Many pregnant women who struggle with drugs don't inform their midwives about their addiction, feeling ashamed and judged. But as drug use can have detrimental effects on mother and baby, pregnancy could be an ideal time to help them confront....
Codependency is a dysfunctional relationship in which one person relies heavily on another who is dealing with alcohol addiction. The co-dependent individual may enable the alcoholic's behaviour by justifying it, hiding their drinking, or even taking part in or supporting....
Binge Eating Disorder In bulimia, the person with the disorder has a compulsion to binge eat or overeat. This is an almost unstoppable urge and often carries a lot of shame with it. They may hide the fact that they....
Approximately 52 million adults rely on antidepressants to treat depression and other mental health disorders. They're a common prescription and are generally considered safe. But are antidepressants addictive? The answer can make or break your decision when it comes to seeking treatment....
A new report commissioned by the government to review addictive prescription drugs has revealed that 1 in 4 adults was prescribed them last year. Public Health England (PHE) took information from prescribing data, literature and personal experiences to review 5....
The First Step to Recovery - Admission Before we can address any problem, we must, of course, admit that there is a problem. One of the oldest and most established forms of addiction treatment, the 12-step model, invariably has as....
Defining a sex and love addiction is similar to defining a food addiction: How do you become addicted to something you need daily to survive and thrive? It is very different in ways from substance abuse, but some of the....
Gambling addiction is one of the lesser talked about addictions. Perhaps because it doesn’t involve a substance, it is not considered as harmful as drug or alcohol addiction. Recent research, however, concluded that problem gamblers are 15 times more likely....
Bulimia nervosa is a behavioural eating disorder that causes damage to a person, both emotional and physical. It may not be noticeable to others, as they work tirelessly to keep their weight at a certain level. If you know the....
While symptoms will vary per person, they will typically display the following throughout their time: Smoking becomes a way to cope with stress. It used to be that you could see people smoking everywhere. Smoking would regularly be a part....
Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the UK. Many might not view alcohol as a drug, mainly because it is a) legal and b) socially acceptable. However, this does not alter the fact that alcohol's powerful psychoactive and....
Prescription drug addiction is a massive issue in communities worldwide. That said, there’s a significant issue with these addictions in the UK that deserves attention. There are many public policies and cultural causes for the concern of prescription drug addiction....
