Prevention & Addiction Science: Journey from Recovery to Prevention - Tasking prevention practices in recovery and recovery lessons in prevention.
Submitted by Shane Varcoe
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This paper is a primer for exploration of these synergistic realities of engaging community driven prevention and recovery models that task lived and living experience of drug use exiting recovery for primary prevention lessons and strategies. Harnessing recovery lessons for primary prevention framework development and community resilience building.
This research, and arguably seminal, primer on the significance and effective overlap of prevention and addiction science reveals significant insights and resources in empowering demand reduction and primary prevention in community development.
Recent evidence emphasises the crucial role of lived experience in prevention.