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“It was a terrible, stupid mistake”: Robert Downey Jr’s father reveals he first gave actor drugs aged six

The 57-year-old actor has long been open about his struggles with drug addiction but has turned his life around and is one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors

Evening Standard

Jeremy Kyle Show guest celebrates sobriety after kicking 20-year addiction

Michelle Wallace first appeared on the ITV show back in 2018 seeking help to beat her heroin addiction.

Daily Record

Jeremy Kyle Show guest pictured celebrating sobriety after kicking 20 year addiction

Michelle Wallace, a former prostitute, uploaded images to TikTok of herself celebrating her "four years sober" cake, after the talk show helped her beat her heroin addiction

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Feds ask for another extension in a suit to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The federal government sought another delay in a yearslong legal battle to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia on Monday, leaving unsettled whether a place for people in addiction to use drugs under medical supervision, and be revived if they overdose, can open in one of the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Young People Are Using Cigarettes To Quit Vapes, Threatening Decades Of Anti-Tobacco Progress

Vape addiction rates among young people have risen so much that cigarette smoking rates are starting to lift too, after decades of declines.

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Medical records of alleged grooming gang victim do not match claims, court hears

Medical records of a woman who claimed she was the victim of a grooming gang do not match allegations she was beaten, stabbed and given a “backstreet abortion”, a court has heard.Preston Crown Court heard Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, made the claims to her boyfriend in a message, in…

The Independent UK

Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she’s becoming less of a rarity in rural America.

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Artist Nan Goldin on addiction and taking on the Sackler dynasty: ‘I wanted to tell my truth’

Her battle against the billionaires who fuelled the opioid epidemic upended the art establishment. As a film about her life is released, she talks about family tragedy and her journey to activism

The Guardian - UK

'The 3am moment with my baby boy that made me realise I had a drinking problem'

"I thought to myself, 'What am I doing?'"

Manchester Evening News

Overcoming addiction in rural America

Health care workers are being encouraged to prescribe buprenorphine for patients overcoming opioid addiction

Salon

Shameless burglar who targeted Newcastle woman's home twice in a year to feed his drug addiction jailed

Paul Docherty, of Stratford Grove West, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary at Newcastle Crown Court

Chronicle Live

Giant clitorises, sex parties and porn addiction: Cara Delevingne’s eye-opening journey to Planet Sex

Women lick salt off her thighs at an erotic gathering, she poignantly confesses her struggles with homophobia and is hugely funny throughout. The model is an absolute TV natural

The Guardian - UK

Schools, sheriffs and syringes: State plans vary for spending $26 billion in opioid settlement funds

With more than 200 Americans still dying of drug overdoses each day, states are beginning the high-stakes task of deciding how to spend billions of dollars in settlement funds from opioid manufacturers and distributors. Their decisions will have real-world implications for families and communities across the country that have borne…

Tribune News Service

‘I’ve lost my children to vaping’: the tragic stories behind the soaring rates of youth addiction

How do you help a child who is addicted to nicotine from vaping to quit? It’s a question that Australian parents and doctors are now grappling with

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Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment

For the staff at the Senior Recovery Center in Maplewood, Minnesota, helping older adults overcome substance use disorders is a calling, said Christine Martinek, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor there.

Liverpool Echo

Bank manager stole thousands from widow who was 'sick with worry'

Michael Roberts struggled with a gambling addiction and had debts

Roll Call

Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment - Roll Call

Only 6 percent of Medicare beneficiaries 65 and up reporting alcohol or substance use disorder received treatment, according to research.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: It wasn’t luck that allowed me to become a judge after meth addiction. It was white privilege

I first shot methamphetamine when I was 17. As an abused child seeking relief from trauma and stress, I’d turned to alcohol at age 12 and had used numerous drugs to excess before sticking that needle in my arm. In 1979, at age 18, I was arrested for possession of…

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The chase is on: Regulators are slowly cracking down on vapes aimed at teens

The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work?

Al Jazeera

Trudeau pledges aid for Indigenous community after stabbing spree

Visit to James Smith Cree Nation comes after leaders called for resources to set up tribal policing, addiction services.

The Guardian - AU

Proceeds of crime: gambling firms keep millions when Australians steal to fund addiction

When gambling addicts steal hundreds of thousands of dollars for losing bets, the victims of theft have little recourse. Advocates say that must change

Wales Online

Blueprint inspired by Covid-19 vaccine rollout will tackle NHS missions, says Rishi Sunak

Cancer, obesity, mental health and addiction are the NHS's four 'healthcare missions'

Daily Record

Ex-Scots church minister left suicidal by lockdown fights back against addiction

After his marriage broke down during the pandemic, Darren Howie reached rock bottom but was able to ask Walk Ministries for help with his substance abuse and mental health struggles.

Manchester Evening News

The secret life of an ex-model who helps celebrities conquer their demons

'You can can have an amazing lifestyle but if your mental health is bad and you have an addiction, it doesn't mean anything'

Liverpool Echo

Disturbing violent attacks on elderly and disabled have roots in evil heroin trade

The years long addictions of Renee Weaver and Stephen Earle created multiple victims

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