Over The Counter Addictions
Dependent use of over the counter drugs is an old problem but one that is increasing as prescribing laws on certain drugs have been relaxed meaning that they do not require a prescription to be bought...
View ArticleKetamine
Having attended a recent conference where one of the speakers gave a presentation about Ketamine, the take home message was that any male patient presenting with symptoms of cystitis (pain on passing...
View ArticleDelphi Medical In The Media
You may have spotted Delphi Medical's appearances in the media over the last few weeks. There's been considerable attention given to the company's recent expansion, with articles across our local...
View ArticleShould we have a Staff Recognition scheme?
Maybe I'm turning into a grumpy old man but when someone first mentioned that Delphi should have a staff recognition scheme my first thought was of the little gold stars McDonalds employees wear. In...
View ArticleIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate
Ages ago, Michaela at Wired In recommended this book to me and it has been a revelation on a number of levels: professionally it is a good overview of current research to date; societally it has an...
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The New Delphi Uniform!
The race was on for which team amongst our prison staff would be first to picture themselves in their new very stylish Delphi uniform. We have a winner and the prize goes to HMP Drake Hall (Mel will...
View ArticleJoin us on Twitter!
Did you know we have a Twitter feed? We tend to generally post quick bits of Delphi information and comments on whatever drug related stories are in the media. If you are a twitter user we'd be...
View ArticleWhy has cirrhosis increased so much in the UK?
You may have seen the reports in the press this week detailing how the UK has fallen from 1990 to 2010 in league tables of comparing the nations health with other countries. Even though our overall...
View ArticleAre we losing the 'legal highs' arms race?
I was reading the latest Department of Health alert on the dangers of the 2C group of drugs (see link) yesterday; DoH Alert on 2C type drugs and as a clinician working with substance users i was...
View ArticleThoughts on Russell Brand's recovery account
I read something early in the week in the Spectator and it made me think (always a good thing!). He has written a piece to support the concert he did for Red Nose Day and Comic Relief to raise funds...
View ArticleDo shock tactics work?
Imagine the scene. A person worse for whatever they've had that evening slumbers on the last bus home. A stranger creeps up to them, carefully avoiding waking them, and slips something around their...
View ArticleUsing new technologies in addiction recovery
I had an interesting discussion earlier this week concerning our plans to use more new technology in our drug and alcohol treatment. It resulted in a piece in the local press which is always good for...
View ArticleWhy 'Minimum Unit Pricing' for alcohol is so important?
The Alcohol Health Alliance (an alliance of over 70 health organisations) has launched an e-petition aimed at encouraging the Government to proceed with their promises to bring in minimum pricing for...
View ArticleThe Role of GP's in the Recovery Process
RSA set out to make a short film for GPs and other primary care practitioners featuring local people in recovery talking about their positive and negative experiences of approaching their GPs for...
View ArticleChallenging the top ten service concerns about drug and alcohol recovery
Over the coming weeks, Delphi Medical will address some of the biggest concerns surrounding recovery in mental health and drug and alcohol misuse in a series of new blog posts. This first blog focuses...
View ArticleWhy drug and alcohol recovery is essential for health services
The second post of the series, which discusses the top ten service concerns surrounding recovery, challenges the notion that recovery orientated care adds to the burden of an already stretched...
View ArticleWhy being in recovery doesn't necessarily mean being drug-free
In the third of our series addressing service concerns about drug and alcohol recovery, we look into if a person can be 'cured' if they are still using illicit substances. The term 'recovery' is not a...
View ArticleWhy recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is not just a fad
The fourth in our blog series on service concerns about drug and alcohol recovery responds to claims that recovery is a 'fad' which raises false hopes and positions patients to fail. Even amongst...
View ArticleWhy recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is not just achievable for the...
This blog, the fifth in our series on service concerns within drug and alcohol recovery, addresses the misconception that recovery happens for very few people with severe dependency problems. In...
View ArticleIs recovery only achievable with acceptance of one's own drug and alcohol...
In part six of our series on service concerns about drug and alcohol recovery, we explore the notion that recovery is only possible once an addicted person develops insight into their own dependency....
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