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Kit Harington Enters Rehab
Kit Harington recently checked into rehab after the finale of Game of Thrones. Addiction can affect anyone, celebrities alike. Castle Craig rehab, UK…
Review of ‘Hooked’ – The Inaugural Exhibition
The ‘HOOKED’ exhibition explores addiction from the scientific point of view – exhibits demonstrate the often subversively addictive nature of what……
England Tops the List of UK’s Regular Drinkers
Where You Live May Affect Your Drinking Habits – England Tops the List of UK’s Regular Drinkers Packed with a plethora of information about mainland U.K…….
Getting a Pay Rise may be Bad for your Health
Getting a Pay Rise may be Bad for your Health. Recently released statistics of drinking habits in the U.K. reveal several interesting trends about adult……
The Celebration Effect
We typically think of negative events as the biggest threat to recovery.Even seemingly minor challenges can pile up and feel like too much to bear. We less often think of good events as a threat to sobriety, but they are sometimes just as dangerous. Learn more here now….
Why Binge-watching Can Leave You Feeling Depressed
While this level of convenience satisfies our demand for instant gratification, binge-watching television shows is not great for your mental health. Here’s why watching for hours can make you feel depressed….
Celebrities Who Have Overcome Mental Illness Part 2
It may seem that because celebrities are always smiling in photos that they are always happy. The truth is that celebrities have inner demons inside of them just like average people do. Click here to learn more….
Feel Good Movies to Watch to Lift Your Spirits
Movies have the power to make audiences get access to emotions they have been looking for which is why they do so well. We all have that one movie we like to watch when we are feeling sick so that we can have a laugh and feel better than we did before we turned it on….
Celebrities with Mental Illness Part 1
t is important to never assume that just because celebrities look happy and make a lot of money that they do not have underlying issues. Luckily, there are many celebrities who are willing to let the public know that they have a disorder in order to bring more awareness to it and let the public know they are not alone….
Job Loss Due to Mental Health Costing UK £99 Billion
One of the many devastating side effects of struggling with a mental illness is the difficulty in keeping a job. Job loss due to mental health issues is costing the UK big money and requires some administrative attention….
The Challenge of Admitting Addiction is a Problem
The first step to dealing with addiction is to admit that you have a problem, but the challenge of admitting to an addiction problem can be a major hurdle for folks with severe substance addiction….
Learn the Neuroscience of Impulse and Addiction
Much of addiction and its effects are centered in the brain where evolutionary wiring clashes with modern day drugs and abundance. Learn the neuroscience of impulse and addiction to understand the mechanisms of recovery….
Acknowledging a Loved One’s Addiction
Addiction is a family disease because it affects everyone in the family, not just the user. Acknowledging a loved one’s addiction is the first step to getting help and moving toward recovery….
Facing Addiction in the U.K. | Drug & Alcohol
The U.S Surgeon General has now released a report, ‘Facing Addiction in America’, the first of its kind focusing on the serious public health problem posed by addiction to alcohol and drugs….
Documentary Film ‘Radioman’
Radioman is a film about a homeless on the streets of New York. Addiction therapist Chris Burn reviews this touching documentary about a recovered alcoholic….
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | Depression and Addiction
rTMS is a noninvasive procedure that stimulates nerve cells in the brain regions associated with depression. rTMS may also represent a new treatment for patients with cocaine use disorder….
Addiction on the Railways
Network Rail, the state owned company that runs Britain’s rail infrastructure, has a policy for dealing with drug and alcohol use among its employees. Read more….
Review of Louis Theroux’s ‘Drinking to Oblivion’
Addiction therapist Chris Burn takes a look at Louis Theroux’s new documentary – ‘Drinking to Oblivion’. Read his review here….
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….
Recent Study Supports Residential Rehab
Recent independent research supports the effectiveness of Castle Craig’s model of treatment for drug and alcohol addictions: 73.4% of patients were totally free of drugs and alcohol at follow-up….
5 Films About Famous Personalities and Their Addictions
Five great films featuring personalities that struggled with addiction: Charlie “Bird” Parker, Jake LaMotta, Lenny Bruce, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kurt Cobain….
From Stardom to Addiction
This article remembers the addiction-related deaths of some of the biggest names in show business: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Whitney Houston, Truman Capote….
Charles Kennedy Remembered | The Illness of Alcoholism
A statement from Charles Kennedy’s family soon after his death acknowledged that he had lost his life to alcoholism. We look at the media coverage of alcoholism – from “demons”, “flaw” to the disease model of addiction….
Rapping About Addiction Rehab
In recent years, rappers and hip hop enthusiasts began to talk about their addiction problems. Macklemore and Eminem were hooked on drugs. Now they rap about recovery….
