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Hayden Panettiere left 'swollen' and 'jaundiced' by alcohol and opioid addiction at 30

Hayden Panettiere has opened up about turning to alcohol and opioids in the past before making her comeback this year with a role in Scream VI

Daily Mirror

Lady A finds the joy again after bandmate heals from alcohol addiction

Charles Kelley puts his pain into music as country trio gets back on the road.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Burn in hell, you grub': MP's victims get a chance to speak

The four men will read statements about the impact of Orkopoulos's many crimes, which for some has included drug addiction and serving time in jail.

Newcastle Herald

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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

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

'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

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

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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

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

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

Removal of betting ads from Premier League shirts ‘a start’ – bereaved father

John Myers, whose son took his own life, said the removal of betting sponsorship from the front of shirts is a ‘small victory’.

The Independent UK

Melbourne’s new combined addiction and mental health treatment centre ‘a no-brainer’

The creation of a facility such as the Hamilton centre was a key finding of Victoria’s mental health royal commission

The Guardian - AU

South Koreans fighting drug addiction find few rehab options

Every Saturday a group of young South Koreans gathers in Incheon just west of Seoul to talk about their battles with drug abuse, seeking sympathy and support in often emotional exchanges.

Reuters

Global research survey aims to better understand work addiction

Sally McGrath's relationship with work used to be all-consuming to the point she became withdrawn from life. And she's not alone — researchers are using a global survey to learn more about work addiction.

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Married At First Sight UK star reveals alcohol addiction has 'taken over her life'

Married At First Sight UK's Gemma Rose Barnes said her alcohol addiction has been 'affecting her for a really long time'

Manchester Evening News

Married at First Sight UK star says 'I can't live my life with this illness anymore' as she bravely opens up about her addiction

Gemma Rose Barnes says her illness has been affecting her life for a long time

The Guardian - US

A Columbine survivor’s tragic battle to reveal the ‘ripple effect’ of gun violence: trauma, addiction, suicide

With 377 school shootings since Columbine, Americans are still reckoning with the real toll of these attacks

The Guardian - UK

The trauma doctor: Gabor Maté on happiness, hope and how to heal our deepest wounds

The physician, author and self-help guru came to worldwide prominence when he appeared with Prince Harry last month. He discusses the mind-body connection, the reality of addiction and why trauma can be treated

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why are we denying people with opioid addiction the most effective treatment?

When you receive a scary diagnosis — for cancer, heart disease or other serious illness — one of your first calls is probably to a doctor who can offer the full range of evidence-based care. But if your diagnosis were for opioid addiction and you came to see me, an…

Belfast Live

Cuan Mhuire: How the Newry haven is helping treat addiction

"All my life I didn't realise who I actually am, I had a different face and personality for different situations."

Evening Standard

Lena Dunham marks five years of sobriety following prescription drugs addiction

The 36-year-old became addicted to prescription drugs following a hysterectomy in 2017

The Independent UK

Lena Dunham marks five years of sobriety: ‘Happiest of my time on earth’

‘The struggle with addiction hit me little by little, then all at once,’ actor said

Tribune News Service

‘Hard to get sober young’: Inside one of the country’s few recovery high schools

DENVER — Every weekday at 5280 High School in Denver starts the same way.

The Guardian - UK

God’s Petting You review – drug addict meets sex addict in shallow crime caper

It’s hard to root for the two feckless young lovers thumbing their noses at therapy, whose trouble with sex and drugs is portrayed as hedonistic fun

Daily Mirror

Danniella Westbrook shops for wedding dresses ahead of facial reconstruction surgery

Danniella Westbrook is currently getting ready to undergo her 'final' procedure and has been looking at wedding dresses ahead of tying the knot

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