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Chris Herren on his time battling addiction as a Boston Celtic

Herren would eventually go clean and continued his career abroad, but the once-promising Celtics alum works to help others now to avoid the fraught path he once found himself on.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The horrific rise of xylazine, the flesh-destroying drug making fentanyl even deadlier

The tranquilizer is increasingly mixed with the opioid in the US, giving rise to deadly overdoses and disturbing wounds

The Guardian - US

Brisbane doctor's opioid substitution service reopens after interim win against medical board's restrictions

Stuart Reece says he had to close his Highgate Hill practice late last year after the Medical Board of Australia imposed supervision conditions on his registration.

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Man jailed for eight years over death of man in Dublin building he set on fire

Judge Sheahan noted that Boland had a longstanding drug addiction and was homeless at the time.

Irish Mirror

HB 248 ‘holds everybody to the same standard’ for addiction recovery housing

The president of the Kentucky Recovery Housing Network Advisory Board said House Bill 248, which Governor Beshear signed into law, will help Kentuckians trying to overcome alcohol and drug addiction.

WEKU

Why over-the-counter Narcan may not reach those most in need

If insurers or governments don't step up, addiction experts fear it could widen health disparities and undercut the FDA's goals of addressing a "dire public health need."

Axios

As states start to get opioid settlement cash, few are sharing how they spend it

All told, drugmakers and distributors will pay over $50 billion to communities harmed by opioids. An investigation finds that only a dozen states are letting the public see how they use the money.

WEKU

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Get Ready With Me: the strange comfort of TikTok’s new confessional

Get Ready With Me videos have become the equivalent of ASMR on TikTok — soothing, sympathetic and relatable — even when they’re really not. From fentanyl addictions to prison stretches, here’s how the new breed of GRWM took root

Evening Standard

Lily Allen looks unrecognisable as she discusses being 'four years clean and sober'

Smile singer Lily Allen, 37, sat down with Holly Willoughby and Joel Dermott on Wednesday's edition of This Morning and spoke about how much her life has changed

Daily Mirror

US approves sale of overdose reversal drug without prescription

The decision comes as a bid to widen access to the life-saving drug as the US struggles with a wave of overdose deaths.

Al Jazeera

I lost my son to a gambling addiction. Firms must change, not pay fines that are dwarfed by profits

The greed of gambling companies can be linked to hundreds of suicides in the UK every year, says Liz Ritchie of Gambling with Lives

The Guardian - UK

Woman 'drank herself to death' when gastric bypass made her swap food addiction for booze

Nicole Wilson had suffered with a binge eating disorder since childhood but after having a gastric bypass surgery she began 'excessive and concerning' drinking

Daily Mirror

Woman drank herself to death when gastric bypass made her alcoholic, says family

When she could no longer eat, Nicole started to drink too much

Wales Online

Cyber security expert shares key warning signs your child is addicted to gaming

While gaming can benefit a kid's ability to make social connections and problem-solve - there are also some downsides to playing too much that came become really serious down the line

Daily Mirror

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No Pseudonymity in Employment Lawsuit Claiming Discrimination Based on Past Opiate Addiction

From yesterday's decision by Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses (S.D.N.Y.) in Doe v. Black Diamond Capital Mgmt. LLC: Now before the Court is the motion of plaintiff "John Doe" for an order granting leave to proceed under a pseudonym, or in the alternative, to seal his complaint. {[H]is brief does not…

Wales Online

Former NHS worker who fell into addiction after leaving job thanks former employer for saving her life

Kim Targett was unable to find a new job after leaving her NHS role, she became homeless and became dependent on alcohol

The Guardian - UK

Patients given aripiprazole ‘should be told of gambling addiction risks’

Expert urges greater monitoring of side-effect of drug used to treat depression, psychosis and schizophrenia

The Guardian - UK

A Good Person review – Florence Pugh lifts unsubtle US addiction drama

Playing a high-flyer whose life falls apart, Pugh stars opposite Morgan Freeman in this laboured tale of redemption

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The Guardian - AU

Australian teenagers urge government to help them break vaping addiction

Submissions to the TGA include comments from 13-19-year-olds who want restrictions in place to help them with nicotine addiction

The Guardian - US

Trump lives rent-free in Americans’ heads amid possible indictment

While the ex-president left the White House over two years ago, the Trump addiction is hard to beat as his legal perils dominate headlines

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia residents reject using war-on-drugs-era policies to treat the opioid crisis, according to poll

PHILADELPHIA — More than half of Philadelphians think that addressing the opioid crisis should be a top priority for the next mayor — and that city leaders should focus on offering mental health and addiction treatment instead of arresting drug users, according to a Lenfest Institute for Journalism/SSRS poll that…

Chicago Sun-Times

Opioid addiction patients sometimes cheat on drug tests: why doctors don’t catch it

A suspicious test result should prompt a frank discussion between doctor and patient, and possibly a higher level of care.

Metal Hammer

Watch Slash and Perry Farrell play a song about a heroin addict with a violent boyfriend to an audience of children

Jane Says is one of the most beautiful songs in Jane's Addiction's catalogue, and watching him and Slash perform it on the Kidz stage at Lollapalooza 2008 is an experience

Daily Mirror

Amateur jockey George Gorman banned for six months after admitting cocaine addiction

George Gorman tested positive for cocaine during a meeting at Chelmsford last year but told a BHA disciplinary hearing that he was taking steps to overcome his addiction

WhatToWatch

The Dry: release date, cast interviews, trailer, plot and all about the family comedy drama set in Dublin

The Dry on ITVX and BritBox starring Roisin Gallagher and Ciarán Hinds takes a humorous look at staying sober.

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