IDENTIFYING ORIGINS OF ADDICTION KEY TO TREATMENT - Scotland

Chris Engel 1/11/137:30 PM

"Identifying the reason for addictive behaviour in treating substance abuse is “is essential to ensure appropriate treatment” SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson will tell the Scottish Parliament after a recent audit of the Addictions Psychology Caseload by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde found that 49 per cent of patients receiving counselling had suffered from childhood sexual abuse.

"In his Member’s Debate entitled The Origins of Addiction, Mr Gibson will call on addiction services in Scotland to develop more trauma-informed help for sufferers....

“Treatment for survivors of childhood sexual abuse with addictions is very complex. Identifying this link is essential to ensure appropriate treatment.

“Services in Scotland need to develop a more trauma-informed service because neglecting addiction as an experience-dependent condition will adversely impair treatment success.”

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Chris EngelMember

Hi Neil, Unfortunately this article is difficult to locate due to the website it is on; they did not provide a direct link.

You can scroll down the page to look for the title which is in bold caps. If you have a PC, you can hold down the CTRL key, hit "F" (for "find") - let go of both keys and type in the word "identifying." That will take you to the title of the story. Hope this helps. Normally websites aren't this clunky.

Let me know if you need more help.

1/16/134:29 PM

Neil A. HendricksMember

Okay - new to this forum. How do I access the entire IDENTIFYING ORIGINS OF ADDICTION KEY TO TREATMENT - article? Thanks - Neil

1/16/137:05 AM

Neil A. HendricksMember

This information is consistent with my experience, on both sides of the issue, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse and as a recovering addict (sex, relationships, pornography, and alcohol). I am on the advisory board to the local NPO Addiction Treatment Services. We are developing a cadre of Peer Coaches in 30 counties in N. Michigan. I will forward this article to our coordinator. Thanks. Neil

1/16/137:01 AM

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