CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY
LAWFORD: RECOVERY PATHS
SMMGP AND THE TRUTH
ABOUT DRUG DEATHS
‘League tables’ for rehabs –
government inspector reports
Th e Healthcare Commision and the
National Treatment Agency for Substance
Misuse released a review of Tier 4 treatment
providers – there is much to praise.
Prescribed drugs: more harm
than illicit ones
Th e All-Party Parliamentary Drugs Misuse
Group releases its Inquiry fi ndings on
prescribed and over-the-counter medicines
and fi nds problems on a large scale.
Relapse prevention +
Family client con� dentiality
Techniques include asking clients to picture
recovery ‘maps’ which reveal motivators – and
avoid team splits when a family practitioner
joins with ‘secrets’ about your clients.
News, Diary, Who’s Who
Self-help contacts and more
... including online recovery chat shows,
a shocked look at drug-damaged children,
book reviews and where to fi nd professional
and self-help addiction-treatment resources.
www.addictiontoday.org March 2009
ADDICTION
T DAY
RECLAIMING LIVES. FOR LIFE