Kris Kristofferson lived much longer than he expected. The country music star died Saturday at age 88. Over 25 years earlier, Kristofferson revealed in an interview with People magazine that he thought he’d die by age 30 due to his alcoholism. “I never could have imagined this,” he said in 1998 after getting sober. “I … Read more
It’s long been known that no amount of alcohol is good for the body — and now new research spotlights the potential harm it can cause. More than 5% of all cancer cases are caused by drinking alcohol, according to the Cancer Progress Report 2024 from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Among the … Read more
Dozens of students at Catholic high schools in Sydney, Australia, have been banned from bringing a date to their year 12 formal under a new policy, sparking “huge uproar.” Under the rules, which apply to the 147 schools within the city’s Catholic archdiocese, parents will also be forbidden from drinking alcohol at end-of-year celebrations. Released … Read more
A woman who spent years “addicted to cocaine” and would drink up to 30 bottles of booze a night has turned her life around – and says she is proof anyone can get clean. Charlene Chandler, now 36, snorted three-and-a-half grams of the Schedule II drug daily for 22 years – as well as smoking … Read more
Here’s another reason to try “Sober October” — a UK psychiatrist is warning about a “middle-aged drinking epidemic” that can raise the risk of cancer and even early death. “I see many men and women in this category in my clinic,” Dr. Max Pemberton wrote Sunday in The Daily Mail. Pemberton recommends undergoing the four-question … Read more
Elle Macpherson is opening up about her past struggles with alcohol. The 60-year-old Australian supermodel, who has been sober since 2003, revealed in her upcoming memoir “Elle: Life, Lessons, and Learning to Trust Yourself” that she used to force herself to throw up from drinking vodka every night after putting her children to bed. During … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my live-in boyfriend, “Kyle,” for four years. He has many great qualities, the most important of them being he fully accepts my daughter as his own. He doesn’t see her as his “girlfriend’s kid” or even a “stepchild.” She has no contact with her biological father or any of … Read more
Jessica Simpson shut down speculation that she broke her sobriety. The 44-year-old fashion designer responded to a fan who told her to “stop drinking” in the comments section of her Instagram post from Monday, which featured a picture of her 11-year-old son Ace. “I haven’t wanted or touched alcohol since October 2017 and it has been the … Read more
Vision loss and high cholesterol increase the likelihood of developing dementia, according to a new report that says nearly half of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented by addressing 14 risk factors. The Lancet Commission, composed of 27 dementia experts, previously identified 12 lifestyle struggles responsible for 40% of dementia cases, with hearing loss, … Read more
Ozempic has been hailed as a game-changing weight loss wonder drug, but its superpowers seem to extend well beyond treating Type 2 diabetes. Canadian endocrinologist Daniel J. Drucker — a diabetes treatment pioneer whose work paved the way for Ozempic — is sharing what’s next for this class of drugs that mimic the GLP-1 hormone, … Read more
A hair was standing up on Faye Dunaway’s head. The Hollywood legend was filming a restaurant scene for the 1974 movie “Chinatown,” opposite Jack Nicholson, but production kept being halted by a stubborn follicle. “It was a very tense moment,” Dunaway, 83, says in the new documentary “Faye.” “I have naturally curly hair, so my … Read more
Cara Delevingne is thankful she was sober after her $7 million mansion burnt down in March. “It sucks but everyone was safe and, like anything, if I’d not been sober I would still be reeling over that,” the 31-year-old actress told The Times in an interview published Sunday. “It would still affect me really deeply,” … Read more
This is such a buzz kill. As it turns out, consuming just one alcoholic beverage per day — whether it be a pint of beer, a glass of wine or a shot of your favorite spirit — can shorten your lifespan by approximately two-and-a-half months, one expert asserts Dr. Tim Stockwell, of the Canadian Institute for … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m a single retired grandfather in the South. My daughter, 50, has hitched her wagon to an alcoholic. She’s circling the drain and going down with him. My grandsons are adults and scattered around the country. They are lazy and none of them has a full-time job. We used to keep them during … Read more
Dick Van Dyke got sober more than 50 years ago, but he still has to keep himself in check. The 98-year-old Hollywood legend appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast, and was asked if he thinks the intense fame he experienced in the 1960s from his namesake sitcom led to him becoming an … Read more
Blackout drinking at a young age can have lasting effects on learning, memory and our ability to recognize faces, new research finds. “Alcohol-related blackouts tend to occur when an individual drinks a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time, resulting in a rapid increase in blood alcohol concentration (BAC),” said Sara A. … Read more
James Gandolfini went through dark times playing Tony Soprano. A new documentary about “The Sopranos,” titled “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on June 13 and revealed how the late Gandolfini battled demons while playing a mob boss on the iconic HBO series. His TV wife, Edie Falco, said in the … Read more
Ozempic and Wegovy users are shedding weight — and reducing their boozing, new research finds. Taking the drugs can halve the risk of being diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD) or relapsing, according to a study from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “This is very promising news in that we may have a … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My older brother has had a tumultuous marriage to a manipulative, alcoholic, just-plain-mean woman. It has been bad over their entire 40-year marriage, including her physically assaulting him. He called the police the last time and had them take her away. She eventually kicked him out, and he went to stay at our … Read more
In the dark. Jon Cryer revealed that he didn’t know Demi Moore was addicted to drugs when they dated in the 1980s. “We dated for a short time while we were working on ‘No Small Affair,’ but I guess our particular affair was, in fact, pretty small,” Cryer, 59, told PEOPLE in an interview published Saturday. … Read more