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David's Latest Blog Posts
- The Future of Addiction Treatment: Bill White (October 14, 2021)
- ‘My Recovery: A Seminar Opening Speech’ by Adam Brookes (October 13, 2021)
- What is a Recovery Carrier?: Bill White (October 12, 2021)
- Busy Time Ahead (October 11, 2021)
- Dr Bruce Perry on How To Transform Pain Into Power (October 7, 2021)
- Quitting Use of Cocaine (October 5, 2021)
- ‘We Are Meant to Heal in a Community’ by Douglas Bloch (October 4, 2021)
- What Works in Treatment: Sapphire’s Story, Part 3 (September 30, 2021)
- What Works in Treatment: Sapphire’s Story, Part 2 (September 29, 2021)
- What Works in Treatment: Sapphire’s Story, Part 1 (September 28, 2021)
- Back Blogging and an Update (September 27, 2021)
- Learning From the Experts, Part 2 (August 10, 2021)
- Learning From the Experts, Part 1 (August 9, 2021)
- 100 Blog Posts and an Upcoming Break (July 13, 2021)
- Learning From Wired In To Recovery (July 12, 2021)
- Recovery Stories Weekly, Issue 6 (July 11, 2021)
- Recovery as an Organising Construct – Bill White Interviews Larry Davidson (July 10, 2021)
- How Do I Know a Treatment Service is Recovery-Oriented? (July 9, 2021)
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Random Story
Iain’s Recovery Story: ‘This is Me’
A treatment agency helped Iain detox from the methadone that was prescribed for his heroin addiction. College, employment, recreational activities and romance facilitated Ian’s recovery. (6,307 words)
Random Article
Journeys Into and Out of Heroin Addiction, Part 1:
Common themes that resonate about people’s journeys into and out of heroin addiction, and common factors that influence these journeys. This first part focuses on the descent into addiction (5,300 words).
Random Film
Bringing them home: separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families
This resource is based on ‘Bringing them home’ , the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, and on the history of forcible separation and other policies which have impacted on the lives of Indigenous Australians. Australian Human Rights Commission. [32’29”]
Random Resource
Bill White’s writings
Researcher, historian, practitioner and recovery advocate William (Bill) L White has been the most prolific writer in the addiction recovery field. You only have to look at his website. The impact of his ideas, work and writings has been enormous. Here, I include links to a number of my blog posts that focus on Bill […]
Random Healing
The Impact of Colonisation
The impact of colonisation on Indigenous peoples has been similar in a number of countries, including Australia, Canada, America and New Zealand. In her book Trauma Trails: Recreating Songlines, Professor Judy Atkinson describes how the control of Indigenous peoples by the coloniser was facilitated by three main types of power abuse or violence—overt physical violence, covert […]
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