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  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 […]

​​ In this article, we review the best heart helplines and resources the Internet has to offer. As a London based alcohol rehab and drug rehab clinic, many of our readers are based in the UK and thus we’ve clearly had a bias in choosing UK resources. However, a number of the below resources are […]

In this guide, we signpost you to free addiction helplines that exist in the United Kingdom. Fortunately, there exists many helplines and organisations to assist people suffering from addiction. However, the sheer number of these services may mean people who could benefit from these services could become confused. Some believe that when a person is […]

​ In this guide, we review the various eating disorder helplines in the United Kingdom. There exist many of these helplines. This is good news for people seeking out these free services. However, the sheer number of these services may confuse people looking for help. To help address this concern, we’ve written a post explaining […]

In this post, we signpost you to the various free helplines that exist for people suffering from mental health issues. There exist many helplines of this nature, and you may be confused by their sheer volume. Studies show that when you are faced with too many options, you are likely to take no action at […]