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Readiness for recovery – inspiring exits from treatment OR Lions led by donkeys. Associate Professor David Best Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre. NORTH WALES TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS RESULTS. Change in therapeutic engagement across services. Changes in overall client functioning .
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Readiness for recovery – inspiring exits from treatment OR Lions led by donkeys Associate Professor David Best Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre
ARC Star • Total Mean score 54.6 • LAADS 55.8 • SLC 52.0 • Presents clear opportunity to build psychological resources and recovery capital in accordance with phase two and three of ARC Star.
RECOVERY GROUP CAPITAL PHASE 3 5 4 3 SOCIAL RECOVERY CAPITAL TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT 2 5 5 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 PHASE 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 PHASE 2 PERSONAL RECOVERY CAPITAL TREATMENT MOTIVATION
Profile – ER1 – P36350 • Male, 34, White Scottish • Lives alone with no professional help at home • On long term sick • A drug client • Tenure 10 years • Meets with key worker more than 2 - 3 times per month • Meets with GP 2-3 times per month • Prescribed 140ml of methadone every day • Takes 25mg of valium 20 days out of the month • Smokes cannabis approximately every day
Hypothesis • There are naturally occurring turning points in all life trajectories – birth of a child, getting a job, getting married, moving house etc • It is also possible that turning points in trajectories can be ‘induced’, and one of those possible transitions is a successful treatment episode • It is hypothesised that the reason why some potential turning points are actualised is based on the reserve of recovery capital that the individual possesses
BARNSLEY • Recovery awareness and training sessions • Lord Mayor’s Parade • Barnsley recovery walk and day • Recovery kids at Christmas
BRADFORD • Recovery events and training • Recovery wall • Recovery walk • Recovery logo
RECOVERY COMMUNITIES • Halifax – the Basement • Liverpool – Parkview, SHARP, PACT, the Basement, Genie in the Gutter • Wirral – recovery navigators, Olive Branch, ARCH • North Wales – AGRO, Recovery Academy • Gateshead – Oaktrees • Wired In
TREATMENT V COMMUNITY RECOVERY – OBJECTIVE ENABLERS • Liverpool – 41.3% (in treatment – 4% • Calderdale – 40.8 (in treatment - 10%) • Wirral – 55.3% (in treatment – 6%) • 9 participants reported an acute housing problem in the last month • 51 individuals (34.7%) reported at least some paid employment in the last month • 38 individuals (26.8%) reported at least one day of school or college in the last month • On average, 55.3% of participants reported 8.8 days of activity in the last month • Overall, 47.2% of participants reported meaningful activities; 90.9% stable housing and 99.4% abstinence
If it looks like a donkey, and neighs like a donkey..... • The Road to Recovery • PBR • RGUK • NTA revisionists • Harm reduction revisionists • Addiction psychiatrists • NHS • ... And the NHS aspirants and wannabes
The Obesity “Epidemic” Your Friends’ Friends Can Make You Fat Photos by Colin Rose and Sherrie G
The Obesity “Epidemic” • 66% of Americans are overweight or obese • From 1990 to 2000, the percentage of obese people in the USA increased from 21% to 33% Green Node: nonobese Yellow Node= obese (size of circle is proportional to BMI) 1975 1990