£2 Billion spent on hospital admissions in England alone Alcohol related illness rates among older people are ten times higher than among 16-24 year olds. More NHS money is spent…
Category: Types of Addiction
Alcoholic Neuropathy
Addictions UK is seeking someone with experience of Alcoholic Neuropathy Can you help another person with Alcoholic Neuropathy? We are looking for a person in the UK who is In…
Addiction Detox at Home
Simon Stephens writes about safe Alcohol and Drug Detox Medical Detox is a term used when ceasing to take drugs or alcohol which forms our physical addiction. In most cases…
Alcohol Treatment Diagnosis
Getting the right Alcohol Treatment diagnosis Ok, you decided that drink is a problem so you look for help. Here is the rub; every one you talk to has a…
BBC Finds More Alcohol Problems
The BBC has uncovered a huge increase in elderly people who have alcohol dependency problems and who need to access treatment. The BBC Inside Story has featured evidence of a…
Alcohol and Sexual Health
BBC News article discusses the need to alert young people to the affects of excessive drinking on the decisions they make. AUK takes no moral stance on drinking alcohol. For…
‘One-off Detox’ Pointless says Liver Charity
The British Liver Trust attacks ‘one off’ Detoxes after Christmas Festivities Addictions UK agrees with the British Liver Trust that arranging one-off Detox Treatment is pointless if it is not…
Are you an Alcoholic?
The 4 question CAGE Test is a quick guide to whether your drinking has become a problem. The amount you are drinking falls somewhere on a very wide spectrum which…
Prescription Drug Addiction
Are you addicted to Prescription Drugs? – See our short Video Over a million people alone in the United Kingdom have a problem with addiction to drugs. The Medical profession…
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…
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…
Warning on more deaths caused by Alcohol
Sir Richard Thompson, President of the Royal College of Physicians, commenting on the study released today in The Lancet on projection of alcohol deaths in the UK, said:”How many more…
Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgener Addicts and Alcoholics need help too – Contact one of our specialist LGBT addictions workers
There is a high prevalence of addictions among the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. A significant number of LGBT people we have worked with have expressed the problems…
Alcohol Peer Support Services (APSS) in Blackpool
APSS – A Social Enterprise Recovery Organisation in Blackpool saving lives and bringing Recovery – Look them up … Alcohol Peer Support Services (APSS) was developed to help reduce the…
After a Medical Detox say YES to daily 24 / 7 treatment – NO to Weekly Aftercare
Beware of some ‘Addictions Treatment Providers’ offering ‘Aftercare’ following a Medical Detox – especially their weekly ‘Aftercare Package’. You can get a full treatment regime for half the price of…
Is a Medical Detox always provided to a heavy drinker?
A Medical Detox should only be used as part of a longer term treatment programme. If the client has no intention to co-operate with treatment sometimes it is better to…
Al-Anon supports Families and Friends of Alcoholics
Al-Anon Groups help the friends and families anonymously – they work in the same way as Alcoholics Anonymous. They do not offer advice but do share strength home and experience…
Our New Detox Website launched
www.HomeDetoxUK.com Addictions UK have launched our new website advertising the Addictions UK Home Detox UK Service. A separate webpage now describes the work of how we carry out Home Detox…
Public Sector Cuts in Drug and Alcohol Services
Seek Advice – Help with Addictions Treatment is a post code lottery Some areas in the UK have the most dreadful drug and alcohol services – yet others are just…
Home Alcohol Detox Service
Detox services – Just a phone call away Do you need a home based Detox? Are you getting nowhere with your Public Sector provider? Can’t you afford Residential Treatment? Please…
Community Detox for Drug and Alcohol Addiction – only part of the solution
A positive solution to Drug and Alcohol Addictions Problems Home Detox is a safe, comfortable and convenient way of starting the process of recovery from Drug and Alcohol Addiction problems….
UK Detox Service commences today
Detox Anonymous – A Community Detox Service is here Today our new Detox service is launched and we have been busy dealing with the several people who formed our waiting…
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…