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For over 20 years, Johnny Whitaker has been conducting 12-step meetings at a local county jail, and the actor calls it a blessing. The 64-year-old told Fox News Digital, “Once a month, I go in to share my experience, as well as offer strength and hope. I do it through my ministry. I want to…

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Matthew Perry’s dream of establishing a foundation for people struggling with substance abuse has been realized. The Matthew Perry Foundation is officially up and running and accepting donations. Before his untimely death, Perry planned to start a foundation to help others overcome alcohol and drug abuse. Perry was quoted previously as saying, “When I die,…

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Country musician Chris Stapleton recently discussed his decision to get sober and how he did it without rehab. A star whose pre-show ritual used to include a shot of tequila, Stapleton knew he had a problem. He said, “I didn’t have to go to rehab, but from a 45-year-old man health perspective, a doctor’s going…

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Rob Lowe’s sober life is bountiful. The actor shared his journey to sobriety over the past 33 years, writing in an Instagram post, “33 years ago today, I found my recovery and a tribe that has sustained me on my incredible, grateful journey.” He added, “My life is full of love, family, God, opportunity, friends,…

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Actor Russell Brand has waged war against groupthink, pushed the envelope as a free thinker and battled drug addiction. However, he didn’t do it alone. Brand recently talked to Fox News’s Tucker Carlson on “Tucker Carlson Today” to discuss how he became the man he is today, highlighting that faith kept him afloat. Brand said,…

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