Addiction

Original Pilot Material...from The Social. Series 3: Gaming, GAMING: Why Aren't Loot Boxes Considered To Be Gambling? Audio, 16 minutes
Jordan Middler finds out why loot boxes cause so much controversy and worry to gamers.
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BBC Sounds
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How boxing 'helps addicts believe in themselves' Video, 00:01:24
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Oxford
Posted
7 March 2020
'My husband stole £300,000 to gamble' Video, 00:03:11
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UK
Posted
3 March 2020
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy. Slot machines. Audio, 10 minutes
Spinning wheels, flashing lights, and the business of addiction
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Drug consumption rooms are a 'distraction'
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Scotland
Posted
27 February 2020
Pause For Thought: 'Honestly is essential.' Pause For Thought. Audio, 00:01:37
Lalitavira remembers a moment that changed his life forever.
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BBC Radio 2
Posted
26 February 2020
'We're not convinced' on drug consumption rooms. Video, 00:01:13
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Scotland
Posted
27 February 2020
'Bold' action needed to tackle drugs deaths
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Scotland
Posted
26 February 2020
Drug users can 'get their life back' Video, 00:02:05
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Scotland
Posted
26 February 2020
Jacob Hawley: On Love. Jacob Hawley: On Drugs, On Drugs: Should I Give Money To The Homeless? Audio, 32 minutes
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores how drug use affects the homeless community.
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BBC Sounds
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Inside the centre where heroin is legal - and free
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Tees
Posted
24 February 2020
'They have nothing here for gambling addicts' Video, 00:01:49
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Northern Ireland
Posted
18 February 2020
Gambling laws 'could have saved our son's life'
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Northern Ireland
Posted
18 February 2020
Inside No. 9. Series 5, Love's Great Adventure. Video, 29 minutes
Trevor and Julia always want to make Christmas special, but things aren’t easy this year.
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BBC Two
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MLA's gambling addiction 'ruined many a Christmas'
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Northern Ireland
Posted
6 February 2020
'My gambling addiction left us unable to buy food' Video, 00:02:06
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Northern Ireland
Posted
6 February 2020
Pause For Thought: 'Begin afresh, afresh, afresh.' Pause For Thought. Audio, 00:01:45
Lalitavira on starting over.
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BBC Radio 2
Posted
3 February 2020
Heroin users 'need quicker prescriptions access'
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Wales
Posted
25 January 2020
Heroin addiction: 'My family didn't recognise me' Video, 00:02:14
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Wales
Posted
25 January 2020
The people most likely to have a gambling problem
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Health
Posted
23 January 2020
Resurrecting dead friends as Sims characters. World Business Report. Audio, 00:12:13
Some people are using gaming to deal with trauma
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BBC World Service
Posted
20 January 2020
NHS criticises betting firms' 'damaging tactics'
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Health
Posted
16 January 2020
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'The guilt of credit card gambling gets too much'
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Newsbeat
Posted
14 January 2020
Anti-drug work 'not making difference needed'
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Wales
Posted
3 January 2020