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October 31, 2011: LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS:
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TREATING PEOPLE AS PAWNS 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...

October 30, 2011: COMMISSIONING RECOVERY:
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PIECE TOGETHER A COHERENT PICTURE "We cannot overcommunicate with commissioners” – getting addicts into rehab nowadays means many organisations, people and processes all contributing to the jigsaw that makes up a complete person in recovery. Huseyin Djemil has guided both...

October 30, 2011: THE LATEST DEFINITION OF ADDICTION
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The American Society of Addiction Medicine has released a new definition of addiction, highlighting that it is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavioural problem involving too much alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex. Four years of work with...

October 30, 2011: CONCORDAT WATCHDOG LAUNCHES IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
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To help implement the Drug Policy goal of getting more addicts into drug-free sustainable recovery -- and raise the number managing to get a referral to drug-free rehab from the current 2% to 10% of those 'in the system --...

October 30, 2011: CONCORDAT GRADUATES LAUNCH IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
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With only 2% of registered drug users getting the opportunity to benefit from residential rehab, the Concordat of rehabs formed in February to raise this number to at least 10% in the next few years. But the best ‘voice’ for...

October 30, 2011: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES...
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Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she encounters as she travels across the country. We preview her article in the November issue of Addiction Today journal. A close encounter places her in favour...

October 21, 2011: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES...
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Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she meets across the country. In favour this autumn are legacies of hope - while out of favour is non-critical observation... Read her thoughts today: Download LLLL-legacies-noncritical...

October 19, 2011: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES...
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Laura Graham gives a perspective on the people and events she encounters as she travels the country. This article was first published in Addiction Today journal July 2011. In this issue, she loves a state-of-the-art mental-health facility filled with hope...

October 17, 2011: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES...
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Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she encounters. This article was first published in Addiction Today May 2011. In this issue, she loves World of Difference philanthropy... but is riled by the injustice...

October 14, 2011: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES...
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Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she meets across the country. This article first appeared in Addiction Today journal March 2011. In favour is “hope, agency and opportunity in psychiatry”. Out of favour...

October 12, 2011: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES...
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Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she encounters. This article first appeared in Addiction Today journal January 2010. She kicked off the year with a look at love – starting with building a...

October 10, 2011: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES...
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Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she meets across the country. This article first appeared in Addiction Today journal November 2010. In favour is deconstruction of happiness. Out of favour is pharmapimping: ‘health...

October 5, 2011: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES...
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Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she encounters as she travels across the country. This article was first published in Addiction Today journal September 2010, and is now brought online. In favour is...

October 3, 2011: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES...
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The July/August 2010 Addiction Today journal debuted a regular column from Laura Graham who gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she encounters as she travels across the country. She now shares her thoughts online. In...