Portraying Abstinence Recovery …
by Bill Staufferpa People do not trust people who moderate or abstain from substances, particularly alcohol. There is a sense that those of us who do so are looking at …
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What Are We Doing Once We Keep …
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to testify in front of the PA Senate Judiciary Committee in favor of legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips. One of the other testifiers, talked …
Treatment for drug and alcohol …
Alcohol and other drug treatment in Australia is generally only provided for individuals, often away from their families. Treatment can include withdrawal from the substance, counselling and residential rehabilitation. All …
Treatment as usual isn’t cut …
For most of my career, I’ve been responsible for managing treatment programs. I believed strongly in those programs. At one of those programs, we developed a continuum of care that …
Three more things worth knowin …
Dr David McCartney A few things related to recovery have caught my eye recently, things that I think are worth knowing and that ought to shape our practice.. Abstinence goals …
New “Life in Recovery …
You are in Recovery? Or are you a Recovery Organisation working with people in recovery? Are you based in the Balkans, Sweden or the UK? Please take part in our …
Sober living houses – life w …
Dr David McCartney Recovery journeys can be long and involve several attempts in order for people to resolve their problems. Treatment can be part of this for many, but there …
Understanding the Relational D …
The complexity of addiction requires an equally complex notion of recovery. Holistically, recovery is generally conceptualized across three classes of variables- individual, social, and ecological. The biopsychosocial model of recovery …
GLOBAL DECLARATION FROM GREEN …
“1st Assembly of Istanbul Initiative” was organized, under the Green Crescent’s leadership, to designate a common global strategy in the fight against addiction. Together with the declaration published consequent to …
The 62th Session of the Commis …
62nd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and its Ministerial Segment have brought together more heads of state and government, ministers and other high-level officials, as well as more …