The Potential Disadvantages of ‘Dry January’
Most of you will have undoubtedly came across the ‘Dry January’ campaign promoted by Alcohol Concern and backed by Public…
Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2016 in News.
NHS reveals Men in England drink twice as much as women
A shocking new study published by NHS England reveals men living in England drink twice as much as their female…
Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2016 in Alcohol Addiction, News.
Top Recovery Blogs of 2015
Around this time last year, we published the Twitter Influencer Awards in the ‘recovery’ category. We received positive feedback for this…
Posted on Friday, December 18th, 2015 in News.
Malaysia Set to Raise Age of Legal Alcohol Consumption
Malaysia announced last week its intention to raise the age its citizens may legally drink alcohol. The current legal age…
Posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2015 in Alcohol Addiction, News.
NHS Funds Treatment for Internet Addiction
In a rather controversial turn of events the National Health Service (NHS) announces it will allocate budget to treat clients…
Posted on Friday, October 30th, 2015 in Behavioural, News.
Smoking During Rehab Increases Risk of Relapse
At Ocean Recovery Centre our alcohol treatment aids hundreds of clients each and every year. Many of these clients smoke…
Posted on Friday, October 30th, 2015 in News.
Heroin and Morphine Deaths Highest Since 1983
Sadly the number of people dying due to a heroin or morphine overdose has risen sharply this year. This means…
Posted on Saturday, September 19th, 2015 in News.
Scottish Drug Deaths for 2014 Highest on Records
This week the National Records of Scotland published its annual Drug-related Deaths in Scotland report covering the year 2014. According…
Posted on Saturday, August 29th, 2015 in News.
Drinking Amongst Pregnant Women on Rise
A recent study conducted by the University of Cambridge and published in the BMJ Open Journal reveals widespread alcohol consumption…
Posted on Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 in Alcohol Addiction, News.
Lib Dems Call for Decriminalisation of Possession
Next week the House of Lords is to discuss the Psychoactive Substances Bill. This Bill aims to outlaw all…
