Cover Story:
Mobile Electro Therapy
& Drug Withdrawal.

Therapy Closeup:
Wrist to Wrist Stimulation.

Special Guest Contributor:
Pat Searles, Snr. Counsellor
Drug Users Parents' Aid Foundation (DUPA).

User Profiles:
Two ex-drug users tell their stories.

The Fact Files:
Medical research from around the world in support of Electrical Stimulation in drug withdrawal programs.

A range of possibillites were discussed, including ultra-rapid detoxification (at a clinic in Israel), amendment of the methadone guidlines, and even the Government sponsored distribution of heroin. At its peak, the tone of the public debate reached something near hysteria.

While all of this was making headlines, a small, out-of-the-way clinic in the suburbs of Melbourne was making leaps and bounds in it's withdrawal program. They were using electrical stimulation as an adjunct to counselling - and getting tremendous results. In this issue, we hear their story, their opinions and look at some of the scientific research that supports electro therapy as a viable drug withdrawal tool.

This is the first of our Newsletter theme issues. Naturally all the articles and links tie into this central idea - and we think rather successfully. Let us know your thoughts.

- Ed.