Across the UK, there are families that have tried as best they can to help an addicted loved one get the necessary treat...

One of the hallmarks of drug and alcohol addiction is a tendency toward impulsive behaviour. Addicts tend to live in the...

Take a walk down any street in a London business district and pop your head into one of the many betting shops you will ...

Any prison employee will tell you that the penal community faces some of the biggest challenges in terms of the differen...

A few weeks ago, we reported on a new drug being used to combat heroin overdose in the United States. The drug, which wa...

A big part of modern drug and alcohol rehab is identifying the root causes of any given case so that it can be treated i...

Last November, Colorado became the second US state to legalise recreational marijuana use within its borders. You can no...

You've undoubtedly heard it said that no alcohol or drug addict wakes up one morning and suddenly decides to transform h...

The United Nations General Assembly is set to once again address the worldwide drug problem in a special session to be c...

We have discussed the topic of negative parental influence on children who use drugs and alcohol before, but now there i...