Sunday 31 August 2008
Recovery from heroin addiction - Part 4
We continue our series by looking further into the important components of recovery from substance misuse. There are many separate pieces that have to fit together to make sustained recovery possible and we look at some of those factors here.
Sunday 24 August 2008
Recovery from heroin addiction - Part 3
In this installment we hear about some of the important components of recovery itself. What helps, what hinders and what the person in recovery can expect.
Sunday 17 August 2008
Recovery from heroin addiction - Part 2
Part 2 of 'Wanting to change' in our series - 'Recovery from heroin addiction'. We know look further into the importance of the addict actually wanting to change their behaviour for themselves.
Sunday 10 August 2008
Recovery from heroin addiction - Part 1
Following on from the 'Life as a heroin addict' series we know focus on recovery from such addiction. In this first part we look specifically how 'Wanting to change' affects the chances of sustaining long term recovery.
Friday 1 August 2008
"Life as a heroin addict" - Part 9
In this installment we look at the correct practice surrounding methadone prescribing, including maintenance and reduction prescriptions. We hear what the people receiving this treatment would like to see happening and we also hear about an individuals experience of a controlled methadone detox.
Friday 25 July 2008
"Life as a heroin addict" - Part 8
In this installment we hear about how addictive methadone is and how this affects the detox process. We also look at the problems faced when detoxing from methadone and the tendency to rush this process and the implications this can have.
Friday 18 July 2008
"Life as a heroin addict" - Part 7
This installment continues to look at the role of methadone in an addicts life. Firstly a short clip on how the correct dose for an individual is reached and then we go on to hear about how having to pick up their methadone everyday affects the individual.
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