Substance-related disorders

Electrolyte drinks, ibuprofen, a bagel overflowing with bacon, egg and cheese - everyone has their own way of nursing a hangover. There are also plenty of products that claim to make the experience less miserable, with little evidence to support them.

The actor spoke about the time when he was addicted to alcohol and drugs.

Al Pacino says he stopped all substance abuse as he noticed it affecting his memory.

The Hollywood star has previously opened up about his struggles with addiction, to both alcohol and drugs, as part of his effort to cope with fame.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz has announced the launch of an action plan to combat gambling and digital addiction in schools.

The initiative will address addiction to gambling, the internet, smartphones and video games, Yılmaz said during a meeting of a board convened under the Health Ministry on Sept. 10.

In a first for Greece, a farm exclusively for substance abusers, who will be able to work in agriculture as part of their drug addiction program to gain skills they can use after they "graduate," is being planned by the Health Ministry.

Between 200,000 and 300,000 Bulgarians are chronically addicted to alcohol or drugs. Many abuse experimentally. There are also no accurate statistics for abusers of psychoactive substances, with drugs that are legally prescribed. This is what Pavel Pavlov, creator and head of the "Samo Dnes" (Only Today) Therapeutic Center, said in an interview with BTA.

Oral nicotine pouches or lozenges, a novel flavoured nicotine product, are gaining popularity. This substance fills the space between the cheek and the gum. They don't have tobacco in them, but they do have nicotine, flavourings, sweeteners, and plant fibres. 

Drug addicts are being treated and led back to normal life without using any medication, at a rehabilitation center in Turkey's northwestern Balıkesir province.