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Change Grow Live: our call for sustainable funding for community drug...
Every pound invested in drug and alcohol treatment services delivers extraordinary returns: saving lives, reducing crime, easing NHS pressures, and breaking cycles of disadvantage.
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West Berkshire’s drug and alcohol service packs a punch with local...
On 30 January, drug and alcohol support charity Via welcomed local partners and community leaders to an open day at its Newbury hub. The...
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200,000 people did this year’s Dry January
Just under 200,000 people took part in Dry January last month, according to Alcohol Change UK.
Based on previous data almost 70 per cent...
Changing the nitazene narrative
We can all agree – the presence of nitazenes in the heroin supply is a problem. It’s a problem that has more than likely...
The Laurel Centre: the UK’s only dedicated residential course for sex...
The Laurel Centre provides support and treatment for sex and porn addiction through individual therapy, couples therapy, online treatment programmes, and the six-day Residential...
Prison system came ‘dangerously close to collapse’, says interim sentencing review
Capacity pressures on the prison system brought it ‘dangerously close to total collapse’ last year, says the interim report of former justice secretary David...
Deadly disparities
Late last year Professor Sir Michael Marmot, a leading expert on health inequalities, delivered a keynote speech at the Drugs, Alcohol and Justice All...
Less than half of prison leavers have settled accommodation
Just 45 per cent of people released from prison in 2023-24 had settled accommodation on their release, according to the Prison Reform Trust. Thirteen...
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A fair exchange
My first real job opportunity felt like a battle against the system – but then something changed for me, says Stuart Lloyd.
‘Same shit, different...
Mother who nearly died of alcohol dependency volunteers at rehab clinic...
A mother who nearly died of alcohol dependency last year is rebuilding her life by volunteering at the same Scottish rehabilitation clinic where she...
My son’s death turned me into a campaigner | Hilary’s Story
Caring for someone who is dependent on drugs is one of the most exhausting, emotional and confusing experiences, it’s like living on a rollercoaster...
Rehab Spotlights
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Steps Together Group provides private residential and outpatient...
Welcome to Esh Community
Esh Community: www.eshcommunity.org
Our approach
ESH Community is a fully residential CQC inspected and rated detox and rehab treatment facility for people over the age of...
Treating addiction and transforming lives at Broadway Lodge
Broadway Lodge is one of the leading and most respected abstinence-based addiction treatment centres in the UK.
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Since 1974, our multidisciplinary team have helped to...