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NHS on-the-spot liver scans identify hundreds at risk of cancer

Scans have been carried out at GP practices, addiction recovery services, food banks, diabetes clinics, sexual health clinics and homeless shelters.

The Independent UK

‘It stole my soul’: readers on how watching porn at a young age affected their life

Intense shock, addiction and losing interest in other activities are some of readers’ experiences

The Guardian - UK

Burglar targeted antique shops and home in 'affluent area' of Jesmond to fund alcohol addiction

Thomas Tams, 35, carried out a spree of offending in December and January and was jailed for 34 months

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Charity that aims to help people impacted by drugs handed £100,000 grant

The Scheme Livi will use the cash to deliver creative group workshops for those affected by drugs and the issues that accompany addiction

Daily Record

Belgium to ban all gambling ads

BRUSSELS: The Belgian government has decided to ban gambling advertising across multiple platforms from July 1 in a bid to crack down on addiction and debt, with a further prohibition on ads in stadiums and sports sponsorships coming at a later date.

Bangkok Post

Belgium bans gambling advertising from July 1

The Belgian government has decided to ban gambling advertising across multiple platforms from July 1 in a bid to crack down on addiction and debt, with a further prohibition on ads in stadiums and sports sponsorships coming at a later date.

Reuters

Cara Delevingne says she had her first hangover at 7 as she shares extent of addiction

Model-turned-actress Cara Delivingne opened up about her struggles with substance abuse, admitting it started at the young age of seven

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‘I Wasn’t Okay’: Cara Delevingne Opens Up About Addiction Struggles Those Awful Pap Photos

"I put myself in danger in those moments."

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Dancing on Ice's The Vivienne took massive pay cut and left UK to battle drug addiction

The Vivienne has recalled how she previously battle addiction issues that saw medics fear she would die, with the Dancing On Ice finalist crediting some time away from the UK with helping her get clean

Daily Mirror

Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults

It took a half century for the first American Surgeon General Report to establish the link between tobacco and lung cancer. In response, companies infiltrated media and genetically modified tobacco leaves to make them even more addictive.

The Conversation

Cara Delevingne reveals why she checked into rehab: ‘I was not okay’

The model secretly got help with her addiction ‘demons’ after failed interventions

Evening Standard

Cara Delevingne opens up about getting sober after paparazzi photos of her went viral

‘I hadn’t slept. I was not okay,’ the actor says about the photos

The Independent UK

ARC Fitness reflects on four years helping Derry people combat addiction

"We have watched a community of people come from struggles to strength"

Belfast Live

Humza Yousaf pledges more action on Scotland's 'shameful' drugs deaths crisis if he becomes First Minister

EXCLUSIVE: The health secretary, one of three candidates vying to replace Nicola Sturgeon, admitted it was "shameful" how many Scots lose their lives each year to addiction.

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A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what?

Federal restrictions seemed to explain why many doctors weren't prescribing medication for opioid addiction. But some caution that removing those rules isn't enough to overcome hesitancy and stigma.

The Independent UK

Drug found to ‘significantly reduce’ alcohol consumption may help overcome addiction

Researchers highlight ‘incredibly promising’ use of drug for treating addiction in general

The Guardian - UK

Sorter review – an unflinching account of opioid addiction

Richard Mylan’s grim narratives are filled with sympathy and compassion, lifted by Sophie Melville’s all-consuming and fearless performance

The Guardian - UK

‘Addiction can be funny’: the standups tackling drugs, booze, psychosis and self-harm on stage

Rich Hardisty cut himself, Harriet Dyer numbed her pain with drugs. A new wave of comics are working out their issues in their acts. But is it really helping them? And should we be laughing?

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Former Melbourne High School business manager jailed over $430k theft

Frances Walshe will spend at least 14 months in jail after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars to feed an out-of-control gambling addiction.

Wales Online

Richard Mylan talks new play inspired by 20 year battle with heroin addiction

The Swansea-born former Waterloo Road actor first opened up about his addiction battle last year

Manchester Evening News

Former bartender left partially paralysed and unable to speak after partying for a month

Alex Sloan fell into a black hole of partying and addiction

Daily Record

Man left partially paralysed and unable to speak after drug and alcohol binge turns life around

Alex Sloan was left with a temporarily paralysed shoulder blade and no vocal chords for a month.

Inverse

Can Poppy Seeds Trigger a Positive Drug Test? An Addiction Specialist Has the Answer

During harvesting, the seeds can become contaminated with opiates contained in the milky latex of the seed pod covering them.

Liverpool Echo

Grandad scammed out of £75K by granddaughter 'just wanted the best for her'

"I thought I was helping her. I just wanted the best for her"

Bangkok Post

'Saving Private Ryan' actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61

Actor Tom Sizemore, known as much for his struggles with drug addiction and run-ins with the law as for his tough-guy roles in such films as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down," died on Friday at age 61, his manager said. - REUTERS

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