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George Michael was so addicted to Diet Coke he guzzled 'at least 25 cans a day'

George Michael was battling a range of addictions, including marijuana and anti-depressants, when he tragically died at age 53 on Christmas Day in 2016

Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022

Mum who ate 5 doughnuts a day looks like 'different person' after losing 7st

Bryony Bateman would have secret midnight feasts before eating a share-size bag of chocolate for breakfast with Nutella on toast

Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022

Commentary: Big Alcohol fuels addiction in the LGBTQ+ community

I am equally as proud of my queer identity as I am of my sober identity. This wasn’t always the case. Like many LGBTQ+ folks, I have faced various forms of discrimination, rejection and harassment that led me to struggle with a severe alcohol addiction for many years.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

ITV X Factor's Anthony Russell 'feared he would die' if he was paid in full for tour

The singer told the ECHO how he bounced back from addiction struggles to record a new album

Liverpool Echo · Aug 14, 2022

Is marijuana addictive?

Stoner culture has perpetuated the idea that cannabis isn't truly addictive. Not so fast, psychologists say

Salon · Aug 11, 2022

Nope mixes sci-fi and horror in Get Out director Jordan Peele's most visually accomplished film yet

Get Out director Jordan Peele takes on trauma and our addiction to spectacle in his latest — and most accomplished — film, a "thrill ride of high stakes and bruising action".

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Where are the Grease cast now - from deaths, addiction and tragedy to how old the surviving stars are

It's been over four decades since the T-birds and Pink Ladies were at Rydell High

Wales Online · Aug 10, 2022

Players’ addiction to sleeping tablets concerns ‘clean’ Ryan Cresswell

The former defender is on the up but has been ‘in the depths of despair’.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

'Walking advert for Just Say No' tried to bribe burglary victim to drop charges

Michael Porter, 30, "ransacked" his cousin's flat to fund his addiction to crack cocaine.

Liverpool Echo · Aug 9, 2022

Grease cast now - tragic deaths, drug addiction and 30-year cancer battle

The film first hit cinemas in June 16, 1978, and has remained one of the most beloved romantic comedy films of all time, becoming the highest-grossing musical film ever at the time.

Daily Record · Aug 9, 2022