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My third and final point is that this shift towards a recovery paradigm constitutes a historical window of opportunity to destigmatize medication-assisted treatment and recovery [Plenary talk at American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence 2009 conference, USA]
{57’44”} [Legal Action Center, USA]
A number of presentations, workshop notes and other documents from the conference are available to download [Substance Misuse Management in General Practice, UK]
Webinar series [Legal Action Center, USA]
This one day event brought together a wide variety of stakeholders from all areas of the region [Alcohol Learning Centre, UK]
The conference “Recovery Communities and the Drug Treatment System” was held in Birmingham on 27th October and attracted a large number of delegates to hear presentations from a range of speakers [NTA, UK]
Ira Glasser, former director of the American Civil Liberties Union and the president of the board of the Drug Policy Allience addressed the participants of the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on 12 November, 2009 [Drug Reporter, Hungary]
While at the National Conference on Injecting Drug Use (NCIDU09) Allison Downing and Myself gave a presentation on the use of social media in drugs work [Injecting Advice, UK]
Recovery does not mean “cure”. It does not mean stabilization or maintenance. Rather recovery is an attitude, a stance, and a way of approaching the day’s challenges. It is a self-directed process of reclaiming meaning and purpose in life [Patricia E Deegan, USA]
Presented at the 12th International EWODOR Symposium, University of Stirling, October, 2009. The notion of “community” is central to the thought, philosophy, and practice of the emerging recovery movement [Stephen Bamber, UK]
A presentation by Rick Lines, Deputy Director of the International Harm Reduction Association at the Irish Needle Exchange Forum conference in Killarney, November 5th 2009 [drugs.ie]
A presentation by Shane Butler, Trinity College Dublin, at the Irish Needle Exchange Forum conference in Killarney, November 5th 2009 [drugs.ie]
The SIPS (Screening and Intervention Programme for Sensible Drinking) team presented some updates on the IBA research at the 6th Annual Conference of INEBRIA which took place at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK on 7th-9th October, 2009 [Alcohol Learning Centre, UK]
More from Bruce Alexander talk {3’41”} [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
Dr Margaret Hannah describes the work of the IFF and its relationship to the content of the seminar on addiction [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
Bruce talks about a paradigm shift from the ‘official’ view of drug use. He talks about ‘dislocation’. People have to part of a community, family, value system, spiritual beliefs… ‘if people don’t belong they are hurting…in the sense they are not going to be contributing..’ {7’23”} [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
Bruce described the view of addiction that has become established, and which he discusses further in his other clips {10’55”} [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
Bruce considers the notion of addiction and how we have come to think of it in some parts of the globe {1’56”) [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
UK Drug Worker Forum Conference Presentation by Ian Wardle [Lifeline, UK]
Being ill with any form of mental distress is incredibly lonely, isolating and frightening. After 18 years of experience of seeing my daughter manage her recovery, I firmly believe this is a journey that can only be managed with the support of others – the carers – be they family, friends or professionals aided by the medical profession: Jean Johnston, The Carin [Scottish Recovery Network, UK]
