After a long day, you might crave a glass of wine – it helps you relax, right? Wrong – in fact booze can have a negative impact on our mental wellbeing…
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ADDICTION
Hangxiety: why do we make our anxiety worse with alcohol?
Co-founders of the Love Sober community and authors of Love Yourself Sober, Kate and Mandy explain how we're making our anxiety worse with alcohol…
Common drugs prescribed for chronic pain could lead to addiction, NICE reports
New guidelines report commonly used drugs such as ibuprofen and paracetamol in the treatment of primary chronic pain, do more harm than good.…
How the gambling industry is responding to COVID-19
Those at risk of gambling addiction are urged to exclude themselves from all gambling websites during lockdown…
New measures in place to support people with gambling addiction
A self-exclusion tool and the ban of credit cards to place bets are amongst new measures to support people struggling with gambling addiction…
How to conquer your shopping addiction
Compulsive spending can lead to psychological problems, relationship difficulties, and serious debt. If you find it hard to resist temptation, here are some strategies to help control your urge to splurge…
Northern NHS gambling addiction service opens in Leeds
Thousands of people across northern England dealing with gambling addiction now have access to an NHS service in Leeds - the first of its kind outside of London…
1 in 2 young people at risk of gambling addiction, study reveals
Today at 10 Downing Street, Safer Online Gambling Group will launch a new survey exposing Britain’s hidden epidemic of young people spending millions each year on in-app purchases and video game add-ons…
4 Signs to spot alcohol addiction
Booze is one of the biggest risk factors for death, ill-health, and disability in the UK, yet signs of its serious misuse can be hard to identify…