by Tracy Mott | Feb 6, 2018 | alcohol
Alcohol is no laughing matter Alcohol, legal, sociable and currently the third leading cause of preventable death. Quite a shocking statistic isn’t it? Alcohol will kill 1 in 10 Americans aged 20-64 this year and someone somewhere will die every 10 seconds...
by CoolBisonAdmin | Apr 20, 2015 | abstinence, Addiction, addiction education, addiction recovery, addiction treatment, alcoholism, Amanda Rants, Families and addiction, residential rehabilitation, Stigma
Easing the transition from residential rehabilitation to home can be tough for the entire family, now they ‘re coming home there will be changes for you all. You’ll be looking to change those old habits and behaviours to meet the changes you see in your loved one....
by CoolBisonAdmin | Aug 18, 2014 | abstinence, Addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, Amanda Rants, residential rehabilitation, Uncategorized
Hallelujah! I may even say it again… Hallelujah!! Residential rehab has been mentioned positively as a resource to help addiction. The Centre for Social Justice has finally come out and said what we’ve all known for years. CSJ Director, Christian Guy, told...
by CoolBisonAdmin | Oct 9, 2013 | alcohol, Amanda Rants, Drugs, Uncategorized
Its a hot topic at the moment and I’m going to have to have a little rant. I’m talking about the way we use language (again) in terms of drug and alcohol use. I was recently at a meeting with a drugs team in a London borough and the subject of...
by CoolBisonAdmin | Jul 11, 2013 | abstinence, Addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, Amanda Rants, Discrimination
So Katie Hopkins is at it again, attention seeking I believe, why else would she announce to the world her views that those abusing substances and alcohol should be allowed to get on with it and not be offered treatment and the opportunity of a clean, sober, abstinent...
by CoolBisonAdmin | Jun 25, 2013 | Addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, Amanda Rants, binge drinking, Death from addiction, Drugs, Families and addiction, Recovery
If you’re a soap fan you’ll be well aware of the current story line involving Lauren Branning and her family (Eastenders). Lauren is drinking very heavily, but surely she cant have a problem, or can she? She’s way too pretty, too young and too...