In 2016, an inquest into the death of a 14-year-old mental health patient who tragically took her own life at Ticehurst House psychiatric hospital found that The Priory Group was guilty of “gross failings” at their specialist mental health unit for psychiatrically unwell children. Amy El-Keria,14, was admitted to The Priory Ticehurst for mental health…
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Alcoholic relapse is common but it is avoidable and it is treatable. Perhaps you’re reading this as you or a loved one are in alcoholic relapse. Perhaps you’re reading this as you want to know how to avoid alcoholic relapse or how to spot the signs of alcohol relapse in a family member or loved…
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A report commissioned by the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark & Lewisham, studying drug use in sexual settings amongst gay and bisexual men in London found that chemsex is more prevalent in the city London than in other parts of the UK. Chemsex is a term often used to describe sexual activity between men that…
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Addiction trends in London were at their lowest ever recorded point at the beginning of the 20th Century. Since then, substance misuse, alcohol abuse and drug-related deaths have steadily risen leading us up to today. The trends recorded for addiction in London are representative of the rest of the UK, which has seen drug and…
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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. Gambling addiction is classified as a behavioural addiction similar to substance abuse, and just because a substance is not…
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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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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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