Category: News

One Mother’s Race to Recovery

   Race to Recovery – A Celebration of Hope, Health & Fitness  Race to Recovery is the new name for Addiction NI’s annual 10K Race and 3K Fun Run /Walk. This year the race will be officially started by Natasha Scott who sadly lost both her son and brother to drugs in October 2016. Natasha […]

Running to Recovery

  MICHAEL’S RUN TO RECOVERY Michael Bailey began his journey to recovery in September 2013 and in April 2015 became a volunteer for Addiction NI. Michael is a member of our User Representation Group helping in the development of events and services for individuals struggling with alcohol and drug use. Over the last 2 years […]

Feel Good February – Mindfulness Workshops

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Easing the transition: The relationship between alcohol and the labour activity in the over 50s population of the UK

Employers to do more to support over 50s on risks of alcohol in later life – new report Recent retirees are more likely to drink every day Almost one third of older drinkers in the professional occupational class drink 5-7 days a week A quarter of the professional occupational class aged 60-69 drink heavily – […]

Innovative new app launched to help NI workers keep tabs on their drinking habits

Innovative new app launched to help NI workers keep tabs on their drinking habits  ADDICTION NI, in partnership with Business in the Community, has developed a new mobile phone app to help employees across Northern Ireland keep track of their drinking habits by calculating the number of units in their drinks and how long their […]

‘I’d a great family, lovely home and two cars in the driveway, but I lost it all through drink

With Alcohol Awareness Week under way, one Belfast dad tells Karen Ireland how his drinking cost him his wife, family and home, leaving him suicidal. Michael Bailey (40), lives in Belfast. He has three children aged 13, nine and three. He says: When I was in my 30s life was good. I was married and […]

Alcohol Awareness Week 14th-20th November 2016

Alcohol Awareness Week 2016 – Know the Risks How many of us would agree with the statement, “I enjoy a wee drink but I’d never touch drugs”. Alcohol is not viewed as a drug in Northern Ireland despite the fact that it is the most common form of substance use across the region. Unlike drugs […]

Vinci UK Foundation Mobilises Support for Addiction NI

  NEW PARTNERSHIP SECURES MOBILE unit TO Address substance & alcohol addiction across NORTHERN IRELAND Addiction NI to partner with VINCI UK foundation. Charity to receive £12,000 grant to purchase new unit and support to help people in recovery improve their employability. A £12,000 funding award by the VINCI UK Foundation will fund a new […]

Drink, Work & Me Launch Online Employer Toolkit

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Institute of Directors NI Partners with Addiction NI

Addiction NI Charity of the Year for Institute of Directors NI The Institute of Directors in Northern Ireland has announced Addiction NI as its Charity of the Year for 2016/2017. Addiction NI is a locally based alcohol and drug charity that has been delivering community based services in Northern Ireland for almost 40 years. They […]