Hi Miss J Check out debtors anonymous meetings DA, many in london and some in surrounding areas, its a great fellowship which has helped thousands to manage there lives more effectively Exercise is a positive step to release dopamine and endorphin, so if you can commit to regime every 2nd day at lea...

Dr Kostas i firmly agree with the remark you made concerning specialist addiction services usually having professionals which have conquered their own personal addictions. This mirrors my personal history. I came from a family of addiction where i witnessed from toddler- hood the dereliction, despai...

Paul great to read your email about gambling. I also have a clinic in harley st which focuses completely on addiction and also wrote a book last year - Nothing to Declare;confessions of an unsuccessful drug smuggler,dealer and addict. I like you am in recovering with 17 years sobriety. I work with m...

Thanks Helen. In society these days there are so many things people can get addicted to. We live in a time where immediate gratification is encouraged.... buy the latest smart phone.... buy an new i pad 3.... lose 20lbs and look great, gamble on black jack, drink jack daniels, etc etc. there is so m...

My experience with working with clients caught up in addictive patterns is that often they let go off one addictive pattern and replace it with another equally destructive pattern. This is called cross-addiction. However i have also worked with clients who desist from this completely. However the ma...

This attitude from clients with addictions can obstruct and potentially kill the individual. I have worked and managed teams with staff who are both in recovery from addiction and staff that are not. I have often witnessed clients manipulating the fact that the staff member doesn't have personal exp...

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