SAMHSA cuts up to $1.9B in mental health, substance abuse grants
The federal agency that oversees mental health and addiction treatment on Tuesday made major cuts to programs across…
‘If I touched your life … I was like a hurricane’
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Heavy drinking linked to worse strokes — Harvard Gazette
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to more severe brain…
Sia denies drug abuse claims as ex seeks sole custody and child support
In her own declaration, filed on the same day, the Cheap Thrills hitmaker asked the court to turn…
Albanese government’s BetStop scheme not working, former gambler says
For years, diehard Richmond football fans have known Shaun McDonough as Tiger Shaun. On game day he paints…
Meth-addled Nathaniel Scott steals relative’s $15k firearms collection
‘He’s betrayed me, my wife and my kids’ In his statement, the relative said Scott’s actions had “greatly…
Serial fraudster, thief and boat burglar Bradley Croft clocks up $466k in offending
As for his spate of boat damages and thefts around Porirua and Lower Hutt between September and November…
Hamilton woman Mariah Gunter’s $17k heist that funded her drug addiction
Last week, she appeared in the Hamilton District Court for sentencing on the burglary, along with thefts from…
Global burden of diseases attributed to mental and substance use disorders in reproductive-age women: an ecological analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Whiteford HA, Degenhardt L, Rehm J, Baxter AJ, Ferrari AJ, Erskine HE, et al. Global burden of disease…
Former NRL player Luke Bateman opens up on gambling addiction, ‘corrosive’ football culture and #BookTok controversy
When Luke Bateman was at the peak of his NRL career in 2019, his life outwardly exemplified the…
Taranaki Bunnings manager Sherwin Tumapang sentenced for stealing $38k from employer
Tumapang’s modus operandi was to reprint an invoice and then complete a refund of the purchased items. The…
‘Even if he stopped today, I don’t know would we ever get him back’ – The Irish Times
Sadhbh, a mother of young children in her 30s, once bought cocaine from a friend at a wedding.…