Stopping drinking or using drugs isn’t going to fix everything Getting rid of addiction is a great accomplishment, but it doesn’t mean everything will fall into place immediately. The damages…
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Being Grateful
How gratitude helps in early recovery and beyond Without gratitude, life is merely a never-ending toil with no discernible purpose. According to research, expressing thankfulness is crucial to being happy….
A Guide to Resentment-free Living
Addiction recovery is incomplete without a clean heart Resentment is acknowledged as being poisonous to our inner existence in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The Big Book states: “Resentment is the number…
“Canada to legalise euthanasia for DRUG ADDICTS with no other illness in March.
Canada’s medically assisted dying (MAID) law is due to expand in March 2024 It will include mental health patients, including those suffering from substance abuse Canada is due to legalise…
7 Frequently Asked Questions About Twelve-Step Programmes
How and why it works, and who benefits Acknowledging helplessness. Accepting your faults with humility. Recognising the specifics of your wrongdoings. Removing your character flaws. Making direct amends. Assessing one’s…
Leap of Faith in Addiction Recovery
Importance of faith in recovery A “leap of faith” is an idiomatic expression that refers to a decision or action taken with little or no evidence or assurance of a…
“How Does Someone Else’s Alcohol or Drug Use Hurt Me?”
Our experience tells us that recovery starts with you! Nearly every family member or close friend of someone battling an addiction asks us this question. Substance use disorder (SUD), also…
Statins and Alcohol: a deadly mix?
NHS has issued a serious warning about drinking alcohol and taking statins Heart disease in the UK Heart and circulatory disease are much more prevalent than you might think. It…
Alcohol – How much is too much?
Drinking any amount of alcohol causes brain damage: Study According to a new study, there is no such thing as a “safe” level of drinking. Scientists say that increased alcohol…
Why Is Alcohol So Addictive?
Addictions can take several forms. An addiction is defined by continuing to do something repeatedly despite adverse consequences. For instance, continuing to drink in the face of losing a job,…
Healing Shame in Addiction Recovery
Shame is a part of addiction. Addicts and alcoholics accumulate deep feelings of shame and guilt. Shame is a sense of humiliation, inadequacy, unworthiness, regret, or disconnection, which most alcoholics…
How I got in and out of the pit of alcoholism
I loved life as a child, I was the youngest of 4, and with 3 older brothers, I was the only girl my parents had. My dad and I had…
Adult Children of Alcoholics: Does the hurt ever heal?
The term “adult child of alcoholic” (ACOA) first came out around 1980, to describe the multitudes of “children” trapped in adult bodies. These individuals were in a constant state of…
Alcohol Causes Brain Damage
Simon Stephens, Director of Case Work at AddictionsUK.com, speaks to Radio Tees about how alcohol can damage the brain. Transcript Presenter “Let’s talk to Simon Stevens, Director of Case Work…
A Young Father with Drug and Alcohol Addiction
I began a twelve step programme with Addictions UK. I have daily sessions with my worker and have a 24 hour helpline I can use when I need. I have…
A Lawyer With Alcoholism Finds Recovery
I am someone who, after years of active alcoholism, can now see myself recovering, and, after a struggle, enjoying the process. Having first found that I can survive without alcohol,…
A Heroin and Alcohol Addict in Recovery
I have had an alcohol problem for sixteen years total; for seven years it was a very big problem. I started taking drugs at fifteen. I liked doing it very…
Alcohol Does Damage our Brains
There is no doubt that drink and damage go hand in hand. In an interview for Radio Tees, Simon Stephen, director of casework for Addictions UK, asked, “Would we inhale…
Scottish Alcohol Plans
Changes in the law are proposed after criticisms of government plans. The Scottish Government has received criticism from the body that represents the legal profession over proposals that would give…
South Asian Drug and Alcohol Addictions
De-Addiction Services in the UK for the family Addictions UK – the leading provider of Addictions Treatment Services in the United Kingdom – now offers De-Addiction Services throughout the United…
Reduced Alcohol Use
Reduced alcohol use in UK revealed but Demand for Addictions Treatment remains high The number of people saying they drank heavily fell between 2007 and 2011 according to figures reported…
Strong Alcohol Ban
Thames Valley Police ponder strong alcohol ban. Can prohibition work? A scheme to limit the sale of super strength lagers could be coming to town centres in the Thames Valley….
Minimum Pricing for Alcohol
Proposed Minimum Unit Pricing on Alcohol – A Life Saving Measure or Nanny State? Balance North East is campaigning to make the minimum unit of alcohol price 50 pence per…
Older People and Alcohol
£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…
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…
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…