Overcoming Drug Addiction: Darren’s Recovery Story

Overcoming Drug Addiction: Darren’s Recovery Story – The Alcohol & Drug Service (ADS) has been transforming lives for more than 25 years. Here is one true story about Darren, a young man from Grimsby, who has battled back from addictions to drugs to reclaim his life and rebuild relationships with family. Darren was supported in his recovery by The Junction, a service which The Alcohol & Drug Service delivers in partnership with Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. If you have been affected by the issues raised in Darren’s Story, call our confidential helpline on 01482 320 606. Or visit www.ads-uk.org.

Tallafornia should carry health warning – drug campaigners

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"I asked TV3 to put our helpline at the end of the show but their response was that no one on the show was doing drugs. … But Ms Hill, who works with addiction services in west Dublin, maintained that alcohol consumption was a serious player in the show.
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DASH to continue, thanks to fundraising

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Earlier this year the Drugs Advice Service and Helpline lost £100,000 of government funding and the Department of Health said it would partner with the Alcohol Advisory Service to provide addiction services. DASH Director Shelly Stanley says despite …
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GUEST COMMENTARY: You can recover from mental illness, substance abuse

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Help is available. In 2010, 31.3 million adults 18 or older received services for mental health problems and 2.6 million people 12 or older who needed treatment for a drug or alcohol use problem received treatment. These individuals have achieved …
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