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Compulsive gamblers who want to stop losing and reclaim their lives, jobs and relationships must start by ‘unpacking’ their thinking. Mark Dempster shares his threefold approach with clients, from casinos to money markets. Print-friendly version: Download AddictionToday142 - Gambling Many...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/SMfNo3bKw1E" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/06/stop-gambling.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c563788330192aab99413970d 2013-06-04T18:24:24+01:00 2013-06-04T18:28:20+01:00

Are you fearful in work? Do you think you are being bullied but cannot define to yourself or others exactly why you feel that way? Don’t risk your recovery – diagnose your dilemma now, advocates Deirdre Boyd. “It never occurred...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/Du7pga2QEPg" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/06/bullying-workplaceare-relapse.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833019102f94ceb970c 2013-05-28T11:26:00+01:00 2013-06-05T11:58:15+01:00

Peer support, recognition of the value of people sharing lived experience with others, has saved countless lives and is experiencing great renewed interest from public-health officials across the globe. Kristie Schmiege elevates it further. Print-friendly version: Download AddictionToday142 - Credential...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/bfzbFl-7GXw" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/05/credential-peer-support.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c563788330192aa30f3b3970d 2013-05-22T13:54:29+01:00 2013-05-22T13:09:51+01:00

What we were taught about gender-specific addiction treatment might no longer be valid, according to emerging research. Professor Jo Neale views the latest waves to impact practice. Print-friendly version: Download AddictionToday142-Women's issues in recovery Women who need to recover from...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/QCgFDKZF-yc" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/05/womens-issues-in-recovery.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301901d02c7ea970b 2013-05-21T10:22:00+01:00 2013-06-05T11:22:42+01:00

The founders of Novus Medical Detox share their protocol to minimise withdrawal symptoms and maximise success, regardless of the dosage Print-friendly version: Download AddictionToday142 - Detox from methadone For decades, methadone has been used to “treat” addiction to opiates of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/BhHA4BTX9hI" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/05/detox-high-dose-methadone.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c5637883301901b923182970b 2013-04-29T16:49:03+01:00 2013-04-29T16:51:16+01:00

9, 10, 11 MAY 2013 Over 60 worldclass experts in how to recover from addiction will share their knowledge and expertise with attendees at over 40 presentations. UKESAD is the only training event in the UK and Europe which has...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/WjPSYplMi8I" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/04/join-europes-largest-event-on-how-to-recover-from-addiction.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017eeaac7968970d 2013-04-29T15:56:44+01:00 2013-04-29T16:23:26+01:00

It has been argued that the relationship between frontline drug/alcohol workers and their clients has been turned by Payment By Results into one of gathering data. A multimedia-based approach can bring humanity back to the process. Print-friendly version: Download AddictionToday142...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/HHhFFJcN63o" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/04/monitoring-outcomes-app.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017d41c37c44970c 2013-03-12T09:25:58+00:00 2013-03-12T09:25:58+00:00

The recent Addiction Today article on addiction to crime has been picked up by the Huffington Post and its millions of readers - read today. (Addiction Today ed: Deirdre Boyd)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/08GyBDftdNc" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/03/addiction-to-crime-huffington-post.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee8ee0baa970d 2013-03-04T17:12:45+00:00 2013-03-04T17:14:42+00:00

Research exploring the effectiveness of mindfulness as a treatment for addictive gambling shows very promising demonstrable outcomes, as do clinical case studies, report Edo Shonin, William Van Gordon and Mark D Griffiths of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/IIAmXVWVvqI" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/03/mindfulness-addiction-sos.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee8ee071d970d 2013-03-04T16:50:14+00:00 2013-03-04T20:02:38+00:00

Addiction Today has been invited to a perhaps-unprecedentedly high number of events in March, as departments spend the remainder of their budgets before the new financial year. We can’t go to them all! We bring you details so that you...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/2HF_MmNVr0Q" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/03/march-diary-dates.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee8edb8c4970d 2013-03-04T16:13:06+00:00 2013-03-04T16:12:40+00:00

Detective-turned-addiction counsellor (and the model for Helen Mirren’s detective chief inspector character in Prime Suspect) Jacqueline Malton studied the phenomenon while at London South Bank University, and lists 11 possible addictive elements in criminal offending. Print-friendly version: Download Addictiontoday141-Addicted to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/Ai7ZUF29QuE" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/03/addicted-to-crime.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017d4178869d970c 2013-03-04T12:17:22+00:00 2013-03-04T12:20:08+00:00

Drug testing has returned to the news recently – but how up to date are you? What drugs are most commonly found in the workplace? What are the three major technological developments in drug testing? What is the law about...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/3KqHTSNZeMA" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/03/drug-testing-latest-trends.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017d41722f57970c 2013-03-03T17:06:02+00:00 2013-03-03T17:07:42+00:00

People in recovery finally learn how to deal reasonably with others... but they risk relapse when faced with a type of person who is cunning, baffling and powerful. Deirdre Boyd offers solutions to help you and your clients. “Those who...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/C4oljacGlAo" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/03/facing-a-serial-bully.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee89859d8970d 2013-02-18T20:16:54+00:00 2013-02-18T20:38:30+00:00

Deirdre Boyd of ARF has persuaded the president of the Association of Intervention Specialists, Rebecca Flood, to fly to London in early April to give Board Registered – BRI-I and BRI-II – training for those interested in this as a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/Yx7ZeX5EYXk" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/02/interventions-training.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee806bc4d970d 2013-01-29T19:47:29+00:00 2013-01-29T19:47:29+00:00

“Figures quoted in the [November 2012] Addiction Today article, The NTA annual report dossier, give the impression that drug-related deaths increased significantly over the last decade. In fact, deaths due to drug misuse in England declined, from 1,510 in 2000...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/WVxeWxnvx9k" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/drug-deaths-different-counting-deletes-comparisons.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017d40477440970c 2013-01-21T20:30:00+00:00 2013-01-21T16:25:40+00:00

What is the effect of the relationship between client and therapist on changing outcomes now measured by most services? Divine Charura and Paul Nicholson explore what a therapeutic relationship is – and why it is a vital element in effective...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/KlURqwUITgg" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/therapeutic-relationship-buzz-or-success.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee7bdcba8970d 2013-01-21T20:21:34+00:00 2013-01-21T20:21:07+00:00

There must be a shift in the mentality towards treatment and aftercare, if long-term recovery is the desired outcome, urges Claire Calland, who queries “why is aftercare being forgotten?” and cites research on its effectiveness. “Those who did not participate...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/VdKAe4DzaAE" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/aftercare-for-long-term-recovery.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee7bb910e970d 2013-01-21T15:20:07+00:00 2013-01-21T15:26:54+00:00

Partnerships between charities and universities are a win-win situation for both, writes Oscar D’Agnone. Universities can conduct outcome and other studies which providers cannot afford, while academics can recruit study participants and see their research translated into practice. Print-friendly version:...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/ZMcsHBay4Rw" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/treatment-providers-should-partner-universities.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017c3618170e970b 2013-01-21T14:51:37+00:00 2013-01-21T15:22:04+00:00

NALM, the National Association of LINks members, has complained to health minister Jeremy Hunt about the lack of consultation time on specialised service commissioning, which will affect the addiction-treatment field. The NALM letter below explains the facts - join them...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/mGKslRkVRtc" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/commissioning-consultation-campaign-for-time.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017c35f74777970b 2013-01-19T15:47:44+00:00 2013-01-19T15:57:04+00:00

High hopes raised by the Drug Policy 2010 have been dashed in implementation, rehabs are closing – and commissioning is changing with localism, Public Health England, Health &amp; Wellbeing Boards, GP commissioning, Police &amp; Crime Commissioners, Payment by Results... Starting...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/K3q_q_6GLVE" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/recovery-predictions-barton.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee79ab960970d 2013-01-19T15:38:19+00:00 2013-01-19T15:49:10+00:00

High hopes raised by the Drug Policy 2010 have been dashed in implementation, rehabs are closing – and commissioning is changing with localism, Public Health England, Health &amp; Wellbeing Boards, GP commissioning, Police &amp; Crime Commissioners, Payment by Results... Deirdre...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/EBYG0vNBxpo" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/recovery-predictions-boyd.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017c35f7552f970b 2013-01-19T15:23:36+00:00 2013-01-19T15:49:46+00:00

High hopes raised by the Drug Policy 2010 have been dashed in implementation, rehabs are closing – and commissioning is changing with localism, Public Health England, Health &amp; Wellbeing Boards, GP commissioning, Police &amp; Crime Commissioners, Payment by Results... Tessa...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/U9brodlrKyE" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/recovery-predictions-streetscene.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017d40268404970c 2013-01-19T14:23:16+00:00 2013-01-19T15:50:23+00:00

High hopes raised by the Drug Policy 2010 have been dashed in implementation, rehabs are closing – and commissioning is changing with localism, Public Health England, Health &amp; Wellbeing Boards, GP commissioning, Police &amp; Crime Commissioners, Payment by Results... Laura...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/3p_fNEEzKH8" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/recovery-predictions-graham.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee7afc7fb970d 2013-01-18T10:55:00+00:00 2013-01-20T12:38:29+00:00

Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she encounters as she travels across the country. She loves mutual aid – while alerting us to beware of “wealthy peasants” – but loathes power struggles in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/REPXZlQ_i5A" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/mutual-aid-vs-internal-conflicts.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017d403bab80970c 2013-01-04T22:17:00+00:00 2013-01-20T12:40:08+00:00

Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she encounters as she travels across the country. She loves mutual aid – while alerting us to beware of “wealthy peasants” – but loathes power struggles in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/SBPsRZTnleo" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2013/01/llll-internal-conflicts.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee5a46bf2970d 2012-11-26T20:24:51+00:00 2012-11-26T20:24:51+00:00

Recovery coaching, recovery community organisations, and programmes providing peer-recovery support services are beginning to take shape here in the UK. We chat with pioneer Tom Hill to pick the best ideas and campaigns. Print-friendly version: Download AddictionToday139 - Faces &amp;...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/oX3y67HJZO8" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2012/11/faces-voices-recovery-coaching-community.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017c34005351970b 2012-11-20T19:01:00+00:00 2012-11-27T11:28:00+00:00

The final annual report from the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse paints a colourful picture. Deirdre Boyd translates the wording to bring readers a clearer view of reality so that future decisions are not based on flawed foundations. Print-friendly...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/cHRU34YLoEs" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2012/11/nta-annual-report-dossier.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017ee5aa7907970d 2012-11-16T10:48:00+00:00 2012-11-27T11:06:42+00:00

AFFECTED BY PARENTAL SUBSTANCE MISUSE Children’s commissioner Dr Maggie Atkinson has published a report on how children are affected by their parents’ heavy drinking, and urges that its vital recommendations be acted on before they lose their childhoods. Print-friendly version:...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/kXeBfUSM3wA" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2012/11/silent-voices-children-affected-by-parental-substance-misuse.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017d3e35d07e970c 2012-11-10T10:55:00+00:00 2012-11-27T11:03:58+00:00

A recent announcement by the United Nations articulated what many of us know and advocate for: “most people with drug-use disorders do not receive effective treatment and care”. Jeff Wilbee urges us to “raise the bar”. Print-friendly version: Download AddictionToday139...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/Kv4PYDcLZqs" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2012/11/raise-quality-of-care.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f8c56378833017d3e2ee1f2970c 2012-11-06T18:26:00+00:00 2012-11-26T18:56:17+00:00

What is the gift of horses? What role can a horse play in the recovery process for addicts, trauma survivors, or people dealing with grief and loss issues? Liz Dampsey MA RSMT explains how these ‘prey animals’ mirror patients who...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AddictionToday/~4/cNiTaz4LECg" height="1" width="1"/>

Deirdre Boyd http://www.addictiontoday.org/addictiontoday/2012/11/equine-therapy.html