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David's Latest Blog Posts

New Recovery Voices: Tim Leighton & Gary Rutherford (April 15, 2024)
My Forthcoming UK Trip (April 11, 2024)
My Journey: From Brain Chemicals to Human Connection (March 2, 2024)
Ten Most Viewed Posts, 2023 (December 31, 2023)
Reflections on, and Quotes from, Noreen Oliver MBE (RIP) (December 30, 2023)
An Extraordinary Recovery Champion: Noreen Oliver RIP (December 20, 2023)
My Apologies (December 20, 2023)
Recovery Voices: Our First Two Weeks (October 9, 2023)
The Recovery Walk in Hull 2023: Carl’s Story (October 2, 2023)
Huseyin Djemil, Part 2 (September 26, 2023)
Recovery Voices Launched Today (September 25, 2023)
Apology and What’s Coming Next Month (August 13, 2023)
Powerlessness: Wendy Dossett (August 1, 2023)
Inspired by Natalie’s Story (July 31, 2023)
Gifts of Knowledge That Recovering People Can Bestow: Bill White (July 29, 2023)
An Exciting 24 Hours, Recovery-Wise (July 28, 2023)
My Second Recovery Voices Interview With Wulf Livingston (July 27, 2023)
My Second Interview With James Deakin of North Wales Recovery Communities (July 11, 2023)

Random Content Selection

Random Story

Natalie’s Recovery Story: ‘I Didn’t Plan To Be An Addict’

Treatment staff and her peers help Natalie find a path to recovery from heroin addiction. A confronting situation years later, when she is a treatment practitioner, helps Natalie realise that she is still traumatised from her childhood experiences. A second recovery journey begins. (10,923 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 (2,662 words).

Random Film

How Childhood Trauma Can Make You A Sick Adult | Big Think | Big Think

Dr. Vincent Felitti, the co-founder of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, details the connection between childhood trauma and negative health outcomes in adulthood. Big Think. [7’15”]

Random Resource

Dr David McCartney’s Blog

One of my favourite bloggers is Dr David McCartney, Clinical Lead at the Lothians & Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP). I’ve known David for over 15 years and I love visiting LEAP when I am in Edinburgh. Here are links to 11 of David’s posts on our website that first appeared on the Recovery Review blog.

Random Healing

‘My stolen childhood, and a life to rebuild’: Sheila Humphries

In my last Healing post, I wrote about ‘Bringing them home’, the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. This report tells the stories of many of the so-called Stolen Generations. I also provided a link to the compelling Bringing Them Home documentary. Some […]