New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. ’Tis the season for pumpkin spice everything and suspiciously empty liquor drawers. Apparently, “Sober October” is in full swing, which means thousands of social media users are pledging to cut … Read more
Slimmer waist, weaker buzz? A new study suggests GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy — commonly used for diabetes and weight loss — may also blunt the effects of alcohol. That might be bad news for casual drinkers, but scientists at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute said it could open the door to a … Read more
Allen Iverson says his biggest accomplishment wasn’t on the basketball court. During an interview with “CBS Mornings,” the Basketball Hall of Famer commemorated six months of sobriety on Tuesday while discussing the challenges that came with fame. “One of my best decisions that I ever made in my life was to stop drinking,” Iverson told … Read more
Charlie Sheen is making a major claim about Matthew Perry’s sobriety journey. “I could tell he wasn’t sober talking about a book that is all about sobriety and recovery,” Sheen, 60, stated about Perry during an interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” Tuesday. The “Friends” actor went on his book tour to promote his memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and … Read more
Michael Madsen was trying to turn his life around right up until the very end. The “Reservoir Dogs” actor, who passed away Thursday, July 3, at 67, was said to be sober before his death despite a yearslong battle with alcoholism, per TMZ. Sources close to Madsen told the outlet that the “Kill Bill” star … Read more
They’re Gen Boozey. Zoomers have historically been labeled a fairly abstinent generation. But now, the generation born between 1997 and 2012 are bucking their party pooper stereotype by increasing their alcohol consumption as cost of living pressures ease, per a buzzy study by global beverage market research firm IWSR Bevtrac. “The idea that Gen Z … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am a troubled older man. I was married with three children, but I drank too much. My wife and I divorced after 20 years of marriage. We were both flawed. I have been remarried and divorced since. My children grew up, and we had a great relationship. I also had a great … Read more
Dry January just got a whole lot more rock ‘n roll. WhistlePig Whiskey has released a new Sex, Drugs, Rock & Dry Old Fashioned mocktail that’s not just alcohol-free but also made with wellness-boosting ingredients. Rock star Alice Cooper, who’s been sober since 1977, said that the drink is “the true sicko of dry cocktails.” … Read more
Belinda Carlisle is getting candid on her past struggles. The singer, 66, got sober in 2005 when she hit a “spiritual bottom” and stopped smoking, drinking and doing drugs. “I knew that if I had carried on, I probably would lose my family — and everything,” Carlisle told People. “I knew that if I continued I … Read more
Rob Lowe credits the fallout of his notorious sex tape being leaked with helping him get sober. The “St. Elmo’s Fire” actor, 60, said in a new interview with People that the 1988 scandal, while humiliating for him at the time, was actually a major reason he beat his struggles with addiction. “[The fallout] definitely … Read more
Pat Mahomes Sr. reached a big milestone. The father of Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrated six months of sobriety Tuesday after being arrested in February on a DWI charge just eight days before the Super Bowl. “I would like to Thank my God wife family and friends for 6 months on the sunny side … 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
Some of the city’s buzziest gatherings are BYOB – as in bring your own binoculars. Gen Z and millennial New Yorkers are eschewing late nights and hungover mornings for 7 a.m. meetups to spot sparrows, swallows and finches. They’re forming birding clubs with unique identities — such as NYC Queer Birders and Feminist Bird Club … Read more
It was too high a price. Former “Jackass” star Steve-O claims he turned down an appearance on Bill Maher‘s “Club Random” podcast after Maher allegedly refused not to smoke pot during the interview. “I’m a clean and sober guy. It’s very important that I maintain my sobriety, it’s approaching 16 years,” Steve-O, born Stephen Gilchrist … Read more
A woman is deeming herself “boy sober” after experiencing a tough few years in the New York dating scene, she said. Carly Galluzzo, 28, is from Long Island, New York, and has recently given up on dating. Galluzzo said she went on four dates a month last year and realized she was trying to find a boyfriend “out of … Read more
Boy-crazy Gen Z singles are getting clean. The rules of dating are different now that TikTok has become the platform du jour for young adults to swap hookup horror stories as they struggle to make sense of their “situationships.” In a male-biased backlash, some singles have declared themselves “boy sober” and kicking their are toxic … Read more
Cut out the cocktails if you want to climax. New Yorker Tawny Lara was terrified at the thought of dating when she quit drinking eight years ago, just before her 30th birthday. “The thought of socializing or dating, let alone having sex without alcohol, it just truly seemed impossible,” the author of “Dry Humping: A Guide … Read more
Denise Richards believes “Two and a Half Men” turned Charlie Sheen into a man she didn’t recognize. The “Wild Things” actress, 52, revealed this week on the podcast “Just B With Bethenny Frankel” that the series’ rise in popularity drove Sheen, 58, to relapse. “I think, because the success of ‘Two and a Half Men’ and the money,” … Read more
Matthew Perry was sober when he died, and did not relapse, according to one of the last friends who saw him. The “Friends” star passed away suddenly on Saturday, Oct. 28. He was 54. Perry, best known for playing sarcastic Chandler Bing, was open about his lifelong struggle with addiction and staying sober, and wrote about … Read more
Chris Stapleton has opened up about his journey to sobriety, revealing that he ditched the booze without the help of a rehab stint after he “got into a drinking contest” with himself and lost. The “Tennessee Whiskey” crooner, 45, said alarm bells started ringing when he realized that his pre-show ritual was a shot of … Read more