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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.

ABC News

'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

Liverpool Echo

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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.

WEKU

'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

Manchester Evening News

Expert Claims Porn Gives Teens Anxiety Over Sex At An Early Ago Causing Problems In The Future

An expert says that parents who open up about pornography can help anxiety over sex and body dysmorphia overcoming behaviors

Zenger

At this California prison, 'we are no longer prisoners. We are professionals'

LANCASTER, Calif. — Before the graduates strode in to the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance," their prison blues peeking out from under their gowns, correctional officer John Janvrin encouraged them not to rush.

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Expert Claims Porn Gives Teens Anxiety Over Sex At An Early Ago Causing Problems In The Future

An expert says that parents who open up about pornography can help anxiety over sex and body dysmorphia overcoming behaviors

Zenger

The ten signs and symptoms that could mean you're addicted to porn

It's a growing problem

Wales Online

School students vaping has become statewide issue, says Queensland Teachers' Union

A teachers' union says a TikTok video of Queensland children vaping at school exemplifies an issue that needs addressing well beyond the school gate.

ABC News

Dad welcomes GAA initiative to tackle gambling after losing son to suicide

"It's the casino in your pocket, the mobile phone, that's the biggest problem."

Belfast Live

March Madness is big business for gambling, and growth of sports betting poses a threat to college athletes

As sports betting comes to colleges and universities, schools will inevitably have to deal with some of the negative aspects of gambling, including addiction and the potential for student-athletes and coaches to become targets of threats.

Chicago Sun-Times

Are harsher fentanyl sentences the solution to the opiate crisis? Experts say no

Patterson, New Jersey is trying to fight back against the grip of fentanyl by passing harsher laws. But critics say those laws punish addiction and don't address more serious problems.

WEKU

Cara Delevingne makes incredible transformation at Oscars after addiction struggle

British model and actress Cara Delevingne looked incredible as she stormed the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Oscar's party on Sunday night after overhauling her lifestyle and opening up about her addiction issues

Daily Mirror

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The National (Scotland)

Charity is changing the way that we view Scotland’s addicts

SCOTLAND is a nation that likes a drink. We’re world famous for whisky and when we take in the bells on Hogmanay we do so with an alcoholic…

The Independent UK

NHS on-the-spot liver scans identify hundreds at risk of cancer

Scans have been carried out at GP practices, addiction recovery services, food banks, diabetes clinics, sexual health clinics and homeless shelters.

The Guardian - UK

‘It stole my soul’: readers on how watching porn at a young age affected their life

Intense shock, addiction and losing interest in other activities are some of readers’ experiences

Chronicle Live

Burglar targeted antique shops and home in 'affluent area' of Jesmond to fund alcohol addiction

Thomas Tams, 35, carried out a spree of offending in December and January and was jailed for 34 months

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Daily Record

Charity that aims to help people impacted by drugs handed £100,000 grant

The Scheme Livi will use the cash to deliver creative group workshops for those affected by drugs and the issues that accompany addiction

Bangkok Post

Belgium to ban all gambling ads

BRUSSELS: The Belgian government has decided to ban gambling advertising across multiple platforms from July 1 in a bid to crack down on addiction and debt, with a further prohibition on ads in stadiums and sports sponsorships coming at a later date.

Reuters

Belgium bans gambling advertising from July 1

The Belgian government has decided to ban gambling advertising across multiple platforms from July 1 in a bid to crack down on addiction and debt, with a further prohibition on ads in stadiums and sports sponsorships coming at a later date.

Daily Mirror

Cara Delevingne says she had her first hangover at 7 as she shares extent of addiction

Model-turned-actress Cara Delivingne opened up about her struggles with substance abuse, admitting it started at the young age of seven

Pedestrian.tv

‘I Wasn’t Okay’: Cara Delevingne Opens Up About Addiction Struggles Those Awful Pap Photos

"I put myself in danger in those moments."

Daily Mirror

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

The Conversation

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.

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