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Kenny Neilson battled with both drug and alcohol addiction for years, however, he now uses cold water therapy to clear his mind and hopes he can now help others.

The Busted singer spoke to The One Show about his upcoming BBC documentary exploring his alcohol and drug addiction

Loose Women star had managed to give up alcohol - but then something else took its place

Denise Welch recently marked 11 years of sobriety and has talked about her weight loss after finding she gained two stone

For years the gambling industry was the wild west; an unregulated frontier that profited from pain and addiction. Now the government has promised to clean up betting and gaming. But many are eager for more to be done, writes Sarah Ingram, particularly those who nearly lost everything to it

As the drug menace’s gravity continues to increase with the prevalence and rising usage of substance abuse, “unemployment and availability of easy money” have emerged as key economic factors leading to drug addiction in at least five states of India’s north and northwest region.

David Draiman: "Addiction and depression can happen to anyone ladies and gentlemen. No one is immune from it no matter how beautiful their life may look from the outside"

"I don't know if this is a helpful term": experts torn on a concept invented to help treat drug addiction

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has spoken candidly about his painkiller addiction, revealing his wife Leeona has to give him random drug tests to help him stay clean