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WVa opioid trial verdict still pending nearly a year later

Last July, a federal judge in West Virginia heard closing arguments in the first lawsuit to go to trial over the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic

The Independent UK

Cannabis addiction risk higher in teenagers than adults, study suggests

Experts say young people should be warned they are more vulnerable

Wales Online

Adolescents more vulnerable to cannabis addiction than adults, study suggests

But they may not be at increased risk of other mental health problems related to the drug, researchers found.

The Independent UK

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Morning mail: Pacific islands may pull troubled Australian boats, Ukraine retakes Snake Island, carbon credit review

Friday: Serious defects have been found in patrol boats provided as part of $2.1bn Pacific security deal. Plus: the top things to do to escape winter blues

The Guardian - AU

Favour review – a moving addiction drama with occasional lapses

Bush theatre, LondonThree generations of a working-class Muslim family clash in Ambreen Razia’s meditation on the complexities of motherhood

The Guardian - UK

I’m a recovering addict and my wife keeps telling our family and friends. Is she right?

Addiction has two victims, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith: the person using and the person supporting them. Your wife needs support too so both of you can recover together

The Guardian - AU

Michelle Heaton shares 'painful' photos from extent of alcohol battle as she marks 14 months sober

MIchelle Heaton took to Instagram to post a series of photos about her alcohol addiction and rehab as she marked 14 months sober

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Scots drugs crusader backs Dundee MSP after he misses summit on city death rate

Peter Krykant says any suggestion that Joe FitzPatrick had deliberately missed the meeting, which heard from Dundonians affected by drug addiction, was "blatantly false".

Daily Record

Woman who drank two bottles of vodka a day 'felt like a misfit'

Dawn Gadsby said a nightly glass of wine turned into two bottles of vodka a night

Liverpool Echo

Plans to ban gambling firms sponsoring football shirts in disarray after Tory rift

Ban and ‘polluter pays’ levy on gambling firms could still happen, government sources say

The Guardian - UK

Butcher's shop manager from Bristol with 'gambling addiction' ruined business

"He single-handedly ruined our finances and our life for five years"

Bristol Post

'I thought I was being a good parent - but I was spending £200 a day on cocaine'

The first thing Louise said she would reach for each morning was a line of cocaine until addiction started to control her life and impact her relationships and affect her children

Daily Mirror

Newcastle dad opens up on drug addiction after becoming first resident at city's Recovery House

A Newcastle dad said he found himself addicted to heroin at the age of 26, just one week after trying the drug for the first time

Chronicle Live

Emmerdale spoilers: Liam set to discover the truth about Leyla's cocaine addiction

Emmerdale's resident doctor Liam Cavanagh is growing concerned with wife Leyla's drinking, but it looks like he's about to find out what's really been going on with her in recent weeks

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Justices side with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes

The Supreme Court has ruled for doctors who face criminal charges for overprescribing powerful pain medication, in a case arising from the opioid addiction crisis

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Smoke and mirrors: On the FDA’s nicotine and vaping rulings

Count us fans of the Food and Drug Administration’s historic push to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, which, in concert with a proposed ban on menthol-flavored cancer sticks, promises to liberate millions of Americans from deadly addiction. Cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly a half-million deaths in America per year,…

The Times of India

Ayurveda doctors urge kids to stay off addiction

JAIPUR: In an effort to spread awareness against various forms of substance abuse, doctors from the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) on Sunday organised a free medical camp and counselling session for street children in the slums of Shastri Nagar to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit…

ABC News

Street sales, online dealers and convenience stores: Inside the thriving black market for nicotine vapes

Nicotine vapes are illegal in Australia without a prescription. Four Corners has investigated how Australian kids are buying them.

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AAP

Stigma a hurdle to treatment for addiction

Destigmatising addiction and acknowledging its relationship with trauma would help sufferers get help sooner, says an expert and a recovering heavy drug user.

Belfast Live

Jody Lynch opens up about his battle with alcohol addiction and being the best father to his children

"I remember thinking my kids would be better off without me"

Daily Record

How caffeine addiction affects your health and ways to cut down

Caffeine in moderate amounts is fine, but some may find themselves addicted to the stimulant.

The Times of India

Spreading awareness crucial to counter drug abuse, say experts

VISAKHAPATNAM: Though Andhra Pradesh has low proportion of drug users when compared to other states, the drug abuse and alcohol addiction have been driving 250 to 300 people, including women, to suicide a year for the past few years. Experts say government and enforcement agencies must focus on spreading scientific…

The Hindu

Drug addiction is more dangerous than COVID, says NTR District Collector

Educational institutions should rope in psychologists to counsel students: Dilli Rao

Leeds Live

Leeds gambler says he has seen friends lives destroyed by 'devastating addiction'

David Jeffers goes to the bookies almost every day and says he's seen lives devastated

Daily Mirror

Libertines star Pete Doherty's life now is unrecognisable from naughty heyday

Pete Doherty has transformed from his naughty heydays during his peak career in The Libertines - the star turned around his drug addiction and says his new vice is cheese on toast

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