State and county public health departments and nonprofit groups are reeling after the Trump administration announced abrupt cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in COVID-era funding for grants linked to addiction, mental health and other programs. “This is chopping things off in the middle while people are actually doing the work,” said Keith Humphreys, an addiction policy researcher at …

The Bravo star, who is now sober, said on the April episode of his podcast ‘In The Mind of a Man’ that “towards the end” he would use cocaine “to stay awake” Jax Taylor revealed in March that he was addicted to cocaine and got sober from the drug, as well as alcohol On the April 17 episode of his …

Jennifer Zamparelli, the presenter of Dancing with the Stars on RTE1, has told how she saw childhood friends becoming hooked on heroin in north Dublin. The former 2fm star last week became an ambassador for Coolmine, the drug and alcohol treatment centre. Operating nationally, the charity is especially associated with heroin addiction recovery services. Zamparelli has told The Sunday Times …

Since weight-loss drugs that target the hormone GLP-1 have surged in popularity, some additional health benefits have emerged. Beyond helping people shed pounds, they also lower the risk of heart disease and sleep apnea—and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged these benefits by approving changes to the drugs’ labels. Now, one type of weight-loss medication is proving helpful …