Drug and alcohol relapse advice and how to avoid relapsing
Drug and alcohol relapse advice and how to avoid relapsing
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What is a relapse? It doesn't have to be the end of your recovery from an addiction to drugs or alco...
Fall in use of "party drugs" as more Britons turn to alcohol in lockdown
Fall in use of "party drugs" as more Britons turn to alcohol in lockdown
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European-wide survey finds that drug users in UK are turning away from ‘stimulants’ such as coca...We have heard of people drinking more during the #Covid19 lockdown.
Below are the symptoms of alcohol dependency. This poster is available for download for free with other resources at inclusion.org/resources/ #BeAware
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Help Lorraine Hedges raise money to support Winchester Churches Nightshelter"You can't change lonely with a bottle of wine" | Alcohol Change UK
"You can't change lonely with a bottle of wine" | Alcohol Change UK
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17 June marks the beginning of Loneliness Awareness Week, so in this blog Mark explores the complica...'I'm using more coke and ecstasy in lockdown'
'I'm using more coke and ecstasy in lockdown'
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One user says their intake has increased, amid warnings of a drugs "binge" as restrictions ease.How London Has Changed Over 25 Years, Through the Eyes of a Drug Dealer
How London Has Changed Over 25 Years, Through the Eyes of a Drug Dealer
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Eric survived a tough childhood to run cocaine sales in a string of north London pubs and bars. Alon...Upset by a Loved One's Addiction? 4 Steps to Take | Allies in Recovery
Upset by a Loved One's Addiction? 4 Steps to Take | Allies in Recovery
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To help a loved one find treatment for drugs or alcohol you must understand your own feelings and le...Fall in alcohol consumption 'stalls'
Fall in alcohol consumption 'stalls'
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Adults in Scotland still drink on average 19 units per week - five more than the recommended maximum...Rehab demand rises among city's homeless
Rehab demand rises among city's homeless
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The NHS drugs support service says more than 200 homeless people want to overcome addiction issues.
Police reveal how virus lockdown identified ‘cuckoo’ drug dens
Police reveal how virus lockdown identified ‘cuckoo’ drug dens
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Coronavirus lockdown restrictions have revealed drug dens which police did not know existed.
Drug Abuse And Bullying: Everything You Need To Know
Drug Abuse And Bullying: Everything You Need To Know
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Bullying is a problem all over the United States, and prolonged bullying can eventually turn a victi...Use of nitrous oxide or 'hippie crack' on the rise during pandemic
Use of nitrous oxide or 'hippie crack' on the rise during pandemic
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A teenage boy died after inhaling the gas in Dublin last month.'I wasn't a gangster, just a kid from Shropshire': how drugs gangs are exploiting lockdown
'I wasn't a gangster, just a kid from Shropshire': how drugs gangs are exploiting lockdown
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My team is seeing ever-younger children being recruited to county lines drugs trade during the pande...Nearly a third of UK public drinking more alcohol than usual during the pandemic
Nearly a third of UK public drinking more alcohol than usual during the pandemic
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Nearly a third of people (29%) are reporting that they have drunk more alcohol than they normally wo...
Gambling addiction linked to crimes – insidetime & insideinformation
Gambling addiction linked to crimes – insidetime & insideinformation
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Gambling addiction linked to crimes Inside Time Reports 8th June 2020 0 Crimes including theft, frau...Duchess makes virtual visit to addiction centre
Duchess makes virtual visit to addiction centre
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Catherine spoke to recent residents who are receiving support online during the lockdown.🙏My name is Autumn and I am an addict.
My life is a testament of what I am capable of and all that I have achieved. It’s never been easy for me to talk about my failures in life, but the more I do, the stronger I become. My story is similar to that of any addicts. At first it was a way to numb the pain, hide my feelings and escape reality.. but then it became something much more than that. It became life or death. I struggled in silence for so long. I wasn’t going to ask for help, because I didn’t think I needed help. I completely lost sight of who I was. And I didn’t care who I was becoming. I was broken, I felt defeated, and to be honest I could care less if I died tomorrow. That is what addiction will do to a person. Before you even realize it, you’re already so deep in your addiction. It will eat you alive. I never want to feel that way again. I never want to have to fight to live. Never again will I touch another drug, because I know in the blink of an eye I will be right back in the vicious cycle. I don’t want to suffer like I did in this photo, I am free.
Give yourself a chance. Save your life before it’s too late. There’s not many people I know that have made it out of active addiction and into recovery. I pray my testament saves a life today.
My name is Autumn and I am a grateful recovering addict.
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"1 in 4 adults in the UK are drinking more than they were before lockdown and 1/4 of those experiencing problems said they would need help to resolve them."
The findings from our YouGov survey on addiction during lockdown are now available.
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Growing up you had lots of people around you but you felt emotionally alone.
“You don’t understand” was a constant thought.
You did lots of nice things and were always there for everyone but still you couldn’t understand why people liked you.
Being likeable was your coping mechanism and maybe it still is?!
This doesn’t mean that you need to become unlikeable in order to heal, but it’s about becoming curious about your behaviour patterns and recognising when you do things at the expense of yourself.
Healing is unlearning with compassion. It starts at self actualisation and then with working to override the behaviours that no longer serve you.
Number of missing vulnerable children soars as safeguarding is cut during pandemic
Number of missing vulnerable children soars as safeguarding is cut during pandemic
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Government move to reduce protection sees unaccompanied youngsters targeted by traffickers and crimi...
'Alcohol is bad company in lockdown'
'Alcohol is bad company in lockdown'
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Recovering alcoholics talk about how the pressures of lockdown put them at risk of relapse.Cocaine addiction can lead you towards a terrible death. Get Help!
No drug takes you down faster or harder than crack. There are two forms of cocaine, the powdered form that you snort, and crack that you smoke.
Cocaine is so addictive that if you give a mouse a hit of cocaine every time it presses a lever, it will do nothing else but press that lever. It won't stop for a minute to take a sip of
water or a bite to eat, and eventually it will die from a cocaine overdose. The only thing that prevents people from overdosing on crack is their bank account. Once people are addicted to crack, they will sell their soul for another hit.
Drug gangs on 'recruitment drive' during lockdown
Drug gangs on 'recruitment drive' during lockdown
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Children and increasingly girls are being groomed because they are unknown to police, a report says.Chief Exec Blog - 'Tsunami of Need' meeeting emerging needs
Chief Exec Blog - 'Tsunami of Need' meeeting emerging needs
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Phoenix Chief Exec Karen Biggs warns of the emerging needs of people who use drugs and alchol during...Hey y’all, my name is Cole. It’s amazing what only 90 days off meth and heroin feels and looks like. If you’re still out there struggling, just know that it can get better quickly! #TheAddictsDiary
Managing your drinking during lockdown: tips for looking after your mental health | Alcohol Change UK
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We asked some people who moderate or don’t drink at all for some of their top tips for managing th...You may be struggling right now. That does not mean you’re weak, it means you’re human. Resilience comes when we recognise our authentic feelings free from judgement.
Mental Health Awareness week comes to a close and If you would have said last year that I would have spent the whole week this week delivering only online then I’m not sure how I would have taken it.
I’ve enjoyed it though, particularly because I’ve delivered to different regions around the world.
Different cultures take what I deliver differently but we are all human when we strip everything back and probably what I love the most is that I enter everything I deliver keen to learn myself too.
I encourage fluidity and so that means I cant stay rigid in my own approach.
I don’t teach what resilience is but rather cultivate an environment in which people can challenge themselves to recognise and build upon what resilience means to them. I’m grateful I’ve found a way to do this online, to large groups, while still creating a powerful space.
Resilience is not the absence of struggle or difficult emotions, resilience is the ability to recognise those emotions, how and why they’re showing up and then being able to communicate what might be needed as a result.
#resilience #emotionalintelligence #wellbeing
@Addiction Actually
Drug addiction/(alcoholism) is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking/drinking and use, despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her.
Although the initial decision to take drugs/drink is voluntary for most people, the brain changes that occur over time challenge a person’s self control and ability to resist intense impulses urging them to take drugs/drink alcohol.
Many people do not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs/drink. It can be wrongfully assumed that drug/alcohol abusers lack moral principles or willpower, and that they could stop using drugs or drinking simply by choosing to change their behaviour.
In reality, drug/alcohol addiction is a complex disease, and quitting takes more than good intentions. In fact, because drugs/alcohol change the brain in ways that foster compulsive abuse, quitting is difficult, even for those who are ready to do so.
Recent scientific advances, including those supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), have enlightened our view of drug abuse and addiction, which is now recognized as a chronic relapsing brain disease expressed in the form of compulsive behaviors. This understanding has improved our ability to both prevent and treat addiction.
“We now know that addiction is a disease that affects both brain and behaviour,” says NIDA Director Nora D. Volkow, M.D. “We have identified many of the biological and environmental factors and are beginning to search for the genetic variations that contribute to the development and progression of the disease.”
With nearly one in 11 Americans over the age of 12 classified with substance abuse or dependence, addiction takes an emotional, psychological, and social toll on the country. The economic costs of substance abuse and addiction alone are estimated to exceed half a trillion dollars annually in the United States due to health care expenditures, lost productivity, and crime.
'Relapses Are Through The Roof, Overdoses Are Through The Roof'
'Relapses Are Through The Roof, Overdoses Are Through The Roof'
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'Our website traffic is up 382 percent in the past 30 days with people looking for treatment for eit...Lewis's Run for Lottie
Pictured: Glasgow's drugs crisis in the time of coronavirus
Pictured: Glasgow's drugs crisis in the time of coronavirus
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Scotland's injectable drug users are more vulnerable than ever as services reduce due to the Covid-1...
Addict for 15 years but Gary's now helping others face their demons
Addict for 15 years but Gary's now helping others face their demons
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"When you’re in recovery everything changes, I literally had to start again and find structure in ...Call to 'tackle harmful lockdown drinking'
Call to 'tackle harmful lockdown drinking'
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Supermarket sales of alcohol have risen and liver disease could too, a BMJ editorial says.Young people 'overwhelmed by panic and anxiety' during lockdown
Young people 'overwhelmed by panic and anxiety' during lockdown
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More than four in 10 young people say the Covid-19 crisis has increased feelings of panic and anxiet...UK on brink of mental health crisis because of lockdown
UK on brink of mental health crisis because of lockdown
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Psychologists say children are anxious and increases in cases of depression have been recorded in se...Why do addicts use drugs? What is it about the high that despite the consequences of using drugs, keep us coming back for more? If you want to see the truth about addiction, study an addict when they don’t have their drugs. Observe the difficulty they have living life on life’s terms. For me, and I believe for all addicts, the problem isn’t when we’re on the drugs. It is actually when we’re not on them. That is the spiritual malady they talk about in alcoholism and addiction. We suffer from a disease or ailment that affects our human spirit and soul. In other words, a disorder of our spirit. Narcotics and alcohol take away this ailment from us. When we don’t have those in the picture, we are stuck with ourselves. That is why we find ourselves restless, irritable, and discontent. 70 percent of all addicts suffer from some form of trauma. You take away their drugs and they’re stuck back in that pain. Now a lot of people think that solving the trauma will solve their addiction. It actually won’t. The solution is to treat the disorder of the spirit. For addicts, drugs aren’t our problem, they are actually what we believe to be our solution.
I feel there are a lot families out there with the unanswered question of why?
“Why my kid?”
“Why my husband?”
“Why my wife?”
“Why my dad?”
“Why my mom?”
It is imperative that we all establish an understanding that addicts are in pain. A pain unlike anything those without the disease have ever experienced. A sneaky, relentless, non-discriminatory type of pain. Fatal? Yes, but also beatable if worked on correctly.
#TheAddictsDiary
We help you understand the symptoms of ketamine use.
We help you understand the symptoms of ketamine use.
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Click for an article on the dangers and signs of someone using ketamine.Counsellor calls for greater protection for gambling addicts online
Counsellor calls for greater protection for gambling addicts online
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A counsellor has called for the gambling industry to do more to protect addicts online. Nuno Leitao,...UK is ‘cocaine capital’ of Europe as Class-A drug use soars by 300% in a decade
UK is ‘cocaine capital’ of Europe as Class-A drug use soars by 300% in a decade
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Lawrence Gibbons, head of drugs threat at the National Crime Agency, said 'education and treatment' ...
Could lockdown drinking be costing you more than the price of the bottle?
Could lockdown drinking be costing you more than the price of the bottle?
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The lockdown announced by the Prime Minister on the 23rd March changed all our lives. In one moment ...
Families of Addiction | Merchants Quay Ireland | Homeless & Drugs Charit
Families of Addiction | Merchants Quay Ireland | Homeless & Drugs Charit
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Families of Addiction: A Mother’s True Story. The silent suffering of the “families of addiction...🙏“We all hide things. We all have our secrets. Our lives are not always as rosy as they appear in our photos. I’ve shared my truth, but not all of my truth.” #TheAddictsDiary
🙏New website completed for "Addiction Counselling in Winchester" - www.addictioncounsellinginwinchester.co.uk/
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County lines drug dealers disguise themselves as joggers to keep their cover in the lockdown
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Drug dealers are trying to avoid detection by disguising themselves as joggers or key workers in str...Comment on Facebook Drug dealers are ...
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Lockdown Highs And Lows: Are People Still Partying With Drugs At Home?
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Our relationship with drink and drugs is changing during the Covid-19 pandemic – for better or wor...
Coronavirus crisis could increase users' drug habits – report
Coronavirus crisis could increase users' drug habits – report
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Addiction expert says lockdown will be ‘tipping crisis’ for some recreational usersProblem drinking soars under UK lockdown, say addiction experts
Problem drinking soars under UK lockdown, say addiction experts
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Cuts in support services and Covid anxiety are pushing people back to the bottleLIVE: Domestic abuse victims in England to be offered priority housing
LIVE: Domestic abuse victims in England to be offered priority housing
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All the latest updates as business leaders are "clamouring" to know when the lockdown will start to ...Two pizzas and a spliff please: Interpol warns of lockdown drug deliveries
Two pizzas and a spliff please: Interpol warns of lockdown drug deliveries
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Common sight of food couriers on streets providing ‘perfect cover’ for home drug deliveriesTimeline PhotosSend this to a friend who needs to hear this!
Some thoughts from our women’s ministry team this week ➡️➡️
3 decisions you can make today to thrive during lockdown
1. Each day is a gift – make the most of it
“This is the day the Lord has made – Let us rejoice and be glad in it” #Psalm11824. Be thankful, structure each day with a rhythm and look for the treasure in each day
2. Exercise self-compassion – be kind/gracious to yourself #Romans8
Remember this is not a competition, don’t compare yourself with others and do let go, relax your standards a little, and be at rest
3. Guard your thoughts and your heart and receive peace #Philippians4. Take every thought captive #2Corinthians10, limit what you watch/read in the media and don’t worry about tomorrow – trust that God is in control #Matthew6 and that He is for you
👍Lily Allen. Celebrating 9 months sober.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8265323/An-ab-appearing-Lily-Allen-shows-trim-waist-celebrates-nine-months-sober.html
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Drinking more during lockdown?
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A woman furloughed from her job says she became concerned about her alcohol intake.Credit cards have been banned for gambling and it comes into effect today.
The timing is of particular importance with an increased prevalence of risk factors for gambling harm due to the COVID19 pandemic. Risk factors include social isolation, boredom, stress, financial and job insecurity.