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David's Latest Blog Posts
- Anna’s Moment of Clarity (June 14, 2021)
- Recovery Stories Weekly, Issue 2 (June 13, 2021)
- Ruby’s Healing Story (June 12, 2021)
- Should Recreational Drug Use Be Criminalised? (June 11, 2021)
- Factors Facilitating Recovery: Overcoming Withdrawal Symptoms (June 10, 2021)
- Voices of Loved Ones Indirectly Affected by Substance Use Problems, Part 2 (June 9, 2021)
- Voices of Loved Ones Indirectly Affected by Substance Use Problems (June 8, 2021)
- Factors Facilitating Recovery: Overcoming Stigma (June 7, 2021)
- Recovery Stories Weekly, Issue 1 (June 6, 2021)
- A Parent’s Story (June 6, 2021)
- Bill White’s Norman E. Zinberg Memorial Lecture, 2012 (June 4, 2021)
- The Regulation and Control of Drugs (June 3, 2021)
- The Stolen Generations (June 2, 2021)
- Factors Facilitating Recovery: Gaining a Positive Identity (June 1, 2021)
- ‘Hope is the Word That Can Free Us From Addiction’ by o2b3 (May 31, 2021)
- 12 Principles of Indigenous Healing (May 29, 2021)
- Recovery Moments: Ian and Irene’s Story (May 28, 2021)
- Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) (May 27, 2021)
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Kevin and Kerry: ‘A Family Story’ (Part 1)
Mother and son describe Kevin’s heroin addiction and how it impacted on the family as a whole. (7,488 words)
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Treatment of Substance Use Problems
Formal treatment can help the initiation of recovery from addiction, facilitating a self-healing process, and help a person minimise the harms from their substance use (2,600 words).
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Sir Ken Robinson | Creating a New Normal
In his final public speech, Sir Ken Robinson (RIP) joined The Call to Unite to invite us all to imagine a new normal, and to understand how we can create a world that values the diversity of each individual’s unique gifts and talents. The Call To Unite. [15’50”]
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Peer Support Groups
This page provides links to the home pages of a number of key peer support groups, e.g. AA, SMART Recovery. Learn why peer support is important.
Random Healing
Youth Suicide & Self-harm: Indigenous Voices, Part 1
This ‘Culture is Life’ Campaign video highlights the problem of youth suicide amongst Indigenous people of Australia. Youth suicide is a problem amongst Indigenous peoples of other colonised nations. Below, are some quotes from The Elders Report into Preventing Self-harm & Youth Suicide. This is a seminal report that brings together the voices of Elders […]
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