When are we going to be able to do the jobs we trained for without having to play childish numbers games, asks drug worker ‘Beth’ in her second instalment on the reality of working in fontline drug services. Drowning by…
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Druglink article 2008 – Uncovering harm by Niall Casserly and Michael Waite
Identifying and dealing with drug problems in family settings is a thorny issue. Working among ex-mining communities in the Welsh valleys, one organisation has been trailblazing a path which others would do well to follow. Uncovering harm (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Spanish lessons by Jimmy Grieve and Cinzia Brentari
A jail in Spain shows that harm reduction, drug treatment and security can co-exist. Yet most prisoners with a drug problem are having a tough time in jails across Europe. Spanish lessons (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Access all areas by Steve Sampson
Grassroots know-how, not bluster and big bucks, is diverting young people away from drugs and gangs in Britain’s second city (Birmingham). Access all areas (PDF) Additional keywords: race / ethnic groups
Druglink article 2008 – In the flesh by Beth
In the wake of the launch of the new drug strategy, the daily grind of dealing face-to-face with some of the UK’s most damaged people carries on regardless. In this frank and revealing piece, drug worker ‘Beth’ describes the two…
Druglink article 2000 – Crossing the gap: Identifying clients of dual diagnosis by Jim Barnard
Examination of gaps in dual diagnosis treatment uncovered an unforeseen problem – mental health services and drug teams are most concerned about different drugs of abuse. Crossing the gap: Identifying clients of dual diagnosis (PDF)
Druglink article 2000 – Service capacity crescendo: evolution is extinction by Peter Mason and Hal Williams
As with innovation, service expansion needs to be a deliberate policy to be successful. Service capacity crescendo: evolution is extinction (PDF)
Druglink news item 2000 – Wintercomfort: the price of trust by Harry Shapiro
The case of Ruth Wyner and John Brock has sent waves of anger and anxiety rippling through the social care world. The press have roundly condemned both the conviction and the sentence. Harry Shapiro looks at the case and some…
Druglink article 2007 – Unknown territory by Maria Ahmed
Social workers are confronted with substance misuse on a daily basis, but admit to being largely ill-equipped to deal with it. Maria Ahmed on how welfare bosses are missing a trick by failing to get its workforce drug-trained. Unknown territory…
Druglink article 2007 – Methadone in the madness by Peter Wayne
He has spent 25 of the last 30 years committing petty crime to fund a drugs habit – only to be locked up in jails teeming with drugs. But Peter Wayne’s dealings with a disjointed criminal justice system look set…