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The Cannabis Experiment at The Drugs Café – Harmless or Reckless?

01 November 2018

The Cannabis Experiment at The Drugs Café – Harmless or Reckless?

Channel 4 has long been known for commissioning programmes that break boundaries. Programmes that entertain and shock an...

Is Smartphone Addiction Dumbing Us Down?

29 October 2018

Is Smartphone Addiction Dumbing Us Down?

Stan Beer, co-founder of IT Wire, thinks smartphones are regressive – he says we’re becoming increasingly addicted t...

Chemsex – the Drugs and Sex Subculture in the Gay Community

26 October 2018

Chemsex – the Drugs and Sex Subculture in the Gay Community

Brian Paddick, the former deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan police, have spoken out movingly about the d...

Addiction, Loneliness and Recovering our Deepest Human Need

21 October 2018

Addiction, Loneliness and Recovering our Deepest Human Need

There’s an epidemic of loneliness. 55,000 people completed a detailed survey in the BBC’s Loneliness Experiment, mak...

Prescription for Addiction: Opioids and Chronic Pain in the UK

17 October 2018

Prescription for Addiction: Opioids and Chronic Pain in the UK

Millions of people in Britain take strong prescription drugs for chronic pain – but are opioids actually effective...

A Cure for Cocaine Addiction? It’s a Question of Science Versus Nature

15 October 2018

A Cure for Cocaine Addiction? It’s a Question of Science Versus Nature

Scientists say gene therapy could eradicate cravings for cocaine and prevent overdose. Is their discovery really a c...

World Mental Health Day 2018 – stories of young people with a dual diagnosis

10 October 2018

World Mental Health Day 2018 – stories of young people with a dual diagnosis

Today is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme could not be more important – “Young People and Mental Heal...

The Tragic Death of Cranberries’ Frontwoman

01 October 2018

The Tragic Death of Cranberries’ Frontwoman

Cranberries lead singer, Dolores O’Riordan, drowned accidentally due to alcohol intoxication, coroner Shirley Radc...

Addiction Recovery Secrets: 10 Ideas to Keep Getting Better

28 September 2018

Addiction Recovery Secrets: 10 Ideas to Keep Getting Better

To stay free from drugs, alcohol or addictive processes, your life in recovery has to be better than it was in addiction...

NHS Chief Highlights Gambling Addiction as a “New Threat”

24 September 2018

NHS Chief Highlights Gambling Addiction as a “New Threat”

Chief Executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has named gambling addiction as a “new threat” facing the Nationa...

Life Changing

March 28, 2016

I booked my treatment through UKAT not knowing if I could change my life or how it would turn out, but 5 months later, my life has done a total 180 degree turn, thanks UKAT.

Recovery Lighthouse

December 16, 2015

After spending 3 months in Recovery Lighthouse I had to leave a review, the staff there are so caring and really help me make sense of my addiction and find a new way to live

Sober life ahead

September 28, 2015

Sanctuary Lodge saved my life, after an eternity of drinking I just couldn't stop, now life is looking up, and I have a new vision of a sober life ahead.

Cope with feelings

September 28, 2015

I initially booked for 10 day detox but I quickly realised I needed longer in treatment and to learn the root causes of addiction. The staff at BlueSkies really helped me find out what was wrong and how to cope with my feelings

New lease of life

September 28, 2015

After years of trying AA meetings and other fellowships, I found recovery in Sanctuary Lodge, now 6 months on I have a new lease of life and feeling positive about the future

Recent Articles

January 30, 2019
Living with Mental Illness and Addiction? Missing Your GP Appointments?
According to research by The University of Glasgow, mental health patients w
January 28, 2019
Increasingly Marijuana is Legal – But is Cannabis Safe?
Recreational marijuana is now legal in 10 states in America. Medicinal marij
January 25, 2019
The Opioid Epidemic – America’s Deadliest Addiction and Britain’s Opioid Problem
130 Americans die everyday from an opioid overdose – that’s more people

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