Actor Danny Trejo Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

July 8, 2023 - The root of his enormous debt to the IRS is allegedly from mistakenly claiming deductions over the years. The news comes after he recently announced the launch of his new non-alcoholic tequila brand, Zero Proof Tequila. READ@ETCanada

Hulk Hogan on Losing 40 Pounds video

July 6, 2023 - He’s down to 265 pounds. “I don’t drink alcohol at all. I just don’t drink, don’t take Tylenols,” he says with immense pride. “I don’t do anything besides drink really good water.” READ@ETOnline

Bradley Cooper Reflects On 19-Year Sobriety Journey video July 7, 2023 - He recently got candid on the show ‘Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge.’ The two talked about Bradley’s struggle with drugs and alcohol, and the ‘A Star is Born’ actor opened up about learning from his ancestors’ mistakes when it comes to fatherhood. READ@TheThings

Ron DeSantis Launches Anti-Marijuana Crusade 

July 4, 2023 - In signing the anti-cannabis measure, DeSantis cited the “putrid” scent of cannabis as a reason he remains opposed to fully legalizing its use for Sober Living residents, but they can continue using pharmaceutical drugs prescribed by doctors, just not marijuana. READ@InvestingDaily

RFK Jr. Pledges To Legalize Marijuana And Psychedelics

June 29, 2023 - The 2024 Democratic presidential legacy candidate with the most famous last name in U.S. politics, says that he would legalize psychedelics and marijuana if elected – a promise that may surely get him support from psychedelic drug advocates in the United States. READ@PsychedelicSpotlight

Getting The Smell of Marijuana Out of Your Home 

July 6, 2023 - Cannabis journalist Miguel Antonio Ordoñez recommends smoking in the bathroom with the shower running, which can help push smoke through the bathroom fan.

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The War on Drugs Has Failed! It’s Time to Decriminalize audio July 7, 2023 - The Scottish government wants to legalize drug possession for personal use and potentially the entire drug market as part of a massive change in the way addiction is tackled. LISTEN@Vice

Israeli Scientists Can Activate Brain Cells To Inhibit Drug Addiction July 6, 2023 - The researchers believe that future study of the claustrum’s function in different stages of the addiction process could help those struggling with active addiction and lead to the development of drug therapies. READ@Israel21c

Profiteering From Addiction Treatment 

July 4, 2023 - These body brokers and rehab scammers cause real trauma to families. They know the desperation of the addicts, their family members and other loved ones, and they take advantage of it. They claim they want to help addicts, but, in reality, they only serve themselves. READ@Workers

Logan Paul’s Energy Drink Has the Caffeine of 6 Cans of Coke July 9, 2023 - Advertising itself as zero sugar and vegan, the neon-colored cans are among a growing number of energy drinks with elevated levels of caffeine. That high content prompted bans from some schools in the United Kingdom and Australia ... Beware children with heart problems or anxiety issues. READ@NBCNews

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

July 7, 2023 - Musician and actor Dominic Fike admitted in a video interview that he was a “drug addict” when he joined the 2nd season of “Euphoria.” He admitted he “didn’t have to do much acting” to play Elliot because “he’s exactly like me.” WATCH@Variety

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

July 5, 2023 - Oscar winner Tatum O’Neal opened up about a previously private health struggle: a 2020 drug overdose that led to a stroke, seizures, cardiac arrest, and a six-week coma, and almost cost her her life. READ@VanityFair

Robert Downey Jr.’s Painful Remarks About His Prison Time 2023 - He grew up in the lap of the entertainment industry with his filmmaker father and even featured in one of his father’s movies called “Pound” as a cute puppy. However, Downey Sr. admitted, before his heartbreaking death on July 7, 2021, to letting his son smoke weed early on. READ@TheList

Honey Boo Boo’s Dad, Sugar Bear, To Check Into Lamar Odom’s Rehab July 6, 2023 - Sources close to Sugar Bear tell TMZ ... he reached out to Lamar over the weekend about going to one of his treatment centers, and on Thursday he will check into a facility in Kansas to focus on his recovery. READ@TMZ

How to Go Sober If Your Partner Still Drinks

July 5, 2023 - Jennifer Lopez has come under fire for launching and promoting her new alcohol brand, due to her husband Ben Affleck’s problems with alcoholism. She had previously told InStyle that she abstains from caffeine and alcohol... READ@IrishNews

Bison and Water Buffalo Help People Battle Addiction

July 5, 2023 - “Everybody thinks it’s impossible to get clean, but it’s a matter of will. If you want to get sober, your body and your mind will tell you to. It’s not easy, but it can be done.” READ@AldergroveStar

Disgraced Influencer Caroline Calloway on Sobriety

July 6, 2023 - I lived two houses down from Bill Gates. I was still pretty new to my amphetamine sobriety. I really felt like I was in a celebrity rehab of my own making just in this giant empty marble-floored, beautiful mansion. READ@SeattleTimes

Menopause Messed with My Sobriety

July 5, 2023 - Dana Bowman would wake up, gasping, convinced that she was being strangled to death. “I dreaded bedtime. If I am brutally honest right now, I would say that I was suicidal. I felt shrouded in doom and fear, and I could not even explain why.”

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Heather Locklear Lost 40lbs on Ozempic, Drinking Again? video July 5, 2023 - The shocking snaps, taken in Malibu, California, on June 29, show the 61-year-old — who has a well-documented history of struggles with substance abuse and mental health issues — steadying herself on the ledge... READ@NYPost

Bake Off Winner Reveals Diagnosis Caused ‘Borderline Addiction’ to Sex, Porn, Food & Drugs

July 3, 2023 - Former Lorraine chef John Whaite opened up to fans about his condition, which he said explains a lot after ‘years’ of abnormal behaviour. He opened up on his new ADHD diagnosis on social media. READ@TheSun

Steve-O: SHOCKING Story Of Childhood Trauma, Addiction, Mocking Death & Craving Attention! video

July 6, 2023 - “The time when I laid down in rocket fuel and had to have skin graft surgery on 15% of my body … that story was so epic that footage is so, like, I like to think iconic. My overdeveloped need for attention outweighs my desire for comfort.” SEE@YouTube

“He Was Drinking Four Liters of Coffee a Day” Coach Comes Clean on Jo Lindner’s Death at 30

July 2, 2023 - In a 20-minute video posted by Lindner on his YouTube channel, he explained what he consumed in a day. As explained by his coach, I believe he said at one point he was drinking four liters a day. And if the coffee had a lot of caffeine, which is a stimulant, this can dramatically reduce your appetite. READ@SportsManor

Cannabis, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder

June 30, 2023 - In this nationwide study of over 6 million individuals, Cannabis Use Disorder was found to be associated with an increased subsequent risk of both unipolar depression and bipolar disorder diagnoses. READ@PsychologyToday

My Life on Seroquel by Katerina Netchitailova, PhD

July 4, 2023 - When I woke up, I was a new person. I felt I was Buddha, I felt total liberation, I felt loved by the universe, and so much in love with life. My stomach pain was totally gone. The counteroffensive against my happiness started as soon as I saw my doctor. READ@MadInAmerica

Program Helps People Get 2nd Chance 

July 4, 2023 - “I got this on my arm just to remind me everyday that I have so much to live for and I have a new life today and I have the choice of going backwards or keep going forward.” READ@KSHB

Colorado Stocks Life-Saving Antidote in Public Places

July 4, 2023 - Amid a deadly opioid epidemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, a new program in Summit County aims to save lives by saturating the community with an opioid-overdose antidote, naloxone. READ@SummitDaily

20 Thoughts From 20 Years of Sobriety audio 

July 4, 2023 - Almost 21 years ago, on Nov. 5, 2002, I had a massive heart attack and I was in a coma for three days. It would prove to be one of the best things that ever happened to me. READ@TimesColonist

Man Shares on Recovering From Pill Addiction video 

July 3, 2023 - Franks said he was in a car wreck in 2014, resulting in back and neck pain. In 2021, he was prescribed pain medication, but it grew into an addiction. “I was losing control of everything,” he said. WATCH@KPLC

Recovery Program Finally Introduced to Female Inmates

July 8, 2023 - A small group of women are gathered there, laughing, and listening to a teacher at the head of the room. All of them are inmates, and all of them are in different stages of addiction recovery. READ@YahooNews

Matt Hardy On His Brother’s Struggle with Sobriety and Recovery July 7, 2023 - The Hardy Boyz are one of the most famous tag teams wrestling today. Once they reached the peak of their popularity in the early 2000s they stayed there and have remained one of the best tag teams in the world.

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