(What is Needed, What It Will Take, and the Overwhelming Realization That Prevention is Better Than Cure) The emphasis in the recovery literature has tended toward an exploration of recovery capital (the accrual of positive strengths, resources, and assets), therefore this paper will explore the pains of recovery alongside strengths, resources and assets (pull factors) […]
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According to this model of addiction, some people may find it harder to resist developing addictions than others, and those with addictive personalities are inherently more likely to have an addiction than the rest of the population. However, the concept is controversial, and many addiction experts argue it is harmful. No major health organization recognizes addictive
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“British Columbia’s prison system has become a health and addiction system of last resort, according to a new study from SFU , which found that three-quarters of people admitted to B.C. prisons in 2017 suffered from addiction or mental health issues — up from 61 per cent in 2009. Complex care cases — people with
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(#RecoveryIsPossible from #liquidhandcuffs if effective chemical free rehabilitation is applied) The ‘damage management’ and short-sighted approach of Opiate Substitute Treatments, cares little for the rehabilitation of the addicted individual, if there is no ‘sunset clause’ on the process. Medically Assisted Treatments, may be useful only as an initial circuit-breaker to dependency, but is not a
(Dalgarno Institute Comment – Medically Assisted Treatment or Opioid Substitute Treatments are not a long-term solution, and the sector knows it. In fact, these treatments are causing increasing harms in and of themselves, both unto addiction, as well as physiological and biological harms. If drug use exiting outcomes is not the goal and all vehicles
Media release Fifty-two prisoners have graduated from a unique new rehabilitation program at Casuarina Prison designed to break the cycle of addiction to alcohol and other drugs that so often leads to criminal behaviour. The nine-month program, called Solid Steps, was developed by the Department of Justice in conjunction with external service providers the Palmerston
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#overdoseawareness #DemandReduction #preventdontpromote For More See Overdose Day – Does Nomenclature Matter? and Naloxone and Naltrexone
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The TGA has today published a revised TGA advertising permission allowing pharmacies and pharmacy marketing to groups to promote, through certain media, that they are able to dispense nicotine vaping products (such as nicotine e-cigarettes, nicotine pods and liquid nicotine) on prescription. The revised advertising permission replaces the permission published in July 2021 to provide greater clarity
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