How Long Does MDMA Stay in Your System?
How Long Does MDMA Stay in Your System? Every drug takes a different amount of time to leave your system, due to the different ways they interact with your body. MDMA usually clears from the bloodstream within about 24 hours. But the metabolites produced during its breakdown can remain detectable in urine for up to […]
Dangers of Mixing Ibuprofen and Alcohol
Dangers of Mixing Ibuprofen and Alcohol What ibuprofen does to your body Ibuprofen is one of the most commonly used painkillers in the UK. You’ll find it under brand names like Nurofen, and most people take it without a second thought for headaches and back pain, among other conditions. It belongs to a class of […]
How to Spot an Alcoholic Face
How to Spot an Alcoholic Face Did you know that almost one-third of adults in the UK drink alcohol at levels that can harm their health? The changes that heavy drinking makes to someone’s face happen gradually, so they can often go unnoticed until they are quite advanced. Each individual sign can also have other […]
Staging Interventions
Staging Interventions What is an intervention? An intervention is a planned conversation where the people closest to someone struggling with addiction come together to express their concerns. The aim is to help that person see how their behaviour is affecting their own life and the lives of the people around them, and to make it […]
How Long Does Cocaine Stay in Your System?
How Long Does Cocaine Stay in Your System? Whether you’re asking because of an upcoming drug test or because you’re starting to question your relationship with cocaine, this is one of the most commonly searched questions about cocaine. The answer isn’t as straightforward as a single number, because how long cocaine stays in your system […]
Addiction Counselling
Addiction Counselling What is addiction counselling? Addiction counselling is a form of talking therapy designed for people dealing with drug dependence or alcohol misuse. Rather than focusing on the substance itself, sessions look at the patterns behind the behaviour. That means understanding why you use, what keeps the cycle going, and why it continues even […]
Why Sedatives Aren’t a Long-Term Solution
Why Sedatives Aren’t a Long-Term Solution Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs should be prescribed for two to four weeks at most. That’s NICE guidance, backed by the British National Formulary, and it’s been the standard for decades. Yet when researchers looked at UK prescribing data from 2017, they found that 44% of new benzodiazepine prescriptions exceeded that […]
The Addiction Cheat Code: How to Rewire Your Brain for Recovery
The Opioid Trap The Addiction Cheat Code: How to Rewire Your Brain for Recovery If you’ve previously tried and failed to stop drinking, take a step back from an addictive behavioural habit or quit using drugs, you might be wondering if there’s some strategy or piece of information missing that would make recovery work this […]