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Hi everyone, I just wanted to update you all on my experience of the last few days at UKESAD. First of all, let me tell you once again I am inspired and exhausted after hearing so many fantastic speakers, one being Christopher Kennedy Lawford (JFK’s nephew) [Annemarie Ward, Wired In]
But I have moved on… I never really saw it before because I was always looking back for what I might miss… instead of looking forward to what I have still yet to gain… I woke this morning and life seems not so bad… all I need to keep reminding myself is to keep looking forward [Louis Blog, Wired In]
PLEASE JOIN: A group for those people around the world who want to see society become more understanding of, and helpful towards, people with drug and alcohol use problems [Wired In]
One of the joys of having a content management system to play around with is that I get to see all sorts of statistics related to the community. I’ve been looking at the most visited blogs. Thought I’d show you the most visited month by month. And the ‘winners’ are… [David Clark, WIred In]
I know I ain’t blogged for some time but life has been a bit all over the shop for the last month or so. I relapsed and was in a bit of a death spin for a while, but my friends and family pulled around me and I realised that there was another way, that I did have options and I could chose my own fate [I’m an addict ok, Wired In]
However, scientists often argue that little of what we have learnt about addiction, recovery and treatment is being applied widely in practice today. Too few people are benefiting from these new insights {Wired In]
You’re doing what I used to do. Things would be going well and I would be sitting there waiting for the BANG… and my god it always happened. I couldn’t plan for the next day, never mind the next hour or next five minutes… [Linda Blog, Wired In]
Jason Schwarz from Dawn Farm in the States has posted a blog on his experience of methadone treatment in Michigan. I’ve posted it below. What’s our experience in the UK and on Wired In on the subject? Is our experience of medically assisted recovery different? [Peapod, Wired In]
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]
Considers the views of the philosopher Douglas Husak on the justice of drug laws in America [Wired In Article]
Anyone who is out there who wants to learn from our experience and mistakes over the 11 years, or talk to our Service User Committee – R.I.O.T (Recovery Is Out There) – we will be at the UKESAD conference next week with an exhibition stand [Noreen Oliver 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]
These are the ingredients of “emotional sobriety,” one of my favorite terms from the recovery programs and my personal aim (right now). These steps represent a paradigmatic shift: from a life of self-gratification to one of compassionate commitment to others [GuyInGHo Blog, WIred In]
… he looked in the old man’s eyes, they were empty… no one lived there any more… the horrible tragedy had drained the life out of him just as effectively as the bomb had bled his daughter in law and the unborn child to death… [Dawg Blog, WIred In]
Also, keep an eye out for an invitation I’ll be posting in the next week or so to a symposium on 29th June, Manchester, organised by myself and DB [David Best], from University of West Scotland, supported by the ever-inspiring Mark Gilman and NTA North West [Stephen Bamber Blog, WIred In]
So what am I doing? I am currently doing recovery studies in Glasgow and Birmingham that are about getting people in recovery to tell their stories and I am also developing questionnaires to measure recovery capital and to assess workers’ attitudes on recovery in mainstream services [David Best Blog, Wired In]
Looks at factors that have influenced the development of laws regulating recreational drug use, in particular influential happenings in America [Wired In Article]
So many people have recommended “Wired In” to me over the past six months or so. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to actually wire myself in! It’s a real joy to become a member of this vibrant online community…The journey of recovery is like no other – so utterly profound, it is both humbling and inspiring to be a part of that [Stephen Bamber Blog, WIred In]
Looks at how heroin has been used and viewed since it was first synthesised, and briefly describes the development of the heroin problem in America and the UK [Wired In Article]
