Recovery Week 2021 runs from 15th – 22nd November
This year we are focusing on the steady journey to achieve recovery from addiction with the theme – One Step At a Time.
If you’re struggling with alcohol addiction, you can be sure that you’re not alone. In fact, in 2016/17, 80 thousand people in the UK were treated for problematic drinking. The thing is, you CAN overcome alcohol addiction. There is a light at…
This week the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has announced that all opioid medicines in the UK will carry prominent warnings on their labels saying they can cause addiction. With this, the facts and figures rolling out about The US’s 2020…
Should addiction be treated as a spectrum disorder like autism? We were interested to read a feature in the New York Post that sparked our attention. Molly Shea wrote, “Should addiction be treated as a spectrum disorder like autism?” Molly goes on…
Substance abuse and mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety are closely linked, While substance abuse can often cause prolonged mental health issues, one does not directly cause the other. However, alcohol and drugs are often used to self-medicate…