Gambling addiction ‘should be treated as a public health issue like alcoholism and smoking’, academic report says Time spent at home fuelled epidemic of people hooked on online betting Support services for addicts struggled to move online leaving many without help Report concluded that national and local intervention needed to limit damage By Andrew Levy … Read more
Gemma Collins has spoken movingly about addiction, mental health and her dreams for the future in a candid new interview. The reality star, 39, whose life was touched by addiction during her relationship with James Argent, who later entered rehab for drug and drink issues told Entertainment Daily that people were ‘petrified of being judged’ when … Read more
AJ McLean celebrates one year of sobriety and admits he decided to get clean after daughter smelled him reeking of alcohol By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 18:17 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 18:27 GMT, 8 December 2020 AJ McLean is celebrating one year of sobriety after decades battling an alcohol and drug addiction. … Read more
‘It’s a huge blur, it’s strange’: McFly’s Dougie Poynter reveals he lost two years of his memory because of his Valium addiction The McFly star, 32, became addicted to the anti-anxiety drug Dougie began to take ‘lethal doses’ after the band’s hiatus in 2016 For the next two years, the bassist says he lost huge … Read more
The number of footballers seeking treatment for gaming addiction has soared since the first coronavirus lockdown, a leading psychotherapist has revealed. Steve Pope, one of the country’s top addiction counsellors, says he is currently helping 15 professional players and 30 semi-professionals with the problem. That is three times the number he was speaking to before … Read more
Singer Sinead O’Connor has announced that she has cancelled her upcoming tour dates to enter a ‘one-year programme for trauma and addiction’ starting next week. The Irish singer, 53, took to Twitter to reveal her news on Tuesday, after saying she had ‘lost someone beloved’ and had endured a ‘traumatic six years.’ Sinead admitted she … Read more
Dramatic increase in opioid use in the UK as prescriptions for CODEINE jump five-fold in 10 years raising concerns of an addiction crisis Manchester experts studied opioid use among 2 million primary care patients They found use of less common drugs like tramadol and oxycodone is also rising One-in-seven first time opioid patients take the drugs … Read more
Kristen Bell vows to stand by husband Dax Shepard after addiction relapse because ‘he’s very, very worth it’ By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 06:36 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 06:36 BST, 14 October 2020 Her husband Dax Shepard admitted last month that he had relapsed and started using the painkiller Oxycodone after 16 … Read more
Why texting is GOOD for your teen: Smartphone addiction may boost children’s mental health, research suggests University of California research reveals texting is not as bad as was thought Youngsters cope better with feelings if they express them with friends via text The study shows sharing emotions over text boosts moods among teenagers By Pat … Read more
James Argent got emotional as he discussed his past cocaine addiction in an emotional interview with his mother Patricia on Monday’s Loose Women. It came after the TOWIE star, 32, who has lost two stone, jetted back from a juice retreat, Juicy Oasis, in Portugal last week as he marks nine months sober. Talking on Monday with his … Read more