Phil Mickelson, the golf great whose issues with gambling have made headlines throughout the years, took to social media on Monday to share details about his addiction, and to offer a warning to potential bettors ahead of this year’s N.F.L. season. As the 2023-24 football season kicked off in earnest,
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Phil Mickelson shares gambling addiction story to warn bettors during football season: 'I was so distracted'
Football season is in full swing, and LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson wants to make sure all fans are responsibly enjoying this time of year. For many fans, wagering on football, whether it’s through sportsbooks or fantasy leagues, is very common. Mickelson isn’t knocking those who want to enjoy the
Teen Mom’s Devoin Austin Evicted From Florida Apartment Amid Gambling Addiction
Teen Mom star Devoin Austin was evicted from his Florida home amid his gambling addiction, In Touch can confirm. Devoin – who shares daughter Nova with ex Briana DeJesus – failed to pay his rent and was issued a complaint by the apartment’s management company on May 23. Nearly one
Teen Mom’s Ryan Edwards Promises to Not Let Addiction ‘Destroy’ Relationships With His 3 Kids
Teen Mom star Ryan Edwards promised to not let his struggles with addiction affect the bond he has with his three kids as he prepared to go to rehab. “I’m not going to let this destroy any relationship with my kids,” Ryan, 35, said about his addiction during the Wednesday,
Legendary pro wrestler Hulk Hogan details 'vicious cycle' of painkiller addiction after string of surgeries
Hulk Hogan became one of the biggest names in wrestling. The now 70-year-old Hogan, whose birth name is Terry Gene Bollea, spoke about the physical toll the sports have taken on his body over the decades. He also opened up about his addiction to prescription painkillers following a string of
Inside Teen Mom’s Leah Messer Former Prescription Drug Addiction: Heroin, ‘Illegal Activities’ and More
After initially finding fame as a teenage mom on MTV’s breakout hit 16 & Pregnant, Leah Messer has opened up over the years about her former prescription drug addiction. Her drug dependency, coupled with lifelong depression and anxiety, led her to feel like she “lost” herself before getting clean in
Caring for people with fentanyl addiction often means treating terrible wounds
A harm reduction van is parked in the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood of Baltimore. The van provides a place for people to exchange used needles for clean needles. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR A harm reduction van is parked in the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood of Baltimore. The van
Only 1 in 5 people with opioid addiction get the medications to treat it, study finds
Suboxone, a branded version of buprenorphine and naloxone, is used to treat opioid addiction. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption toggle caption Elise Amendola/AP Suboxone, a branded version of buprenorphine and naloxone, is used to treat opioid addiction. Elise Amendola/AP Imagine if during a deadly public health crisis, 80% of Americans weren’t
A wasted chance to fight addiction? Opioid settlement cash fills a local budget gap
At a December 2022 meeting, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors decided to use $63,000 of opioid settlement funds to help cover a budget shortfall. Since settlement payments will arrive annually till 2038, they plan to use it as an ongoing revenue source. KFF/Screengrab of Dec. 13, 2022, Mendocino County
English soccer player Dele Alli was in rehab for sleeping-pill addiction for six weeks
Dele Alli spent six weeks in rehab in the United States in a bid to deal with mental-health problems stemming from a traumatic childhood and after getting addicted to sleeping pills. Alli was one of English soccer’s biggest talents, a member of the England team that reached the World Cup