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How the Wynnum Manly Radio Model Yacht Club is curing a sailing addiction for many yachties

It all began when two men decided to sail their model yachts around the Wynnum wading pool in the late 1980s. Now, the Wynnum Manly Radio Model Yacht Club has become a passion for a growing number of people.

ABC News

Prison bosses use new drone to fight back against criminal gangs' drug drops

Crack cocaine, heroin, speed and skunk cannabis are the drugs most commonly sneaked over prison walls by drones which put lags at risk of overdose, addiction and violence on wings

Daily Mirror

Drug laws should not be eliminated

The idea that we do not need laws of deterrence for illegal drug sales is like getting rid of speed limits on our highways.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Recovering Leeds drug addicts 'sick of' junkies smoking crack in their street and begging them for cash

Simon and Sarah Scott kicked their heroin addiction but can't escape the addicts who light up and beg for drug money outside their house

Leeds Live

Man caught out after 'flare' texts boasting '£25 discount drug deal'

Police also found a machete and knife at his address

Liverpool Echo

‘Stop promoting them’: victims call for football to end tragic link with gambling

Campaign to end advertising and sponsorship in football organising walk this weekend to five Yorkshire grounds in memory of loved ones lost to gambling-related suicides

The Guardian - UK

Can Ketamine Treat Alcohol Addiction? In-Clinic Therapy Vs. Retreats

(Part four of a four-part series - Read part three)

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Games industry has ‘financial interest in fostering addiction’ with loot boxes

The in-game purchases should be treated as gambling and regulated accordingly, the Government has been told.

The Independent UK

Signs of smartphone addiction in children

Living in a world surrounded by digital devices is surely a boon. However, it can take a baneful turn, when the same gadgets become a compulsion.

The Times of India

Pre-approval granted for first of its kind addiction recovery centre at Lanarkshire football stadium

The Recovery and Wellbeing Village will be situated within the North Stand at Hamilton Accies Football Club

Daily Record

Sidharth Sagar on overcoming drug addiction and bouncing back: What people don't understand is that addiction is a disease

After keeping a low profile for a year, Sidharth Sagar is back where he belongs. However, returning to the fold wasn’t as easy as one assumes. The comedian, who has had a history of substance abuse, hit rock bottom before he managed to overcome his addiction. He shares, “I have…

The Times of India

The incredible story of how Angela Lansbury saved her daughter from Charles Manson cult by moving to Ireland

In 1970, Angela bought an old rectory near the rural village of Conna in Cork which became their home for many years as her children recovered from drug addiction

Irish Mirror

Darina Allen reveals Angela Lansbury stayed with her for five months as her kids recovered from addiction issues

The Murder She Wrote star died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, aged 96

Irish Mirror

Hospitals have been slow to bring on addiction specialists

In December, Marie, who lives in coastal Swampscott, Massachusetts, began having trouble breathing. Three days after Christmas, she woke up gasping for air and dialed 911.

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'Outgoing' woman, 32, took her own life after battling extreme gambling addiction

Kimberly Wadsworth started on fixed-odd betting terminals before playing online casino games, where she was made a VIP and plied with "free bets"

Wales Online

Calls to reform gambling after 32-year-old woman took her own life following extreme addiction

Campaigners are urging football clubs to end all gambling advertising in the sport after Kimberley was made a 'VIP' and plied with 'free bets'

The Independent UK

Fox News comes under fire for airing Biden’s private voicemail for son about addiction

‘I love you more than the whole world, pal. You gotta get some help’

Leeds Live

Leeds woman took own life at 32 after battling extreme gambling addiction

Kimberly Wadsworth took her own life after a serious gambling addiction landed her in debt

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Chicago Sun-Times

To fight deadly opioid addiction, let’s stop investing in failed war on drugs

The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Illinois must chart a new course.

Belfast Live

West Belfast family's call for rehab and crisis centre after son's death

Lorraine found her son on the floor of his Glen Road apartment

Wales Online

Matt Willis opens up about addiction struggles in powerful post as he announces BBC documentary

Matt Willis: Addiction and Me will explore Matt's 18 year struggle with alcohol and drugs

Chronicle Live

'Happy and contented' Glenn McCrory steps away from boxing to devote his life to the church

The former world champion says he has 'emerged into such a better place' after struggles with mental health and addiction problems

The Texas Tribune

Texas bans many proven tools for helping drug users. Advocates are handing them out anyway.

As overdoses skyrocketed amid the pandemic and the fentanyl crisis, advocates across the state are working discreetly to distribute these supplies as part of a practice to combat substance use disorder known as harm reduction.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Elizabeth Wellington: ‘Our American Family’ documents one woman’s painful opioid recovery

PHILADELPHIA — "Our American Family," a documentary about an Ardmore woman’s recovery from opioid addiction, premiered on AMC+ last week.

Tribune News Service

Karla Peterson: In the documentary 'Our American Family,' addiction is in the blood

The boisterous clan featured in the new documentary "Our American Family" is a true reflection of Our Complicated Country in all its ragged glory.

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