Home alcohol detox programmes are highly beneficial for those who require a detox programme for alcohol related issues, but are unable to enter a residential treatment programme. There are many reasons why for some people, residential treatment is not suitable for them. The advantage of a home alcohol detox programme is that you need not [...]
I cannot express how important it is to find an agency that can do home detox for alcohol safely and that has treatment attached to it. For years I have had loads of medication – but never linked with treatment. Addictions UK provided me with a doctor and nursing care quickly and efficiently and sorted [...]
US charity Project Prevention have paid a 38 year old British man to have a vasectomy, as part of a project to stop drug addicts from having children. Simon Stephens from AddictionsUK speaks to BBC Tees on the controversy this has caused.
Rising numbers of the over 50s contact Addictions UK for help with a variety of problems with alcohol dependency, and drug addiction. It is a common myth that elderly people grow out of drug addiction – many treatment centre clients have been using drugs (and alcohol) since their early teens. Elderly clients often confess that [...]
You can find several solutions available today to help stop cigarette smoking without the need for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). These involve a wide assortment of self-help resources, counselling and prescription drugs such as Zyban or Prozac. Stopping cigarette smoking is absolutely not simple and, as the great author Mark Twain once said, “Stopping smoking [...]
Testimonial #1 Since my mum started using AUK she has stopped drinking and it has made a massive difference to her, now she is less tired all the time and she has been much less irritable. I think Addictions UK is great because now I have my mum back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Testimonial #2 The first time [...]
Is there a single point in time to which I can point and say: this is when I became a pornography addict? Or was I simply born this way; doomed right from the start? I guess it depends on how far you stretch the definition of addiction. I don’t believe I became obsessed with pornography [...]
I am someone who, after years of active alcoholism, can now see myself recovering, and, after a struggle, enjoying the process. Having first found that I can survive without alcohol, I am now starting to engage with life – work, social, and the world in general – without suffering the debilitating stresses for which I [...]
I began a twelve step programme with Addictions UK. I have daily sessions with my worker and have a 24 hour helpline I can use when I need. I have spent many years using drugs and alcohol and had come to the point of losing everything. My life was in a mess and all the [...]
Here is the latest video from Addictions UK. Some addicts fail to seek help out of fear of exposure. That’s why confidentiality is the founding principal of Addictions UK. Visit www.addictionsuk.com to learn more.
