Addiction and Recovery

Scientists Show That A Single Sip of Beer Can Make Men Feel Happier

Sure, we all know that at the end of the day, a cold beer can be the key to happiness. But it turns out, you might not necessariuly have to drink the whole thing in order to achieve that effect. See also: - 24 Legitimately Fascinating Facts About Beer A study published yesterday in the the journ ... More >>

Arpaio Snuggles Up to an Ex-Inmate in His Cynical Bid for a Sixth Term

Handy Dandy

Funny People

Phoenix's Most At-Risk Homeless Find Their Way, Thanks to a Team of "Navigators"

Should Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Convicted Killer Steven James...Again?

Arizona Department of Corrections Steven James​The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday tossed out the death sentence of convicted murderer Steven James, who was sentenced to die for the brutal 1981 murder of a man he targeted for being gay.The reason: the Court feels James had ineffectiv ... More >>

Kratom: Some Say the Latest "Legal Drug" Is a Harmless Herbal Tonic. The DEA Says It's Far More Sinister

Getting Iced

Amy Winehouse Hits the Bottle Right Before Rehab

​Surprise, surprise, Amy Winehouse is still hitting the bottle, according to the Fab Life.Winehouse is still up to her old tricks. After her father confronted her about drinking too much, she agreed to check herself back into rehab Wednesday night to get clean before her upcoming European tour, wh ... More >>

Stevie Nicks Turns 63 Tomorrow; We Look Back at Her Birthdays through the Years

Wikimedia CommonsStevie Nicks​Pop chanteuse Stevie Nicks turns 63 tomorrow. Though Nicks is no longer a Valley resident (she sold her home in Paradise Valley in 2007 for more than $3 million), she was born here at Good Samaritan Hospital and we still count her among Arizona's most famous rock resi ... More >>

Etta James Hospitalized with Blood Infection

Wikimedia CommonsEtta James ​Legendary jazz and R&B singer Etta James has been hospitalized in Riverside, California with a blood infection. James, 73, is perhaps best known for her song "At Last," though she's also sang backup vocals for Chuck Berry, toured with Little Richard, and garnered f ... More >>

John Galliano, Alleged Anti-Semitic Fashion Designer, Checking into Arizona Rehab Center, According to USA Today's Rumor Department

www.hecklerspray.comJohn Galliano apparently hearts Adolph Hitler.​Unlike Charlie Sheen, fashion designer John Galliano -- the other pseudo-celebrity to apparently go off the deep end this week -- isn't "winning!" He is, however, heading to rehab -- and per-usual when a celebrity needs to kick one ... More >>

Jarrod Parker Not Quite "Done With Being a Prospect," Even If Arizona Republic Thinks He's Diamondbacks' "Great Pitching Hope"

MLB.comNobody's perfect, no matter what their clips say.​Highly-touted pitching prospect Jarrod Parker walked three Rockies hitters in a row yesterday, before getting Troy Tulowitzki to fly out in a meaningless Spring Training game. And the Arizona Republic covered that series of events by callin ... More >>

Alleged Pill Addict (Apparently Suffering From "Bieber Fever") Arrested in Un-Elaborate Forgery Scheme

MCSOJackson James Keehn​It seems 19-year-old James Keehn's remedy for his apparent "Bieber Fever" is oxycodone -- authorities say he tried to get a fake prescription for oxycodone filled at a Mesa Target in December, but the pharmacist immediately recognized the script as bogus. Keehn left the st ... More >>

Sedona Couple Sentenced to Prison in 2009 Tax Evasion, Conspiracy Case

filmsy.com​We never thought we'd say this, but this Sedona couple could have learned a thing or two from Wesley Snipes.William Steiniger and his wife Diane Steiniger were convicted on tax evasion and conspiracy charges in 2009, and were sentenced Thursday to prison terms of a combined 50 mon ... More >>

Elton John Wants Billy Joel To Clean Himself Up

​Although they've been good friends for many years, Elton John has finally revealed that he's sick of Billy Joel's light stints in rehab, according to People.John told Rolling Stone in this week's cover story that he has recently been upset about Billy Joel's unstable lifestyle. He said that they' ... More >>

Peoria Police Looking for Missing Woman: 50-Year-Old Maria Chagolla

If you've seen 50-year-old Maria Chagolla call the po-po.​A Peoria woman is missing and cops need your help finding her. Maria Delores Chagolla, 50, was last seen dropping off her adult son about 9 a.m. yesterday in the area of 8700 West Butler Drive in Peoria. She never made it home and hasn't be ... More >>

Jesse James, Husband of Sandra Bullock, Out of Arizona Sex Rehab

www.avagascer.comJesse James​An Arizona rehab center has apparently cured another pseudo-celeb of his addiction to sex.Jesse James, the bad boy, biker husband of Academy Award winning actress Sandra Bullock, was spotted outside of his California home -- sans-wedding ring -- after spending a few, s ... More >>

Jesse James Checks Out of Arizona Sex Rehab After One Week -- Then Checks Right Back In

www.motorcycle.com​Jesse James, the bad-boy biker husband of Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock, checked into a rehab facility in Tucson last week to start battling his addiction to sex. Today, it's reported that James left the facility but quickly checked back in to continue trying to "sav ... More >>

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Tiger Woods Reportedly Coming to Arizona Rehab Center For Sex Addiction

www.insidesocal.com​The rumor mill is turning and it sounds like the Tiger Woods shame-train might be rolling through the Grand Canyon State sometime after Christmas.The Daily Mail is reporting that Tiger, in wake of his now super-public philandering, is "planning to go into rehab in Arizona in th ... More >>

Phoenix Police See Spike in Heroin Use

www.motivatedphoto.com​Just when we though crystal meth reigned supreme as the drug of choice among hard dopers, here's this blast from the past. Remember heroin? Well drug addicts sure do, and according to Phoenix police, "smack" is coming back in a big way."Between January 2006 and January ... More >>

Blood on the Tracks

O.C. straight-edge kids suffer for their art

Sedona Treatment Center Owners Addicted to Cheating on Taxes, Feds Say

The owners of the Desert Canyon Treatment Center in Sedona may have helped people kick the habit, but they were hiding their own sins at the same time, according to a federal indictment released today. William and Diane Steiniger (pictured) cheated on their taxes for more than 10 years by hidin ... More >>

Lady Sings the Booze

This deal will only funk you up once a month

Alkaline Trio Slideshow

Alice In Chains

Former Korn guitarist Brian Welch finds Jesus

An Inconvenient Untruth

BTT play will make you squirm -- and that's no lie

Blazing Saddle

Where the girls are

Hey, Hey, We're the Junkies

The heroin of our story

Methology Redux

When it comes to Arizona's meth addiction, there are no easy solutions

Standup Straight

Comedienne hits the circuit of life

Jolie Holland

Channeling the backwoods warbler

Blood on their hands

Six hours after County mental health officials sent a psychotic man back home, he killed his mother and young niece.

XO, Elliott

Elliott Smith, 1969-2003

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Sephora

Gentle Exit

ADJC Director steps down

It Takes a Tribe

A tiny Indian community struggles to educate its young

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Moment of Truth

A Goonie no more, Corey Feldman is searching for his soul as a rock musician

The Once and Future Mom

CPS slammed for severing parental rights while doing little to preserve the family

Letters

A Capitol Idea

Phoenix Community Alliance's new plan for the Capitol Mall sends the homeless scrambling while the city looks the other way

Tokin' Resistance

Proposition 200 -- the Drug Medicalization Act -- is causing high anxiety among politicians and lawmen

Children of Synanon

An acclaimed Tucson drug-treatment program went suddenly, mysteriouly bankrupt. Administrators blame the board of directors. But others are questioning the administrators and their history at the notorious drug-treatment empire known as Synanon.

Locked in Masquerade

The Department of Juvenile Corrections helped create an overcrowding crisis in state juvenile facilities--to the benefit of a private contractor that employs two former state officials

Opiate for the Mrs.

When laws are broken, somebody's got to be punished. In the case of Cindy McCain, that somebody is Tom Gosinski

CLEAN, SOBER AND STANGE

A NORTHERN ARIZONA FOLK ARTIST REVEALS HIS ALTER EGO

ALONE IN THE DARK