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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]
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]
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]
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]
A recovery-oriented system communicates a sense of hope by focusing on strengths and competencies, by using a language that reflects belief in potential and possibility, and by encouraging people to take risks. Hope is the key to recovery and workers must do everything to foster hope [David Clark, WIred In]
Today with several professionals and recovering people, I had the privilege of taking part in an alcohol awareness day with around two hundred medical students. Our hope is that in reaching students early and giving them positive examples of recovery, tomorrow’s doctors will be better placed to direct patients towards recovery [David McCartney, Wired In]
Today I finished my step 1 work with my sponsor and if I am being honest I thought my head would be in a pickle. Oh, how wrong I was. I feel relieved that I know now I am an addict and that it’s not just drugs that affect my life [Mark Burns, Wired In]
Steven, a truck driver by profession tells us how his life spiralled out of control after his criminal lifestyle landed him in prison. It was during his time inside that Steven became addicted to heroin, a substance that went on to control his life for the next twenty years {3’23”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
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]
Nearly 2,000 elderly patients are killed each year by unnecessary anti-psychotic medication, report finds {Guardian, UK]
UN special rapporteur says wealthy US ignoring deepening homeless crisis while pumping billions into bank rescues [Guardian, UK]
A new book addresses the idea of responsible drug-taking. Anarchy is not the inevitable outcome of ending prohibition [Guardian, UK]
College athletes who use performance-enhancing substances may be at heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs as well, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs [Medical News Today, UK]
A presentation by Shane Butler, Trinity College Dublin, at the Irish Needle Exchange Forum conference in Killarney, November 5th 2009 [drugs.ie]
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]
“Like other troubled industries, addictions treatment needs financial and technical investments as well as incentives to raise quality and to attract the best personnel. Indeed…without modernization and investment, the addictions treatment system will…fail to meet the public’s needs” [SAMHSA, USA]
The association of insomnia with alcohol use disorders suggests that the clinical evaluation of patients with sleep problems should include a careful assessment of alcohol use [Substance Abuse, USA]
More people than ever grasp the need to shift from criminalization to a public health model — the Drug Policy Alliance’s conference leads the way on this discussion [Alternet, USA]
A new report by the Drug Policy Alliance exposes practices and policies that for decades have unjustly resulted in large numbers of psychically injured and addicted veterans landing in U.S. prisons and jails [Alternet, USA]
