I, along with many others that includes Ian Young sharing cake (see photo below) from Phuket Thailand (PARc) are at Lee Fitzgerald’s recovery conference in London promoting our international ventures and universal values. Addiction is a global phenomenon, and one that impairs the condition and lifestyles of so many individuals. There are no easy answers with conditional outcomes depending on factors within and outside one’s control. The take away from the conference is that compassion is regularly and importantly transmitted within secure, safe settings where those suffering from addiction can get better — better, by recognizing the weaknesses within themselves and using their strengths, along with the strengths of others to beat the beast called addiction. Empirical driven evidence available from us.