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Victoria McCann Takes a Break

Posted on January 18, 2013 (February 26, 2020) , admin

Victoria McCann will be going on Maternity Leave. She organized the revamp of the whole Castle Craig addiction treatment clinic website….

Royal Patronage for Clouds House

Posted on August 7, 2012,

Kate Middleton, now Duchess of Cambridge offered her patronage to Clouds House addiction treatment centre, founded by the Directors of Castle Craig in 1983….

Do Brits Drink More than Anyone Else?

Posted on June 26, 2012 (February 26, 2020) ,

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

Posted on June 1, 2012,

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

Posted on May 30, 2012 (February 26, 2020) ,

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

Posted on April 27, 2012 (January 29, 2020) , admin

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

Posted on April 20, 2012,

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

Posted on February 13, 2012 (January 21, 2020) , admin

Writing about the death of Whitney Houston, Damian Thompson notes that crack cocaine addiction changed her brain chemistry & she was unlikely to recover….

Are Women More Prone to Shame & Guilt than Men?

Posted on February 13, 2012 (January 21, 2020) , admin

Our therapist Audrey Grant who runs the Women’s Group explains that women in rehab treatment tend to feel more shame and guilt than men….

Weaning addicts costs the taxpayer – Our Reply

Posted on January 23, 2012 (January 21, 2020) , admin

Methadone prescribed to wean drug addicts off heroin could make them seriously ill – and in the future may cost taxpayers a fortune….

Concordat Graduates | Rehab Grads Patients

Posted on October 11, 2011,

Castle Craig supports Concordat Graduates – a group of former rehab patients whose mission is to ensure that more people are offered residential rehab treatment….

Helen Eadie Labour MSP visits our rehab centre

Posted on October 11, 2011 (January 29, 2020) , admin

MSP Helen Eadie of the Scottish Labour Party, visited Castle Craig’s residential addiction facilities and discussed the effects of methadone on the brain….

Kethea Conference in Greece

Posted on September 29, 2011,

An overview of Castle Craig’s participation at the Kethea international conference in Greece – on the subject of the Social Integration of Vulnerable Groups….

Harm Reduction vs. Abstinence – a debate

Posted on September 23, 2011,

Neil McKeganey and Stanton Peele faced up in a debate about the future of the UK’s harm reduction policies. Read an account of their debate here….

Castle Craig Launches Spring Water

Posted on September 21, 2011,

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….