In the current climate of political austerity, the personalisation agenda needs to be handled with care. You’d have to have been living as a hermit on South Uist or paddling up the Amazon in a coracle to have missed the fact that personalisation has…
Tag Archive for drug services
Druglink article 2010 – In the thick of it by Sam Hart
A controversial scheme that tackles parental drug abuse by parachuting key workers into family homes is proving successful. But the flagship Labour policy is under threat from dwindling resources. After a heavy night of drinking vodka and smoking spliffs, Jen finds it difficult to…
Druglink article 2010 – High on aspiration by Sara McGrail and David MacKintosh
Sara McGrail and David MacKintosh look at a decade of change within the drugs sector – and the looming government spending review. It’s July 2010 and a new broom is sweeping through Whitehall in the shape of a coalition government, short on policy detail, but high…
Druglink article 2010 – Sink or swim by Susanne MacGregor
Britain now has arguably one of the best drug treatment systems in the world. But there are choppy waters ahead, says Susanne MacGregor. The government’s 2008 drugs strategy aimed to “deliver new approaches to drug treatment and social reintegration”. It gave long overdue attention to…
Druglink article 2010 – Dealing with it by Sam Hart
For most young people who develop drug problems, substance misuse is a symptom, rather than a cause, of a troubled life. Most young people don’t use illegal drugs at all. The majority of those that do steer clear of harder drugs, using mostly cannabis and alcohol.…
Druglink article 2010 – Adapt and survive by Marcus Roberts
To mark the publication of DrugScope’s report on young people’s drug treatment, Druglink gathered together a group of experts involved in the delivery of young people’s services to share their experiences and concerns, take stock of recent developments and look to the future. Adapt…
Druglink news item 2010 – Splitting headache by Andy McNicoll
As the government reins in public spending, a new way of dividing up the pot to help England’s young drug users is under intense scrutiny. Andy McNicoll on a system that is already taking some flak from the field… Radical changes to the…
Druglink article 2010 – Citizen medics by Rosie Mundt-Leach, Siobhan Jackson, Francis Keaney and Alun Morinan
More than one in 20 heroin overdose emergency kits handed out to drug users has been used to counteract an overdose, a study has found. Rosie Mundt-Leach, Siobhan Jackson, Francis Keaney and Alun Morinan report on a unique naloxone kit experiment in south London. Citizen medics…
Druglink article 2010 – Working in isolation by Esther Sample
The links between homelessness and drug abuse are damaging, self-perpetuating and well-documented. Yet homeless drug users often find their escape route hindered by a divided system. Working in isolation (PDF)
Druglink article 2010 – Early adopters by Lena Corner
Drug services have to be quick on their feet to keep up with a growing array of new substances being used by young people. Lena Corner visited one project which is managing to keep up to speed. The government’s ban on GBL, BZP…