Huffing is a colloquial term for inhalant abuse. It is a type of substance misuse that involves getting “high” by inhaling the chemicals found in everyday household items. The noxious vapour given off by solvent-based products like paint, glue, petrol, and marker...
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,...
According to reports, individuals in Europe and the USA, spend upwards of 90% of their time indoors, most of it staring at a screen. This has led to a variety of issues, dubbed “technostress”, with symptoms including poor posture, muscle tension, focus and...
Addiction and mental health care: choosing the right place for treatment. September is recovery month. A time to celebrate the success stories of individuals in recovery, showing that recovery is possible and sustainable, and to reduce the stigma and misconceptions...
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, we are honouring the lives of five amazing women. Women who despite battling personal demons and the devastating mental health condition of addiction, have come out on top. With several successful years of sobriety,...
With any subject that is at times controversial, and often misunderstood, there are always rumours, myths and half-truths circling around the whole concept. Addiction is no different. Because many people really don’t understand the disease, they only see the...
One of the latest scandals to hit the headlines involves UK daytime TVs, This Morning, andis mirrored by similar accusations being levelled against The Kelly Clarkson Show, in the USA. In both cases, former employees have alleged that the makers of the programs...
Grief and addiction are interlinked, one often having an impact on the other. Grief and trauma are two of the most common root causes of addiction with many individuals turning to the use of alcohol, drugs, or compulsive behaviours as a method to cope with difficult...
October is World Menopause Month, with the theme this year (2022) being cognition and mood. The menopause is a natural stage in a woman’s life, which brings with it a whole host of physical and emotional side effects; but is rarely openly discussed. Here we look at...
With the Olympic Games Paris 2024 held in July and August and the Paris 2024 Paralympicscurrently happening, we look back at this blog from 2020…. Tokyo 2020 has dominated news cycles worldwide for the last two weeks. On display the amazing talent, fortitude, and...
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