http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:086bf679a22e8dd64c028d4b1f4e61b1 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/lessons-from-whitney-houston2019s-substance-abuse-and-early-death If you’re looking for a good reason to get yourself some help for drug or alcohol addiction you don’t have to look much further than Whitney Houston’s tragic early death at only 48 years old. ]]> Xanax celebrities Whitney Houston Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:32:43 -0500 urn:syndication:619182ba2a2ed34082287dda47542279 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/brooke-mueller-reportedly-heading-to-mexico-for-treatment-with-the-experimental-hallucinogen-ibogaine Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife Brooke Mueller is reportedly heading to Mexico for 7 days of addiction treatment with Ibogaine, an experimental hallucinogenic drug that is said to interrupt addiction to drugs such as opiates, alcohol and cocaine. ]]> Hallucinogen celebrities Ibogaine Charlie Sheen Experimental Addiction Treatment Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:36:10 -0500 urn:syndication:d9e2ed427fa1165f9afd2d9653ffbf7b http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/coroner-says-amy-winehouse-killed-by-alcohol-overdose Like a sobering warning on the dangers of binge drinking - even for very experienced drinkers - the coroner’s report lists death by misadventure as the cause of death and a BAC at death of more than 5 times the legal limit. ]]> Binge drinking Amy Winehouse celebrities Overdose Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:08:39 -0400 urn:syndication:7413ee5ef5d6b43c2780edf0f8366b31 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/now-clean-and-sober-snl2019s-darrell-hammond-reveals-struggle-with-cocaine-alcohol-and-cutting SNL star Darrell Hammond found fame for his legendary portrayals of Bill Clinton, Al Gore and others, but behind the bright lights he struggled with the legacy of a terribly abusive childhood and with cutting, drinking and cocaine. ]]> child abuse celebrities Darrell Hammond] Cutting Cocaine Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:56:00 -0400 urn:syndication:b39b6668e8c5d99a80e09c4d455bbb67 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/oscar-de-la-hoya-talks-about-rehab-and-his-cocaine-and-alcohol-addictions Boxing’s golden boy says recovering from alcohol and cocaine addictions is the toughest fight of his life. ]]> Alcohol Rehab Oscar De La Hoya Cocaine addiction Cocaine Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:19:18 -0400 urn:syndication:fc479e97c8ec967b9b68eb7a9368c596 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/rolling-stones-guitarist-ronnie-wood-says-intervention-and-rehab-201crescued-him201d Describing being bundled into the back of a bread van to avoid paparazzi as he began his trip to rehab 18 months ago, Ronnie Wood talks about rehab and sobriety and thanks UK artist Damien Hirst for the intervention that got his recovery started. ]]> Interventionist celebrities Ronnie Wood Damien Hirst Intervention Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:18:44 -0400 urn:syndication:6b624a78c676ea3c533b413a02e2f9d3 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/designer-drug-mephedrone-meow-meow-gives-bbc-radio-host-fatal-heart-attack George Webley, known on air as Big George, died from a fatal heart attack after taking the designer club drug mephedrone, which is also popularly known as meow meow. ]]> Heart disease celebrities Mephedrone Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:57:55 -0400 urn:syndication:3f4ba2ed63e27553c8e9d88c14d00cbe http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/the-tragic-death-of-amy-winehouse-comes-after-a-month-of-heavy-drinking-and-drug-use Amy Winehouse’s last month is a tragic downward spiral of vodka and drugs. ]]> Amy Winehouse Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:28:44 -0400 urn:syndication:9c7739d696adade46d26959775bfa8c7 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/newly-released-interview-tapes-reveal-bob-dylan2019s-602019s-heroin-addiction.html On the day of his 70th birthday, just released tapes reveal Bob Dylan’s addiction to heroin during the early days of his career in New York. ]]> Heroin addiction celebrities Bob Dylan Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:45:03 -0400 urn:syndication:d9e37649e214e38a1240c3c7f9c36ad4 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/checking-into-betty-ford-hasselhoff-says-he-had-a-lethal-amount-of-alcohol-in-his-body.html Now in recovery and with a career reignited as the new head judge for the UK TV series, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, former Baywatch star David Hasselhoff opened up about his dangerous binge drinking past and claimed that at the time of his entry in... ]]> Betty Ford celebrities David Hasselhoff Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:26:23 -0400 urn:syndication:d15cf1323fc3b04da24b7471896a3012 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/drunk-and-erratic-on-stage-amy-winehouse-kicks-off-european-tour.html 20 000 fans booed the obviously very intoxicated Winehouse as she struggled to make it through the set of her European tour kickoff show in Belgrade. ]]> Amy Winehouse celebrities Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:23:32 -0400 urn:syndication:dc877e8c73b8bac0c4d22d3f948ab4d6 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/taking-it-day-by-day-demi-lovato-talks-recovery-from-cutting-bipolar-depression-and-bulimia Disney star, 18 year old Demi Lovato, talks about her recovery from bulimia, bipolar, anorexia, depression and cutting. ]]> Child Star Bulimia celebrities Anorexia Nervosa Demi Lovato Self Harm Depression Anorexia Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:09:07 -0400 urn:syndication:ea6e65f731900d8de14ed392e04bcaac http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/actor-tom-arnold-heads-to-rehab-for-an-addiction-to-pain-pills.html The True Lies star will spend a month in a residential addiction treatment facility to recover from an addiction to pain medications that were prescribed to him after a recent surgery. ]]> celebrities Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:19:38 -0400 urn:syndication:0be031519ec45f7b5c26b20120c0bd44 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/betty-ford-remembered-for-her-addiction-recovery-and-courage Few people have done as much to destigmatize alcoholism and drug addiction as former First Lady Betty Ford, who overcame lifelong prescription pill and alcohol addictions in the late 1970’s and then went on to found one of the nation’s leading ad... ]]> Betty Ford Destigmatizing Addiction celebrities stigma Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:32:16 -0400 urn:syndication:ca891649cff0309e9f43e4adf2a7332e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/celebrities/la-police-looking-hard-at-doctors-who-prescribed-to-michael-jackson.html While the toxicology reports have not yet revealed the cause of death, LA police seemingly believe that prescriptions drugs played at least a role in the incident, and have been interviewing doctors who supplied Jackson with his medications. ]]> Prescription drug abuse Law Enforcement Michael Jackson Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:45:30 -0500