Leeds Drug and Alcohol Help | Alcoholism and Addiction Information 

An Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) can be any traumatic event that happens to a child. Of course, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse are considered ACE...

Leeds based drug and alcohol support specialist Mark Franklin from Start Recovery teams up with Debbie Hampton from Best Brain Possible, for her to explain a...

Despite what we've been told in the past, science now confirms that addiction is a complex brain disease and behavioral disorder.

Cocaine use is on the rise again in Leeds and the UK, with Cocaine deaths at the highest rates since records began.

Addiction Starts and Ends in Your Brain’s Reward System Your brain’s reward system operates on a subconscious level and was designed to propel humans to se...

Science has confirmed that your life shapes your brain. From birth until death, your experiences, behaviors, thoughts, and emotions physically change the for...

Experts used to think of addiction as solely a dependency on a chemical substance. The idea that someone could become addicted to a habit like gambling the w...

Alcoholism can be defined as an individual's overwhelmingly strong desire to consume alcohol, often with difficulties in trying to moderate,

Drug and alcohol addiction is a complex behavioural disorder which is brought about by multiple factors in an individuals life. Below are some simplified rea...

Based in Leeds, Yorkshire, Start Recovery delivers private drug, alcohol and addictions help for people wanting to stop drinking alcohol or using drugs, and ...

Addiction to alcohol or other substances is a complex behavioural problem and asking yourself if you are an alcoholic, or a drug addict is one of the hardest...

When I finally stopped drinking myself to death, it was the specific support and help that allowed me to slow down, and take this one opportunity I had to st...

It's the start of a new year and a good time to give some thought to ways to start, make progress in, or maintain your recovery in the coming year ahead. On...

As a drinker or user, drugs and alcohol can often feel like your best friend. They’re the ones who are around when you’re at your worst, or at your best, and...

It’s a relatively new scientific discovery that the bacteria living in your gut influence your overall health and according to a growing body of research, yo...

1935, the year that brought us Porky Pig, the first parking meters, Adolf Hitler announcing German re-armament in violation of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles,...

It’s a huge milestone to take the first step into giving up. However, it would be unwise to not prepare yourself to deal with the inevitable cravings that co...

Humans are social animals. Your brain operates best when interacting and connecting with others. In fact, the strongest predictor of a species’ brain size is...