There are many different addictions that a person may suffer from and for as long as recorded history people have suffered from them. Worldwide, there are millions of individuals with nicotine, drug, alcohol or other addictions who need help to overcome them. As many as one in six of those who drink alcohol will become addicted and an even higher number of drug users, one in four, will become addicted. Of those who smoke tobacco, almost all will become addicted to the nicotine they contain. Addiction and its causes are not easy to eliminate and it can be extremely hard to break the behavioural and psychological cycle of addictive behaviours. Each person’s addiction is individual to them and whilst there are factors that are present in most sufferers of an addiction, the best solution available is to recognise and handle such addictions and related behaviour individually. This is where the addiction counsellor comes in.

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