Most of the time, Intervention is something that a family considers only when a crisis occurs. Our loved one ends up in jail, overdoses, or causes major wreckage and THEN the family decides that it is time to do an intervention. An addiction intervention is a carefully controlled process where a trained professional sets up [...]
Picture a summers evening, warm & peaceful. You’re sitting in a pub garden and in front of you is a pint of golden liquid with a pure white froth on the top, perspiration beads run down the cold glass on a warm evening. You raise it to your lips, take a long drink and when [...]
As an “Anonymous” Member of Alcoholics Anonymous – and Narcotics Anonymous too – I am planning to join a group of other Recovering Addicts and Alcoholics on a “Learning Journey” to Southern India organised by Addictions India – a Social Enterprise based in Chennai (Tamil Nadu). I am really looking forward to joining other members [...]
Radio Interview with Simon Stephens from Addictions UK on BBC Newcastle. Simon discusses why people in their 60s may have a higher risk of drug addiction, and what they can do to get addiction treatment. http://www.addictionsuk.com
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 [...]
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 [...]
Now that we have a new Government, when will the Army of Civil Servants and Public Sector Administrators within the Addictions Industry be swept away by the forthcoming cuts? Will the NTA and Drug and Alcohol Action Teams be served notice to quit – and how will previously agreed budgets be revamped and change main [...]
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 [...]
Home Treatment afforded me an opportunity to address my problems. I cannot safely use alcohol at present. I learnt that from the four drinking sessions (during the treatment period) very well. I could continue with my business and programme. I can see the advantages of working with recovering addicts and alcoholics though I would also [...]
