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DDN Conference 2025: Bright Sparks!
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Taking Action on Addiction launches the Road to Recovery campaign
This September, to mark Recovery Month 2025, Taking Action on Addiction (TAOA), led by The Forward Trust, is launching an inspiring new campaign: the...
Via Harrow marks over a year of sustained hep C micro-elimination
We’re thrilled to announce that Via Harrow has successfully sustained its hepatitis C micro-elimination status for over one year. This marks an incredible milestone,...
International Overdose Awareness Day: WithYou’s street outreach takes life-saving help directly...
On International Overdose Awareness Day (31 August), local charity WithYou is highlighting its innovative approach to reaching people in Grimsby struggling with drugs and...
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Authorities missing opportunities to safeguard child criminal exploitation victims
Crucial opportunities to safeguard the victims of child criminal exploitation are being missed, warns a new report from the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ)...
New research project on substance dependency in care homes launched
A new research project looking at how people with drug and alcohol problems are supported in care homes has been launched by the University...
Reece Storr – I am a…
Reece Storr is a service manager at ROADS (Rotherham Alcohol and Drug Service), provided by WithYou. We asked him about his career path and...
Introduce mandatory alcohol labelling to protect against FASD, Balance urges
The government should introduce mandatory alcohol health labelling that includes warnings about drinking during pregnancy, says the North East alcohol programme Balance. The call...
Scottish Government announces funding for women’s and young people’s services
The Scottish Government has allocated £1.1m to the Aberlour Children’s Charity for perinatal support and recovery services, Public Health Scotland has announced. It is...
Female focused
More than 20 years ago, I worked in a community prescribing service in Tottenham. We had a woman in our service who would frequently...
Your Story
‘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...
A fair exchange
My first real job opportunity felt like a battle against the system – but then something changed for me, says Stuart Lloyd.
‘Same shit, different...
Rehab Spotlights
Turning Point: supporting you to make a positive change
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...
Forward: the power of online recovery
A new normal
The NHS estimates that two people in every 100 in the UK have a panic disorder and a third of those people...
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...