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One of the reasons for the dearth of recovery models is that people who become abstinent without treatment generally cease to associate with those who remain addicted. In fact, in many cases, ending these associations is a necessary condition for becoming abstinent [Wired In]
Harm reduction is a term that is used to refer both to a set of general principles used to underpin policies concerning the way that societies respond to drug problems and, simultaneously, to some specific types of intervention, such as needle and syringe programmes and methadone treatment, which are often seen as being synonymous with harm reduction [Neil Hunt and colleagues, UK]
The fourth dimension concerns the context of change, areas of functioning that complement or complicate change. The context consists of five broad areas of functioning that represent the internal workings of the individual and important interactions with environmental influences [Wired In]
by William L White: Treatment Works is the central promotional slogan of the addiction treatment industry. This essay argues that the slogan misrepresents the probable outcomes of addiction treatment and misplaces the responsibility for such outcomes [Faces & Voices of Recovery, USA]
by Mark Ragins: The medical model tends to define recovery in negative terms. Symptoms and complaints need to be eliminated. Illnesses need to be cured or removed. Patients need to be relieved of their conditions and returned to their premorbid, healthy, or more accurately not-ill state [The Village, USA]
So the National Needle Exchange Forum took place on the 19th March in Southampton. Did you attend? No? Well just for you (no one else, just you, don’t tell the others) here is a review of the days events, and believe me it was a great day [Injecting Advice, UK]
In this article, we consider the Processes of Change, the cognitive and behavioural activities that facilitate change. The extent to which each of these processes is used depends on what state of change the person who has a problematic behaviour has reached [Wired In]
By Phillip A. Valentine, William L. White and Pat Taylor [Faces & Voices of Recovery, USA]
Ambivalence is a striking feature of addiction, particularly when the person has made a rational decision to stop using and makes attempts to do so [Wired In]
“My whole life, my whole being was centred on drugs and any means to get them you know. My whole life revolved around drugs, drugs, drugs” [Wired In]
“There’s no sign that says, ‘you’re now entering addiction’, there’s no big sign that says, ‘you’ll need to stop now, if you go once more that’s you’ [Wired In]
If you are in the UK and you work in a needle & syringe programme (NSP) then you should already know about the NNEF, in fact you should be a member (membership is of course free) [Injecting Advice, UK]
Some people admit to not thinking about the consequences of their actions, and in fact do not think much about their drug use at all. Many others, when they first start taking heroin, are confident that they will not become addicted. A common belief is that, “addiction is not something that could happen to me; it happens to other people” [Wired In]
Here is a drug that is pilloried on the one hand, and yet is used [diamorphine] in the UK without controversy to treat severe and intractable pain, arising from illnesses such as cancer [Wired In]
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]
Tobacco smoking is a practice in which tobacco is burned and the smoke inhaled or tasted. Smoking is primarily practiced as a route of administration for nicotine through the lungs; it is a way of getting nicotine into your system rapidly [Medical News Today, UK]
In simple terms, dependence can be seen as an impairment in a person’s ability or power to choose. The drug becomes more important to the person than other aspects of their life, which the majority of us would consider as essential [Wired In]
Some of us have been waiting a long time to be able to stock foil in our needle programmes, today’s article is from Allison my co-host on the Hooked podcast who is now in a position to do this [Injecting Advice, UK]
The alcohol dependence syndrome was seen as a cluster of seven elements that concur. It was argued that not all elements may be present in every case, but the picture is sufficiently regular and coherent to permit clinical recognition [Wired In]
Robins’ impressive research study contradicted the commonly held belief that heroin use is an inevitable consequence of using the drug, and that once it has taken hold it is virtually impossible for the user to give up the habit. It provides a good example of the ways in which changes in social circumstances can have a powerful effect on the way people use drugs [Wired In]
