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…
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…
A 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…
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…
If you are addicted to drugs or addicted to alcohol, chances are you may have heard of Ibogaine treatment therapy. You may even be looking for where to go to receive Ibogaine treatment. And, if you’re not aware, it’s certainly something you should be. Hailed as the miracle cure for drug addiction, we thought we…
An intimate relationship with a significant other can be challenging at the best of times. Like all relationships, there are periods of change, adaptation and growth. Sadly, despite your best efforts, a relationship that you have emotionally invested in may break down. When you are in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction the end of…
Ant McPartlin, the 42-year-old co-presenter of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! has announced that he will not be returning to TV work until 2019. Ants decision not to return to work, following his stint in rehab, will bring a huge sigh of relief to his numerous fans and no doubt his family and…
A breakthrough in drug and alcohol treatment for the UK could become a reality; as the UK is set to follow Portugal’s example of compulsory rehab treatment for criminals suffering from addiction. Whilst illicit drugs will not be decriminalised, it seems the government is finally seeing sense by implementing measures to reduce the number of…
2017 statistics released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed the highest number of cocaine-related deaths in England and Wales ever recorded since comparable records began. This is the 6th consecutive year that England and Wales have experienced a shocking rise in the deaths where cocaine has been deemed to be the main…
The Independent newspaper recently exclusively revealed the results of a UK survey they recruited BMG Research to manage, assessing the general consensus amongst the British public regarding the legalisation of recreational cannabis in the UK. BMG Research, who are regularly recruited to conduct polls for The Department of Education, Open University, the UK government and…