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Indivior is investing in research and development to pioneer life-transforming treatments in addiction medicine, and in partnerships worldwide to realize its vision that all patients will have access to quality treatment for the chronic relapsing conditions and co-occurring disorders of addiction. https://www.nature.com/articles/d43747-020-00404-w

Addiction is when you become overly dependent on something you do, take or use and you struggle to control it anymore. Andrew Harvey explains how therapy can help you address the causes of your addiction to help you stop your addictive behaviour. https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/what-therapy-can-help-with/addiction/  

A Guardian article detailing why the UK government’s Levelling Up Secretary says it is right to outlaw use of nitrous oxide because of its links to antisocial behaviour. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/26/laughing-gas-ban-nitrous-oxide-michael-gove

The team at BrightView Treatment Centres has pulled together a list of their favourite 20 Books About Addiction Recovery to Read in 2023. There is no replacement for a comprehensive treatment program for those that are struggling with substance abuse, but reading the true stories of those

Taking insights gleamed from Iceland’s focus on youth, High School Drug and Alcohol Counsellor Aleethia Mackay is helping change the lives of her students. By focusing on culture and empowerment to help curb substance use and abuse, Aleethia shares how we can all shape the future of