The Recovery Village - working together to beat addiction
Mike - who's had addictions to cocaine and alcohol - shares his story and how the Recovery Village in Birkenhead has been a lifesaver.
Deaths from alcohol and drugs in the UK are at an all-time high. And the latest big report on drug recovery found services not fit for purpose. But in Birkenhead, on the Wirral - a community that has its share of drug and alcohol problems - they鈥檝e come up with an idea. It's called a 'Recovery Village', which means all of the many addiction and recovery services based in the town centre are working in close cooperation and providing joined-up care for those who are desperately trying to rebuild their lives. In what鈥檚 being described as a 鈥済ame changing moment鈥�, the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse across England is to receive its biggest single investment in decades as the first money in a 780 million pound support package is released to local authorities.
麻豆社 reporter, Jeremy Cooke, has been visiting Mike for the past year. Mike is 28 - a young man with big problems - trying to break free from the grip of cocaine and alcohol. For 5 Minutes On, Jeremy and Mike chat about how the Recovery Village has been a lifesaver.
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