Children of Alcoholics Week 12-18 February 2017

Raising awareness of children affected by parental alcohol problems. We want everyone to know they are not alone and help and support is available.

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Increase in reports of drug and alcohol use around children

The NSPCC's helpline has seen a rise in the number of people reporting drug and alcohol use around children over the last three years.

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Gussie's Super Kitchen - Chesterfield

Gussie's Kitchen was set up in April 2016 and is based in St Augustine's Church in Chesterfield. It runs every Tuesday from 4pm to 6pm and feeds on average 55 people

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More people seeking treatment for cannabis misuse

Why are more and more people seeking treatment for cannabis misuse? Here are the facts

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Switching from smoking to vaping does reduce your carcinogens

Are electronic cigarettes really any safer than smoking? A study that looked at the amount of cancer-causing chemicals in smoker's bodies suggests yes.

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Residential Rehabilitation

Residential Rehabilitation: The high road to recovery?

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Crackdown on highly addictive betting shop machines

MPs have called for a crackdown on highly addictive betting shop machines as new figures suggest they are costing Greater Manchester 73m every year.

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Don't call us junkies or addicts

Calling someone a junkie was once the norm, but many people who use illicit drugs and those who treat them say the word addict is just as stigmatizing.

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Toxic: Battling Addiction In The LGBT+ Community

Toxic: Battling Addiction In The LGBT+ Community

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Stop smoking services may boost mental health of people with depression

Smokers with depression who successfully quit smoking using stop smoking services may see an improvement in their mental health, according to new research

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Unravelling The Cannabis-Schizophrenia Connection

An association exists between cannabis use and schizophrenia.

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Public health experts call for ban on alcohol advertising in UK

Studies into the impact of alcohol advertising around the world found that marketing practices often seemed to breach the industry's own voluntary codes of practice, which in any case were

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