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Definitions of Recovery

ADP Routes to Recovery (2009). "A deeply personal, unique and voluntary journey of regaining control over and living as meaningful and satisfying a life as possible as a full and valued member of society. Recovery Capital is those internal and external resources to which an individual has ccess that either promote or limit the likelihood, extend or maintenance of Recovery. Internal resources include: self esteem, confidence, resilience and hope. External resources include: access to suitable housing, employment, family, relationships and social support."

The Road to Recovery (Scottish Government 2008): "Recovery is a process through which an individual is enabled to move on from their problem drug use towards a drug-free life and become an active and contributing member of society."

William White: "The experience (a process and a sustained status) through which people impacted by serious substance use problems:

• Utilise internal and external resources to voluntarily resolve these problems.
• Heal the wounds inflicted by substance use related problems.
• Actively manage their vulnerability to such problems.
• And develop a healthy,productive and meaningful life."

Reducing Harm, Promoting Recovery: July 2007 (SACDM): "Methadone has an essential part to play. It can not be the whole solution. Significant lack of services which could enable drug users to recovery. Significatn lack of information about outcomes from current services."

Essential Care (SACDM 2008): "Identified that wider range of non-medical aspects of care required. Person centred approach (address the person, not the addiction). Recovery must become the focus of care above treatment type. Substance users are entitled to the same quality of care as the rest of us."

Key figures in the Recovery movement.

William White: Click here for Faces and Voices of Recovery page on William White which includes all his publications.

Recovery Consortium

Recovery Academy. RA Newsletter - Spring 2010 can accessed from the webpage.

Papers to download

What is Recovery?

Toward Recovery Management

Recommended reading

Pathways from the Culture of Addiction to the Culture of Recovery: A Travel Guide for Addiction Professionals (Paperback) by William L. White (Author)

Tackling Addiction: Pathways to Recovery (Paperback) by Edited by Rowdy Yates and Margaret S. Malloch (Author), Rowdy Yates (Editor), Margaret S. Malloch (Editor) Printed Spring 2010

Links

Stories of recovery from addiction. Greater Glasgow and Clyde Drug Action Team has teamed up with Lapidus writing and storytelling service to work with recovering drug users to write short stories about their recovery process. Twenty stories have been penned and the first 10 stories were released in September 2009. The stories are available at this site in both plain text and full colour version. Printed copies are also available at local drugs services. The aim of the stories is to inspire others on the road to recovery.

Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs (www.fead.org.uk) created to:
1. demonstrate the wealth of knowledge and experience in the field.
2. support current debates and bring them to a wider audience.
3. provide discussion material for training and development purposes.
4. use video clips to share key documents and other further reading.
5. establish a platform through which to share important ideas with our workforce, client group, and community.

Wired in Wired In was developed as a way of empowering people to tackle drug and alcohol use problems. With this online community, Wired In aims to provide an environment of opportunity, choice and hope, to enable individuals and families to find their path to recovery from substance use problems. Wired In aims to bring people together with the common purpose of helping themselves and others, and making sure that society is more understanding of and helpful towards people affected by substance use problems.

Stirling University Scottish Addiction Studies is a collaboration of staff throughout the University, with an interest in drug and alcohol misuse. Staff from the Department of Applied Social Science, the Institute of Social Marketing and the Department of Nursing and Midwifery are all involved in the Scottish Addiction Studies network. Activities within the group are extensive; from on-line teaching and information services to evaluation of interventions within the criminal justice system. This broad base allows the SAS network to respond to addictions issues in ways which are fully reflective of its wide-ranging interests and expertise. In addition, Scottish Addiction Studies maintains an extensive array of online resources on their webpage and is an exceptional resource.