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Well, Polly got a payment on Wednesday past and this time she got £65 for the fortnight. She is going to get a print out of what she has to pay on her loans and take it to Financial Fitness to see if they can help her get them lowered. Polly’s partner gets paid every fortnight so at least they have money coming in each week.
I was wondering whether it would be worth thinking about having a forum in which people could put their poetry or inspirational writings? I know that in my early stages of grief, many Wired In users sent me some lovely poems and passages and indeed many of my friends did the same.
Hello Wired In members. We thought it time to introduce ourselves formally, well ‘ish’. Loved Ones Unite is a small support group based in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire. We are here to help support anyone (family, friends, carers, loved ones) who is affected by someone’s drug or alcohol addiction.
‘It’ slowly washed away a vibrant, popular young man into one who cared little about life itself; only where the next hit was coming from. ‘It’ made him lose all sense of reality, as his mental health suffered and he was unable to cope with everyday living.
Addiction affects your whole life. We’d always be waiting for a knock on the door to say that Kevin was dead. Whenever the phone rang, my heart would lurch.
“You can have anything you want in life if you just help others get what they want
- Zig Ziglar
We're hosting the UK Recovery Federation right here on the Wired In website. To find out more about the UKRF Recovery Walk 2010, the UKRF and ongoing consultation events visit the UKRF pages.
It’s mad when I think about how before I wasn’t bothered about what people thought or how they took me or judged me http://is.gd/eS1YB
About 7 hours, 59 minutes ago
“What recovery means to us” by Irene and Ian MacDonald
What our experience has done, is to give us a great insight to, and an absorbing interest in, the substance misuse and recovery field.
The drug experience: Heroin (Part 6)
Ambivalence is a striking feature of addiction, particularly when the person has made a rational decision to stop using and makes attempts to do so.
The drug experience: Heroin (Part 5)
They propose another factor – centered on the addict’s sense of identity or self – that distinguishes successful attempts from unsuccessful attempts at stopping drug use.
Highlights from our world leading news service
Chris Schroeder interviews Pat Taylor
Pat Taylor joined Faces & Voices of Recovery as Executive Director in 2003, building on many years of grassroots advocacy leadership [Afflicted & Affected, USA]
Journey of Recovery Audio Recordings
Each recording features three stories, together with information about recovery [Scottish Recovery Network, UK]
Neil McKeganey makes a case for looking critically at stigma relating to drug use, while DDN reports on the first phase of UKDPC’s project on understanding stigma {link to specific article not working, so please look at virtual magazine} [Drink and Drugs News, UK]
