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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.

Newcastle Herald

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

Birmingham Post

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.

Los Angeles Times

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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…

The Conversation

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

Irish Mirror

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.

Newcastle Herald

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

Bristol Post

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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

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - US

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

Dancing On Ice's Michelle Heaton revelled in 'chaos' of addiction amid slow village life

Dancing On Ice star and former Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton has bravely opened up about her addiction as she recovers from the 'car crash' period of her life

Daily Mirror

Would you eat your coffee cup to help reduce plastic waste?

Edible takeaway cups and library-style mug-borrowing schemes are on the menu at a growing number of cafes as possible solutions to Australia's addiction to plastic convenience.

ABC News

In Decatur, it’s taking more than Buffett family $30 million to make addiction-treatment center work

DECATUR — The question came out of the blue, or so it seemed to Crossing Healthcare CEO Tanya Andricks: If you had $30 million to design an addiction-treatment facility, how would you do it?

Chicago Sun-Times

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The Guardian - UK

John Mulaney review – upbeat tales of addiction and downfall

Mulaney may have lost some of the gloss on his reputation after nearly destroying himself with drugs, but his good cheer remains in place

The Guardian - UK

As a footballer I am surrounded by gambling ads. This needs to stop

I would rather be paid less if it meant not profiting from addiction, harm and suicide – and I am not the only one

The Guardian - US

Bible study and work without pay: the shadowy world of sober living homes

In a largely unregulated industry, some residents trying to get sober are made to work 40 hours a week at restaurants – but don’t receive a paycheck

Chronicle Live

Thousands of people in Gateshead in need of help with drug or alcohol abuse

A new health report estimates more than 5,000 people require help with alcohol or drug-related addiction.

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow woman who thought she had heart issue shocked after Chronic Kidney Disease diagnosis

Angela Riley, who has type 2 diabetes, was forced to take ill health retirement from her job as an addiction worker, where she helped people with alcohol and drug problems after her diagnosis.

The Conversation

Canada's new drinking guidelines don't consider the social benefits of alcohol. But should they?

This month, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction issued revised recommendations for lower-risk alcohol consumption. The new guidelines state that no amount of alcohol is “safe” and that individuals should drink no more than two standard drinks per week in order to minimize their risk for chronic diseases,…

Daily Mirror

1000-lb Sisters' Tammy Slaton breaks down in tears as she discusses addiction struggles

1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton was overcome with emotion as she discussed her relationship with food and alcohol after being rushed to hospital when she stopped breathing

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire carer has to sell her car to pay back what she stole from 95-year-old

She took money out of his account while she was in the grips of a gambling addiction

Reason

Serene Wanted To Quit Heroin. She Tried Psychedelics.

A documentary short about a woman who takes ayahuasca to alleviate the pain caused by addiction

Bristol Post

Staple Hill High Street bookies approved despite gambling addiction concerns

More than 200 people objected to BoyleSports' change-of-use application for old Lloyds Bank building

The Guardian - US

The psychedelic ibogaine can treat addiction. The race is on to cash in

Clinics and scientists around the world aim to turn a profit from a powerful Gabonese plant – but it’s an ethical and legal wild west

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