Addiction

Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue
Kevin McKenna MP

Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue

Problem gambling destroys the lives of everyone it touches. It’s time to take steps to prevent young people from being sucked in

A lot of men think they’re funnier with alcohol. Here’s the sobering reality
Dry January

A lot of men think they’re funnier with alcohol. Here’s the sobering reality

A new event to mark Dry January is promising laughs while everyone’s sober. As stats show Brits think booze can make them funnier, what’s life like for the comedian who gave it up?

Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers
Sam Delaney

Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers

Sometimes, little victories are something to be proud of

Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days
Drug deaths

Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days

Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What’s going wrong?
Prisons

Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What’s going wrong?

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Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
Big Issue Invest

Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back

More people are dying from nitazenes – we risk repeating the US fentanyl crisis
Ant Lehane

More people are dying from nitazenes – we risk repeating the US fentanyl crisis

Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known
Drug deaths

Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: ‘I don’t think there’s anything more taboo than hentai porn’
Opake takeover

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: ‘I don’t think there’s anything more taboo than hentai porn’

GambleAware is closing down. Here’s why we decided to put our charity out of action
Anna Hargrave

GambleAware is closing down. Here’s why we decided to put our charity out of action

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad
Addiction

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad

Revealed: Why Greater Manchester Police refuses to give life-saving overdose drug to officers
Drugs

Revealed: Why Greater Manchester Police refuses to give life-saving overdose drug to officers

I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back
Nicky Wake

I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back

The excuses don’t wash. All police officers must be allowed to carry naloxone
Meg Jones

The excuses don’t wash. All police officers must be allowed to carry naloxone

Police could stop opioid deaths with this drug. So why do some UK forces stop officers carrying it?
Drug deaths

Police could stop opioid deaths with this drug. So why do some UK forces stop officers carrying it?

‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
Dogs

‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs

I quit booze aged 30 to impress a beautiful girl. It’s the best thing I ever did
Tommy Stewart

I quit booze aged 30 to impress a beautiful girl. It’s the best thing I ever did

I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
Lorna Tucker

I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy

Dozens use UK’s first drugs consumption room in opening weeks – but ‘barriers’ still remain
Drugs

Dozens use UK’s first drugs consumption room in opening weeks – but ‘barriers’ still remain

Inside the UK’s first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths
Drugs

Inside the UK’s first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths

‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
Alcoholism

‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it

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‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
Art

‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas

Nitazenes are claiming homeless lives. Here’s how one group is fighting the deadly threat
Opinion

Nitazenes are claiming homeless lives. Here’s how one group is fighting the deadly threat

Nitazenes: Harm reduction advice to help keep safe
Drugs

Nitazenes: Harm reduction advice to help keep safe

Meet the only scientist who knows just how bad the UK’s drug deaths crisis truly is
Drugs

Meet the only scientist who knows just how bad the UK’s drug deaths crisis truly is