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How to write a highly effective referral re-engagement letter
One day, referrals are ticking along nicely. The next, you realise a familiar name has disappeared from your inbox. It happens all the time.
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A call for action on International Overdose Awareness Day
Turning Point’s substance use services around the country ran awareness events for International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) on Monday, 31 August.
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Peer Mentors Celebrate Recovery, Resilience and Achievements
Somerset Drugs and Alcohol Service (SDAS) marked the graduation of its latest Peer Mentor Programme cohort on Friday, celebrating those using their lived experience...
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Number of Scots starting residential rehab up 60 per cent in...
The number of people starting a residential rehab placement in Scotland increased by around 60 per cent between 2019-20 and 2025-26, according to Public...
Pubs allowed to accept digital ID for alcohol sales
Pubs, bars, restaurants, music venues and shops will now be able to accept digital ID as proof that people buying alcohol are over 18,...
DDN Conference 2026 Coverage
A dose of inspiration goes a long way
Organising a conference is nerve-racking - preparing the programme, focusing on every detail, hoping things will run...
Pipe potential
This column generally focuses on our advocacy work – working with people who call or email us around the country to ensure that their...
Government accepts majority of ACMD’s synthetic cathinone recommendations
Policing and crime minister Sarah Jones has written to the ACMD accepting most of the recommendations in the agency’s updated harms assessment of synthetic...
Half of ketamine samples contain other harmful substances
Half of ketamine samples tested by Manchester Metropolitan University’s GM TRENDS drug monitoring system contained xylazine and medetomidine, posing ‘a significant health risk’.
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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
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...
Recovery that respects the individual
No two people arrive at treatment with the same experiences, circumstances or goals. Sea Recovery Centre and Oasis Premium Recovery have been developed around...
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...