When one realizes that no matter how much they may know about theoretical drug and alcohol problems, it is still possible to be staring in the face of a full on alcoholic and not know it until after the fact. Alcoholism and drug problems are not things one can identify just by looking at [...]

Elton John recently told the BBC that he’s been helping rapper Eminem cope with drug addiction. Both Elton John and Eminem have a history of drug addiction. John is a former cocaine addict and alcoholic who has been sober for 16 years, and Eminem turned to him for help when he wanted to get sober [...]

Charlie Sheen was arrested for second-degree assault, menacing, and criminal mischief Friday morning, after his wife Brooke Mueller Sheen called 911 Christmas morning. People.com reports that, according to a source close to Mueller, “Both of them were drinking and neither was supposed to be. They both have histories of alcohol abuse and have made every [...]

Kevin J. Ante is ranked among Ohio’s top drunk-driving offenders after recently being charged with his 17th OVI (operating a vehicle impaired) offense. This latest charge occurred just four months after Ante was released from prison, where he served 4 years for a prior conviction. His first conviction occurred in 1982, and he has since [...]

Gregory Gordon of Ohio was recently arrested for DUI, after a convenience store customer saw him get into his car and drive off swerving. What makes this particular DUI arrest notable is the fact that Gordon served 10 years in prison and lost his driver’s license for life after causing the death of a police [...]

A family in Fresno, California received a shock early Friday morning, when 22-year-old Matthew Billingsley crashed his SUV into their home around 1 am. According to police officers, the SUV crashed through a brick wall and soared over a swimming pool, eventually crashing into the back of the house. Fortunately, no one was harmed in [...]

Michael Patrick Landri, the designated driver at a recent employee Christmas party, has been arrested by San Diego police on suspicion of DUI after a crash that killed a man in Torrey Pines. Landri and his “very drunk” passenger were pulled from their burning vehicle by a bystander, but the driver of the other car [...]

Shanna Hiles, a young woman from western Pennsylvania, has found herself in dire circumstances following an episode of binge drinking. After drinking to the point of unconsciousness during her 20th birthday celebration, Ms. Hiles passed out with her legs folded under her for more than 12 hours. Both legs were later amputated at the knee. [...]

According to several news reports, David Hasselhoff was recently rushed to the hospital after suffering a seizure. RadarOnline.com reports that Hasselhoff, who has a well-known history of alcoholism, had been recently been drinking again. They also report that Hasselhoff has been hospitalized five times in the last few years as a result of alcohol poisoning. [...]

Hells Angel Richie Kane recounts his journey through alcoholism in his book “The Bronx Street Kid: Into 12-Step Recovery.” After surviving an alcoholic father, Kane himself turned to alcohol to cope with the abuse he experienced as a child. He became a tough guy, thrown out of the Hell’s Angels for being too rowdy, and [...]