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Commentary: Why are we denying people with opioid addiction the most effective treatment?

When you receive a scary diagnosis — for cancer, heart disease or other serious illness — one of your first calls is probably to a doctor who can offer the full range of evidence-based care. But if your diagnosis were for opioid addiction and you came to see me, an…

Los Angeles Times

Cuan Mhuire: How the Newry haven is helping treat addiction

"All my life I didn't realise who I actually am, I had a different face and personality for different situations."

Belfast Live

Lena Dunham marks five years of sobriety following prescription drugs addiction

The 36-year-old became addicted to prescription drugs following a hysterectomy in 2017

Evening Standard

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Lena Dunham marks five years of sobriety: ‘Happiest of my time on earth’

‘The struggle with addiction hit me little by little, then all at once,’ actor said

The Independent UK

‘Hard to get sober young’: Inside one of the country’s few recovery high schools

DENVER — Every weekday at 5280 High School in Denver starts the same way.

Tribune News Service

God’s Petting You review – drug addict meets sex addict in shallow crime caper

It’s hard to root for the two feckless young lovers thumbing their noses at therapy, whose trouble with sex and drugs is portrayed as hedonistic fun

The Guardian - UK

Danniella Westbrook shops for wedding dresses ahead of facial reconstruction surgery

Danniella Westbrook is currently getting ready to undergo her 'final' procedure and has been looking at wedding dresses ahead of tying the knot

Daily Mirror

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'I was told I was going to wreck my legs and didn't listen': Woman's agonising symptoms after past returned to haunt her

Warning: Contains graphic descriptions of drug use

Manchester Evening News

The Forgotten Girls by Monica Potts review – addiction and escape in the Ozarks

The author’s search for her childhood friend who shared her dreams of fleeing Clinton, Arkansas, is an elegiac story of lost opportunities

The Guardian - UK

Those who struggled with addiction for years now helping people like them

A new drug rehab centre is expected to open at the beginning of May

Liverpool Echo

Petit Samedi review – intimate exploration of the loneliness of drug addiction

Shot like still tableaux, this poignant documentary follows a mother and son as they try to extricate the latter from the clutches of heroin

The Guardian - UK

Every Jane's Addiction album ranked from worst to best

From their 1987 self-titled live album through to 2011's The Great Escape Artist, here are Jane's Addiction's album ranked from worst to best

Metal Hammer

'I've made it to 47 not in a f****** drug-den' - Ronnie O'Sullivan opens up on addiction

Ronnie O'Sullivan is regarded as one of the greatest players in snooker history and has opened up on his battles with addiction ahead of defending his World Championship crown

Daily Mirror

Today’s Interview: Recovery expert: Kentucky has an alcohol problem

An interview with Jason Merrick, a vice president with Addiction Recovery Care, about Alcohol Use Disorder in Kentucky

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Services fear 'sleeping giant' of ice addiction is going largely ignored in Alice Springs

In a region suffering significant trauma and disadvantage, meth is gaining a foothold. And local addiction services say if it's not addressed urgently, it could be too late.

The Conversation

TikTok may be bad for privacy, but is it also harming our cognitive abilities?

The United States government is considering a national ban of TikTok, a social media application used by over 150 million Americans. Although the primary reason for the ban is privacy concerns, it presents an opportunity to consider other potential risks.

Tribune News Service

Author Cheryl Strayed reteams with 'Wild' star Reese Witherspoon for 'Tiny Beautiful Things'

MINNEAPOLIS — What if Cheryl Strayed had never written her bestselling book, "Wild," and remained in Minnesota where she continued to struggle with addiction on the cusp of turning 50?

Inverse

Novel Research on How Mice Perceive Pleasure Reveals a Promising Path to Treating Addiction

A mouse study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory looks at neural responses in the amygdala to external cues associated with positive and negative outcomes.

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Daily Mirror

Gordon Ramsay 'incredibly upset' when people think he's on drugs amid brother's addiction

Gordon Ramsay candidly opened up on feeling 'incredibly upset' when people 'think he's on coke' as he opens up about his brother Ronnie's battle with drug addiction

Daily Record

Pioneering addiction recovery unit in Ayrshire unveils expansion plan

The team behind the plans want to build additional residential accommodation so they can expand capacity and help treat more people.

Wales Online

Woman left unable to use legs after fuelling nos addiction with 600 canisters a week

Kerry-Anne Donaldson has been using a wheelchair since January last year after losing feeling in her legs

Manchester Evening News

'I missed birthday parties, I'd dread being asked to drinks - I had no clue how ill I was'

"I always compare it to an addiction - you don't have a clue how ill you are, it creeps up on you and then it takes somebody else to point it out to you"

The Guardian - UK

How TikTok’s algorithm ‘exploits the vulnerability’ of children

Up to 1.4m children under 13 use app, watchdog finds – and experts say they are being flooded with harmful content to promote addiction

Irish Mirror

Woman ends up in a wheelchair due to 'laughing gas addiction' as she urges caution among peers

Kerry-Anne Donaldson, 26, relies on a wheelchair after years of being an addict

WEKU

Recovery high schools help kids heal from an addiction and build a future

A few dozen high schools across the U.S. combine education with treatment for substance use disorders to keep kids in recovery — and in school.

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