The pressure of performance can make sportsmen turn to drugs and alcohol as a relief. Binge drinking is accepted in many sporting communities….
Category: Alcohol Addiction
Is Abstinence from Drugs & Alcohol Enough?
What is successful recovery from addiction? Read more about abstinence from alcohol and drugs and recovery as a process through a 12-step programme….
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….
How to Navigate your First Sober Christmas
Christmas can be a risk of relapse for people who are just out of rehab or are in early recovery. Read addiction advice on staying sober for Christmas….
Saying Goodbye to Addiction
Anonymous letter by former patient in addiction recovery presents alcohol as a seductive, faithless partner & shows how alcoholics struggle to get free of it….
Alcohol Detox – Delays for NHS Patients
New study finds a number of problems within Scotland’s alcohol treatment services. Several addiction experts at Castle Craig rehab centre comment. Read more….
Swiss study on alcohol and domestic violence
Alcohol is responsible in almost half of the cases of abuse against women, shows a recent study about domestic violence in Switzerland….
NHS Have No Policy on Alcohol
Family doctors (GPs) are not trained to treat alcoholism and they are no longer allowed to send patients into residential rehab….
How do women react to AA?
New study looks at the different ways that men and women stay abstinent in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Read more here….
What are the 12 Steps of addiction recovery?
The 12 Steps are a therapy programme which can assist alcoholics and drug addicts to live a full and meaningful life without the use of drugs and alcohol….
Helping alcohol & drug addicts in Romania
Castle Craig Hospital launched a new website in Romanian, to compensate for the lack of addiction treatment information and fight high stigma against addicts….
The Blessing of Alcoholism by Dr. Scott Peck
The Road Less Travelled by Dr. Scott Peck is about the role of spirituality in addiction therapy, which was widely ignored by psychiatry at the time of publication….
Alcohol, Women & Breast Cancer Rates in Scotland
One in five Scottish breast cancer cases is caused by alcohol. There is no ‘safe’ limit for women to avoid the risk. Read more….
The Harmful Short-Term Effects Of Alcoholism On Memory
Alcoholism can impair basic memory functioning. Read more on how this impacts the success of rehab treatment for alcoholism….
The Effects of Alcohol & Drugs on the Family
Lee Taylor, Family Therapy Expert at Castle Craig Rehab, describes the effects of alcohol and drugs on family life. Family members experience guilt, anger, anxiety….
Methadone Treatment and Alcoholism Diagnosis
Back from the NEAR addiction conference in Ireland we report the four characteristics of a good methadone programme and the three stages of alcohol use & abuse….
Old People Told to Cut Drinking
New report states that more elderly people are becoming addicted to alcohol & prescribed drugs & GPs should screen & advise patients about addiction issues….
