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The Emma Urquhart Cup: A Celebration of Recovery, Friendship and Community

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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...

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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...

Bournemouth charity honours two local volunteers with awards

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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole charity WithYou presents Peter Lee-Overy, and Debbie Millward, with volunteer awards for going above and beyond supporting people struggling with...

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Better support needed for people who want to come off substation...

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Better support strategies are needed for people with opioid dependence who ‘aspire to live an opioid-free life’, says a new report from Imperial College...

Vital Bonds

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Peer mentors and volunteers are crucial to our service, says Max Griffiths. Our peer mentors at Via are people with lived experience who have previously...

Government to double number of intensive supervision courts in bid to...

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The government has announced £9m funding to more than double the number of intensive supervision courts, which aim to cut reoffending by tackling the...

Two thirds of alcohol-related psychiatric admissions in Ireland are repeat cases

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Just under two thirds of alcohol-related psychiatric admissions in Ireland are repeat admissions, according to figures from the country’s Health Research Board (HRB). There were...

Drugs the ‘single most destabilising factor’ across prison estate

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Illicit drugs are the single most destabilising factor across the entire adult prison estate, according to the annual report from the Independent Monitoring Boards...

Ten times more women sleeping rough than official government figures show

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There are still as many as ten times more women sleeping rough in some areas than are identified in the government’s official snapshot figures,...

Your Story

‘I had a massive problem with alcohol. It nearly killed me’

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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...

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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...

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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

TLC Rehab in London: Truly Life Changing

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TLC Rehab is a London-based residential rehab service, offering medically managed detox and an eclectic approach to addiction treatment. From heartfelt beginnings, TLC Rehab is...

Ark House Rehab: “A Bridge To Recovery”

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For over three decades, Ark House Rehab Ltd in Scarborough has been a beacon of hope for individuals seeking to overcome addiction and reclaim...

Turning Point: supporting you to make a positive change

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Turning Point has been providing residential detox and rehab for over 30 years. Using evidence-based therapies and peer support, we’ll support you to improve...