Bill Nighy's career took off after he faced his own demons at the age of 42.  Sixteen years later he is still mesmerising audiences with his unique brand of crumpled vulnerability and total manliness.

Alan Franks interviews Nighy about his unexpected rise to late stardom and the point when he realised the time was right to turn his life around.

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Thanks to the recent ban on smoking indoors, a group of smokers gathered outside for a communal puff is a common sight.  But group support can be vital in giving up, too.

Since the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous, in the 1940s, self-help groups have developed a worldwide fellowship of men and women overcoming their various addictions from sex to marijuana to shopping. Now in the UK, more smokers are experiencing the benefits of the support a group can give, and stubbing out for good.

By Kate Wighton

A privileged upbringing, first-class education and burning ambition did not stop Clea Myers from falling foul of crystal meth.

Here she shares her story of addiction to warn others and raise awareness about how devastating this drug really is, before it hits mainstream culture in the UK.

Is 'sex addiction' just a cad's excuse or is it a genuine disorder?

From an outsider's perspective, quitting drinking seems like a process of elimination. It’s not, writes Patrick Meninga.

Alongside mother's ruin, what about model's ruin? 80s icon Paula Hamilton has had a long battle with the bottle.

Model Paula Hamilton epitomised youthful beauty for me as a teen in the late 80s, says Clea Myers. Her image was summed up in the VW Golf ad: who needs a man, money, mink or indeed clothes, when you still have keys to the car?  But underneath the so-called glamour, glitz and natural assets Hamilton was struggling with alcoholism, just like thousands of women in the UK today.