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'New drug turned my flesh back and made me cut off my skin'

After taking the drug Tracey lost her job and her home

Wales Online

'Horror drug sweeping America rotted my flesh and turned my skin black - I even cut my dead skin off'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Tracey McCann started taking opiods on perscription after a nearly fatal car crash - but it led to a xylazine addiction which she said turned her skin black and rotted her flesh

Daily Mirror

EastEnders star looks unrecognisable in new BBC role after alcohol and drug battle

Paul Nicholls rose to prominence as schizophrenic Joe Wicks on the long-running soap opera but his stint on the show lasted only one year after struggling with alcohol and drug addiction

Daily Mirror

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Horses Aid In Addiction Recovery, Boosting Mood And Quality Of Life

New research shows equine therapy as a promising method to combat substance abuse and improve patient well-being.

Zenger

Who is Bryan Kohberger? The criminology graduate charged with the Idaho college murders

Speculation and rumour have swirled in the months following Bryan Kohberger’s arrest, as conspiracists and armchair detectives paint all manner of pictures of the accused killer. But who really is the former PhD student? Sheila Flynn reports

The Independent UK

'How to Save a Dead Friend': Addiction, depression and redemption in post-Soviet Russia

To what extent is the well-being of a country's youth a barometer for the state of society at large? Do dictatorships or geopolitical isolation affect citizens' sense of direction? And can love or friendship save people from the deepest depths of despair? These are some of the themes explored in…

France 24

In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

Many pregnant people struggling with substance abuse don't want to get help for fear of losing their children to the state. Casa Mía offers safe harbor.

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Jackass legend Steve-O: "Johnny Knoxville staged an intervention - they locked me up in a psychiatric ward"

Ahead of his incoming UK tour, Jackass star Steve-O talks stunts gone wrong, addiction and stapling bits of his body together that'd make any grown man wince

Metal Hammer

Who is Bryan Kohberger? The criminology graduate charged with the Idaho college murders

The Independent UK

An illegal psychedelic could change how KY treats opioid addiction. It’s not without risk

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.

Tribune News Service

Melbourne has had Australia’s worst heroin addiction for years. Why can’t the city kick its habit?

There’s heated debate about a second safe injecting room for Victoria’s capital – yet few are asking why use of the drug is so much higher than other cities

The Guardian - AU

Natasha Lyonne: ‘I was my high school’s pot dealer, and then I got a Woody Allen movie’

The idiosyncratic star of ‘Russian Doll’, ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’ and ‘American Pie’ talks to Adam White about gender and sexuality, surviving addiction, and solving crimes in her new TV series

The Independent UK

Flamin’ hot addictions: why is America so hooked on ultra-processed foods?

Habit-forming and intrinsically nutritionally unbalanced junk foods elevate the levels of hormones responsible for hunger

The Guardian - US

Animal sedative adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?

A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis

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'I lost 13st after struggling with my weight since childhood - this is how I did it'

Carla Piera FitzGerald, 35, said she had been battling with constant negative self-talk, but it quickly became clear that these thoughts were not her own and went to see a therapist

Daily Mirror

1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton slammed for being 'insanely rude' to her therapist

Tammy Slaton attended therapy sessions to overcome her addiction to food and alcohol during her time on 1000-lb Sisters, but the sessions didn't always go well

Manchester Evening News

Emma Willis declares 'it's official' as she makes observation while sharing rare snap with teen daughter

The Voice host and her musician husband Matt Willis share three children together - Isabelle, Ace and Trixie

Wales Online

ITV This Morning viewers praise James 'Arg' Argent's 'amazing' 13 stone weight loss

James has been vocal about his food, alcohol and drug addictions in the past

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Column: He was a pharmacist addicted to opiates. Now he works with people in recovery

BOISE, Idaho — Jeff Middleton knows firsthand the challenges of being released from jail and trying to find a job — all while trying to stay clean from a drug addiction.

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: The truth about our homeless crisis: As Californians age, they are priced out

Public policy and common perception have long tied the road to homelessness with mental illness and drug addiction.

The Independent UK

Pride and pain for president as son Hunter has navigated years of investigation, reaches plea deal

President Joe Biden had just six words to offer after his 53-year-old son Hunter pleaded guilty to federal tax offenses in a deal that is also likely to spare him time behind bars on a weapons charge

Zenger

Phone Addiction Could Shorten Kids’ Lives, Says Expert

Mental and physical health at risk due to excessive phone usage, warns psychotherapist

The Hindu

NIMHANS study finds integration of yoga and cognitive behavioural therapy useful in managing Internet addiction

A pilot study by researchers from NIMHANS has found that the integration of Yoga and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Y-CBT) is feasible and useful in reducing Internet addiction and psychological distress. June 21 is observed as International Yoga Day.

Dublin Live

Cocaine the most common drug for people receiving addiction treatment

There was a 259 per cent increase in the number of cases where cocaine was the main problem drug in the past seven years

AAP

Wife's painkiller addiction leads to doctor's downfall

A doctor has been disqualified after admitting to overprescribing his addicted wife painkillers as well as using those medications himself.

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