Author: Cassandra Wagenaar
Do you want to stop drinking? Alcoholics Anonymous Netherlands offers a wide array of services to help you reach your goal … (read more)
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Author: Cassandra Wagenaar
Do you want to stop drinking? Alcoholics Anonymous Netherlands offers a wide array of services to help you reach your goal … (read more)
Author: Sol Agüero
Addiction has the power to greatly impact many spheres of an individual’s life. Brijder offers help … (read more)
Author: Antonia Pieper
The word “addiction” comes from the Latin term for “enslaved by” or “bound to” – and anyone who has struggled with overcoming an addiction, or has tried to help someone with doing so, can understand why … (read more)
Author: Sol Agüero
In short, unhealthy relationships to alcohol consumption can affect anyone and are often the product of societal and individual pressures and vulnerabilities … (read more)
Author: Sylvie Ramakers
72% of adults living in The Hague consumed alcohol in 2016, while 16% reported excessive drinking habits. Perhaps surprisingly, it is the highly-educated, Dutch native living in a neighbourhood without a disadvantage that is most likely to drink excessively … (read more)
Author: Cassandra Wagenaar
The Healthy school – or “Gezonde School” – program is a nationwide initiative that promotes healthy living education in schools. This includes a focus on prevention and control of alcohol through providing schools with guidance on how to format their educational framework … (read more)
Author: Cassandra Wagenaar
Asylum seekers often face increasing stress, as well as a feeling of losing control while waiting to receive a decision on their status. During this waiting period, they face the risk of falling into alcohol abuse and addiction in order to cope with their difficult situation … (read more)
Author: Jonny Thompson
Hidden addiction hinders employees’ work performance and personal lives. Unfortunately, these problems often stay hidden until a crisis occurs. By reducing stigma, talking to and helping employees, companies could help these people overcome their addiction … (read more)
Authors: Johnny Thompson, Camiel Petterson, Alex Raboisson and Samuel Drewes
Enter a high pressure work environment where you must feed your addiction and hide it to keep your job … (read more)