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‘Addiction is proof there is a devil. Recovery is proof there is a God’: Irish rockers Bleech 9:3 on struggle, sobriety and their stunning debut

After two friends sponsored each other in Alcoholics Anonymous, they started making music. As they gear up for a summer of 40 festivals, the band tell their harrowing yet uplifting story

The Guardian - UK

On This Day in History, June 10: Salem witch hangings, Italy enters World War II, the Six-Day War ends, Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment, the Lidice massacre and other major events

On This Day in History, June 10, several pivotal events shaped the course of world history. The date is remembered for Benjamin Franklin's famous kite experiment that advanced the study of electricity, Italy's entry into World War II under Benito Mussolini, the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous and the end of…

The Economic Times

Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals he is ‘recovering alcoholic’

The Cats and Phantom Of The Opera composer said he attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

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Britney Spears is in rehab – here’s what happens on day one

FIRST PERSON: The pop star has reportedly entered a treatment facility after a drink-driving arrest last month. Charlotte Cripps, who has attended more than six rehab centres, explains what really happens when you walk through those doors

The Independent UK

Lulu opens up about fears of relapsing after revealing alcoholism battle

Alcoholics Anonymous helpline is open 24/7 on 0800 9177 650. If you would prefer, you can also email them at help@aamail.org or live chat via their website at www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk. Drinkline, a free, confidential helpline for people who are concerned about their drinking, or someone else’s. Call 0300 123 1110 (weekdays…

The Independent UK

A new start after 60: I realised I had autism – and suddenly my life made sense. I have never been so happy

After decades of loneliness and depression, Cathleen Caffrey had come to think of herself as a bad person. Then she learned about others who had struggled to fit in …

The Guardian - UK

“The funniest, most talented bloke. And he was trying so hard to stay on the right path.” Friends star Matthew Perry attended Alcoholics Anonymous at Ozzy Osbourne’s house

The Prince Of Darkness remembers the sitcom actor in his new memoir, Last Rites

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Matthew Perry attended AA meetings at Ozzy Osbourne's house

Ozzy Osbourne has revealed in his posthumous memoir that the late Friends star Matthew Perry used to come to his house for Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings.

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New way Aussies struggling with alcohol can find help

Pandemic-era online support for alcoholics has been made permanent, with those battling addiction able to join anonymous meetings at any time of day or night.

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Louie Spence opens up on heartbreaking moment he watched his mother die

The Independent UK

Harry Hamlin celebrates one year of sobriety

Harry Hamlin has confirmed that he hasn't drunk any alcohol since 2024.

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Brad Pitt Says Alcoholics Anonymous Saved Him After Jolie Split: 'I Needed to Wake the F--- Up'

Brad Pitt says joining Alcoholics Anonymous after his split from Angelina Jolie helped him get sober and face reality. "I needed to wake the f--- up," he said.

International Business Times UK

Brad Pitt was ‘on his knees’ post Angelina Jolie divirce, forced to face his ‘ugly sides’

The divorce made it impossible for him to run from the truth.

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Brad Pitt says he ‘needed rebooting’ when he joined AA after Angelina Jolie divorce

Pitt and Jolie split in 2016 after two years of marriage

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The Fifth Step review – Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman go head to head

A new arrival at Alcoholics Anonymous meets with his apparently composed sponsor in David Ireland’s knotty, often hilarious two-hander

The Independent UK

FedEx employee fired for attending Alcoholics Anonymous meeting claims ‘anti-white’ discrimination

Exclusive: Margaret Fiander believes her supervisor was bigoted against her “because she is Caucasian,” telling The Independent she remains unemployed.

Evening Standard

Notes to John by Joan Didion: Dispatches from the therapist’s chair are a guilty pleasure

Joan Didion, who died in 2021, never intended Notes to John to be published. They are, as the title intimates, notes to her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and they are about meetings with her psychiatrist, Dr Roger MacKinnon, over the course of a little more than a year, beginning in…

The Conversation

You’ve likely heard the Serenity Prayer − but not its backstory

I’m not sure when I first encountered the Serenity Prayer, or when it first occurred to me to ask who wrote it. For much of my life it never occurred to me that prayers were the kind of things that people actually wrote down, especially something as popular as the…

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Gwyneth Paltrow reveals how LA wildfires worsened menopause symptoms

Gwyneth Paltrow made a candid admission about how the recent Los Angeles wildfires made her menopause symptoms worse.

The Independent UK

Molly-Mae Hague breaks down in tears at impact of Tommy Fury's drinking at sister Zoe’s wedding

The Guardian - US

Fentanyl may enter the US from Mexico, but the drug of choice there is different

Use of crystal meth is soaring among workers, partiers and the young and threatening a public health crisis

The Independent UK

Jelly Roll reveals he attended his first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 14: ‘I was court-ordered’

Rapper says he’s ‘never been more inspired’ than when leaving an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting

The Independent UK

Brad Pitt says he was told off by Alcoholics Anonymous for speaking about the group

‘Everyone knows you exist. What’s the issue?’ said the actor

The Independent UK

Chris Evans celebrates one year of sobriety after health scare

Star was diagnosed with cancer in August last year

The Independent UK

Britain has an addiction crisis – is 12-step recovery the answer?

The tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous have been replicated across different forms of addiction treatment, while numerous studies have proven their effectiveness. So why do they remain misunderstood, asks Anna Wolfe

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