Welcome to the charity's 'online newspaper' - the forum for full recovery from addiction/dependency. Please feel free to comment with information which will help people to recover and reclaim their lives.
Deirdre Boyd, editor
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THE WAY AHEAD by the PRIME MINISTER
"Drugs policy has been a failure over recent years... We have spent too much time on heroin replacement and methadone rather than on trying to get people clean and clear up all the things in their lives that perhaps cause them to take drugs in the first place,"
David Cameron 29 June 2011 (Hansard 954).
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THE STATE OF RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT IN ENGLAND
Patients are arriving at rehab to quit their addictions far sicker, frailer and more physically damaged (than five years ago), according to a report commissioned by ARF and completed by members of the Concordat of rehabs. Emergency hospital admissions on arrival from public services are rising. Read today/comment.
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REHABS - NOVEMBER 2011 SNAPSHOT
Concordat members were emailed the question “How could/does NDTMS* artificially lower your successful completion rates?”. The overwhelming trend was patients waiting too long for referrals to rehab, during which their addictive disorders progressively worsened to levels necessitating the most expensive cost and care: hospital emergency admissions. Read today/comment.
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THE EUROPEAN APPROACH TO DRUGS
About 12million people in the EU take or took cocaine, 22% of adults used cannabis, and an EU citizen dies every hour of an overdose. Read definitive statistics and EU collaborative policy to address problems.
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LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS
Everyone involved in the treatment of addiction must know what works and what does not so that they can follow the best course of action for themselves, their patients, families, community and society. We all deserve to be given the truth. Read the latest NTA figures.
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CONCORDAT: TWO LAUNCHES IN PARLIAMENT
The rehab revolution continues, to help more addicts access effective drug-free treatment. Read about the Graduates and the Watchdog events.
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GRASSROOTS RECOVERY: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE
Recovery researcher, writer and advocate William White interviewed Laura Graham about UK grassroots recovery support and advocacy.Our definitive guide offers a wealth of resources. Read today/comment.
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DAVID BURROWES MP
The first article by a politician on drug-recovery goals since the coalition government came into power. Read today/comment.
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REHAB BRIEFING PAPER
What rehabs offer, evidence base, costs, myths vs facts, barriers to access.
Read today/comment.
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ADDICTION TO MEDICINE: CRITIQUE OF REPORTS
Two reports on addiction to prescription and over-the-counter medicines purported to help government develop services are fatally flawed, omitting critical drugs and hiding possibly 1.5million desperate benzo addicts. Read today/comment.
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BREAKING THE HABIT
A paper by the Centre for Policy Studies grabbed headlines on TV, radio and press – revealing a £3.6billion cost to taxpayers of keeping addicts dependent on drugs instead of helping them to quit. Read today/comment.
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THE DRUG STRATEGY
Reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery: supporting people to live a drug-free life sets out its vision. Read today.
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PAYMENT BY RESULTS: IMPROVE TREATMENT OUTCOMES
Professors Keith Humphreys and Tom McLellan on research, advice and cautions. Read today/Comment.
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TRUTH BEHIND THE NTA FIGURES
Read the true figures behind the NTA annual accounts 2009/10 and its promotion of 2005 outcomes.
Read today/Comment.
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TECHNIQUES: FAMILY INTERVENTIONS
Good structured interventions have a 92% success in getting addicts into treatment - and helping families even when this does not ensue. Learn today/Comment.
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ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS IN THE RIGHT WAY
Jim Orford summarises the need for a “paradigm shift” in research on psychological treatments for addiction, and a willingness to confront the established culture.
Read today/comment.
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WHAT IS RECOVERY?
Alexandre Laudet gives the best summary we found, identifying research and offering empirically-driven conclusions. Read today/Comment.
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SELF-HELP FOR "ADDICTIONS AND RECOVERY"
The Addiction Recovery Foundation has updated this book by its CEO, and kept it at a low price of $9.99, to help as many people as possible to recover from addiction/ dependency and to support those who live around them. This book can also be given by therapists to clients and families. All royalties go to the charity (reg no 328133) to support its work. Order today/look inside.
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