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Recovery is about kicking your addiction, but it’s also about learning self control and decision making. Choosing wisely in recovery can be a lot easier if you stick to these three easy steps….
Category: Addiction
Why Put Off Treatment any Longer? Overcome Protest and Procrastination
Addiction is a dangerous and chronic condition that should be treated immediately. There’s no sense in procrastination when it comes to addiction treatment….
Maintaining The Recovery Momentum Post-Treatment
After you have gone through an addiction recovery program, it’s important to maintain that momentum for the weeks and months and years that follow in order to stay sober and clean….
Misconceptions About 12 Step Programs Can Get in The Way of Their Impact
Twelve step recovery programs are tried and true methods of addiction treatment but misconceptions about the method can prevent a patient from taking full advantage of its benefits….
Prevention: 7 Questions for Relapse Prevention
Relapse Prevention is a key tool for those recovering from addiction and substance abuse; use these 7 questions to keep yourself on the straight and narrow….
Why Should Treatment For Addiction Take A Long Time?
Addiction takes a long time to develop and therefore requires a sufficient length of time to fully heal as well. So don’t rush your recovery, do the work to make sobriety a new lifestyle….
Longer Addiction Treatment – Higher Recovery Rate
New study shows longer addiction treatment significantly improves long term recovery rates. Castle Craig’s patient outcome studies show a 45% better abstinence rate….
Recovery Coaching | What a Recovery Coach Does
What a recovery coach does & how recovery coaching helps in recovery from alcohol or drugs addiction: we spoke to London-based expert Camilla Crichton-Stuart….
Chasing Dad – a Lifelong Addiction to Heroin and Alcohol
Therapist Chris Burn reviews the recent BBC3 documentary ‘Chasing Dad – a Lifelong Addiction to Heroin and Alcohol’. The film documents the mad chase on the treadmill of despair that every family experiences, where addiction is present….
Starting Addiction Treatment
Your addiction therapist will devise a personalised treatment plan to take you through the process of recovery from alcohol, drug or gambling addiction….
Prayer in 12 Step Recovery
A relationship with a Higher Power is an important aspect of the Twelve Step addiction treatment programme. Mic Hunter provides some insight for the 12 Step counsellor as well as for people in recovery….
Twelve Addiction Triggers of Christmas
Christmas is a difficult time for people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. Addiction therapist Chris Burn shares his list of Christmas triggers and how to cope with them….
Alcohol Withdrawal and Delirium Tremens
Prof. Jonathan Chick describes the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Read more on the effects of heavy consumption of alcohol and the brain chemistry behind it….
Addiction Recovery & Sobriety Support Mobile Apps
A host of new smartphone apps are now available for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Here’s a review of the most popular ones….
Talking to British War Veterans in Recovery
Many servicemen become addicted to drugs and alcohol while still in the military. Read short interviews with British war veterans in recovery….
How to Help a Loved One | Alcohol | AlAnon
Read a personal story of how to get help if you are affected by someone else’s drinking. Alanon is a fellowship of friends and families of alcoholics….
Can Drugs Cause Schizophrenia?
There is strong connection between schizophrenia and addiction. Dr. Jim Craig, Consultant Psychiatrist, provides insight into psychosis, schizophrenia and drugs abuse….
The Vicious Circle of Gambling
Online gambling sites make it easy to become a compulsive gambler. Addiction therapist shares his story of recovery from gambling, cross addiction….
The Risks of Long Term Methadone Maintenance
Methadone accounts for 25% of all deaths by drugs poisoning. We look at the risks of methadone maintenance and five reasons why prescribing methadone is dangerous….
Sports and Alcohol Addiction: An Unlikely Link
The pressure of performance can make sportsmen turn to drugs and alcohol as a relief. Binge drinking is accepted in many sporting communities….
Scottish Scientist Against Legalising Cannabis
The debate on legalising cannabis is in the press again. In Scotland there is pressure to legalise both cannabis and ecstasy. Read both sides of the argument here….
Understanding the Problem Gambler
The problem gambler has an impulse control disorder. Read more about the signs of problem gambling – bets, roulette, slot machine – and gambling addiction treatment….
You don’t need to be Religious for 12 Step Treatment
In order to achieve long term abstinence, people need a sense of purpose. You don’t have to be religious to participate in the 12 Step programme or fellowships like AA….
What David Carr Taught Us About Addiction Recovery
New York Times journalist David Carr died on 12th of February 2015, age 58. Here’s what we can learn from his experience of addiction to drugs and recovery….
Alcohol interferes with sleep
Alcohol interferes with the brain’s built-in system for regulating sleep, and this can result in insomnia, according to new research….
