A BBC Radio 4 production – The Science of Addiction
Read MoreI had a drink – and the pain vanished – Adrian Chiles
Article in the Guardian about The Good Drinker by Adrian Chiles.
Read MoreAddiction: The Road to Recovery (BBC Documentary)
A year with people as they trial a new way to beat their drink and drug addictions.
Read MoreAddiction in the Workplace
Lost productivity due to alcohol use costs the UK economy more than £7 billion each year.
Read MoreThe link between addiction and money problems
The UK Charity StepChange, which specialises in offering advice on debts and money management, highlights the link between addiction and debt.
Read MoreWhat is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and how it can help?
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave.
Read MoreIs my friend taking drugs?
‘I’m really concerned that my friend is taking drugs but I don’t know how to approach the conversation with them?’
Read MoreHigh Functioning Alcoholic
The term High Functioning Alcoholic has changed to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
Read MoreWomen and gambling addictions
The number of women seeking help for problem gambling has doubled in the last five years
Read MoreFishing as Therapy
I had a friend who ran a fishing project at a local venue, Selwyn Pond, formerly the estate pond of the Lord of the Manor, now in the middle of a deprived council estate. Kids with a whole variety of challenges learned to listen, to be calm, to focus and concentrate on one thing, to […]
Read MoreGrandma £10,000 in debt after two year ‘secret’ gambling addiction
Grandma £10,000 in debt after two year ‘secret’ gambling addiction
Read MoreCocaine Confessions – A Sky News Report
Sky News was granted rare access to Cocaine Anonymous, a support group where people meet to overcome their dependence on the class A drug.
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