Fentanyl Addiction & Deaths UK

Fentanyl Deaths Continue To Rise in England and Wales

The latest statistics from ONS (Office for National Statistics) have been released and show there has been no positive impact on the number of deaths from drug-related deaths from 2016, the previous year. In 2016 England and Wales were hit by the highest number of drug-related deaths ever recorded, with 3,744 individuals dying as a…

Simon Pegg’s Alcoholic Hell

Simon Pegg recently opened up to The Guardian newspaper about his long term battle with alcoholism and depression. Simon poignantly stated during the interview: “One thing [addiction] does is make you clever at not giving anything away. People think junkies and alcoholics are slovenly, unmotivated people. They’re not – they are incredibly organised. They can…

Alcoholism

Promising Study Gives Hope To Alcoholics and Drug Addicts

The URI (University of Rhode Island) has received a $1.65million federal grant towards the study of a new drug being developed to control alcohol cravings. The National Institute on Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse has funded a laboratory for the clinical trials on the drug to be conducted. If…

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UK Prison Nurses Are “Passing Out” From Spice Smoke

Recent reports have emerged revealing prison nurses and healthcare workers are “passing out” from inhaling second-hand Spice smoke in UK prisons. Currently, there are no guidelines or protocols to safeguard prison health care workers from inhaling Spice smoke. The shocking report led Ann Norman, professional lead of The Royal College of Nursing to state: “The…

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Parents Despair As Gaming Addiction Grips The Nations Teenagers

The past couple of years have seen a rapid escalation in the number of teenagers becoming addicted to gaming and online gaming in Britain, particularly affecting young people. There have even been reports of a 9-year old girl receiving treatment for addiction to the video game Fortnite, although we question the accuracy of these reports as there…