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Melissa Etheridge shares emotional journey and loss of son Beckett

Melissa Etheridge opens up about her late son's opioid addiction and reflects on the pain, relief, and love experienced during his struggle.

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Doctors fighting US opioid epidemic say insurance barrier impedes treatment

Prior authorization requires permission to be sought before prescribing critical drugs, which could cost lives, doctors say

The Guardian - US

With opioid deaths soaring, Biden administration will widen access to methadone

Bureaucratic hurdles mean just one-in-five people with opioid addiction get access to medication that could help them. The White House says new rules will help.

WEKU

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How Focus mode can help you combat digital fatigue

Suffering from digital fatigue? You might have a screen addiction. But the good news is you can fix it with this feature.

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“Duane Allman played a great solo, came back, and Eric says, ‘Well, I want to do mine again!’ This went on for at least an hour or two”: How Eric Clapton went from God to all-'round guitar genius in the ‘70s

After the writing on the wall proclaimed him a deity in the '60s, where else was there to go for Eric Clapton but on a search of self-discovery, musical improvement, and new artistic frontiers

Guitar World

I was an addict, a prisoner, a sex worker. I thought the world had written me off – but I saved myself

For two decades Mandy Ogunmokun was either in jail or selling sex to pay for drugs. She had four children – but never got the chance to raise them. Now clean, she has devoted her life to helping other struggling women

The Guardian - UK

“If there’s a message it’s live every day as if it’s your last. I went through a very sticky patch… The freedom of not being enslaved by addiction is marvellous”: John Wetton’s return from the darkness

With Asia on the rocks and a scuppered solo deal, the singer found himself struggling with alcohol in the 90s - before he finally earned himself a reprieve

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Days of Wine and Roses review – 60s marital drama becomes Broadway musical winner

Song-heavy adaptation of the bruising 1962 Blake Edwards drama about a couple grappling with addiction makes for a surprising success

The Guardian - US

British Government Plans Ban on Disposable Vapes and Flavored Tobacco

The British government plans to ban disposable vapes and restrict flavors marketed towards children to combat rising youth vaping rates and nicotine addiction.

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‘I don’t see how it ends’: expert sounds alarm on new wave of US opioids crisis

Dr Art Van Zee set out in the early 2000s to tell anyone who would listen how a powerful opioid was destroying lives. Two decades later, he’s still in disbelief

The Guardian - US

‘Out of control’: Congresswoman sounds alarm over ‘unchecked’ gambling boom

Andrea Salinas warns of ‘upstream problem’ in US mental health crisis and proposes tax revenue be used for treatment

The Guardian - US

Florida lawmakers propose banning social media use for teens

Learn about Florida's bipartisan bill that aims to ban children under 16 from social media platforms to combat addiction and protect their mental health.

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‘You don’t sweat the small stuff when you nearly die’: Nadine Shah on grief, rehab and getting her groove back

A singular force in UK rock, the singer became isolated in grief, PTSD and addiction. But after ‘falling in love with everybody’ in rehab, she’s put her experiences into her biggest music yet

The Guardian - UK

Oregon Democrats backtrack on drug policies, propose crackdown in 2022

Oregon Democrats are reevaluating their drug policies as concerns over public drug use and crime rise. New legislation aims to empower police to seize illi...

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Cycling Weekly

The 'obese car addiction' has gone too far, says national charity for cyclists

The campaign group's comments come off the back of new report that insists new car width must be limited

Louder

"I have on my rider that I need two bottles of fine red wine. I won't accept anything that costs less than 100 dollars!": Jane's Addiction on breaking up, getting back together, tour life and the lure of Beyoncé

Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro on the things they did so that you didn't have to

Cinemablend

Charlie Sheen Discusses How His Relationship With His Kids Is Holding Up As His Ex Deals With Alleged Addiction Struggles

Charlie Sheen opened up about the relationship he has with his two sons while their mother allegedly battles addiction.

The Hindu

Alcohol, drug addiction rewires the brain by changing how genes work

Discover how addictive substances like alcohol and drugs can change gene expression in the brain, and how lifestyle choices can alter these changes.

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The Guardian - UK

My month in rehab: alcohol was killing me – until I made that crucial call

The crime author Cate Quinn thought she was entering rehab to tackle a nascent drink problem spurred by a family tragedy. The truth? She had never experienced adult life sober

Guitar World

“I remember running over to Carlos Santana and asking him to bless my pick to allow me to cross through the portal of his powers”: Porno For Pyros are NOT over – but Peter DiStefano already has a lifetime of tales from the band

DiStefano has lived a thousand lives: he refused to join Jane’s Addiction, wrote his band’s first hit about a murdered school friend, escaped a junkie death through an out-of-body experience, and cried with Perry Farrell after announcing their (no longer a) farewell tour

WEKU

Proposed federal law would put limits on use of $50 billion in opioid settlements

Lawmakers want to ensure the funds are actually used to fight the addiction crisis, not "as a piggy bank for other projects."

The Guardian - US

The Outrun review – Saoirse Ronan is remarkable in a sensitive recovery drama

The Oscar nominee gives one of her greatest performances as a young woman grappling with addiction in a moving and delicate adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s memoir

Windows Central

Microsoft's Trevor Noah discusses how a new ChatGPT-like AI bot will help smokers overcome Nicotine addiction

Trevor Noah and Dr. Jonathan Bricker talk about QuitBot, an AI-powered platform designed to help smokers get over their Nicotine addiction through emotional support.

Louder

"Towards the end it was not pretty. I scraped myself off the walls of insanity. I was barking like a dog": the last days of Deep Purple

On July 19, 1976, Deep Purple officially split up. The ending was horrible, marked by addiction and jealousy

Evening Standard

OPINION - Labour and the Left need to escape the dead end of progressive politics

Vaping is a great example of humanity’s failure to live up to its own hype. We’ve swapped an addiction we knew was dangerous for another that could well be. Sometimes progress is an illusion. The idea of progress can be an illusion in politics too, especially if you are a…

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