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But while methadone prescribing mitigated the worst outrages of heroin dependency, it was an acute response to a chronic condition. And in addressing one problem, it created another. Albert Einstein said that no problem can be resolved at the same level of consciousness with which is created.
I went up to Sheffield on Saturday to attend the SMART Recovery meeting and meet the facilitators. I work in mutual aid as part of my day job but it never ceases to amaze me how brave the people who come and share are.
There has been plenty of talk recently about methadone and treatment “working”. I know for some people MMT is a valuable resource but I really feel we should tell people that truth – it only works for a small minority.
There have been a lot of really powerful personal stories featured on this site as of late. So in the spirit of openness, I thought I would go in to a bit more detail about my life. Those of you who have read aspergers and addiction and the curse of the perfectionist will already know a bit.
Ken has ended up in a maximum security prison where he very quickly becomes a gang member. Drugs and home made alcohol are readily available and, due to his disruptive behaviour, Ken spends a great deal of time in solitary confinment. Life doesn’t look too good….
“Remember that treatment is an event, but recovery is a process that lasts a lifetime.
- Sent in by Don Rothschild
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.
Sunday evening and my usual injection. Feel like it’s been months. Easy as pie but that’s just the actual injection http://is.gd/dRqsl
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Stages and Processes of Change (Part 3)
The fourth dimension concerns the context of change, areas of functioning that complement or complicate change. The context consists of five broad areas of functioning that represent the internal workings of the individual and important interactions with environmental influences.
Stages and Processes of Change (Part 2)
In this article, we consider the Processes of Change, the cognitive and behavioural activities that facilitate change. The extent to which each of these processes is used depends on what state of change the person who has a problematic behaviour has reached.
Stages and Processes of Change (Part 1)
The Transtheoretical Model has its origins in early research of James Prochaska who… acknowledged that no single therapeutic approach had been shown to be more ‘correct’ than others. He recognised the necessity to ‘unwrap’ the various approaches to reveal the key elements that are required to help people overcome their problems.
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Chaired by journalist and author Simon Jenkins, this seminar examined how new recovery-based models of drug and alcohol treatment could give greater power and resources to individuals with more involvement of family and community [Institute for Public Policy Research, UK]
Effect of body mass index and alcohol consumption on liver disease: analysis of data from two…
Raised BMI and alcohol consumption are both related to liver disease, with evidence of a supra-additive interaction between the two [British Medical Journal, UK]
Bringing Thomas McLellan to President Obama’s drug strategy team could reposition addiction treatment at the heart of mainstream healthcare. DDN met a man on a mission [Drink and Drugs News, UK]
