David McCartney

Addiction doctor. Recovering. Treatment choices, detox, rehab, recovery communities. Social connections = best medicine. Hope/ice cream help. Set the bar high!

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

“Attending this abstinence-based rehabilitation programme was associated with positive changes in psychological and social well-being and harm reduction from substance use at 4-year follow-up.” #rehab #sud https://t.co/D1gf7jPsvB

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

What does a startling growth in a mutual aid group tell us about cocaine problems and official responses?https://t.co/vEJiPBp0ll

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

“Further, these achievements are independently associated with measures of well-being including greater self-esteem, happiness, quality of life, and recovery capital.”

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

“Most recovering individuals accomplish several achievements associated with self-improvement, family engagement, and civic and economic participation. https://t.co/UrZAH6Ibvi

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

“By focusing on recovery, we reduce addiction and when people do become addicted, they can find recovery more quickly. We should be building this kind of community scaffolding everywhere.” https://t.co/c0TBOrV4f8

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

"Access to publicly funded residential rehab in Scotland has substantially improved: it is estimated to have broadly doubled between 2019/20 and 2024/25." Now close to or exceeding 1000 placements per year. https://t.co/citYt6qsdA

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

“Recovery support services & LE initiatives provide practical and emotional support and help people build long-term recovery. They have an essential role in a recovery-oriented system of care & include peer support, mutual aid groups & other resources.” https://t.co/KCfKCQSmGz

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

What progress has been made with regard to rehab in Scotland? From Public Health Scotland: Individuals are gaining positive outcomes after rehab, associated deaths appear to be low and publicly funded places have doubled. https://t.co/oJUzzKqQZ2

[Elinor Jayne @EdinburghElle]

Come and join our team!

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

If, five years ago, you wanted to go to rehab in Scotland, unless you were rich or insured, you had your work cut out for you. After a policy change and investment, has that changed? #rehab #recovery #treatment https://t.co/oJUzzKqQZ2

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

“It was relatively common for mentees to achieve positive outcomes, and where these occurred, it was usually the Peer Mentoring that was responsible for this positive progression.” https://t.co/q1Gve7pZeo

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

@ChaunceyGardner “Go over or read again (work already learned or done), esp, in preparation for an exam.” Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Also okay to say studying.

[DDN Magazine @DDNMagazine]

Urgent action needed to improve #alcohol care in #Scottish hospitals, say specialists: https://t.co/rxHIi1p7GM

[SHAAP @SHAAPAlcohol]

🚨New figures from @NatRecordsScot show that alcohol-specific deaths in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 are at a 5 year low.

🗣️Read our full statement here: https://t.co/gv0xROerRB
📊See the report from @NatRecordsScot: https://t.co/YvLZj1zo1e

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

"We measure effectiveness not by measuring recovery but by the avoidance of death by overdose, the antithesis of a recovery measure..." https://t.co/Kk7C8edTFL

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

"We need to understand how recovery is transmitted between people and within communities in order to foster more of it." https://t.co/A8Yuilx8xO

[SHAAP @SHAAPAlcohol]

🧠Today is #WorldBrainDay2025

Dr @DocDavidM explores the science behind alcohol use disorder. He discusses the impact of trauma, genetics, and stress on compulsive drinking, and why treatment, mutual aid, and psychosocial support offer hope for recovery.
https://t.co/2VkHXzoPV4

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

The study found interventions that support people to stay in recovery had the greatest potential to reduce the number of people with opioid use disorder over 10 years. They were also among the interventions with greatest potential to reduce opioid deaths. https://t.co/XgrYP7KKv8

[Louise Stewart @louisestewart80]

Today, ⁦@WeAreWithYou⁩ and our partners ⁦@turningpointsco⁩ ⁦@DocDavidM⁩ ⁦@ADPDUMGAL⁩ we presented at the ⁦@scotgov⁩ People’s Panel on Access to Care and Treatment. A fantastic experience, all the best to the panel as they make their recommendations

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

@Macn44410829 Great article!

[David McCartney @DocDavidM]

"Between 2019 and 2021, healthy life expectancy for men in our most deprived areas was 26 years lower than in the least deprived areas." Shocking.

[Peter Rice @peterricev2]

Out today. Report on A Commercial Determinants of Health Approach for a healthier Scotland from NCD Alliance Scotland. https://t.co/aboyaEfL5A