Help for families of drug addicts Addiction and substance abuse is an illness that not only affects the person suffering but also massively impacts family members, friends, work colleagues and…
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Find support for Addiction When someone you love is struggling with addiction, it can be crucial to have a step-by-step plan to help a loved one with addiction and address…
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What is an eating disorder? Eating disorders encompass a variety of conditions that often involve abnormal or disturbed eating habits. Some may be connected to substance addiction, while others may…
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Symptoms and Treatment for PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder is something that can affect any individual. Regardless of circumstance, job title, physical fitness, or emotional toughness, any person can experience trauma…
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Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Methods Prescription drugs are prescribed by a physician for genuine medical purposes. However, they can lead to prescription drug addiction, which is just as concerning as…
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Substance Addiction & Abuse Substance abuse disorder is often defined as a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes. “Substances” can include alcohol and other drugs (illegal…
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Everybody recognises ‘anxiety’, but few people know precisely what Anxiety ‘is’, what the physical manifestations of anxiety are, or what anxiety means to the body. Understanding the science of anxiety…
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Fetal Alcohol Exposure In the UK, over 41% of pregnant women drink during their pregnancies. But just because a large number of women do this doesn’t necessarily mean it’s safe for…
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Pre-programmed addiction Over the years, we’ve branded the alcoholic as merely weak-willed. However, within the medical and scientific communities, there is a broad consensus regarding alcoholism as being a disease,…
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A report from the BBC released today, written by Professor Richard Ashcroft of the University of London, has addressed the matter of personal health responsibility, or rather, the lack thereof,…
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Excessive alcohol consumption ‘is underestimated’ A man drinks wine while cooking, Ad hoc drinking may mean we do not actually know how much we are consuming, Do you know how…
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The detrimental effects of bath salts Abusing bath salts can cause various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis. As of May 2016, bath salts were made illegal in the UK and…
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