Leading practitioners and agencies give us their thoughts on the review. There is also a run down of some of the main research including that on community pharmacies, pregnant drug users, users views of services and amphetamine / cocaine service…
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Druglink article 1996 – One year on: DATs how have they measured up? by Jane Mountenay
One hundred and five Drug Action Teams have been set up across the country and a cursory glance suggests a vast difference in performance. One year on: DATs how have they measured up? (PDF)
Druglink article 1996 – The better-travelled treatment tourist: service overlap among heroin and cocaine users by John Strang, Michael Gossop, Beverly Powis and Paul Griffiths
In the last decade, there has been an unprecedented growth in the number and diversity of drug services. Needle / syringe exchanges and street agencies now provide services alongside the more traditional drug clinics. Interviews with community samples of 408…
Druglink article 1996 – Heroin in the ’90s from A to B by Harry Shapiro
The first Druglink in May 1986 looked at the heroin situation in Britain. In this, our tenth anniversary issue, we revisit the drug and its new found publicity through Trainspotting and ask the question ” is smack back – or…
Druglink factsheet 1996 – Dual diagnosis
What is dual diagnosis? What are the special needs of the client? How can drug and alcohol workers address the problem? Factsheet- Dual Diagnosis (PDF)
Druglink article 1996 – Shared care by Dr Robert Scott and Colin Wisely
The first rule of service provision is that services must be accessible and attractive to users or else they wont use them. But what about the people who see them every day but hardly ever see drug workers? Shared care…
Druglink article 1995 – Taking a DAS trip by Simon Kirk and Clare Brabbins
What happens when psychiatrists and purchasers do drugs together Taking a DAS trip (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 1995 – The crack using client
This factsheet is a distillation of the experience of some of the gencies at the forefront of dealing with crack using clients Factsheet: The crack using client (PDF)
Druglink article 1995 – Drug workers and the database by Tim Crabbe and Michael Donmall
A study of the validity of information on regional database forms found that agency and database records tallied extremely well. The forms make useful initial assessment sheets, but there are still a few problems with them. Workers filled in the…
Druglink supplement 1995 – Task force to review services for drug misusers by John Polkinghorne
Update of the task force set up to review the effectiveness of treatment services for drug misuers. Task force to review services for drug misusers (PDF)