That ’70s Show star Lisa Robin Kelly dies aged 43
The actress passed away on Wednesday at an addiction treatment clinic.
View ArticleHeavy coffee drinkers beware: new study shows it could shorten your life
People under the age of 55 who drink four or more cups of coffee a day might have a shorter life, says new study.
View ArticleIrish girl to jump out of plane in celebration of Amy Winehouse’s 30th birthday
Jenny Conlon from Sandymount is one of thirty people who will be doing a skydive with Amy’s mother, Janis Winehouse.
View Article‘I hate myself’ – Mike Tyson candidly discusses his struggles with drugs and...
“I haven’t drank or took drugs in six days,” he said.
View ArticleGPA admit gambling amongst GAA players a ‘continuing worry’
Tyrone’s Cathal McCarron has become the latest inter-county star to struggle with the problem.
View ArticleOffaly star reveals the hell he went through as a gambling addict
Gambling habit cost former All Star nominee €200,000 and left him €80,000 in debt
View ArticleMcConville reveals ‘lots of high profile players in bother’ with gambling
The former Armagh footballer believes the number of ‘problem gamblers’ will continue to grow.
View ArticleColumn: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death challenges our cosy stereotypes about...
For a short period, at least, death from heroin overdose has moved from the category of ‘things that will never happen to me or my friends’ to ‘things that can happen to anyone’, writes Tony Duffin.
View ArticleDiet Coke addict suffers hallucinations after drinking up to 50 cans a day
She claims to have spent as much as £150,000 on the fizzy drink over 30 years. SCREAM.
View ArticleFlappy Bird could fly again as creator says he’s considering a return
Nguyan Ha Dong said if he does re-release the game, it would include a warning to users to “please take a break.”
View ArticleColumn: Legislation changes our drugs landscape – but it isn’t a complete...
It is time to acknowledge that drug and alcohol use is a part of modern society –and a public health issue to be managed, writes Tony Duffin.
View ArticleAddicted to Facebook games? You’re not the only one
The site sees an average of 375 million people playing Facebook-connected games each month, just under a third of the site’s 1.2 billion members.
View ArticleHow much does alcohol abuse affect others in Ireland? A lot, says a new report
The harm experienced by people due to their own drinking is only part of the story argues Alcohol Action Ireland.
View ArticleFacebook shows no signs of slowing down as it now has one billion mobile users
Meanwhile, Instagram now has more than 200 million users signed up with 50 million signing up over the last six months.
View ArticleFormer UK drugs advisor to speak at”dream drug” heroin treatment centre
Professor David Nutt says naltrexone can allow heroin addicts “live a normal life”.
View ArticleFlappy Bird is making a return, but as a ‘less addictive’ multiplayer game
The game’s creator Dong Nguyen said it would be making a return in August and will be less addictive than the previous version.
View ArticleLord Mayor recalls finding 17-year-old pregnant girl in bin
Christy Burke, who volunteers with the group Inner City Helping Homeless, announced that 80 new beds will be provided by homeless services in Dublin in the next two weeks.
View ArticleWas Peaches a heroin addict?: ‘Yes’. Husband tells inquest Geldof was in drug...
Full inquest rules that the 25-year-old died of a heroin overdose.
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