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Yousaf seeks ‘genuine discussion’ on drug consumption rooms as MPs support pilot

The First Minister said more radical approaches are needed to tackle drug deaths and addiction.

The Independent UK

“As a kid, I had a hard time making friends. The guitar was a universal way to communicate where I didn’t have to worry about being cool”: For Nita Strauss, the guitar has been a lifelong ally in battling anxiety and addictions

Playing guitar – and playing it live – can be hugely therapeutic. That’s certainly the case for Nita Strauss, who shares how her love for the instrument has helped her fight her demons

Guitar World

Jackass' Brandon Novak, Sober For Eight Years, Weighs In On Bam Margera's Addiction Troubles

Jackass' Brandon Novak weighed in as a friend of Bam and recovering addict himself.

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Ozempic seems to curb cravings for alcohol. Here's what scientists think is going on

People taking weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy report a dampening of the urge to drink. Here's how the drugs curb cravings and what that could mean for helping treat addiction.

WEKU

Trinny Woodall: ‘I didn’t stop caring when I turned 50 – I stopped worrying’

She came to fame grabbing women’s bits in dressing rooms and 20 years later, she is still determined to make people feel more body confident. The beauty entrepreneur talks about addiction, breakups and the hell of pitching to finance bros in your 50s

The Guardian - UK

Friday Night Lights Creator And Painkiller Director Opens Up About Seeing Taylor Kitsch ‘Shed The Tim Riggins Legacy’ And Grow Into The Actor He Is Today

Painkiller's director and Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg opened up about how Taylor Kitsch has "shed the Tim Riggins legacy," and grown as an actor.

Cinemablend

‘Role of youth crucial for creating a crime-free healthy society’

Renuka Sukumar, Police Commissioner of Hubballi Dharwad, stressed the need for youth to know basic laws to create a crime-free society. She inaugurated the first Police Day in School programme to create legal awareness and prevent substance abuse. She urged citizens to discharge their duties and be people-friendly to build…

The Hindu

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A luxury rehabilitation centre, exclusively for women opens in Coimbatore

A newly-opened luxury rehabilitation centre in Coimbatore, exclusively for women, turns the spotlight on holistic recovery

The Hindu

‘Killing addiction’: Criminologists on why ‘nice’ nurse Lucy Letby became baby murderer

Horrified families left asking what drove Letby to commit her appalling crimes as 33 year-old jailed for the rest of her life, Tara Cobham writes

The Independent UK

Drugs minister: I know the hard-fought battle supporting loved one into recovery

Elena Whitham has sent a message to those living in fear of something happening to their loved ones battling drug addiction.

The Independent UK

Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations

Hundreds of Native Americans have been recruited to addiction treatment centers in Phoenix from states as far away as Montana in a widespread billing scheme that mostly targeted Medicaid’s American Indian Health Program

The Independent UK

Bradley Cooper says he’s ‘very lucky’ to be sober for nearly 20 years after struggles with addiction

‘I got sober at 29 years old, and I’ve been sober for 19 years,’ actor says

The Independent UK

"When I was a clown in the circus, I was backstage peeling off my nose and snorting cocaine." Steve-O on the Jackass stunts too hot for TV, drug addiction and finding sobriety

From becoming a star on Jackass to his days in literal clown college, this is the wild life of Steve-O

Metal Hammer

Brentford striker Ivan Toney opens up on gambling addiction for first time since eight-month ban

Striker will not be able to play until January

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Scientists hope weight-loss drugs could treat addiction and dementia

Medications with semaglutide such as Ozempic and Wegovy are being studied to see if they can help other conditions

Cinemablend

Painkiller Director Describes What It Feels Like To Take OxyContin, And How His Drug Use Helped Him Portray The Opioid Struggle

Painkiller's director Peter Berg described what it feels like to take OxyContin, and how that helped them portray the opioid struggle in the Netflix series.

Salon

"Greedy evil" birthed the opioid crisis

Director Pete Berg on the addiction and devastation that drug companies cause: "The death and the pain are real"

My Imperfect Life

Is 'love addiction' *actually* a thing? We spoke to dating experts about the phenomenon—and how to break free of toxicity

Raquel Leviss said she suffered from 'love addiction' on Bethenny Frankel's podcast, but what does it entail exactly?

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The Independent UK

Lily Allen says fame became ‘an addiction in itself’ at height of alcohol and drug misuse

Singer said that the adult years before she got sober ‘just feel like a bit of a haze’

Dynamite News

President launches 'My Bengal, Addiction Free Bengal' campaign in Kolkata

President Droupadi Murmu here on Thursday launched the 'My Bengal, Addiction Free Bengal' campaign under the 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan' organised by Brahma Kumaris. Read further on Dynamite News.

The Hindu

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: State to study mobile phone addiction among children, and more

The Hindu

KSCPCR to study mobile phone addiction among children in Karnataka

K. Naganna Gowda, Chairperson of KSCPCR, told The Hindu, “...during Covid-19 and post-pandemic, schools were conducting classes online. Children are now addicted to mobile phones. Even if Covid-19 pandemic is eradicated from India, there are no signs that this mobile obsession will end.”

The Guardian - UK

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

WEKU

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

The Hindu

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…

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