Keith Urban Tells Oprah: 'Nicole Saved Me' (VIDEO) - Huffington Post

In an appearance that aired Monday, country music superstar Keith Urban told Oprah Winfrey that wife Nicole Kidman, "saved" his life by forcing him into drug rehab in 2006.

Urban tried to delay the rehab stint, fearing for his new marriage. "[I thought], 'Surely let's give it a few years so we've got some solidity, because this kind of thing could tear us apart,'" he told the host, adding that he thought, "'This could just destroy us.'"

Undaunted, Kidman went on with the intervention.

"She made a decision to turn around and initiate, ultimately, this intervention. It was done in such a way that the love in that moment was such that, I was, put the cuffs on, let's go."

Urban said that he was addicted to "everything," though he struggled the most with alcohol and cocaine. With Kidman, he found himself able to replace substance with love.

"[There] was a huge hole in my life that was going to be filled by the right thing eventually or it was always going to be filled by the wrong thing," he remembered. "Ultimately for me, [the right thing is] love. ... Nic has taught me so much and brought so much to my life and opened my eyes in so many ways."

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Addiction is a treatable disease - Chadron Record

By Nebraska Health and Human Services Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Over 75,000 Nebraskans have alcohol and drug abuse problems and can benefit from treatment, according to Scot Adams, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Behavioral Health of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

“Addiction is a treatable disease,” Dr. Adams said. “Recovery from substance abuse will benefit not only the person with a problem, but also family, friends, the workplace, and society as a whole.”

There are resources to help. The Nebraska Treatment Referral Hotline at 1-800-648-4444 can connect people with addiction to licensed alcohol and drug counselors and several kinds of treatment programs, including residential treatment centers, outpatient treatment programs, and hospital inpatient programs.

There is also the Nebraska Network of Care, which is a national, state and local resource designed to bring recovery resources under one location. The site includes a social networking system and recovery-oriented tools for personal health information and recovery planning. It can be found at .

“The bright side of addiction is recovery,” Dr. Adams said. “Everyone needs hope for the future. Hope is what enables people to stick to their recovery plans and get their lives back under control.”

 

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