John Mulaney checks into rehab for cocaine and alcohol abuse

2 days, 5 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Stop making mandatory drug treatment a civil rights issue

LA Times

To the editor: Steve Lopez has written another fine column on drug addiction and homelessness around MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. Lopez talked to one addict, Aaron, who has overdosed 20 times and doesn’t think rehab would work for him. Another addict told Lopez that the best solution is mandatory detox. Some of the more overly sympathetic among us want …

1 week, 5 days ago

Elton John thinks that legalizing marijuana was a bad move

Salon

In his autobiography "Me" and various interviews, Elton John has openly discussed his past struggles with addiction, detailing how his use of cocaine and alcohol in the '70s and '80s negatively affected his life and relationships. Having sought treatment, he's been sober since 1990, becoming a vocal advocate for addiction recovery and turning his back on substances in such a …

John

2 weeks, 1 day ago

'That's a drinking problem': CNN's Tapper shoots down GOP lawmaker covering for Hegseth

Raw Story

On Sunday morning CNN's Jake Tapper corrected a GOP lawmaker who tried to dismiss a video of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth boasting about drinking beer first thing in the morning as perfectly normal behavior. During an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," Sen. Markwayne Mullin was shown two clips of Donald Trump's embattled nominee to be secretary of …

Drinking Cnn Lot Tapper Problem Mullin

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Staying Sober This Holiday Season

Slate

For many, the holiday season is both a joyful time with friends and family and a period of high stress with dangerous ways to cope. Reality TV fans may remember him as a contestant on The Bachelorette, where he opened up about his history with drug abuse and how his journey to sobriety led him to create Release Recovery, an …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Harvey Epstein responds to John Mulaney SNL sketch about New York City Council bid

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York State Assembly member …

New York City New York Free York Harvey Harvey Weinstein Snl

54 years, 11 months ago

JD Vance’s Senate Office Fires Key Adviser Who Posted About Drug Use on Reddit

Wired

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s office has fired key financial policy adviser Aaron Kofsky. A recent WIRED investigation found that Kofsky had posted extensively on Reddit over a period of years about using a variety of drugs, including cocaine and opiates, and called Vance a “Trump boot licker.” WIRED had been preparing a story about the news and had …

Reddit Vance Drug Politico Posted Wired Office Fires

1 month, 2 weeks ago

John Mulaney pokes fun at his rehab stint four years earlier while hosting SNL for the sixth time

Daily Mail

John Mulaney poked fun at his 2020 rehab stint while taking on hosting duties for the sixth time as he appeared in the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. I have a tear in my right labrum' The star then joked, 'I'm going to get my hip replaced and my mom is going to give me a ride home' The …

Family New York City Earth Rehab Chinese Kamala Harris Milk

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump ally Steve Bannon walks free from prison under cover of darkness one week from Election Day

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Steve …

Prison Congress Trump Election Day Email Inside Washington Bannon

54 years, 11 months ago

JD Vance Takes a Hard Stance on Drugs. What Does His Adviser's Past Mean for His Campaign?

Wired

On Wednesday, a WIRED exclusive revealed that one of JD Vance’s financial policy advisers has posted a lot on Reddit about illicit substances. Given Vance’s hard stance on drugs, WIRED’s Tim Marchman and Makena Kelly join Leah to discuss why it matters that a member of his staff seems to have been using them. Mentioned this week: JD Vance Adviser …

Politics Reddit Vance Jd Vance Kofsky Leah Feiger Psychoticmammal

2 months ago

Why It Matters That JD Vance's Financial Adviser Posted About Drug Use on Reddit for Years

Wired

One of JD Vance’s key financial advisers in the Senate, Aaron Kofsky, is behind a Reddit account with the name PsychoticMammal that posted about using a variety of drugs, including cocaine, kratom, “gas station heroin,” and many others. During his Republican National Committee speech this summer, Vance spoke at length about his mother’s battle with drug addiction and how it …

Trump Crypto Senate Harris Vance Drug Kofsky

54 years, 11 months ago

JD Vance Adviser Posted on Reddit for Years About Use of Cocaine, ‘Gas Station Heroin,’ Other Drugs

Wired

One of JD Vance’s key policy advisers, Aaron Kofsky, has for years posted extensively on Reddit about using a variety of drugs, including cocaine and opiates, under the username PsychoticMammal. In the posts, which are as recent as three months ago, Kofsky wrote about experiencing withdrawal from and trying to “kick” tianeptine—also known as “gas station heroin”—and kratom; advised other …

Senate Vance Sec Kofsky Psychoticmammal

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jan 6 prisoners Trump has vowed to free are becoming more radicalized inside jail, report says

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Prisoners …

Trump Election Washington Donald Trump Email Jan Inside Washington

3 months, 1 week ago

Peep Show’s Matt King leaves Twitter after discovering disturbing video on the platform

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In his final X/Twitter post, King recalled that he …

Video Musk Elon Musk Platform Twitter Free King

4 months ago

Trump talks cocaine with podcaster Theo Von: ‘That’s down and dirty’

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Donald Trump sat down for an interview with …

Email Von Inside Washington Cocaine Theo Trump Talks

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tim Walz lands a zinger on Vance about that couch story - and attacks him for using Hillbilly Elegy to trash his own community

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Tim …

Pennsylvania Harris Jd Vance Walz Tim Walz Email Verifyerrors Inside Washington

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pete Davidson is at a facility for mental health treatment as stand-up shows are canceled

LA Times

Following a string of performances on his Prehab tour, Pete Davidson is taking a break from the stage. The “Saturday Night Live” alum recently checked into a wellness facility for mental health treatment, People reported Wednesday. Seventh time’s the charm!” The news of Davidson’s most recent admittance comes as venues in Florida and New Jersey announced the comedian’s upcoming shows …

Mental Health Pete Davidson Source Told Health Treatment

5 months ago

What’s Missing From the Overdose Crisis Conversation

Slate

From a young age, James T. Morrison used drugs to help him feel better. In this episode, James discusses his experience with substance use disorder, housing instability, and the criminal justice system. At a time when public officials and policy experts are debating ways to address the overdose crisis in the U.S., James discusses what humane drug policies could look …

James Slate

5 months ago

Robert Downey Jr ‘did not pay for me to go to rehab’: Armie Hammer

Hindustan Times

During an appearance on ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ on Friday, July 19, Armie Hammer addressed rumours that Robert Downey Jr. funded his rehab stay. Hammer is ‘incredibly grateful’ to Downey When Piers Morgan questioned about the rehab funding rumours, Hammer responded, “No, he did not. It’s amazing.” Downey reportedly told Hammer, “‘Sit down, shut up, everything is going to be OK.’” …

Rehab Robert Downey Rumours Hammer

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Drug addict steps ahead to change his life

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A BTech dropout, who was arrested in a joint operation by the TGNAB and the Madhapur police on Friday, along with three others for consuming ganja near Hitex, appealed to youngsters to keep themselves free of addiction. As previously reported, the youngster, who had secured the 800th rank in the IIT-JEE and had got admission in the National Institute …

Drugs Drug Addict

5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Cocktail of drugs': Trump makes wild new claims in email begging supporters for cash

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump pushed out a hyperbolic and conspiracy-laden fundraising email to his supporters with just a day to go before the CNN presidential debate between himself and President Joe Biden, headlined, "THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF! There is no evidence to support the idea that Biden is secretly being pumped with drugs to keep him alert for the …

Debate Trump Joe Biden Lie Makes Wild

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Politics: Donald Trump faces off with Stormy Daniels in the New York trial's latest developments

Slate

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Stormy Daniels’s testimony in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial; marijuana rescheduling; and the media’s role and responsibility in defending democracy. Nathaniel Meyersohn for CNN: The dark side of the sports betting boom C-SPAN: President Biden Remarks at White House Correspondents’ Dinner Ben Smith for Semafor: Joe Kahn: ‘The newsroom …

Trump Michigan New York Donald Trump John York Marijuana

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk takes illegal drugs with some Tesla board members: Report

Live Mint

Elon Musk’s use of illegal drugs was common knowledge among several current and former Tesla Inc. and SpaceX directors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. There was concern about the volume of Musk’s illegal drug use and that he consumed drugs with some of his board members, the newspaper reported, citing people who have witnessed the drug use or …

Tesla Musk Report Drug Wsj Illegal Drugs

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk responds to illegal drug use charges: ‘Not even trace quantities…’

Live Mint

Elon Musk has responded to claims that he uses illegal drugs such as LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine, claiming that 'not even trace quantities' of drugs and alcohol were found in his system after three years of random drug testing. Musk's clarification comes after a recent Wall Street Journal report claimed that the world's richest man routinely took illegal drugs …

Tesla Musk Elon Musk Drug Wsj

1 year, 1 month ago

Stephen Fry, 66, says childhood sweets were ‘gateway’ to his cocaine addiction

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Stephen Fry has blamed sweets …

Fry

1 year, 1 month ago

‘No meth or fentanyl found’ in Matthew Perry’s system

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Friends creator Marta Kauffman has said Matthew Perry was …

Matthew Los Angeles Matthew Perry Free His Death Perry Death Friends

1 year, 1 month ago

Matthew Perry spent more than $9m trying to get sober

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Matthew Perry spent millions of …

Friends Matthew Matthew Perry Free Perry

1 year, 2 months ago

John Stamos, 60, reveals he felt 'okay with DYING' at the time of his 2015 DUI because he 'foolishly' thought he had 'done everything' he would ever achieve - but insists he 'DIDN'T want to kill himse

Daily Mail

John Stamos has opened up about his DUI arrest, describing it as the 'worst moment of my life', as he admitted he was 'okay with dying' when he decided to get behind the wheel of his car back in June 2015. John Stamos has admitted he was 'okay with dying' at the time of DUI arrest in 2015 The actor …

House John My Life Bob His Time Dui Full House

1 year, 3 months ago

Ted Cruz mocked for dramatic beer stunt amid GOP’s false claims Biden is leading the US to prohibition

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Koob told the outlet, “I mean, they’re …

Alcohol Washington Biden Email Inside Washington Ted Cruz Cruz

1 year, 4 months ago

Drugs minister: I know the hard-fought battle supporting loved one into recovery

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Scotland Drugs Minister

1 year, 5 months ago

Drug dealer who supplied heroin laced with deadly opioid jailed

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A drug dealer has been …

Drug Basildon Khelifi

1 year, 5 months ago

Alex Murdaugh jail call audio reveals awkward interaction with son Buster

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The call begins with Murdaugh saying: …

Paul Son Murdaugh Buster Jim His Father Maggie

1 year, 7 months ago

In 'Baby J,' John Mulaney's jokes are all at the expense of one person: John Mulaney

NPR

In 'Baby J,' John Mulaney's jokes are all at the expense of one person: John Mulaney Enlarge this image toggle caption Marcus Russell Price/Netflix Marcus Russell Price/Netflix Almost every joke in the new John Mulaney special, Baby J, is at the expense of the same person: John Mulaney, circa 2020-2021. Enlarge this image toggle caption Marcus Russell Price/Netflix Marcus Russell …

Rehab Way John Person Special John Mulaney Mulaney

1 year, 9 months ago

Ed Sheeran opens up about the extent of his drug use

The Independent

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about …

Drug Our Weekly Guide Sheeran Ed Sheeran

1 year, 9 months ago

Rehab on hold: COVID devastated prison learning programs

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At least 3,181 prisoners and …

Prisoners Prison Rehab Los Angeles Prisons Joseph Programs

1 year, 9 months ago

Rapper Kodak Black ordered into drug rehab by judge

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Florida judge ordered rapper …

Drug Duffy

1 year, 9 months ago

'It made everything better': Alex Murdaugh claims he stole over $10m to fund opioid habit

Daily Mail

Alex Murdaugh has claimed he stole more than $10m from his law firm to feed his opioid habit as he revealed he was taking more than 60 oxycodone pills a day. Alex Murdaugh sits with his attorneys before he takes the stand in his trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday Alex's cousin, Curtis 'Eddie' Smith, left, …

Money South Carolina Gang Cowboys Smith Paul Son

1 year, 10 months ago

Alex Murdaugh's shockingly expensive drug habit revealed by defense attorneys

Raw Story

The defense attorney for disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh revealed at his murder trial for the killing of his family this week that at the height of his drug problem, he was spending $50,000 on drugs a week, per The Daily Beast. "During the cross-examination of SLED Special Agent David Owen, the lead investigator in Paul and Maggie Murdaugh’s …

Drug Murdaugh Shockingly Expensive

1 year, 10 months ago

‘Don Jr is on coke’: Trump’s son mocks accusations of drug use over his ‘impassioned’ speeches

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I got thrown into politics in my late 30s and all of the sudden …

Trump Inside Washington Mr Trump Don Jr Washington Email Hunter Biden Coke Mr

1 year, 10 months ago

'Don Jr. is on coke': Trump's son says people mistake 'impassioned speech' for drug habit

Raw Story

Donald Trump Jr., son of the former president, complained this week that people often accuse him of having a cocaine habit instead of focusing on President Joe Biden's son Hunter. During a rant on his Triggered podcast on Monday, Trump said that people suggest he's on cocaine after seeing his political speeches. "I've been blessed beyond belief in this country," …

Trump Jr

2 years ago

Elton John quits Twitter after misinformation allowed to ‘flourish unchecked’

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Elton John has announced he will no longer be using Twitter following …

Hate Speech Musk Twitter Mr Musk Indytech Elton John Quits

2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk floats 'general amnesty' of suspended Twitter accounts

Firstpost

The move comes as Musk has faced pushback that his criteria for content moderation is subject to his personal whim, with reinstatements decided for certain accounts and not others San Francisco: New Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday polled users on whether the site should offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, using the same method he used to handle …

Trump Musk Twitter Accounts Content Moderation General Amnesty

2 years, 1 month ago

Sign up for ‘hardcore’ Twitter or be let go, Elon Musk tells staff

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an email sent to staff, the billionaire said …

Musk Elon Musk Twitter Email Mr Musk Staff

2 years, 2 months ago

Man who accosted US Rep. Zeldin will be released to rehab

Associated Press

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The man who accosted Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin at a campaign event in western New York will be released from jail into an alcohol treatment program, a federal judge ruled. U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian Payson agreed Wednesday to allow David Jakubonis to enter a treatment program administered by the Veterans Administration. Jakubonis, if he is drinking, …

Jakubonis Zeldin Campaign

2 years, 2 months ago

Three jailed after cocaine hidden in condoms smuggled into Jersey

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Liverpool Email Jersey Cocaine Hidden Jcis

2 years, 4 months ago

Aaron Carter says he is five years sober and should no longer be viewed as a 'train wreck'

Daily Mail

Aaron Carter has spoken out against being portrayed as a washed-up drug addict despite turning his life around for the better and marking five years sober. Scroll down for video Aaron Carter opened up about overcoming drug addiction in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com The former teen heartthrob, whose older brother is former Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter 42, had …

Relationship Abuse Star Public Going Son Five Years

2 years, 4 months ago

Keith Allen responds to Lily Allen’s claim he ‘couldn’t channel his comedic gifts into a career’

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Keith Allen has responded to …

Free Keith My Dad Allen Lily Allen

2 years, 7 months ago

Dave Chappelle attack: Comedians share concerns that performing is no longer safe

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I’m just really afraid.’” He added that he is …

Attack Twitter Free Stage Dave Chappelle Comedians

2 years, 7 months ago

'Stop hitting on me': Musk's reply to US lawmaker gets a Zuckerberg retort

India Today

Elon Musk seems to have mastered the art of staying in news at all times. Elon Musk recently told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to stop flirting with him after she slammed a "billionaire with an ego problem” over “explosion of hate crimes”. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, tweeted on Friday, “Tired of having to collectively stress about what explosion of hate …

Musk Elon Musk Twitter Lawmaker Gets Retort Elon

2 years, 7 months ago

Nick Offerman: ‘I’m sorry if it makes you cry that I don’t jive with your weird Fox News mentality’

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And I don’t consider that manly or feminine, I …

Black Netflix Parks Free Swanson Actor My Life

John Mulaney checks into rehab for cocaine and alcohol abuse

History of this topic

John Mulaney details ‘star-studded’ intervention led by Seth Meyers in new Netflix special

John Mulaney makes ‘hilarious’ and ‘harrowing’ stand-up return after leaving rehab

John Mulaney announces first post-rehab comedy shows — and they’re already sold out

Comedian John Mulaney reportedly checks into rehab for addiction issues

Discover Related