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 […]
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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 […]
Read MoreThe Biological Effects of Ketamine Abuse
The immediate, short-, and long-term effects of ketamine abuse on the brain and body.
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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, […]
Read MoreThe relationship between trauma and addiction: A layman’s guide
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 […]
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Alcohol Detox Home Alcohol Detox Many many people, including this author, have or will, at some point in their lives decide to maybe take a bit of a break from the drink. If you haven’t already, maybe when you were at university or going through a tough breakup, the odds are good that you’ll […]
Read MoreAmphetamine Addiction: Signs, Effects, Withdrawal, and Treatment
Conditions We Treat Amphetamine Addiction: Signs, Effects, Withdrawal, and Treatment A lot of people seem to have a very one-dimensional understanding of what amphetamines are. The public mind might quickly jump to gaunt and emaciated figures smoking crystal from a pipe or mugshots featuring people with sunken eyes and severe skin problems. While these […]
Read MoreSolpadeine Addiction | An Overview, Addiction Signs, and Addiction Treatment
“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 […]
Read MoreAlcohol Abuse Statistics in the UK
Alcohol Addiction Rehab Alcohol Abuse Statistics in the UK Alcohol abuse has always been a concern in the UK. We’re known to enjoy a pint or two – or more honestly, way more than that – on a fairly regular basis. That being said, our appetite for liquor has only grown over the last […]
Read MoreKetamine and increased prevalence within substance misuse
A closer look at ketamine, its history, and an overview of treatment options and timelines.
Read MoreCodeine Addiction Rehab Treatment
Pharmaceutical Addiction Codeine Addiction Rehab Treatment | Signs, Withdrawal, and Treatment You would not believe how easy it is to get codeine in the UK! Even if you’ve never heard of codeine before, it doesn’t take more than 5 minutes of online searching to find out that you can legally buy an opioid from […]
Read MoreCo-codamol Addiction Rehab Treatment
Pharmaceutical Addiction Co-codamol addiction rehab treatment Imagine this scenario: A young professional, male or female, with clean and sober habits, wakes up one morning with muscle pain the day after a heavy workout session. No big deal. They take a couple of aspirins and go to work. By lunchtime their muscles aren’t any better, […]
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