PCP receives many calls from family members who are worried their loved one has a gambling problem or addiction. Just like any other addiction, gambling addiction starts in the brain and its response to a stimulus. Just because a substance is not involved as such, does not mean that gambling addiction is any easier to…
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Depression and addiction are two topics of conversation that can be very hard to talk about when you suffer from them. Part of you may want the words “Help Me!” to come tumbling out whilst the other part of you fights to keep them in. The tragic stigma that is attached to both mental health…
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Durham University near Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England has come under fire after revelations that the Centurion Society, founded by a group of first-year students, subjects its members to a dangerous initiation of drinking 100 shots of alcohol in 100 minutes. The students are allowed to choose any alcoholic beverage that they wish in…
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Public Health England has estimated that as many as 589,101 adults in London suffer from alcohol dependency and are in need of specialist alcohol treatment. These statistics are detailed in the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) report for 2016-2017. The report further details that only 1 in 5 adults with alcohol addiction treatment needs,…
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Ben Affleck, the 46-year-old famous Hollywood actor and filmmaker, has broken his silence over his alcohol addiction treatment earlier this year. Affleck, whose ongoing battle with alcohol and gambling has been very much publicised, spent 40 days in a residential treatment centre for alcohol where he was admitted over the summer. There, he underwent his…
DetailsA long term study conducted by the Canadian University of Montreal has evidenced that cannabis use during teenage years can cause brain damage that is long lasting; in some cases irreversible. The study tracked and tested 3,800 teenage participants over a period of four years, with the youngest being aged 13. It is a well-documented fact…
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Mixing alcohol and drugs can be deadly Many individuals who take illicit drugs will see alcohol as a less harmful substance. This incorrect belief leads to alcohol and drugs frequently being mixed together; the results of which can lead to addiction and can also prove to be fatal. Alcohol was involved in a third of…
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London’s New Science Gallery has opened an exhibition that is most certainly food for thought. Entitled Hooked: When Want Becomes Need, the art exhibition invites viewers to explore the complex and multifaceted world of addiction – steering you away from the stereotypical alcoholic and drug addict. Hannah Redler-Hawes, the curator responsible for pulling together resources…
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BBC News published the story of Danny O’Sullivan, a young man from Renfrew, Glasgow, who against the odds has overcome his debilitating addiction to drugs. Danny’s journey with drugs started at the very tender of 13. By the age of 18, Danny was a full blown addict and in desperate need of help. Danny O’Sullivan…
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We all know mobile phones can be addictive, whether it’s games or social media. But how far has this compulsion to check our devices gone? Rehab Today by PCP spoke to a former client, and mother of two, regarding mobile phones and their usage. Here’s what she told us: If your in your 30’s or…
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