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Great Leaders Do What Drug Addicts Do: Focus on the thing that Kills us or What Saves Us.
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“My daily habit was from the minute I woke up, to the minute I passed out, all I wanted to do was get ‘high’. I was kicked out of school. Could not keep a job,...
He Lost Nearly Everything To Addiction. Then An Arrest Changed His Life
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Will lost almost everything: jobs, his driver’s license, his car, his marriage and his home. He found enough temporary work to pay rent on a room, ate at soup kitchens, and stole and resold goods...
‘Tried & Tested’ Drug Court Moves to Dubbo
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The Dubbo region will benefit from a $31.5 million investment in drug rehabilitation and access to justice. Deputy Premier John Barilaro today announced the NSW Government will invest $27.9 million over the coming four financial...
Combining Medications With 12-Step Model Treatment Improves OUD Outcomes
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On the other side, the 12‑step‑oriented model of addiction treatment needs to add medication as a fully respected, long-term option for patients with opioid use disorder. That is a huge step for them to take....
Prevalence and pathways of recovery from drug and alcohol problems in the United States population: Implications for practice, research, and policy
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Background: Alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems confer a global, prodigious burden of disease, disability, and premature mortality. Even so, little is known regarding how, and by what means, individuals successfully resolve AOD problems. Greater...
Cannabis Use, Opioid M.A.T. and Suicidal Ideation – Not a good combination.
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Cannabis Use Is Associated With Suicidal Ideation Among Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy: Cannabis use is associated with suicidal behavior in the general population. This Canadian study investigated the association between...
New study criticises drug policy and claims doctors often encourage increased doses
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Apr 13, 2021, Conor Gallagher There are about 10,000 people on Methadone Maintenance Therapy in Ireland. Photograph: iStock Methadone users who wish to become drug free are being discouraged by doctors, who are often more...
Reasons to be cheerful: Personal, civic, and economic achievements after resolving an alcohol or drug problem in the United States population.
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Conclusions: Most individuals achieve an increasing number of achievements with time since AOD problem resolution, and these are associated with gains in measures of well-being that may support ongoing AOD problem remission, and recovery. For...
I Was Wrong — SO Wrong — About Alcoholics Anonymous
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This happened to me last week when, after nearly two years of sobriety, I finally found myself an Alcoholics Anonymous home group… Upon further reflection, I was forced to acknowledge that I was sounding like an angry...
Methadone use in prison has almost halved in one year.
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Currently, 185 prisoners are receiving psychological treatment from psychologists or social workers to help them overcome their drug addiction. https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/methadone-use-in-prison-has-almost-halved-in-one-year.859885 Sunset clauses on medical interventions for addiction are imperative if we are going to see...
Medically-Assisted Detox Versus Medication-Assisted Treatment
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March 2021 The names sound similar, but these are two different approaches to recovery. Not too long ago, getting treatment for drug and alcohol addiction mostly meant walking into a 12-step meeting and relying on...
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Reading List
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Adverse Childhood Experiences are traumatic circumstances or events that occur during childhood. Research that has examined ACEs has pointed to the link between these traumatic events in childhood and the increased risk of negative physical...
