The Latest Breaking News from Addiction

Mary McNamara: 'Blonde' and the new Anthony Bourdain book are suicide whodunits in which the answer is obvious

Our cultural hypocrisy toward mental illness and addiction, not to mention fame and fortune, is never more evident than when some poor famous soul dies by suicide. "Why?" we ask. "Why would a person who seemed to have it all end their own life?" And then someone writes a book…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022

Drug addiction in South Africa: what was learned from six young men recovering from opioids

The ways we intervene in curbing addiction to substances has shifted from the medical era, focusing on acute care, to a comprehensive chronic care model. People need long-term support to stay off substances, as well as immediate help to stop using them.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022

Man found in street in joggers dies of hypothermia after battle with alcohol addiction

Joe Olner's alcohol addiction had caused him to develop several health problems including seizures, memory problems and deep vein thrombosis.

Daily Record · Oct 3, 2022

Man's 'mind blown' by metal detector find

Stephen Gray was born and bred in Birkenhead and developed a drug addiction during the 1980s

Liverpool Echo · Oct 2, 2022

Scotland's addiction help needs ‘no wrong door’ policy, charity says

ALCOHOL. Cocaine. Benzos. When it comes to Scotland’s drug problem, heroin is often the substance that comes to mind.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2022

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they're discharged.

WEKU · Sep 30, 2022

Can Ketamine Treat Alcohol Addiction? Clinics & Hospitals In Europe And North America Are Already Doing It

(Part one of a four-part series) The use of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of mental health conditions has become a hot topic, with a growing general sense of acceptance, public discussion and reform.

Benzinga · Sep 30, 2022

Danniella Westbrook 'in talks to front drug documentary in possible six-figure deal'

Danniella Westbrook has been open about having experienced drug addiction in the past and the EastEnders alum is reportedly in talks to front a new documentary-style TV show about such issues

Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022

It’s not just bookies that have a stake in football betting – it’s the clubs too

It’s a kick in the teeth for me, having lost my husband to addiction, to find out English clubs are profiting from gambling, says campaigner Annie Ashton

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

GAA clubs accused of turning blind eye to players taking drugs with some offered captaincy to 'turn things around'

One drugs addiction counsellor and recovering addict has issued a stark warning to GAA clubs and the organisation as a whole

Irish Mirror · Sep 29, 2022