Whilst often romanticised, childhood can be a period of tumultuous change, pressures and difficulties. We experience a lot that can become overwhelming during our childhood and early teens. With s …

At its core, addiction is defined as the continued engagement with a behaviour or substance despite negative consequences. This means that if we are addicted to cocaine, for example, we will continu …

Being the parent of an adolescent battling an addiction can be very challenging. The fear of seeing a loved one – especially a child – battling an addiction can be incredibly daunting. This situ …

Substance use disorders are an all-too-common phenomenon in the UK. From 2020 to 2021 alone, 130,490 individuals entered into a treatment programme for addiction, but this number does not represen …