What is classed as alcoholism?
Alcoholism is clinically referred to as Alcohol Use Disorder in the DSM 5, which is a manual clinicians will use to make diagnoses. Rather than defining alcoholism by …

When someone you love is struggling with addiction, the impact reaches far beyond just that person. Families often find themselves constantly worried and exhausted, unsure how to help without making …

Walk through any sixth form common room or university halls, and you will find vapes, marijuana, alcohol, and often more. Substance use among teenagers and students is widespread, and it looks diffe …

“I am the person who got myself into this mess. I’ll get myself out of it, alone!”
This way of thinking is very common for people fighting the arduous battle with substance addiction. We may …

What is a dual diagnosis?
A dual diagnosis means a person is living with both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder at the same time. It’s a lot more common than people realise a …

If you’ve ever been prescribed a course of antibiotics, a natural question to ask is whether it’s safe to drink alcohol while taking them. In modest amounts, alcohol doesn’t affect most antibi …

Watching someone you care about struggle with addiction can leave you feeling helpless but an intervention could be the lifeline they need to start turning things around. It’s a powerful way to sh …

Millions of people around the world use counselling to improve their lives. In the US alone, 2022 saw 55 million adults begin mental health treatment or counselling. UK statistics are similarly high …

After a person has worked on their goals to remove something from their life that is hurting them, it can be profoundly distressing if they return to it. For someone caught in the vicious grip of al …

Discovering your child’s alcohol problem can be one of the most heartbreaking experiences a parent can suffer. Recognising that the dearest person to you in the world has entered into a dangerou …

Knowing how to help an alcoholic husband (or how to help an alcoholic wife) may be more difficult than it at first seems. When in a relationship, support needs to be equitable. This means that both …

In England, there are an estimated 602,391 ‘dependent drinkers.’ Out of these people, only 18% are currently in treatment. This indicates that over three-quarters of alcoholics are receiving the …