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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

Former millionaire and #sex therapist Wendy-Ann Paige (best known for a Lovers Guide video that was considered racy by British standards and some books she wrote in early 1990s, which would be considered relatively tame today) was found dead in #Southend #Essex at age 61 following a suspected #overdose (she was suffering from #addiction but had also been taking painkillers after being injured in an accident a year before)

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The Mirror · Lovers' Guide sex guru found dead as partner issues heartbreaking tributePolice are investigating the death of Lovers' Guide sex expert Wendy-Ann Paige after she was found dead at her home at the age of 61 - her heartbroken partner has paid tribute to her
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Dana Foundation

Attend a Congressional Briefing highlighting key accomplishments, research priorities, and real-world applications that are transforming our understanding of brain function and addiction science for Americans.

📅 May 7, 2025 at 2:30 pm ET

📍 The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

Google DocsRSVP for Congressional Neuroscience Caucus Briefing: Advancing Neuroscience for Americans - Breakthroughs in Addiction Research Enabled by the NIH BRAIN InitiativeEvent Timing: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 2:30-4:00pm ET Event Address: Congressional Meeting Room 268 - Capitol Visitors Center Snacks and refreshments will be provided
#neurosociety#addiction#brainresearch
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RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸

I may have found a way out of restaurant work.

I was a waiter & host most of my adult life, and while I made a ton of money, breaking six figures at my peak, I never enjoyed it. Parts of it perhaps as I love talking, but it was very stressful.

The new program I've found myself in has an employment specialist who is trying to get me an internship working as an addiction counselor. They are desperately needed; nobody makes a better #addiction counselor than someone who recovered.

#work#life
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Nils Wilcke

Attal veut un "couvre-feu numérique" pour éviter l’addiction des mineurs aux écrans. L'ex-Premier ministre s'allie avec Marcel Rufo et propose aussi le passage en noir et blanc de TikTok, Insta ou Snap au bout de 30 minutes d’utilisation pour supprimer "la sécrétion de dopamine issus des lumières bleues". Éclat de rire général, le patron de Renaissance étant connu pour sa propre exposition sur les réseaux pour toucher les jeunes...

#Politique#Attal#SocialMedia
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Flipboard Culture Desk

In late 2020, voters in Oregon overwhelmingly passed the most liberal drug law in the U.S., decriminalizing possession of small amounts of hard drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine. Instead of jail time, Ballot Measure 110 aimed to expand addiction treatment services. In the end, the timing could not have been worse. @RollingStone describes what happened in the state’s biggest city, Portland, and its ensuing attempts to find a balance between care and coercion:

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A person is using fentanyl on Park Avenue following the decriminalisation of all drugs in downtown Portland, Oregon on January 23, 2024. Since hard drugs were decriminalised in Oregon three years ago, there are no arrests, just a fine and a card with a telephone number where the user can get help. In February 2021, possession and use of all drugs -- including cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and fentanyl -- was decriminalised in the western state. Sale and production remains punishable. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Rolling Stone · ‘It’s Like a War Zone’: What Happened When Portland Legalized FentanylBy Jason Motlagh
#Culture#Portland#Addiction
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