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Whilst many people believe that alcoholism is black and white, so that you either are an alcoholic or you are not, there are actually three types of drinkers: •Social Drinkers •Alcohol Abusers •Alcoholics Whilst alcohol abusers are not yet addicted to alcohol, and could cease their drinking habits if they felt that they had to, […]

In the Home Secretary’s commissioning letter for the 2017–2019 Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) work programme, the ACMD were asked to look at “factors that make vulnerable people misuse drugs and what could be done to prevent misuse and protect these groups from associated harms”. This was a strategy designed to help […]

If you have ever read the leaflet that accompanies almost every form of medication, the risk of side effects will be familiar and concerning. However, mixing alcohol and medications increases the likelihood of those risks occurring, creating an altogether more dangerous situation. Raising awareness of the harmful interactions between alcohol and medications can improve lives […]

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is an umbrella term for a collection of different conditions that may present in a child, as a result of alcohol exposure during the mother’s pregnancy. These diagnoses include: Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Partial Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (PFAS) Alcohol Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND) Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD) The reason it […]

Getting out of addiction and into recovery is tough, and potentially one of the most difficult things you will ever have to do. But, unfortunately, getting into treatment is not the end of the story for you and your addiction. Staying clean and sober after you leave rehab is also difficult, and there is no […]

It is one of life’s ironies that the best way to recover from an addiction is to make sure that everyone in your life knows about it, and is thus able to support you. However, at the same time, talking about addiction is such a taboo. Although, in the medical community, awareness and understanding of […]

Recent NHS Digital figures have shown that three times more patients with cocaine-induced mental disorders are being admitted to hospitals in England today than there were a decade ago. According to these statistics, whilst there were 5,148 hospital admissions in 2007/8, in 2017/18 this number had climbed to a terrifying 14,470 – or 40 people […]

A recent study by Direct Line Motor Insurance has shown that people over the age of 55 are more predisposed to accidents caused by drinking and driving than previously thought. According to the research, 1.6 million older people will admit to knowingly drinking and driving, whilst a further 3.6 million older drivers will admit to […]

As concerns regarding the connection between cancer and tobacco-based products have increased over the last decade, individuals have in time started to boycott traditional cigarettes by alternatively using battery powered, vaping devices. Yet without thorough background research, users have continued to unknowingly damage their health through vaping. Although little evidence is currently available, especially when […]

What is Go Sober? For many people, alcohol is a big part of their daily lives. Be it a glass of wine at the end of the day in front of the TV, or a night out drinking with friends, it is easy for drinking alcohol to become part of your routine. The Go Sober […]

Most people will agree that there is a wide range of factors that contribute to a person’s chances of struggling with addiction later in life. Not all of these will affect every person, and those who do suffer from substance abuse issues will often have a completely different combination of factors that have affected them […]

A series of studies conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) over the has few years has noted a very definite trend when it comes to women and drinking. The most shocking statistic notes that female alcohol use disorder in the United States increased by 83.7% between 2002 and 2013. The […]

Social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram are now used by millions of the population, on a global scale. Although there are many positives to these social media sites, there have recently been significant negative associations; with a key focus on mental health issues. The most common group of individuals suffering with stress, depression […]

According to the 2017 European Drug Report, drug related deaths in Europe have been steadily increasing for years, and the UK has the highest number of incidences, claiming 31% of all overdoses reported. The UK also has the highest number of heroin addicts, and more than half of the people in contact with drug and […]

In a landmark ruling, an Oklahoma judge recently ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million as part of an injunction that found the pharmaceutical firm partly liable for the human and financial costs of the current prescription painkiller crisis in the U.S. As one of America’s biggest companies, this verdict is a huge blow […]

It is very rare that a person struggling with addiction will enter rehab as soon as they recognise that they have a problem. Addiction is so much more than an inability to regulate your use of a substance, it affects your brain to the point where the very idea of giving up the thing that […]