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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

Paul’s Recovery Story: ‘Doctor Knows Best’

After years of taking opiates whilst working as a medical doctor, Paul has become a new person through residential treatment and the 12-step programme. (11,291 words)

Random Article

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).

Random Film

My stolen childhood, and a life to rebuild | Sheila Humphries | TEDxPerth

“This story is not a pretty one” begins Sheila Humphries who, as a child, was taken from her parents and placed in an orphanage by authorities who thought they knew best. One voice of the stolen Generation, Sheila, with many other indigenous Australian children, suffered cruelty and neglect that has shaped her as an adult, […]

Random Resource

Beth’s Reflections

A series of blogs from recovery coach Beth Burgess of Smyls. Beth has written articles about addiction recovery for the Huffington Post which means she has had a large audience.

Random Healing

Joe Solanto: Intergenerational Trauma Amongst First Nations People of Canada

In these two film clips, Dr. Joe Solanto discusses what trauma is and how the experiences of colonisation for First Nations peoples in Canada” qualify” as trauma. He describes how trauma is transmitted across generations. Crime and other social problems are understandable responses to trauma. [7’26” and 9’43”]