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Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

Two recovering drug addicts who launched a hit podcast series are working to help others crippled by drug, alcohol and gambling problems. James Leonard and Timmy Long successfully turned their lives ...

For many individuals in recovery from alcohol and substance addiction, and their families, one of the most pressing questions is: How long is drug rehab? The truth is, there is no definitive answer.

A woman who was homeless in Kildare for years says the kindness of a shop owner she did not know saved her life. Antoinette Foley, who is recovering from addiction to heroin and crack cocaine, has ...

An event being held in Croke Park today is being billed by organisers as the biggest celebration of recovery from addiction held in Ireland. The event - titled A Celebration of Recovery - is part of ...

Not a day in recent times has passed without some report or the other on the drug menace in Kerala. ‘New drug capital of India’ and ‘Udta Kerala’ are atrocious and, at the same time, alarming tags ...

Gamechanger weight loss jabs could help curb cocaine use and help drug addicts, new research has suggested. Semaglutide—the powerful ingredient behind Wegovy and Ozempic—has long been hailed a ...

Sinéad sold her home in Atlanta, Georgia, to help raise funds for the Aljeff Treatment Centre in Limerick. Aljeff operations director, Danny Desmond said yesterday they have now received €500,000 from ...

A violent drug addict who charged at a hospital doctor before stabbing him three times in the back with a needle taken from his own arm will be returned to prison to serve a new sentence after his ...