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Form of gene therapy offers hope for severe alcohol addiction, study finds

US research linked to dopamine release finds macaques decreased consumption by up to 90% after treatment

The Guardian - UK

Caring for people with fentanyl addiction often means treating terrible wounds

The fentanyl-additive Xylazine causes open wounds, making the illegal drug supply even more dangerous and treatment more complicated

WEKU

Three-day national conference on Clinical Psychology begins at NIMHANS

NIMHANS: NIMHANS hosts 3-day Clinical Psychology conf. to discuss challenges, opps. in Mental Health. State Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao launches “CPSI – Psycho Legal Aid Cell” & releases books, posters on Internet addiction. NIMHANS Director Partima Murthy traces journey of Clinical Psychology in India. Jamuna Rajeswaran stresses need for…

The Hindu

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Why Do The Disclaimers In Netflix’s Painkiller Include Families Who Have Been Impacted By OxyContin Addiction? The Producers Explained.

Netflix's Painkiller features disclaimers read by families who have been impacted by OxyContin, and the producers explained why.

Cinemablend

Robert De Niro’s Daughter Breaks Silence About Her Son’s Death, Struggles With Drugs

Robert De Niro’s daughter speaks about the death of her son and his struggle with drugs.

Cinemablend

Fast-paced ‘Painkiller’ depicts the making, selling and often devastating effects of OxyContin

Netflix limited series recounts Purdue Pharma’s work on the addictive drug from the perspective of its leader, some sellers, an investigator and a victim.

Chicago Sun-Times

KSCPCR constitutes 10 teams to study mobile overuse among children

KSCPCR forms 10 teams to study mobile addiction among children in Karnataka. Teams to comprise doctors, parents, paediatricians and experts to submit report after 3-month survey. Commission to urge State govt. to provide exclusive bus facilities for schoolchildren.

The Hindu

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Who is sneaking fentanyl across the southern border? Hint: it's not the migrants

We know that illicit fentanyl is flowing into the U.S. from Mexico. Yet we rarely hear from the couriers who smuggle most of it through legal ports of entry. This is one of their stories.

WEKU

SPC celebrates 14th anniversary

CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated 14th anniversary of Student Police Cadet (SPC) project in Thiruvananthapuram. He said young generation plays key role in realising Nava Kerala. SPC activities focus on overcoming challenges like cybercrime, mobile addiction and substance abuse. CM earmarked ₹15 crore for SPC activities and released video of SPC…

The Hindu

Streetcat Named Bob author says he’ll be ‘homeless’ again after mortgage rates ‘shot through the roof’

The ‘A Street Cat Named Bob’ writer says he had to sell his home

The Independent UK

Casualty EXCLUSIVE: Kirsty Mitchell on Faith Cadogan’s ‘horrendous lie’

Casualty star Kirsty Mitchell exclusively reveals Faith Cadogan’s cancer lie could bring about her downfall.

WhatToWatch

Only 1 in 5 people with opioid addiction get the medications to treat it, study finds

Overdose deaths from fentanyl and other opioids have surged but medications that could save thousands of lives "are sitting on the shelf unused," according to new research.

WEKU

In Philadelphia, skin-rotting drug ‘tranq’ invades a neighbourhood already devastated by opioids

Drug users in the Philadelphia neighbourhood of Kensington have increasingly been turning towards a drug called xylazine, or “tranq”, a veterinary sedative often mixed with other drugs such as heroin or fentanyl. But when people begin to use the substance, it quickly causes horrific damage to their bodies – including…

France 24

Casualty exclusive: Kirsty Mitchell on Faith Cadogan’s dangerous drug spiral

Casualty exclusive with spoilers: Kirsty Mitchell reveals what’s at the heart of Faith Cadogan’s spiralling drug addiction, as the nurse’s cancer lie comes to light.

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The Times of India

Health impairing effects of alcohol on women

Alcohol and Women: Risks and Challenges

Fortune

60% of Americans battling drug or alcohol addiction also have jobs. Here are the professions with the highest rates of substance-use disorder

“If you think that you do not have anyone in recovery or with substance-use [issues] in your business, you’re either too small, or you’re mistaken.”

Evening Standard

Dennis Quaid says religion helped him get through years of cocaine addiction

The 69-year-old ‘spiritual journey’ is detailed in his new gospel album

Reason

Did Drug Decriminalization Cause a 'Catastrophe' in Oregon?

Many of the problems the state is experiencing are caused by the continuing impact of prohibition.

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The Guardian - UK

Mick Csáky obituary

Documentary-maker whose subjects ranged from Mozart to a cure for heroin addiction administered by Buddhist monks

Newcastle Herald

'It's a fabulous tonic': exercise for PTSD and addiction

Hospital specialises in PTSD, anxiety, depression and drug and alcohol addictions.

WEKU

A wasted chance to fight addiction? Opioid settlement cash fills a local budget gap

State attorneys general vowed the funds would go toward tackling the addiction crisis. But as with the tobacco payouts of the 1990s, local officials have started using them to fill budget shortfalls.

The Guardian - UK

Jailing shoplifters will not address root causes, says senior Tory

Sir Bob Neill criticises government plan for failing to consider mental health and addiction problems of many offenders

The Guardian - UK

Cocaine! Threesomes! Comic book addictions! It’s 20 years of The OC

It’s two decades since the iconic show about affluent Orange County teens debuted. From fashion to music, to wild romance, it was like nothing else – although not every aspect has aged well…

Fortune

If you think drug addiction isn’t a problem in your workplace, you’re wrong

For the one in six Americans with substance-use disorder, “recovery-friendly” policies at work can make all the difference.

The Independent UK

Terry Crews reveals impact his pornography addiction had on his relationship with wife and children

‘So I was walking around a human pile of guilt,’ he says

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