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The Cabin Chiang Mai is regularly featured in the media as one of the top addiction treatment centres in the world. Features have focused on our progressive treatment approach, high recovery rate, clinical team quality and the luxury of our surroundings.

Are you experiencing burnout at work?

Hit a wall at work? You’re not alone. Expat stress is reaching an all-time high, with almost all expats worldwide experiencing signs and symptoms of stress and burnout at work. This is according to a global wellbeing survey by insurance giant Cigna 360. We explore effective strategies for managing burnout recovery for a healthier, more sustainable expat experience.

Breaking the Silence on Men’s Mental Health

Men account for 75% of all suicides in the UK, yet they often struggle to seek help

Breaking the silence on men’s mental health

Poor mental health affects all genders, but many men suffer in silence and this Men’s Health Week, Lee Hawker-Lecesne MBPsS, Clinical Director at The Cabin, Asia’s premier rehabilitation centre, is helping men to break that silence, encouraging open conversations, and ensuring men have the support they deserve to thrive, not just survive.

Disordered eating and men: 25% of individuals with eating disorders in the UK are male.

Eating disorders have long been associated with women, but the reality is more complex. The stark statistics reveal a significant gap, with eating disorders being more commonly diagnosed in women than in men. The ratio of eating disorder diagnoses between men and women in the UK is approximately 1:10, with women bearing the brunt of these disorders.

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James Argent Details Cocaine-Induced Psychosis He Suffered After Four-Day Bender Which Left Him Convinced the Walls in His House Were Caving In – As He Admits to Waking Up Covered in Blood Amid His Addiction Struggles

James Argent has recalled suffering with psychosis which left him convinced that the walls in his house were caving in as he discussed his cocaine addiction.

How physical exercise improves men’s mental health

Men’s Health Week was June 12th – 18th but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to prioritize our wellness gentlemen. We often focus on our physical health for optics, external validation and more. But it can come at the cost of our mental health. So let’s take a look at how physical exercise can be used to improve men’s mental health.

Men’s Health Week: Physical exercises men of all ages can do to improve their mental health

Society places many pressures and points of stress on the male gender with men experiencing immense pressure to “live up” to what society expects or thinks they should act, feel, or do.

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Get Out of The Comfort Zone & Beat the January Blues

For many of the nation once the festive season has ended the January Blues set in, and we start to feel low in mood, energy, and morale. The cold weather, dark mornings and going back to our everyday routines doesn’t help, but here’s what does! Lee Hawker-Lecesne MBPsS, Counsellor, and Lead Therapist at The Cabin has put together the following advice to help get you back on track!

Wellbeing Wednesday: How to look after your mental health this Christmas

For most people Christmas is a time of celebration, but for others it can be a stressful and testing time mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially. In today’s Wellbeing Wednesday feature, Lee Hawker-Lecesne MBPsS reveals how to look after your mental health during this time.

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How To Manage Social Anxiety at Christmas

With the global recession beginning to bite and the legacy of COVID still fresh in many people’s memories, Christmas 2022 will be an especially anxious time for many. Social anxiety or social phobia can affect anyone to a certain degree, and those who feel elevated levels of anxiety could struggle at this time. So, what exactly is social anxiety?

The alcohol warning signs that might mean you have a problem

Alcohol can be part of a fun and a safe night out, but not for everyone. A pint in the pub watching a game seems harmless enough. And it would be true to say that alcohol forms part of most people’s ideas of a night out having fun, or perhaps watching a big sporting fixture. Because of that, it might be hard to spot the signs of a developing drinking problem.

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Back To School: Mummy Juice – Wine Not? The Impact of Parental Drinking on Children’s Mental Health

As the holidays draw to a close and parents and children prepare for the return to school, it would be true to say that many parents have turned to alcohol …

My Dad Never Admitted He Was an Alcoholic – But Booze Ruined His Life

When I was nine, I remember being driven to my dad’s for the weekend. I felt nervous, excited, scared – I was looking forward to hanging out with my best friend. I hoped he had stayed sober, that he would open the door smiling, give me a hug and tell me how happy he was to see me. I had a nagging feeling that I was going to be disappointed.

The Cost of Alcohol: Effects of The Cost-Of-Living Crisis.

Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 3-9 July 2023. Presenting an opportunity for those who drink alcohol to take a closer look at their drinking habits. Even when alcohol is consumed in moderation, it wreaks havoc on our minds and body over time.

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5 Crucial Aspects of Alcohol Awareness Week: Exploring the Cost-Of-Living Crisis and Its Effects on Alcohol Consumption by Addictions Counsellor Lee Hawker-Lecesne

Alcohol Awareness Week, taking place from 3-9 July 2023 serves as a crucial opportunity for individuals who consume alcohol to reflect on their drinking habits.

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The Impact of Cannabis Decriminalization in Thailand

The podcast episode discusses the recent decriminalization of cannabis in Thailand and its potential impact on public health. Lee Hawker-Lecesne, the lead therapist and addiction counselor at The Cabin, a rehab center in Thailand, shares his personal story of experiencing trauma and seeking therapy, which led him to pursue a career in addiction counseling.

Ways to Look After Your Mental Health This Christmas

For most people, Christmas is a time of celebration, but for others, it can be a stressful and testing time mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially. Here Lee Hawker-Lecesne MBPsS, lead therapist at The Cabin reveals how to look after your mental health during this time.

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Muay Thai Boxing Heals Addiction and Creates Self-Discipline and Increased Self-Confidence

Long-term drug and alcohol abuse can often lead to angry, irrational, and potentially violent behaviour; so why would a rehab in Northern Thailand be teaching addicts to Muay Thai box?

The Importance of Mindfulness, Meditation & Fitness

Lee Hawker-Lecesne MBPsS, Lead Therapist and Addiction Counsellor at The Cabin, looks at how as a nation we are witnessing an exponential growth of mental health problems and how to challenge anxiety, depression, and obesity through mindfulness, meditation, and mental/physical fitness.

The Power of Alcohol on Our Lives: When is Drinking A Problem?

Even when alcohol is consumed in moderation, it wreaks havoc on our mind and body over time. So why do people continue their long-term relationship with alcohol?

Cannabis: A Mental Health Ticking Time Bomb

Lee Hawker-Lecesne, Lead Therapist and Addiction Counsellor at The Cabin looks at the rise in cannabis use and how cannabis-induced psychosis can have an overall impact on not only mental health and wellbeing, but also longer term life opportunities.

END GAME Death from 24-hour gaming marathons, collapsed lungs & match-fixing: how intense world of e-sports breaks teenage stars

The article takes a look at the toxic underbelly of professional gaming. By this Jamison Wiggins, Digital Addiction Specialist at The Cabin Group, gave his view to The Sun Online.

Mind & Body: Addiction Help

New statistics released by The Cabin, an addiction treatment centre which mainly treats expats, show that more housewives are being treated for addiction than professional women. Around 760 women have been treated at The Cabin HK, with alcohol, heroin and cocaine being the most common substance addictions.

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Michael Gillis interview on treating 21st century addictions

Michael Gillis interview on BCB Radio 106.6 (Bradford) drivetime show

The infamous daughter of former Premier Neville Wran today admitted to spiralling back into drug addiction.

Harriet Wran has avoided jail however, for possessing ice and stolen goods, telling the court she wanted to make things right for herself and her mother.

Early Early Show by Paul Ross talks about addiction treatment at The Cabin Chiang Mai

The Cabin Chief Clinical Officer talks about behavior therapy

Michael Gillis, Chief Clinical Officer talks about online gambling addiction

Putting a Woman at the center of Her Story

The secret behind the famously successful Cabin rehab clinic

One of the world’s leading rehab centres operates in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Ben Fordham wants to know what makes it so effective.

The specter of cocaine in the city

Drug use has been synonymous with certain professions for many years and substance misuse can be exacerbated by high stress jobs. To reach the top of a highly competitive corporate ladder or high-profile position and then remain there for years is no easy task, especially when you are an addict.

How to spot addiction in the workplace

Many employees with addictions are still high-functioning and valuable contributors to their workplace

Gaming addicted Sydney teen secretly earned money online to fund habit

When a Sydney mum discovered her youngest son had been secretively earning money online she knew the hours spent in his bedroom had shifted from fun hobby to something more serious.

Addiction to phones, social media, cybersex, online shopping and gaming bigger now than drug addiction, counsellors say

Process addictions – an obsession with a behaviour, rather than a substance – are spiking, with counsellors blaming the internet and mobile devices for getting people hooked on porn, cybersex, gambling, gaming and much more

I was addicted to food, heroin and ice. Now I’m trying to get clean

Jessica Montoya is only 28-years-old but she’s lived half her life battling an addiction to food, heroin and ice. She talks to SBS about how she’s trying to break free of addiction, a few months into treatment from a rehabilitation clinic hidden among the mountains of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Party-Hard Thailand Is Going After Rehab Tourists

Thailand, a tropical paradise known as a place to let loose, these days is starting to get another reputation: as a low-cost option for foreigners looking to dry out.

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Tough love helped B.C. man conquer drug addiction

His mom letting go turned Mike Miller’s life around

My first Christmas sober: Alcoholic Matthew* on getting through the silly season booze-free

COULD you forgo the festive drinking and stick to water for all of December and January? We speak to one man who has no other choice this Christmas.

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7 Best Luxury Rehab Centres To Cure Your Vices

We all have our vices, and if kicking your vice to the curb is at the top of your to-do list for 2018, there’s nothing wrong with seeking a little extra help. Whether you’re battling addiction or simply in need of some guided R&R, we’ve found some of the most luxurious rehab centres around the world that offer the best resources, utmost privacy and genuine care to help you recover and go on to live your best life

Should you drink in front of your children?

Sharing a few glasses of wine with your husband on a Saturday night may not sound like negligent parenting but, according to new research, even moderate drinking can upset your children.

Drug addiction: Babyshambles guitarist Patrick Walden lifts the lid on legal highs

BABYSHAMBLES guitarist Patrick Walden swapped heroin for synthetic drugs because he thought they would be safer but they were even more addictive.

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This is where the super-rich go to cure sexual addiction

In the storm of accusations of sexual harassment and now his wife leaving him, Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is alleged to have fled America on a private jet, heading to a sex addiction rehab centre in Europe.

Sex addict relives the ‘horror’ of his obsession, and how he felt like a predator

DAVE’S battle with a sex addiction started when he was just a 15-year-old teenage boy. This year, the “shame” of being a predator became all too much.

Sex addiction: When too much isn’t enough

“I remember being on the plane and thinking, ‘Just crash. Just take my life’.” At 36, Dave* should have had the world at his feet. He was a successful management consultant and co-owned his own firm. His warm smile and slight, athletic build had no trouble attracting a partner in Sydney’s party scene.

This is what rehab for sex and love addiction is really like

Want to know what a day in rehab looks like for sex addiction? The Cabin Chiang Mai’s chief clinical officer gives a sun-up to sun-down account to My Body+ Soul’s Melissa Shedden

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Healing by the Art of 8 Limbs

The Cabin’s programme director explains the psychology behind the resounding success of our young men’s programme at The Edge to Sober World Magazine

Towie’s James Argent says jungle adventures in Thailand helped him to beat his demons

Towie‘s James Argent has revealed how zip-lining in the Thai jungle helped him to beat his demons. Arg, 29, told of his second spell in rehab after pals urged him to get away from Essex. He shocked fans with his dramatic weight loss after 10 weeks at The Cabin in Chiang Mai, the centre used by Pete Doherty.

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The secret lives of sex addicts with the phantom diagnosis

Joshua was addicted to the hunt. Addicted to prowling for his next hit, cruising for the next woman he’d go home with. The fair-haired and brawny mining engineer in his early thirties was not certain how many times he has cheated on his wife. He plucks a number from the air. Fifteen women?

Sex and love addiction on the rise due to online dating apps, says therapist

One rehab clinic operating in Hong Kong has recorded a 30 per cent increase in the number of people seeking help for sex addiction – and counsellors believe hook-up apps, such as Tinder, are to blame

Psychedelic Drugs Could Radically Improve Asia’s Mental Healthcare – If It Wasn’t For Stigma

Psychedelic drugs describe a class of substances which, when taken, can affect and alter the ways in which you think and how you perceive the world. Although commonly taken for recreational purposes, the use and possession of MDMA and psilocybin, amongst other psychedelic drugs such as LSD, are in most countries either heavily restricted or prohibited outright.

Sports Adventure’s Podcast

Rod Bucton from the Australian men’s online magazine Sports Adventure talks to The Cabin’s clinical team deputy manager Mike Miller about addiction, in his interview series where he interviews inspirational people from around the world to share their expert insights on exercise, good nutrition, and men’s health.

Naturlig rusavvenning i Thailand

Thailand har blitt en av de mest populære feriedestinasjonene for nordmenn. Samtidig velger stadig flere vestlige «smilets land» for rus-rehabilitering. Felles for de forskjellige tilbudene er at mindfulness har en sentral plass. Urtemedisin, energihealingen Reiki, traumetilpasset yoga og kroppsbasert psykoterapi er også sentrale ingredienser.

Are you a high-functioning alcoholic?

You like to unwind with a few drinks, but your life and career are on track. So there’s no way you could be an alcoholic… is there?

White-collar workers make up a QUARTER of ice addicts in Australia – as the deadly street drug breaks into the corporate world

Australia’s ice epidemic has trickled from the streets into corporate offices as the deadly drug makes its way into the veins of high-earning business men and women.

High society: Why Singapore’s young people are at risk

The number of young people arrested for buying drugs is rising rapidly in Singapore. This is fuelled by online platforms which allow people to anonymously trade in dangerous and illegal substances. The price to be paid can be incredibly high.

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Internet addiction: are your kids at risk?

Our addiction to the small screen is messing with our minds. In the process, it’s creating a new set of mental problems that have health specialists worried

The Cabin Chiang Mai: back from the brink of addiction

There’s a scar on Jenny’s* leg that will forever provide a reminder of the life the 34-year-old never wants to return to.

Omanis spending thousands on drug de-addiction abroad

Families of young Omanis battling drug addiction are paying thousands to send them out of the country for treatment.

Middle Class And Addicted To Ice

Two years ago, Melbourne man Jarrod was aged in his early 30s. From a middle class background, he had been privately educated, achieved a university degree, married and had a daughter. He was an IT executive and worked long hours, but had plenty of friends to spend time with on the weekends.

I Was A Highly Paid IT Consultant. I Was Also An Ice Addict

I’ve always used recreational drugs. It started when I was 14, smoking weed with the guys at school. I drank from about the same age. But I had a rule – I was never going to touch heroin, and so I never did.

Rabbitohs forward Paul Carter ‘checks into five-star $14,000 per month Thai rehab centre’

South Sydney Rabbitohs forward Paul Carter has reportedly checked into a five star rehabilitation facility in Thailand that costs around $14,000 a month.

South Sydney Rabbitohs’ Paul Carter checks into The Cabin rehabilitation facility

Troubled South Sydney forward Paul Carter has checked himself into the same Thai rehabilitation facility Mitchell Pearce used earlier this year in a bid to get his life and career back on track.

More and More Professionals are Relying on Drugs to Enhance Performance at Work

More and more professionals are relying on drugs to enhance their performance at work. Terrifyingly it is ice that’s being used the most, and while workers hope it will save them, there is no doubt it eventually destroys them. A national study found 33 percent of people who have access to ice, went on to try it and 62 percent of those people became dependent on it.

4 Amazing Places in Thailand to Change Your Life

Millions of tourists from around the world flock to Thailand each year for its gorgeous beaches, dazzling Buddhist temples and delicious spicy food. But an increasing number of visitors are returning home with a lot more than a collection of Instagram-worthy snaps and an enviable tan. For those looking to change their lives for the better, Thailand offers an array of options to help you along on an improved physical, psychological or spiritual path. Here are four of the best located in the lush hill country of Northern Thailand.

Addiction in paradise: Why Australians are heading to Thailand for rehab

Singaporeans head to Thailand for $19,000-a-month rehab

The Cabin in Chiang Mai has been taking in S’poreans trying to beat drug and alcohol addiction. CATHERINE ROBERT (crobert@sph.com.sg) takes a peek into the posh addiction treatment centre

Mitchell Pearce speaks openly to Buzz Rothfield about his therapy sessions at Alcoholics Anonymous.

Mitchell Pearce speaks openly and comfortably about his recent therapy sessions at Alcoholics Anonymous. There is not the slightest hint of shame or embarrassment. Nor should there be. It’s just part of the process on this long road to recovery.

Gamblers in crisis: Pokies addiction requires around-the-clock support and treatment programs

WHEN he finally stood back bleary-eyed from the glare of the pokies, Jay had been pumping cash into the machines non-stop for three days and had blown a mind-boggling $40,000.

Lacking Support, Myanmar’s Mental Patients Suffer in Silence

In May 1989, as the military junta continued its brutal crackdown on those linked to the ’88 democratic uprising, Chit San, a former soldier, was arrested by Myanmar’s notorious Special Branch police. For the next five months he was held at a military barracks where he faced interrogations and torture.

‘The psychology of addiction’ on Al Jazeera The Stream

An addict fixated on their drug of choice can seem like an unstoppable force. So how do people who want to stop compulsive eating, drinking, gambling or texting start to heal? The Cabin’s Senior Counsellor joined psychologists and recovering addicts to talk about how mindfulness and peer support can help rewire the brain to replace addiction with love of one’s self.

The exorbitant cost of quitting ice

MOST experts are unanimous that if an ice addict cries for help, you want to act quickly — but addicts are being forced to pay up to $30,000 for a spot in a private rehab centre or face a wait of up to six months to go a public or charity-run centre.

More addicts seek help overseas to get clean

An increasing amount of Singaporean addicts are heading overseas rehabilitation centres to kick their dependence.

Rehab in Thailand at The Cabin Chiang Mai Resort: Where you can heal in paradise

More S’poreans seeking help for drug addiction overseas

More Singaporeans are also heading to overseas rehabilitation centres to kick their addictions. A centre in Thailand, for instance, has seen 253 Singapore-based clients since 2010. They say that Singaporeans form 16 per cent of their total clients. Compared to 23 clients in 2010, The Cabin Chiang Mai saw a peak of 50 Singapore-based clients in 2014.

A day in the life of an addict at the luxury Thai rehab resort where Australians are spending $14,000 a month on kick-boxing and yoga classes to break their ice habits

The Cabin in Thailand is the drug treatment centre where up to 100 Australians travel each year, spending almost $14,000 each month to try and kick their addiction to ice and other drugs.

“Rotted teeth. Scabby face. What my ice addiction was really like.”

Hear one woman’s terrifying experience beating ice addiction: “Before I knew, it completely took it all away. I wasn’t funny anymore. I had no personality.”

Hidden Addiction: Life As a High-Functioning Alcoholic

“I’VE f***ed up, s***, I’ve f***ed everything up so badly.”

Even when Angelina* had just about hit rock bottom she still found room for denial.

The Sydney professional believed her drinking habit had truly ruined her life and spent parts of her hung-over bus trips into the city to start her well-paying, respected job fantasising about reincarnation: “I thought I’d f***ed this life up so bad, I felt like maybe there was a chance I could just do better.”

Ice-addicted Australians choosing Bali and Thailand for cheaper treatment

At The Cabin Chiang Mai in Thailand’s north, the number of Australians seeking treatment for ice has grown from 24 in 2012 to 41 in 2014 and so far this year 20 Australians have been through its doors.

Case study: Ice-addicted Australian finds salvation in Thai rehab centre

Growing numbers of Australians are flying to Thailand and Bali to be rehabilitated from their ice addiction.

Hong Kong sets an easy path for drug, drink and sex addicts

Counsellors warn that unique characteristics in the city, like cheap taxis, home help and travel, can speed up the downward spiral for victims

Crystal meth – Hong Kong in denial over drug epidemic

As the government claims drug abuse among young Hongkongers is in decline, frontline workers are reporting an epidemic in crystal-meth use. Fifty years after a landmark book shone a light on substance abuse in our city, the issue is again being swept out of sight.

Rehab Tourism

Mid-30s, Liam* presents as any of the day’s other travellers — tall, with close-cropped brown hair fashioned atop a slightly-stubbled face, bulging brown eyes and a forced smile; excitement and fear companions on this, his first trip to Thailand.

High-functioning addicts have been using ice to aid them in their workplace performance

METHAMPHETAMINE is the new target of Australia’s police and drug agents as the country wrestles with an “ice epidemic.” But despite the devastating effects, some are even turning to the drug to give them an edge in their professional pursuits. With the high pressure and fast paced environment of many workplaces, a competitive advantage can be appealing. No matter how extreme.

Ice addiction: Growing numbers of Australians travelling to Thai drug rehabilitation centres

Thai rehab centres offering cheap, anonymous treatment say they are plugging the gaps in Australia’s failing approach to ice addiction.

Execs In Rehab

Another luxury rehab resort, The Cabin, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, has early intervention programs for businesses with employees thought to be at risk of addiction. The Cabin has relationships with a number of businesses, including airlines and multinationals.

Hooked on a few things? Here’s a resort that will sort you out

TO THE OUTSIDER, The Cabin at Chiang Mai is, for all intents and purposes, a modern Thai resort, with a separate lodge that houses nine standalone bungalows in a more traditional design. Complete with yoga studios, an outdoor gym, fitness sessions, meditation hours and healthy diets, it’s a month-long serene getaway in a place that excludes you from the external world.

Getting Clean in The Hills of Thailand

Laughter drifts from a pool as the bass of an upbeat dance track thumps through bamboo walls. Guests chat and joke on the banks of the River Ping over cigarettes and green smoothes, as the Hills of Northern Thailand dominate the horizon.

6PR Radio Talk Show

The Cabin’s Programme Director discusses Australia’s risky drinking culture and alcohol addiction on Perth’s 6PR radio station.

Nipping It in The Bud

The Cabin’s addiction counsellor shared his knowledge of the appeal and consequences of cannabis consumption

Thailand’s drug rehab centre The Cabin to open outpatient clinic in Hong Kong

A Thailand-based addiction rehab centre is to open a Hong Kong clinic to treat its mostly expatriate clientele on home soil, its first full centre outside the country. The Cabin, which offers residential programmes in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, will open the outpatient addiction counselling clinic in Central.

The face of addiction is not always what you think

The face of addiction is sometimes unrecognisable. It is not the limp, pockmarked soul lying in the crack den or on the side of the street. It can just as easily be your colleague, your boss or your successful, high-flying friend.

Cured in paradise: Why Aussie addicts are going to rehab in Chiang Mai, Thailand

BY THE time she was 21, Rosa* was addicted to alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana. The Australian model was a high-functioning addict. Rosa would go to work having downed half a bottle of vodka and attend family events still high from the previous night. Bikies sent her steroids in the mail and she began snorting meth. Her tipping point was a four-day bender on meth and MDMA and just non-stop drinking.

Sexologists and sex therapists are divided over sex addiction

BY THE end of his 28-year marriage, Jeff* was spending $5,000 a month on other women. He started having emotional affairs with co-workers, had numerous one-night stands, ‘sexual massages’ and paid for younger girlfriends. He would spend hours wandering around throwing money at sex workers to fulfil his constant desire for sex. “It was exhausting. Then I’d drink and take benzos to calm down,” he said.

Power, lust, booze and the foreign posting

Aussies are bigger boozers than the Brits, but Belarus tops the list

Australian culture is marinated in alcohol. We drink to survive screaming children at first birthday parties, to celebrate wins and commiserate losses and to toast important milestones like the middle of the week, the strike of midday and breakfast. On average, Aussies over the age of 15 drink about 12.2 litres of pure alcohol each a year. That is the equivalent to about 480 beers, 135 bottles of wine or 40 bottles of vodka each.

Pete Doherty cancels string of festival gigs ‘as he flees UK and checks himself into rehab’

Singer Pete Doherty has cancelled a string of festival gigs and flown to a remote jungle clinic in a bid to try and conquer his drug addictions. His management announced the singer would not play at three festivals next week so that the star can get grips with his demons – heroin and crack cocaine.

Michael Barrymore: ‘I’ll never relapse again. I’m done with drinks and drugs’

The former king of Saturday night TV talks about how he faced his demons through rehab and Alcoholics Anonymous. Fallen star Michael Barrymore has finally forgiven himself for destroying his life with alcohol and drugs – and he vowed: “I’ll never relapse again. I promise.”

Gail Porter: ‘Being sectioned was absolutely terrifying’

So the one-time ladette decided the best way to cope was to write a book about it. Despite her battles with bereavement, depression and alopecia, she just wants to make people laugh.

A Sex Addict Who Slept with Hundreds of Women Is Now Helping Others

Dave McGuire spent two decades needing to have sex every day of his life. The 47-year-old’s addiction spawned from his sexual abuse as a young boy. Mr McGuire said he spent years in denial about the abuse and his condition. Now he is using his experiences to help others with the same addiction. He works at a rehabilitation facility in the city of Chiang Mai in Thailand There he helps celebrities, high-profile businessmen and politicians.

Pete Doherty skips T in the Park to enter rehab

For the second year in a row, Pete Doherty has dropped out of a planned appearance at T in the Park in Kinross. With just over a week to go before the festival, Doherty has checked into a rehab centre in Thailand.

Gail Porter takes to twitter to announce that she is on the mend in Thailand

TROUBLED TV host Gail Porter knew she was getting better in rehab when she found herself doing something she hadn’t done for a long time – smile.

FIFO fed my addiction: An ex-employee tells all about drinking on the job

A FIFO worker has revealed how he went from a promising career and owning two properties, to losing everything in a six-month, $130,000 alcohol-fuelled bender.

S’poreans naive about drugs

a Singaporean counsellor at rehabilitation centre The Cabin in Thailand, says that drug-taking was viewed as immoral in the past, but is seen as a lifestyle now. “Taking drugs is looked at as living life on the edge, especially because musicians these days, who are often role models for youngsters, speak openly about using drugs, about checking into rehab and trying to change.”

Inside The Cabin: the reality of rehab

A Queensland jockey reveals what really goes on behind the walls of a rehabilitation treatment facility. Going to rehab might seem like a luxury for spoilt celebrities who get to enjoy a luxury resort with swimming pools, day beds, fancy suites and five-star service. But the reality for most people is different.

Check Into The Cabin Chiang Mai For A Wholesome Reformation

After opening just four years ago, The Cabin Chiang Mai has swiftly ascended in reputation to become one of Asia’s leading rehab centres thanks to its dynamic, twenty-first-century approach to both chemical (narcotics and alcohol) and process (sex, gambling, gaming) addictions, attracting growing numbers of both Eastern and Western customers.

Kicking It

These places may look like plush resorts but this is no holiday, Gurleen Khanijoun visits the high-end rehab centres that aim to break the cycle of addiction.

What it’s really like in rehab

When you read about celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Zac Efron doing time in luxury rehab centres, it’s easy to imagine them in a plush place for a spot of R&R. But as Adam Lucas*, 34, told ninemsn, the reality is much more confronting.
A good-time guy and busy business owner, Lucas spent his days schmoozing with clients. “Drinking gave me a state of euphoria and comfort,” he said.

What it’s like to be an alcoholic at Christmas

CHRISTMAS. It’s a day usually spent with family and friends, at the beach or at church, playing backyard cricket, eating lots of food and opening presents. But for Adam*, 34, it will also mark the first Christmas since childhood that he hasn’t had a drink. “I had my first alcoholic drink at the age of 11 at a family New Year’s Eve event,”

Thai rehab centres see more clients from S’pore

MORE locals and expatriates from Singapore are now kicking their habits at high-end rehabilitation centres in Thailand. A fore-week stay at some of these centres – which cater to those with addiction problems such as alcohol, drugs and gambling – could set a client back up to US$13,000 (S$16,200). This includes 24 hour medical observation, fitness sessions and laundry services.

The Sport Addiction

The mindset driving some sports stars isn’t far removed from other forms of addiction. The case of Olympian Nathan Baggaley shows the depths to which it can lead.

Synthetic drug cases exploding in Asia-Pac: UN report

The mindset driving some sports stars isn’t far removed from other forms of addiction. The case of Olympian Nathan Baggaley shows the depths to which it can lead.

Healing Hands: The Cabin offers Thai hospitality with a twist

The mindset driving some sports stars isn’t far removed from other forms of addiction. The case of Olympian Nathan Baggaley shows the depths to which it can lead.

Alcohol addiction: Just one more for the road

Why alcohol addiction is a serious and hidden problem in India and how to fight it. A marketing professional based in Bangalore had the reputation of being a talented multitasker. But though he would perform brilliantly at the workplace, no job held his attention for long. By the time he was into his fifth job in seven years, he was drinking incessantly and picking up fights with his bosses. Eventually, his performance suffered and his personal relationships deteriorated.

Over The Line

There have been suggestions in the media recently – fuelled by comments made by former drugs tsar David Nutt– that bankers take an inordinate amount of cocaine. I’ve been trying (and mainly failing!) to point out that this is, at best, a generalisation and probably has little factual basis to it. But what do we actually know about drug abuse by occupation?

Travel Scalpel Tourism’s Healthy Growth Makes Its Mark

ASIA is renowned for its dizzying array of luxury resorts full of feel-good features, so it’s a little surprising for a Thai resort with five-star credentials to promote itself to Australians as Asia’s premier drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre.

Increasing numbers of doctors, dentists, vets and lawyers are becoming ‘functioning alcoholics’

Rising numbers of doctors, dentists, vets and lawyers are becoming ‘functioning alcoholics’, experts warn…

Healthy mining minds

In an industry that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year, mining doesn’t stop for anyone. While the average miner earns above average wages, many miners work longer than average hours, live away from family, and operate in highly dangerous or remote areas.

Thai-based addiction centre dedicated to MENA clients to be launched

The Cabin Group has operated in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, since 2010, treating clients from the Middle East and North Africa. An addiction treatment centre based in Thailand, exclusively dedicated to clients from the MENA region, is expanding.

938Live Body & Soul, 06 Feb 2013: Addicition Treatment

The Cabin’s Pogramme Director in a live interview on Singapore’s leading news radio station – speaking on addiction, the psyche of addicts and The Cabin’s unique and effective treatment model.

Terapi Kecanduan Narkoba Serasa Tamasya di Thailand

Jakarta, Lepas dari jeratan narkoba bukanlah perkara mudah. Butuh waktu panjang untuk membuat otak benar-benar bisa terbebas dari candu-candu obat terlarang. Di Thailand, terapi pengobatan narkoba ditawarkan dengan cara berbeda, yang membuat pasiennya merasa sedang tamasya di Negeri Gajah Putih.

Death toll rises as prescription drug abuse grows

More people are dying from abusing prescription drugs, which are being misused at historic rates and increasingly for recreational purposes. In the US, more people die each year from prescribed opioid overdoses than from heroin, a trend being repeated in Australia, according to the former director of the alcohol and drug service at Sydney’s St Vincent Hospital, Alex Wodak.

A problem shared: drug and alcohol rehab in Thailand

It works,” says Hans Derix, a former cocaine addict of 13 years. “If I hadn’t gone through it, I wouldn’t be here saying it.” Since kicking his habit, Derix has completed the arduous journey from junkie to healer. Now a mindfulness and meditation coach at The Cabin, a drug and alcohol rehab centre on the outskirts of Chiang Mai, he is using his years of addiction to help others beat their drug dependence.

Drug dealers are only a mouse click away…

Drug dealing is migrating from the grimy backstreets to the clean and efficient internet as the lethal trade distances itself from the jeopardy of public exchanges.

Death toll rises as prescription drug abuse grows

West Austalians flock to offshore rehab

West Australians – from models to mining engineers – are fuelling a growing market for a Thai alcohol and drug treatment centre. Three years after the opening of The Cabin, an upmarket rehabilitation facility near Chiang Mai, figures reveal a third of patients are from Australia, and half of those are from WA, spending upwards of $12,000 to kick their addiction.

Addiction Climb Alarm

An alarming number of Australian mining workers are seeking rehabilitation for drug and alcohol addiction, according to recently released figures from a leading treatment centre. Thailand rehabilitation facility The Cabin has revealed 11 per cent of its clients work in the Australian mining and construction industries, with the majority being treated for alcohol dependency. Additionally, The Cabin reported a dramatic 30 per cent increase in miners seeking help for a substance abuse problem from 2011 to 2012.

Rehab: the next chapter of celebrity endorsement

Once upon a time stars grappling with drug addiction were sent to a “facility” to recover from “exhaustion”, now rehab centres welcome and publicise a celebrity check-in. Earlier this week former Libertines lead singer Pete Doherty cancelled a number of summer festival appearances in the UK via a note on his website informing fans he was retreating to Thailand’s Cabin Chiang Mai rehab centre to kick his heroin and crack cocaine habits once and for all.

Alarm at growing addiction problems among professionals

Urgent action needed to tackle problems suffered by doctors, lawyers and people in other high-profile jobs, say healthcare experts

‘I was drugged up to the eyeballs with men who thought they were Jesus’: Gail Porter gives haunted account of her three weeks sectioned

Just after 8am on a spring morning in April, television presenter Gail Porter crouched under a tree on London’s Hampstead Heath and sent a text message to her boyfriend that read: ‘I can’t carry on. I feel suicidal.’

Rising numbers of professionals turn to alcohol abuse

Experts call for action as statistics show an alarming rise in professionals turning to alcohol to deal with the everyday stress.

‘My parents had no idea of the damage their hippie values did to me’

Simon Mott’s family was privileged, creative and loving. So how did this young man lose 20 years of his life to drug addiction and crime? He recounts how he came back from rock bottom

‘Destination rehab’ for WA drug addicts

Asia has long been the destination of choice for Australians seeking cheap cosmetic surgery, but growing numbers are also venturing overseas to undergo drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Comparatively low-cost, exclusive centres offering seclusion and anonymity are attracting thousands of Australians – from lawyers and businessmen to celebrities and housewives.

Latest Aussie travel trend is ‘rehab tourism’

First it was medical tourism drawing us overseas, in search of cheaper facelifts, breast implants or dental treatment. Now we have “rehab tourism”, in which travellers can combine a stint in a drug and alcohol treatment facility with elephant rides, cooking classes and white-water rafting.

Shannan Taylor Overdose Highlights the Link Between Boxing and Addiction

The critical condition of World Middleweight Boxing Champion, Shannan Taylor, from a suspected drug overdose, highlights the prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse within the sport of boxing.

Latest Aussie travel trend is ‘rehab tourism’

We Aussies can turn anything and everything into an overseas trip – even a stint in rehab. First it was medical tourism drawing us overseas, in search of cheaper facelifts, breast implants or dental treatment.

Alkohol-Entzug für Führungskräfte unter Palmen

Alkoholsucht ist bei Managern ein Tabuthema. Dabei sind sie stark gefährdet. Luxus-Kliniken in Asien haben sich auf sie spezialisiert und bieten anonymen Entzug.

Healing Addictions… Transforming Lives

When you mention drug abuse the image conjured up is one of addicts snorting, smoking or injection illegal substances which they have purchased on the market, however there is a far more respectable facet of drug abuse which statistics suggest is equally common and just as dangerous.