The stigma around rehabilitation for drug addiction often gets in the way of addicts even looking into the treatment options available to them, let alone admitting themselves to a UK rehab near them. It’s only normal to fear the unknown, but it’s by providing a window into rehabilitation that we can normalize it, encouraging more […]
The complex nature of addiction is a significant contributor to how difficult it can be to treat. Addiction and the circumstances that led to it are unique from one victim to the next, and that means that more often than not, the approach to rehabilitation should be equally unique and tailored to each patient. It’s […]
There’s an undeniable link between alcoholism and violence, whether it’s in relation to crime, domestic violence, or road accidents. With the sale of alcohol largely unregulated, individuals with a past record of violence can easily purchase and consume alcohol, a substance renowned for impending judgement and encouraging volatile behaviour. Even well-mannered and otherwise non-violent individuals […]
The road to a life of healthy, sober living from substance addiction is a long and difficult one, but it’s an essential road to travel nonetheless. A life of sobriety and freedom from addiction is worth fighting for, and with the help of a rehabilitation centre, you can achieve and maintain your recovery lifestyle. Recovery […]
There’s no arbitrary reason that rehabilitation is most often done with in-patient care. Studies and experience have long since proven that environmental factors significantly increase the risk of addiction, depression, and substance abuse. One of the first steps in rehabilitation is to remove addicts from the environment that facilitated or led to their addiction, often […]
Drug addiction in the UK has always been of serious concern, and yet, alarmingly, recent studies have found illicit drug use, and the rampant crime to come with it, to be on a steady rise. Studies show that in the last year, 3 million UK citizens have abused illegal substances, and these substances are reportedly […]
Lockdown has given us more free time than ever before, all while restricting what we do with that time. Cooped up indoors, many are turning to new or prior vices to get themselves through what has arguably been an incredibly dark and difficult period of recent history. Amongst these vices, process addictions have become more […]
The lockdown and social distancing have been incredibly difficult to many, and even more so for those living alone, both with and without preexisting conditions. Isolated from the rest of the world, often without employment or a stable support system, alcoholics and even recovering alcoholics will turn to alcohol to escape the pain of lockdown […]
The pandemic has been a global disaster of catastrophic proportions, and no disaster is without its stressors. Worse yet, the looming threat of illness, the instability of unemployment, and the isolation of quarantine and social distancing have only exacerbated the effects of stress and mental illness. It’s behind closed doors, separated from the rest of […]
Stepping away from the environments we associate with our addiction is a significant part of rehabilitation; hence it’s so frequently recommended that patients undergo treatment in-house, away from the triggers and stressors that lead to substance abuse. In-patient treatment also allows for a controlled environment, with a support structure of peers and professionals for guidance […]
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