My brother Adam died at the age of 23 years old in 2018. He lost the battle to addiction after seven years of being a drug addict. Adam had the best laugh. It was loud & boisterous. He was tall, handsome, daring and charming. Eight years my junior, I grew up watching him come into his own. I remember him putting on magic shows in the living room. One time, he wanted to hold my

Compiled by scorpion jones.  An emotional Wendy Williams admitted Tuesday she is staying in a sober living house, reported CNN.com today. The host of the “Wendy Williams Show” was up front with her studio and television viewers as she talked about her past problems with addiction. You know, I’ve had a struggle with cocaine in the past. I never went to a place to get treatment. There are people in your family–it might be you,” said the

I used to be an ultra-religious twelve step junky. On a hot, sticky day in June 2007, I found myself at the door of a Christian homeless shelter begging for help. I wanted to get a shower. I’d been wearing the same clothes for days. I wanted to rest. I had been on a long crack bender. I had no more money to spend on the high. I had already given my car to the

I am “now” 68 with 32 years sobriety BUT I nearly lost it all.  I loved AA; I loved meetings; I loved how at 38 I got to get the career I always wanted because I was sober.  I listened to my sponsor; did the steps, all of them.  As I grew I started to sponsor women.  “THEN” at about 28 years sobriety, boom my world caved in – I had a daughter who overdosed, my