Welsh strategies have attempted to address subtsance use in the fullest sense with Drug Action Teams (DATs) United Action Wales (PDF) Additional keywords: rural / devolution / funding
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Druglink article 2001 – The A team or mission impossible? by Sherife Hasan
There is a fundamental misconception of what a Drug Action Team (DAT) actually is and what it is capable of achieving The A team or mission impossible? (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – Concrete counselling: ignoring outcomes by Phil Harris
If counsellors keep to the methods of their favoured ideology they may be ignoring the results. Poor outcomes are not always the client’s fault. Concrete counselling: ignoring outcomes (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Wrap around service by Lauren Johnston
Circle of Care (CC) originally developed as a recommendation from Melting the Iceberg of Scotland’s Drug and Alcohol Problem: Report of the Independent Enquiry (2010). A CC can be described as a group of people who meet together to support the individual achieve what they aspire to…
Druglink article 2013 – Do you trust the Dark Side? by John Bagshaw
Online drug discussion forums such as Bluelight offer free advice for people who are struggling with drug problems. But, says John Bagshaw, can this advice be trusted? The internet has revolutionized many aspects of our lives and drugs are no different. Drug users are…
Druglink article 2013 – Reality check
A snapshot survey of people in drug treatment provides the latest figures on topping-up, unemployment, crime, supervised doses and psychosocial support. But it also reveals that a lack of flexibility may inhibit successful recovery. Reality check (PDF)
Druglink article 2000 – Race, women and treatment: alternatives to custody by Madeline Heneghan
A survey of non-residential services in the Merseyside area, into the way race and gender influence drug treatment, shows some worrying trends Race, women and treatment: alternatives to custody (PDF)
Druglink article 2000 – Practical considerations: Making women’s services available by Jane Painter, Dee Riley-Buckley and Dean Whittington
Do women need targeted drug services? How do services operate to get in touch with this difficult client group? Orexis in London and the Brighton Oasis Project have resolved some of the practical problems. Practical considerations: Making women’s services available…
Druglink article 2000 – Feeling good, doing fine by Kim Clarke and Juliet Formby
A study of a pregnancy liaison clinic discovered an accessible, effective service, and revealed that other professionals involved in caring for pregnant drug users may need further training. Feeling good, doing fine (PDF)
Druglink article 2000 – Grassing up: all the dope by Terry Thomas
The question of when drug workers should pass information to the police, and when they should not, has been brought into stark relief by the ‘Winter comfort’ case Grassing up: all the dope (PDF)