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Energy drinks – The story behind my addiction

November 24, 2017Paul WiltshireComments(792)

I remember the sip of my first energy drink – the cool liquid sugar slowly seeping down an 18-year old Sam’s thirsty throat bringing his entire body back to life. The sudden rush of energy through chemicals transforming a sleepy Sam to a wide-eyed super Sam. I was attending a 24-hour gaming charity event a […]

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Rage against the fruit machines: The Government’s attempt to tackle fixed odds betting

November 23, 2017Paul WiltshireComment(1)

Some call them “fruit machines” – to others they’re known as the “crack cocaine of gambling”, but whatever they’re called fixed odds betting machines take billions from gamblers every single year. The problem is so severe that the government has been forced to step in. Tracey Couch, the minister of the Department for Digital, Culture, […]

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My Haribo addiction is out of control – here’s how I’m combatting it

November 23, 2017Paul WiltshireComments(702)

It’s my best and worst addiction. More pernicious than any dependency on caffeine or any compulsion to excessively exercise. My impulse to devour copious amounts of the white stuff has become all-consuming. The ‘white stuff’ I am referring to is sugar and it’s in everything, from stock cubes to peanuts to my particular addiction Haribos. […]

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The science of addiction – why it’s all about the brain

November 23, 2017Paul WiltshireComment(1)

Addiction can come in many forms, from substance abuse of things like alcohol, sugar and nicotine, to behavioural problems with gambling, shopping or working out. The important thing about all addictions however, is that they begin in the brain. While our bodies may become dependent on certain substances with physical addictions, behavioural addictions start in the same […]

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28 May 2021

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28 May 2021

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28 May 2021

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27 May 2021

#Resign is trending just after Matt Hancock faced MPs over the allegations made against him by Dominic Cummings' yesterday.

Should he?

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27 May 2021

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