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No one knows how many people develop serious alcohol and drug problems to cope with the legacy of abuse, but anecdotal evidence – and common sense – would suggest that it’s a large number [Drink and Drugs News, UK]
A major US government project found that women with substance use and mental health problems and traumatised by a history of sexual or physical abuse benefited most from services which offered integrated counselling addressing all these issues. Print publication 2005 [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
UK Drug Worker Forum Conference Presentation by Ian Wardle [Lifeline, UK]
For his latest film, the Oscar-winning director Jon Blair immersed himself in the conflict gripping the Brazilian city. This is his unique insight into the dark world of the favelas [Independent, UK]
Drug addicts desperate to kick the habit are forced to commit criminal offences to get a place in rehab, the father of singer Amy Winehouse told MPs today [Guardian, UK]
For the most part, they are being seen by people who don’t understand what recovery is, who don’t have the skills or experience needed to help people find recovery and if you are on methadone, don’t even think of going near abstinence, you’ll be told ‘it’s too dangerous’ [Peapod, Wired In]
Today, I woke up without a hangover. Today, I woke up not leaning over to take a gulp of booze to ease the shakes. Today, I woke up ready to face the world. Today, it’s all about living in a world on that world’s terms. Before, it was always on my terms [Keiran, Wired In]
In my active addiction my life got smaller and smaller. I got more isolated. I was amazingly good at covering up the evidence, but the strands of my existence were beginning to come loose. I was becoming unreliable, dishonest, angry, blaming [Androcles, Wired In]
Tony Mellor and Trevessa Newton talk about holistic therapies and particularly the role of meditation to help towards recovery and a more stable life. This is thrown open to the audience… {29’30”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
We’ve had some great questions in the months that we’ve been doing the show so we thought it was time we answered some of them [Injecting Advice, UK]
An intensive US outpatient programme found that for less relapse-prone patients, a flexible aftercare regime mixing initial support groups with regular phone calls was at least as effective as entirely face-to-face contact, yet far less time-consuming. Print publication 2005 [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
As the financial climate changes for services, the work must still go on. Ian O’Sullivan describes how Mainliners streamlined ambitious plans for an international hepatitis C conference to make sure the event can still happen [Drink and Drugs News, UK]
The Department of Health today is taking forward its commitment to tackling liver disease by recruiting a new National Clinical Director to lead the development of a National Strategy for Liver Disease [Department of Health, UK]
Couples who share a bottle of wine a week reduce their chances of having a baby through IVF by more than a quarter, according to a study by American fertility specialists [Guardian, UK]
[Faces & Voices of Recovery, USA]
As a Harvard grad, former Princeton professor, and the son of a respected rabbi, Ethan Nadelmann might seem like an unlikely advocate for legalizing marijuana. But when you meet him, it all makes a lot of sense [Newsweek, USA]
An annual average of 2.4 million adults aged 18 or older (1.1 percent of the population in that age group) received support from a mental health self-help group for their emotions, nerves, or mental health problems in the past year [SAMHSA, USA]
News from the Betty Ford Center and a Report on Significant Developments in Research on Addictive Diseases [Betty Ford Center, USA]
The Obama administration tells federal authorities not to prosecute users and suppliers following state laws, reversing Bush’s position [LA Times, USA]
In a paper published today in The Lancet, medical journal, two of Australia’s leading drug experts analyse the evidence on the adverse health effects of cannabis [The Australian]
