Phil HarrisDec 9, 20212 minAlcohol Related Deaths Increase by 20%The long terms impact of lockdown is beginning to be felt. One of the most dramatic impacts has been an almost 20 per cent increase in...
Phil HarrisDec 9, 20211 minFrom Harm to Hope: New UK Drug Strategy PublishedThe Government has published the new 10 Year Strategy. I have not had time to fully digest it at present but will be reviewing sections...
Phil HarrisNov 4, 20211 minConcerned Others: Living with Problem Users in LockdownConcerned Others, the parents, partners and close friends of those with substance misuse problems, are a neglected group at the best of...
Phil HarrisNov 2, 20213 minAlcohol Recovery and StigmaA recent qualitative study has identified six strategies that recovering alcoholics use to negotiate social situations and remain sober,...
Phil HarrisOct 21, 20203 minDemand for Developmentally Informed Prevention StrategiesThere are well documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study from IUPUI...
Phil HarrisJul 1, 20201 minWhat is Treatment?Historically we have always been very fixated on modality-or type of therapy- and have always assumed that this is responsible for...
Phil HarrisJun 11, 20201 minReach Out 2020 Online Conference for Concerned Others Available on FacebookI was delighted to be invited to speak at DHI's Concerned Other Conference Reach Out 2020. Despite the challenges of lock down, DHI...
Phil HarrisJun 8, 20201 minCOVID: How is the Pandemic Affecting Drug & Alcohol Consumption Globally?COVID is impacting on drug and alcohol use globally. One of the first reports to look at international data has just been published. ...
Phil HarrisMay 21, 20203 minBuvidal: A One Shot Opiate Replacement TherapyLockdown has had a big impact on everyone but especially those who are in receipt of opiate prescribing treatments. Daily administration...
Phil HarrisFeb 12, 20201 minAlcohol Recovery: Is it All That?A great word I heard recently was anticipointment. This when you find that something you thought would be great turns out to be rubbish....
Phil HarrisDec 19, 20191 minPain: Is it a Personality Thing?Recent advances in neuroscience are unlocking how the major personality traits are linked to neural systems. One personality trait,...
Phil HarrisDec 19, 20191 minDoes Spirituality Assist Recovery?Spirituality has increasing become an important focus in drug and alcohol recovery. Whilst hard to define and quantify from a research...
Phil HarrisDec 12, 20191 minDHI: The Vision ProjectThroughout 2019, Developing Health & Independence (DHI), have been marking their 20th anniversary as a charity by looking to the future....
Phil HarrisSep 5, 20191 minRehabs: What the Latest Research Studies Tell Us About Their Effectiveness?Rehabs are often believed to ineffective or only as effective as community based treatments. There are a lot of myths about rehabs and...
Phil HarrisJun 10, 20191 minDual Diagnosis: Free Certified eLearningProgress are a consortium of consultant nurses who established a professional forum in supporting practitioners and services users...
Phil HarrisJan 16, 20191 minTransgender and Addiction Has Been Ignored Too LongThe needs of trans gendered populations are rarely explored in the wider research base on addictions. Findings have produced a great...
Phil HarrisDec 2, 20183 minYoung People In Trouble: Cannabis or Character?More youth use cannabis than smoke cigarettes in the United States. In other parts of the world, cannabis use has become almost as...
Phil HarrisNov 21, 20181 minNew Psychoactive Substances: Are the New Drug Laws Working?I remain ambivalent about drug laws. So the emergence of "legal highs" or "new psychoactive substances" as they are now called has...
Phil HarrisOct 5, 20183 minOverdose and Depression LinkedIn my first book-Drug Induced- I demonstrated that opiate overdose was rarely ever linked to drug purity. Reviewing research and...
Phil HarrisSep 27, 20184 minIs Addiction a Virus?New research from an international team led by Oxford University's Department of Zoology and the National-Kapodistrian University of...