Secret Drug Addict
@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social
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Used to work in the music industry and now I don’t
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Drug free (including alcohol) since 12th June 2007. Mostly post about drugs, addiction, music, mental health and social issues. DMs are open for anyone affected by addiction issues. Also organiser of
@nevillesouthall.bsky.social
charity takeovers
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CEO of Live Nation claims that gig tickets aren’t expensive enough
Michael Rapino says that concerts are “underpriced”
https://mixmag.net/read/ceo-live-nation-claims-gig-tickets-arent-expensive-enough-uderpriced-news?fbclid=IwdGRleANBW_dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmxMAx00yTZwdT-tVTAPrL25OJAkYe6vj1InzdrTdkEP8XyWKfTb9YmoFHrx_aem_x-WKRBcwIwZfZMTYmmJ89w
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Googling "high-functioning depression" trying to figure out how I can get it
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'Terrifying' drug has 'devastating consequences and destroys lives'
"This is literally destroying our beautiful babies’ lives"
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/ketamine-might-seem-like-another-32522546
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How your bedtime may be fuelling your social media addiction
Those who prefer to go to sleep later at night are ‘significantly’ more are risk of developing smartphone and social media addiction
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/phone-addiction-social-media-bedtime-loneliness-b2831249.html
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David Wheeler: The former Exeter City player turning sports psychologist
How former EFL footballer David Wheeler hopes to help the next generation of players as a sports psychologist.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gjr43n8z1o
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True friends don’t judge each other, they judge other people together
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It’s easy to stay stuck in the trenches of addiction. It’s challenging to get sober but the difficulties are worth the rewards of living free from drugs and alcohol.
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Most addicts in early recovery have trouble believing they'll ever have fun again but if they hang in there, it's amazing how good life can become
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What A TOP NIGHT
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‘The live music bedrock has vanished’: gig venue closures from Oxford to Birmingham
In UK cities full of musicians, the fast-shrinking nightlife scene is leaving artists with nowhere to play. We asked how it is affecting our readers
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/15/live-music-gig-venue-closures
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How to break phone addiction - BBC Bitesize
Dr Kaitlyn Regehr gives us some tips to take control of your smartphone usage.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zd9hwsg
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In the ring, he was fearless. Outside it, he shared his vulnerabilities with just as much courage. The Hitman's legacy goes far beyond boxing
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Ricky Hatton changed the way athletes talk about mental health
In the ring, he was fearless. Outside it, he shared his vulnerabilities with just as much courage. The Hitman's legacy goes far beyond boxing
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/ricky-hatton-changed-the-way-athletes-talk-about-mental-health
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“There’s still a lot of pressure to stay quiet”: Inside Together for Palestine, the gig raising millions for Gaza
Performers Mabel, Leigh-Anne and Nai Barghouti, and organiser Khaled Ziada, explain why they’re involved and what they hope to achieve
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/theres-still-a-lot-of-pressure-to-stay-quiet-inside-together-for-palestine-the-gig-raising-millions-for-gaza
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From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction
Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made those choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a disease
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/04/bank-robber-scholar-knoxville-change-addiction
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‘Sex and Love Addiction’ Isn’t a Diagnosis, but It Can Be Debilitating
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/well/mind/sex-love-addiction-elizabeth-gilbert.html
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99% of the things I worry about never happen. Worrying works
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Black Moses
https://open.spotify.com/album/0zYfUaLDEeWVYkohFTVLmd?si=gIBk1KdmQq-OnHWrvVmFkg
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People be like "bear with me" and they don’t even have a bear with them
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I (over) think therefore I am (anxious)
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Normalise waking up on a Sunday without a hangover
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Just told a story at work about my childhood that I thought was really funny but now everyone is really quiet and someone just said “l'm so sorry”
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This exhibition explores the complexity of desire
F*CK ART: The Body & its Absence is the art show interrogating the erotic potential of the human body
https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/56261/1/exhibition-f-ck-art-body-absence-museum-sex-new-york-2022
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CMAT: ‘All my fans are Irish or lesbians’
We talk to the Irish artist about her rapid rise to fame, her obsession with Charli xcx, and the political inspirations behind her upcoming album, EURO-COUNTRY
https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/68406/1/cmat-euro-country-ireland-2025-interview-palestine-charli-xcx-addison-rae
28 days ago
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I've talked the talk and walked the walk. Now I think I'm just going to sit the sit.
about 1 month ago
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I’ve been going to the Reading Festival most years since 1992 and every year I struggle a little more with the line ups so this will probably be the last year I go. Tbf though I am quite looking forward to seeing Chappell Roan tonight
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Be mindful of how you are interacting with the world. Is your behaviour serving you, your life and your loved ones? If not, who is it serving?
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Every drug death is potentially preventable
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'Our girl, 17, went to Leeds Festival and never came home'
Anya Buckley, 17, from Oldham died at Leeds Festival in 2019. As thousands of revellers make their way to the event this weekend we speak to the families who have an important message
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/our-girl-17-went-leeds-35765496
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Addiction is an illness that makes you too selfish to see the havoc you created or care about the people whose lives you have shattered
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That was amazing 🔥 Now back down to London …
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Drug treatment can help people newly diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) to reduce their risk of substance misuse, suicidal behaviour, transport accidents and criminality, a study suggests.
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ADHD drugs have wider life benefits, study suggests - BBC News
A study has linked ADHD drugs to reduced substance misuse, suicide, transport accidents and criminality.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr2j792drro.amp
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Running is a substance-free pleasure that supports addiction recovery
Running may offer an organizing lifestyle structure that supports a non-linear recovery process for people living with addiction.
https://theconversation.com/running-is-a-substance-free-pleasure-that-supports-addiction-recovery-261918
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Coyb
about 1 month ago
If you have some one you care about, that's involved with, drugs and alcohol there are times of absolute despondency. Here's a really helpful person to follow
@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social
. Here's what I am looking at now
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Addiction is a family illness. One person may use, but the whole family suffers
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Normalise waking up on a Sunday without a hangover
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Shopping addiction should be taken more seriously say sufferers - BBC News
People with experience of compulsive buying say more NHS help is needed to tackle the issue.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c625xkyxzkeo.amp
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‘A death sentence’: a young mother grappling with addiction dies in a drug-plagued US prison
In the second of a three-part special report, the ‘remarkable’ number of deaths of people in custody at the Cibola correctional center
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/cibola-county-prison-new-mexico-deaths
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The Twisted Rise and Fall of Bonnie Blue
YouTube video by Film Cooper
https://youtu.be/XGhys45d7Ug?si=KLmCWnmSz79ni7xA
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What a gig OASIS25
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Relapse isn’t failure—it’s a detour, not the end of the road. What matters is getting back up, learning from it, and continuing the journey toward recovery
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