January 14, 2021
Understanding Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal
The use of alcohol and other drugs is prevalent in the UK and worldwide. Addiction is a severe illness that impacts hundreds of thousands of people every year. According to The National Drug…
January 5, 2021
The Physical Effects of Trauma on the Brain
Trauma can lead to a range of debilitating physical and psychological health conditions. Most notably, trauma can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is characterised by intense…
December 22, 2020
How to Cope With the January Blues
January is one of the coldest, dreariest months of the year. The dark mornings, the short days, and the long nights can make us feel more tired and run down than usual. During this vulnerable time,…
December 8, 2020
Understanding Neuroplasticity
As we grow from children into adults our brains are continually changing. Through each new or repeated experience, connections are formed in the brain that influence how we understand and engage with…
November 28, 2020
Ketamine and its Clinical Uses
Ketamine has emerged in recent years as a powerful aid in the treatment of depression. Though a popular recreational drug commonly abused across the U.K., ketamine was first introduced as anaesthetic…
November 21, 2020
Understanding Pregabalin
Pregabalin is an anti-convulsant, pain-relieving medication, under the classification of Gabapentinoids. As an anti-convulsant, or anti-epileptic drug, Pregabalin works by reducing the intensity of…
November 16, 2020
Addicted to Trading
Since the beginning of the pandemic, many popular types of gambling-related events such as football, horse racing, and other sporting events have been put on hold. In combination with the immense…
November 10, 2020
What is Somatoform Disorder?
People who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder are subject to experiencing intense feelings of loneliness and isolation, a deep sense of hopelessness or emptiness, and have a deep-seated fear…
November 6, 2020
Borderline Personality Disorder: What is Splitting?
People who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder are subject to experiencing intense feelings of loneliness and isolation, a deep sense of hopelessness or emptiness, and have a deep-seated fear…
November 2, 2020
Global Snapshot of Addiction
Addiction is a term often surrounded by harmful stigma. Until recent decades, addiction was often misunderstood as a personal failure, a sign of weakness, or simply a personal choice, and treatment…
October 30, 2020
Co-Codamol Addiction – signs, symptoms and treatment?
As an opiate, codeine is a highly physically and psychologically addictive substance.1 When addiction develops, professional treatment is required. Misuse of opiates can be fatal, so it’s essential…
October 27, 2020
Coping with Panic Attacks at Night
Panic attacks can make a person feel as though they are completely alone in their experience. The thoughts and feelings that come up can be deeply personal and difficult to rationalise. However,…
October 22, 2020
How Long Does Cocaine Stay in Your System?
When taking cocaine, the body immediately begins to break the substance down into substances known as metabolites. These linger in the system, and can be detected by certain medical tests, including:
October 18, 2020
The Benefits of Giving Up Alcohol
Giving up alcohol can be challenging, but there are a whole range of benefits to quitting that can make the separation between you and your alcohol use feel less difficult and even highly rewarding.…
October 12, 2020
What is Behavioural Health?
Behavioural health is an all-encompassing term that refers to the scientific study of emotions, behaviours, and biology, and how these different concepts relate to an individual’s mental health,…
October 5, 2020
Neuroscience and the Addicted Brain
Addiction is a neurobiological phenomenon that often leads to people feeling powerless over their own decisions. As addiction can form out of behavioural habits, as well as a chemical dependence to a…
September 28, 2020
Can Wealth Be Traumatic?
Trauma is not typically something which people associate with wealth; frequently people assume that because people are wealthy that their lives are easy. However, modern research has shown that this…
September 14, 2020
Which rehab is best for me?
Rehab can be a very daunting prospect for those who are inexperienced with it; some people picture sitting around in groups talking, whilst some might think of a confrontational boot-camp experience…
September 7, 2020
The Hidden Benefits of Rehab
If you ask most people what they think rehab consists of, they would tell you that it involves people sitting around in circles and receiving psychotherapy, with the aim of being abstinent from an…
August 31, 2020
Will going to rehab affect my career?
One popular concern is with career preservation. It is well known that addicts can come from all walks of life, including successful professional backgrounds.
August 17, 2020
Understanding The Risks of Prescription Drugs
The word “drugs” has very negative connotations. However, people take drugs every day. The newsagent sells drugs. The chemist most definitely sells drugs.
August 3, 2020
Older Adults Opting for Home Treatment in a COVID World
The world has undergone one of the most rapid changes in history in one of the shortest amounts of time in 2020. Six months ago, who could have predicted that we would be paying for our shopping…
July 27, 2020
The Link Between Stress and Relapse
Stress. The word that no one likes, but everyone experiences. Mild stress is something most people encounter every day, be it an upcoming work deadline, a date with someone you really want to…
July 14, 2020
Understanding Compulsive Behaviour
In OCD sufferers it is thought that prolonged exposure to stress or trauma can cause these symptoms; in one study of Vietnam war veterans, those with a higher exposure to intense firefights were much…
July 1, 2020
How is Brain Activity Affected in those with a Family History of Alcoholism?
Studies find that having an alcoholic in the family can impact the brain activity of other family members, even if they don’t use alcohol themselves.
June 16, 2020
Understanding Functioning Alcoholism
There are many stereotypes surrounding alcohol use disorder which only serve to make unfair, damaging and negative assumptions about those who are struggling.
June 12, 2020
The History of the Addcounsel Family
Paul Flynn, founder and CEO of Addcounsel, Behavioural Wealth, and most recently Orchestrate Health, has been helping businesses grow for over 20 years. His rich experience and education in business…
May 20, 2020
The Importance of Kindness and Compassion for Alcohol Addiction Recovery
In England alone, there are an estimated 586,780 dependent drinkers, with only 18% receiving treatment. Many of us know someone close to us battling an alcohol addiction, and it can be a heavy burden…
May 18, 2020
So, what is Kindness?
In a year that has seen the unfortunate passing of prominent T.V personality, Caroline Flack and the seismic impact of Coronavirus both to families and the aftershock to the economy, the concept of…
May 12, 2020
rTMS – a useful tool in treating cocaine addiction?
Cocaine is a drug that is extensively abused and is extremely addictive. Worldwide about £62 billion of cocaine is sold each year; around a million people in the UK take cocaine with up to 20% of…
April 14, 2020
Alcohol & COVID-19 – Addiction treatment centre shows why excessive drinking must stop now
The overindulgence of food, alcohol, drugs, shopping and promiscuous behaviour are all somehow acceptable if they come under the umbrella of ‘Christmas’. But what if these behaviours begin to slip…
December 11, 2019
A Very “Merry” Family Christmas
Family dynamics are tricky to navigate at any time of the year, however at Christmas they can become all but impossible. The reunion at the family home surrounded by brothers and sisters,…
December 11, 2019
Is It More Than A Christmas Hangover?
The overindulgence of food, alcohol, drugs, shopping and promiscuous behaviour are all somehow acceptable if they come under the umbrella of ‘Christmas’. But what if these behaviours begin to slip…
November 18, 2019
The Addcounsel Private Alcohol Rehab in London – World Leading Alcohol Dependancy Treatment
At Addcounsel’s Luxury Rehab Centre in Mayfair, London, our team are highly skilled experts in their field, eminently knowledgeable about the risks and consequences of excessive alcohol use. We offer…
October 9, 2019
What is a Midlife Crisis and How Can it Manifest?
When people reach a certain age and experience emotional distress, it can often be thought that they are finding it hard to cope with the idea of their own mortality, and that at some point in “the…
October 9, 2019
Gaming Misuse – Public Health SOS
Gaming has never been more popular than it is now. There are approximately 2.2 billion gamers in the world[1] and it is an industry worth approximately £100 billion pounds. This is all very good news…
September 20, 2019
What are the Odds? Will Football Give Up Gambling?
It is now nearly impossible to watch a game of football without seeing logos of gambling websites on players’ shirts. In fact, 60% of top two division teams are sponsored by them. There is no doubt…
September 11, 2019
Luxury Rehab Services For Drug, Alcohol and Behavioural Addictions
Addcounsel's luxury rehab services for drug, alcohol and behavioural addictions draws on the expertise of some of the leading specialists in their fields.
September 11, 2019
Cannabis and Pain
Cannabis is being touted as being able to help a myriad of medical problems, some of them being Alzheimer’s disease, appetite loss, cancer, Crohn’s disease, eating disorders, epilepsy, glaucoma,…
September 5, 2019
Family Offices – How to Access the Best Rehab
Many busy CEOs, entrepreneurs, high-profile celebrities and athletes suffer regularly from anxiety, depression and burnout due to the enormous pressures they face in their daily lives. Addiction is…
September 4, 2019
Off to Uni? Cannabis & the Dangers
Although the use of illegal drugs in general has decreased among young people, cannabis is still the ‘most widely used illicit substance among young people, and prevalence rates in the UK are among…
August 30, 2019
Sex and Porn Addiction Treatment in Central London
Individuals who suffer with sex and/or porn addiction may find that they are eventually unable to function in their daily life at work, home or maintain a relationship. Sex and porn addiction share…
August 29, 2019
The International Addcounsel Luxury Rehab
You need treatment for a drug or alcohol problem, but you don’t know which one to choose. This article will give you some insight as to why Addcounsel’s Luxury Rehab in Central London is the only…
August 27, 2019
The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Addiction
Any medication has risk factors involved with taking it. Whether we are talking about minor side effects or life threatening allergic reactions, advice should be sought either from the packaging or…
July 27, 2019
The Dangers of Tramadol
Any medication has risk factors involved with taking it. Whether we are talking about minor side effects or life threatening allergic reactions, advice should be sought either from the packaging or…
July 26, 2019
The Middle East and Addiction: A complex picture for those seeking treatment.
According to experts, problems relating to addiction in Middle Eastern countries are still being ignored in some communities due to continuing stigmas that surround drug and alcohol dependance and…
May 15, 2019
Behavioural Wealth Awards Winners Announced at Cavalry & Guards Club
Gathering at the Cavalry & Guards Club in London, James Brown & Sam Hall of Hall Brown Solicitors and Clarion Solicitors picked up the first ever Behavioural Wealth Awards.
May 12, 2019
“Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels” – Celebrities and Their Body Image
Mental Health Awareness Week, 2019 begins on Monday 13th May and, this year, the theme is Body Image - how we think and feel about our bodies.
April 29, 2019
Behavioural Wealth Awards
Addcounsel, Britain’s leading provider of individualised care programmes for those with behavioural health issues, is launching the Behavioural Wealth Awards.
April 29, 2019
Does your family office take care of your health, as well as your wealth?
In establishing a family office, a wealthy individual typically hires an asset manager to safeguard his wealth and an attorney to draft a family constitution, but how often does he undergo a thorough…
April 22, 2019
The Role of Functional Medicine in Addiction Treatment
Functional Medicine uses a biology based approach to focus on assessing, evaluating and then addressing the root cause of a disease. It views the person as a whole as a complex system of answers to…
April 15, 2019
Why London could be the best city in the world for recovery
When choosing a place to recover you may still need to be close to transport links and the urban world, but it is vital to health and wellbeing to be able to walk in open spaces and appreciate the…
April 8, 2019
Functional Medicine Guide to Help you Fight Addiction
Understanding the role of Functional Medicine in addiction treatment is critical for maintaining a long lasting recovery from substance abuse. Here is a simple guide with certain principles taken…
March 25, 2019
Why We Need A New, Creative Approach To Addiction Services
As a society we no longer think of addiction as a question of failed willpower. We are aware that it is a serious mental disorder. Does it not then follow that, as a serious mental disorder, it…
March 18, 2019
Focus on PTSD
One of Addcounsel’s clinicians, Dr Mohammed Alsaidi, who is a consultant psychiatrist and clinical lead for addiction services in three London boroughs, believes that PTSD can be a useful diagnosis…
March 11, 2019
When to Mount an Intervention
A new biography of James Packer tells how a trusted friend intervened to save the billionaire businessman from disaster.
March 4, 2019
Focus on Executive Burnout
‘We are seeing more cases of burnout, but we’re not always identifying it,’ says Dr Richard Sherry of Addcounsel. ‘There is a presenting problem, too. We’re not always identifying it correctly as…
March 1, 2019
Untangling the Complexities of Wealth and Addiction
The reality is, 1 in 4 people will experience a behavioural or mental health condition in their lifetime, and extremely affluent people are absolutely not immune to these challenges.