{"id":1836,"date":"2022-12-28T09:51:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T14:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2022-12-28T09:51:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T14:51:02","slug":"actor-russell-brand-shares-significant-milestone-in-sobriety-from-drugs-and-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2022\/12\/actor-russell-brand-shares-significant-milestone-in-sobriety-from-drugs-and-alcohol.html","title":{"rendered":"Actor Russell Brand Shares Significant Milestone in Sobriety From Drugs and Alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"
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English actor and comedian Russell Brand is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his sobriety, crediting those who have supported him for his success.<\/p>\n

“I’m 20 years clean and sober today,” Brand said in an Instagram post published Tuesday. “It’s December the 13th. So, firstly, I wanted to express my gratitude for all the people who have helped me\u00a0to remain clean and sober. It is never done on your own.” He described the milestone as “a community and spiritual achievement.”<\/p>\n

“Because what I have been taught and shown is that it is impossible for a person like me not to drink and use drugs unless I have sufficient ongoing support from people that understand what it’s like to feel that drugs or alcohol, or, you know, certain behaviors are necessary in order to feel OK,” explained the 47-year-old celebrity.<\/p>\n

Brand has not just spoken out against his struggle with drugs and alcohol. The “Death on the Nile” star has also revealed the dangers of pornography consumption. The well-known actor made headlines in 2015 when he\u00a0shared his thoughts<\/a>\u00a0on the issue.<\/p>\n

“Pornography reduces the spectacle of sex to a kind of extracted physical act,” he said. “[T] here’s a general feeling there in your core if you look at pornography that, ‘This isn’t what’s the best thing for me to do; this isn’t the best use of my time now.’ I don’t put that laptop lid down and think, ‘There, what a productive piece of time spent connecting with the world.'”<\/p>\n

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