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“Immediate family members are crucial to patient recovery.” hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag…

🚶‍♀️ TODAY IS THE DAY 🚶‍♀️ #RecoveryWalkScotland We are so excited to welcome everyone to Glasgow Green today! See you SOON! 💜 scottishrecoveryconsortium.org/src-activity/r…

1/ “I couldn’t get the advert for pink gin out of my head. Within months I was on life support.” Karen from Newcastle went through alcohol recovery and reflects how constant alcohol marketing risks the lives of vulnerable people #reducealcoholharm #timeforaction

Wow. A local NHS consortium bid for this contract - yet it’s just been awarded to HCRG Care Group, the private company that was once Virgin Care. HCRG Care Group will now - for profit - provide community care across all of Bath, Swindon, NE Somerset & Wiltshire. Heartbreaking 😔

“He is now part of the charity's aftercare team, which is the "cement" that has helped approaching 1,000 people stick to their recovery goals.” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

“Tobacco use spreads through social networks influencing social norms around tobacco use.” As does drug use and, funnily enough, #recovery. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

“We need the government to adopt a comprehensive, evidence-based alcohol strategy aligned with the World Health Organisation’s ‘best buy’ policies, which address the affordability, promotion and availability of alcohol.” rcp.ac.uk/news-and-media…

“Studies have shown that “cue exposure treatment” can substantially reduce cravings and relapse in recovering alcoholics, but the approach has not been fully tested as a potential treatment for cocaine addiction.” theguardian.com/science/2024/o…

Imagine a world where every institution, whether within the spheres of commerce, government, or civil society, had an active policy to reduce unilateral dependence on their service, by increasing interdependence in community life, with services playing a supplementary role. #ABCD

“Testing shows rivers are being subjected to toxic pollutants including nicotine, caffeine, antidepressants, antibiotics and painkillers such as tramadol and diclofenac.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

“Motivation, a conducive environment for care, structured program activities, and relationships among residents were key factors that motivated participants to stay and actively participate in the therapeutic community program.” #rehab link.springer.com/article/10.118…

“Many individuals already in substance use disorder recovery before COVID-19 remained in recovery despite the challenges of pandemic era.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

“What is particularly exciting is witnessing peer-led recovery programmes take root in some of these establishments. Cultural change is happening.”

I find myself bombarded by gambling ads on social media. New ones appear as fast as I block existing ones. Out of control stuff. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

“I think it's a warning call, maybe for all other countries in Europe… that nitazenes are probably here to stay for the time being, and that their potential negative impact on the health of users is huge.” bbc.com/news/articles/…

“Relationships, often under-prioritised in mental health services, were a key cornerstone of recovery-orientated treatment.” Our blind spot. bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

"A system-wide approach that prevents drug harms and supports people affected to access treatment, care and recovery remains critical." publichealthscotland.scot/publications/r…

"Between 2019 and 2021, healthy life expectancy for men in our most deprived areas was 26 years lower than in the least deprived areas." Shocking.

Today, ⁦With You⁩ and our partners ⁦Turning Point Scotland⁩ ⁦David McCartney⁩ ⁦DUMGAL ADP⁩ we presented at the ⁦Scottish Government⁩ People’s Panel on Access to Care and Treatment. A fantastic experience, all the best to the panel as they make their recommendations

The study found interventions that support people to stay in recovery had the greatest potential to reduce the number of people with opioid use disorder over 10 years. They were also among the interventions with greatest potential to reduce opioid deaths. gov.uk/government/pub…