Pictured following Prof Jo-Hanna Ivers’ talk ‘Addiction Recovery: Building Recovery Capital’ hosted by the Academic Primary Care Collaborative Tallaght in the Russell Centre are from left: Lena Doherty, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Imelda Hanratty, Outreach Coordinator, An Cosán, Prof Susan Smith, Professor of General Practice, Trinity College Dublin, Prof Jo-Hanna Ivers, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and Claire Naughton, National Coordinator of Recovery Academy Ireland.
During her talk, Prof Ivers said it was necessary to harness recovery capital in order to maximise the chances of successful recovery from addiction i.e. housing, health, education, employment and training, social services and justice. She said recovery was good for the community and the economy. Claire Naughton shared how Recovery Academy Ireland gives a voice and hope to recovering drug users, recovering alcoholics, those with behavioural addictions and people contemplating detox and treatment. “Recovery is not only possible, but achievable,” she said.
