We are so conditioned in western culture to make new year’s resolutions and to change our lives post-Christmas break, that it has almost become ritualistic to binge eat, drink, and generally fill our bodies with everything we don’t need over…
When you hear the word ‘Christmas’, what pops into your head? It may be Santa, or presents, but for many the first words they connect with Christmas are about food. From the perfect roast potatoes and Brussel sprouts nobody…
According to World Health Organisation figures, the UK has the fourth highest rates of drug use in the world, and added to high rates of alcohol use in Britain, addiction is an ever-present issue in British society. While substance…
If you’ve ever felt that a substance is taking over your life, you may have felt the need to hide away and ignore what is happening. Addiction and other mental health conditions thrive when they are able to isolate a…
In 100 years, when students look back on 2020-2021 in their history textbooks, this will probably be remembered as a difficult period. During the lockdown, many of us have been furloughed, separated from loved ones, suffering from illness, and bored.…
Cannabis, or marijuana as it is also known, is the most commonly consumed drug worldwide. There is an ongoing debate in many countries about whether or not to legalise cannabis, but critics of legalisation have various concerns. Cannabis users can…
Drug use can have so many negative consequences for the individual, their family, and society as a whole. One particularly worrying statistic for everyone involved with drug prevention and treatment is that deaths from drug poisoning reached their highest numbers…
Series 6 of Line of Duty had the nation gripped last night, as years of speculation was unravelled in the season finale. We may still not know the identity of “H”, but this series has presented more dilemmas from the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has really tested the famous British resolve. We all learned the proper way to wash our hands and the importance of wearing a mask. But with the success of the vaccine rollout and the relaxation of social…
The Department for Education has released new data as to how much money local authorities across England spend on young people’s support services in schools – in particular, substance misuse services. The figures show that in the last five years,…