{"id":232,"date":"2016-10-22T21:19:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T21:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonaddictionandpsychiatry.wordpress.com\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2022-07-28T14:55:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:55:19","slug":"drug-alcohol-addictions-substance-misuse-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonaddictionandpsychiatry.co.uk\/?page_id=232","title":{"rendered":"Addictions &#8211; alcohol, drugs, prescription medication, gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-232-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.londonaddictionandpsychiatry.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/shutterstock_400171009.jpg?fit=6566%2C4378\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;310&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;shutterstock_400171009&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.londonaddictionandpsychiatry.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/shutterstock_5223137111.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;441&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;shutterstock_522313711&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.londonaddictionandpsychiatry.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/shutterstock_9707972911.jpg?fit=4662%2C4662\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;557&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;shutterstock_970797291&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.londonaddictionandpsychiatry.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/shutterstock_13067031811.jpg?fit=5760%2C3840\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;558&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;shutterstock_1306703181&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I am ratified by the General Medical Council and the Royal College of Psychiatrists as being specially\u00a0qualified in the assessment and treatment of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcpsych.ac.uk\/healthadvice\/partnersincarecampaign\/alcohol,drugsandaddiction.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drug, alcohol and addictive disorders<\/a>. I have worked in the field of addiction sciences for the majority of my\u00a0medical career and have chosen this as my sub-specialism with\u00a0extensive clinical experience treating patients with complex and severe difficulties with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">heroin and opiates<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">harmful or dependent patterns of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcpsych.ac.uk\/mentalhealthinformation\/mentalhealthproblems\/alcoholanddrugs\/alcoholourfavouritedrug.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alcohol consumption<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">prescription medication problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">over the counter medication problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">club drug use such as Ketamine, Mephedrone, GHB\/GBL, legal highs, Methamphetamines<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">cannabis misuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">benzodiazepine\u00a0\/ hypnotic medication such as Valium (diazepam),\u00a0Xanax (alprazolam) and sleeping tablets<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I am able to resolve problems that other clinicians and psychiatrists have found difficult to treat due to my expertise in this field. I also see patients that have inadvertently developed withdrawals or dependency to pain medication and sleeping or benzodiazepine-type medications like Valium after recovering from chronic pain, bereavement, an operation or a long illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I have gained experience in specialist stimulant clinics with young adults in their late teens and early twenties struggling with cannabis and club\/recreational drug use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">FRANK helps you find out everything you might want to know about drugs (and some stuff you don&#8217;t). For friendly, confidential advice,<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talktofrank.com\/contact-frank\">Talk to FRANK.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Overcoming addiction,<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Livewell\/Addiction\/Pages\/addictionhome.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Livewell\/Addiction\/Pages\/addictionhome.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-nightingale-hospital-london wp-block-embed-nightingale-hospital-london\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xmBjJxwRNG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nightingalehospital.co.uk\/addiction-and-the-holidays-family-tips\/\">Addiction and the holidays: Tips for loved ones<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Addiction and the holidays: Tips for loved ones&#8221; &#8212; Nightingale Hospital London\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nightingalehospital.co.uk\/addiction-and-the-holidays-family-tips\/embed\/#?secret=WxV7gtNcrZ#?secret=xmBjJxwRNG\" data-secret=\"xmBjJxwRNG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am ratified by the General Medical Council and the Royal College of Psychiatrists as being specially\u00a0qualified in the assessment and treatment of drug, alcohol and addictive disorders. 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