Most addicts have low self-esteem and this stops them trusting anybody. They feel unimportant and lonely. Recovery is about changing these attitudes.
Addiction Resources
A New EU Directive: Reimbursment for Treatment Abroad
A new EU directive came into force, allowing EU citizens to claim the costs of healthcare treatment in other EU member states.
Negative Thoughts That Sabotage Addiction Treatment
Read a list of self-sabotage thoughts that can block addiction treatment and learn how to deal with them. As with all recovery, honesty is the keyword.
Five Ways I Deal With Stress
Dealing with everyday problems is difficult. Try these five ways to relieve stress, which left untreated can lead to depression, anxiety, burnout.
The Struggle of Addiction
Recovery from addiction is all about change. Our specialist therapist Chris Burn writes about this struggle & how to overcome it by working with the patient.
Ancient Addictions
Was Alexander the Great an alcoholic? Did Odysseus take opium? Was the Oracle at Delphi the world’s first rehab? Commentary piece by Castle Craig therapist.
Make Art Not War
Ingrid Christie, the artist in residence at Castle Craig addiction rehab clinic, shows a group of addiction counsellors how art can help people in recovery.
Gambling, the home of unrealistic thinking
Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, loved gambling. Read about the unrealistic thinking og gambling & the problem gambling recovery programme at Castle Craig.
Castle Craig’s 25th Birthday
Castle Craig celebrated its 25th anniversary when many of the rehab clinic’s former patients gathered to listen to speeches & meet their friends in recovery.
How Brain Scans Can Predict Relapse
New research from Yale University suggests that carrying-out brain scans on recovering alcoholics could be used to diagnose the risk of relapse.
Newspapers Show Examples of the Real Cost of Addiction
The journalists, the authorities and the public fail to make the connection between crime, abuse and addiction. The real cost of addiction is unknown.
Drumming therapy for addiction rehab
In 2003, Castle Craig rehab clinic started a therapeutical drumming circle for its patients. Drumming helps people recover from addiction by releasing stress.