Recognising Addiction

Recognise the warning signs of addiction including behavioural changes, withdrawal symptoms, and relationship impacts, helping you identify whether you or someone you care about needs support.

Addiction and Genes

There has traditionally been a great deal of debate around addiction and genes. One approach seems to imply that linking addiction to genes means addicts won...

Addictions and the Elderly

Much of the coverage regarding addictions tends to focus on younger people. As drug taking and binge drinking fill the headlines, it is easy to forget that e...

Am I Dependent or Have I Got an Addiction?

Am I Dependent Or Have I Got An Addiction. For most people the terms dependence and addiction mean the same things and the two words are frequently interchan...

Do you Have a Spending Addiction?

Do You Have A Spending Addiction? Living in today’s society can cause a lot of stress and worry especially as finances have to stretch further and further...

Recognising Alcohol Addiciton

Recognising Alcohol Addiction. Many people frequently enjoy drinking alcohol as a way of unwinding or as part of their socialising and this is fine and can a...

Recognising drug addiction.

Recognising Drug Addiction. Anyone who takes drugs, especially those that are classed as illegal or those that are used irresponsibly is taking the risk of b...

The Common Physical Signs of Addiction.

The Common Physical Signs Of Addiction. Although addiction is unique to each person it affects, there are some signs that may alert people that some one they...

The Difference Between Social Use and Addiction

The Difference Between Social Use And Addiction. Not everyone that participates in using drugs, alcohol or gambling is an addict or will one day become an ad...

The Psychological Signs of Addiction

The Psychological Signs Of Addiction. When people first become addicted to a substance they are usually aware that they may change in some way or that their...