Simon Stephens from Addictions UK speaks on the subject of addiction and shoplifting, on BBC Three Counties. Can shoplifting be an addiction, like drugs and alcohol? Can someone have a pathological dependency towards shoplifting?
Hello, my name is Simon Stephens, I’m Director of Casework for Addictions UK.
We’re often asked, What’s our success rate? We like to reply that over 70% of our clients can and do get well. That’s not to write off the other 30%, perhaps they may take longer in their recovery.
The way that you can ensure that you fall into the recovery group is to bring your hope and enthusiasm to the programme.
One of the reasons that our recovery rate is so much higher than many other programmes you may have encountered, is we work hard to match our client’s needs with the recovery programme offered.
If you use Addictions UK, we’ll work exceptionally hard at finding a programme that matches your needs.
We work on a one-to-one basis – whatever we work with, however we work with you, we especially work towards your recovery.
Addictions UK offer treatment for a wide range of addictions, including drugs, alcohol, as well as less common addictions such as pornography, shoplifting and gambling.
Hello, my name is Simon Stephens, I’m Director of Casework for Addictions UK.
The first question many of our clients ask, is What kind of addiction can you treat?
We can offer treatment to a whole range of addictive illnesses, indeed, perhaps the only illness that we don’t consider appropriate to home-based treatment, are those addictions around food.
We offer help with process addictions, such as gambling, pornography, and sex. We offer help with more traditional addictions, such as drugs and alcohol.
Some of the less common addictions we help treat include excessive shopping or shoplifting. There are however, a huge range of addictive illnesses that people may suffer from.
Our one-to-one programme can help you overcome your problem in the security of your own home.
Hello, my name is Simon Stephens, I’m Director of Casework for Addictions UK.
This programme can help a wide variety of people with addictive disorders. The main prerequisite is a desire on your part to get well. It doesn’t matter to us whether you live in a rural area, or indeed you may be housebound – we can still work with you.
We work with all kinds of people, from the very poor to the wealthiest in society. We recognise that addiction is an illness with no boundaries, it can affect rich or poor, black or white. We offer treatment to suit the individual, we don’t treat you as one of the crowd.
Many of our clients have family responsibilities, or have such a position in society, that residential treatment does not offer them the privacy that they require, or the time with the people they need to work with.
We’re one of the most flexible programmes you’ll come across. We’re able to work with you at any time of the day.