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A young man from just outside Glasgow talks about becoming a positve influence on his community through working with drug users after becoming drug and alcohol free [Talking Drugs, UK]
My raison d’etre has moved on over the last couple of years; from one of self-destruction to one of learning more about life, enjoying all the things I’ve always wanted to enjoy and also trying to help others, particularly through the art of filmmaking [Alex Mackie Blog, UK]
The highlight of this visit was attending a Graduation ceremony. I know a good number of people who are recovering or have recovered from serious substance use problems. I have visited a fair number of treatment agencies. But this was my first Graduation… It was all very moving [David Clark Blog, Wired In]
But here is the fascinating bit – the long term recovery group reported better ‘social relations’ quality of life – than the norm – in other words, people in long-term alcohol recovery had better social relations than the normal population [David Best Blog, Wired In]
Most people with depression need some kind of therapy, but could a computer replace a counsellor? [Guardian, UK]
It is produced by inmates for inmates and never broadcasts beyond the confines of HMP Brixton. But Electric Radio – with its mix of music, interviews and frank accounts of prison life – last night won two Sony radio awards [Guardian, UK]
Rowdy tells the story of Lifeline’s initial development and how it fit with the national priorities at that time [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
Britain’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is hoping the increased use of “cutting agents” to dilute powder cocaine is not only evidence of their own success, but also opens up a new front in the fight against drug gangs [BBC, UK]
Home affairs Mark Easton talks to Trevor Pearce, Soca’s director of health and Danny Kushlick, of the drug policy think tank Transform, discusses whether the war on drugs is being won [BBC Today, UK]
The shift in the prevailing view of alcoholism from a moral paradigm towards a biomedical paradigm is often characterized as a form of biomedicalization. We will examine and critique three reasons offered for the claim that viewing alcoholism as a disease is morally problematic [Springerlink.com]
The conference, ‘Identifying Europe’s information needs for effective drug policy’, highlighted four main themes: Policy, Practice, Trends and Horizons [EMCDDA]
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]
A consumer guide that addresses the mental health needs and concerns of women and girls and incorporates the newest advances in prevention and treatment to help promote positive mental health, understanding, positive behaviors, and address fear and stigma {large pdf} [SAMHSA, USA]
Action Steps for Improving Women’s Mental Health was written for policy makers, healthcare providers and researchers and outlines specific action steps that can be taken to address the influence of gender in mental health and explores how and why women are disproportionately affected by certain mental illnesses {large pdf} [SAMHSA, USA]
William L. White is a senior research consultant at Chestnut Health Systems/Lighthouse Institute and past board chair of Recovery Communities United [Faces & Voices of Recovery, USA]
