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​The answer to this question is a resounding YES. This is because alcohol withdrawal may precipitate Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS). Untreated AWS may give rise to a condition known as delirium tremens (DT). Symptoms of DT include frightening hallucinations and an elevated heartbeat. In turn, this may lead to cardiac arrest, coma and death. Chronic […]

Twitter is an ideal way to keep up-to-date on industry news in the addiction/recovery field. Many of these ‘tweeters’ aggregate important industry news so you don’t have to check on updates yourself. However, Twitter is, unfortunately, full to the brim with inactive, spam or irrelevant tweeters. Here we’ve included many little-known Twitter accounts we feel […]

MPs are set to discuss cannabis laws after receiving over 200,000 signatures on the Government’s official e-petition website. This debate is now scheduled for 12th October. Labour’s Paul Flynn is to lead the debate at Westminster Hall. Flynn has supported pro-cannabis legalisation for more than 25 years. Flynn sponsored a report titled ‘How to Regulate […]

The human immune system consists of a complex network of tissues and cells. This system guards your body from pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. It is well established that binge drinking and chronic alcoholism weakens the immune system. And now that winter is approaching, the risk of getting ill is increased. This risk is […]

In our experience the long-term recovery success rates are substantially higher for those completing a full residential rehabilitation programme as opposed on an ‘outclient basis’. Here’s why: #1: Supervised Detox – A clinic setting provides far greater comfort and safety for those concerned about the detox process itself in regard to withdrawals and cravings etc. […]

​If you’ve worked in alcohol rehab therapy for any amount of time, it’s likely you’ve come across the arguments of ‘moderation management’, ‘harm reduction’ and ‘total abstinence’. Whilst many in the industry, most notably Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), subscribe to the view of total abstinence there are many people arguing in favour of ‘moderation’ strategies, particularly […]

​​​The ‘War on Drugs’ criminalises people suffering from drug addiction. In many countries throughout the world drug users are imprisoned and even executed. Governments prefer to imprison drug addicts rather than pay for their treatment. In this post we discuss the ‘War on Drugs’, its history, recent developments and the validity of this approach in […]

​THC stands for Tetrahydrocannabinol. THC is cannabis’s central psychoactive element. Employers in the United Kingdom have in recent years favoured carrying out random drug tests on their employees. Drug tests are particularly common in heavy industry, the Armed Forces and public organisation. An entire multi-billion pound drug testing industry has popped up in the last […]

​ An addiction to gambling brings with it an assortment of problems well beyond the issue of money. Gambling addiction destroys families, careers and of course finances. An addiction to gambling is as destructive as addiction to drugs and alcohol. Symptoms such as violent mood swings feature as much (or if not more) when the […]

The opiate family of drugs derive from the poppy plant. Example drugs belonging to the opiate family include: Heroin Morphine Methadone Oxycodone These drugs are often taken as a painkiller. Drugs such as heroin are commonly taken as ‘street drugs’ in order to get ‘high’. Opiates stimulate the brain’s reward centre. Over time users develop […]

In the twenty-first century the concept of ‘addiction as disease’ is well founded and unanimously accepted amongst the medical community. In fact, the ‘addiction as disease’ first appeared about 40 years ago, way back in the 1970s. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) defines addiction as ‘a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized […]

​ In this blog post I shall discuss the substance abuse rehabilitation journey from the perspective of the female addict. Whilst it is true many of the same feelings and experiences are common for both male and female addict alike, subtle differences do remain and these differences are the subject matter of what follows. I […]

As a heroin detox and methadone detox centre, Cassiobury Court helps thousands of opiate addicts attain their abstinence goals each and every year. In this post, we outline exactly how an addict can break free from methadone addiction. What is methadone? Methadone is an opiate drug derived from the opium poppy. Methadone is commonly used […]

A recent study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse reveals cannabis is only a ‘gateway drug’ if you’re a bored teenager. As one of the UK’s only private cannabis rehab centres, Cassiobury Court throws in its 2 cents on this issue including a cannabis detox. Data this study was based on […]

  Lord Sewel, The Lord Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, announces his resignation in light of a leaked video revealing his cocaine habit. What actually happened The 69 year-old Scot’s fall from grace comes after a concealed video camera caught him snorting cocaine from what appears to be a prostitute’s bosom. In the […]

A recent petition on the Government’s official ‘e-petition’ website has forced the Government to consider holding a debate around the issue of legalising cannabis. This e-petition website is itself only a few weeks old. The Government must consider holding a debate around issues raised in petitions (whether online or offline) where that petition receives at […]