Our Antidote Service Manager Toni Hogg spoke to Ella Braidwood at HuffPost UK about the essential role of LGBTQ+ specific support services like London Friend’s Antidote and LGBT Foundation recovery team in Manchester. They talked about the impact of negative comments about LGBTQ people in the media, at school, in the workplace; the shame many of their clients are still dealing with and the clear link between the trauma experienced by LGBTQ+ people and addiction issues.

The article is an important and thorough piece highlighting the work being done to create more sober spaces/events for our LGBTQ+ community and the ever-growing need for them to exist and be protected.

Read the article here