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Amy Winehouse

The 10 Greatest Songs About Recovery

By McCarton Ackerman

Yes, there are millions of contenders. But can any of them match Billy Joel, Amy Winehouse, Metallica, John Lennon and Jane's Addiction? MORE  

Chaka Khan Took Drug Advice From Etta James

By McCarton Ackerman

Despite her addiction battles, Chaka Kahn heeded Etta James's warning never to inject drugs. MORE  

Help Addicted Stars Before ODs, Pleads Sharon Osbourne

By Fionna Agomuoh

Sharon Osbourne calls out the public for bullying famous addicts. MORE  

Tony Bennett Makes Plea For Drug Legalization

By Valerie Tejeda

The singer urged drug legalization to a pre-Grammy crowd a few hours after Whitney Houston died. MORE  

Amy Winehouse Death Inquest Could Be Invalid

By McCarton Ackerman

The coroner who ruled that the icon died from alcohol poisoning wasn't properly qualified. MORE  

Jean Paul Gaultier Outrages Amy Winehouse's Family

By Valerie Tejeda

The French fashion designer is accused of glamorizing addiction by using Amy look-a-likes on his catwalk. MORE  

Final Verdict: Amy Winehouse Died of Alcohol Poisoning

By Jason Gotlieb

An alcohol overdose was quite enough to kill the star, as the inquest finds, despite a tendency to assume illegal drugs must be to blame. MORE  

Winehouse Dad Declines to Blame Ex-Husband For Her Death

By Anthony Daconti

The late singer's father launches an international addiction charity on the day she would have turned 28. MORE  

Hugs Not Drugs' Addiction Mugshots

By Jeff Forester

Non-prof builds a surprisingly extensive Facebook gallery of famous drug users. MORE  

The Quick Fix: A Real-Time Round-Up of Today's News

By Will Godfrey

Obama's Uncle Freed From DUI Custody, Electric Daisy Carnival Sued By Ecstasy Death Girl's Parents, and The Eight Beers Calorie-Conscious America No Longer Loves. MORE  

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The Quick Fix
Morning Roundup: May 21, 2012

South Asian cartels muscle into the meth market, missing actor Nick Stahl turns up in rehab, and public punishment for author's daughter for Facebook vodka photo.

5:00am
Addicts' Dance Troupe Storms the Stage

Some of these dancing addicts used to beg outside the theaters they now perform in, their director tells The Fix.

5/18/12 5:01pm
Camel Cigs Appeal More and More to Tweens

The tobacco giant won't self-congratulate too loudly for the profitable popularity of its "Crush" cigarettes among kids.

5/18/12 3:52pm
"Kegasus" Is Sober, Not Really a Centaur

Horse-racing's drunken spokesbeast is played by an actor who hasn't had a drink in 20 years.

5/18/12 2:57pm
Bollywood Star's "Drunken Cricket Brawl"

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, the "King of Bollywood," is banned from a stadium in Mumbai.

5/18/12 2:09pm
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Sober Living
On a Roll

Rich Roll went from being a hope-to-die drunk to one of the world’s fittest men—a journey he chronicles in his new book, Finding Ultra

The Rehab Review
Alta Mira
 
 
 
 

This luxe, free-spirited San Francisco rehab allows residents some leeway to decide to what extent their sobriety will involve traditional 12-Step programs.

Santé Center for Healing
 
 
 

Community ties are strong at this raucous Texas rehab, where residents bond quickly on the ropes course and over fried chicken and sweet tea.


The Watershed
 
 
 

The Watershed houses clients strictly according to age, at two locations 10 miles apart. Youngsters or oldies who feel they got the raw end of the deal are consoled by experienced staff and ice cream machines.

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