Safeguarding yourself from a relapse into addiction In the early stages of recovery from an addiction to drugs or alcohol, or other types of addiction, certain factors can “trigger” the…
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Get Moving
5 reasons you should exercise to speed up your recovery Recovery is a weapon; it may sound brazen, but it is true. Every day, there are a lot of cyclists,…
What Does Unmanageability Mean?
And getting help for it In Step 1 of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, the idea of “unmanageability” is introduced in only five words. This is a big deal….
The Science Of Craving
Why stopping and staying stopped is difficult for alcoholics “I need a drink.” Every alcoholic understands the overbearing demand of that statement. And we have heard that statement so often….
How to Cope with Loss in Recovery
Pain and loss often accompany addiction recovery At first, recovery from addiction may promise that all trials are behind us. The gift of recovery appears to bring all the things…
Keeping it Simple and Learning to Wait
How perspective and patience help us stay sober Albert Einstein developed great mathematical theories long before the days of computers. However, he was given a special room compromised almost entirely…
Are You Rejecting and Tolerating Your Loved One’s Addiction?
How enabling make things worse The universal response to the chemically dependent person is first to reject and then to tolerate their objectionable behaviour, which enables their illness, furthering its…
Humility in Twelve Step Programs
How it leads to a fuller life Humility is a characteristic of the Twelve Step program and touches on each of the twelve steps. However, if we look at the Twelve Steps as a…
Did Lockdown Increase Alcoholism BBC Radio Tees interview
On the 12th May Simon Steven Stephens did an interview with BBC Radio Tees about lockdown and if it did increase unhealthy drinking habits in people. Below is the interviews…
Opiate and Cocaine Addiction interview BBC
The North East leads national league tables, for opiate and cocaine addiction. Listen to Simon Stephens, Addictions UK director of casework discuss the complex issues surrounding addiction and treatment.
The Part Pets Play in Recovery at Home
Home-based treatment gives us support from our pets. We love our dogs and cats. A significant number of people needing to deal with Drug, Alcohol and other Addictions say they…
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…
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…
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…