Race to Recovery 2018 Results

  Pos Bib Firstname Lastname Gender Cat Club Finish 1 137 Vincent McKenna M MO Queens University AC 0:34:27 2 239 Ciaran Mckendry M 0:36:10 3 169 Colin Pascoe M M40 Belfast Assoc RC & FR 0:37:03 4 48 Ruairi Donnelly M MO Newcastle & District AC 0:38:59 5 99 Andrew Kennedy M MO 0:39:47 […]

Important Information for Race to Recovery 2018

  Many thanks for your patience and understanding regarding the postponement of Sunday’s Race to Recovery.  Please see below updated details regarding pack collections PACK COLLECTION Participants can pick up their packs including t-shirt and time-chip (10K Runners only) from the Ozone Indoor Tennis Centre on Saturday 10th March – 10:00 – 12:00 Sunday 11th […]

I Am There – Alcohol Awareness Week 2017

On Monday 13th November, we launched our new campaign, I Am There, for Alcohol Awareness Week 2017. Watch video here I’m there. Our relationship with alcohol can change as we age. If you are feeling isolated, worried about your alcohol use or someone else’s drinking. There is help and support. You can help support our work by […]

RACE TO RECOVERY 2018

Addiction NI’s annual 10K Race and 3K Fun Run is now entering its 6th year and we hope this year will see the continued growth of the event. The “Race to Recovery” focuses on the positive outcomes for the 1000’s of people embarking on recovery with the support of Addiction NI, family, friends. Read more here

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Running to Recovery

  MICHAEL’S RUN TO RECOVERY Michael Bailey began his journey to recovery in September 2013 and in April 2015 became a volunteer for Addiction NI. Michael is a member of our User Representation Group helping in the development of events and services for individuals struggling with alcohol and drug use. Over the last 2 years […]

Easing the transition: The relationship between alcohol and the labour activity in the over 50s population of the UK

Employers to do more to support over 50s on risks of alcohol in later life – new report Recent retirees are more likely to drink every day Almost one third of older drinkers in the professional occupational class drink 5-7 days a week A quarter of the professional occupational class aged 60-69 drink heavily – […]

Innovative new app launched to help NI workers keep tabs on their drinking habits

Innovative new app launched to help NI workers keep tabs on their drinking habits  ADDICTION NI, in partnership with Business in the Community, has developed a new mobile phone app to help employees across Northern Ireland keep track of their drinking habits by calculating the number of units in their drinks and how long their […]

‘I’d a great family, lovely home and two cars in the driveway, but I lost it all through drink

With Alcohol Awareness Week under way, one Belfast dad tells Karen Ireland how his drinking cost him his wife, family and home, leaving him suicidal. Michael Bailey (40), lives in Belfast. He has three children aged 13, nine and three. He says: When I was in my 30s life was good. I was married and […]