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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

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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.

Daily Record

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.

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

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

The Independent 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?

The Guardian - UK

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.

ABC News

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

Wales Online

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

Manchester Evening News

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.

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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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Former drug addict Michael Rowcroft running to raise money for rehabilitation centre

Michael Rowcroft nearly lost his life two years ago in a stabbing, but now he is planning to run more than 300 kilometres to raise money for the rehabilitation centre that helped turn his life around.

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Liverpool Echo

Our city has a drinking problem but there are signs of recovery

With Liverpool ranked third in the country for alcoholism, we look at the different factors behind the problem in the city and the important work being done to address it

WEKU

Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' actor, has died at 61

Before addiction consumed Tim Sizemore's career, he was a go-to character actor known for portraying tough guys in movies such as "Heat" and "Saving Private Ryan."

The New Daily

‘Monster you become’: Alex Murdaugh sentenced for killing wife and son

Once-powerful lawyer Alex Murdaugh will spend "the rest of his natural life" in prison after he was swiftly sentenced for killing his wife and son in a

Daily Mirror

'I'm addicted to eating toilet roll and munch 75 sheets a day - but it causes big issue'

A woman on TLC'S My Strange Addiction has been munching her way through around 75 sheets of toilet roll every day for the last 23 years

Belfast Live

Newry dad-of-two opens up on pain of alcoholism and his mission to help others

"I didn't know what to do or what to live for anymore"

Evening Standard

Alex Murdaugh jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his wife and son in case that gripped US

South Carolina lawyer given two ‘whole life’ terms without parole after case judge called ‘one of the most troubling’ he had dealt with

ABC News

Surfer fears planned rocket launches will spoil popular beach Fishery Bay

Having battled addiction and trauma, surfing at a popular local beach is a form of therapy for Nikki Honeychurch. But she's worried her bay paradise could be off-limits during planned rocket launches.

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