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'I started using heroin when I was 14' — How this strongwilled Dublin dad beat addiction

Finglas man Barry Cullen struggled with drug addiction for 20 years after first getting addicted at the age of 14

Dublin Live

People addicted to opioids rarely get life-saving medications. That may change.

The Biden administration is moving to make it easier for Americans with opioid addiction to gain access to medical treatments proven to save lives.

WEKU

Calls for zero-alcohol products to be subjected to same regulations as alcohol

Alcohol addiction support group founder Shanna Whan says a "blanket assumption" that zero-alcohol products are good for everyone is wrong.

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Russell Brand reflects on his incredible transformation as he marks 20 years sober

Comedian Russell Brand thanked his family and fans as he celebrated 20 years of being 'clean and sober' following his addiction to crack, heroin and alcohol

Daily Mirror

Number of people addicted to porn has trebled since lockdown

One man confessed he watches for 15 hours a day and has spent £100,000 on his addictions

Wales Online

Stormont inquiry launched amid high levels of problem gambling

"This approach has been used for other addictions, including food addiction, smoking and alcoholism"

Belfast Live

A major drugmaker plans to sell overdose-reversal nasal spray Narcan over the counter

Emergent BioSolutions has applied to the Food and Drug Administration to sell the opioid overdose-reversal drug over the counter. Addiction experts say it may be a key step to lower fentanyl deaths.

WEKU

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Glasgow push to tackle drug deaths crisis gets cross-party support

Councillors from all parties have agreed there must be more work done on helping people into recovery to cut the number of drug-related deaths.

Glasgow Live

Snooker star Mark King “a firework that went off” as he opens up on gambling battles

The 48-year-old has been a professional snooker star since 1991 but during his playing career, he has also battled a gambling addiction which almost ended his marriage

Daily Mirror

Govt to set up local drug rehab centres

The Interior Ministry plans a drug rehabilitation project that would be modelled on the programme at the well-known addiction treatment centre at Wat Tham Krabok in Saraburi.

Bangkok Post

'I lost £200,000 by the age of 30. It made me a better person'

“I'm so much more aware now what it takes to have relationships with people because before I was just so selfish"

Manchester Evening News

Online-gambling addiction inquiry reveals disturbing stories

Three years ago, Mark Kempster was in the grip of a mobile-phone betting addiction that cost him $100,000 and almost destroyed his life. Now he's telling a government inquiry about the predatory tactics being used to try to lure him back.

ABC News

Robbie Williams says wife Ayda keeps painkillers 'behind lock and key' over relapse fears

Robbie Williams is known for being candid about his struggles with addiction in the past, and has opened up about how it's still part of his life, with wife Ayda Field keeping painkillers locked away in their house

Daily Mirror

Is screen addiction real and if so, how widespread is it?

From smartphones to tablets, computers to TVs and even smart watches, screens and digital technology are part and parcel of our daily lives. While they provide us with significant benefits, this “cohabitation” has also given rise to difficulties, and excessive use can lead to sleep problems, poor school performance, relationship…

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'Friends' used to be too painful to watch for Matthew Perry. Now he's changed his mind

Former "Friends" star Matthew Perry says he can't bear to watch himself in the hit comedy — and it has nothing to do with the show.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

After another delay in a decision on supervised injection sites, Shapiro says he still opposes them

Pennsylvania incoming governor Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that he remains opposed to efforts to open a place in Philadelphia where people with addiction can use drugs under medical supervision, a day after the federal government asked for more time to respond to a lawsuit over a proposed supervised injection site…

Evening Standard

“It was a terrible, stupid mistake”: Robert Downey Jr’s father reveals he first gave actor drugs aged six

The 57-year-old actor has long been open about his struggles with drug addiction but has turned his life around and is one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors

Daily Record

Jeremy Kyle Show guest celebrates sobriety after kicking 20-year addiction

Michelle Wallace first appeared on the ITV show back in 2018 seeking help to beat her heroin addiction.

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Daily Mirror

Jeremy Kyle Show guest pictured celebrating sobriety after kicking 20 year addiction

Michelle Wallace, a former prostitute, uploaded images to TikTok of herself celebrating her "four years sober" cake, after the talk show helped her beat her heroin addiction

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Feds ask for another extension in a suit to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The federal government sought another delay in a yearslong legal battle to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia on Monday, leaving unsettled whether a place for people in addiction to use drugs under medical supervision, and be revived if they overdose, can open in one of the…

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Young People Are Using Cigarettes To Quit Vapes, Threatening Decades Of Anti-Tobacco Progress

Vape addiction rates among young people have risen so much that cigarette smoking rates are starting to lift too, after decades of declines.

The Independent UK

Medical records of alleged grooming gang victim do not match claims, court hears

Medical records of a woman who claimed she was the victim of a grooming gang do not match allegations she was beaten, stabbed and given a “backstreet abortion”, a court has heard.Preston Crown Court heard Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, made the claims to her boyfriend in a message, in…

Tribune News Service

Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she’s becoming less of a rarity in rural America.

The Guardian - UK

Artist Nan Goldin on addiction and taking on the Sackler dynasty: ‘I wanted to tell my truth’

Her battle against the billionaires who fuelled the opioid epidemic upended the art establishment. As a film about her life is released, she talks about family tragedy and her journey to activism

Manchester Evening News

'The 3am moment with my baby boy that made me realise I had a drinking problem'

"I thought to myself, 'What am I doing?'"

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