Can ecstasy help alcoholics to beat the bottle? Dance drug could be used to treat alcoholism by getting addicts to confront their pasts, study suggests Ecstasy could be used to help treat people dealing with alcoholism A new study claims into the drug helps alcohol addicts to confront their pasts Study involved 14 patients in ten psychotherapy … Read more
Alan Bennett’s former home that featured in the film The Lady in the Van has become a ‘magnet for drunks and drug addicts’. Neighbours have complained over the state of the dilapidated former home of the legendary British playwright and are now welcoming plans to restore it. The home in Camden, North London, which Mr … Read more
Ladbrokes and Coral owner GVC to support gambling addicts as seeks to cleans up its act By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 12 November 2020 The owner of Ladbrokes and Coral yesterday sought to make a clean break with its chequered past following a … Read more
Meghan Markle has insisted that all social media users are like ‘people who are addicted to drugs’ during her latest virtual summit appearance – despite spending many years as a prolific Instagram user. The 39-year-old drew the bold, and somewhat hypocritical, comparison during the Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen Virtual Summit on Tuesday afternoon … Read more
The gambling watchdog has refused to ban the ‘grooming’ tactics used by bookmakers to encourage gamblers to bet more. ‘VIP’ schemes have faced a furious backlash due to their role in a series of high-profile fines, frauds and suicides. They have been blamed for encouraging vulnerable gamblers to bet more than they can afford by … Read more
A widower who tried to meet new women by placing a lonely hearts advert in the local paper ‘was attacked and killed by drug addicts for his PIN number,’ a court heard. John Cornish, 75, died after suffering a cardiac arrest inside his home in Weymouth, Dorset following an ‘assault’ last September. The father was … Read more
Number of gambling addicts who feel suicidal has quadrupled during coronavirus lockdown, charity reveals Charity has seen five-fold increase in referrals for treatment to severe gambling addiction MPs fear isolation and boredom of lockdown would fuel gambling addiction Number of addicts telling charity helpline they feel suicidal has quadrupled Gordon Moody Association said it now … Read more
Don’t let bookies target addicts: NHS mental health director Claire Murdoch urges gambling firms not to use restart of football season to ‘open the floodgates of addiction Top flights English football is just days away from returning to TV screens NHS mental health director fears gambling firms will look to capitalise hugely Thousands could be set … Read more
Smokers face a greater risk of coronavirus and put their loved ones at risk, according to a stark warning from Public Health England. Health chiefs said there has ‘never been a more important time’ to quit the habit than now because of the ever-worsening outbreak in Britain. PHE also claimed family, including children, will also … Read more