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Addiction

'Alcohol felt like home to us': A mother and daughter's story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
Alcoholism

'Alcohol felt like home to us': A mother and daughter's story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it

Julia Hamilton, 68, and her daughter, Arabella Byrne, 40, have written a book about their experiences with alcoholism
My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?
Drug deaths

My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?

'Love is the most powerful emotion there is': Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
Opake
Art

'Love is the most powerful emotion there is': Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas

Nitazenes are claiming homeless lives. Here's how one group is fighting the deadly threat
Anthony Vaughan

Nitazenes are claiming homeless lives. Here's how one group is fighting the deadly threat

Meet the only scientist who knows just how bad the UK's drug deaths crisis truly is
Drugs

Meet the only scientist who knows just how bad the UK's drug deaths crisis truly is

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Nitazenes: Harm reduction advice to help keep safe
A syringe of naloxone
Drugs

Nitazenes: Harm reduction advice to help keep safe

Labour can stop more vulnerable people dying from drugs like nitazenes – if it wants. Here's how
Luke O'Neil

Labour can stop more vulnerable people dying from drugs like nitazenes – if it wants. Here's how

MPs on all sides call for action on nitazenes after Big Issue exposes Britain's drug deaths crisis
Preet Kaur Gill, Andrew Mitchell, and Carla Denyer
Nitazenes

MPs on all sides call for action on nitazenes after Big Issue exposes Britain's drug deaths crisis

Nitazenes: Use of life-saving overdose drug surges by 50% amid synthetic opioid crisis
Social Justice

Nitazenes: Use of life-saving overdose drug surges by 50% amid synthetic opioid crisis

So-called 'deaths of despair' are rising in the UK. Labour must act on this silent epidemic
James Rose

So-called 'deaths of despair' are rising in the UK. Labour must act on this silent epidemic

Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
Earl John Charlton and Orinoco the Womble
Big Community

Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle

Filmmaker Melanie Manchot explains how her drama Stephen can offer hope to addicts
Stephen Giddings in Stephen
Film

Filmmaker Melanie Manchot explains how her drama Stephen can offer hope to addicts

'I've done awful things – but I try to be better': Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Nadine Shah wearing a red dress
Music

'I've done awful things – but I try to be better': Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness

Amy's Place: How a 'beautiful' housing project giving hope became Amy Winehouse's real legacy
Housing

Amy's Place: How a 'beautiful' housing project giving hope became Amy Winehouse's real legacy

Gambling should carry a public health warning like cigarettes to prevent suicides
gambling
Yvette Greenway-Mansfield

Gambling should carry a public health warning like cigarettes to prevent suicides

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too'
Barriers to work

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too'

Midge Ure on alcoholism and recovery: ‘After I saw my daughter’s reaction, I never touched it again’
Midge Ure has opened up about the impact of his alcoholism
addiction

Midge Ure on alcoholism and recovery: ‘After I saw my daughter’s reaction, I never touched it again’

'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'
Si Mack performs his new show, kid, at BEAF Festival in Bournemouth.
real stories

'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'

Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system
Addiction

Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system

‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades
Big Issue vendor Steve Wyatt and The Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades
Our vendors

‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve's new restoration venture
Jay Blades and Steve Wyatt
News

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve's new restoration venture

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A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
Boston, Levelling Up
Letters

A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester
John Junior

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester

I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life
Peter da Silva

I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life

Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction
Qatar World Cup

Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction