Alcohol

Singer and Actor Tom Waits Talks Giving Up Drinking Author: Justin Mckibben Thomas Alan “Tom” Waits is a celebrated American singer-songwriter with a distinctive voice so growly with grit it’s strangely smooth and somehow conceptually classic. He is also a composer who has worked on several movies and musicals,... Learn More

The Day I Knew I Couldn’t Stop Drinking Author: Justin Mckibben Hi. I’m an alcoholic named Justin. When I drink I am infamously inconsiderate, infuriated, inconsolable and an incoherent a**. My life is by every extensive meaning of the word ‘unmanageable’ in active addiction, and I habitually seek... Learn More

Update: Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon Both Barely Hanging On Author: Justin Mckibben It's never a good feeling to have to follow-up on a story that appears to be making some decisive progress with another headline of bad news. Back at the end of April we had reported on the... Learn More

Virtual Reality Therapy Treating Alcohol Abuse [caption id="attachment_17095" align="aligncenter" width="416"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben If you were tapped into the matrix could it actually help treat your alcoholism? I... Learn More

What States Drink the Most During Summer? Author: Justin Mckibben Summertime is good for a lot of things, not just the sunshine and lighter clothes (although here in Florida we get that all the time, just saying). Of course with the amazing weather comes more of the... Learn More

Is Ice Cream a Gateway Drug? [caption id="attachment_16779" align="aligncenter" width="442"] via commons.wikimedia.org[/caption] Or, at least, is beer-flavored ice cream one? Last month, well-known ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's, along with Colorado beer-brewer New Belgium, announced that the two companies would be collaborating in order to... Learn More

Booze Make You Blush: New Alcohol Algorithm Uses Infrared Face Reader Author: Justin Mckibben We consistently hear about technological breakthroughs that change the way our world works. Like a smartphone society that thrives in a pixelated paradise, we constantly seek out the next innovation to keep our lives convenient. So of... Learn More

Graphic Anti-Drunk Driving Ads Want You to Get the Picture Author: Justin Mckibben Drunk driving is one of the most utterly irresponsible and perilous acts someone can participate in. Not just because it puts the one driving drunk at risk, but it threatens the lives of anyone else on the... Learn More

Movies Depicting Alcohol May Put Teens at Risk for Drinking Problems By Cheryl Steinberg The last thing I quit was cigarettes. And boy, that was hard. As some have said, it’s harder to kick a smoking addiction than an addiction to heroin and, after several attempts before finally doing it, I’d... Learn More

Studying Teens and the 12 Steps Author: Justin Mckibben How early can you get involved in a 12 Step program? Is it ever really too soon to start learning about the realities of drug addiction and alcoholism? With programs out there specifically created to help teens... Learn More

Designing App for Preventing Drugged Driving [caption id="attachment_16323" align="aligncenter" width="437"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Have you heard the buzz about “drugged driving” becoming the new drunk driving? It shouldn’t... Learn More

Legendary Boxer Julio Chavez Talks Fight for Recovery Author: Justin Mckibben Like a classic Cinderella story, Julio Chavez began as one of 11 children from a poor family who eventually would grow up and carve out a name for himself in the boxing world. He fought fiercely, and... Learn More

Singer and Actor Tom Waits Talks Giving Up Drinking

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