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A drug treatment centre helping just 17 addicts is costing taxpayers almost $2 million a year. And the Nelson Bascome Centre for Substance Abuse Treatment has almost twice as many staff as patients, according to newly released details. The facility i...

The mother of a heroin addict who died aged 25 said yesterday she was hopeful that the Senior Coroner would agree to her request for an inquest. Lynn Spencer lost son Christopher on October 27 last year, after he collapsed at their Paget home, and sh...

Rickeesha Binns was just eight years old when she got her first taste of alcohol. She had climbed behind her papa's bar and sampled some of his Malibu rum, thinking it was coconut water, and remembers the “warm, fuzzy feeling” she experienced. She c...

The fifth annual walk to highlight the struggle of addiction and the toll it has on the social fabric of the community, will be held on Monday to mark the end of Recovery Month. Residents and staff at The Salvation Army’s Harbour Light shelter for me...

As a youngster, Reilly Ingham watched some people in her life struggle with substance abuse and addiction. “It was really difficult, which is why I can empathise with others who have friends or family or someone who has gone through that,” she said. ...

A “spiritually-based” treatment programme offered by addiction charity Focus Counselling is hoped to be in place by the year’s end. But the group is in urgent need of donations to continue its work, said co-founder Sandy Butterfield, who last night u...

A business has presented addiction treatment charity Caron Bermuda with $1,500 raised for the organisation over Cup Match. Air Care Limited celebrated its partnership with the group by collecting donations at a free meal for patrons. Management initi...

Focus Counselling Services marks a milestone of turning lives around By Jessie Moniz Hardy For John (not his real name), addiction treatment charity Focus Counselling started out as a haven from the streets. “I came to Focus because one of the membe...

The mother of a young heroin addict who died recently has spoken of her heart-rending battle to save him from his demons. Lynn Spencer said she felt alone and let down by the system when dealing with son Christopher’s five-year battle with drugs. He...