Everything Rob Reiner’s Son Nick Said About Drug Addiction Before His Arrest

December 3, 2025 - In 2015, Nick revealed how living on the streets shaped him, telling People, “When I was out there, I could’ve died. It’s all luck. There were a lot of dark years there.”Nick recalled 17 visits to rehab before he was able to get clean. See Website

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ANDY DICK GOIN’ TO REHAB

Dec. 12, 2025 - After Andy Dick’s drug overdose this week provoked panicked concern among friends, he’s checked himself into rehab … “Jenny Gimenez is my sister who saved me with Tim” … Tim Ryan is Jen’s husband. They’re both sober. See Website

Rehab Riviera Faces Criminal Probe

Dec. 3, 2025 - Aetna filed a $40 million civil lawsuit against Nathan Young and Co. in 2023, saying Young’s sober living homes throughout Southern California were little more than drug dens that weaponized addiction for profit by cycling patients from one entity to another and encouraging relapse so that billing cycles could start anew. See Website

Dick Van Dyke Believes Getting ‘Rid of Booze and Cigarettes’ Is Why He’s ‘Still Here’ at 100 Years

December 9, 2025 - Dick Van Dyke says that changing his lifestyle all those decades ago is likely the reason he may make it to 100. "I got rid of booze and cigarettes and all that stuff, which is probably why I'm still here." In 1972, the beloved actor checked into a hospital to address his alcoholism, he also combatted his smoking habits. See Website

Kimberly Wick: Person of the Week

Dec. 16, 2025 - I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with advanced training in clinical psychology and business. Drawing on years of individual and family therapy—and my own experience navigating addiction and loss— today my daughter Lyle (also a therapist) help families and individuals who are in the trenches with... See Website

Doctor’s Holiday Mental Health and Recovery Tips WATCH Dec. 5, 2025 - The holidays are often portrayed as joyful, warm, and filled with togetherness — but for those in addiction recovery or struggling with mental health challenges, the season can look very different. Many experience a spike in loneliness, grief, and emotional triggers. See Website

The Battle Over Funding for Addiction Research NBC WATCH Nov. 8, 2025 - Nearly 30 million Americans are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, but the amount of funding to research what causes alcoholism tends to be less than funding allocated to research other well-known diseases like cancer. But now, one man is trying to change that. NBC News’ Kate Snow has more. See Website

Fit Man Nearly Dead From His Energy Drink Habit

Dec, 9, 2025 - Now there’s more evidence that no matter how young or healthy you are, pounding energy drinks can lead to serious health issues. Energy drinks can contain from 70 mg to 300 mg of caffeine. A standard 8-ounce cup of coffee has roughly 100 mg.It’s not just the caffeine that’s causing problems. See Website

‘Beer belly’ Associated With Heart Risks

Dec. 1, 2025 - While 69% of men and 56% women were overweight or obese those numbers were 91% and 64%, respectively, when using WHR. Overall, participants with a high WHR were associated with multiple heart changes only visible when reviewing advanced cardiac MRI results. This included a thickening of the heart muscle... Website

How a Homeless Man Escaped the Grip of Fentanyl 

Dec. 3, 2025 - WHEN EVAN CARVER shuffled into the chapel of Salvation Army’s rehab center looking frail and steadying himself with a walker, he wasn’t sure he could quit fentanyl for good. But after a 10-year opioid addiction and five years homeless on the streets of San Francisco, he knew he wanted to “stop hurting.” See Website

Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for the 6th Time in 5 Years

Nov. 30, 2025 - The actor’s fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, was also arrested and booked at the same jail. She is facing five charges, including one count of driving under the influence, three counts of reckless endangering and one count of attempted first-degree assault. See Website

Millions of Children and Teens Face Social Media Ban

Dec. 9, 2025 - Australia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, causing millions of children and teenagers to lose access to their accounts. Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok, and more are expected to have taken steps to remove accounts held by users under 16 years... See Website

Combating Rising Drug Addiction Among Youngsters

Dec. 12, 2025 - The teen brain isn’t fully baked yet. That prefrontal cortex, which handles choices and brakes on impulses, develops until age 25. Drugs hijack this wiring, making highs feel urgent and dangers seem small. Why does this matter? A 16-year-old might think, “One hit won’t hurt,”… See Website

The Best Songs of 2025

Dec. 11, 2025 - The hardest part of reducing an entire year of new music down to just 10 standout songs isn’t so much hitting the right balance of genres—say, weighing coke-rap disses against alt-country ballads about getting Reynolds-Woodcocked in a relationship—as it is sorting through the various contexts of singles we’ve heard... See Website

Study Details How Legal Psychedelics Can Treat Depression and Anxiety

Dec. 9, 2025 - Results showed meaningful gains across the board. Depression scores fell by an average of 4.6 points, shifting participants from moderate to mild severity. Anxiety dropped by 4.8 points and well-being rose by 10.7 points. No serious adverse events occurred during sessions... See Website

A ‘sober running’ Community

Dec. 5, 2025 -Recently I ran the New York City Marathon. It was my seventh marathon in the four years that I have been in recovery from alcoholism. Running is not a byproduct of my recovery; it is one of the main reasons I’ve stayed sober. Many people need clinical rehabilitation to stop drinking, but it wasn’t enough for me. See Website

3 Foods That Quietly Increase Cancer Risk

Dec. 11, 2025 - While cancer risk depends on many factors beyond specific foods, small dietary shifts can help us enjoy our favorite meals without nudging our risk upward. We spoke with two experts to share which foods may raise cancer risk 1. Processed Meats 2. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages 3. Red Meat. See Website

Vaccine Could Slow Dementia & Cut Death Risk by 30%

Dec. 5, 2025 - “Because the vaccine is safe, affordable, and already widely available, this finding could have major implications for public health,” says epidemiologist Haroon Ahmed. “More research is needed to test our work and understand more about the potential protective effect the vaccine offers against dementia... See Website

Cruise Passenger Died After ‘Being Served 33 Drinks by Ship’s Bartender’ Dec. 9, 2025 - The family of a man who died on a cruise ship after being served 33 alcoholic drinks in a day have launched a lawsuit. Michael Virgil died on board the Royal Caribbean while on a cruise from LA to Mexico. His fiancée, Ms. Aguilar, filed a complaint accusing the cruise line of being responsible. See Website

Thrive Market Bails on Booze: Bets On Alcohol-free Boom Dec. 8. 2025 - Thrive Market is officially going dry.The online health & grocery marketplace will become the first major online grocer to remove all alcohol products when it takes them off its subscription plan. They plan to replace the category entirely with a lineup of more than 20 nonalcoholic beer, wine and mocktails. See Website

Marijuana Can Decrease Alcohol Consumption

Dec. 4, 2025 - The study in the American Journal of Psychiatry, is one of the first to isolate how an individual’s alcohol consumption is acutely affected by their consumption of cannabis. Using a randomized, double-blind, crossover design, each participant smoked cannabis cigarettes with varying levels of THC — See Website

Smoke it! NEVER Vape Cannabis

Dec. 3, 2025 - Studies show the side effects and health risks from cannabis are different depending on whether you smoke or vape it … vaping might sound like the safer option, but a study into the side effects of the drug found some concerning discoveries. Between vapers and smokers taking the same dose of cannabis, vapers... See Website

Does Social Stigma Still Stand in the Way of Recovery from Addiction? Dec. 12, 2025 - Stigma remains deeply rooted in society. Historically, substance dependence was viewed through a moral lens. It was a sign of weakness, irresponsibility or lack of self-control. These outdated ideas still influence public thinking today. The word stigma itself comes from Ancient Greece. See Website

Pete Davidson Prepares for A Sober Dad Life 
December 11, 2025 - Now sober with his first child on the way, the comedian just wants to drive around. “I feel like I have been trapped in a 47-year-old guy’s body for at least eight years. Usually when you do drugs, it’s to go party. I was just alone watching Family Guy. I was like, ‘I got to get right.’ So I got sober and then I moved on." See Website

Warriors Heart Reveals a Marine Veteran’s Powerful Journey Through Addiction

Dec, 9, 2025 - To reach others who may be struggling this holiday season, Marine Corps Veteran Michael O’Dell, now Warriors Heart Command Center COO, is publicly sharing his story of pain, redemption, and purpose. Before dedicating his life to helping others break free from addiction, O’Dell spent years battling a personal... See Website

Charles Lloyd - Requiem For Students, Jews, Families and America (Live) WATCH

58,176 views - January 14, 2020 - “Requiem” refers to a significant live track and video from his acclaimed 2020 album 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero), a retrospective celebrating his 80th birthday, featuring younger jazz stars like Gerald Clayton, Julian Lage, and Eric Harland. See Website