NCETA is an internationally-recognised research centre located at Flinders University that works as a catalyst for change in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) field. One of our key research areas is intervention programs and resources for workplaces and other organisations. You might already be … [Read more...] about Assist NCETA with their Drug and Alcohol Study
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What Can Safety Learn From Addictions?
For a long time those who were caught up in addictions were demonised by society as bad people, problematic and ‘addicts’. This is because society, led by the myths perpetuated by Christian and Temperance movements, constructed addiction as ‘a choice’. The same idea was connected to evangelical … [Read more...] about What Can Safety Learn From Addictions?
Addiction in Certainty and the Harm of Addiction In Safety
One of the best books I have read on addiction is by Gabor Mate (2008) In the Realm of The Hungry Ghosts. Of course, there are many other sources that help explain the psychology of addiction but Mate is particularly helpful in situating addiction in social context. The idea that addiction is a … [Read more...] about Addiction in Certainty and the Harm of Addiction In Safety
I Just Can’t Stop!
I Just Can’t Stop! First published here: https://dolphyn.com.au/i-just-cant-stop/ “I just can’t stop! I’m smart enough to know what it’s doing me, but its grip takes over everything; relationships, responsibilities, my very being. I think about it all the time; how can I get it? what if I can’t … [Read more...] about I Just Can’t Stop!