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‘High risk’: Nappy-wearing man created fake accounts to talk to young mums
Zeb Laing made disturbing comments and posted images of himself in a nappy.
‘We’re traumatised’: 1990s pop group open up on fame’s mental toll
The quintet reunited for the first time since their 2001 split.
Revealed: The real reason behind Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague shock split
'People don't know the half of it'.
Top cop leaves the force to tackle issues on the street
A cop for 36 years, Sam Aberahama will now run a mental health and wellbeing trust.
‘My life was not normal’: Child actors' struggles with fame and addiction
Two former stars made headlines this week, and the industry's no stranger to tragic tales.
‘Today marks 5 years clean’: Paris Jackson’s emotional sobriety revelation
Star reveals she was 'an alcoholic and a heroin addict'.
Māori-led kaupapa using psychedelics to help meth addicts recover
A movie reel of life: Magic mushrooms helped one man to confront who he'd become.
Rugby stars not instructed to seek name suppression, says RPA chief
Sevu Reece admits wilful damage charge, granted discharge; alcohol issues addressed.
'I'm embarrassed and so, so sorry': Sevu Reece sidesteps conviction after Cup Day disgrace
A sportsman who admitted taking a car can now be named after his case was determined.
Letters: Addiction holding NZ back; CCOs have proved themselves
OPINION: 'Alcohol and drug addiction is not a character flaw but a social disease.'
I divorced my husband because he couldn’t put his phone down
Telegraph: Smartphones are causing more marital strain than ever before.
Tears in court as woman avoids jail for stealing $300k from boss
The judge said Sally Robertson began gambling due to the 'severe strain' she was under.
Liam Payne had taken ‘potent, hallucinatory’ drugs before death, police say
The former One Direction star was found dead in his Buenos Aires hotel room last week.
'Desperately want to live a sober life': Kiwi man can't pay for rehab, devises own plan
'I desperately want to live a sober life,' says Josh Woodgate-Jackson.
How to quit drinking alcohol: Kiwi addiction experts’ advice for safe withdrawal
'We’ve got to assess people. It’s not just a case of, well, stop.'
Annabel Fenwick Elliott: I took a pill to help fix my drinking problem
Telegraph - OPINION: What it's like to take a drug to stop problem drinking.
Addiction debate: Is it a disease or a choice? Experts weigh in
New York Times: Should addiction be reclassified as a chronic brain disease?
'Lost everything that mattered': How he went from prison to fulltime work
'This service is truly one in a million ... I have never known or seen anything like it.'
Raised at the TAB: My recovery from binge gambling
"I was going on binges for two days, being drunk, staying up gambling."
'Like a drug withdrawal': Kiwis addicted to a common skin cream
Topical steroid addiction is still not widely recognised - but some say they have it.
'She had all these dreams': At least three Kiwis a week dying from accidental overdoses
"Millions are spent preventing road deaths. The same is needed for drug overdoses"
I was diagnosed with ADHD in my 30s. It saved my life
Telegraph: Before his diagnosis, Max Wallis was on a path to self-destruction.
'Not the person I used to be': Simone Biles' birth mum reveals why Biles was adopted
Shanon Biles wants to rekindle her relationship with her world-famous daughter.
Tom Hanks' home reportedly ransacked
The couple's LA home is believed to have been broken into by burglars.
Why quitting vaping is hard on your mental health
People who vape frequently are twice as likely to have depression, studies say.
‘Surfing saved my life’: How an ex-meth addict uses the ocean to help others recover
Charity takes to the waves to help turn lives around.
Ex-addict says roadside drug testing wouldn't have stopped him – but NZ should still do it
During his time on drugs, he drove high 'every day' and wrote off about six vehicles.