Happy New Year 🥳 22 lots of love from me to you 💜

“Scotland’s drug deaths emergency needs fresh thinking and fast action rooted in public health. A Right to Recovery Bill could be the gateway to whole system change and sustainable funding. Thank You Monica Lennon MSP Stevie Wishart 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…

Today I celebrate 9 years of abstinence, Nae Beer or Gear for 9 year not a wine or a line. Thank u those who showed me the way without u I would not be here today. “Alcoholism stole everything in my life and paradoxically Alcoholism gave me everything in my life” Thank u God x

Dr Claire Fyvie interviews me about my own experience of #addiction and #recovery – warts, wonder and all. recoveryreview.blog/2022/01/09/top…

It's easier to access illicit drugs off the street than it is to access detox, drug treatments and safer supply. There's no excuse for that. It needs to be the other way around. #harmreduction

The voice of lived experience can instil hope – something fundamental for #recovery from the stigma and other harms of #addiction. recoveryreview.blog/2022/01/10/top…

We believe that recovery is absolutely possible, and that it should be placed within reach of anyone and everyone who wishes to get better. Help us do that 🤗❤️ ift.tt/39fPU9C

Each person’s mental health status is unique to them. Similarly, each person will have a different relationship with substances. Try to avoid using to cope and don’t be afraid to talk to someone about how you’re feeling. See our #MentalHealth info here: bit.ly/3ky3Gd0

Going over some old presentations from 2014 - that checklist is superb !! #progress #Addiction #RecoveryPosse

International Recovery Day is excited to share that we are joining forces with Faces & Voices! Please read the full announcement below and stay tuned for more exciting updates! facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/blog/2022/01/1…

I’ve lost 20+ followers since I tweeted about organisations exploiting lived experience speakers at conferences and training events………seems it may have touched a few nerves which I’m glad about maybe it’ll start a conversation

✨ We've teamed up with the brilliant FAVORUK 💜 for a free online screening of Transfiguration: I Fall on Wed 26 Jan at 2pm. And after the screening Paul Bayes Kitcher, Claire Morris and I Fall's writer Eve Steele will take part in a Q&A. Book your place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/transfigurat…

Our streets are being flooded with a poisoned drug supply. President Biden and his administration should also be flooding our streets with overdose response resources and taking aggressive action to shut down illicit fentanyl mills here at home and abroad. thehill.com/blogs/congress…

Stevie Wishart 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Dr Hannah Carver @JoeSchofield0 Scottish Conservatives Scottish Drugs Forum those invitations are still open to anyone with a curiosity as to why this bill could radically change the addiction sector in the interest of the person who seeks help & it might be worth considering why the establishment isn’t even willing to chat or learn about it 🤗

“The drugs strategy is great news, but now the work begins. We really need to ensure that all of that additional funding goes towards making treatment more accessible and more responsive to individual need.” #addiction #mentalhealth #drugpolicy

Through my addiction I caused a lot of pain to people and communities. Part of my journey is humbly taking accountability for past harms & repairing the damage through integrity & kindness. Forgive your past by paying it forward! #HumbledByTheJourney #forgiveness

Want to learn more about CCAR? Come to our Annual Meeting & hear more straight from our amazing volunteers! Our virtual Annual Meeting is 2/3 at 1pm & will be a celebration of CCAR’s annual growth, adaptability, & perseverance. #recoveryfirst #recoveryadvocate #volunteer

FAVORUK 💜 Yep honoured to be asked to contribute !

Learn about the #RightToRecoveryBill #OorBill By watching Stevie Wishart 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 simon crabb & David Best talk about it here. Big thanks to Calliese Conner, RCP for helping as always ! facebook.com/FAVORUK/videos…