The Huffington Post recently published an article on ‘the likely cause of addiction’, stating that addiction is caused merely by a ‘lack of love’ or ‘lack of belonging’, which is simply NOT TRUE. Here is our Programme Director Alastair Mordey’s response… An article...
For some people, knocking back a couple of alcoholic drinks for some "liquid courage" helps take the edge off in certain situations and is relatively harmless behaviour. For others, however, it can lead to dependence and eventually addiction. For some people, when a...
Many people suffering from PTSD are also suffering from addiction – which is why addiction and PTSD treatment are often done co-currently. There are many factors which can pre-dispose people to substance abuse. One psychological condition frequently associated with...
In recent years, cognitive behavioural approaches to addiction therapy have been supplemented with aspects of mindfulness, known as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy or MBCT. If you have been tuned in to celebrity trends lately, you will have noticed that meditation...
AA’s 12 Steps are widely criticised, but a new study proves that participation in the "Steps" and its systems increase chances of long-term sobriety by over 200%! Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been helping millions of people get and stay sober since the 12 Steps, and...
Compulsive sexuality failed to make it into the new edition of the DSM (the psychiatrists’ bible) in 2013, despite significant attempts by many heavyweight experts in the fields of psychology, neuroscience and medicine to have it included alongside problematic...
While sex addiction has yet to be officially classified as a “real” addiction, new brain research shows that sex can indeed affect the brain in the same way as drug and alcohol - leading to addiction. When you think of too much of a good thing, sex is probably not the...
With millions of people around the world suffering from the disease of addiction, finding proper treatment is a major public health concern. But which methods really do work best? With the WHO estimating the number of people with a drug abuse problem to be at least...
What if there were a medication that could significantly aid alcoholics in their recovery? Recently there has been renewed attention given to two such medications. A New York Times article reported that naltrexone and acamprosate can be used to reduce cravings for...
Overdosing on prescription painkillers has become increasingly more common over the last few years. But where does the fault lie? On the patient? Or the doctor who over-prescribed the pills? “Above all, they do no harm.” Every doctor swears to abide by the Hippocratic...
