The national charity Adoption UK warns that there is an urgent need to raise awareness about the effects on unborn babies of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

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The Press Association reports that Government cuts in social care spending – including on disability and unemployment benefits – can have a huge impact on health.

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Addiction expert, Dr Robert Lefever says: “it is sheer arrogance of pharmaceutical companies to claim that they actually understand the complexities of the human mind”.

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The former Editor of The Sun newspaper has recently been in the press himself talking about his experience as a self-confessed alcoholic. He says that he owes his new life to the internationally renowned addiction expert, Dr Robert Lefever.

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London’s top doctors say that Labour’s policy on Alcohol is a complete failure

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National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse that reveal the number of 18-24 year olds seeking help for cocaine abuse has doubled in the last year,

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Binge drinking ‘increases risk’ of dementia. More under-65s – and women in particular – will suffer alcohol-related brain damage, say doctors.

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The UK government is giving key stakeholders and partners, including health professionals, the opportunity to shape guidance published this month of alcohol consumption, for parents of under 18s. The consultation is available online at:www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations We welcome any initiative from the Government to help tackle the problem of alcohol – especially amongst children – but can’t [...]

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There are almost as many differing approaches towards the understanding of treating addiction as there are counsellors or doctors. In an article titled Diagnosing and Treating Addictive Illness Dr Robert Lefever of the PROMIS Unit of Primary Care in London gets to the nub of the mental ‘taboo’ that is associated with addiction. Dr Lefever [...]

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