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Archive for the ‘News’ Category


Mental health and drug use in elite level sports

10/08/2021 | category: News

Tokyo 2020 has dominated news cycles worldwide for the last two weeks. On display the amazing talent, fortitude, and strength of athletes of all ages vying to be the best in the world. There have been outstanding performances, personal bests, …

World Hepatitis Day, 28th July

27/07/2021 | category: News

World Hepatitis Day is a global public health campaign marked by the World Health Organization and observed on July 28 every year. Its aim is to encourage better awareness, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of an illness that kills close to …

Addiction: Are there differences between the sexes?

20/07/2021 | category: News

Addiction does not recognise class, race, or gender it can grasp hold of anyone, at any time. No one chooses to be an addict, and there is no single reason why someone becomes one. It could be linked to a …

The impact of addiction on the family

12/07/2021 | category: News

Addiction is a devastating mental health disease that impacts the whole family. Not only do family members have to watch someone they love kill themselves slowly, through drink, drugs, or a behaviour, but the effects are far-reaching as it influences …

Planes, trains, and automobiles… a guide to travel in addiction recovery

01/07/2021 | category: News

School holidays have arrived, summer is here, and many of us are thinking about taking a break. Golden sandy beaches, sightseeing in capital cities, camping in the great outdoors, or simply a trip to visit family and friends, it is …

Prescription medication: A hidden killer – what is the alternative?

21/06/2021 | category: News

For many, the idea of drug addiction will be illicit drugs, bought on a street corner. However, drug abuse comes in many forms, and it is just as likely for people to misuse pills which have been prescribed to them …

Depression: one of the world’s leading causes of disability

10/06/2021 | category: News

Early 2020 saw the Covid-19 pandemic strike fast and furiously across the globe. Governments quickly imposed strict stay-at-home orders, nationwide lockdowns, and heavy restrictions on any form of social interaction, all designed to curb the spread of the deadly virus. …

5 benefits of transcranial magnetic stimulation or TMS

01/06/2021 | category: News

What is transcranial magnetic stimulation? Or TMS? Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive form of brain stimulation therapy that has proved effective in the treatment of neurological and mental health conditions such as depression and general anxiety disorder. How …

Substance use rises during the pandemic… dangers and signs you may need to look at your use of drugs and alcohol

21/05/2021 | category: News

The United Nations World Drug report published in 2019 estimated that there were 35 million people worldwide with a drug problem. Various studies have shown that there has been a 13%-18% increase in the use of substances during the pandemic. …

Why we use equine therapy at our rehab in Spain?

12/05/2021 | category: News

Horses are intelligent and sensitive creatures and working with them can help those struggling with addiction and other mental health disorders. Working with horses teaches the importance of building healthy relationships, establishing and understanding boundaries, learning about responsibility and how …

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