Addiction Todaytag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-15022242014-07-14T14:35:00+01:00Reclaiming Lives. For Life.TypePad‘Legal’ highs – what you need to knowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a73ded33c3970d2014-07-14T14:35:00+01:002014-07-15T07:40:13+01:00So-called legal highs are as harmful and as addictive as illegal drugs – but information is minimal or inaccurate. Professor Fabrizio Schifano keeps readers in the loop Print-friendly pdf: Download Intervene150-Legal highs-Fabrizio Schifano Over the last 10 years, novel psychoactive...MelissaSmart drugs or smart drug marketing?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a73ded32c6970d2014-07-14T11:19:00+01:002014-07-15T07:29:58+01:00Irresponsible marketing of drugs as ‘smart’, ‘new’ or ‘designer’ has led a new generation to believe that the old rules of addictive behaviour do not apply to them – the scientific and medical community has sat passively on the side...MelissaTHE ECONOMICS OF CRIME: a discipline to be invented?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a511d32353970c2014-06-23T14:36:49+01:002014-06-23T14:38:00+01:00Antonio Maria Costa served an unprecedented two terms as director general of the United Nations Office in Vienna and executive director of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime. Here he proposes a Nobel Prize for the best understanding...MelissaLong-term recovery: lay demons to resttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a511d3210c970c2014-06-23T11:12:24+01:002014-06-23T11:13:41+01:00Giving up booze or drugs is only the first step. Recovery in the long term is about learning to live comfortably and contentedly in a manner that’s sober and clean. David Smallwood shares his therapeutic skills and experience This article...MelissaDon’t work yourself to death tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a73dc8586f970d2014-05-21T17:31:00+01:002014-05-21T17:45:38+01:00Money and work addiction Work and money are seen as the ‘respectable’ addictions – but a behavioural addiction can be as harmful as substance ones. Craig Rapp MPhil, MSc, MBACP, UKCP, COSRT, CSAT, CMAT explains. “Of all the drugs under...Melissa A personal and social model of recoverytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a511bd1003970c2014-05-21T15:48:00+01:002014-05-21T18:01:13+01:00We now have the tools to measure not only personal recovery from addiction, but also recovery readiness in communities – David Best writes from the cutting-edge of research underpinning practice. Print-friendly version: Download Intervene 3 - 149 - Personal &...MelissaAn education is for life - so what do our children learn about addiction?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a3fd079a63970b2014-05-13T11:54:51+01:002014-05-13T11:54:51+01:00Mary Brett argues that schools should act in loco parentis and prevent their children from starting to use drugs. She is sadly disappointed. Print-friendly version: Download Intervene 3 - 149 - Children's drug education Article 33 of the Convention on...MelissaBreaking the stigma of recoverytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a511b73c00970c2014-05-13T11:10:53+01:002014-05-13T11:11:44+01:00It can be risky to highlight household-name celebrities who are in recovery – in case a relapse affects followers – but we break the rules for the first time in our 25-year history. Why? The people in our cover story...MelissaI drink, therefore I am: tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a511b73d15970c2014-05-08T11:18:00+01:002014-05-13T11:32:32+01:00the UK’s alcohol dependence Want to find statistics on alcohol in the UK? And to put them in context? Professor Mark Griffiths BSc, PhD, CPsychol, PGDipHE, FBPsS, FRSA does the work and brings you his findings. Print-friendly version: Download Intervene...MelissaDBT: embrace a life worth livingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a3fd0793c6970b2014-04-02T10:39:00+01:002014-05-13T10:55:18+01:00Dialectics is the idea that two seemingly-opposite truths can be held together as valid at the same time. It is the enemy of “black and white thinking” and has been integrated into behavioural therapy to help people in early recovery....MelissaTough love & recovery: how tough is too tough?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a73d8c0252970d2014-03-10T13:59:57+00:002014-03-10T13:59:57+00:00Can you get someone to stop their addiction by the way you relate to them? No (perhaps). Can you improve your life by the way you relate to the addict? Yes. Nick Barton explains.MelissaThe quarterbacks of the new anti-drugs movementtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a51180c9a4970c2014-03-07T14:36:00+00:002014-03-27T10:16:08+00:00A member of the Kennedy political dynasty, Patrick Kennedy was a chief sponsor of the seminal 2008 US Mental Health Parity Act, which required most insurance plans to cover the treatment of mental illnesses on an equitable level to physical...MelissaDuran Duran’s John Taylor appointed patron of Mount Carmeltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a73d73cbb7970d2014-02-09T23:21:58+00:002014-02-09T23:21:58+00:00John Taylor, cofounder of Duran Duran, has accepted the role of Patron of Mount Carmel, the south London alcohol treatment centre. John’s years in the music business and his 19 years in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction are graphically...MelissaMY RECOVERY JOURNEY:tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a73d7353fd970d2014-02-09T11:30:06+00:002014-03-27T10:17:29+00:00MY RECOVERY JOURNEY: A PERSONAL STORY by John Taylor.
Music phenomenon and author of In The Pleasure Groove, John Taylor moved from the excesses of success to loneliness and depression, through the tough paths of recovery, to the joy of building relationships with family and friends.Melissa25 YEARS: A CELEBRATIONtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a3fcb85788970b2014-02-09T10:47:14+00:002014-02-09T10:52:39+00:00Times change. People change. Habits change. Policy, products and services change. Research and evidence progress, and ways of working change again. And people forget: we educate one generation and think that information has been relayed indefinitely only to realise that...MelissaEIGHT-STEP RECOVERY:tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a73d73610d970d2014-01-31T11:07:00+00:002014-02-09T12:31:46+00:00“Using Buddha’s teachings to overcome addiction” These eight steps can be used by people who have not responded to the 12-step approach, as well as those who are already in recovery, psychiatrist Paramabandhu Groves and Valerie Mason-John explain. For a...MelissaNormalising pot is priming a public-health time bombtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b04d152d9970d2014-01-15T21:01:00+00:002014-01-15T23:35:44+00:00Since the drive to legalise medical marijuana began in the US in the 1990s, marijuana use doubled and the perception of its harm halved. As Colorado and Washington formally legitimise and sanction its recreational use, these dangerous inverse trends can...MelissaPRIMARY CARE & LONG-TERM RECOVERYtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a510e692f3970c2014-01-14T22:55:17+00:002014-01-14T22:55:17+00:00For GPs and their colleagues, guiding a patient towards recovery is challenged by questions. Is abstinence a goal of treatment or an imperative? Should alcohol addiction be treated as a disease or a lifestyle choice? What is recovery? Howard Marsden-Hughes...MelissaPHE: £10million capital fundingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b047ee09a970d2014-01-09T10:02:00+00:002014-01-09T10:02:00+00:00All recovery-focused adult drug and alcohol treatment services across England are entitled to bid for a share of this 2013/14 funding. Due to the very late notice of funding, local authorities can carry projects over into the 2014/15 budget year....MelissaTHE PHYSIOLOGY OF ADDICTION – AND IMPLICATIONS TO TREAT CHILDHOOD ABUSEtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301a510d74298970c2014-01-07T08:28:00+00:002014-01-13T20:57:25+00:00There is an enormous lack of understanding of the mental and physical health damage caused by childhood sexual and/or physical abuse – including its aftermath’s role in victims becoming dependent on substances. Sue Cox brings us up to date with...MelissaOPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES TO PREPARE FOR IN 2014tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b045482fa970d2014-01-06T09:03:00+00:002014-01-06T21:47:50+00:00Leading personalities in the field of addiction treatment and recovery share some of their expert, inside information to help you identify and thus prepare for major developments which could affect you in the year ahead. Print-friendly version: Download AddictionToday146 -...MelissaTransforming Rehabilitation - 30 bidders shortlisted for contractstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b034f2ecb970d2013-12-19T23:15:28+00:002013-12-19T23:15:28+00:00Download PQQ Shortlist. 30 bidders passed the first stage of the competition to win the regional rehabilitation contracts. The list includes a diverse mix of private and voluntary sector partnerships with over 50 organisations represented - from charities experienced in...MelissaADVERTISING SALES PEOPLE REQUIRED IMMEDIATELYtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b0109301a970c2013-11-13T19:25:01+00:002013-11-13T19:27:43+00:00To work on a 25% commission basis Plus agreed expenses. So, what will I be doing? Your day-to-day tasks will include: >> Persuading clients to buy advertising space in Addiction Today (journal and website) >> Finding out who controls the...MelissaLetter to MP from a parenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b00be93f1970d2013-11-06T21:24:31+00:002013-11-06T21:38:11+00:00The following is a letter to Richard Graham MP from a parent who attended a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children and Cannabis. Scroll down for his reply. Gloucester, 22 October 2013 Dear Mr Graham, Yesterday, I attended...MelissaMOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING: PROJECTION, TRANSFERENCE, COUNTERTRANSFERENCEtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b00a86d50970b2013-11-04T16:47:31+00:002013-11-04T16:50:08+00:00Even skilled therapists can find working with a client complex if they bring up in that client their own issues or if the client projects previous abuse onto the therapist. Divine Charura and Charlene Parker guide us through. Pdf: Download...MelissaTHE STREET TO RECOVERYtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b0080fa3d970b2013-10-31T16:54:43+00:002013-10-31T16:54:43+00:00Kevin Kennedy – Curly Watts from TV’s long-running Coronation Street, and so popular he drew in 22million viewers for his TV wedding – has now been sober for 15 years. He shares his experience of alcoholism and rehab, strength of...MelissaEMPATHIC PEOPLE ARE NATURAL TARGETS FOR SOCIOPATHS – PROTECT YOURSELFtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b00767704970d2013-10-30T18:35:15+00:002013-10-30T18:35:56+00:00The empathy trap: therapists and counsellors almost by definition are empathic, to facilitate clients’ recovery – but this quality can mean those carers are targets for sociopaths, aided by what Dr Jane & Tim McGregor call “apaths”. The first UK...MelissaThe empathy trap: discounttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b0076aeec970b2013-10-30T18:33:27+00:002013-10-30T18:33:27+00:00Addiction Today readers can buy The Empathy Trap by Dr Jane and Tim McGregor for only £7.99 including postage & packing. Simply call 01256-329242, and use the code “empathy”. Offer expires 31 December 2013.MelissaMAKE TIME FOR CHANGEtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b007780fe970b2013-10-30T16:05:00+00:002013-10-30T17:17:37+00:00Last June, magistrate Yvonne Davies was forced from her job because she pleaded with a cannabis grower to mend his illegal ways. In October, she had an opportunity to update concerned parents at the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cannabis and...MelissaParliamentary question: benzostag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019b00401a70970c2013-10-23T21:40:15+01:002013-10-23T21:40:15+01:00... and response from prime minister Q4.[Hansard, 900621] Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab/Co-op): A total of 1.5million people in the UK are addicted to the benzoates diazepam and “Z drugs”. I know of one individual who has been on...Melissa