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National Careers Week 2025: ‘Forward are partnering, mentoring, upskilling, and empowering...
In support of National Careers Week 2025, The Forward Trust are taking proactive steps to address youth unemployment, especially in light of the concerning...
Addressing stigma and its impact on families
Substance dependence and its associated stigma are often seen as either a personal issue or a public health crisis. However, families and carers, who...
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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Duterte arrested for ‘crimes against humanity’
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity following...
Taking back control
I first became sober curious in 2012. At that time, there was no sober curious movement, no term for it, and the alcohol-free drinks...
Hidden harm
Military sexual trauma is something that’s rarely discussed – in fact it’s not even formally recognised by the UK authorities. But if your clients...
Separation has more impact on women’s drinking than men’s
Women are more likely than men to increase regular drinking during marital separation, according to a study by the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department...
More than 30 people now taken ill in Camden, say police
Thirty-three people in the London Borough of Camden have now been taken ill after taking what they thought was heroin, according to the latest...
Glasgow consumption room used more than 1,000 times
Glasgow’s consumption room, The Thistle, has been used 1,067 times by more than 140 people since it opened in January, according to the city’s...
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
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...
Unlocking the path to recovery with Ark House
Ark House - Scarborough - arkhouserehab.co.uk - 01723 371 869
For three decades, Ark residential drug treatment service in Scarborough has been a beacon of...
Aspinden Care Home – a tailored approach
Aspinden Care Home provides a tailored, respectful approach to tackling alcohol dependence.
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THE SERVICE
Aspinden Care Home is a CQC Registered Care Home for adults with...