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Pharmacist Support Begins New Partnership With Action on AddictionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The UK’s leading independent welfare charity for pharmacists and their families in Great Britain has agreed a new partnership with Action on Addiction – the only UK charity working across the addiction field in research, prevention, treatment, professional education and family support. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - October 28, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Liverpool’s Lord Mayor To Open The First Ever UK Recovery Rally And March On 26th September 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The March Begins at 6pm at St Georges Hall. (Organised by SHARP Liverpool) Followed by the Recovery Concert at the Liverpool Lighthouse Anfield 8-11pm. (Organised by the SPIDER Project) (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - September 23, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction Launches Yoga Week to Promote a Healthy Body and MindEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Yogathon to take place at the Alchemy Centre, Camden Sunday 27th September. Yoga Week runs from 27th September – 4th October 2009. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - September 22, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Untreatable or just hard to treat?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Results of the Randomised Injectable Opioid Treatment Trial (RIOTT) (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - September 22, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

New estimates indicate that between 3.4-3.5 million children live with at least one binge-drinking parentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new piece of research launched today shows that the number of children living with substance misusing parents is greater than previously thought (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - September 2, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

New estimates predict that between 3.4-3.5 million children live with at least one binge-drinking parentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new piece of research launched today shows that the number of children living with substance misusing parents is greater than previously thought (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - July 1, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

A Candlelight Vigil for Those Lost to Addiction and AlcoholismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The 2nd Merseyside candlelight vigil and remembrance event will take place at the Plaza, Metropolitan Cathedral, Mount Pleasant in Liverpool between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on Friday 29th May 2009. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - June 1, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction’s Clouds House has released a commemorative book to celebrate its 25 years of treating people with drug and alcohol addiction problems.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - May 13, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction’s Response to BBC 2’s Drama: Best: His Mother’s SonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Action on Addiction welcomes the showing of BBC’s fact-based drama ‘Best: His Mother’s Son’. The programme is timely given the current concern over levels of alcohol consumption in this country. The programme highlighted the devastating effect that alcohol can have, not only on the alcoholic but on the rest of the family as well. It also showed that alcoholism can affect people of all ages and could be the result of the kinds of stress or pressures that many people will experience at some point in their life. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - April 29, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction Expands Women’s Treatment to Meet Growing Demand for Drink and Drug ServicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Action on Addiction is pleased to announce the expansion and relocation of its women-only service due to increased demand. Hope House is a pioneering female-only second stage residential centre for women in London. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - April 29, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction and ‘Wired In’ Host Recovery Seminar With World Renowned Bill WhiteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - March 18, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Is Your Love Affair With Drink This Valentine's?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alcohol misuse is the most widespread of any substance, despite the recent media debate on drug classification and, although legal, it is responsible for more deaths than any illegal drug. This Valentine’s Day, Action on Addiction is asking people whether their love affair with drink has gone too far and whether it is damaging their relationships. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - February 18, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Charity’s Chief Executive Awarded Honorary DoctorateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On 10th December 2008, Action on Addiction’s Chief Executive, Nicholas R.L. Barton, was awarded an honorary doctorate of health from the University of Bath for his contribution to the field of addiction treatment. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - January 15, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction's Response to the UK Drug Policy Commission report “Working towards recovery”Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
“Action on Addiction is pleased to welcome the report from the UK Drug Policy Commission "Working towards recovery" a report into a review of the issues facing former problem drug users in getting into employment. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - January 13, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction’s Response To Channel 4 Dispatches Programme ‘My mum loves drugs, not me’Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Action on Addiction welcomes the showing of last night’s Channel 4 ‘Dispatches’ documentary ‘My mum loves drugs, not me’. The programme highlighted the devastating effects that parental substance misuse can have on children. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - December 18, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Clouds House Chosen As A Preferred Provider Under The Practioners Help ProgrammeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Internationally acclaimed treatment centre, Clouds House at East Knoyle, has been chosen to treat doctors and dentists who develop addictions as part of the Practitioner Health Programme that is being piloted by the NHS in London. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - December 18, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Sports Stars and Celebrities Raced to Support the Sport Against Addiction DinnerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Ilie Nastase, Duncan Goodhew and Fatima Whitbread were just some of Britain’s sporting heroes who gave their support to the annual Sport Against Addiction Dinner and Auction, which raised a phenomenal £220,000 for Action on Addiction. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - December 18, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction Expands Women’s Treatment Service to Meet Growing DemandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Action on Addiction is pleased to announce the expansion and relocation of its women only service at Hope House in Maida Vale due to an increased demand for this service. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - December 18, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction's Response to New NHS Statistics on Drug MisuseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - August 21, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Sports Stars and Celebrities Race to Support the Sport Against Addiction DinnerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thursday 1st May 2008 at Quaglino’s, 16 Bury Street, St. James’s, SW1Y 6AJ (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - April 30, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Flagship Addiction Treatment Training Centre Opens in WarminsterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On 17th April Action on Addiction’s new Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies officially opened its doors to students. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - April 24, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction's Reponse to the 24-Hour Licensing Law ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - March 13, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

A £1 Donation to Be Made to Action on Addiction for Every Sale of The View from the Ladies TeesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For eleven years Peggy Strachan was a trustee of the UK charity Action on Addiction, and she will donate £1.00 to the charity for every book sold. (Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - March 13, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction's Response to the New Drug Strategy 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - March 13, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations

Action on Addiction's Response to Conservative Party Plans to Increase Tax on High-Strength Alcoholic BeveragesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Action on Addiction)
Source: Action on Addiction - March 13, 2008 Category: Addiction Source Type: organizations