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David's Latest Blog Posts

Is Medication Assisted Treatment like the Hotel California?: David McCartney (August 12, 2022)
My Interview with Huseyin Djemil for his ‘Journeys’ Podcast (July 18, 2022)
‘Addiction treatment mismatch: when what’s on offer isn’t always what’s wanted’ by David McCartney (July 13, 2022)
Fighting stigma and discrimination when recovering from problem drug use (July 12, 2022)
Revised ‘Steps to Reintegration’ Model by Julian Buchanan (July 11, 2022)
The everyday lives of recovering drug users (June 21, 2022)
The New ‘William White Papers’ Website (June 7, 2022)
‘Out of the dark into the light: The beginning of the recovery journey’ by Rosie (May 30, 2022)
‘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)

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Sapphire’s Recovery Story: ‘It Should All Be About the Person’

Not only shows how methadone, at an appropriate dose, can bring stability to a person’s life, but also emphasises the importance of person-centred treatment. Things went well when Sapphire was intimately involved in decisions about her treatment, but poorly when professionals took sole control. (7,610 words)

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Reflections on Recovery

Looks at the development of the recovery paradigm and how solutions to severe substance use problems are manifested by millions of people who have recovered from addiction (1,800 words).

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Sustainable community development: from what’s wrong to what’s strong | Cormac Russell | TEDxExeter

How can we help people to live a good life? Instead of trying to right what’s wrong within a community Cormac argues we need to start with what’s strong. We need to help people discover what gifts they have and to use those gifts to enrich those around them. TEDx Talks. [18’07”]

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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 […]

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Don Coyhis: What the Boarding Schools Did to Our Community

Don Coyhis, Founder of the Wellbriety Movement in America, describes Native Indian culture and communities before the issues that arose from intergenerational trauma. This trauma arose partly through the government-led introduction of boarding schools across America to to which Indian children were sent. [16’02”]