Author: Addictions UK

Duty of Care in the Workplace

Helping employees with addictions Issues that relate to alcohol cost employers with 200 staff around £38,000 through absence and performance issues according to psychiatrist Dr Adam Winstock referring to figures…

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Celebrate Each Victory, However Small

Don’t worry about being the best – being better is an achievement Celebrate Each Victory, However Small – We are bombarded with claims that only the best is any good….

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Happy New Year!

Best wishes for 2016 Happy New Year! – It’s New Year! Often our resolutions and renewal are founded on leaving the past behind and making a completely fresh start. Sometimes…

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Making a Clean Start

Sometimes turning away from the past altogether is the only path to the future There is a common teaching in religious traditions that advocates renouncing everything into order to focus…

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Can Your Really Judge Others?

We always assume too much when we judge other people illustrationIt is the job of a court of law to understand fully the circumstances of an event and the actions…

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Moving on from the Past

Escape the skeletons in the closet illustrationIs there anyone whose closet is free of skeletons? We’ve all done things we regret. Sometimes we hope our mistakes have been forgotten but…

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Never Insignificant

Everyone is admired by someone It’s a humbling Thought that people might look up to us. In fact almost always someone does admire you – whoever you are and whatever…

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Support from Addictions UK

A complete programme throughout ongoing recovery Who cares? Well, actually, we do. Addictions UK exists to care about and help people who are trying to deal with drug addiction, alcohol…

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Facing the Real Dangers

Escaping from denial One of the biggest challenges for addicts (and for many other people too) is escaping from denial. We keep telling ourselves that everything is OK, there’s really…

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Start from Where You Are

You cannot move forward without knowing where you start A tourist once asked an old man for directions. “Ah,” came the reply, “if I wanted to get there I wouldn’t…

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Keep Right On

You don’t always need to see your goal in order to get closer to it. To anyone who has done any hillwalking, it is a familiar story. You park the…

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Don't Dismiss Doing Well

Worthwhile achievement does not depend on being the best We are bombarded with claims that only the best is any good. You’ve heard them all … “Coming second is first…

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