FAMOUS PEOPLE IN RECOVERY
This artist became the first rapper to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song and has been open about overcoming prescription drug addiction.
Who is Eminem?
Founded in 1935, the fellowship known as Alcoholics Anonymous was first established in this U.S. state.
What is Ohio?
Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who moves to Las Vegas intending to drink himself to death, is the central character in this film.
What is Leaving Las Vegas?
This Hall of Fame quarterback spent most of his career with the Dallas Cowboys and once described becoming dependent on painkillers following multiple concussions and injuries.
Who is Troy Aikman?
This artist became the first hip-hop performer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song before later releasing an album titled Recovery.
Who is Eminem?
This Olympic athlete has won 28 medals and has spoken publicly about struggles with alcohol and mental health.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This Swiss city is home to the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO), which addresses global substance use and mental health issues.
What is Geneva?
In this 1986 film, Paul Newman portrays a recovering alcoholic pool player mentoring a young phenom played by Tom Cruise.
What is The Color of Money?
This former number-one overall draft pick won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award in 2011 after overcoming addiction and legal problems.
Who is Michael Vick?
This rapper's real name is Benjamin Haggerty and has openly written and spoken about addiction, sobriety, relapse, and recovery.
Who is Macklemore?
This musician's real first name is Reginald, and he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998. This musician has been in recovery since 1990.
Who is Elton John?
This Asian nation fought the Opium Wars against Great Britain during the 19th century.
What is China?
This 2007 film stars Michael Keaton as a recovering addict who takes a job cleaning up crime scenes after unattended deaths.
What is Clean and Sober?
This MLB outfielder hit 43 home runs in 2010 after returning from substance use treatment and years out of baseball.
Who is Josh Hamilton?
This singer's birth name is George O'Dowd, and he helped define the New Romantic movement of the 1980s. This singer got sober in 2008 and has been involved with NA.
Who is Boy George?
This actress, singer, and advocate of Puerto Rican heritage has spoken openly about recovery from addiction and mental health challenges.
Who is Demi Lovato?
This European nation's 2001 drug policy became famous for treating substance use primarily as a public health issue rather than a criminal justice issue.
What is Portugal?
The character Sara Goldfarb becomes addicted to diet pills in this psychologically disturbing Darren Aronofsky film.
What is Requiem for a Dream?
This former NHL enforcer wrote Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life after overcoming addiction and homelessness.
Who is Darren McCarty?
This musician was the only three-time inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before his induction with The Yardbirds, Cream, and as a solo artist. This artist has publicly spoken about struggling with both heroin and alcohol addiction and now is in long-term sobriety.
Who is Eric Clapton?
Known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul," this singer released the album My Life in 1994. This singer has been open about overcoming alcohol and drug addiction and has credited faith, self-reflection, and personal growth as key parts of her recovery journey.
Who is Mary J. Blige?
This Christian movement, whose principles influenced AA's early development, emphasized confession, restitution, and spiritual growth.
What is the Oxford Group?
This 1945 Best Picture winner follows writer Don Birnam through a devastating alcoholic binge over a long weekend.
What is The Lost Weekend?
After his father was murdered in 1993, this future Hall of Famer briefly left basketball to pursue professional baseball.
Who is Michael Jordan?
Amanda Shires is married to this musician, who has frequently credited sobriety with saving both his life and career.
Who is Jason Isbell?