Addiction News

  Navigating the Intersection: ADHD, Developmental Trauma Disorder, and Substance Abuse in Youth Teenagers, adolescents, and young adults under the age of 23 are particularly susceptible to addiction. Changing neurochemistry while going through puberty, increased pressure from peers and social groups, a still-growing understanding of the world and how it works, and the inability to […]

  County Line Awareness: Impact, Prevention, and Treatment for Teenage County Line Victims As rehab and mental health services providers, we at Gladstones Clinic are responsible for being sensitive about what we say and the terms we decide to use both in therapy and in our publications. We carefully consider any labels we use, understanding […]

  The Biological Effects of Ketamine Abuse Ketamine, originally developed as a post-operative analgesic to replace PCP in the 1960s, soon found its way into the recreational use space. ‘K’, ‘Special K’, or ‘Vitamin K’, as it’s known on the streets, has powerful hallucinogenic and dissociative effects, altering and distorting how the user perceives sight […]

  The relationship between trauma and addiction: A layman’s guide For the longest time, smoking cigarettes was just about the coolest thing you could do. Think Humphrey Bogart’s character in 1942’s Casablanca, puffing away with an air of hard-edged sophistication; Audrey Hepburn with her elegant little cigarette holder in Breakfast at Tiffany’s; and, more recently, […]

  The relationship between trauma and addiction: A layman’s guide Trauma, a response to deeply distressing or disturbing events that overwhelm an individual’s ability to cope, can have a profound effect on one’s psychological well-being. It influences thoughts, behaviours, and emotions significantly and has been linked to a host of mental health disorders and substance […]

“What pain is troubling you today?” This is the very first sentence you read on Solpadeine’s official UK site. It’s big, bold, and visually enhanced to grab your attention. Up next is an ‘interactive pain tool’ to help you find a product that could fit your needs. The pain tool goes on to explore different […]

Let’s imagine a person who has never heard of ketamine before. They set off on a Google-fueled mission to educate themselves, and, being a reasonable person, they limit themselves to news articles published within the last year from a variety of large reader-base publications and other credible organisations from the UK. Within a few minutes, […]

Exploring the links between ADHD and Substance Misuse

Gladstones Clinic will again have its traditional presence in Bristol

Taking Action on Addiction is a campaign to improve understanding of addiction and end the stigma that surrounds it.

A BBC Radio 4 production – The Science of Addiction 

A year with people as they trial a new way to beat their drink and drug addictions.