Special units to help prisoners kick their drug addictions are launching in five prisons as part of the Government’s plans to reform sentencing. New drug recovery wings will be piloted…
Blogs
Betty Ford
Addictions UK pays tribute to Betty Ford, founder of the Betty Ford Centre, who has died at the age of 93. Addictions UK pays tribute to Betty Ford, the widow…
New CEO of eATA
Addictions UK welcomes the appointment of new Colin Wilkie-Jones as the new CEO of eATA (European Association of Treatment Agencies). It has been announced this week that Colin Wilkie-Jones has…
Curious Comments
Have Civil Servants posted anti rehab comments onto the Addictions Today Website? A blog on the Addicitons Today Website has received adverse comments puporting to come from The National Treatment…
PM Supports Treatment
Prime Minister condemns previous Drugs Policies in Parliament – 29 June 2011 Prime Minister David Cameron made this statement in Parliament on 29th June (Hansard 954): “Drugs policy has been…
Text Messaging for Therapy
Addictions UK leads the way in offering Text Messaging as an important part of Addictions Recovery Therapy. Supportive text messages can double the chance of someone successfully quitting smoking, according…
Spiritual Recovery
Maintaining Recovery is an on-going day-by-day task for all of us – especially those people who are in recovery from Addictions. A new service has been launched by Addictions UK…
Letter to the Daily Telegraph (published 25 June 2011)
Addictions UK and others representing leading voluntary and private sector abstinence-based rehabilitation centres in England have written to the Daily Telegraph. Helping addicts quit SIR – We represent leading voluntary…
Why do I need to carry on working on recovery?
Some people have asked me in the past, after six years in recovery, so why do you carrying on working a 12 step programme? First and foremost I continue to…
Can you cure addiction alone?
As a recovering alcoholic, married to a recovering alcoholic, also the daughter of alcoholics I don’t believe that alcoholism/addiction can be cured alone. We all need help especially with issues…
Multiple Addictions – Can you name them all?
Did you know that there are 188+ (and growing) addictions served by the ‘Anonymous Community’? Addictions UK can claim experience of about twenty or so addictions on top of this…
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…
Anonymous Addiction Treatment? Addictions UK offers an effective and affordable service – Even in Rural Locations.
Those who have had experience of living in a rural location will immediately identify with the difficulties of accessing confidential services delivered from within that rural locality. The ability to…
Addictions UK Videos
Have you had a chance to look at four of latest Addictions UK Videos? See below for details! We have produced four new Videos which are now on our website….
Addictions UK Frequently Asked Questions
Addictions UK has revised the long list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. We also publish them here for general information. What is Addictions UK? Addictions UK Ltd. are…
Are you attending the UKESAD … The United Kingdom / European Symposium on Addictive Disorders?
JOIN THE REHABILITATION REVOLUTION: Gain the expertise to move addicts into full recovery.incorporating Association of Intervention Specialists meetings/training and In Excess TV live filming and interviews. Meet influential stakeholders from…
Face to Face Counselling for People with Addictions and Carer Support
People with addictions and their families often in desperation seek a specialist counsellor for professional help. Addictions UK can arrange face-to face sessions in many parts of the UK. Phone…
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…
AUK Fees
Home-based services and prices Home Treatment Programme – from £30.00 ~ £150.00 per week. Before you begin treatment, we will discuss with you the likely time required to set you…
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…
Addictions UK publishes all our charges on our Website
Treatment Charges – Check them out – Get the best deal for yourself. We have decided to publish our charges for treatment onto our Webpage. We urge people who are…
Private Sector must be involved in Addictions Recovery
What plans do the Home Office and other important Departments of State like Health and Work and Pensions have to ensure the active involvement of the Private Sector in the…
Nine Seahorses: A Plea For Sanity In Three Parts
An original and creative but still robust case depicting the impact of culture on the individual and the unrealised potential that still exists for solidarity in community. There is a…
Review of NICE Guidelines – Drug misuse psychosocial – some comments from stakeholders
The original document is life-threateningly flawed and must be reviewed – Here are some comments that we have seen and agree. Only 2% of people in the so-called treatment system…
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…