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American Chopper's Alpha Male

By McCarton Ackerman

Celebrity Apprentice star Paul Teutel Sr. opens up about his 27 years of sobriety. MORE  

My Big Fat Sober Wedding

By Taylor Ellsworth

The most embarrassing thing I’ve ever done—marrying a friend, Britney Spears-style—didn’t happen when I was a practicing alcoholic. I did it once I was already sober. MORE  

My Cat Got Me Clean

By Anna David

After an all night binge, I had the habit of spontaneously deciding to take drastic action—which is how I ended up with two cats. I didn’t know that one of them would end up saving my life. MORE  

A Sober Animal House?

By Benjamin Fairway

Horses, dogs, cats... Which animal helped you get clean? The sober social networking site In The Rooms hosts a video chat tomorrow on how pets enhance sobriety. MORE  

Queer, Sober and Proud

By May Wilkerson

This year's NYC Queer and Sober Pride events look set to be more successful than ever. MORE  

How Do You Go From Strung Out To Sober?

By Nic Sheff

Sobriety stories tend to start in the gutter and end in glory. But what happens in the middle?  MORE  

NYC Hosts Sober St. Patrick's Day

By Renae Kaslovsky

A groundbreaking event promises a festival of Irish music, dance and comedy—but no booze. MORE  

Managing An Eating Disorder

By Taylor Ellsworth

I’d happily abandoned drugs and alcohol. Then my eating disorder started eating me up. MORE  

A 12-Step Murder Mystery

By Sam Lansky

Meet the author of The Next Right Thing, an effusively praised new novel that uses the recovery world as a backdrop for murder. MORE  

Lindsay Lohan's Sobriety Is Questioned

By McCarton Ackerman

HLN host and alcoholic Jane Velez-Mitchell publicly criticizes LiLo's stance on sobriety. 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.

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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.

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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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