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Report of the British Doctors' and Dentists' Group For recovering alcoholic and drug dependent doctors and dentists, and students The group
has a constant membership of about 800 nationally, which is surprising
because the number of doctors who are treated in treatment centres appears to
be increasing. On discharge many of them receive information regarding
meetings. We know that a proportion of doctors attend Alcoholics Anonymous in
preference to the BDDG groups and this partly explains why the group numbers
do not appear to be expanding. Others appear to be quite happy without any
support network, but this group has a greater tendency to relapse. The Convention in Buxton was our 25th and we were able to
entertain some of the original members who started the group in the RAC club.
The Academic day was successul. Several members from the BMA from England and
Scotland were present as were members of the NHS Executive, the Trustees of
the Sick Doctors' Trust and Dr Peter Abraham of the MCA. The meeting as a
whole was a great success and a small profit was made. We have
sixteen active groups in the Country and information can be obtained by
telephoning the national secretary, Dr Paul R.
Number 0777 164 22682. or through the Medical Council on Alcohol. For information on The Leeds Forgiveness for Addiction Recovery Project see the article in Alcoholis the Newsletter of the Medical Council on Alcohol. North
West Doctors and Dentists Group (NWDDG) |
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