If you are entitled to healthcare treatment in Ireland you can get it at Castle Craig in Scotland….
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Narcotics Anonymous Online Meetings
An interview about the role of online Narcotics Anonymous meetings in recovery from addiction….
Are women more emotional than men?
Rebuilding a damaged relationship can be one of the biggest challenges in addiction recovery. Find out how differences between the male and female brain help….
The NHS Endorses Alcoholics Anonymous
Public Health England (NHS) recommends the use of 12-Step self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Castle Craig is a 12-step based rehab clinic….
Are E-cigarettes Worse than Conventional Cigarettes?
A recent research paper suggests electronic cigarettes can be more toxic than normal cigarettes. Read more experts’ opinions and e-cigs health risks here….
Romania Legalises Medical Marijuana – or Does it?
The Romanian media recently announced medicinal marijuana was about to be legalised. Castle Craig Rehab investigated the story. Read more….
Betty Ford Clinic Merges with Hazelden
America’s biggest rehab clinics – the Betty Ford Clinic and Hazelden – announced merger, creating the world’s biggest addiction treatment organisation….
Scottish Government Reviews its Methadone Programme
The Scottish Government says methadone should be prescribed as the main substitute for heroin addicts, although the way it is distributed should be improved….
Pleasure Unwoven – A Film by Kevin McCauley
For those of us who have been looking for some scientific answers about the theory of addiction, the film Pleasure Unwoven is something of a revelation….
How Brain Scans Can Predict Relapse
New research from Yale University suggests that carrying-out brain scans on recovering alcoholics could be used to diagnose the risk of relapse….
Newspapers Show Examples of the Real Cost of Addiction
The journalists, the authorities and the public fail to make the connection between crime, abuse and addiction. The real cost of addiction is unknown….
Police Want Mandatory Drug Testing at Work
All professionals to be drug tested at work: Staff who are discovered with drugs in their system during work hours with have to get clean or lose their jobs….
Do Brits Drink More than Anyone Else?
Report showed EU member states with the most deaths by alcohol-related liver disease were all from poverty-stricken Central and Eastern Europe….
Prof. Neil McKeganey Receives the Bejerot Award
Castle Craig congratulates Prof. Neil McKeganey on receiving the Bejerot Award for his contribution to research & policy on drug abuse….
Castle Craig & PsyMotion in Romanian Partnership
Castle Craig has launched a partnership with a Romanian psychiatric clinic to help addicts in Romania, where alcohol & drug addiction treatment is scarce….
Our Therapists Talk to Dutch Psychology Students
Therapists of Castle Craig addiction treatment clinic talked to Dutch psychology students from the University of Tilburg on their study trip to Edinburgh….
One Step to Start a Journey – J.M Doolan
A 12 Step poem for people in recovery, by Jim Doolan, Staff Nurse and Therapist at Castle Craig rehab clinic….
Damian Thompson | The Fix | Addiction & The Brain
Writing about the death of Whitney Houston, Damian Thompson notes that crack cocaine addiction changed her brain chemistry & she was unlikely to recover….
Weaning addicts costs the taxpayer – Our Reply
Methadone prescribed to wean drug addicts off heroin could make them seriously ill – and in the future may cost taxpayers a fortune….
Helen Eadie Labour MSP visits our rehab centre
MSP Helen Eadie of the Scottish Labour Party, visited Castle Craig’s residential addiction facilities and discussed the effects of methadone on the brain….
Concordat Graduates | Rehab Grads Patients
Castle Craig supports Concordat Graduates – a group of former rehab patients whose mission is to ensure that more people are offered residential rehab treatment….
Kethea Conference in Greece
An overview of Castle Craig’s participation at the Kethea international conference in Greece – on the subject of the Social Integration of Vulnerable Groups….
Castle Craig Launches Spring Water
Castle Craig Rehab clinic is launching its own brand of bottled spring water. The water is sourced from springs that flow through the Castle Craig estate….
Prime Minister David Cameron Supports Abstinence
Prime Minister David Cameron answered a question on the UK’s failed drugs policy. He supports the abstinence-based treatment system….

A Walk In The Park Could Save Millions
Exercise beats depression. Leading mental health charity MIND says that going for a walk could save the NHS millions of pounds a year….