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A drug and alcohol rehab clinic in London is set to triple in size to cope with the escalation in the number of people needing its help, it has been reported.
A new study looking at the way in which people respond to visual stimuli could help develop new addiction treatments for patients.
The experience of one former drug user has demonstrated the importance of seeing the rehabilitation process as a long-term commitment.
Experts have been investigating the link between drug-associated memories in addicts and the likelihood of them falling back into addiction, in an effort to create new addiction treatments.
One rehab center is helping its patients to beat their drug addictions through knitting, it has been reported.
There are a growing number of teenagers and children gambling in the US, which could lead to a significant rise in the number seeking addiction treatment in the future
Youth workers in Glasgow are using imams to help tackle the problem of drug addiction in young Muslim people across the city.
Ministers in Scotland are preparing to launch a restructuring of the way drug addiction treatment is delivered in the country in an effort to tackle the rising problem.
Ministers have been urged to put more money into providing services such as rehab clinics for people with alcohol addictions before cutting their benefits.
An increase in the number of young people seeking addiction treatment for problems with cannabis should be welcomed rather than seen as a negative reflection of British society, it has been claimed.