The Delamere blog

The role of alcohol in UK culture, and how to break free
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Posted by Mike Delaney
on 24 Nov 2025

Feeling sad? Have a drink. Celebrating something? Have a drink. Football on? Have a drink. Alcohol is so engrained in our culture in the UK it’s almost impossible to escape it.


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Holistic diet tips to balance energy and mood
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Posted by Dr Catherine Carney
on 20 Nov 2025

Good nutrition is the foundation of health and wellbeing. It’s how your body grows, functions and repairs itself. That’s why a holistic diet is so important during recovery.


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Why the world is turning to the UK for addiction treatment
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Posted by Youssef
on 13 Nov 2025

Health tourism is on the rise in the United Kingdom. According to the latest data by the Office for National Statistics, over half a million (523,000) people flew from the UK abroad for medical reasons in 2024 – which is more than double the number reported in 2021.


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Why it’s important to reconnect and how holistic therapies can help this
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Posted by Martin Preston
on 11 Nov 2025

We believe that the quality of care we offer our guests at Delamere begins with the well-being of our team and their connection with one another.


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What really happens to the brain and body when you take ketamine?
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Posted by Dr Catherine Carney
on 06 Nov 2025

A study by King’s College London revealed that deaths related to ketamine have increased twentyfold since 2015, with a concerning rise in cases involving polydrug use.


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Common Boundary Mistakes Families Make
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Posted by Mike Delaney
on 03 Nov 2025

Boundaries are those invisible lines we draw in the sand. They show our loved ones the respect we hold for ourselves and behaviours we will and won’t tolerate.


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How addictive are prescription drugs?
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Posted by Mandy Donnison
on 28 Oct 2025

Last year, the NHS prescribed 67 million dependency-forming medicines to an estimated 7 million patients in the UK. The majority were women aged 60-64 living in deprived areas and prescription painkillers topped the list¹.


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Introducing the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between MMU and Delamere
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Posted by Emma Davidson
on 24 Oct 2025

For those unfamiliar, a KTP – partly funded by Innovate UK – is a UK-wide programme that connects businesses with academia, and facilitates a collaborative project aimed at addressing a strategic challenge.


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Easy Meditation: Techniques for Beginners in Recovery
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Posted by Dr Catherine Carney
on 17 Oct 2025

Have you ever considered trying meditation in recovery? Thanks to wellness apps like Calm, Headspace and the Mindfulness App, along with celebrity endorsers, meditation is becoming more popular and accessible than ever.


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Why Trust Takes Time in Addiction Recovery
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Posted by Alex Molyneux
on 13 Oct 2025

Living with or around someone addicted to alcohol or drugs is tough. While you long for the person you loved to return, you suffer the worst kind of betrayal. Lies and deceit. These are the traits that seep into your relationship and breed longstanding mistrust.


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