Substance & behaviour guides
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Clear, judgement-free guides to the substances and behaviours people get stuck on — what they do, the signs of addiction, what stopping is really like, and how to get out. Written by someone who's been there and now helps professionals do the same.
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Alcohol
The most normalised drug there is — how dependence creeps in, the real signs, and the safety facts about withdrawal you need to know.
Read the guide →Amphetamines & Speed
The stimulant that promises energy and quietly takes far more — a close cousin of cocaine. The effects, the signs, and the way back.
Read the guide →B
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Cannabis (Weed)
Not as harmless as its reputation. Why dependence is more common than you'd think, the signs, withdrawal, and how to stop.
Read the guide →Cocaine
The stimulant I know best — effects, the signs of addiction, withdrawal, and the way back. Plus the full cocaine recovery library.
Read the guide →Crack Cocaine
Cocaine, smoked — faster, fiercer and more compulsive. Why it grips so hard, the signs, and the way out.
Read the guide →D
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Gambling
An addiction with no substance but the same grip — how it hooks the brain, the real cost, the signs, and how to stop.
Read the guide →Gaming
When play stops being a choice — a WHO-recognised disorder. The signs, the toll, and how to get the off-switch back.
Read the guide →GHB & GBL
"G" — a tiny margin between a dose and real danger, and a withdrawal that can be life-threatening. The signs, and how to get help safely.
Read the guide →H
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Ketamine
The "controllable" drug that isn't — the effects, the serious bladder risk no one talks about, the signs, and how to get help.
Read the guide →Kratom
Sold as a harmless herbal supplement — but it acts on the opioid system. Why dependence creeps in, the withdrawal, and how to stop.
Read the guide →L
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Magic Mushrooms
Not "addictive" in the usual sense — but not harmless either. The real risks, and when use becomes a problem.
Read the guide →MDMA & Ecstasy
The "harmless" party drug with a midweek price — the effects, the comedown, the signs it's a problem, and how to get help.
Read the guide →Mephedrone (4-MMC)
"Meow meow" — the cheap "legal high" that turned out fiercely compulsive. The effects, the binge trap, and how to get out.
Read the guide →Methamphetamine
Crystal meth — one of the most powerfully addictive stimulants there is. The effects, the signs, and how to get help.
Read the guide →N
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Painkillers & Opioids
Codeine, tramadol, oxycodone — often a prescription that turned into a need. The signs, the safety facts about withdrawal, and how to get out.
Read the guide →Porn
The most private struggle there is — why it escalates in silence, the signs it's running you, and how to get help without judgment.
Read the guide →Prescription Stimulants
Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin — when a focus aid becomes a need. The signs, the comedown, and how to get help.
Read the guide →S
Sex & Love
When the chase stops being a choice — used to soothe or feel worth something. The signs, and how to get help without judgment.
Read the guide →Shopping & Spending
When buying becomes the fix — the buzz, the debt, the secrecy, and how to break the cycle.
Read the guide →Social Media & Phone
Engineered to hook you — the scroll that eats hours, focus and mood. The signs, and how to break the loop.
Read the guide →Steroids
Not about the "high" but the body and identity around it — which is why it hides. The risks, the mood danger of stopping, and how to get help.
Read the guide →W
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