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New research has suggested that people suffering from a gambling addiction have a different brain pattern to those who do not suffer from the problem, providing more evidence that a gambling addiction is as much a physical problem as a drug or alcohol add
An expert has claimed that departmental squabbling is having a negative impact on efforts to improve heroin addiction treatment for people in prison, it has been reported.
The Scottish Executive has announced a significant increase in the amount of money it is putting into fighting drug addiction in the country, with more investment being given to addiction treatment services.
New figures have come as a major warning to the growing threat of cocaine addiction in the UK, with the country coming second in a table of European countries for the number of youngsters who have tried the drug.
New research has revealed that a growing number of young women are seeking addiction treatment services for problems with cocaine.
A music group from Canada has shown the importance that an addiction intervention can have, after their efforts turned around the life of one of their bandmates.
An organisation in the north-west has been shortlisted for a major government prize celebrating the efforts of agencies to tackle drug addiction and help people beat their problems.
Governments, charities and aid agencies around the world have been highlighting the increased threat of drug addiction to the development of deadly diseases such as AIDS on World AIDS Day.