DRUG & ALCOHOL DETOX

There is a condition which almost sounds like a contradiction in terms. It may seem like the strangest complaint you’ve never heard of, but Dry Drunk Syndrome is surprisingly commonplace and impacts a great many people. It is an affliction where someone with problems with alcoholism may have stopped drinking for some time, only to act as if they still had an addiction. They appear to exhibit the same behaviour and characteristics they displayed while under the grip of dependency. Many believe the term “Dry Drunk” is a reference to  Alcoholics Anonymous ’ 12-step rehabilitation programme, or it relates to the physical signs you show, while in the throes of the condition. For instance, if you are afflicted with Dry Drunk Syndrome, it may appear as if you are under the influence, even if you have not touched a drop in weeks. You may wobble or stumble when you walk or slur your words when you speak. These are some of the physical indicators which could point to Dry Drunk Synd...

Some are calling it an epidemic. Others are proclaiming a national health emergency. This is after the recent release of figures showing the number of drug deaths in England and Wales, which is a cause for alarm. Drug deaths have increased by more than one in ten, with many now questioning what can be done about it. Fatalities from drug poisoning in England and Wales rose by 16% last year. Marking the highest annual growth since records began in 1993. According to the information gathered, the most at risk are the 30 to 50-year-old age bracket. This is the age group which had the highest ratio of fatalities, where a whole generation of men and women in their prime are losing their lives to drug abuse. The ONS, or Office for National Statistics, states there were almost four and a half thousand deaths attributed to drug poisoning in England and Wales in 2018. More than 50% of drug fatalities, amounting to more than two thousand, were related to opiates like heroin, while over ...

Signs That Alcohol Purchases Are Down After   Minimum Unit Pricing In Scotland. It was a ground-breaking change in the law designed to reduce the number of people drinking in Scotland. Minimum pricing on alcohol was introduced in May 2018. The change in the law saw alcohol for sale for a minimum of 50p a unit. This was to decrease the rate of people consuming alcohol and, according to a recent study, it seems to have been a success.  Research appearing in the British Medical Journal focussed on the amount of alcohol purchased in shops before the change in legislation, and after it came into effect, up to the end of last year. Report from Newcastle University The report, compiled by a research team based at Newcastle University, concluded the quantity of alcohol purchased by an individual each week declined by 1.2 units. This amounting to a measure of spirits or half a pint of beer.  However, the research did not take pubs, restaurants or bars into accoun...