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Turning Point Leicestershire’s initiative shortlisted for national award
Turning Point Leicestershire's Substance Use service have been shortlisted for a national award, after introducing a lifesaving initiative that allows for front-line police officers...
Celebrating recovery through a lens
On 3 June, Chester Picturehouse hosted the launch of Beauty in the Everyday, a powerful photography exhibition created by people in recovery at local...
Roots Community leads clean-up efforts across Blackburn
The Roots Community Clean Up group has been making a visible difference across Blackburn through a series of community-led litter-picking events. Volunteers have been...
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Alcohol companies using LGBT branding for ‘superficial inclusivity’
The alcohol industry is using rainbow branding as a marketing tactic for ‘superficial inclusivity’, according to a new report from Alcohol Focus Scotland. Some...
Rough sleeping to be decriminalised after 200 years
The government has confirmed it will formally scrap the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act by next spring, meaning that rough sleeping will no longer be a...
In the pipeline
'I worked at a fantastically well-funded needle exchange, and we might see 100 to 150 people a day,’ says Smoke Works executive director Jim...
Solid support
In the UK, more than 180,000 children are raised by kinship carers – relatives or close family friends caring for children when their birth...
Comfort zone
In the UK, ketamine use disorder (KUD) is rising in prevalence and disproportionately affecting a younger demographic compared to substance use disorders more generally....
From robbery to recovery
I work as a sustained recovery volunteer two days a week. My role is to encourage people coming into our hub in the city...
Your Story
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
Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House: a beautiful place to recover
Our service
Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House is a purpose-built facility set in over nine acres of beautiful grounds at Heswall, Wirral, designed to provide the...
Forward: the power of online recovery
A new normal
The NHS estimates that two people in every 100 in the UK have a panic disorder and a third of those people...
Acorn: compassionate care for recovery
Located in Stockport and Burnley, Acorn Residential Rehab Services provides a safe, welcoming, and CQC-regulated environment designed to help individuals and families overcome addiction.
With...