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Recovery has shaped every part of Ste’s life. Today, he manages Acorn’s Community Team in Manchester, but there was a time when he never thought...

Kaleidoscope’s Birchwood residential detox and rehabilitation service on the Wirral has gathered feedback from people with a history of ketamine use about their experiences...

One day, referrals are ticking along nicely. The next, you realise a familiar name has disappeared from your inbox. It happens all the time. Referrers...

Hope Fest 2026 brought together people in recovery, families, friends, services and the wider community for an alcohol-free celebration at Pleasley Pit. The event was...

Preliminary findings from the Museum of Homelessness show that 1,720 people died while homeless in 2025 – almost 7 per cent up on the previous...

Much of our work is organised around labels – addiction, long-term or harmful substance use, chronic pain, mental health, trauma. Each has its own...

Forty-seven per cent of people think offenders with a drug or alcohol problem linked to their crime should be sent to a rehabilitation programme...

NSP provision in England is increasingly neglected and its benefits poorly understood, says a report from the Hepatitis C Trust. The ‘vast majority’ of local...

There were 1,133 drug-related deaths recorded by National Records of Scotland (NRS) last year, an 11 per cent increase on 2024. The overall average age...

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...

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...

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

Residential addiction treatment overseas remains a truly viable consideration for some UK clients and families, particularly where privacy, rapid access to support or alternative...

TLC Rehab is a London-based residential rehab service, offering medically managed detox and an eclectic approach to addiction treatment. From heartfelt beginnings, TLC Rehab is...

Waiting times for specialist addiction and mental health support remain a concern across many services, particularly for younger people whose needs can change quickly....