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Adfam’s range of CPD accredited training courses provide professionals and practitioners with the skills they need to better support families affected by substance use.
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Emma Urquhart Cup – East Kent’s recovery community are true winners
With a rare footballing appearance by England and Arsenal legend (and our chair of trustees) Tony Adams, an entertaining charity football match between ROAR...
Job support service transforms lives for dozens in Worcestershire
A new employment programme has supported 25 people currently accessing alcohol and drug support to get into work in its first year.
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Recent Posts
On the level
I’m Richard Sparkes. I’m the registered manager at The Level inpatient detox in Nottingham. I also happen to be in recovery myself.
We’re one of...
Global drug use at historically high levels
A new era of global instability is empowering organised crime groups and ‘pushing drug use to historically high levels’ says the 2025 World drug...
Scots continuing to drink at unsafe levels
Scotland ‘continues to face a significant alcohol problem’, according to a new report from Public Health Scotland (PHS), with people drinking 50 per cent...
The bigger picture
Too often, occupational therapy is understood as relating solely to hospitals and physical rehabilitation. In fact, it can play a significant role in helping...
No half measures
Most professionals in the drugs sector would agree that holistic care for clients is of great benefit in their treatment and can support individuals...
Falling through the cracks
The latest meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Drugs, Alcohol and Criminal Justice focused on the service gaps facing people with both...
Your Story
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...
Mother who nearly died of alcohol dependency volunteers at rehab clinic...
A mother who nearly died of alcohol dependency last year is rebuilding her life by volunteering at the same Scottish rehabilitation clinic where she...
My son’s death turned me into a campaigner | Hilary’s Story
Caring for someone who is dependent on drugs is one of the most exhausting, emotional and confusing experiences, it’s like living on a rollercoaster...
Rehab Spotlights
Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House: a beautiful place to recover
Our service
Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House is a purpose-built facility set in over nine acres of beautiful grounds at Heswall, Wirral, designed to provide the...
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...
ESH Community addiction treatment centre
Our approach
ESH Community is a fully residential detox and rehab treatment facility for people aged 18 and over who have issues with alcohol and...