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We offer a theoretical, clinical and neurobiological perspective of the overlaps between these disorders, highlight common neural pathways that play a role in depression and substance use disorders and discuss how these commonalities may frame our conceptualization and treatment of co-occurring disorders [Addiction, UK]
Faces & Voices of Recovery grew out of the historic 2001 Recovery Summit in St. Paul, Minnesota. It rose as an organizational manifestation of a new recovery advocacy movement in the United States. In the years since, Pat Taylor has brought great passion, skill and creativity to her leadership of Faces & Voices [Faces & Voices of Recovery, USA]
Live monitoring of the 53rd session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Vienna, 8-12 March 2010 [CND Blog]
The report is the result of face-to-face research commissioned by NHS North West, Our Life and Pfizer Limited. The partnership aimed to discover the health attitudes and lifestyle choices of an economically deprived population with existing health risk factors [Our Life, UK]
In possibly one of the most divisive interviews given within the recovery community in the UK, Joe Gerstein, described as the founder of SMART Recovery, talks to Guardian journalist Denis Campbell in an article published on 10th March 2010 [Peapod, Wired In]
Joe Gerstein, founder of the Smart Recovery treatment programme that is spreading from the US as an alternative to AA, explains why he rejects the myth that alcoholism is a ‘disease’ to be endured rather than cured [Guardian, UK]
I thought I was missing something here. Why are GPs getting paid extra cash on top of their ‘normal’ (usually substantial) basic salary, to treat drug users? Let me make one thing clear here from the onset, I’m not actually against GPs getting paid [Paps, Wired In]
Together we will be focusing on Community Recovery ‘Assets’, i.e. current strengths, abilities, experience, knowledge, passion and enthusiasm. These ‘Assets’ will be our foundation, the strengths-based framework from which we will build a strong Community based UK Recovery movement [UK Recovery Foundation]
And as for choice what is all that about? Am I choosing to sit here and be some kind of confused mad woman who doesn’t even know herself any more? Or should I leap up and down and scream or calmly start writing a plan of action? [Susan C, Wired In]
Now I am not writing all this for sympathy, although I could live off sympathy allowing it to feed my disease, it’s just to get it out my head. Being honest I could do with one of the cards they have at the zoo on the animal cages reading: self pity harms me, I feed off it, please don’t feed me! [Louis, Wired In]
Prof McLellan’s lecture: ‘Prevention, Treatment and Science in the Obama Administration’s National Drug Control Policy’ was received by a packed audience of leading research, policy, treatment and recovery professionals [Kings College, University of London, UK]
Those entering drug treatment programmes are subjected to potent disciplinary biopower mediated by miscellaneous institutional actors and framed within the logic of harm reduction and risk management [theartoflifeitself, UK]
[Faces & Voices of Recovery, USA]
The NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally, has banned alcohol at all RTA promotions, admitting that alcohol supplied at a young driver safety event this year sent a ‘‘very confusing message’‘ [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
The 53rd session on the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs opened today in Vienna. It didn’t take long before supporting human rights was again a cause of debate among CND member states [International Harm Reduction Association]
Issue 43 [DrugWorld, UK]
The harm caused by substance use needs to be considered in a variety of ways. Use of drugs, alcohol and solvents can carry risk to different aspects of life [Wired In]
