“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/game-of-thrones">Game of Thrones</a>” star Kit Harington recently discussed &#8220;psychological scarring&#8221; and how becoming famous affected his life.
The 37-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">actor</a> detailed how he became dependent on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alcohol">alcohol</a> while starring in the hit HBO series. Harington shared details as part of an upcoming episode of the podcast “The Hidden 20%.” 
“People would treat me like the character. But in my life I didn&#8217;t feel like that at all. And that [led me to] some psychological scarring,” he said of his time playing the “Game of Thrones” character Jon Snow from 2011 until 2019. 
Because fans expected him to be like the character he played, Harington <a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/game-of-thrones-news/kit-harington-game-of-thrones-fame-mental-health-rabbit-hole">said</a> he tried “to project this image of utter sophistication and coolness about what I was doing but genuinely being sort of terrified about everything.”
“That is a dangerous rabbit hole to fall down because you find all of the bad stuff that people are saying as well as the nice stuff,” he added.
Harington said he entered treatment for alcoholism right after the show ended and wound up getting diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), per <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/01/game-of-thrones-actor-kit-harington-opens-up-about-mental-health-struggles-1235786247/">Deadline</a>.
“I realized that my life was hinging on this,” he told podcast host Ben Branson. “Luckily, it was the right place at the right time. I managed to forge a new life from there.”
Harington said his first rehab wasn’t a fit. He <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/01/game-of-thrones-actor-kit-harington-opens-up-about-mental-health-struggles-1235786247/">explained</a> that he “entered rehab drunk, sobered up in there, and went, ‘F*** this, not you guys in a circle. No, thank you.’”
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His next experience at a treatment center was better and was where he got diagnosed with ADHD. “And I left that pretty quick and said, ‘I’ll try to deal with this by myself,’ which didn’t work after about four years,” Harington added. 
Now the actor spends most of his time with his family, including former “Game of Thrones” co-star Rose Leslie, whom he married in 2018, and his two young children. 
“My head wants to go to every other thing in the room at once,” he said of family time, saying that even though he is “sober” and present” at home, he sometimes gets “restless” while playing with his children.

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‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Kit Harington Details ‘Psychological Scarring,’ Says He Was ‘Terrified About Everything’

'Game Of Thrones' Star Kit Harington Details 'Psychological Scarring,' Says He Was 'Terrified About Everything'

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-stamos">John Stamos</a> recalls being so depressed about getting a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alcohol">DUI</a> in 2015 that he kept drinking.
“When I did get the DUI…I came home from the hospital that night, I sat down, I drank a bottle of wine just to forget what just happened,” the “Full House” actor said during a recent interview with <a href="https://people.com/john-stamos-says-he-drank-a-bottle-of-wine-after-dui-in-2015-exclusive-8418900">People</a>. “And I never sobered up.”
The 60-year-old said immediately after the incident, he had to go film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.” Stamos said he kept drinking to numb the pain of what he was going through.
“When you sober up, you have to look at the ugly truth, so you keep drinking,” he told the outlet. “So I was kind of just loosely buzzed through the shooting of that movie.”
Stamos said those two incidents represent a rock bottom point in his life. “That was bottom,” he said during a recent appearance on the “<a href="https://www.bialikbreakdown.com/watch-podcast/john-stamos">Bialik Breakdown</a>” podcast. “But I didn’t get it and I just numbed myself for a few weeks after that. And when I came home, my sisters were like, ‘Okay, it’s time to go, we found this place.’ And I’m like, ‘Okay, I’m ready.’”
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“I hated it. I really hated the way I felt, hated disappointing people, hated myself, hated looking in the mirror going, ‘This is not who my parents raised. What am I doing? Who is this idiot?’ I would be so embarrassed,” he continued. “I had everything growing up. I had a beautiful childhood. I had no excuse to f*** my life up. And I did and it made me sick.”
Stamos entered a 30-day rehab in July 2015. He credits his family for helping him maintain <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sobriety">sobriety</a>, which he discussed in more detail in his memoir, “If You Would Have Told Me.”
“They have kept me on this path because going down the road of being sober and taking care of yourself, everybody tries,” the actor said in October, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-stamos-recalls-moment-he-realized-he-had-to-sober-up-and-kick-alcohol-addiction">reported</a>. “Everybody does it. You could get going for a little while. Then, it’s like, ‘I can drink again.’ So it’s staying on the path is what they mostly do for me.”

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John Stamos Said He ‘Drank A Bottle Of Wine’ Following His DUI In 2015

John Stamos Said He 'Drank A Bottle Of Wine' Following His DUI In 2015

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Elle Macpherson recently opened up about her decision to get <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bradley-cooper-says-hes-lucky-to-have-gotten-sober-after-battle-with-drugs-alcohol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sober</a> twenty years ago.
During a wide-ranging interview for <a href="https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/wellness/supermodel-elle-macpherson-on-success-sobriety-and-turning-60/news-story/432bf5ad9f98cfec563a14cb6ef01911" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Body+Soul</a> magazine, the 59-year-old supermodel said that before she celebrated her 40th birthday, she realized she had an alcohol problem.
&#8220;I stopped drinking in 2003 because I felt I couldn&#8217;t be fully present in my life and it was a wonderful springboard of getting to know myself on a deeper level,&#8221; Macpherson told the outlet.
&#8220;Everybody has their own journey and I&#8217;m not interested in telling other people what to do but I know that this was a decision that I&#8217;ve never regretted,&#8221; she added.
&#8220;Although it required discipline and persistence the bottom line is you can&#8217;t be well and present in your life if you&#8217;re not present and well, and alcohol doesn&#8217;t really support that,&#8221; Macpherson continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s very difficult to get to know yourself if you&#8217;re numbing yourself.&#8221;
In a recent <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwp_ytApolL/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> post, she celebrated her major milestone of 20 years of sobriety. Her post included a close-up shot of her Alcoholics Anonymous tri-plate blue and gold token.
In 2020, Macpherson spoke to <a href="https://nz.news.yahoo.com/apos-introspective-apos-elle-macpherson-150636100.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gritty magazine</a> and reflected on her sobriety path.
&#8220;It&#8217;s funny, 40 is such an introspective year,&#8221; Elle told the magazine. &#8220;I actually got sober when I was 40. I felt like I wanted to spend time in introspection.&#8221;
And now ahead of turning 60 in March, the supermodel said she feels &#8220;incredible.&#8221;
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&#8220;I think that&#8217;s the most important thing,&#8221; Macpherson said. &#8220;You say I look incredible but I feel that way. I just love that sense of vitality and I&#8217;m grateful for my life, I&#8217;m grateful for my journey and I am loving turning 60.&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t focus on aging,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s more important to focus on the quality of the life that you&#8217;re living and how you&#8217;re living life to the fullest. They always say it&#8217;s not the years in your life it&#8217;s the life in your years. That&#8217;s what I like to help people with, which is how they can live their life to their fullest.&#8221;
The model was previously married, once to fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon and second to hotel billionaire Jeffrey Soffer. Macpherson also has two children from a previous relationship.

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tyler Christopher</a>, best known for his work on popular <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soap operas</a> “General Hospital” and “Days of Our Lives,” died on Tuesday morning at the age of 50.
Christopher&#8217;s manager, Chi Muoi Lo, confirmed the actor&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">death</a> in a statement to <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/10/31/tyler-christopher-dead-general-hospital-days-of-our-lives-actor/71400840007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Today</a>. &#8220;This news was incredibly shocking, and I am devastated by his loss. He was a very gifted actor, and more importantly, an amazing friend,&#8221; Lo said. &#8220;My heart goes out to his friends and family who loved him so much.&#8221;
The actor’s former “General Hospital” co-star Maurice Benard reacted to the news on Instagram on Tuesday. 
&#8220;It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Tyler Christopher,&#8221; he wrote in the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzFJiUXPyRK/?img_index=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">caption</a>. &#8220;Tyler passed away this morning following a cardiac event in his San Diego apartment.&#8221;
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&#8220;Tyler was a truly talented individual that lit up the screen in every scene he performed and relished bringing joy to his loyal fans through his acting. Tyler was a sweet soul and wonderful friend to all of those who knew him,&#8221; the post continued. 
&#8220;Tyler was an advocate for better mental health and substance use treatment who openly spoke about his struggles with bipolar depression and alcohol. We are beyond devastated by the loss of our dear friend and pray for his children and his father.&#8221;
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“General Hospital” Executive Producer Frank Valentini also shared a heartfelt statement on Christopher’s death.
“I am heartbroken over the news of Tyler Christopher’s passing. He was kind, an incredible actor, and dear friend, who was beloved by our GH family and fans of Nikolas Cassadine,&#8221; he said in a statement. &#8220;On behalf of everyone at General Hospital, our heartfelt sympathies go out to his loved ones during this difficult time.”
Christopher starred in &#8220;General Hospital&#8221; as Nikolas Cassadine on and off for two decades, earning a Daytime Emmy award in 2016. He also played Stefan DiMera in &#8220;Days of Our Lives&#8221; from 2018 to 2019.
Christopher is survived by his sons Greysun and Boheme, who he shared with ex-wife Brienne Pedigo. They were married from 2008 until 2021. The soap star was also married to “Desperate Housewives” actress Eva Longoria from 2002 through 2004.
He struggled with alcohol dependency and said he became addicted at a young age.
&#8220;When you become an addict at 9 years old, fast forward 40 years, at some point, you cannot survive it,&#8221; Christopher said during a <a href="https://youtu.be/BDWn2y4LWEw?si=KQsWnIEzmSn43x6D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> interview in 2022. &#8220;At some point it will kill you, and it has. Three times, I have flatlined &#8230; and they brought me back.&#8221;

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‘General Hospital’ Actor Tyler Christopher Dead At 50

'General Hospital' Actor Tyler Christopher Dead At 50

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-stamos-full-house-cast-post-statement-on-bob-sagets-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Stamos</a> recalled the moment he realized he had to &#8220;sober up&#8221; and kick his alcohol addiction once and for all, something he said he had been battling for a long time.
In the 60-year-old actor&#8217;s upcoming memoir &#8220;If You Would Have Told Me,&#8221; the &#8220;Full House&#8221; star said he had a lot of highs and lows on his path to sobriety, but the turning point was a driving under the influence (DUI) incident in 2015, <a href="https://people.com/john-stamos-recalls-moment-had-to-straighten-up-amid-alcohol-addiction-exclusive-8362740?utm_campaign=people&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=instagram&amp;utm_content=likeshop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> reported.
&#8220;I had to sober up. I was just drinking too much,&#8221; Stamos said. &#8220;I just went low. I didn&#8217;t go high. I just surrounded myself with people I shouldn&#8217;t have been with.&#8221;
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&#8220;I had that DUI and I was like, &#8216;I can&#8217;t do this. I&#8217;ve got to straighten up,'&#8221; he added. &#8220;That&#8217;s when I was confusing the universe because I&#8217;m not a bad person, but I was doing crappy things.&#8221;
Not long after the DUI, Stamos admitted <a href="https://people.com/celebrity/john-stamos-enters-rehab-for-substance-abuse-people-exclusive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">himself to rehab</a>, which he said &#8220;was dark for a little bit.&#8221; But, he added,&#8221;it started to get better&#8221; and he ended up making a &#8220;lot of really good friends.&#8221;
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&#8220;I had a lot waiting for me, and I feel bad because a lot of people don&#8217;t, because they burned their lives down,&#8221; the &#8220;Fuller House&#8221; star said. &#8220;Luckily, I had my sisters, but I also had &#8216;Fuller House.&#8217; I got home and I think like a week later, we started &#8216;Fuller House.'&#8221;
The Netflix reboot of the popular sitcom &#8220;Full House,&#8221; which ran from 1987-1995, began filming, and in 2016 it was available on the streaming site. Stamos was joined by other originals from the series like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/youre-going-to-be-a-disciple-for-me-candace-cameron-bure-thanks-god-for-taking-her-out-of-acting-for-10-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Candace Cameron Bure</a>, Bob Saget, and Jodie Sweetin. It was a hit and ran for the next four years.
Stamos credits his wife of five years, Caitlin McHugh Stamos, and their 5-year-old son for helping him stay sober.
&#8220;They have kept me on this path because going down the road of being sober and taking care of yourself, everybody tries,&#8221; the actor said. &#8220;Everybody does it. You could get going for a little while. Then, it&#8217;s like, &#8216;I can drink again.&#8217; So it&#8217;s staying on the path is what they mostly do for me.&#8221;
&#8220;If You Would Have Told Me&#8221; is due out Tuesday, October 24.

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George Jones&#8217; widow, Nancy Jones, opened up about the late country star nearly losing his life during his lengthy battle with cocaine and alcohol addiction in her new memoir titled, &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Playin-Possum-Memories-George-Jones-ebook/dp/B0C6KYSQ2W" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Playin&#8217; Possum: My Memories of George Jones</a>.&#8221;
Jones told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/george-jones-widow-admits-country-music-star-face-death-kick-crippling-cocaine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> why she wrote the book and talked about the near-fatal car accident the late country singer had in 1999 that she credited with helping him finally get sober after battling addictions for decades allowing him to live another 14 years before his death in 2013. He was 81.
&#8220;I just wanted the truth out there,&#8221; Nancy said. &#8220;It’s the truth of George Jones and my life with him… And I didn&#8217;t sugarcoat anything. He had a lot of demons and he fought them so hard, but they were winning … And God blessed him with another chance.&#8221;
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Jones said her husband suffered a ruptured liver, his legs were badly mangled, he had a punctured lung and blood in his chest after his car crashed head-on into a concrete bridge. She wrote in her book that police later confirmed they allegedly found an open container of vodka under the front seat of his car, the outlet noted.
&#8220;What made me stay? I saw a good man,&#8221; Jones told the outlet. &#8220;And George was not crazy. He was the most lovable, enjoyable, funny man – and then he was a whole different person. And I worked so hard to get that good man out of there, not this evil person that was in there. And if I would&#8217;ve left, George would&#8217;ve died many years ago.&#8221;
According to Nancy, after the star&#8217;s lengthy recovery he vowed to God, &#8220;If you let me get over this, I&#8217;ll never drink again. I&#8217;ll never smoke again, and I will be the perfect husband.&#8221;
Nancy said that&#8217;s exactly what happened.
&#8220;That was the last time George ever had a cigarette or a drink,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And he was a perfect husband. He was changed.&#8221;
In the book, Nancy also opened up about the dark times of the addiction and alleged because of it, her husband was physically abusive at times, the outlet noted.
&#8220;Could I have walked away? Sure, many times,&#8221; Nancy said. &#8220;But I knew he wanted to get well, and he couldn&#8217;t do it alone. You&#8217;ve got to have somebody who believes in you no matter how hard it is, and still stand beside him. And that&#8217;s what I did. You can&#8217;t give up.&#8221;
She called his sobriety &#8220;a blessing.&#8221;
&#8220;He would talk to people about how he turned his life around and encouraged them to quit drinking and smoking,&#8221; Nancy said. &#8220;He would say, &#8216;If I could do it, you can too.&#8217;… That spiritual side of George is my favorite memory of him…&#8221;
George was married four times, first to Dorothy Bonvillion, second to Shirley Ann Corley, third to country singer Tammy Wynette from 1969-1975 before divorcing and marrying Nancy in 1983. He also has seven children.
A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that George Jones has one child. It has been updated to include that Jones has seven children.

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Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of American rock band Smash Mouth, died on Monday from liver failure at the age of 56.
Band manager Robert Hayes <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steve-harwell-smash-mouth-singer-dead-obituary-1234817636/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> Harwell’s death to Rolling Stone, saying the longtime frontman for the group passed away “peacefully and comfortably” at his home in Boise, Idaho, surrounded by family and friends.
“Steve has been retired from Smash Mouth for two years now, and the band continues to tour with new vocalist Zach Goode,” Hayes said. “That said, Steve’s legacy will live on through the music.”
Harwell entered in-home hospice care after reaching the final stage of liver failure following a lifelong battle with alcohol addiction, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-enters-hospice-care-at-only-56-years-old" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to TMZ.
Harwell had experienced several medical incidents in recent years, including collapsing at a concert in 2016, receiving treatment for heart problems in 2017, and slurring his words while performing in 2021.
Nearly ten years ago, Harwell was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, which impairs the heart’s ability to pump efficiently. He experienced heart failure and had acute Wernicke’s encephalopathy, which impacted his motor functions, speech, and memory.
“Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of being a Rockstar performing in front of sold-out arenas and have been so fortunate to live out that dream,” he said after he retired in 2021. “To my bandmates, it’s been an honor performing with you all these years, and I can’t think of anyone else I would have rather gone on this wild journey with.”
“To our loyal and amazing fans, thank you, all of this was possible because of you,” he added. “I’ve tried so hard to power through my physical and mental health issues and to play in front of you one last time, but I just wasn’t able to.”
Smash Mouth was formed in 1994 in San Jose, California, and featured Harwell on vocals, Kevin Coleman on the drums, Greg Camp on the guitar, and Paul De Lisle on the bass.
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In 1997, the band hit the mainstream after releasing “Walkin’ on the Sun,” which appeared on their debut album, “Fush Yu Mang.”
But their chart-topping ubiquitous 1999 hit “All-Star,” featured on the group’s follow-up record “Astro Lounge,” brought them global success.
Smash Mouth sold more than ten million albums worldwide and topped the charts with two #1 hit singles, five Top 40 singles, three Hot 100 singles, four Billboard 200 albums, and a Grammy nomination when Harwell led the band.
The group’s music can also be heard in hundreds of films and television and featured in the musical productions in Shrek.
“Steve’s iconic voice is one of the most recognizable voices from his generation. He loved the fans and loved to perform,” Hayes said. “Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle.”
“Steve should be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom,” Hayes added. “And the fact that he achieved this near-impossible goal with very limited musical experience makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable. His only tools were his irrepressible charm and charisma, his fearlessly reckless ambition, and his king-size cajones. Steve lived a 100 percent full-throttle life. Burning brightly across the universe before burning out.”
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

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Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stephen-king-takes-aim-at-ted-cruz-gets-more-than-he-bargained-for" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) delivered a three-word response to recent reports saying President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jean-pierre-dodges-question-about-admin-potentially-recommending-americans-cut-back-on-alcohol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alcohol Czar</a> could recommend Americans limit themselves to two beers per week: &#8220;Kiss my a**.&#8221;
Cruz, during an appearance with host Eric Bolling on Newsmax, took issue with the Left&#8217;s apparently incessant need &#8220;to control every d*** aspect&#8221; of Americans&#8217; lives.
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What is it with liberals and wanting to control every damn aspect of your life?
If they want us to drink two beers a week, frankly they can kiss my ass. <a href="https://t.co/rzSySj5TCh">pic.twitter.com/rzSySj5TCh</a>
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Bolling asked Cruz about the reporting on National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) director George Koob, who recently said that the United States could potentially follow Canada&#8217;s lead in recommending a two-beer-per-week limit.
&#8220;If there&#8217;s health benefits, I think people will start to re-evaluate where we&#8217;re at [in the US],&#8221; Koob said, adding, &#8220;I mean, they&#8217;re not going to go up, I&#8217;m pretty sure &#8230; So, if [alcohol consumption guidelines] go in any direction, it would be toward Canada.&#8221;
Cruz was not impressed, however, and he made that clear in his response.
&#8220;Look, Eric, it is nuts. Number one, why does Biden have an alcohol czar? We don&#8217;t need czars in the United States,&#8221; Cruz said, adding, &#8220;Number two, what is it with liberals that want to control every d*** aspect of your life?&#8221;
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&#8220;Biden came in, one of the first things they wanted to do was ban gas stoves — New York State has now done that for new construction. They&#8217;re trying to go after and regulate ceiling fans,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I gotta tell you, it&#8217;s hot in Texas, we don&#8217;t want to get rid of our ceiling fans.&#8221;
&#8220;And now these idiots have come out and said, &#8216;Drink two beers a week,&#8217; that&#8217;s their guideline,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;I&#8217;ve gotta tell you, if they want us to drink two beers a week, frankly, they can kiss my a**.&#8221;

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The director for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has warned new guidelines could match Canada’s: no more than two beers per week for men.
Dr. George Koob, the director of the NIAAA, said this week that the guidelines for how many alcoholic beverages are recommended per week for Americans are currently under review and could soon change when new guidance is issued in 2025.
“I mean, they&#8217;re not going to go up, I&#8217;m pretty sure. So, if [alcohol consumption guidelines] go in any direction, it would be toward Canada,” Koob said, according to the Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12438233/Americans-limited-two-beers-strict-new-alcohol-guidelines-Bidens-booze-czar.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “If there&#8217;s health benefits, I think people will start to re-evaluate where we&#8217;re at.”
“Most of the benefits people attribute to alcohol, we feel they really have more to do with what someone&#8217;s eating rather than what they&#8217;re drinking,” Koob stated. “So it really has to do with the Mediterranean diet, socio-economic status, that makes you able to afford that kind of diet and make your own fresh food and so forth. With this in mind, most of the benefits kind of disappear on the health side.”
The <a href="https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2021-03/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans-2020-2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-domain-ext="gov">Dietary Guidelines for Americans</a> (2020-2025), part of the USDA, currently recommends limiting drink intake to two drinks or less per day:
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One alcoholic drink equivalent is defined as containing 14 grams (0.6 fl oz) of pure alcohol.The following count as one alcoholic drink equivalent: 12 fluid ounces of regular beer (5% alcohol), 5 fluid ounces of wine (12% alcohol), or 1.5 fluid ounces of 80 proof distilled spirits (40% alcohol). To help Americans move toward a healthy dietary pattern and minimize risks associated with drinking, adults of legal drinking age can choose not to drink or to drink in moderation by limiting intakes to 2 drinks or less in a day for men and 1 drink or less in a day for women, on days when alcohol is consumed.
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Koob admitted he typically consumes two glasses of white wine per week, usually a “buttery Californian Chardonnay.”
&#8220;Alcohol infuses many lives in many positive ways,” Dr. Dan Malleck, a health sciences expert at Brock University in Canada, told the Daily Mail. “We celebrate accomplishments, mark occasions, bring wine to parties, meeting with friends, commiserate, relax, blow off steam &#8230; these are important activities, and part of the texture and tone of many lives.”
Amanda Berger, Ph.D., Distilled Spirits Council Vice President of Science and Health, reacted to Koob&#8217;s remarks, saying:
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Dr. Koob’s comments calling for a drastic change to the federal recommendations on alcohol before <a href="https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/related-projects#uswds-text-2587" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/related-projects%23uswds-text-2587&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693078365323000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ldqWXH40PI-v3EXZR7_xs">the review of alcohol research</a> has even begun undermines the scientific rigor and objectivity of the entire Dietary Guidelines process. For more than 30 years, the federal guidance on alcohol consumption has been no more than one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men for those who choose to drink. It is extremely alarming and inappropriate for a federal official to predetermine the outcome of the Dietary Guidelines and suggest changing decades of precedent without the benefit of the scientific review to support such a sweeping move.
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Superstar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-was-so-lost-bradley-cooper-reveals-when-he-realized-he-had-a-problem-with-drugs-and-the-actor-who-helped-him-turn-everything-around" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bradley Cooper</a> didn&#8217;t beat around the bush and said he&#8217;s lucky to have been sober — for nearly 20 years now — following a battle with alcohol and drug addiction early in his career.
During the 48-year-old actor&#8217;s appearance on &#8220;<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/running-wild-with-bear-grylls-the-challenge/episode-guide/season-02/episode-01-bradley-cooper-in-the-canyons-of-wyoming/vdka33842969" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge,</a>&#8221; Cooper opened up about his sobriety and admitted that he had some &#8220;wild years,&#8221; <a href="https://www.etonline.com/bradley-cooper-opens-up-about-his-sobriety-i-was-lucky-210074" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Tonight</a> reported.
&#8220;&#8216;The Hangover&#8217; was pretty career changing,&#8221; the actor said. &#8220;I was 36 when that happened so I was already in the game for 10 years just banging around, so I didn&#8217;t get lost in fame. In terms of alcohol and drugs, yeah, but nothing to do with fame, though.&#8221;
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Bradley Cooper: &quot;‘The Hangover’ was pretty career changing. I was 36 when that happened, so I was already in the game for 10 years&#8230; I didn’t get lost in fame. In terms of alcohol and drugs, yeah. But that had nothing to do with fame.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/QV9wZsWomr">https://t.co/QV9wZsWomr</a>
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&#8220;But I was lucky,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I got sober at 29 years old, and I&#8217;ve been sober for 19 years. I&#8217;ve been very lucky.&#8221;
The &#8220;American Sniper&#8221; star also explained that the personal battle with addiction he went through helped him with his role as the aging rocker Jackson Maine in &#8220;A Star Is Born&#8221; reboot alongside Lady Gaga. In the film, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517451/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_A%2520star%2520Is%2520Born" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maine</a> &#8220;helps a young singer [Gaga] find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.&#8221;
&#8220;It made it easier to be able to really enter in there,&#8221; Cooper said.
&#8220;And thank goodness I was at a place in my life where I was at ease with all of that, so I could really let myself go,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been very lucky with the roles I&#8217;ve had to play. It’s been a real blessing. I hope I get to keep doing it.&#8221;
At one point, &#8220;The A-Team&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bradley-cooper-discusses-approach-to-fatherhood-learn-from-your-predecessors-mistakes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">star</a> shared some rare comments about his own late father Charles and fatherhood, as the the actor himself is dad to daughter Lea De Seine with ex-girlfriend model Irina Shayk, the outlet noted.
&#8220;I mean, you learn from your predecessor&#8217;s mistakes and I&#8217;ll make tons that hopefully Lea will learn from and then being rigorous with myself to grow,&#8221; Cooper said. &#8220;To help unburden her with any of my bulls***.&#8221;
The host pressed the actor and said it&#8217;s one &#8220;of the best things you can do for Lea, isn&#8217;t it?&#8221;
&#8220;And for me,&#8221; the superstar replied. &#8220;It’s for me too. It just makes life much better.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-was-so-lost-bradley-cooper-reveals-when-he-realized-he-had-a-problem-with-drugs-and-the-actor-who-helped-him-turn-everything-around" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;I Was So Lost&#8217;: Bradley Cooper Reveals When He Realized He Had &#8216;A Problem With Drugs&#8217; And The Actor Who Helped Him Turn Everything Around</a>

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Dennis Quaid</a> has been open about his struggle with addiction over the years, and now he&#8217;s discussing the benefits of staying <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alcohol">sober</a> and relying on his faith in a higher power.
“I&#8217;m grateful to still be here, I&#8217;m grateful to be alive really every day,” the “Yours, Mine, and Ours” actor said during an interview with <a href="https://people.com/dennis-quaid-on-faith-addiction-love-and-his-hollywood-journey-7565430">People</a>. “It&#8217;s important to really enjoy your ride in life as much as you can, because there&#8217;s a lot of challenges and stuff to knock it down.”
The 69-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">star</a> previously revealed some of his experiences while battling addiction. “I remember going home and having kind of a white light experience that I saw myself either dead or in jail or losing everything I had, and I didn&#8217;t want that,” he told the publication.
“I was in a band and we got a record gig. … They broke up the night they got it, and they broke up because of me, because I was not reliable,” Quaid said.
Quaid recalled writing a faith-based song for his mother to let her know he was OK after not doing well for a long time. 
“That&#8217;s when I started developing a personal relationship,” he says. “Before that, I didn&#8217;t have one, even though I grew up as a Christian.”
“I grew up at the Baptist church; I love the hymns that I remember from being a kid,” Quaid continued. “The songs are self-reflective and self-examining, not churchy. All of us have a relationship with God, whether you’re a Christian or not.”
Quaid was once described by The Guardian as one of the best actors to never receive an Academy Award nomination. He rose to fame in the ’70s and has been appearing in films consistently ever since. The actor also discussed how his experience with addiction shaped his life.
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“It&#8217;s a struggle,” he said. “We&#8217;re all looking for the joy of life, and drugs give that to you and alcohol and whatever it is for anybody give that to you really quick. Then they&#8217;re fun and then they&#8217;re fun with problems, and then they&#8217;re just problems after a while. That&#8217;s really what we&#8217;re looking for, the joy of life, which is our gift, actually, the relationship with God that we all have. It&#8217;s at the bottom of it, the joy of being alive.”

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Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Kristen Bell</a> is once again defending her decision to let her two young daughters consume non-alcoholic beer, saying it’s a family ritual that began when her kids were babies.
The “Bad Moms” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">actress</a> discussed her rationale during a July 24 appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.&#8221; She and husband Dax Shepard share daughters Delta, 8, and Lincoln, 9. Shepard has been open about his previous struggles with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alcohol">alcohol</a> and drug addiction.
&#8220;He&#8217;s a recovering addict,&#8221; Bell said of her husband, &#8220;but he likes non-alcoholic beer, so he&#8217;d pop one open, he&#8217;d have [our oldest daughter] on his chest, and we&#8217;d walk and look at the sunset.”
&#8220;As a baby, she was pawing at it, and sometimes she&#8217;d suck the rim of it. So I think it feels to her like something special, something daddy, something family,&#8221; she said.
The actress said the drinks contain zero percent alcohol. Bell, 43, also revealed that her daughters sometimes order non-alcoholic beer at restaurants.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve been at restaurants where she&#8217;s said, &#8216;Do you have any non-alcoholic beer?&#8217; And I&#8217;m like, maybe we just keep that for home time,&#8221; Bell told Clarkson. &#8220;But then I&#8217;m sort of like, you can judge me if you want, I&#8217;m not doing anything wrong. That&#8217;s your problem.&#8221;
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This isn’t the first time Bell has opened up about letting her children drink non-alcoholic beverages.
During a 2020 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuM8kECY17I">appearance</a> on the “Say Yes! With Carla Hall” podcast, the star told the same story about her daughter being interested in putting her mouth on the bottle Shepard was drinking out of. Bell also said the family had “been at restaurants and ordered” non-alcoholic beer for their kids.
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“I’m going to get a lot of flak for this. And let me start by saying I don’t care. I’m a great parent, I think. I’m learning every day,” she said at the time. “It’s a sentimental thing for my girls, right? It makes them feel close to their dad.”
Per their <a href="https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/cpg-sec-510400-dealcoholized-wine-and-malt-beverages-labeling">website</a>, the FDA “does not consider the terms ‘non-alcoholic’ and &#8216;alcohol-free&#8217; to be synonymous. The term ‘alcohol-free’ may be used only when the product contains no detectable alcohol.”
The site goes on to stipulate that beverages labeled as “non-alcoholic” may “contain traces of alcohol (less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume).”

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Kristen Bell Defends Letting Young Daughters Drink Non-Alcoholic Beer: ‘Something Special, Something Daddy’

Kristen Bell Defends Letting Young Daughters Drink Non-Alcoholic Beer: 'Something Special, Something Daddy'

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