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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

Wales Online

'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"

Manchester Evening News

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

The Guardian - UK

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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

Irish Mirror

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.

WEKU

Scottish dad lost everything and ended up sleeping on bench after alcohol battle

The dad plans to launch his own support podcast, A Day In the Life with Jamie Lynch, with guests such as Scots actor Shaun O'Kane and author Aidan Martin set to take part.

Edinburgh Live

Can this town save itself from fentanyl addiction? The race to turn around a threatened community

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — The caretaker at the hillside cemetery braced against the cold and walked among the graves. Crosses cast shadows on bunched flowers. A strand of tinsel gleamed from a bare tree. He looked over the rows and shut the gate, his face red, his hands small and coarse.

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Scots dad who lost everything in 20-year battle with alcohol addiction launches support podcast

Jamie Lynch had his first drink aged 15, with weekend visits to the pub soon spiralling into addiction.

Daily Record

Here’s a step our government can take to save lives and fight the opioid crisis

The Biden administration should not wait until 2025 to implement the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation Act, which will expand access to safe, non-opioid therapies for pain management and protect Illinoisans from addiction.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Laughing gas addiction put me in a wheelchair - it needs to be taken seriously'

Kerry-Anne Donaldson, 26, from East London, hopes her story serves as a warning to others after her addiction to nitrous oxide (NOS) saw her inhale more than 600 canisters week

Daily Mirror

My 600lb Life star is transformed after overcoming substance abuse and becoming a mother

My 600lb Life star Sarah Neely weighed almost 50 stone when she first appeared on the hit TLC reality show, but she has now overcome her struggles with food addiction

Daily Mirror

She lost her child in a home birth. Prosecutors charged her with murder

The medical examiner ruled the death of Kelsey Carpenter’s baby an accident – yet she faces life in prison: ‘I mourn every day’

The Guardian - US

Paris Fury splashes £1,000 on kids designer matching Easter outfits after admitting she has 'addiction'

The pregnant mum, 33, splurged an eye-watering £956 on designer clothing for five of her six kids so that they can have matching outfits on Easter Weekend.

Daily Record

The North East gambling addicts whose habits drove them to commit appalling crimes

These gambling addicts have appeared before the courts to be sentenced for their crimes

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Casualty twist STUNS as Faith’s assault and addiction are revealed in shocking flashbacks

The trusted Casualty nurse is addicted to drugs after a shocking assault in her own home… Do Iain, Max and Dylan suspect Faith needs help?

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf urged to make Scots shameful drug death crisis a priority

Critics believe Humza Yousaf and other leadership candidates placed too little focus on the enduring drug emergency.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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.

The Guardian - US

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

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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.

Irish Mirror

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.

WEKU

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.

Axios

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."

WEKU

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.

Evening Standard

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

Daily Mirror

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

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