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Is There a Cocaine Epidemic in the UK?
Cocaine used to carry a reputation as an occasional, expensive weekend indulgence. That picture no longer fits the evidence. Over the last decade, cocaine has become cheaper, dramatically purer, more widely used, and more deadly than at any point since records began, and the shift has happened largely out of public view, in ordinary homes, offices, and social circles rather than in the settings people typically associate with drug problems. As an addiction counsellor working

Neil Philbin MSc MBACP
Sep 284 min read


Is Day Trading And Crypto Trading Addictive?
Day trading addiction | Crypto trading addiction A few years ago, when people thought about addiction, day trading and cryptocurrency probably weren't on the list. Today, that's changing fast, and not just in the addiction field. The UK's own gambling regulator has started asking serious questions about it. In short: yes, for a growing number of people, day trading and crypto trading can become genuinely addictive. Not because charts and candlesticks are inherently dangerou

Neil Philbin MSc MBACP
Aug 35 min read
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