Health Recovery Month: from addiction’s depths to loving life A determination to be there for her children and enjoy life helps a woman to recover and move on from a painful past A determination to be there for her children and enjoy life helps a woman to recover and move on from a painful past FULL ARTICLE Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Al-Anon: you are not responsible for your loved one’s drinking You can’t make someone quit drinking before they are ready, but you can help yourself Sep 10, 2024 8:00 AM COMMENTS
Recovery Month workouts a lifeline for addiction charity Spinning classes for fitness fundraising also prove popular with companies as a team-building exercise Aug 31, 2024 6:57 AM COMMENTS
Addiction centre calls on community support for tag day Focus Counselling Services appeals to the public for donations and volunteers Aug 28, 2024 7:56 AM COMMENTS
Addiction is avoidable, says recovering addict Rickeesha Binns wants to help others avoid the pitfalls of alcohol Jul 25, 2024 8:00 AM COMMENTS
Treatment courts celebrate thanksgiving and changed lives Former addicts and alcoholics tell the courts of new lives courtesy of little-seen programmes Nov 24, 2023 8:00 AM COMMENTS
‘Alarming’ rise in vaping prompts government health warning Health minister says vaping is unsafe and has a detrimental impact on young people’s health and wellbeing Oct 05, 2023 2:06 PM COMMENTS
‘Every recovered addict saves society $100,000 annually’ Leslie Grant, executive director of Focus Counselling Services, argues that sober living is good for the whole community Jun 30, 2023 7:55 AM COMMENTS
Michaele offers women 16 steps to empowerment Codependency comes in many forms. Michaele Parfitt-Smith is offering free help to any females who are suffering May 01, 2023 7:39 AM COMMENTS
Bermudian returns to island with gift for children of addiction A Bermudian drug and alcohol counsellor has returned with copies of a book that help children to understand addiction in their families Apr 14, 2023 7:40 AM COMMENTS
Thirty years on, funding urgent for Focus Counselling Its helps addicts regain their lives - but a key service is making do on slim resources and needs almost $500,000 just to provide basic services Mar 24, 2023 7:49 AM COMMENTS