follows through with th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured Articles
They Shared a Commitment to Sobriety. Then, to Each Other. A SOBER LOVE STORY – March 18, 2025 - Greg Reck and Emily Starkey met at a 12-step meeting seven years ago and bonded over their similar backgrounds and career pursuits. The two met in October 2018 in the parki... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousFeatured Articlessobriety
BIG CUTS at Department of Health and Human Services “Make America Healthy Again” – March 27, 2025 - The agency will cut 20,000 positions, a sweeping reduction of the agency that protects Americans’ health, oversees Medicare and Medicaid and ensures the safety of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articlesinterventionlife expectancyMental Health
Alarms Raised Over Freeze of Federal Funding for Addiction WHAT CAN YOU DO? – March 26, 2025 - Senator Nathalia Fernandez, Chair of the Senate Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders Committee, is raising urgent concerns following the sudden and unlawful termination of critic... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesinterventionRecoveryRehab
Artificial Sweeteners Cause Heart Attacks and Strokes? NATURAL IS BETTER – March 20, 2025 - Sugar substitutes and artificial sweeteners show up in many diets and “low-calorie” products, promoted as a way to help people enjoy sweet flavors without the usual calories... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating DisorderFeatured Articlesfood addiction
Soda Disrupts Human Organ Functions AUDIO – DYING FOR A DRINK? – March 21, 2025 - We’ve been warned repeatedly that sugary beverages are bad for us and are associated with a variety of diseases. But the hows and whys have perhaps not been communicated... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating DisorderFeatured Articlesfood addiction
Tom Hanks’ Son ‘Grateful’ for Parents Through His Sobriety Journey A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN – March 21, 2025 - The actor and artist told Drew Barrymore on her show Tuesday that he’s been “100% sober” for over three years. The “Leaving Hollywood” singer previously revealed he hit “r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSlider
Ione Skye Was an Enigma in 1990s – Now She’s a Riddle A STAR IS REBORN – Feb. 27, 2025 - For almost 40 years, since Skye made her film debut at 15 alongside Keanu Reeves, Crispin Glover and Dennis Hopper in the teen crime drama “River’s Edge,” her name has been as... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySlider
Convicted Felon Denies $11 Billion Dollars for Addiction & Mental Health Care CRUELTY KILLS – March 27, 2025 - “Services will be dropped in the middle. Bang, the clinic is closing. It’s a brutal way to make these cuts.” The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is being mer... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental HealthSlider
First Non-Alcoholic LGBTQ+ Bar in DC VIDEO – SOBRIETY IS A RIGHT – March 26, 2025 - At the busy intersection of 14th and U Street in Northwest, a new kind of nightlife experience is taking root. Spark Social House, a non-alcoholic bar dedicated to serv... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediagaySlidersobriety
Quote of the Week – Richard Chamberlain “Over a long period of time, living as if you were someone else is no fun.” – Richard Chamberlain, b. Mar. 31, 1934 – d. Mar. 29, 2025 ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week