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Mentors who have beaten drug or alcohol addiction will be placed in Jobcentres across the country to help others with dependencies get back into work.The Department for Work and Pensions will spend £3.7million on a scheme being trialled in…

In a lecture room at Ireland’s most elite university, a woman in a hoodie and jeans, her hair in a messy bun, was sorting out some chairs. A student came in and told her that she couldn’t clean in there because a class was about to start.…

One never knows what one might encounter in downtown Los Angeles.“I’m going to cut your head off,” threatened a man with a tangled beard and untied boots who swept past one day in a sudden gust. I walked on, turning back, watching him…

Mark Kempster, a 34-year-old compulsive gambler who previously worked for an online betting firm, had his work hours cut during the pandemic but was still working too many hours to qualify for the super withdrawal scheme. He applied anyway…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kevin Wake has suffered three strokes. He is only 54. The first one taught him how humiliating an emergency room visit can be for Black people living with the blood disorder sickle cell disease.It happened in…

Organisations and many people across the country came together last week to celebrate National Social Prescribing Day.It’s an annual event which recognises how local, non-clinical services are helping people lead healthier lives while…

San Francisco activists and former drug users are questioning a proposal that would provide places for addicts to ingest illegal drugs as the city endures an unprecedented overdose crisis."Letting someone stay on the street and shoot dope…

I teach a course on the intersection of sports and religion in North America, and I ask students whether there is something about American society that draws us to the violence of football. Why, for instance, despite the NFL’s best efforts,…

The Biden administration will spend $1 million next year to fund a study on how to train drug addicts to distribute COVID-19 rapid tests to other drug addicts.The project summary emphasizes that "people who inject drugs" are especially…

The White Lotus9pm, Sky AtlanticBella, bella … season two of Mike White’s five-star comedy about rich people behaving poorly at a luxury resort relocates the action from Hawaii to Sicily with a (mostly) new ensemble cast. Among the guests…