There are 200 deaths a day related to the opiate crisis in the USA. In Scotland we have the highest number of drug-related deaths in Europe, perhaps in the world. A task force set up by the Scottish Government has recommended six interventions to tackle our crisis which we hope will make a difference. I … Continue reading Vaccinating against drug and alcohol deaths
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Pessimistic therapists
DJ Mac has a new post on therapeutic pessimism: However it may have been what Gossop calls the ‘Clinical Fallacy’. This is the phenomenon whereby people moving on to abstinent recovery move out of drug treatment services. Workers don’t get to see visible recovery – instead they get to see people who have deeper problems, … Continue reading Pessimistic therapists