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There is a growing recognition around the world that the prohibition of drugs is a counterproductive failure. However, a major barrier to drug law reform has been a widespread fear of the unknown—just what could a post-prohibition regime look like [Transform, UK]
Findings of a recent study suggest that receiving alcohol industry sponsorship may increase sports participants’ drinking. The study involved a cross-sectional survey of 1279 participants from 14 team and individual sports in three large provinces of New Zealand [Addiction Editorial, UK]
Controls on price and availability have been identified as one of the most effective measures that governments can implement to reduce harm caused by alcohol. Minimum pricing is not a panacea and needs to be part of a broader strategy but without effective controls on price and availability, any other policy measures will have limited effect [Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK]
A surprisingly small basket of randomised controlled trials supports the superiority of methadone maintenance treatment for opiate dependence over treatments which do not involve long-term substitute prescribing [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
Is maintenance good at helping people achieve not just the absence of pathology, but the addition of positive qualities to life? For instance, happiness, enthusiasm, integration, good parenting, hope, growth, jobs, education, volunteering etc. The trials didn’t look at these [Peapod, Wired In]
We kept the two minutes’ silence and thought about those who died in old wars. But what about the other war? Those of us who have been all too close to the front line, have been wounded and damaged and seen our friends, patients and family members die, wonder how many have died, directly or indirectly, in the “war on drugs” [Sophia, WIred In]
Stigma is an enduring problem for addicts, not only in active addiction, but even into recovery… If you got this far, I thought I would ask for personal examples of stigma and how it felt as well as any ideas on how stigma is best tackled. We need to face up to this [David McCartney, Wired In]
It is here that you enter the strange half-life of the volunteer (v word – geddit – well it amused me anyway). Of the world, but often unable to participate fully in it. A vital part of the recovery movement, yet not able to get involved in big parts of it due to lack of access – to technology, to transport, to conference fees, to smart clothes – and on, and on [Michaela, WIred In]
The practitioner needs to ask: “Does this person gain power, purpose, competence, or connections to people as a result of this interaction?” and “Does this interaction interfere with this person’s acquisition of power, purpose, skills, or connections to others?” [David Clark, WIred In]
The rest of part one is devoted to a one to one interview with Nick Mercer who is both entertaining and passionate and talks to George Williams about his own journey and his contribution to treatment and recovery developments in the recent past {21’10”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
The sacking of a government adviser on drugs shows Britain’s politicians can’t cope with intelligent debate [Nature Editorial, UK]
Whether the in-prison treatment was a drug-free therapeutic community or methadone maintenance, two long-term follow-up studies have confirmed that post-release continuity is vital to sustain the benefits. Print publication 2005 [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
A third chemical – cocaethylene – builds up in the liver over a number of years among those who mix the two drugs. And this is now having major health consequences [Observer, UK]
Calum Best meets some of the 1.3 million children who have a parent who abuses alcohol [Guardian, UK]
Nearly 2,000 elderly patients are killed each year by unnecessary anti-psychotic medication, report finds {Guardian, UK]
This independent study by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, King’s College London, sought to describe and critically appraise the procedures adopted by the National Probation Service (NPS) for identifying and intervening with offenders who have alcohol problems [Ministry of Justice, UK]
by Dennis C. Daley and G. Alan Marlatt: Filled with comprehensive information about substance use problems, the recovery process, the relapse process, types of professional treatment available, and self-help groups, this book will help you conquer your problems with substance use [Amazon, 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]
A recovery community organization (RCO) is an independent, non-profit organization led and governed by representatives of local communities of recovery [Faces and Voices of Recovery, USA]
Bill White article: Systems transformation efforts to shift addiction treatment from a model of acute stabilization to a model of sustained recovery management and to nest addiction treatment within a larger recovery-oriented system of care are underway at federal, state, and local levels, but these innovations to date have focused on the redesign of adult services [Faces and Voices of Recovery, USA]
They have achieved their revolutions without the aid of any dramatic technical or clinical breakthroughs. They have instead transformed their priorities, their roles and their relationships [The Village, USA]
This TIP provides clinical guidelines for the proper use of medications in the treatment of alcohol use disorders [SAMHSA, USA}
The WHO Secretariat held a web-based public hearing to provide an opportunity to everyone to give their views on the best ways to reduce harmful use of alcohol [World Health Organisation]
The purpose of the National Hepatitis C Needs Assessment (2008) was to identify the education, information and support needs of Australians living with hepatitis C; to inform the development of improved information, education and support services for people with hepatitis C in Australia [Hepatitis Australia]
