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Together with Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette ruled the country music scene for years. Born in rural Mississippi, she died in Nashville 56 years later and in between created some of the most memorable music ever made, married five times, had four daughters [...]

After Farrah Fawcett’s death last year, her ex-husband and long time friend and partner, Ryan O’Neal, is making a documentary about the star. His hope is to feature her son, Redmond O’Neal, who has famously struggled with drug addiction and is currently incarcerated for crimes [...]

Blending two families after a new marriage comes with a myriad of challenges. Disparate personalities must learn to live and work together in a new home, which is made even more difficult when all or some of the kids are not totally on board with [...]

Making resolutions is a big part of new year’s. A new year, a fresh start and a chance to mend or bypass the mistakes of the last year with new goals and hopes for the future. For those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, drug [...]

On November 18th, Janet Jackson made a public statement about brother Michael Jackson’s death due to drug overdose. On ABC’s ‘In the Spotlight,’ Janet spoke to interviewer Robin Roberts on everything about Michael including his drug addiction and who is to blame for his death. [...]

Mackenzie Phillips’ recent autobiography, High on Arrival, with its admission of a sexual relationship with her father during her drug addiction has many in a whirl. Whether or not the allegations are true, certainly one thing is clear: when in the throes of drug addiction, [...]

In August, DJ AM (born Adam Goldstein) was found dead in his apartment at the age of 36. There were rumors there for awhile that DJ AM’s drug overdose last month was not accidental. Unlike the homicidal nature of Michael Jackson’s death, it was conjectured [...]

Some people say that you can’t be successful in drug and alcohol rehab if you don’t really want to go. Others say that successful drug addiction treatment goes deeper than that, that you have to lose everything before you can fully understand how vital it [...]

Now that some time has passed since the media began its focus on OxyContin Addiction, several studies have been performed that may indicate that concerns about the drug were overblown. Granted, OxyContin is still considered an addictive, highly dangerous drug if used improperly, but when [...]