Addictions

National Tackling Drugs Week

Read about Young Addaction Liverpool.

Find out about the health issues around alcohol and tell your story.

If you're desperate to say goodbye to cigarettes, we take a look at how you could kick the habit for good.

Smoking can shorten life by 10 years and also causes cancer, emphysema and heart disease.
A 20 a day smoker will spend over £1,500 a year on cigarettes.
Alcohol is measured in units - men are advised to drink no more than three to four units a day, and females two to three.
A person found in possession of a class A drug like ecstasy could go to prison for seven years.
Gambling can become addictive, where sufferers find it impossible to live without a bet.