Posts by Yasmin Turner:

• Practising Gratitude Journalling in Addiction Recovery

  October 20, 2025

  Gratitude journalling can be a powerful tool in addiction recovery. Recovery from addiction is about more than just stopping the use of substances like drugs and alcohol, it’s about rebuilding your life so that you have a healthy and meaningful future. The journey to recovery can be challenging, since it often involves confronting difficult emotions, […]

• Monkey Dust: What Is It, Its Effects & What Are The Dangers?

  October 13, 2025

  “Monkey dust” is a sensationalised drug, with media accounts of it turning users zombie-like. Whilst these are tabloid headlines, there are still real dangers of using monkey dust and risks of addiction. As a potent psychoactive, monkey dust has the potential to lead to serious side effects and long-term addiction. This blog covers what exactly […]

• What is Snus? Side Effects & What It’s Used For

  October 06, 2025

  Snus has become a popular topic in recent years as more people look for alternatives to smoking. Marketed as a smokeless tobacco product, it has gained a reputation for being less harmful than cigarettes, but are they really better for your health? In this blog, we explore what snus is, why it has gained international […]

• Reframing Addiction: Lessons from Dr Nico Clark’s Work in Australia

  September 29, 2025

  In 2018, Melbourne’s North Richmond suburb was becoming overwhelmed by a heroin crisis. Drug use took place openly in car parks and overdoses were common, with ambulances a daily sight in public areas. That year, Victoria opened its first – and still only – supervised injecting room, a controversial but groundbreaking move aimed at reducing […]

• The Effects of Ketamine Use on Mental Health

  September 22, 2025

  Ketamine has increasingly become one of the most discussed substances in modern medicine and recreational settings. Once confined to operating theatres and veterinary clinics, in recent years it has come under the spotlight for distressing circumstances, while simultaneously being hailed by some as a breakthrough in treating severe mental health issues. [1] Ketamine’s use from […]

• Link Between Ketamine Use and Suicide by Hanging

  September 08, 2025

  In recent years, ketamine has gradually been gaining attention both in a positive and negative light for its role in medicine and its recreational uses. Originally developed as an anaesthetic, it’s now used in some medical settings to treat depression and suicidal thoughts. However, outside of more controlled clinical environments, ketamine misuse can have devastating […]

• Judge-Supervised Drug Treatment Sentences Expanded: A Step Closer To Recovery and Rehabilitation

  August 22, 2025

  A recent BBC News report highlights a significant shift in the UK’s approach to tackling addiction and crime. The government has announced the expansion of judge-supervised drug and alcohol treatment sentences, a move designed to relieve pressure on overcrowded prisons and to give people struggling with addiction a genuine chance to change their lives for […]