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Actor Matthew Perry’s close friends launch foundation to help people battling with drug and alcohol addiction days after the Friends star’s tragic death

Actor Matthew Perry

Close friends of actor Matthew Perry have launched a foundation in his name to help those struggling with addiction.      The Amercian-Canadian actor, who shot to fame as Chandler Bing in ‘Friends’, was found dead at his house in Los Angeles last week after apparently drowning.      Perry, …

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‘Once I picked up a drink I couldn’t stop’: Former Leeds and Reading manager Brian McDermott opens up on his alcohol addiction, getting sober and a new found peace

Brian McDermott former Reading and Leeds United manager

Brian McDermott, the former Leeds United and Reading manager, suffered with alcoholism for much of his adult life, but, fortunately, it is something he has managed to control with the help and support of loved ones.  As a youngster, McDermott came through the Arsenal academy before making his first-team debut …

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‘It’s a good trigger’: Paul Merson describes the incredible new billboard that targets gambling addiction in London

Paul Merson in front of a new GambleAware billboard

Paul Merson has been talking to FourFourTwo about a powerful new billboard in London which highlights the crippling impact that gambling addiction can have on an individual. New GambleAware data has found that those in London are twice as likely to experience gambling problems compared to the rest of the …

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