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You’ve got to make that first step

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'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

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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...

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Government launches independent prison review

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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

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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

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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

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‘Successful outcomes’ are a key performance measure in drug and alcohol services, but the voices of those going through treatment and recovery in Blackburn...

Global opioid market at a ‘turning point’, says UNODC

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The increasing availability of synthetic opioids like fentanyls, nitazenes and orphines in the wake of the Taliban’s 2022 opium ban signals a ‘turning point’...

Arm in arm

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WithYou delivers the UK’s only dedicated drug and alcohol support programme designed specifically for the armed forces community – including veterans, serving personnel, reservists...

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

The Laurel Centre: the UK’s only dedicated residential course for sex...

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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...

Via rehab revitalised

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Via residential expansion set for 2025 launch We are excited to announce that Passmores House will be expanding its rehab facilities with an addition of...

Acorn: compassionate care for recovery

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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...