Addiction

5 Minutes On. Vaping - Has the "safer than cigarettes" message backfired? Audio, 6 minutes
A leading paediatrician warns the public health message gives false reassurance.
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BBC News
Available for over a year
Priests overwhelmed by families bereaved by drugs
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Northern Ireland
Posted
21 September 2023
NHS launches service for gambling addiction
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Bristol
Posted
16 September 2023
Profile. Davina McCall. Audio, 15 minutes
TV presenter and former Big Brother host who has been on our screens for decades.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Teen vaping: ‘I’ll have puffs as I’m falling asleep’
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UK
Posted
4 September 2023
Call for emergency response to alcohol deaths
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Scotland
Posted
29 August 2023
Seaside town gets first alcohol-free pub
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Dorset
Posted
5 August 2023
Inside Health. Could weight-loss drugs treat addiction? Audio, 28 minutes
Could weight-loss drugs also have potential to tackle serious addiction?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
More deaths as fake drugs spread, ex-addict warns
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Wales
Posted
17 July 2023
Sleeping pill addiction 'widespread' in football
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Football
Posted
14 July 2023
'Everyone here is a miracle' Video, 00:02:34
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Leeds & West Yorkshire
Posted
10 July 2023
Addiction recovery festival celebrates tenth year
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Bristol
Posted
6 July 2023
How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John. S4 Iain Lee: 'Suddenly I was incredibly high, and this voice in my head said “Welcome back son”' Audio, 92 minutes
Iain Lee shares his journey to becoming a counsellor and struggles with addiction.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
Football clubs 'send wrong message to kids on gambling'
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Health
Posted
2 July 2023
Do problem gamblers need more protection?
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Leicester
Posted
1 July 2023
'My drinking was out of control - but I can recover'
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Scotland
Posted
30 June 2023
Rehabilitation move-on charity 'rapidly expanding'
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Berkshire
Posted
27 June 2023
Eye Investigations. Syria: Addicted to Captagon. Video, 52 minutes
How Syria's military elite and its fragile wartime economy got hooked on amphetamines.
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BBC News
Available for 8 months
'We went to the bookies after school until doors shut'
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Northern Ireland
Posted
21 June 2023
Families march to demand better addiction services
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Northern Ireland
Posted
17 June 2023
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed. Video, 113 minutes
Documentary exploring the career of Nan Goldin and the fall of the Sackler family.
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BBC Two
Available for over a year
Hooked on risk - gambling's grip on elite sport
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Sport
Posted
23 May 2023