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Are They Related and How To Help Someone with Depression and Addiction Many people who suffer with substance misuse issues often also struggle with depression

As we have seen in the previous articles about ‘The Good Chemicals’, our body produces and responds to many hormones. These help regulate our bodily

What’s dopamine? Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, essentially a type of molecule that carries signals within our nervous system. Drugs can interact with dopamine and alter

Gently Does It with Gentle Exercise. Has the benefit of gentle exercise been overlooked?  We live in a society where we are encouraged to ‘work

Scotland is famous for many different things, from its landscape and countryside to its art, architecture and literature, amongst other areas. However, the country has

Five Ways To Be Kinder to Yourself Kindness is the simplest of ways to show another human being that you care. Some of us find

Cocaine hospital admissions are spiraling out of control.  Latest statistics have revealed a staggering 3-fold increase in cocaine-related mental health hospital admissions over the past

A new US study conducted by neuroscientists has uncovered an explanation as to why alcoholics crave alcohol so badly… Alcohol hijacks the brain. The scientists’

The UK is going to reclassify a group of anticonvulsants in an effort to reduce the damage they cause.  The death toll have been rising