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Dame Carol Black visits Leicester service to see impact of drug...

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The government’s independent adviser on drugs, Professor Dame Carol Black, visited Leicester on Tuesday to learn more about the innovative ways the city’s substance...

Bournemouth charity honours two local volunteers with awards

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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole charity WithYou presents Peter Lee-Overy, and Debbie Millward, with volunteer awards for going above and beyond supporting people struggling with...

Via celebrates new Trustee appointments during Volunteers’ Week

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Via is marking this year’s Volunteers’ Week by welcoming five newest Trustees to the Board and celebrating the contribution of all Board members who...

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Vital Bonds

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Peer mentors and volunteers are crucial to our service, says Max Griffiths. Our peer mentors at Via are people with lived experience who have previously...

Government to double number of intensive supervision courts in bid to...

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The government has announced £9m funding to more than double the number of intensive supervision courts, which aim to cut reoffending by tackling the...

Two thirds of alcohol-related psychiatric admissions in Ireland are repeat cases

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Just under two thirds of alcohol-related psychiatric admissions in Ireland are repeat admissions, according to figures from the country’s Health Research Board (HRB). There were...

Drugs the ‘single most destabilising factor’ across prison estate

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Illicit drugs are the single most destabilising factor across the entire adult prison estate, according to the annual report from the Independent Monitoring Boards...

Ten times more women sleeping rough than official government figures show

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There are still as many as ten times more women sleeping rough in some areas than are identified in the government’s official snapshot figures,...

Changing the dynamic

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Here comes a new approach to finally giving people on OST a genuine voice in their own care, says Professor Adam Winstock.Let me start...

Your Story

‘I had a massive problem with alcohol. It nearly killed me’

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A 46-year-old man from Ludlow whose struggle with alcohol nearly killed him has shared his life-saving story for Recovery Month, observed throughout September to...

‘I nearly died. I wish I’d known that there is a...

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A 26-year-old man from Scunthorpe whose struggle with ketamine left him hospitalised with liver and kidney failure has shared his life-saving story for Recovery...

‘Alcohol is a silent killer. It can just take your life...

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This Alcohol Awareness Week, Zoe, a previous client of Rotherham Alcohol and Drug Service (ROADS), provided by the charity WithYou, is speaking out about...

Rehab Spotlights

Acorn: compassionate care for recovery

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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...

Abbeycare: tailoring recovery and support to each individual’s needs

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Overcoming dependence on alcohol or drugs usually requires finding professional help, particularly for people who have a longer-term relationship with substances or those who...

Via rehab revitalised

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Via residential expansion set for 2025 launch We are excited to announce that Passmores House will be expanding its rehab facilities with an addition of...