Anyone familiar with the programmes “Fat: The Fight of My Life” or “Obese: A Year to Save my Life” will also be aware of food addiction. In these pro…

Some women and men, when they find out that their partner is spending a lot of time watching porn, is sexually acting out with someone, or sexually c…

Alcohol can have a powerful influence on many of us. It quietens the mind and relaxes us after the stress of a long, hard day’s work. It can make tim…

I would like to speak about a subject very close to me, from both a professional and personal standpoint. I’ve worked in the field of substance misus…

It is true that not everybody who watches porn is indulging in problem behaviour. If your use of porn is not causing you any harm and not adversely a…

Why is it so difficult to sit with how I feel? When did this happen? Why haven't I noticed this before? What am I afraid of? These are some of the qu…

As a drugs worker, I spent many years visiting people in prison who were addicted to heroin and crack cocaine, in order to help them get treatment. U…

Through experience of working in a substance misuse agency it has become clear that a vast majority of individuals in the midst of addiction have und…

Perhaps you have just left treatment, along with a continued plan for recovery that seems rather lightweight in the wake of peer support from which y…

As people, we seem to live by the habits we form, and often these help to form structure in our daily lives. Habits do sometimes become dangerous, ho…

This is a type of addiction that is not as widely known but can still be as debilitating as other high profile addictions. Ultimately, the addiction…

Changing anxious habits or behaviours can be very challenging. While many of us would prefer to seek instant solutions to break old habits, this can…