Professional classes are now the most frequent drinkers in the country – the BBC and Lancet focus on alcohol and addiction problems. BBC Panorama is broadcasting a report hosted and…
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Referral Agents – Beware!
Our Policy on Referral Agents in the UK Beware when choosing your own Addictions Treatment from Referral Agents. Addictions UK is pleased to receive referrals for our Home-based Addictions Treatment…
New Brain Research Helps Explain Drug Addiction
Fascinating Video about the role of dopamine in creating cravings to which we cannot say ‘no’. We found a fascinating Video by Dr. Nora Volkow which explains the role dopamine…
Shoplifting hits the News … again …
Shoplifting – a Hidden Addiction: heavy news coverage after a celebrity convicted of shoplifting offence in the UK. Addictions UK receives many calls from desperate people asking us for help…
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…
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…