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Michael Pascoe: Pokies industry’s fingerprints remain on Dominic Perrottet’s policy

And when judging the credibility of an election policy, it’s wise to also consider what is not there if the government or opposition was serious about NSW’s appalling pokies addiction.

The New Daily

Violent criminal who told pregnant partner he would 'rip' baby out during brutal beating jailed for 13 years

Dean Paget was sentenced to 14 years with the final 12 months suspended for two years on condition he work with probation services and continue to deal with his drug and alcohol addiction

Dublin Live

New figures reveal number of homeless deaths in Dublin as expert outlines factors

Homeless people are much more likely to be victims of violence while living on the streets

Irish Mirror

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Labour vows to help ‘written off’ people with mental health issues back to work

Shadow work and pensions secretary says it is wrong to think people with addiction or mental health problems do not want to work

The Guardian - UK

Woman says vaping addiction saw her on life support with life-threatening lung condition

Amanda Stelzer, 34, would get through one liquid vaping cartridge a day until she was left struggling to breathe

Daily Mirror

Crypto traders with 'hundreds of thousands' on line seek rehab help for addiction

People caught up in the frenzy of impulsive crypto trading face symptoms similar to other types of addictions and may turn to rehabilitation clinics for support

Daily Mirror

The 'sober raves' changing clubbing in Greater Manchester - and the incredible story behind them

Ben Riley hit rock bottom but has clawed his way back up to create DryWave

Manchester Evening News

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Man spared jail until he started talking and the judge changed his mind

A defendant set to walk free managed to talk himself into a prison sentence and it was only his lawyer who saved him

Wales Online

Addiction treatment, bare-bones style

Charging high fees without guaranteeing access to evidence-based care is common in the addiction treatment industry

Salon

Dominic Raab in peril as No 10 refuses to say if Sunak knew of complaints

Downing Street won’t answer whether PM was aware of possible complaints about Raab’s alleged bullying before appointing him

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak just like Boris Johnson in ‘brushing off’ Tory sleaze, says Starmer

Labour leader attacks Tory ‘addiction to sleaze and scandal’ at PMQs

The Independent UK

Native Americans left out of 'deaths of despair' research

During the time that deaths from addiction and suicide among white Americans rose by about 9%, deaths among Native Americans shot up by about 30%, a new study shows.

WEKU

Ukraine’s coming storm: inside the 3 February Guardian Weekly

Who will try to break the deadlocked war first? Plus: the root to curing drug addiction

The Guardian - UK

The feds just removed restrictions around prescribing a popular addiction medication. What does it mean for patients?

PHILADELPHIA -- People struggling with opioid addiction will now be able to access an addiction treatment drug from any physician licensed to prescribe controlled substances, rather than having to seek out doctors with specialized credentials.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Newcastle Herald

Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction announce Newcastle shows in 2023

The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction are coming to Newcastle in April for The World Is A Vampire Festival.

Birmingham Post

Addiction recovery firm backed by ex-footballer Paul Merson eyes funding boost

Recoverlution was founded by Daniel Fincham, who also serves as its chief executive

Los Angeles Times

15 years clean, Flavor Flav talks about the $2,600 a day he used to spend on drugs

Want the numbers on Flavor Flav’s life as a drug user? He says he was spending $2,400 to $2,600 a day for six years straight at the heaviest part of his cocaine and crack addiction.

The Conversation

Guide to the classics: Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey – a dense, strange journey through addiction

Drugs are nothing new. As researchers Russil Durrant and Jo Thakker tell us in their 2003 book Substance Use Abuse, drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, opium and cannabis have been used for thousands of years throughout the world. They also show we have known about addiction for a long time…

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Irish Mirror

Irishman who found father murdered on street jailed after threatening to stab gardaí

His lawyer said the grim discovery of his father led to his escalation into serious drug addiction

Newcastle Herald

Poker machines: it's time to grow a spine and stop this menace

United action is needed now on Australia's addiction to poker machines.

Bristol Post

Kelsey Grammer's tragic life of drug addiction and murder as Frasier star buys house in Portishead

The actor, who has bought a home in the West Country, has suffered a number of tragedies throughout his life

Daily Mirror

Dancing on Ice's Michelle Heaton's addiction hell caused skin change and liver stick out

Dancing on Ice star Michelle Heaton has been incredibly honest about her struggles with addiction after she first spoke out after her stint in rehab in 2021

The Guardian - US

Vending machines with lifesaving drug grow as opioid crisis rages in US

Naloxone, an overdose-reversing ‘miracle drug’, can let people with an opioid addiction walk away from a near-death experience within minutes

Daily Mirror

Michelle Heaton told kids she's 'allergic to Prosecco' in heartbreaking admission

Michelle Heaton has opened up about her previous struggle with alcohol addiction, as well as her time on Dancing On Ice, as she prepares to take to the ice once again

The Independent UK

Friends star Maggie Wheeler says reading Matthew Perry’s ‘startling’ memoir was ‘sad’

In his autobiography, Matthew Perry reveals that he struggled with addiction while filming the hit TV show

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