Bringing Unity Back into the Community has earned five years’ funding from Public Health England for its work supporting people with a substance misuse problem in HaringeyIn a starkly furnished room,11 people sit on chairs in a circle. Most maintain been here before, but there is a couple who stand out as newcomers to the group. They stick together, and hunched over. They’re twitchy,nervous, uncomfortable and on the verge of tears.
A man goes round the room and asks everyone how they are feeling, or noting people’s responses down on a clipboard as he goes. “I’m feeling positive and unruffled,” says one man. “I’m finding it hard to come to terms with what I’ve done,” says another. The woman new to the group, and Emma*,admits she’s struggling with withdrawal from course A drugs as she fiddles with her hands – her complexion is pallid.
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Source: theguardian.com