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Watch John Cale’s 2009 “Heroin, Wales and Me”

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John Cale has hosts a 2009 documentary called Heroin, Wales and Me to promote awareness of the problems of heroin addiction, easy availability and low cost of the drug in his native Wales and thousands of addicts

“Rock star John Cale is no stranger to drugs – years of cocaine, heroin and alcohol abuse could have killed him. [Here] the former Velvet Underground star returns to Wales to find heroin causing havoc in our communities. He meets addicts, drugs workers and politicians – and asks why help is sometimes hard to find.”

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John Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avant-garde and electronic music.

Interview: Russell Brand

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Keeping up with Russell Brand isn’t easy. He’s on the move as we speak, in the middle of publicising his new book, Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions, and at the start of a new 71-date stand-up tour, Re:Birth, that comes to Scotland next year. But he’s on the move literally too, in a car crossing London, before heading home to his wife, Laura Gallacher and one-year-old daughter Mabel in Henley-on-Thames and we’ve been talking about his friend Amy Winehouse. [ . . . ] More: Interview: Russell Brand

Russell Brand opens up about addiction in his new book Recovery

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It is really hard not to like someone who is as open about their vulnerabilities as Russell Brand.–– ADVERTISEMENT ––At a recent talk to launch his latest book, within minutes the comedian and actor was sharing moving tales of his battle with addiction and low self esteem.Yes, underneath all that bluff, the tight-trousered motormouth admits he still faces a daily battle with his demons [ . . . ]

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