I first interviewed a person with lived experience of substance use twenty years ago. Today, I wanted to pause and reflect on the key points in this
Alcohol holding up methadone treatment
This review asked whether excessive drinking can get in the way of treating heroin addiction. No current evidence supports the clinical
European Working Group on Drugs Oriented Research Conference: One size does not fit all
“We all need something to help us unwind at the end of the day. You might have a glass of wine, or a joint, or a big delicious blob of heroin, to
Vztahy a drogy pred liecbou v recosializacii / What clients in therapeutic communities think about their past relationships
This blog post is in Slovakian*. For English version click here. Na úvod Na úvod by sme chceli poďakovať všetkým klientom a klientkám z
Retention versus continuity of care?
Retention in treatment has been traditionally regarded as a key outcome measure of addiction treatment. Thinking about this indicator brings us to
Relationships of drug users change, but slowly
Are social relationships sensitive to therapeutic change? The ‘‘Phase Model of Change’’ - a famous model in psychotherapy - says that change in
Trust: the usual suspect in the addiction story
Trust has been emphasized in substance use treatment for many years. One can hardly argue that it has become one of the usual suspects in the life