The danger of becoming addicted to prescription painkillers has become a hot topic in recent weeks and experts have warned that many people could find they need addiction treatment to help them recover from such problems.
Addiction treatment services can be wide-ranging and varied, but it is important an individual planning to head into a rehab clinic makes the right choice and picks a service that is best tailored to their individual needs, it has been claimed.
It has been claimed that healthcare professionals need to be given more training on the threat of drug addiction to reduce the number of people on prescribed drugs being forced into rehab centers.
Government plans to force drug addicts on benefits to receive addiction treatment to help tackle their problems and get their lives back on track are impossible to deliver in practice, it has been claimed.
A rehab clinic in the US is employing acupuncture in an effort to help relax patients and give them the opportunity to beat their addictions.
Bristol is in desperate need of addiction treatment services because so many people in the city battle with drug abuse, it has been claimed.
The physical and mental harm that cocaine can cause, particularly when mixed with alcohol, is often unknown, DrugScope has warned.
Investment in drug treatment services is essential says DrugScope.
Greater Manchester Police are encouraging landlords to attend an event about how to tell when properties are being used to grow cannabis drugs.
Drug addiction seminars will be held in eight cities across the UK.