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A review of the literature for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (part one): Looks in detail at the influences on children, including family processes and structures, peers, marketing and cultural representations, and other major forces such as religion, school and community [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Reviews what interventions have been attempted to try to prevent excessive use of alcohol by young people, summarises the findings and suggests how a universal prevention programme might be delivered [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
The reviews focused on the alcohol-related risks facing young people, the reported effects of national and local programmes on problems arising from alcohol use by young people, and the effectiveness of national policies to reduce alcohol-related harm among young people [Institute of Education, University of London, UK]
In this edited transcript of the 2009 Eve Saville lecture Professor Nutt discusses drug regulation and control, drugs politics and suggests a way forward on the drugs debate [Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, King’s College, UK]
On a more positive note, I have used a lot less in the last month. The perfectionist in me wants not to have used at all. I tell myself to let it go, that what I do today is far more important – I have a say in what I do – or don’t do – today. I can’t unchoose choices already chosen, they belong to the past and cannot be changed [Zephora, Wired In]
Let’s adopt a positive and expectant approach in treatment services and aim always for the best outcome possible rather than settling for the palliative approach… for many of those working in treatment, if their sons or daughters or partners or friends became addicted, they would want a different sort of recovery for them than their clients tend to get [Peapod, Wired In]
I’ve been compiling some information and resources on OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) recently. Thought it might be of use to some members and visitors on Wired In [Masha Bennett, UK]
Over the last 30 years Conservative and Labour UK Governments have progressively cut welfare benefits for poor young people, reduced their power to influence their environment while encouraging or at least condoning harsh and cruel public discussion about poor young people – the term ‘chav’, for example, is really offensive [Eric Carlin Blog, 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]
George Williams hosts the first Inexcess Question Time. On the panel with George is Mark Gilman North West Manger of the NTA, Deirdre Boyd editor of Addiction Today and board member of ARF (the Addiction Recovery Foundation), and Ed Mitchell, previously national news broadcaster now Editor…{57’04”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
How to help people overcome drug and alcohol problems. Quite simply, an essential read {DD Editor} [Amazon. UK]
During the House of Lords Report Stage debate on the Welfare Reform Bill (22nd October) the government announced concessions to measures specific to problem drug users: claimants will not be required to undergo treatment as a condition of receiving benefit and some limits will be placed on when a claimant can be required to undergo drug testing [Drugscope, UK]
Finding long-term solutions to drug addiction [National Treatment Agency and Guardian, UK]
The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse spent your hard-earned taxes and mine on paying for positive PR in the Guardian this week, sponsoring a special supplement [Addiction Today, UK]
An NTA article printed by medical journal Lancet led national media andinternational academic websites to the perception that this body of bureaucracy is successfully treating addiction/dependency. Deirdre Boyd reveals the truth behind the headlines [Addiction Today, UK]
Despite the increasingly numerous attempts by central government to codify and steer alcohol policy toward various national priorities, targets and indicators there remained a significant degree of local variation in approaches, amounting to what might be described as ‘policy by geography’ [Alcohol and Education Research Council, UK]
Evidence-based information on the effectiveness of interventions attempts to integrate available individual expertise (i.e. expert opinions) with the best available external evidence from systematic research [European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction]
Testimony presented before the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee on October 28, 2009 [RAND Corporation, USA]
Considerable effort is underway in the United States to transform behavioral health care toward the goal of supporting the long-term recovery of individuals and families. Achieving this goal requires new organizational partnerships, refined strategies of collaboration, fresh approaches to policy and clinical decision-making, and a fundamental restructuring of relationships throughout the system of care [Faces and Voices of Recovery, USA]
There are obviously parallels between the processes of addiction and recovery and the structure of the hero’s tale [Faces and Voices of Recovery, USA]
Expressions in Recovery is a digest for people in recovery written by people in Recovery. It is a reflection of the recovery community: filled with personal accounts, inspirational stories and art and poetry contributed by people in recovery [The Department of Behavioral Health & Mental Retardation Services, Philadelphia, USA]
Informing you of the latest clinically relevant research on alcohol, illicit drugs, and health [Boston University Medical Campus, USA}
Findings from the National Minimum Data Set summarises data on publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients, including information about the types of drugs for which treatment is sought and the types of treatment provided [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare]
He said: “The notion that we should stop everybody in the country doing that because there are some hooligans that get fired up with drink on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night and go out and beat the place up — no . . . What we should be doing is dealing with the problems.” [Times, UK]
