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Comedian Liz Russo opens up about her alcoholism on stage, and has organized a standup showcase to raise money for rehab centers. For Liz Russo, getting sober took more than a stay in prison. It took ...

When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, it can take several attempts for a person in recovery to achieve long-term sobriety. So when comedian Joe Huisman — a former addict himself — Comedian Ben ...

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Deep in the Big Book, the operations manual of Alcoholics Anonymous, a too-often-overlooked point is highlighted. "We aren’t a glum lot," the passage from the 1939 book says of the earliest AAs. "If ...