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Thomas Bewley obituary

Psychiatrist who pioneered the treatment of drug addicts to help create a more humane view of dependency in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Premier League star who lost £2m to gambling hopes to help others avoid same pitfalls

Michael Chopra played in the top flight for both Newcastle and Sunderland but was beset by a problematic addiction that saw him gamble away a significant seven-figure sum

Daily Mirror

Vicky Pattison says Geordie Shore was a ‘wedge’ between her and her mum, as she relives ‘broken’ childhood in emotional This Morning interview

The reality TV star's new documentary, Vicky Pattison: Alcohol, My Dad and Me, airs on Channel 4 on Tuesday, August 2

Wales Online

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Mom Who Drank 20 Cans Of Irn-Bru A Day Finally Kicks Her 25-Year-Old Habit

A mom who spent $3,600 a year drinking 20 cans of Irn-Bru a day has finally kicked her 25-year habit after being hypnotized.

Zenger

Dad 'took charge' of family cash to feed £50k addiction

Ben Melvin first started gambling on fruit machines at the age of 14 and now wants to help others

Liverpool Echo

TV tonight: a reality TV star confronts her turbulent relationship with alcohol

A sobering documentary in which Vicky Pattison talks about the addiction she shares with her father. Plus: the beat goes on in Night Coppers, when PC Robbie tackles an unruly pub-goer. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Derry man's promise to late dad after suffering from alcohol addiction

"He was a good man that had a problem with alcohol."

Belfast Live

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Dear Abby: I beat my addiction and want son back, but grandma resists

The clean and sober mom is being disrespected and confronted with the troubles of her past.

Chicago Sun-Times

Domestic violence, behavioural disorders dominate cases before Kudumbashree community counsellors

Screen addiction among children has emerged as a new-age scourge in post-pandemic era

The Hindu

Kevin Bridges 'believes drugs should be decriminalised' amid Scots death crisis

The Scots comedian explores drug addiction in his new book ‘The Black Dog’.

Daily Record

U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100 million a year from service members overseas

The U.S. military runs more than 3,000 slot machines on U.S. military bases overseas even though the rate of problem gamblers in the military is thought to be around twice that the general population.

WEKU

How hiking helped Chelle transform from being a 'functioning alcoholic' and climb out of addiction

Chelle Fisher spent 23 years struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. But, tired of waking up hungover, she started to make a new habit.

ABC News

Drug Testing At Work Is A Thing Of The Past, Study Finds

According to a study conducted by Quest Diagnostics Inc (NYSE: DGX), drug use among American employees, as measured by the percentage of employees who tested positive in urine drug tests, hit a

Benzinga

Scottish woman breaks 25-year habit of drinking 20 cans of Irn-Bru a day after being ‘hypnotised’

During two years of lockdown, Carole Lamond apparently drank almost 15,000 Irn-Brus

The Independent UK

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Political Pulse / Would legalized gambling pollute the clean image of Japanese sports?

A draft proposal by the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry (METI) to lift the ban on sports betting has caused a stir in Japan. While there are those who accept the idea that it will help revitalize the sports industry, others argue that such a move should not be rushed…

ABC News

ACT government to invest $13 million into treatment services for drug and alcohol dependence in upcoming budget

A Canberra residential facility that provides support to young people dealing with alcohol and drug dependence will double in size as part of new funding to be announced in the ACT budget next week.

Benzinga

Canadian State-Funded Trial Looks To Understand If Psychedelia Is Necessary For The Therapeutic Effect Of Psilocybin

Mental health and addiction teaching hospital and research center CAMH has recently been awarded Canada's first federal grant by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to study psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression.

Wales Online

Jason Donovan's net worth, age, and dark past with drug addiction

Jason Donovan's varied career has seen him star in Neighbours alongside Kylie Minogue, play the leading role in a West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and sell more than three million records in the UK alone.

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Edinburgh Live

Thirsty Scottish mum spends £3,000-a-year downing 20 cans of Irn-Bru every day

Carole Lamond, 57, started off by swigging several cans of Scottish favourite juice Irn-Bru a day and then her consumption escalated to full blown addiction during the Covid lockdown.

Daily Record

Mum addicted to Irn-Bru forced to get hypnotised after drinking 20 cans a day for a year

Carole Lamond first became hooked on the Scottish fizzy drink when she was a young girl in Glasgow before she moved down to live in London.

Daily Mirror

Mum who spends £3,000-a-year drinking 20 CANS of Irn-Bru a day hypnotised to kick habit

C arole Lamond, 57, became so desperate to kick her addiction of drinking 20 cans ofIrn-Bru after fearing she suffered from a stroke, and enlisted in the help of a hypnotist to stop

Wales Online

Mum spent £3,000 a year drinking 20 cans of Irn-Bru a day and 'had all the symptoms of an addict'

Carole Lamond was hooked for 25 years

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh mum who lost son to drug misuse urges Scottish Government to do more

Tracy Hadlow was heartbroken when her son Nathan, aged 20, died in April 2021 after failing to get the help and rehabilitation he needed to overcome his drug addiction issues.

Sports Illustrated

What Kurt Angle Is Looking for in Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar

‘Their psychology has to be great,’ the WWE icon says.

The Independent UK

Douglas Ross urges change in approach to ‘heart-breaking’ drug deaths

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has now called for the Scottish Government to back his Right to Recovery Bill.

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