May 05, 2015

Underage drinking is a problem in the UK that seems to be getting worse. There are concerns for the wellbeing of young a...

Student Addiction Guide
Dec 12, 2014

Since 2009, the amount of alcohol consumed in Scotland has fallen. The reduction equates to approximately 38 million pin...

Student Addiction Guide
Oct 11, 2014

From the mid-1990s through until the mid-2000, the cheap drug of choice among students was ecstasy. However, much negati...

Student Addiction Guide
Oct 11, 2014

Peer pressure is often cited as one of the things motivating young people to use drugs. It's just assumed that a young p...

Student Addiction Guide
Oct 04, 2014

Every September the residence halls of UK universities fill up with freshers getting their first taste of freedom. They ...

Student Addiction Guide
Oct 04, 2014

As a university student, how do you feel about excess alcohol consumption? For that matter, how do you feel about the fr...

Student Addiction Guide
Sep 26, 2014

The NHS estimates that hundreds of students are victims of spiking every year. What is spiking? It is the practice of co...

Student Addiction Guide
Sep 26, 2014

All across the UK a new wave of first-year university students have begun to settle in to their routine. Returning stude...

Student Addiction Guide
Sep 20, 2014

The average UK citizen probably just assumes that student loan money is being used as it is designed to be: to cover the...

Student Addiction Guide
Sep 20, 2014

Those of us in the drug and alcohol recovery community are trained to look for certain signs when evaluating the serious...

Student Addiction Guide