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William (“Bill”) White is a Senior Research Consultant at Chestnut Health Systems, past-chair of the board of Recovery Communities United and a volunteer consultant to Faces and Voices of Recovery [The Afflicted & Affected, USA]
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to recognise the vital support that Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) provide to disabled people, and to ensure that these benefits are secured and are not removed as part of any future reform of the social care system in England [Number10.gov.uk]
The Department of Health (DH) asked the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to produce public health guidance on the prevention and early identification of alcohol-use disorders in adults and adolescents [NICE, UK]
All registered stakeholders for the above public health programme guidance are invited to comment on the draft guidance [NICE, UK]
A mentally ill British man could be executed in China within days, after the country’s foreign ministry said today his appeal against the death penalty for drug smuggling had been rejected [Guardian, UK]
One thing that got me thinking this week is the theme I see in much recovery writing in calling for a move away from a medical model. Calling the professionals “non-experts” and minimising the impact of treatment sounds like a good rallying cry, but there are reasons to be cautious [Androcles, Wired In]
Going through the detox with my brother has taken much of the mystique out of it for me. It is an experience that I will prize all of my life. I was able to identify with everything he went through physically and emotionally – as only someone who has been there and done it possibly could – and guide him through it step by step [John, Wired In]
At 19 Lisa was six and a half stones, scoring crack cocaine and heroin three or four times a day and had been written off as an OD case waiting to happen {11’30”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
Paul Hayes talks about the challenges facing the drugs field in working with and for drug users and communities at a variety of points of contact. Paul describes the more complex factors that can belie key policy decisions {7’31”} [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
An opportunity to hear about the experiences of developing local networks in two areas of Scotland [Scottish Recovery Network, UK]
Hooked episode 18 is all about injecting injuries and infections, it has to be said before you listen to this show that Allison and I are unusual people who find weeping wounds really fascinating [Injecting Advice, UK]
Visitors to London’s Family Courts Open Day on Saturday, 10th October will be able to find out at first hand from Concateno, Europe’s most experienced drug and alcohol testing provider, about the important role that testing for drugs of abuse can play in supporting child custody and protection cases [Concateno, UK]
The government’s expert advisory body on medical treatment is recommending imposing minimum prices on alcohol as a means of combating “hazardous and harmful drinking” [Guardian, UK]
More than three-quarters of government funding allocated to provide respite breaks for carers has not reached those in need of help, according to two charities [Guardian, UK]
Drug information and advice service, Frank, is running two new adverts in an updated version of the ‘Pablo the drug mule campaign’ in order to warn of the damage cocaine can do to the heart and nose {1’27”} [ITN, UK]
The first section of this chapter provides a working definition of screening, identifies the goals of screening, discusses the distinction between screening and assessment, and comments on screening in relation to the treatment process [NIAA, USA]
In recent years significant advances have been made in biological assessment of heavy drinking [NIAA, USA]
This chapter reviews methods that are used in the diagnosis of alcohol problems or, in the language of the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM–IV), the alcohol use disorders [NIAA, USA]
The social and economic costs of drunk driving are well documented, but a new study from Rhode Island Hospital finds that even minimally impaired drivers incur higher-than-average costs when they land in hospital emergency rooms [Join Together, USA]
This report presents the key findings about alcohol use and alcohol-related harm among New Zealand adults, from the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey [Ministry of Health, New Zealand]
