The Latest Breaking News from Addiction

"I always say, 'you can't give up hope' and I can't give up hope . . ."

As with the FA and their dealings with Brentford striker Ivan Toney, the FAI goes for the all-stick and no-carrot approach with Alan Quinn.

The past decade has seen an acceleration of medical research on LSD, a hallucinogenic substance discovered in the 1940s and banned 30 years later. In Switzerland, several clinics and hospitals now have permission to administer the drug to patients for depression or anxiety disorders, under strict supervision. But the enthusiasm…

Addiction specialist Martin Preston has explained the real reason why passangers get drunk quicker on a plane and what actually happens to your body

Shelbourne coach Alan Quinn is critical of the severity of the FAI's punishment of him over a gambling ban, and of his club, and he calls for focus to be on "education and rehabilitation."

Because opioids are a prescribed drug, many may not be aware of the problems that can arise with long-term use, warns Carina Walters

Danniella Westbrook said her last bout of plastic surgery in Turkey almost killed her in her latest battle to restore her face following years of drug abuse and botched operations

Australian parliamentary inquiry recommends levy but some public health experts warn it could be ineffective unless carefully designed

Doctors are hearing anecdotal reports of reductions in drinking and smoking, but experts caution that more research is needed

Charlotte Durcan, 30, had sworn off drink before she became addicted to alcohol over a three-year period and was consuming three litres of vodka a day at the height of her addiction.

It comes as the NHS in England has seen a steep rise in demand for support for ‘gambling-related harms’