5 Tips to Manage your Sobriety in the Run Up to Christmas
Christmas, although celebrated across the globe for bringing magic and joy to an otherwise desolate few months, can be particularly difficult for those who struggle with mental health or addiction issues. December is renowned for over-indulgence, work parties and events …
Reasons to Travel to Ibiza Calm ‘Out of Season’
Unlike a large portion of business’s in Ibiza who operate on a seasonal basis, Ibiza Calm stays open all year round. Whilst Ibiza is famed for its long, hot summers many of our clients to travel to us out of …
5 Reasons to Travel Abroad for Rehab
So, you’ve taken the brave first step in admitting that you need help, but where should you seek it? It is important to understand that rehab is not a one-size-fits-all model, so it is vital to find the right place …
5 Tips for Maintaining your Recovery whilst Self-Isolating
Social distancing and self-isolation can be a struggle for anyone, but for those with in recovery this period of quarantine can be particularly difficult. You may feel like you’ve lost your sense of routine, feel disconnected with your support network. …
America’s Oxycontin Epidemic
“We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live” (Jeffrey Epstein) Let’s abbreviate this…We get born, we …
Balearic Booze Ban
Balearic party meccas have existed in a state of a begrudging trade-off for decades: weighing the economic benefit of booze-fuelled tourism against the reputational cost of the drunkenness. But the balance has finally tipped with new legislation arriving in January …
Reflecting on January
Many of us sighed with audible relief when February arrived last week, and with good reason. Monday the 20th of January marked ‘Blue Monday’, apparently the most depressing day of the year. It falls annually on the 3rd Monday of January. …
The Chemsex Drug Scene
The Chemsex Scene Combining drugs with sexual experience is something people have done since drugs and sex began. In many respects, sex is just one of a number of mechanisms through which it is possible to achieve a sense of …
How Effective is Naloxone Prescribing? And What More Needs to be Done ?
Deaths due to illicit drug misuse have been rising steadily every year in the UK and are now a bigger killer than deaths caused by traffic accidents. While estimates suggest that illicit opiate use is less prevalent than the use …
Addiction in the workplace
Addiction is prevalent throughout society, and the workplace is no different -in spite of the many negative ways in which alcohol and drug abuse affect the performance of tasks at work. Functioning addicts become adept at hiding the effects of …
