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Robert and Linda Waxler tell the story of the long painful loss of their son as he became addicted to the heroin that finally killed him [Beautifully and powerfully written, highly recommended to those people who have lost a child to drugs – Ed]
As you may already know the first National Recovery Walk planning meeting was held on 22nd January in Glasgow. So who came? Everyone from family members, charity directors, strategic leads, researchers, service providers, service users old and new, (many of these doubling as people who have recovered also) from across the whole UK [National Recovery Walk 2010, UK]
If we start to say that recovery is not for everybody, then there is a danger that we start to assess, suggest prerequisites or just decide who it is and isn’t for. Surely the point is that recovery is for everybody, because it’s a hope, a process of change, an opportunity [Melody, Wired In]
When I was using drugs and alcohol, I was always chasing a buzz of some kind. Anything to get me away from the bad feelings I always felt inside. Last night I had that same buzz. But, unlike the ones I knew before, this one has not worn off yet. And I am not dreading the come down like I used to [Louis, WIred In]
At the end of the first part of Ken’s story he had just entered rehab for the first time, the first of many times. In part two we follow Ken as addiction takes an even deeper hold…. [Ken K, Wired In]
I class these days as the golden days. My word is my bond today. People ask and value my opinion today. I am 366 days clean today and that’s why I have all these shiny shiny people in my life today. As today I am a decent person that people want to be close to [Marcellos, Wired In]
“This announcement is a belated acknowledgement that the government has not been able to tackle alcohol-related crime and disorder effectively on behalf of local residents. These changes will still not allow residents any greater say over local licensing issues – a travesty for those who’ve had to suffer alcohol-fuelled night time disorder for too long” [Alcohol Concern, UK]
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and NHS London can confirm that a drug injecting heroin user has tested positive for anthrax and is being treated in a London hospital [Health Protection Agency, UK]
[Substance Misuse Management in General Practice, UK]
A range of powerful tranquillisers could be put under strict controls after being linked to a series of high-profile deaths [Daily Express, UK]
The history of cannabis prohibition is murky [UKCIA, UK]
Mixing Valium and alcohol is the most potent mix for committing violent offences, according to new research commissioned by the Scottish Prison Service [Herald Scotland, UK]
More than 18.4 million full-time employees aged 18 to 64 (15.5 percent of the full-time adult workers in that age range) had no health insurance coverage [SAMHSA, USA]
We must reform women’s prisons… Suicide, self-mutilation, drug abuse and serious mental illness: this is the terrifying reality of life in women’s prisons today. Prison governors now believe that at least 80 per cent of women who end up in jail are addicted to heroin, crack, alcohol, or a combination of all three [Observer Editorial, UK]
