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Billy Kenny: I want to be the cautionary tale, I want people to know about addiction

In the second part of his interview with the ECHO, ex-Everton starlet Billy Kenny explains why he wants to take ownership of his downfall in the hope it helps others

Liverpool Echo

Call for ban on sale of scratch cards and Lotto tickets at shop tills

"I’m a county councillor, I’m also an addiction counsellor, I meet people with gambling problems, and other issues around addiction"

Irish Mirror

Everton star dubbed "Goodison Gazza" who retired at 21 and lost 25 years to cocaine

Billy Kenny won the man of the match award in the Premier League's first Merseyside derby before depression and addiction took hold and ruined 25 years of his life

Daily Mirror

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‘Radical intervention’ needed to stop online gambling harm, man who lost $8m tells federal MPs

Gavin Fineff, who stole millions of dollars from clients and friends to service his addiction, sends message to politicians in Canberra

The Guardian - AU

Tom Gozney - from ‘professional alcoholic’ to building $100m pizza oven business

The entrepreneur speaks to BusinessLive about how he overcame addiction and built Dorset-based pizza oven firm Gozney into a global brand

Birmingham Post

Reformed NSW gambler helping others recover from addiction to poker machines

It is 22 years to the day since Maria felt the familiar rush of dopamine after feeding her last $50 bill into a poker machine.

ABC News

'I am surprised I am alive' - Everton star retired at 21, lost years to cocaine but turned life around after tragedy

Billy Kenny had tried everything to get clean. In the end it took the sadness of his mum's death to provide the turning point after drink and drugs destroyed his career

Liverpool Echo

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Man's 'worst nightmare' came true due to 'suffocating' addiction

Omar's name has been changed to protect his identity

Liverpool Echo

Opioids are devastating Cherokee families. The tribe has a $100 million plan to heal

The fentanyl crisis is hitting young people hard, and the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help young families recover.

WEKU

'I knew it was haram but I couldn't stop': The addiction 'suffocating' young Muslim men

Omar's name has been changed to protect his identity

Manchester Evening News

Expert Claims Porn Gives Teens Anxiety Over Sex At An Early Ago Causing Problems In The Future

An expert says that parents who open up about pornography can help anxiety over sex and body dysmorphia overcoming behaviors

Zenger

At this California prison, 'we are no longer prisoners. We are professionals'

LANCASTER, Calif. — Before the graduates strode in to the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance," their prison blues peeking out from under their gowns, correctional officer John Janvrin encouraged them not to rush.

Los Angeles Times

Expert Claims Porn Gives Teens Anxiety Over Sex At An Early Ago Causing Problems In The Future

An expert says that parents who open up about pornography can help anxiety over sex and body dysmorphia overcoming behaviors

Zenger

The ten signs and symptoms that could mean you're addicted to porn

It's a growing problem

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School students vaping has become statewide issue, says Queensland Teachers' Union

A teachers' union says a TikTok video of Queensland children vaping at school exemplifies an issue that needs addressing well beyond the school gate.

Belfast Live

Dad welcomes GAA initiative to tackle gambling after losing son to suicide

"It's the casino in your pocket, the mobile phone, that's the biggest problem."

Chicago Sun-Times

March Madness is big business for gambling, and growth of sports betting poses a threat to college athletes

As sports betting comes to colleges and universities, schools will inevitably have to deal with some of the negative aspects of gambling, including addiction and the potential for student-athletes and coaches to become targets of threats.

WEKU

Are harsher fentanyl sentences the solution to the opiate crisis? Experts say no

Patterson, New Jersey is trying to fight back against the grip of fentanyl by passing harsher laws. But critics say those laws punish addiction and don't address more serious problems.

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Daily Mirror

Cara Delevingne makes incredible transformation at Oscars after addiction struggle

British model and actress Cara Delevingne looked incredible as she stormed the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Oscar's party on Sunday night after overhauling her lifestyle and opening up about her addiction issues

The National (Scotland)

Charity is changing the way that we view Scotland’s addicts

SCOTLAND is a nation that likes a drink. We’re world famous for whisky and when we take in the bells on Hogmanay we do so with an alcoholic…

The Independent UK

NHS on-the-spot liver scans identify hundreds at risk of cancer

Scans have been carried out at GP practices, addiction recovery services, food banks, diabetes clinics, sexual health clinics and homeless shelters.

The Guardian - UK

‘It stole my soul’: readers on how watching porn at a young age affected their life

Intense shock, addiction and losing interest in other activities are some of readers’ experiences

Chronicle Live

Burglar targeted antique shops and home in 'affluent area' of Jesmond to fund alcohol addiction

Thomas Tams, 35, carried out a spree of offending in December and January and was jailed for 34 months

Daily Record

Charity that aims to help people impacted by drugs handed £100,000 grant

The Scheme Livi will use the cash to deliver creative group workshops for those affected by drugs and the issues that accompany addiction

Bangkok Post

Belgium to ban all gambling ads

BRUSSELS: The Belgian government has decided to ban gambling advertising across multiple platforms from July 1 in a bid to crack down on addiction and debt, with a further prohibition on ads in stadiums and sports sponsorships coming at a later date.

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