If you enjoy hearing our conversation with Luke Trainor - Programme Manager at Better Than Well, University of Birmingham, I recommend listening to our conversation with Clare Kennedy here: https://youtu.be/mUpLkHQOopw

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Join us for another episode of the Altered Attitudes podcast. In this episode, we have a conversation with Clare Kennedy, the founder and CEO of Kennedy Street Recovery. Clare shares insights into her relationship with Kevin Kennedy, also known as Coronation Street's Curly Watts, and discusses how her journey with him played a pivotal role in her own path to recovery.If you enjoyed this episode please can we ask you to subscribe, and hit the like button, it goes a long way towards supporting what we do. #soberlife #alcoholism #mindset #recoveryispossible #alteredattitudes #12steps

Join us on the Altered Attitudes podcast as we reflect on the recent passing of 12-step recovery advocate and Friends star, Matthew Perry, at age 54. Lester Morse, Managing Director of Rehabs UK, returns to explore the significance of Perry's journey and the impact of celebrity recovery stories on the wider community.

From a life of crime, struggling to survive, to a clean and sober contributing member to her family and society. Sonja's story is an inspiring example that recovery is possible.

In this episode of the Altered Attitudes podcast, Lester Morse from Rehabs UK shares his opinions on the government's move to open illegal drug consumption rooms in Scotland. This controversial initiative serves as a significant example of the harm minimization philosophy and raises questions about the effectiveness of funding a consumption room. With an increasing allocation of funds toward harm minimization, there is a corresponding reduction in support for abstinence-based recovery.

Abstinence-based recovery was primarily funded through rehab placements, but budget cuts have resulted in a 50% reduction in the number of rehabs in the UK over the past seven years. Without adequate support, recovery communities are at risk of declining, which, in turn, leads to fewer individuals pursuing abstinence-based recovery.

We discuss some of the deeper concepts around the philosophies of harm reduction, particularly through the lens of vaping as opposed to cigarette smoking. As anxieties rise the question is posed, are we becoming a nation dependent on chemicals?

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Learn more - https://rehabsuk.com/blog/clever-marketing-tactics-lure-teens-into-vaping-trap-new-packaging-same-addiction/

Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have implemented tax increases on alcohol. Following a reform introduced by the prime minister back in 2021, the new approach will base the duty on the alcohol's strength rather than its type. But what implications does this have for individuals dealing with addiction? To gain deeper insights, we turned to Lester Morse, an addiction expert and the Managing Director of Rehabs UK. Tune in to discover more about the impact of these changes.

We respond and reflect on some of the topics brought forward by Matt Willis in the BBC documentary Fighting Addiction. It's a moving film that asks a lot of questions that require complex answers and contemplation. Lester Morse breaks down some of the most pressing questions brought up in the film based on his own 30+ years in recovery.