Michael Phelps , addict – that’s what some are saying. We have reached a point where none of us are really surprised when we learn that a pro athlete has developed some sort of problem with alcohol, drugs, or gambling. After all, these are people with a large amount of disposable income, not to mention…

It may be no secret that drug addiction knows no socio-economical boundaries. And this is once again validated with the arrest of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay recently. According to the Indy Star, “Irsay was arrested for driving while under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, after being stopped late Sunday by police.…

Critically-acclaimed actor dies from drug overdose.  That seems to be the common headline that has been circulating through the press and the media for decades – it seems as if the only thing that really changes about those particular types of headlines is the actual name of the actor involved. Sadly, the first major actor…

A rumor has been leaking out lately that singer Chaka Khan had been in rehab for addiction to prescription medication. And she is at the same facility as Lindsay Lohan. The rumor has turned out to be accurate and the prescribed medication is painkillers for an old knee injury. According to Chaka Khan’s website on…

On March 22, 2012 Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino from the reality TV show “Jersey Shores” had his rep release a statement that he was not in drug rehab. A couple of hours later, Sorrentino recanted via Facebook saying that he was in rehab for an addiction to prescription medication. Sorrentino had checked into the Cirque…

Legendary pop singer Whitney Houston died at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California at 3:35pm PST on Saturday, February 11, 2012. She died in her hotel room according to those closest to her. Houston was attending a Clive Davis pre-Grammy party on Saturday when the incident occurred. The Grammys are scheduled for February…

In 1998, Anna Malova was named Miss Russia and finished in the top 10 in the Miss Universe pageant. Today, however, Ms. Malova has been sentenced to a last chance in drug rehab. The former Miss Russia is back in a residential rehab center after being charged with forging doctor’s signatures in order to get…

There is no proof yet that famous singer Amy Winehouse who died Saturday, July 23 in London, England did so because of drugs and/or alcohol. The toxicology reports are still 4 weeks away and the initial coroner’s autopsy was inconclusive. Adding to the mystery is that no illicit drugs or alcohol were found by her…

James Taylor addressed drug offenders as “my fellow addicts” in the Pinellas courtroom in Clearwater, Florida today. The five-time Grammy winner told the large crowd of rehab graduates that they have a friend as he spoke of his own heroin addiction and subsequent 30-year abstinence. The program was started 10 year ago and has seen…

Well, Sheryl Crowe may say some guy was her “favorite mistake” but when it comes to Dennis Quaid and cocaine he says it was his “biggest mistake.” In a recent interview, Quaid told Newsweek, “My greatest mistake was being addicted to cocaine. I started after I left college and came to Los Angeles in 1974.…

It may have well have been an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie saying “I’ll be back.” Instead of the California governor however is it actress Lindsay Lohan who is spending her 5th stint in rehab within the past 3 years. Lohan is now out on $300,000 bail and in going back into drug and alcohol rehab until…