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The Need for Detox

This week’s video Whatever your drug of choice, your ability to reason is being compromised.

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Omphaloskepsis

Plant yourself in good soil and keep an eye on how you are growing – don’t keep digging up your roots. Addictions UK uses Twitter to share inspirational Thoughts every…

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Never the Same

Addiction changes people for ever but recovery brings a new start “I want my son back.” It’s the understandable yearning of a broken-hearted mother who has seen her child slip…

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Don't Be In Denial

This week’s video Denial is not just denying you have a problem. Denial is also believing you can find your own way to sobriety.

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Here and Now

Thought: ‘Only the present has any reality.’ Addictions UK uses Twitter to share inspirational Thoughts every day. This article is based on one of them. Follow us at @addictionsuk. It’s…

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Computer Addiction is Real

This week’s video Computer addiction symptoms are similar to other established behaviour addictions. If you’re concerned try going 48 hours without it.

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Proportionate Actions

Thought: ‘Before reaching for a battering ram, check if the door is locked.’ Addictions UK uses Twitter to share inspirational Thoughts every day. This article is based on one of…

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Recovery Will Take Time

This week’s video Addictive behaviour is developed over years sometimes decades. Changing habits and ways of thinking doesn’t happen overnight.

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Kindness and Encouragement

Thought: ‘More is achieved by a soft smile than a hard word.’ Addictions UK uses Twitter to share inspirational Thoughts every day. This article is based on one of them….

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Shut up and listen!

This week’s slogan Addictions UK Contact us now on line or telephone 0300 330 30 40. You are just a phone call away from addiction recovery.

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Do It Now!

Thought: ‘You ask me what’s wrong with procrastination? I’ll tell you tomorrow.’ Addictions UK uses Twitter to share inspirational Thoughts every day. This article is based on one of them….

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Small Steps Add Up

Thought: ‘Recovery, like any growth, is imperceptible but looks dramatic in retrospect.’ Addictions UK shares inspirational Thoughts each day on Twitter. This article is based on one of them. “My,…

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Step Away

Thought: ‘When climbing out of depression seems impossible, settle down and let it float away.’ Addictions UK uses Twitter to share inspirational Thoughts every day. This article is based on…

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The Potential of the Unlovely

Thought: ‘The finest mansions are built from little lumps of burned-up clay and swipes of sloppy mortar.’ Addictions UK uses Twitter to share inspirational Thoughts every day. This article is…

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