Do People Drink More Now It’s Getting Colder?

We have long since said goodbye to British Summer Time and headed through autumn into winter. We see the days getting shorter and the nights getting longer. There’s a drop in the temperature, and it is getting dark really early, but how does that make you feel? It can be annoying, an inconvenience or even […]

Are You A Dry Drunk?

There is a condition which almost sounds like a contradiction in terms. It may seem like the strangest complaint you’ve never heard of, but Dry Drunk Syndrome is surprisingly common and impacts many people. It exists where someone with alcoholism who may have stopped drinking for some time, acts as if still addicted. They appear […]

Drug Deaths Rise To Record Levels Across The UK

Some are calling it an epidemic. Others are proclaiming a national health emergency. This is after the recent release of figures showing the number of drug deaths in England and Wales, which is a cause for alarm. Drug deaths have increased by more than one in ten, with many now questioning what can be done […]

Australian Government May Make People On Welfare Take A Drug Test To Get Benefit

It may be something of a stereotype, but, when some think of the unemployed, they can still have an image of a slovenly, dishevelled individual drinking or taking drugs. It is true of course many people on benefits may use narcotics and consume alcohol to excess, but is it unfair to suggest everybody out of […]