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David's Latest Blog Posts

‘Tackling Problem Drug Use: A New Conceptual Framework’ by Julian Buchanan, Part 3 (May 18, 2022)
‘Tackling Problem Drug Use: A New Conceptual Framework’ by Julian Buchanan, Part 2 (May 16, 2022)
‘Tackling Problem Drug Use: A New Conceptual Framework’ by Julian Buchanan, Part 1 (May 13, 2022)
‘It doesn’t work for everyone’—a take on 12-step approaches, by DJMac (April 18, 2022)
Reflections on the Lessons of History: Bill White (April 14, 2022)
Michael’s 44th Sober Anniversary, and an Update (April 10, 2022)
Kevan Martin’s Birthday and Story Update (April 9, 2022)
‘Rehab works!’ by David McCartney (March 15, 2022)
Transforming Trauma Self-Care Resources: James Gordon M.D. (March 14, 2022)
A Conversation with… Mark Gilman (Part 2 of 2) (March 11, 2022)
A Wonderful Addiction Recovery Champion: Rowdy Yates RIP (February 25, 2022)
‘None of them will ever get better’ by Dr David McCartney (February 15, 2022)
‘Recovery Landscapes’ by Bill White (January 18, 2022)
A Conversation with… Mark Gilman (part 1 of 2) (January 13, 2022)
‘Wiping Out Stigma’ by David McCartney (January 11, 2022)
Reflecting on People in Recovery from Addiction: Alexandre Laudet (January 10, 2022)
‘I was a heroin addict and had given up on myself. Then suddenly, briefly, I felt a desire to live’ by John Crace (January 4, 2022)
‘How I Overcame my Heroin Addiction – and Started to Live’ by John Crace (January 3, 2022)

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Random Story

Brad’s Recovery Story: ‘A Life Beyond My Wildest Dreams’

Following a life of crime, fighting and drinking, Brad started his recovery journey after a spiritual awakening and being told that alcohol wasn’t his problem—it was him. (8,281 words)

Random Article

It’s Not Just About the Drug

The effects of a drug depend on an interaction between drug, person (set) and social context (setting). These three factors also influence the likelihood of addiction and recovery from addiction (2,200 words).

Random Film

Ruby’s Healing Story

Marion Kickett, Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University in Perth, shares the harrowing story of Ruby and describes how her early experiences impacted on her life. By forgiving people involved in these terrible events, Ruby started a healing process which led to her realising a dream. Sharing Culture. [9’42”]

Random Resource

Mad in America

‘Mad in America’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States (and abroad). We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society, and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for […]

Random Healing

The Stolen Generations

When I came to live in Australia in December 2008, I knew little about the past government policy of removing Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. This policy was introduced by Federal and State government acts in order to assimilate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children into the white-dominated society of […]