2012

May

• RAFT update 18/05/2012
• Useful Quote by Einstien
• The Alcohol Industry and Charities
• This morning
• Is taking ecstasy safer than riding a horse?
• Recovery College 18/05/2012
• Sapphire’s Story, Part 6: “The agony in successfully coming off the benzos”
• Keep asking
• Last night’s Question Time programme
• Just gettin’ started
• Having a great week
• CBU. When I was ready
• When in disgrace with Fortune ...
• Sapphire’s Story, Part 5: “Getting off the crack”
• Arthur Evans on the What, Why and How of the Recovery Philosophy
• Change is afoot
• Recovery College, Exciting Times
• I have a dream….
• Roland Lamb interview, Part 4: Implementing our trust philosophy
• Keep us in your thoughts
• Sapphire’s Story, Part 4: “Disruption of my methadone prescription and descent into crack addiction”
• My 2nd blog, “Change gonna come, oh yes it will”
• Family Recovery 17. Healing from Co-dependency 8
• Roy
• Recovery Network - Ayrshire
• First blog
• On Friday
• Roland Lamb interview, Part 3: The importance of trust
• Carrying the message
• My first post, 24 April 2012
• Day-to-day detox
• Sapphire’s Story, Part 3: “The path to a happy life on prescription methadone”
• RecoveryAyr - Footsteps to Recovery
• Brass band search
• ESRA - East Sussex Recovery Alliance
• Foster Care and Addiction
• A period of stability?
• Roland Lamb’s reflections, on film
• Roland Lamb Interview, Part 2: First steps in system transformation
• Sapphire’s Story: Part 2, “From speed to heroin use”
• Taking responsibility apparently = Tick-tock-boom recovery
• Round 2
• Family Recovery 16. Healing from Co-dependency 7
• Clean and sober!
• TRAPPED in Trafford part 2
• Back to work
• Britloflex home detox?
• Roland Lamb interview, Part 1: “The Struggle Continues, The Victory is Certain”
• Sapphire’s Story: Part 1, “School days”
• And there is much to rejoice about!
• Wrestling with Demons
• Advice please
• A bad night, a new day
• Personal turning point
• Beware of strangers bearing gifts
• RAFT update 11/05/2012
• Hi everybody, it’s been a while
• New Member. My story
• Recovery College, Scotland
• Keith Humphreys on Mutual Aid
• Morning has broken!
• Selfish and Self seeking?
• This is my first time….
• I love the pound bakery
• Loving it
• Hi everybody
• Away Team visit to Cactus, Paisley
• Just wanted to say hello
• Heroin Chic
• A.G.R.O Peer to peer led recovery programme
• Family Recovery 15. Healing from Co-dependency 6
• Straightening the Record
• Arrogance
• Recovery Buzz in North Lancs
• Hello everybody at Wired In….
• Fight or Flight….
• Recovering people stepping forward
• The other day, there arrived in my Inbox
• Sick and tired
• Community Detox
• From a pharmacist
• Phewwww! My first chance to escape
• I can’t believe it!
• Family Recovery 14. Co-dependency 5
• Sober
• Gutter Player - 2
• Ged
• Doctor in Recovery: Part 9, “Living recovery”
• Brothers in recovery
• The transformative power of education
• It’s a joke
• Methadone Anonymous Update
• Sharing your Story
• Doctor in Recovery: Part 8, “Getting the right help”
• New Association
• I feel good today because….
• A note of inspiration
• It takes courage
• My Fate in Your Hands. I can’t, but together we can
• My graduation day at south east
• Doctor in Recovery: Part 7, “Relapse”
• 2 Years Clean and Sober
• Amazing Methadone Anonymous
• Home Sweet Home
• Gutter Player - 1
• Life’s simple pleasures
• AGRO
• Doctor in Recovery: Part 6, “First go”
• The importance of recovery
• Fantastic Friday (Part 2)
• Away Team Visit
• Duty of care vs Cans of worms
• What a Party
• Pathway to Peace
• Doctor in Recovery: Part 5, “Moments of insight”
• Many thanks
• Family Recovery 13. Co-dependency 4
• Recovery Partnership Spring Bulletin 2012
• Having a laugh
• Thumbs up with the ADPs
• Methadone Anonymous Blog 3
• addiction=torture
• Recovery Matters Because Life Matters: The Recovery Rally
• Seminal Recovery Film - A Must See!
• Doctor in Recovery: Part 4, “Consequences”
• Reflections, Part 7: Factors influencing recovery
• Jo
• 8 months in
• Thanks from us
• Reflections, Part 6: Wired In approach to facilitating recovery
• Doctor in Recovery: Part 3, “Drinking”
• Getting back to life (again)
• Fantastic Friday
• Recovery or Rhetoric?
• Old before my time?
• Family Recovery 12. Co-dependency 3
• Underdosing?
• Methadone Anonymous Blog 2 (I guess!)
• Contact us
• I’m back

April

• My Recovery My Choice
• Donny I.R.A
• Recovery Wish List
• Doctor in Recovery: Part 2, “Medical times”
• Fylde Coast/Lancaster/Morecambe trip to the Brink Liverpool
• Family Recovery 11. Co-dependency 2
• Need some advice from my friends here
• I’m still doing brilliant! But my friend isn’t
• “Accept Your Anger” (BRG meeting 30-04-2012 @ 6:45pm)
• Choice
• Monday morning
• Phew!
• The Wired In Away Team
• Doctor in Recovery: Part 1, “Early days”
• Recovery Walk in Melbourne, Australia
• Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMW)
• Methadone Anonymous Meetings
• Goodbye (for now)
• Moved on, a bit…..
• OK here goes
• Charter for service users, friends and families
• Dear New Member…..
• A little hurdle ain’t gonna stop me!!
• Follow up from last week (Blog 2)
• Where do we begin? When does the sorrow end and the pain begin?
• Spies, Lies and Martinis. Part 1
• The Recovery Rally: Tuesday 1 May
• My letter to the Prime minister, the Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP
• Merseyside Recovery Network Meeting
• 2 weeks
• The Unwelcome Guest
• Blog No 2
• Rain
• Russell Brand and Chip Somers Select Committee
• The tyranny of shoulds
• Total Recall
• 30 days done (subutex is not as easy to kick as I thought)
• Easy Now
• Responsibility
• Let It Go….
• Crisis? What Crisis?
• Moving Forward
• Freedom!
• Excited!
• Still here!
• Workers support group continued….
• Family Recovery 10: Co-dependency
• Down to 4mls tomorrow….
• Anxious about leaving and relapsing
• I would like your opinions
• Long time no blog (well for me anyway)
• Direction
• What’s in a name?
• How to stop feeling bad instantly
• Recovery Carriers
• Hi
• Matthew’s Story: Part 8, “Take Two and the Future”
• The prosecution rests its case
• I won the lottery (Rie version). Been given a scholarship at CCAR!
• Just want to let you all know how much help you have been already!
• Recovery works
• Barrhead
• New website that I’m lanching soon
• OCD
• Back to our cosy wee Friday slot….
• Matthew’s Story: Part 7, “A Man With a Plan”
• Coming to a crossroad - for the 1000th time!
• R.A.F.T update 20/04/2012
• Family Recovery 9
• Just rewards?
• Supporting an addict who has relapsed
• Scotland a great wee nation heading into recovery
• Research on the role of life events in recovery
• I cannot believe it!
• Over Prescribing
• And it begins!
• Matthew’s Story: Part 6, “A Fresh Start”
• A chance to express your views - “Putting Real Recovery First”
• The foundations are built thanks to South East Alternatives
• Family Recovery 8
• Devon Recovery Event (Exploring Recovery)
• A stick of rock: Recovery Walk 2012 Website
• Benefits and Addiction
• Help with dealing with cravings
• “You alone can do it, but you cannot do it alone!”
• Steeped in Stigma
• Be careful!
• Matthew’s Story: Part 5, “My Rock Bottom”
• Need some advice asap
• Life after addiction
• Numbers
• NEW: Virtual Buddhist-oriented Recovery Meetings
• NA Meetings in Doncaster
• Bridget’s shock of her life
• Finished alcohol detox
• Catching Up
• Matthew’s Story: Part 4, “Déjà vu”
• A week until I leave detox
• 5 years!
• Warning signs of an alcohol or drug relapse
• Kirkham Prison Recovery Week
• You saw it here first…..
• Let down and hung out to dry
• Family Recovery 7
• I’m new
• A lived solution
• Matthew’s Story: Part 3, “Wilderness Years”
• Workers support groups
• Leaving the Chapman Barker Unit tomorrow!
• Check out our New Recovery Hub
• Mindfulness : Something Understood on BBC Radio 4
• My random thoughts #2
• The Little Hostage That Was Rescued
• Gone but never forgotten….
• Looking for support and friendship
• In detox
• Waiting
• A sign of things to come….
• Great Birthday Party
• Matthew’s Story: “Lifelong Learning”, Parts 1 and 2
• National Drug Conference Cardiff
• R.A.F.T Celebration day 14/04/2012
• Figuring out self-acceptance
• Amazing few days
• Kicking Addiction - Quite literally!
• Warrior
• Thank you
• Starting out
• Family Recovery 6
• HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY R.A.F.T!
• The problem with instant graftification
• Women in Early Recovery: Important research happens here. You can help!
• A Legacy of Addiction: One Adopted Daughter’s Story
• Signs of unhealthy boundaries for those in Recovery
• Recovery Coaches wanted in Sheffield
• Rural issues
• Minimum pricing
• Birthday Party
• Family Recovery 5
• Bye
• New Life Acceptance
• Why so complicated?
• A healthy reminder
• Time for me to tighten my support network even more
• Dull Easter, looking forward to next few days
• Measuring Recovery
• More from Tracey H….
• Family Recovery 4
• Letting Go
• P.E.E.R
• New to this site
• Too busy
• New kid on the block
• A book worth reading
• What’s in a name?
• Spring cleaning
• It works if you work it
• My kids
• Where did you come from, where did you go?
• When the going gets tough
• Derek’s new photo!
• What is Addiction Recovery?
• Me and my life
• When you feel like giving up….
• Trafford Council supports Wired In to Recovery
• To trust or not?
• Hello!
• 50 tomorrow
• First blog….ever…
• Back to work!
• CRI Network Launched!
• Family Recovery 3
• On The New Fresh Road To Recovery
• New Job
• Second day in….
• Recovery rep
• Berlin
• ‘Nothing beats experience’
• My detox
• Bec
• Interview Request
• Bradford and Airedale Recovery System supports Wired In to Recovery
• Trying hard
• Simmy
• Uncomfortable Questions 1
• “I’m fine, as long as I’m flush”
• The opportunities of rehab
• Family Recovery 2
• Symbols of recovery
• Family Recovery
• Rehab….the story so far
• Updates
• Different worlds
• ru trapped?
• Sick
• Yorkshire: A hotbed for recovering communities
• Not strong enough
• Be safe. Be aware
• RAFT’s 1st Birthday: Celebrating Roots to Recovery! Two Weeks to Go!

March

• 2nd National Innovations in Drug Alcohol Recovery Conference. Harrogate June 20th 2012
• RAFT update 30/03/2012
• Another week in recovery
• What to do where to go?
• Sefton CRI Newsletter
• Next time
• Rev&Go Motocross
• A bit of a set back
• Aussie53
• Feeling better
• Yoga of Recovery weekend retreat, Bath June 8-10, 2012
• Feeling Good….
• Building Recovery in Communities North Lancs
• Finding help
• The Green Mile
• Need some advice
• Short film opportunity in Eccles
• A momentous conversation in the history of methadone in Glasgow
• Just a quick reminder
• Engage, advocate, empower
• The Recovery Talk 2012: Paisley
• New Life Foundation - International Recovery Community
• Reflections, Part 5: Wired In To Recovery
• Hopefully a productive night! 27/03/2012
• We are full!
• Oops!
• Feeling proud
• The Decrepit. The voice of downtown Vancouver
• A couple of ‘Hungry Ghost’ places still left for Sunday 1st April
• Osho on addiction and recovery
• Looking
• What matters most
• Identity
• In Response
• Almost 10 week since my last drink of alcohol
• More help, please?
• Minimum Pricing - Maximum Exposure !
• RAFT update 23/03/2012
• Trying to contact
• Just come out of CBU
• Recovering in community
• Detox day is here now. Hooray
• Kelly
• What are the effects of alcohol and drugs on families?
• Reflections, Part 4: Wired In
• Very sad
• Recovery at Large. Barnsely
• Cheshire Drug Partnership supports Wired In to Recovery
• Hi and welcome to my first ever blog (whoop whoop)
• Wanted: A hymn to celebrate Wales’ first Recovery Sunday
• Reflections, Part 3: The New Recovery Movement
• You need more sleep!
• Un-effin-believable
• Learning a new way of life is cool
• Haringey Recovery Pride 2012
• Why will I never learn?
• Update
• Mersyside recovery network
• York is changing
• Nearly a year on and making the same mistakes….
• Yet another sad loss
• CBU chat forum on Wired In to Recovery
• LEAP celebrates 250th graduation
• Prisoner Self-Help
• I need your help
• Michaela’s Party Trick
• Expecting
• Bruce Alexander Interview
• Love and Forgiveness Retreat at Coleg Trefeca, Brecon Beacons.
• Happy mother’s day! Celebration of mothers
• The art of good conversation
• Here we go!
• The power of example
• RAFT update 16/03/2012
• Nice to have you. You’re lucky to be here
• Next step in being honest
• Putting Recovery First
• LEAP’s 250th Graduation
• Just a quick question
• Recovery in Trafford is possible
• I did it everyone’s way but mine. I am now doing it my way and we’re doing our way
• Barnsley Recovery Coalition/Barnsley DAAT Conference
• Kev@NERAF
• Hello
• Do we have choice to access detox?
• Putting a face and voice on Recovery
• The Globalization of Addiction
• Reflections, Part 2: The Recovery Model
• My Story: ‘Should I or Shouldn’t I?’, Part 3
• My special day!
• Recovery? Your place or mine?
• What do I know?
• Breaking Free Online Community Launched!
• “Alcohol and Drug Addiction is a Very Treatable Illness”
• Recovery Projects
• Recovery Cafe 2012 Dundee
• Reflections: Nature of the Problem
• The future of the country’s drug laws?
• My Story: ‘Should I or Shouldn’t I?’, Part 2
• Update again
• Here we go
• LEGACY
• The Recovery Talk 2012: “Welcome to Dundee”
• Doncaster Celebrating Recovery Family Day
• Why?
• Uncomfortable reading III
• Wired In film clips on YouTube
• My Story: ‘Should I or Shouldn’t I?’, Part 1
• Promotional video for NERAF
• Warrington NA Convention
• Accepting the Past
• Devon Recovery event
• NA Northwest convention
• Taking action
• Progression
• Deviant behaviour - or not?
• Update on moi
• Falling back on my support network….thanks
• Colin.G
• Not great
• R.A.F.T update 09/03/2012
• Addiction - a journey to recovery
• LaRC
• Relating Recovery - the wanderer returns to the shop floor
• “Doubt is an unavoidable companion….
• Drugs and Alcohol
• You can do it
• Artists Interpret the Recovery Journey
• Claire A
• Countdown to Dundee
• New Personal Stories
• Opening at the South East London Recovery LinkUp Cafe - Tonight!
• The Alcohol Recovery Community works - its official
• Does Out-Patient Addiction Treatment Work?
• What are the key factors in setting up a peer support system
• A Prayer Before Dawn
• Angry
• Small Candles….SERAG AGM
• Treatment vs. Recovery explained for kids or Treatment vs Recovery for dummies
• Gabor Mate talks about life experiences and addiction
• First week home
• Last week at CBU
• That was my life
• Enjoying the little things in life
• Our Vimeo film pages
• Bi polar
• Happy dayz
• Voyage of Recovery. Video
• Welcome Kuladharini
• Australian Recovery Walk
• Glasgow Celebrates Roots to Recovery
• New exciting initiative
• Jay’s Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Course (MBCT): Reflections
• YAY!
• R.A.F.T update 02/03/2012
• Life
• Uncomfortable reading II
• EFTC Mini-disc
• Recovery LinkUp Cafes expanding across London
• UN Drugs Report
• 2nd Stories