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by William L White: The purpose of this document is twofold. First, it provides an overview of key findings drawn from historical and scientific research on social/professional stigma related to addiction to illicit drugs, with a particular focus on the stigma experienced by people in medication-assisted treatment and long-term medication-assisted recovery [Faces and Voices of Recovery, USA]
William talks about the development of addiction treatment industries and the need to reconnect treatment to recovery. He talks about the need for the treatment and grassroots systems of support to be connected [Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs, UK]
Changes in consumption associated with onset and offset of AUD are substantial enough to have important implications for the risk of associated physical and psychological harm [Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, USA]
Children of alcoholics can escape the emotional chaos at home with the right support. Here, three young people explain how their lives have been changed [Times, UK]
Patrick McGorry is an inspired choice for Australian of the Year, even if he is not – as has been routinely pointed out this week – a household name. The lack of name recognition is of little relevance when set against the importance and relevance of Professor McGorry’s mission: improving the mental health of young people [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
The National Recovery Walk meeting in Glasgow last week was inspiring (and tiring!) and I really came away feeling part of something. The recovery ‘agenda’, the growing network of Emerging Recovery Organisations and the public expression of hope in the form of the National Recovery Walk are evidence of something special – Recovery! [Sarah Davies, Wired In]
I don’t know why but I thought when I got clean everything would just be placed in my lap. But hey, I realise I have to go out and get what I want and be patient. Which, if I’m being honest, I am learning to deal with on a daily basis. But it is getting better [Mark Burns, Wired In]
Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets and then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again [Androcles, Wired In]
[Scottish Network for Families Affected by Drugs]
As a result, the journey into adulthood for some can feel like dropping off a series of steep cliffs… We believe that now is the time for decisive action to overhaul our entire approach to young adulthood [Catch 22, UK]
Drugs Forum has produced a new briefing document to help people working with heroin users identify early signs of anthrax and help users seek potentially life-saving medical help [Scottish Drugs Forum, UK]
John, an engineer in his fifties, lives in Scotland with his wife. One of their two sons, Simon, became a heroin addict. I have huge sympathy for Amy Winehouse’s parents, I know exactly what they are going through [Observer, UK]
