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You’ve got to make that first step
'You’ve got to make that first step': Man who was hospitalised because of alcohol shares his recovery story this Alcohol Awareness Week
This Alcohol Awareness...
The Emma Urquhart Cup: A Celebration of Recovery, Friendship and Community
In this personal blog, Chantel, recovery navigator at The Forward Trust, reflects on this year’s Emma Urquhart Cup and the power of friendship, remembrance...
Dame Carol Black visits Leicester service to see impact of drug...
The government’s independent adviser on drugs, Professor Dame Carol Black, visited Leicester on Tuesday to learn more about the innovative ways the city’s substance...
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Boredom fuelling prison demand for drugs, says chief inspector
‘Woeful’ levels of activity and long lock-up times are causing ‘frustration, boredom and despair’ and fuelling the huge demand for drugs in the prison...
Only 6 per cent of adults would rely on AI for...
People are still far more likely to turn to another person with concerns about their drinking than to AI, according to research by Alcohol...
Government launches independent prison review
An independent review to assess the long-term challenges facing prisons and recommend improvements to their effectiveness has been announced by the Ministry of Justice...
Changing the outlook
Whether they take place in the GP’s surgery, a prison healthcare wing, a hostel, or a drug service waiting room, the first crucial interactions...
A country mile
Almost 60 per cent of the people in Shropshire live in rural areas. From the Welsh border in the west to the outskirts of...
A question of success
‘Successful outcomes’ are a key performance measure in drug and alcohol services, but the voices of those going through treatment and recovery in Blackburn...
Your Story
‘I had a massive problem with alcohol. It nearly killed me’
A 46-year-old man from Ludlow whose struggle with alcohol nearly killed him has shared his life-saving story for Recovery Month, observed throughout September to...
‘I nearly died. I wish I’d known that there is a...
A 26-year-old man from Scunthorpe whose struggle with ketamine left him hospitalised with liver and kidney failure has shared his life-saving story for Recovery...
‘Alcohol is a silent killer. It can just take your life...
This Alcohol Awareness Week, Zoe, a previous client of Rotherham Alcohol and Drug Service (ROADS), provided by the charity WithYou, is speaking out about...
Rehab Spotlights
The Laurel Centre: the UK’s only dedicated residential course for sex...
The Laurel Centre provides support and treatment for sex and porn addiction through individual therapy, couples therapy, online treatment programmes, and the six-day Residential...
Acorn: compassionate care for recovery
Located in Stockport and Burnley, Acorn Residential Rehab Services provides a safe, welcoming, and CQC-regulated environment designed to help individuals and families overcome addiction.
With...
Phoenix Futures residential services
With over 50 years of experience delivering residential rehabilitation in the UK, Phoenix Futures are dedicated to helping people, families and communities overcome substance...






























