Woman detoxed alone in B&B after failing to access local treatment

Katrina McGibbon developed alcohol and drug problems in her 30s, but felt her recovery was impeded by the lack of a local, ...

I'm an alcoholic, and I know why Dry January can mask a serious alcohol addiction

Dry January is widely considered a public health success story. Yet for some, taking a break can trick you into thinking that ...

‘I’d try to hide it as best I could’: a UK man on his struggle with porn addiction

Ben Lennard talks about how his pornography use began to interfere with his life – and gradually get out of control ...

Therapists who work with addiction report rise in out-of-control porn use by men

Exclusive: Survey finds growing number ‘neglecting responsibilities’ or ‘damaging relationships’ as a result ...
BBC

Is sex addiction a real condition?

The American author Mark Twain is often, possibly apocryphally, quoted as saying that quitting smoking was easy - he'd done it 100 times. As a society we accept the existence of addictions to ...
The Argus

Shoreham mother's battle with drug and alcohol addiction

A woman who is recovering from drug and alcohol addiction said her “calling in life” is to help others after a programme saved her life ...

How a Bradford man overcame an eight-year drug addiction

A Bradford‑born addiction recovery coach has warned that ketamine is “the drug of choice because it’s so cheap and powerful,” - and ...

Ore Oduba says he has discovered an 'abundance of love' since going public with 30-year porn addiction and the tragic death of his sister as he credits Pau…

The TV presenter, 40, reflected on his turbulent year following the breakdown of his marriage and the tragic suicide of his ...
BBC

Is internet addiction a growing problem?

Cam Adair finally realised that his addiction to video games was out of control when it made him consider ending his life. "I struggled with it for 10 years," he says. "I dropped out of high school, ...