Former service users from UK rehab projects launch their own Social Networking website. A group of former service users from rehab projects around the United Kingdom have formed themselves into…
Author: Addictions UK
Dying for a Drink – BBC Panorama
BBC Panorama focuses on those “Dying for a Drink” A recent BBC 1 documentary showed the problems of alcohol consumption in the UK, the health problems caused and the cost…
Addiction is not a question of morality
Many people who seek treatment services for drug and alcohol addiction believe that their conduct is partly a matter of self-blame. Lack of self-control is perceived as being the main…
UK Rehab Facilities Poorly Used
“The Independent” newspaper claims “Rehab Needs a Fix” and reports on the poor use by the Public Sector of Rehab Projects in the United Kingdom. According to “The Independent” newspaper,…
Saving your Child
The death of Any Winehouse has highlighted the danger of alcohol and drug addiction and the fact that this is a family illness. It affects all members of the family…
Alcohol Pricing
An article in the Guardian discusses Minimum Pricing for Alcohol in Scotland Proposals to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in Scotland have received much publicity and are the subject of…
Home Detox Programme
Many people would prefer to be treated at home for any illness and we know that this is particularly true of people…