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We may complain about the barrage of questioning we're faced with when we attempt to buy codeine-based painkillers at a pharmacy, but it's all for a good reason.

One Irish woman has spoken out about her two-and-a-half year struggle with codeine, which at its peak saw her taking up to 84 tablets every day.

"Two and a half years ago, I broke my ankle. I was told to take a codeine-based tablet," Bray woman Stacey Dutton explains in a Facebook post. 

"After three weeks of taking these, my ankle healed but I still continued taking the pills. I had become addicted to the codeine.

"It went from 12 a day but up to November last year, I was taking 84 a day."

Stacey goes on to explain how her addiction issues led to her life falling apart – though from the outside she appeared to be coping well.

"From a stranger's eyes, I was fine, nothing was up, I was a happy 23-year-old. But from my best friends and family's eyes I had changed big time."

"I had lost everything – a great job, my home, but most importantly I lost my [boyfriend] Chris."

Finally, just last month, Stacey decided to seek help.

"Over December I came off everything with the help of my family and a doctor. I went from 1030mg of codeine a day to just 120," she writes.

"Right now, I am packing my bag for rehab, that’s where I’ll be for the next six months.

"Codeine is not seen as a huge problem because, let's face it, you can buy it anywhere in any chemist but I'm telling you now it has ruined my life."

Stacey says she shared the post to alert others and to let anyone with a similar problem know that they're not alone.

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Yesterday, the new iOS software update allowed iPhone owners and emoji enthusiasts to express their love of all things burrito, unicorn and cheese. 

There was a lot of cheese loving happening. People were more excited about the cheese than the Bank Holiday weekend it seemed.   

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Now, we feel like there could be an explanation behind this worldwide cheese addiction.

A study recently published in the US National Library of Medicine has examined why certain foods are more addictive than others. 

Surprisingly (or perhaps not if you’re a cheese freak), cheese was found to have the same addictive properties as many drugs.

According to the LA Times: “certain foods are addictive because of the way they are processed. The more processed and fatty the food, the more it was associated with addictive eating behaviours.”

An ingredient in cheese called casein makes cheese particularly addictive because of the way this is broken down into an opiate called casomorphin during digestion. The property has led Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, to call cheese “dairy crack.” 

This is not a joke by the way, your cheese addiction is now validated. Thank you science!

"[Casomorphins] really play with the dopamine receptors and trigger that addictive element," registered dietitian Cameron Wells told Mic. 

Pizza was the food which was crowned the most addictive, which is thought to be as a result of the cheese topping.

So, now that we know there’s an actually explanation behind our love of cheesy food, who wants to try the Pizza Diet?

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This actor has opened up about his long-term struggles with drug and alcohol addiction in a video which was released yesterday on his 46th birthday.  

Matthew Perry battled with addiction for a long time, including while he was working on the world famous sitcom Friends. 

The 46-year-old opened up about his past saying he has "learned a lot" from his previous failures and he is now sober. 

In the video he speaks about how important rehabilitation facilities are as "getting sober is a really hard thing to do".

He says breaking such an addiction is all about hope and that "you can't have a drug problem for 30 years and expect to have it solved in 28 days."

Matthew explains his own struggles saying that he is by nature an extremely private person, but by being on a TV show which had over 30 million people watching it, people were well aware of what was happening. 

During the ten seasons of Friends it was clear that the actor was really struggling as his weight fluctuated a lot and looking back on it all he says "I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life."

Although he had a difficult past, he is happy that he can now use that to help others. 

"The best thing about me is that if an alcohol comes up to me and says can you help me stop drinking? I can say yes."

Following the filming of Friends, Matthew went on to star in movies such as 17 Again, The Whole Nine Yards and Three To Tango. 

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Most people love a cup of coffee, perhaps one or two a day, but there are those whose love of coffee stretches a bit further than that…

So, what is the motivation to cut down on coffee and why should you bother? 

Here are some reasons you should consider cutting down to one cup of coffee a day:

1. Save money
If you love to pop by the coffee shop on your way to work or college, and you do this every day, at an average coffee price of €2.50 you are spending around €652.50 a YEAR – yikes! You know what else €652.50 is? A stunning designer handbag, that's what. 

2. Better sleep
Caffeine is a stimulant, so if you have trouble sleeping, then ditching the black stuff could majorly improve your night's sleep, resulting in better focus. 

3. It's addictive
At the end of the day, it's never good to NEED a crutch to get you through the day. No, it isn't the worst thing you could be relying on, that goes without saying but time and time again we hear people say: "don't talk to me before my coffee" or "I can't think without coffee" which isn't exactly ideal, is it? 

4. Less headaches
Coffee is known to cause more headaches, because as people become dependent on it, caffeine withdrawal manifests itself in a throbbing headache. Not cool. 

5. Whiter teeth
These days, many of us are worried about the appearance of our teeth, and go to great lengths to get and keep them as white as possible. Coffee is one of the worst culprits for staining your teeth and even turning them yellow – eek! So, if you want whiter teeth, put down that mug! 

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Lip balm is one of those things where the more you use, the more you need to use – and it can get VERY annoying.

Weaning yourself off the gooey goodness isn’t easy, but it can be done! Here’s how:

Stop licking your lips
It’s hard to do when you’re not using lip balm, but you should really try. Licking your lips provides them with moisture which just evaporates, taking more moisture with it as it goes, which leaves your lips even more chapped.

Use a different lip balm
One that doesn’t contain menthol or lanolin as these ingredients can irritate your skin, which will have you reaching for the balm once again.

Don’t go cold turkey
Try and make the break slowly. If you use it every hour, try stretch it out to every three hours. When that becomes easier, stretch out the time again until eventually you are lip balm free.

Brush you lips
At the end of the day, brush the dry skin off your lips with an old toothbrush, and then apply some olive oil to give them some moisture for the night.

Join Lip Balm Anonymous
Seriously, it’s a thing. A joke thing, but nevertheless, at least you know you’re not alone in your stuggles! They even have a 12 step program!

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