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Former NBA star Chris Washburn reflects on drugs, downfall and second chances

The former No 3 overall NBA draft pick opens up about addiction, homelessness and redemption in a candid memoir revisiting basketball’s cocaine era

The Guardian - US

‘What going on 100 dates in a day taught me about my sex and love addiction’

IN FOCUS : Ten years after realising she was a sex and love addict, Harriet Richardson went on 100 dates in a day to learn more about herself. Maja Anushka joined her on a date to find out more

The Independent UK

‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up

Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social media

The Guardian - US

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Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury

After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury will listen to closing arguments before heading to the deliberation room to decide whether social media companies should be liable for harms caused to children using their platforms

The Independent UK

Who Is Sarah Griffin? The Canadian Author Who Fell in Love — and Got Intimate — With Her Irish-Accented AI Companion

Canadian author Sarah Griffin's bond with her AI companion Sinclair is challenging social norms and fuelling debate about AI rights and human-AI relationships.

International Business Times UK

Lola Young feared she may have died if she didn’t quit music after addiction-fuelled stage collapse

Opening up about the potentially fatal consequences of her drug addiction, singer Lola Young has said she feared she might have died if she did not step away from music after collapsing on stage during a performance last year.

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Lola Young reveals she checked herself into facility after onstage collapse

British singer cancelled her autumn tour dates after collapsing on stage at All Things Go festival

The Independent UK

Claudia Sheinbaum Responds to Trump's Remarks on Cartels, Urges U.S. to Stop Illegal Arms Flow and Fight Drug Addiction

Claudia Sheinbaum suggested the United States should focus on other steps to fight drug trafficking and cartels, such as addressing Americans' addiction to drugs and stopping the flow of illegal weapons south of the border.

Latin Times

Woman flies to Los Angeles for viral beaded bags at Burbank T.J. Maxx. Now people are clocking her after she spent $300: ‘They’re gonna collect dust’

A woman took a flight to Los Angeles just to shop for beaded bags. She posted her experience to TikTok, but she probably didn’t expect the tables to turn on her entirely. Instead of celebrating her finds, commenters described her haul as overconsumption and evidence of a shopping addiction.

The Mary Sue

‘My Strange Addiction’ star with an AI boyfriend insists her bizarre love life isn’t just strange

Sarah, a woman who appeared on TLC’s My Strange Addiction with her AI boyfriend, Sinclair, is opening up about why she decided to share her unique relationship with the world, insisting it’s all part of a larger plan for “AI rights.” She recently posted a viral TikTok explaining her motivations,…

The Mary Sue

Protecting Assets When a Spouse Has a Gambling Problem

A single bad bet can cost hundreds of dollars. A serious gambling problem can swallow an entire financial future. Money disappears quickly when gambling takes control, and families often discover the damage long after the first warning signs appear. Credit cards climb toward their limits, savings accounts shrink without explanation,…

The Free Financial Advisor

Honor Forrest cause of death: Questions remain after influencer Sarah Green’s daughter dies at 23

Honor Forrest died at age 23, leaving her mother, Sarah Green, heartbroken. Green shared emotional tributes on Instagram, writing about the pain of losing her daughter. While the exact cause of death was not revealed, hashtags referencing addiction and mental health sparked conversations. A celebration of life ceremony for Forrest…

The Times of India

Sex with Scorsese, beef with Sondheim … and inventing the moonwalk? The wildest moments in Liza Minnelli’s memoir

From Peter Sellers dressing like a Nazi, to having to manage her mother Judy Garland’s addiction, jaws will drop at Minnelli’s anecdotes

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Gambling crackdown in Romania as councils can ban ‘toxic’ betting shops

At least nine cities to pursue full bans as emergency decree gives decisive veto powers to mayors and local councils

The Guardian - UK

AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows

Tech firms condemned for lack of controls with Meta AI and Gemini even offering advice on how to bypass UK gambling and addiction checks

Times Life

Chanakya Niti: 5 Signs Someone Looks Innocent but Is Dangerously Smart

There’s a specific type of person everyone has met at least once. Soft voice. Harmless face. The social aura of a houseplant. You assume their IQ is roughly equivalent to unsalted porridge. Then two months later you realize something deeply unsettling: they saw everything. They noticed the lies, the micro-expressions,…

Times Life

5 Reasons Why Insecure And Ugly Men Will Always Cheat

Not every man cheats. But a deeply insecure man who survives on validation? That man is a risk factor disguised as a boyfriend. These men don’t just want love. They want ego oxygen. And the moment a relationship stops being a mirror that tells them they’re special, the chase begins…

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'It worked': Billy Idol shares controversial way he finally quit heroin

Billy Idol finally overcame his addiction to heroin when he started smoking crack instead.

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Why Do Men Lose Interest After Intimacy & How to Keep Him Interested

Let’s stop pretending intimacy is just “a vibe.” Intimacy is not a bonding spell. It’s a personality amplifier. Who he is after intimacy? That’s who he actually is. Before that, he’s marketing. After that, he’s customer service. If you want the truth about a man, don’t listen to what he…

The Independent UK

What to say if you're in recovery and your workplace encourages social drinking

While the three-martini lunch seems improbable today, workplaces still can be boozy places

The Conversation

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may lower the risk of addiction: new study

A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction – and help people who already have one, a new study shows.

The Conversation

GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He didn’t set a quit date. He simply lost interest. It happened…

The Independent UK

GLP-1s could help curb substance abuse – including alcohol and opioids, new study finds

The Independent UK

Lamar Odom says he experienced ‘afterlife’ in new documentary about overdose and addiction

Former NBA star Lamar Odom is getting candid about his struggle with addiction and a near-fatal overdose at a Nevada brothel in a new documentary. “I had 12 strokes and six heart attacks,” Odom says in a trailer for Netflix’s Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom. Featuring 911…

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