‘I drank my whole mini-bar’: Simon Pegg admits he was ‘a wreck’ filming Mission Impossible III as he talks about his battle with alcoholism If you need help, call Alcoholics Anonymous free on 0800 9177 650 or email [email protected] By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 09:26 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 09:26 BST, 6 … Read more
Richard Coles is pictured above with his dogs My partner David had a deeply enjoyable habit of not knowing who famous people were. Once we were dining with friends and he sat next to a young fellow who said he played the piano. ‘Oh, Richard’s a pianist,’ David said. ‘Yes, I know,’ said the young … Read more
He spent £20,000 to have anti-boozing pellets puts into his stomach to stop him drinking, just over a year ago. But, in a new interview, Paul Gascoigne, 53, has revealed that he’s back on the booze amid his battle with alcoholism, confessing: ‘I’ll always be an alcoholic.’ The footballing legend, who is preparing to star in the … Read more
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
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
Leading mental health experts have warned today that this lockdown will trigger spikes in suicide, self-harm, alcoholism and domestic abuse. In an open letter to the Government, obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail, the 42 signatories said the longer the lockdown lasts, the worse this ‘collateral damage’ will be. Consultant psychologist Dr Keri Nixon, an … Read more
While the Real Housewives series have long been associated with copious amounts of social drinking, three of the women from the Bravo reality universe are opening up about their issues with alcoholism. In a frank discussion with Glamour Magazine published on Thursday, The Real Housewives Of New York’s Leah McSweeney and Vanderpump Rules’ Lala Kent joined Real … Read more
US hospitalizations for alcoholism have risen 3.5% since 1998 – but the death rate for patients who get treated has fallen by a THIRD Researchers looked at medical insurance claims for hospitalizations for alcohol use disorder between 1998 and 2016 Hospitalizations increased by 3.5% from more than 274,000 in 1998 to more than 284,000 in … Read more
I’ve been wrestling with alcohol for more than half a century. Sometimes I’m on top, other times I’m flat on my back, firmly in its grip. Exhausting though the struggle is, I keep getting back in the ring. It didn’t start as a fight. Quite the opposite — it was love at first taste. That … Read more
Kanye West has shed light on his battle with alcoholism in a wide-ranging interview with GQ magazine. Though he hasn’t had a drink in some time, he referred to himself as being a ‘functioning alcoholic’ at one point, and partly blamed Hollywood for his struggles. Kanye, 42, revealed he previously drank Grey Goose with orange … Read more