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Cocaine addiction has continued to rise across the United Kingdom, causing many fatalities, family break downs and criminal incidents. With the rise of substance abuse, the demand for expert rehab centres is continuing to grow. Cocaine Addictions Causing both physical and mental health problems, cocaine and further drug consumption is highly dangerous, significantly reducing a […]

There is no straightforward answer to the question of does alcohol abuse affect your weight. This is because not everyone who abuses alcohol is overweight. However, there are links between drinking alcohol and putting on weight -some links are direct and some indirect. Alcohol causes you to put more weight on simply because it has […]

For many people, the use of illicit drugs brings a welcome emotional release from the stresses of everyday life. The use of drugs at the weekend as part of a modern lifestyle is becoming more and more common across the Western world, which is leading to more and more cases of drug abuse. What about […]

What is meant by peer pressure? Peer pressure can apply if you are part of a social group that like to use drugs. Every weekend when you go out with them, they call you “boring” because you say no to drugs. You feel that your friends might not invite you out if you do not […]

  Heroin and pregnancy: What you should know If you take heroin during your pregnancy you are putting both yourself and your baby’s lives at great risk. If you are pregnant and using heroin, it is also important to know that if you plan to stop, simply quitting suddenly can cause even further harm to […]

Alcohol use among 15-16 year olds is becoming a concerning issue in not just the UK but across Europe as a whole with shocking statistics showing just how serious the problem is. Research undertaken by the NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) found that people who started drinking before age 15 were 50% […]

Drinking alcohol is one of the world’s favourite pastimes, and with good reason. Drinking alcohol is ingrained as a cultural activity, as it has been for thousands of years. Even in ancient Egypt, drinking alcohol was a common activity during social calls. Even in many religions scriptures alcohol plays a big part. Alcohol has a […]

In the United Kingdom, you have the option to pick between private and public services in healthcare. This also applies to rehabilitation services. The NHS can offer you drug and alcohol rehab services for free. However, there are many problems with the current NHS rehab service. Many professionals prefer to go to private rehab for […]

Every few years, new studies on alcohol and its effect on the human body allow us to become more aware of the dangers of alcohol to the average person. The government has decided to re-release the alcohol guidelines as recent as 2016, with the proposal before that dating back to 1996. One major change has […]

Many people know that consuming alcohol is unhealthy for you. However, it is also true that small doses alcohol could have some positive effects on the human body. A study from PLOS Medicine claims that light drinking could still lead to a risk of cancer of course – yet the risks are lower compared to […]

Alcohol had been often the first substance the youth would experiment with, for as long as statistics were recorded. However, according to a study published by Prevention Science, this trend is increasingly changing. The publication also believes that a decline in alcohol sales is imminent. This could be an effect of society’s changing view on […]

In surprising news this month, it has become apparent that the small town of Hastings, in East Sussex, has the third most heroin deaths in the country between 2014 and 2016, whilst only being the 106th most populous settlement in England. A shocking stat. The Office for National Statistics had released data in April that […]

There has been a longstanding correlation in regard to drug and alcohol addiction and ADHD, and the link between both conditions might be linked stronger than first thought. Many people who seek alcohol and drug rehab in London, also seem to show signs of ADHD. Research has pointed out, that 25 percent of adults who […]

Results from a study by the Lancet Medical Journal, liver disease will become the number one killer in the UK, and the main cause of premature deaths. The main culprits are obesity and, unsurprisingly, alcohol. The main cause of premature deaths is due to coronary diseases. This is also linked with obesity and unhealthy lifestyles. […]

In this blog post, we present an infographic that weighs up recent studies that say drinking moderate amounts of alcohol could increase the risk of getting breast cancer. Almost unbelievably, just over one in ten women will suffer from breast cancer in their lifetimes. Recent studies say these risks are increased in proportion to the […]

In this blog post, we unveil our latest infographic titled “cuts to addiction services in England and Wales since 2012”. Since 2010, successive Tory Governments have aimed to save public money by cutting addiction services. Since addiction is often stigmatised, perhaps these politicians feel justified in cutting these unarguably essential services. These cuts really started […]