Being a celebrity while battling with constant media scrutiny must be difficult, but having to deal with this while struggling with personal issues such as an addiction or a mental health problem must be extremely hard. Many of the UK’s biggest stars have battled with addictions for which they...
It’s well publicised and relatively common knowledge what can happen TO your body when you drink, from severe dehydration and increased risks of certain diseases. But less is known about what happens to your body when you stop drinking alcohol. This may be because many feel their drinking is under...
Introducing Condotti Villa, a world-leading luxury addiction recovery centre designed to help our clients re-adjust to life outside of treatment. The impressive former family home has been redeveloped but retainers its cosy, comfortable feel across five bedrooms, huge outdoor relaxation area, kitche...
An eating disorder is a serious illness manifested through a person’s extreme obsession with their body weight, body shape, and the food they eat. This type of disorder affects all ages and genders, no matter what their size. People diagnosed with this illness usually experience drastic changes in...
Interacting with a family or friend experiencing an eating disorder can be difficult. You worry about saying the wrong things and making matters worse. However, it is important to reach out to them and address their illness in the right way. Most of the time, people with eating disorders are afraid ...
Pain which requires some sort of prescription medication like painkillers is very common across the world. What a lot of people fail to realise is that the taking of prescription medication has a high risk of leading to addiction. The medication you are taking may take away the pain, but they also b...
Taking up the challenge of dry January has grown in popularity over the past decade. The idea behind the movement is to give up alcohol for an entire month with some seeing it purely as a way to challenge themselves or raise money for a cause, but most do not take it as seriously as they perhaps cou...
The New Year is almost upon us, and like many, we tend to set our targets and ambitions for the year to come in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. If you start to peel back some of the most common resolutions that we tend to set, such as ‘I want to lose weight’, ‘I will see my family mo...
Crack is a powerful stimulant that targets the central nervous system. When smoked, this drug enters your bloodstream through the lungs, from there it journeys to your brain and that is when the feel-good chemical known as dopamine is released and gives you a sense of satisfaction and reward. Unfort...
Living in a warm climate has many health benefits, both physically and mentally. When the sun is out and shining it will give you the energy and motivation to get up and do something physical, whether that is going for a walk or a swim. These are activities that are not only great for you physically...
All addictions are different and every addict deals with their addiction in their own way, fortunately most addictions can get be dealt with and the individual can get clean and lead a healthy life completely sober and free of prescription medication. Successful treatment depends on the person, but ...
The use of marijuana targets similar pleasure points of the brain that are targeted by alcohol, cocaine and heroin. The effects are instantaneous and produce an almost euphoric sensation or what is also known as a “high”, this is due to the release of dopamine in the brain. Of course the more yo...
Valium is the trade name for diazepam and is an anti-anxiety drug, one of several very popular benzodiazepines used all over the world. Many people millions of people worldwide struggle with benzodiazepine abuse, often without even knowing that they are becoming dependent on them. Valium is often ...
Wernicke – Korsakoff syndrome, commonly known as ‘wet brain’ is the result of brain damage due to severe thiamine or B1 deficiency, commonly seen in alcoholics. This condition usually progresses in two stages if left untreated: Wernicke encephalopathy and Korsakoff psychosis. The first stage...
Many people are familiar with the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) fellowships however fewer people are aware of Al-Anon and Alateen. Al-Anon, and Alateen are a worldwide fellowship that offers a programme of recovery for the families and friends of alcoholics, whether or not...
