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'People say this place is a bit like a shed,' chuckles Henry. He is one of the practitioners at Cranstoun’s substance use support service...

In the years that I've been a social worker in St Helens and Liverpool, I have watched ketamine go from a marginal issue to...

Smoking was ‘alive and well’ but the ever-expanding market in safer nicotine products gave hope that many more people would choose them over combustibles,...

Are we making progress on tackling stigma? Liam Knowles believes so, as he looks back at his own first taste of treatment.I first accessed...

Ever-increasing rates of ketamine use – coupled with the fact that it takes years for most people to seek help – are storing up...

The lights dim and 65,000 people roar together as the Prodigy come onstage. Alice is sat in a nearby rattling toilet cubicle, having dipped...

Nitazenes have been detected in 13 per cent of deaths positive for a controlled drug, according to the latest RADAR (Rapid Action Drug Alerts...

Forty per cent of deaths in the year after release from prison are linked to drugs, according to a report from the Nacro charity....

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...

Choices' Treatment Loop offers clients the best chance of success. As we all know, things can happen whilst someone is progressing through their treatment at...

Residential rehab facility in the heart of the Scottish Borders treating people suffering from addiction since 1988. ISO 9001: Rated ‘Outstanding’ Castle Craig is an HIS...

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...