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Diane - BAC O’Connor, Alcohol

Diane tells us how her social drinking got out of control, and how on her return to this country from Zimbabwe, her life changed for the worse [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 23 Dec 09

What treatment meant to me

“Treatment changed my life. Because it changed my life, it has effectively changed the lives of those I love and come into contact with: my partner, my family, my friends and, of course, my clients” [Androcles, Wired In]

Tags: storywired in   Date: 23 Dec 09

Karena - BAC O’Connor, heroin addiction, crack addiction, alcoholism

Karena tells us how she was trapped by her addictions to heroin and crack, and how through the love for her baby daughter she was able to escape into a new life {1’55”} [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 21 Dec 09

Darren - BAC O’Connor, heroin

Darren tells us the damage that heroin addiction did to his life, how it landed him in prison, and how on his release, he became a victim of drug crime himself {2’02”} [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 09 Dec 09

William - BAC O’Connor, heroin

As William progressed from social drug taking to heroin addiction he became stuck in a destructive cycle. Having gone in and out of employment, and finding his life becoming more chaotic, he sought help, and was referred to BAC O’Connor in Burton upon Trent {1’56”} [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 02 Dec 09

My Personal Story: Matt S

Firstly, my story is not out of the ordinary. I tried heroin about four years ago and found it to be the ultimate escape from every day stress and worries. Someone once described it as like being wrapped in a warm blanket where all your worries fade away [Matt S, Wired In]

Tags: blogstorywired in   Date: 24 Nov 09

Finding Your Place in this World

My name is Gilbert Gadson, I currently work for Northeast Treatment Centers, I am a Peer Specialist, Residential Manager and Editor. At present my life amazes me each and every day [Recovery Philadelphia, USA]

Tags: storyusa   Date: 06 Nov 09

Ed Mitchell - Lost & Found

A new documentary on the latest steps to recovery of former BBC and ITN broadcaster, Ed Mitchell, is broadcast exclusively on Inexcess TV – marking Ed’s return to television and first employment following his battle with alcohol and homelessness [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filmstoryuk   Date: 28 Oct 09

Richard - BAC O’Connor, Alcohol

Growing up in a household with a family of drinkers, Richard recently found his own drinking slipping out of control {3’48”} [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 23 Oct 09

Ivy and Glyn - BAC O’Connor, Prescription Drugs

Ivy and Glyn tell us how they have spent over 15 years supporting and helping their daughter who was addicted to prescription drugs. It is only in the past 6 months, through working with BAC O’Conner as a family group, that they have learnt the skills and acquired the tools to help their daughter and change their own lives {4’11”} [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 22 Oct 09

Sharon - SHARP, Heroin, Cocaine, Alcohol, Ecstasy, Speed

Sharon tells us of how her life has changed over the past 12 months, having battled addiction with alcohol and drugs her outlook on life is now a positive one {13’40”} [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 16 Oct 09

Lisa - BAC O’Connor, Heroin & Crack Cocaine

At 19 Lisa was six and a half stones, scoring crack cocaine and heroin three or four times a day and had been written off as an OD case waiting to happen {11’30”} [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 14 Oct 09

James - RIOT, Heroin, Alcohol & Prison

James from RIOT (Recovery Is Out There), recalls his journey from addiction to recovery. From prison and overdoses, James now shows people in the tier system that recovery is achievable for all and is ‘everything you dream of’ {4’36”} [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 13 Oct 09

The inner light

One man’s problem drinking led him to Quakerism via AA. Both, he believes, are practical, non-hierarchical and can help in a quiet process of recovery [Drink and Drugs News, UK]

Tags: magazinestoryuk   Date: 05 Oct 09

Revealed: the hidden army in UK prisons

The snapshot survey of 90 probation case histories of convicted veterans shows a majority with chronic alcohol or drug problems, and nearly half suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or depression as a result of their wartime experiences on active service [4’45”} [Guardian, UK]

Tags: filmpressstoryuk   Date: 28 Sep 09

Trinny Woodall: My last binge with three friends, all now dead

Makeover queen Trinny Woodall reveals to Nina Lakhani how alcohol and drugs once ruled her life, and how she fought back [Sunday Independent, UK]

Tags: pressstoryuk   Date: 21 Sep 09

Addiction to Recovery: Maggie White

Maggie’s story is one of extremes and takes us on a journey from childhood to addiction [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 16 Sep 09

Every tiny little thing

I took party drugs occasionally at weekends, and then I entered into a relationship with someone who had a long term coke habit [Greater Glasgow & Clyde DAT, UK]

Tags: storyuk   Date: 10 Sep 09

Mhari - 12 steps, Alcohol, Jobcentre Plus

Mhari shares with us her story of alcohol addiction, and how, after many years of what she believed was casual drinking, she identified herself as an alcoholic and had the courage to seek help through Alcoholics Anonymous [Inexcess TV, UK]

Tags: filminterviewstoryuk   Date: 10 Sep 09

Educating Humpty

I am 52 years old now. I started drinking at the age of 15 and found it helped me to cope with anxiety, low self-esteem, and worst of all the feeling of being an outsider [Greater Glasgow & Clyde DAT, UK]

Tags: storyuk   Date: 10 Sep 09

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