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Stuart: My gambling addiction

Stuart Adams has a long history of addictive behaviour, particularly problem gambling. Now receiving counselling through GamCare he is attempting to turn his life around.

At 17 I knew I'd got a problem. It was the end of my first love, my first relationship, when I blew all the money that was going to take us a way on a romantic weekend....on this one bet.

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Inside the brain of a gambling addict
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What happens inside the brain of a gambling addict when they make a bet - and can the secret to their addiction be found within the brain itself? BBC Panorama filmed a unique experiment designed to find out.

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Your Brain on Porn - Scary Effects of Porn Addiction
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Scientists in the field of neuroscience and brain imaging are showing in study after study that high speed internet porn can change the brain just like drug addiction. This wreaks havoc on the reward/pleasure system in the brain resulting in devastating effects.

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I was addicted to prescription drugs
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This BBC Newsnight report asks if the prescription drug addiction problem sweeping the United States could be replicated in the UK. With interviews with people who have struggled with addiction, and those offering help and support.

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Stephen Fry on Cocaine
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Fry never took cocaine while he was working, on a stage or in a television studio. He would call it, rather creepily, the ‘pudding’ that would give him an extra 'reward' afterwards.

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Alcohol is More Dangerous Than Heroin
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Professor David Nutt was infamously sacked from his role as Chief Drugs Advisor after publishing a report in the Lancet which challenged the government's policy on drugs, stating that alcohol is in fact more dangerous than heroin.

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Bruce Parry – how cocaine is made in the Amazon
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Bruce Parry spends time with workers of an illegal cocaine-making factory located deep in the heart of the Amazon jungle. Remarkable footage from BBC documentary Amazon with Bruce Parry.

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