In the next set of Briefings, we look at the time course of addiction and how it influences the way that we should be building systems, including for the delivery of treatment, that help people find recovery. In this first Briefing, we look at acute and chronic disorders and how they are managed in today’s medical world.
‘The terminology used to describe addiction can be influential in a variety of ways. It can shape people’s attitudes towards whether they can overcome addiction, shape the way we deliver treatment and the way we help people along the path to recovery, and influence society’s attitudes towards people with substance use problems.’
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Along the Route to Recovery: Choosing the form of help required to change behaviour
In this Briefing we look at some of the factors that are likely to influence decisions about what route to recovery a person chooses to pursue.
‘Once a person has made a decision to attempt to change, the ways they approach this objective must start from their knowledge about how to change and what assistance might be available.’
‘Once a person has made a decision to attempt to change, the ways they approach this objective must start from their knowledge about how to change and what assistance might be available.’
Treatment of Substance Use Problems: Reflections (Part 2)
This Briefing continues our reflections on the treatment of substance use problems.
‘There are many different ways that people overcome addiction, and no two people take identical pathways to recovery.’
‘There are many different ways that people overcome addiction, and no two people take identical pathways to recovery.’
Treatment of Substance Use Problems: Reflections (Part 1)
This Briefing reflects on a variety of aspects related to treatment of substance use problems.
‘People present for treatment, advice and support at various stages of their substance using career. Therefore, treatment agencies need to be able to respond to a variety of different situations that may involve different interventions.’
‘People present for treatment, advice and support at various stages of their substance using career. Therefore, treatment agencies need to be able to respond to a variety of different situations that may involve different interventions.’
Recovery and Communities of Recovery (Part 4)
This Briefing concludes our look at the definition and conceptual boundaries of ‘addiction recovery’.
‘Recovery is the experience (a process and a sustained status) through which individuals, families, and communities impacted by severe alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems utilise internal and external resources to voluntarily resolve these problems, heal the wounds inflicted by AOD-related problems, actively manage their continued vulnerability to such problems, and develop a healthy, productive, and meaningful life.’
‘Recovery is the experience (a process and a sustained status) through which individuals, families, and communities impacted by severe alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems utilise internal and external resources to voluntarily resolve these problems, heal the wounds inflicted by AOD-related problems, actively manage their continued vulnerability to such problems, and develop a healthy, productive, and meaningful life.’
Recovery and Communities of Recovery (Part 3)
During this Background Briefing we look at the definition and conceptual boundaries of ‘addiction recovery’.
‘Is someone who has overcome heroin addiction, but still smoking cigarettes, in recovery?’
‘Is someone who has overcome heroin addiction, but still smoking cigarettes, in recovery?’
Recovery and Communities of Recovery (Part 2)
This Background Briefing looks at recovery and treatment.
We look at the work of William White, author of one of the truly great books in this field, Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America.
‘Treatment is a tool, albeit a valuable one for many people, not an end in its own right.’
We look at the work of William White, author of one of the truly great books in this field, Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America.
‘Treatment is a tool, albeit a valuable one for many people, not an end in its own right.’
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