ADDICTION IN THE WORKPLACE - "OUT OF THE SHADOWS" The first question is what is the City and why is it so important. The City is much more than just Bankers. It is a complete ecosystem from the mail r ...

There is little and conflicting evidence on the prevalence of alcohol misuse and treatment available for people with Intellectual Disabilities (also referred as Learning Disabilities). As is similar t ...

When 300 English addiction treatment workers were surveyed, 9% said they used the 12-step model and only a third felt that their clients were suited to AA or NA. Less than half would recommend trying ...

Tim and Graham will explore how addiction treatment has evolved since Clouds first opened its doors in 1983, and how the impact of austerity and changes to the regulatory environment challenge traditi ...

Compassion fatigue is the normal physiological and emotional reaction to hearing about another person's trauma. This exhaustion creates a limited ability to empathise with others in both our personal ...

As our knowledge about addiction is increasing the association between mental illness and addiction is better understood. The controversy about the appropriateness of the term Dual Diagnosis to descri ...

For over 20 years, a key UK drug strategy objective has been to identify people with drug problems in police stations, courts and prisons, and encourage them to accept treatment to address their addic ...

This presentation will look at providing models of care in the community in addiction and mental health recovery aimed at the prevention of in-patient admission. Additionally, it will explore how comm ...

In order to move from reactivity to integrity in relationships, recovering addicts/alcoholics need to remain connected to their courage, truth and power without being consumed by another. Although man ...

Traditionally, the family component of addiction treatment centres around concepts of co-dependence and œboundaries with a heavy emphasis on teaching family members to identify and avoid enabling beh ...

In this fascinating presentation, Dr Cosmo Duff Gordon will deliver a history of the main Western discourses of drunkenness, monomania, inebriety, degeneracy and alcoholism, as they evolved from c. 13 ...

The attempt to control drug use and harms through punitive sanctions (i.e. the war on drugs) has been a global failure. In fact, in many cases it has intensified the problem, leading to soaring prison ...

The International Labour Organization estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally. Every country in the world is impacted by human trafficking and communities across th ...

Following the recent changes to the diagnostic category for addictive disorders in DSM-5, it is urgent to clarify what constitutes behavioural addiction to have a clear direction for future research a ...

All addiction treatment centres face the challenge of allocating resources across budget areas to obtain best value for money. This requires a clear sense of priorities that balance costs, risks and b ...

During this drop-in surgery, a number of lawyers at internationally recognised law firm Kingsley Napley LLP will be available to answer questions on a one-to-one basis around legal issues for those af ...

During this drop-in surgery, a number of lawyers at internationally recognised law firm Kingsley Napley LLP will be available to answer questions on a one-to-one basis around legal issues for those af ...

Love addiction presents as a hunger to achieve or avoid attachment at any cost. It appears to act out a painful past, fuelled by a fantasy of perfect care and repeating familiar patterns of loss. It i ...

Love addiction presents as a hunger to achieve or avoid attachment at any cost. It appears to act out a painful past, fuelled by a fantasy of perfect care and repeating familiar patterns of loss. It i ...

Global drug policy change has slowly shifted the public opinion on cannabis over the years from a dangerous substance to a medicine with a plethora of positive applications. This shift in public opini ...