A comprehensive study examining the lives of Scottish 17-year-olds has uncovered concerning patterns regarding Scottish teenagers substance use, with the vast majority having experimented with alcohol and significant numbers trying vaping and smoking. The Growing Up in Scotland study, published on 29 October 2025, reveals that nine in ten young people (90.1%) had consumed alcohol...
For a long time, students and universities have been intrinsically linked to alcohol and “drinking culture”. There has been a perception that students drink a lot and often, but is this still the case? The Mental Health Foundation looks at drinking trends at university, how alcohol can affect mental health and offers advice. The romanticised...
The smartphone in your pocket has quietly become a bottle shop, according to the research led by Dr Aimee Brownbill, an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow at the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education and The University of Queensland. Dr Brownbill’s latest study reveals a startling reality: Australians are now exposed to almost 40,000 alcohol...
For decades, university life has been associated with nights out and heavy drinking. Yet times are changing. More students are choosing to remain alcohol-free, prioritising their health, wellbeing, and meaningful connections over the pub culture. A 2024 poll by Student Beans revealed that half of first-year students did not plan to drink during their freshers’...
A Huddersfield woman who lost part of her nose after years of drug abuse is speaking out to warn others about the devastating physical consequences of ketamine. Nicole Chanelle, 30, watched in horror as a chunk of her nose fell out, leaving a hole inside after she’d been using up to four grams of the...
As autumn arrives and temperatures drop, we’re entering the season when respiratory infections start spreading more easily. This is exactly when our lungs need to be at their strongest. Yet for the millions of people who vape, their respiratory system may already be compromised before any virus strikes. Most of us imagine our lungs as...
The world’s leading cancer research authority has issued a stark warning: alcohol causes cancer, and no amount of drinking is entirely safe. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, released its sixth Evidence Summary Brief on 8 October 2025. The report reveals that alcohol consumption links to at...
When Declan first walked through the doors of Gloucester House, he was barely recognisable. Years of alcohol dependency and despair had hollowed him out. Today, he stands as living proof of what genuine recovery can achieve. He is vibrant, sober, and reclaimed from the grip of substance misuse. As The Salvation Army’s pioneering Gloucester House...
Emma Ward’s harrowing photographs lay bare the devastating effects of alcohol addiction—a stark warning of how this legal drug can destroy lives with terrifying speed. The 46-year-old law graduate from Sunderland has courageously shared images from her darkest days, exposing the brutal physical and mental destruction that alcohol dependency inflicts. What began as a seemingly...
The psychedelic therapy movement has been sold to the public as a grassroots revolution driven by compassion for suffering veterans and breakthrough science. The reality is far more sinister. A coordinated campaign by Silicon Valley billionaires has hijacked the psychedelic industry, weaponising vulnerable populations whilst suppressing safety concerns that should have halted their plans years...