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David Best on de-medicalising, de-professionalising and de-stigmatising

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David Best
David Best
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Tools and Technologies.
DATE ADDED:
12-08-2009
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David suggests that the future requires that we have to be much more critical about our roles and positions regarding substance misuse. David suggests that our knowledge so far will have a narrow meaning in the future.He suggests what predicts long term recovery and outcomes is structural rather than based on what we do as professionals. 
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