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Jesse James Admits Daughter Chandler went to Rehab for Substance Abuse
Jesse James is addressing the buzz surrounding recently surfaced photographs that depict his 18-year-old daughter, Chandler, inhaling methamphetamine at a party. Chandler checked into a rehab center in April to battle her addiction to several substances; including meth. According to her dad, she is now actively sober, and participating in 12-step programs. Following her dad’s footsteps, I guess: James also revealed that he has been clean and sober for 13 years. The video and photographs that … Read entire article »
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Rob Lowe Celebrates 23 Years Sober
On May 10, 2013, actor Rob Lowe, star of NBC’s popular show, Parks and Recreation, celebrated a huge milestone and shared it with his 634,000 Twitter followers. “Celebrating 23 years sober tonight,” Lowe wrote. “It works if you work it.” Rob Lowe was once the talk of the town back in the late 1980’s, subsequent to a “first of its kind” sex tape scandal featuring the actor and a group of people, in which one of the girls in the group was later exposed to be only 16-years-old. The tape was leaked to the public and caused a media sensation, making Lowe fodder for the entertainment programs and tabloid magazines of the day. Trying to explain his “vulgar” actions, the then 22-year-old Lowe stated that he met the young girl at a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Celebrity News, Recovery
Reconnecting With Old Passions
When I was younger, before my days of using, I was a passionate person. I was passionate about dancing, about singing, about figure skating. I was passionate about my friendships, and passionate about my family. That all changed when I lost myself to the world of heroin and addiction. The only thing I was passionate about was my drugs, my dealing, and my junkie friends. When I got sober, I felt lost –what did I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Alcohol and Drugs, Life, Recovery, Substance Abuse
Macklemore Talks to Rolling Stone about Recent Successes and Sobriety
Rapper Macklemore speaks candidly about his struggle to stay sober through his recent meteoric rise to top the pop charts and his overnight surge in popularity, in an interview with Rolling Stone that hits newsstands today. As his fame has exploded recently, so has his schedule, which has put a burden on his sobriety. “The last three months haven’t been good for me – the pressure, the expectation, the lack of sleep, the stress, the traveling,” he explains to Rolling Stone. “I can’t escape Macklemore. I just want to get the fuck out of my own head.” The artist also discusses his improbable and challenging journey to commercial success, despite his struggles with substance abuse. Macklemore’s rise has been entirely self-made; he runs his own label, makes his music videos, and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Celebrity News, Substance Abuse
Strangers in Recovery
There is something interesting and different about our interactions with strangers, as opposed to people we are already acquainted with. It is almost like we leave an impression of ourselves in a single exchange of words. But that impression exists within our own minds, and we carry it with us as we move forward in our lives, no matter how trivial. What kind of impressions do you leave? And how does that shape us as individuals? … Read entire article »
The Potential of Probuphine
Suboxone. Subutex. Methadone. Vivitrol. Naltrexone. Rehabs. Detox facilities. These are just a few of the countless ways that many of the approximately 2.3 million opioid addicts in the USA have tried to maintain a program of sobriety or maintenance. Unfortunately, some of these have proved to be just as addictive as the drugs they’re supposed to help addicts wean themselves off of. Some have led to misuse regardless of their physical addiction potential, while others simply … Read entire article »
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Writing Sober
My biggest worry about becoming sober was that I used weed and alcohol to produce art. My world was art, and I needed it to stay that way. I still view the world as art, though it’s different now. So many things in my life are art that were not in my definition of art of life before: work, meetings, friends, and happiness. I can now produce art on a new skill level with a wider range of themes, characters, plot, and tone. The largest difference in my writing process is that when I sit down sober/stay sober and write an article or story, I get significantly more done and often finish what I started. While I was in my addiction I would find myself drinking a bottle of wine, procrastinating about … Read entire article »
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Moderation vs. Abstinence: No Clear Consensus Among Drug Counselors
According to a significant number of addiction counselors, it is acceptable for their substance abuse patients to have an occasional drink, whether it is part of an intermediate recovery goal or final treatment goal. In a new study published by the American Psychological Association, experts questioned over 900 individuals from the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Counselors. The participants were located all over the United States. Half of them thought that it was acceptable for some of their alcohol abuse patients to moderate their alcohol intake, known as controlled drinking, rather than give up drinking entirely. Similarly, they were asked if moderate drug use was acceptable for drug abuse clients. Approximately 50 percent said they thought it was okay as an intermediate goal and one-third believed it was okay for … Read entire article »
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