Tag: alcohol
Kristoff St. John Found Dead in LA’s San Fernando Valley, Previously Placed under Suicide...
Radio Facts: Originally posted Feb 4th 2019 – It's hard to believe it's been a little over a year sine Kristoff St. John was found dead in his home.I literally JUST saw him at Starbucks in Woodland Hills a few weeks ago and had a conversation with him. He appeared to be in good spirits and looked like the picture of health but at the end of the day, you NEVER know what people are dealing with.Kristoff St. John, star of the long-running soap opera 'Young and the Restless,' was found dead Sunday according to TMZ at his home in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, about 15 to 20 miles outside of Hollywood. Kristoff's son committed suicide in 2014 which sources say devastated the actor who has been on The Young and the Restless for years. He ended up filing a lawsuit against the mental facility where his look-a-like son died. Kristoff was under psychiatric care in 2017 for threatening suicide by shooting himself in the head. Sources state alcohol may have been involved when the actor, 52 was found dead in his San Fernando Valley home when a friend went to do a welfare check on him yesterday.
PENNIES FROM KEVIN: Addiction Explored with American Addiction Center Interview
Radio Facts: Addiction is my course of study and something I have always been very interested in. I myself have an addiction that I...
American Addiction Centers Offering Free Care to Music Industry People with Limited Options
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Painting of "Identity Cries Us" by Kevin Ross 2011[/caption] Headquartered in the country music capital, American Addiction Centers (AAC) announced today its donation of 30 free days of inpatient treatment to 12 musicians who seek assistance through MusiCares® in 2018. MusiCares, an affiliated charity of the Recording Academy™, provides resources for struggling musicians, including those battling drug and/or alcohol addiction.
While the public often hears about famous musicians who have battled addiction, the free care will go to those in the music industry who are uninsured and can't afford treatment.
"Music is an integral part of the culture of Nashville and it seemed only fitting that we should reach out to those in our own backyard who may be struggling with the disease of addiction," said Michael Cartwright, CEO of American Addiction Centers. "As one of the nation's leading treatment providers, we have seen firsthand how treatment can transform lives."
Earlier this year, AAC released the results of its patient outcome studies. The studies showed that not only does treatment work to reduce substance use, but it also has significant benefits across many important areas of life, including family dynamics and mental health.
AAC is also supporting the 2018 MusiCares Concert for Recovery scheduled on May 10, 2018. The concert will also help raise funds for the nonprofit to give even more musicians access to treatment.
The Breakfast Club Radio Show Interviews G Eazy
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The Breakfast Club Radio Show interviews G Eazy where they talk about his past substance abuse, white rapper privilege, and much more!!
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The White Guy Asks….Why is the Black Community Fighting over Sneakers?
...that could easily be the question white people could ask and legitimately at that. Many of us will shrug it off like it's not me or my kids but it IS our community. Sneakers? REALLY? How do we defend our community when the naysayers as in conservatives, republicans and racists use this as an example for how out of control our community is? Priorities? Do we have any? This has got to be the most embarrassing most humiliating thing to watch for black people. Fighting for some damn sneakers? Can you imagine if the black community fought like this for fair and equal treatment at the corporations that we work for, education, safe communities, black men taking responsibility for their children, drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness? We can only dream....in the meantime, watch the nightmare on video.
Mike Tyson Admits he is a “Vicious Alcoholic” on the Verge of Dying (vid)
Digital and Radio Facts: It's unfortunate but very brave for Mike Tyson to admit he still has a problem with alcohol. He admits...
Mike Tyson Admits he is a "Vicious Alcoholic" on the Verge of Dying (vid)
Digital and Radio Facts: It's unfortunate but very brave for Mike Tyson to admit he still has a problem with alcohol. He admits...
Syleena Johnson Confronts Her Mother, Brenda Thompson on Fix My Life
Digital and Radio Facts: Radio Facts: R&B recording artist and reality star Syleena Johnson has invited her mother, Brenda Thompson, to live with...
Usher’s Stepson Declared Brain Dead After Jet Ski Accident
Digital and Radio Facts: Unfortunately Usher's 11-year-old stepson, Kyle Glover, has been declared brain dead after being accidentally struck with a jetski, ...
WOW: Look at Chaka Khan Now!!!
Digital and Radio Facts: Ten-time GRAMMY ® Award-winner Chaka Khan (who just shed 60 pounds) joined David Foster and Friends at the Kennedy...
76 Year Old Driver Plows through a Publix Grocery Store Almost Killing Eight (vid)
Digital and Radio Facts: "Dramatic video has surfaced of a car plowing into a Florida grocery store over the weekend. The video may...
UNSUNG REVIEW: Millie Jackson Premieres Feb 6
Radio Facts: Millie Jackson missed her calling as a comedian but maybe not... she certainly incorporated her comedic talents in her shows. She was...
Radio DJ DJ Skinny gets 10 years for soliciting minors
Radio Facts: A former Shreveport radio disc Radio DJey for KTUX-FM has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for using the internet...
Singer’s Husband Died of Accidental Overdose
Radio Facts: A coroner has ruled that an accidental overdose of methadone and alcohol killed the husband of singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, reports say.Police found the body of Scottish-born Jason Rae, 31, at a flat in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, on March 22. Leeds Coroner's Court said the saxophonist had alcohol and methadone, a heroin substitute, in his blood.He also found traces of cocaine and ecstasy during the post-mortem examination, but said those would not have contributed to Mr. Rae's death. Coroner David Hinchliff gave a verdict of "death by misadventure," according to Eurweb.com.Bailey Rae, 29, met her husband at a Leeds jazz club where she was working as a cloakroom attendant. They married in 2001.In a statement read by the coroner in court, the singer, who was not present, said her husband had struggled with alcohol for "a few years.""My husband is my first and only true love," she said. "He is the most beautiful and complex person I have ever known. He is utterly irreplaceable."Rae's band played as a backing band for Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Bailey Rae herself, and had recently released a debut album, "Hot Damn!," at the time of his death.
Singer's Husband Died of Accidental Overdose
Radio Facts: A coroner has ruled that an accidental overdose of methadone and alcohol killed the husband of singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, reports say.Police found the body of Scottish-born Jason Rae, 31, at a flat in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, on March 22. Leeds Coroner's Court said the saxophonist had alcohol and methadone, a heroin substitute, in his blood.He also found traces of cocaine and ecstasy during the post-mortem examination, but said those would not have contributed to Mr. Rae's death. Coroner David Hinchliff gave a verdict of "death by misadventure," according to Eurweb.com.Bailey Rae, 29, met her husband at a Leeds jazz club where she was working as a cloakroom attendant. They married in 2001.In a statement read by the coroner in court, the singer, who was not present, said her husband had struggled with alcohol for "a few years.""My husband is my first and only true love," she said. "He is the most beautiful and complex person I have ever known. He is utterly irreplaceable."Rae's band played as a backing band for Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Bailey Rae herself, and had recently released a debut album, "Hot Damn!," at the time of his death.
