The Latest Breaking News from Addiction

We'll help others through turmoil in memory of our beloved Jamie

Jamie Aitchison's mum Debbieanne Marriott and best pal Cammy Moore have set up a charity in his memory after he took his own life in December

Daily Record · Apr 19, 2023

Former Ayr addict releases debut novel in bid to highlight that 'addiction can happen to anyone'

Cheryl Kane has written a thrilling fictional tale inspired by some of her experiences.

Daily Record · Apr 19, 2023

My vaping addiction came out of nowhere – and I’m finding it impossible to quit

Scientists don’t know yet whether vapes are harmful. So why is the UK government handing them out, asks journalist Imogen West-Knights

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2023

My son wanted to live but he couldn't navigate his alcohol addiction. There was nowhere to turn for help

After multiple detoxes, battling poor mental health and alcohol dependence, my son was sober for five months in the year before his death. Warning labels on alcohol packaging, and stopping large quantities of alcohol being sold for pocket change might have saved his life, writes Rachel Allen.

ABC News · Apr 16, 2023

Dublin GAA star Philly McMahon tells Citizens' Assembly of heartbreak after brother's drugs death

The player’s older brother John died in 2012 but he told the assembly in Malahide, Co Dublin, that addiction also has detrimental effects on addicts’ families

Dublin Live · Apr 16, 2023

'I’d had so much to drink I had no idea what I’d done'

Martin Preston spiralled into alcohol addiction after having his first drink at 14

Manchester Evening News · Apr 15, 2023

Beauty therapist can only leave home while wearing a balaclava

Mum Karyn Flett's 40-year steroid cream 'addiction' to soothe her painful eczema has resulted in agonising withdrawal symptoms, leaving her covering up her face

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023

I was addicted to betting on football – a ban on ads on the front of shirts is nowhere near enough

You can see about 700 gambling ads in every Premier League game. Each one is a potential hook into a lifetime of addiction, says James Grimes of the charity Gambling with Lives

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Japan approves building of first casino

Casino complex to be built in Osaka after ban was lifted despite fears about gambling addiction

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Sunbed addict went through 'hell' at just 21 after life-threatening diagnosis

The addiction started at 16 and saw him lying under UV lights for more than an hour every week - a habit which he played down to his concerned mum

Manchester Evening News · Apr 14, 2023