Rowdy:
What I like about you (and some others on the list ) is that you are always thinking. I really like the idea of TCs and recovery oriented resources in one place. You specifically mentioned "long-term substitute prescribing" in the UK. I think that in the US it is the federal governement that promotes "long-term substitute prescribing" and many others promoting the CBT model of treatment. The abstinance and recovery model practioners need to more aggressively present evidence of effectiveness in journals and require it of the other models.
I would like to suggest Gaudenzia for the list - one of the oldest (founded in 1968) and well known in the US at the following site:
Gaudenzia.org
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From: Rowdy Yates <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 4:48 am
Subject: [EFTC] New Page on Scottish Addiction Studies
Dear List Members
I rather think there is something in the air in the UK just now. There does seem to be a resurgence of interest in abstinence based recovery and a growing dissatisfaction with the current policy of long-term substitute prescribing. It's probably these developments which have spurred me on to re-organising the Links page on the Scottish Addictions website to include a list of therapeutic community and other recovery-oriented sites:
This is very much a work in progress and hopefully, later this summer will be accompanied by the creation of a Therapeutic Communities section in the online library.
I'd appreciate any comments you might have and any suggestions for sites to be included. At the moment, it's a pretty personal choice. So for instance, there wouldn't be enough room for every TC so I have stuck with those which are either well-established (well known) or very influential or which I have actually visited. With non-TC links, I have for now stuck with the various mutual-aid networks since they have certain commonalities with the TC movement.
Anyway, I'd appreciate any comments, suggestions, thoughts etc.
Rowdy Yates
Senior Research Fellow
Scottish Addiction Studies
Department of Applied Social Science
University of Stirling
