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BBC Mrs Brown's Boys Danny O'Carroll refused one item to lose three stone

The actor said he tackled his 'addiction' to feel like a new person

Liverpool Echo · Feb 11, 2023

The Fight To Criminalize Opioid Prescribing

Over 88 percent of opioid overdose deaths now involve either heroin or fentanyl. Targeting prescriptions is not an efficient way to address mortality.

Reason · Feb 10, 2023

Cuts to Glasgow care homes and addiction services proposed to save £22m

Savings options drawn up to plug a huge budget gap also include closing a children's residential home, shutting a day centre for people with learning disabilities and slashing funding for care home beds.

Glasgow Live · Feb 10, 2023

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Coronation Street legend's dark battle with booze as he marks 25 year milestone

Coronation Street icon Kevin Kennedy, who played Curly Watts for 20 years, and during his addiction would drink a bottle of vodka on his way to set every day, has marked 25 years of sobriety

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

Kids As Young As Eight Getting Support For Gaming Addiction

They use the game as a form of escapism, and it is a coping mechanism for something.

Zenger · Feb 9, 2023

Michael Pascoe: Pokies industry’s fingerprints remain on Dominic Perrottet’s policy

And when judging the credibility of an election policy, it’s wise to also consider what is not there if the government or opposition was serious about NSW’s appalling pokies addiction.

The New Daily · Feb 7, 2023

Violent criminal who told pregnant partner he would 'rip' baby out during brutal beating jailed for 13 years

Dean Paget was sentenced to 14 years with the final 12 months suspended for two years on condition he work with probation services and continue to deal with his drug and alcohol addiction

Dublin Live · Feb 7, 2023

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New figures reveal number of homeless deaths in Dublin as expert outlines factors

Homeless people are much more likely to be victims of violence while living on the streets

Irish Mirror · Feb 7, 2023

Labour vows to help ‘written off’ people with mental health issues back to work

Shadow work and pensions secretary says it is wrong to think people with addiction or mental health problems do not want to work

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Woman says vaping addiction saw her on life support with life-threatening lung condition

Amanda Stelzer, 34, would get through one liquid vaping cartridge a day until she was left struggling to breathe

Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2023

Crypto traders with 'hundreds of thousands' on line seek rehab help for addiction

People caught up in the frenzy of impulsive crypto trading face symptoms similar to other types of addictions and may turn to rehabilitation clinics for support

Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2023

The 'sober raves' changing clubbing in Greater Manchester - and the incredible story behind them

Ben Riley hit rock bottom but has clawed his way back up to create DryWave

Manchester Evening News · Feb 5, 2023

Man spared jail until he started talking and the judge changed his mind

A defendant set to walk free managed to talk himself into a prison sentence and it was only his lawyer who saved him

Wales Online · Feb 2, 2023

Addiction treatment, bare-bones style

Charging high fees without guaranteeing access to evidence-based care is common in the addiction treatment industry

Salon · Feb 1, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023

Dominic Raab in peril as No 10 refuses to say if Sunak knew of complaints

Downing Street won’t answer whether PM was aware of possible complaints about Raab’s alleged bullying before appointing him

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Rishi Sunak just like Boris Johnson in ‘brushing off’ Tory sleaze, says Starmer

Labour leader attacks Tory ‘addiction to sleaze and scandal’ at PMQs

WEKU · Feb 1, 2023

Native Americans left out of 'deaths of despair' research

During the time that deaths from addiction and suicide among white Americans rose by about 9%, deaths among Native Americans shot up by about 30%, a new study shows.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023

Ukraine’s coming storm: inside the 3 February Guardian Weekly

Who will try to break the deadlocked war first? Plus: the root to curing drug addiction

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The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 1, 2023

The feds just removed restrictions around prescribing a popular addiction medication. What does it mean for patients?

PHILADELPHIA -- People struggling with opioid addiction will now be able to access an addiction treatment drug from any physician licensed to prescribe controlled substances, rather than having to seek out doctors with specialized credentials.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 1, 2023

Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction announce Newcastle shows in 2023

The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction are coming to Newcastle in April for The World Is A Vampire Festival.

Birmingham Post · Feb 1, 2023

Addiction recovery firm backed by ex-footballer Paul Merson eyes funding boost

Recoverlution was founded by Daniel Fincham, who also serves as its chief executive

Los Angeles Times · Jan 31, 2023

15 years clean, Flavor Flav talks about the $2,600 a day he used to spend on drugs

Want the numbers on Flavor Flav’s life as a drug user? He says he was spending $2,400 to $2,600 a day for six years straight at the heaviest part of his cocaine and crack addiction.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023

Guide to the classics: Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey – a dense, strange journey through addiction

Drugs are nothing new. As researchers Russil Durrant and Jo Thakker tell us in their 2003 book Substance Use Abuse, drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, opium and cannabis have been used for thousands of years throughout the world. They also show we have known about addiction for a long time…

Irish Mirror · Jan 31, 2023

Irishman who found father murdered on street jailed after threatening to stab gardaí

His lawyer said the grim discovery of his father led to his escalation into serious drug addiction

Newcastle Herald · Jan 30, 2023

Poker machines: it's time to grow a spine and stop this menace

United action is needed now on Australia's addiction to poker machines.

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