California pays meth users up to $599 a year to get sober
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — Here in the rugged foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada, the streets aren’t littered with needles, and dealers aren’t hustling drugs on the…
'I went on such a horrendous stag do I started a holiday company for sober lads'
Sean Willers, a former DJ and solider, now organises sober stag dos for lads who no longer want to spend their last night of freedom…
The queer community deserves more sober spaces
We’ve all been there: a weekend drag brunch becomes a bottomless pit of mimosas, a hangover that creeps into the beginning of the working week,…
Jessica Simpson celebrates six years sober on social media
On her sixth anniversary of sobriety, Jessica Simpson paid homage to an “unrecognizable” past self. In an Instagram story posted Thursday, Simpson linked to a…
‘Friends’ creator says Matthew Perry was sober before death
Before his death, Matthew Perry finally seemed to be in a good place, say the creators of “Friends,” and for them that just adds to…
People told me not to get a tattoo for a boy – I did anyway, they’re shocked the design I picked was a sober decision
WHEN it comes to getting a tattoo, many people spend time picking something that has meaning to them and will never get old. One woman’s…
'I quit booze – now I go on alcohol-free holidays with sober strangers'
Danielle Cooper is one of the alcohol-free people who has embarked on sober group holidays with travel firm We Love Lucid and returned hugely enthused…
A drink each day or just on the weekends? Here’s why alcohol-free days are important
In recent years, drinkers have become more aware of the health dangers of drinking alcohol, from disease to risky behaviour and poorer wellbeing. Events like…
Why Russia cannot ‘sober up the West’ by using a nuclear bomb
Sergey Karaganov’s article, arguing that “the use of nuclear weapons could save humanity from global catastrophe” has provoked a strong reaction. This was probably the…
Sky TV presenter reveals secret booze battle and says he downed litre of vodka a night before getting sober
SIMON Thomas has revealed he has been sober for a year after a secret and almost ‘deadly’ booze battle. The Sky Sports presenter, 46, told…
Embrace sober, alcohol-free fun this holiday
Not drinking takes a lot of effort in America, especially during the holidays when alcohol is not only in almost every standard-issue beverage at gatherings…