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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…

Reason

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

Wales Online

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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 - AU

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 Guardian - US

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…

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Metal Hammer

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

Daily Mirror

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.

WhatToWatch

Premier League addiction to domestic flights outlined in jaw-dropping findings

Premier League teams chartered 81 short-haul domestic flights during a two-month period this season, with the use of such flights going against the league's sustainability commitments

Daily Mirror

States are learning on the fly about sports betting addiction

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The states that have legalized sports betting are reporting record levels of wagering and revenues, but with that growth comes questions about gambling addiction and whether regulators and sportsbooks are doing enough to fight it.

Tribune News Service

Some roadblocks to lifesaving addiction treatment are gone. Now what?

For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts consider the gold standard for treating patients with opioid use disorder. Study after study shows it helps people continue addiction treatment while reducing the risk of overdose…

Tribune News Service

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The Independent UK

Doctors may miss how addiction patients cheat drug tests

Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction

Liverpool Echo

Billy Kenny: I want to be the cautionary tale, I want people to know about addiction

In the second part of his interview with the ECHO, ex-Everton starlet Billy Kenny explains why he wants to take ownership of his downfall in the hope it helps others

Irish Mirror

Call for ban on sale of scratch cards and Lotto tickets at shop tills

"I’m a county councillor, I’m also an addiction counsellor, I meet people with gambling problems, and other issues around addiction"

Daily Mirror

Everton star dubbed "Goodison Gazza" who retired at 21 and lost 25 years to cocaine

Billy Kenny won the man of the match award in the Premier League's first Merseyside derby before depression and addiction took hold and ruined 25 years of his life

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The Guardian - AU

‘Radical intervention’ needed to stop online gambling harm, man who lost $8m tells federal MPs

Gavin Fineff, who stole millions of dollars from clients and friends to service his addiction, sends message to politicians in Canberra

Birmingham Post

Tom Gozney - from ‘professional alcoholic’ to building $100m pizza oven business

The entrepreneur speaks to BusinessLive about how he overcame addiction and built Dorset-based pizza oven firm Gozney into a global brand

ABC News

Reformed NSW gambler helping others recover from addiction to poker machines

It is 22 years to the day since Maria felt the familiar rush of dopamine after feeding her last $50 bill into a poker machine.

Liverpool Echo

'I am surprised I am alive' - Everton star retired at 21, lost years to cocaine but turned life around after tragedy

Billy Kenny had tried everything to get clean. In the end it took the sadness of his mum's death to provide the turning point after drink and drugs destroyed his career

Liverpool Echo

Man's 'worst nightmare' came true due to 'suffocating' addiction

Omar's name has been changed to protect his identity

WEKU

Opioids are devastating Cherokee families. The tribe has a $100 million plan to heal

The fentanyl crisis is hitting young people hard, and the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help young families recover.

Manchester Evening News

'I knew it was haram but I couldn't stop': The addiction 'suffocating' young Muslim men

Omar's name has been changed to protect his identity

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