tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post3845582720422150228..comments2023-09-15T03:09:51.119-07:00Comments on the bumpidee reader: Codependent No More by Melody BeattieTobi Vailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-8685150041283170672009-12-04T20:54:16.623-08:002009-12-04T20:54:16.623-08:00I got an updated version of this at the library to...I got an updated version of this at the library today, looking over it now.I also found a book on harm reduction that looks interesting:<br /><br />Over the influence : the harm reduction guide for managing drugs and alcohol /<br />by Denning, Patt, 1950-<br /><br />It's available from The Timberland Regional LibraryTobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-1276704486259414022009-11-24T19:21:37.921-08:002009-11-24T19:21:37.921-08:00interesting point about avoiding self-help type bo...interesting point about avoiding self-help type books because of the micro focus. i've never thought about that! <br /><br />i work as an expressive arts therapist with kids who have been expelled from mainstream inner-city schools. i guess i see my work as related to larger structures, and in a weird way it even feels like activism. and of course, as a therapist, i've read a lot of grrrlsoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606374816368351477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-49486735107055612872009-11-21T13:11:05.557-08:002009-11-21T13:11:05.557-08:00http://www.harmreduction.org/article.php?list=type...http://www.harmreduction.org/article.php?list=type&type=62<br />Principles of Harm Reduction<br /><br />Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that reduce negative consequences of drug use, incorporating a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use to abstinence. Harm reduction strategies meet drug users "where they're at," addressing conditions of use along Tobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.com