UKAT in the Media

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July 2019

Refinery29: UKAT’s Eytan Alexander Says 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 – UKATs Eytan Alexander on the Government Policies Regarding Addiction

June 2019

The Banbury Guardian – Banbury Lodge Clinic Passes Inspection with Flying Colours

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’s Eytan Alexander: 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

BBC: UKAT Registers Triple Teenage Porn Addiction Admissions within a 3-year period

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’s Eytan Alexander 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

MailOnline: UKAT’s Eytan Alexander on the Alcoholism Tackling Policies in the UK

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 Sun: UKAT Specialists on the Effects of Cocaine

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: Eytan Alexander 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 Founder Eytan Alexander on NHS Budget Cuts for Addiction Treatment

December 2018

About Manchester: UKAT’s Eytan Alexander 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

RT News: UKAT’s Eytan Alexander on the Closing of Publicly-Funded Drug Rehab Centres

November 2018

ITV North West: Oasis Runcorn on Alcohol Addiction

October 2018

UKAT’s Eytan Alexander Writes for METRO on Go Sober for October in the UK

October 2018

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

October 2018

ABCNews – UKATs Eytan Alexander – 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 – UKATs Eytan Alexander on the Opioid Crisis in the UK

August 2018

The Evening Express – UKAT Specialists Warn that More Internet Use May Be Linked to Gaming Addiction

July 2018

The Mirror – UKATs Eytan Alexander – The Opioid Crisis Is Real in the UK

July 2018

Metro.co.uk – UKATs Eytan Alexander on Sex Addiction and Treatment

July 2018

The Sun – UKAT Specialists on Treating Gaming Addiction

June 2018

Daily Star – UKAT Experts Warn against Internet 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

Yahoo – UKATs Addiction Specialists Warn the UK about Internet Addiction

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’s Eytan Alexander Says Govt Budget Cuts Are Killing People

May 2018

VICE – UKAT Lifting the Lid on Life in Luxury Rehab

Nov 2017

Yahoo – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander 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’s Eytan Alexander says 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’s Eytan Alexander on Budget Slashes and Dealing on the Social Media

Evening Standard – The Story of Opioid Addiction and How UKAT’s Rising Admissions Indicate a Growing Problem in England

2 Feb 2018

BBC – Help for gaming addiction by UKAT

Huffpost – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander says 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

4 March 2018

The Banbury Guardian – Eating Disorder Facility Opens in Banbury

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

The Star – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander on Govt’s Cuts on Substance Misuse Budget

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

The Independent – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander Says Government Shouldn’t Have Cut Budgets for Addiction Help

2 Jan 2018

The Guardian – UKAT Expects Record-Breaking Admissions

Mirror – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander Says Wetherspoon’s January Sale Is Highly Irresponsible

HuffPost – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander Urges for Better Education on the Dangers of Excessive Drinking

BBC – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander Asks for GPs to Help Educate about Addiction

The London Economic – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander on Prescription Drug Addiction in the UK

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

MSN – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander Talks about Rising of Over-the-Counter Pills Admissions

Mirror – UKAT’s Eytan Alexander on Over-the-counter Medication Admissions

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

CityAM – UKAT’s Michael Garnham on Mike Ashley’s Immensely Worrying Court Admissions

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

7 June 2017

Yahoo News: UKAT’s Specialists say that prescription drug addiction will overtake heroin use in UK

7 June 2017

UKAT: Painkillers such as codeine and benzodiazepines prescribed by GPs has risen by 17 per cent