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andin

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:59:26 +1200

We scoff

Not me I was raised that way. Staying on the right side of the line, well, muscatelly ;-)
Thats an underrated grape variety when not dried and turned to raisin.

andin

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:31:18 +1200

Those Mediterranean countries virtually run on alcohol that addiction line is blurred to a fuzz. But at least they have a midday siesta to sober them up so they can drink long into the night.

andin

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 08:06:55 +1200

David, do you have any idea that Christianity is prominent in Pacific Island communities?

And alcoholism was virtually unknown in all indigenous cultures in that region until western style liquor was bought to that part of the world and tribal structures were undermined/destroyed. The purveyors of god werent far behind…

Neil

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 22:32:17 +1200

Because you did a little bit of academic study, and a bit of internship, and maybe some work around the outskirts of the 12 step programs and now make a living out your addiction job, doesn’t automatically make you an expert.

Possibly you’re more familiar with the real hard edge…

Sacha

Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:55:18 +1300

You are making a lot of assumptions there. Unlikely…

andin

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 19:28:19 +1300

Sorry to hear that.He was going it alone Im guessing Self medicating, self diagnosing, if it was years ago in NZ would have had to have been

Russell Brown

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:40:56 +1300

That’s not the problem. The problem is that there wasn’t really anything else available.

Yeah, that’s the problem. Maia Szalavitz is pretty compelling on this – pointing out that 12 Steps does alienate people and doesn’t have a better success rate than other therapies. She actually thinks it should be…

andin

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:18:59 +1300

more secular in its intent.

A big but tho. They still suffer from seeing whatever it is they think cures addictions as being/owing something to some “force” external to the individual, and needing to put that in their framework. Is that what agencies have to do when trying to get…

Emma Hart

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:00:49 +1300

I think it might help just for reference to list what the twelve steps are, because I think AA and NA have sort of entered pop culture from a US perspective without us really realising how religious it is:

Here are the 12 Steps as defined by Alcoholics Anonymous:

We…

Neil

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:19:41 +1300

People who have done things like burgling chemist shops or driving with ridicules blood alcohol levels while having small children the car.

I think I see your point. Perphaps this is about identifying and dealing with different personality types and addiction.

Some people respond well to addiction services that cater…

Russell Brown

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:26:46 +1300

For practical reasons, expensive residential treatment centres that house a broad spectrum of vulnerable and potentially volatile people, can’t afford to fuck around with fat heads.

That’s not really what it’s about though. It means that the only way to enter a judicial process and stay out of jail is…

andin

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:02:48 +1300

the healthcare industry – because it’s still very white and very abolitionist, when it gets up to the high level. I think we need to mature, because there’s a whole lot of people being taught about harm reduction at university level, then they get into the industry, and it’s captured…

Public Address

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:02:48 +1300

Discussion from blog post.