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UKAT in the Media

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June 2020

ITV: Rise in UKAT’s COVID-19 may cause a rise in addiction problems

June 2020

PrychReg: UKAT launches innovative online aftercare groups

June 2020

HI&P: UKAT fears lockdown may lead the way for a rise in substance abuse

June 2020

Amber Valley: UKAT laucnhes educational programme in collaboration with collegens and schools

June 2020

ITV News Calendar Discuss Post-Lockdown Addiction Concerns with a UKAT Alumnus

March 2020

UKAT on the Internet Video Wik

December 2019

The BBC talk to UKAT about the sharp rise in drug and alcohol related problems.

November 2019

The Guardian – UKAT Records 28% Rise in Prescription Addiction Admissions

November 2019

Yorkshire Post – UKATs Nuno Albuquerque on Alcohol Addiction in Yorkshire

November 2019

West Bridgford Wire and UKAT on the Alcohol Problem across East Midlands

November 2019

Chronicle Live and UKAT Discover Only One Residential NHS Rehab Left in the North East

November 2019

The Shropshire Star UKATs Nuno Albuquerque on the Alcohol Service in the West Midlands

October 2019

Bolton News UKAT Specialists on Prescription Drug Treatment in the UK

October 2019

The Week UKAT Experts on Gaming Addiction in 2019

September 2019

Reuters – UKAT on Prescription Drug Addiction in the Country

September 2019

Health Europa – UKATs Nuno Albuquerque on UKs Opioid Situation

September 2019

The Leader – UKAT Experts on the Rise of Drug Poisoning Cases in Wales

September 2019

Metro – UKATs Nikki Hari Saving Herself to Help Others

August 2019

The Tab: UKAT Experts on How Drugs Affect Our Libido

August 2019

Casino International: UKAT Experts Call for Tighter Regulations on Online Gambling

August 2019

The Yorkshire Post: UKAT Founder Concerned over Gaming and Gambling Addiction Admission Rise

August 2019

The Guardian: UKAT Reports 37 Percent Rise in Gaming Addiction Admissions

July 2019

Refinery29: UKAT: UK Is on the Same Path as the USA

July 2019

The Independent: UKAT Statistics Show Govt Spending on Addiction Down by 135 Million

July 2019

The Times: Addiction Experts Are Outraged by a Medical Tribunal

July 2019

BBC’s Politics Live: UKAT Counsellor Nicki Hari Talks about Opioid Addiction

June 2019

Daily Mail – UKAT Experts on Recent Cannabis Admissions

June 2019

Exmouth News – UKAT on the Government Policies Regarding Addiction

June 2019

The Sun UKATs Tanner Hassan on Gaming Addiction

June 2019

The Times – Addiction Specialists on the Drink and Drug Deaths in the UK

May 2019

BBC – UKAT Registers 128% Increase in Powder Cocaine Admissions

May 2019

Accountancy Daily – UKAT Experts Say Slamming Tax Bills on Gambling Will not Help Fight Addiction

May 2019

Cover – UKAT’s CEO Says the Worst Is Yet to Come Regarding Internet Addiction

May 2019

The Telegraph – The UKAT Private Rehabs Helping Addicts While the Govt Brings More Budget Cuts

May 2019

ITV – UKATs Nichola Menaul Says More Support Is Needed

April 2019

UKAT’s Nicki Hari Talks with the BBC about New Prescription Drugs Warning Labels

April 2019

Wigan Today: UKAT Treating Drug Users to Help Fight High Number of Drug Abuse in Wigan Borough

April 2019

The Shropshire Star: UKAT on the Concerning Number of Young Adults Using Crack in the Area

April 2019

The Warrington Guardian – UKAT: An Alarming Number of Children Are Addicted to Crack

April 2019

This Is Local London: UKAT on the Drug Abuse among Young Adults in England

March 2019

Localgov – UKAT Experts on the Rise in Crack Cocaine Use in the UK

March 2019

The Sun: UKAT Registers 200 Per Cent Rise in Xanax Addiction Admissions

March 2019

The Guardian: UKAT’s Anita Chellamah on Netflix’s Russian Doll

March 2019

The London Post: UKAT Reveals Scaring Statistics on Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Children

March 2019

About Manchester: UKAT Addiction Experts on the Increase of Crack Cocaine Addiction in the UK

March 2019

HullLive – UKAT on Preventing Possible Addiction in Children

February 2019

The Clacton and Frinton Gazette – UKAT Helps You Test Your Alcohol Habits

February 2019

BBC: UKAT Sees a Rising Tendency for Gaming Addiction Admissions

February 2019

The Times: UKAT Specialists on the UK’s Painkiller Crisis

February 2019

Metro: Admissions of an Addict – UKAT Healing Alcoholics

January 2019

BBC: UKAT Specialists on the Everyday Life of an Alcoholic

January 2019

Refinery29: UKAT’S Maggie King on the Link between Mental Health and Addiction

January 2019

The Examiner Live: UKAT on Budget Cuts for Alcohol and Drug Treatment in Kirklees

January 2019

HuffPost: UKAT Specialists on Codeine Addiction

December 2018

BJFM: UKAT on the Benzodiazepine Use in Children

December 2018

Moscow News Daily: UKAT Specialists about the Rising Xanax Use in Children

December 2018

Daily Mail: UKAT on NHS Budget Cuts for Addiction Treatment

December 2018

About Manchester: UKAT on Record-breaking Deaths by Alcohol

December 2018

BBC on YouTube: Video Game Addiction – Healing at UKAT

November 2018

ITV: UKAT Experts – alcoholism develops over 5 stages

November 2018

ITV North West: Oasis Runcorn on Alcohol Addiction

October 2018

UKAT on Go Sober for October in the UK

October 2018

Huffington Post – “Gambling Has Become More of a Social Activity” UKAT

October 2018

ABCNews – UKAT – Inquiries from people concerned about internet addiction are on the rise

September 2018

ITV – UKATs Nicki Hari talks to Julie Etchingham about Addiction to Opioids

August 2018

The Telegraph – UKAT and Gaming Addiction Treatment in the UK

August 2018

The Guardian – UKAT on the Opioid Crisis in the UK

July 2018

The Mirror – UKAT – The Opioid Crisis Is Real in the UK

July 2018

Metro.co.uk – UKAT on Sex Addiction and Treatment

July 2018

The Sun – UKAT Specialists on Treating Gaming Addiction

June 2018

Luton Today – Liberty House Clinic Opens Doors for Free Consultations

May 2018

ITV – UKATs Dr Mateen Durrani on the Dangers of Internet Addiction

11 May 2018

The Guardian – Primrose Lodge, Part of UKAT, Fighting against Gaming Addiction

11 May 2018

Huffington Post – UKAT Clinics Register 300 Percent Rise in Gaming Addiction related Admissions since 2014

May 2018

The Sun – UKATs Dr Mateen Durrani on What Gaming Addiction Really Is

May 2018

ITV – UKAT Xanax Admissions for under 25-Year-Olds Rising

May 2018

The Independent – UKAT Say Govt Budget Cuts Are Killing People

May 2018

VICE – UKAT Lifting the Lid on Life in Luxury Rehab

Nov 2017

Yahoo – UKAT on the Slashes in Addiction Budgets by the Government

Apr 2018

Huffington Post – UKAT Reports Rise in Admissions

April 2018

Daily Mail – UKAT Admissions for Xanax Doubled

24 March 2018

The Mirror – UKAT Records a 200 Percent Rise in Xanax Addiction Admissions

23 March 2018

The Sun – UKAT say There Is No Hierarchy in Rehab

16 March 2018

The Telegraph – UKAT’s Niki Hari on How GPs Create Addicts

The Week – UKAT’s Nicki Hari on Opioid Use in the UK

The Guardian – UKAT’s Admissions Risen by a Third in the Past Two Years

15 March 2018

BBC – UKAT’s Nicki Hari says GPs Are Creating Drug Addicts

7 Feb 2018

ITV – UKAT on Budget Slashes and Dealing on the Social Media

2 Feb 2018

BBC – Help for gaming addiction by UKAT

Huffpost – UKAT say prescription drug addiction is already a real crisis

25 Jan 2018

The Sun – UKAT’s founder says Xanax is a dangerous substance that should not be taken lightly

26 Feb 2018

Oxford Mail – New Treatment Centre for Young People with Eating Disorders Opens in Banbury

The Telegraph – UKAT Has Admitted Over 30 Patients for Gaming Addiction

The Independent – We Must Prevent Drug Use in the Communities

HuffPost – UKAT Sees More Prescription Pills Admissions Than for Heroin Addiction

The Independent – UKAT Say Government Shouldn’t Have Cut Budgets for Addiction Help

2 Jan 2018

The Guardian – UKAT Expect Record-Breaking Admissions

Mirror – UKAT Say Wetherspoon’s January Sale Is Highly Irresponsible

HuffPost – UKAT Urge for Better Education on the Dangers of Excessive Drinking

BBC – UKAT Ask for GPs to Help Educate about Addiction

The London Economic – UKAT on Prescription Drug Addiction in the UK

Pharmaceutical Journal – At Least 10 per cent of UKAT Admissions Are Under 24

Mirror – UKAT on Over-the-counter Medication Admissions

Birmingham Mail – UKAT registers more benzo and codeine admissions than for heroin

Daily Mail – Ex-ambasador son treated for addiction in Sanctuary Lodge

Mail on Sunday – UKAT fear a dependency on over-the-counter painkillers will soon overtake heroin and alcohol addiction

Painkillers: an addiction by stealth – why more of us are getting hooked on ‘seductive’ drugs

4 May 2017

UKAT’s Dr Durrani: It’s difficult for people to identify themselves as alcohol dependent

6 June 2017

The Sun: Admissions to UKAT up by 22 Percent

7 June 2017

Soon prescription drugs admissions will overtake those for alcohol and harder drugs.

6 June 2017

Addictions to prescription drugs like Codeine or Benzodiazepine are becoming more common

7 June 2017

The Express: Admissions to UK Addiction Treatment (UKAT) Centres to treat the former are up by 22 per cent since 2014

The Independent: UKAT’s admissions for prescription and over-the-counter drugs up 22 per cent

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