Much is said about young black men caught up in a cycle of anti-social behaviour, but very little is understood. Now new research is unearthing the real story. Hassan Sebowa, 19, carried out in-depth interviews with a network of friends…
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Druglink article 2004 – Cop on the rocks by Max Daly
Five days after the Metropolitan Police introduced a new drug and alcohol policy to encourage officers to seek help for addictions, WPC Claire Frazer walked into her south London police station and owned up to a £500 a week crack…
Druglink article 2004 – Divine intervention: a community back from the brink by Max Daly
The conditions were ripe for drugs to blight a deprived and stranded Teeside community. But, with the help of two nuns, a strong community spirit and some well-targeted funding, the Clarences has worked from within to get back on its…
Druglink factsheet 2004 – Drugs and alcohol in the workplace
Briefing to assist managers of drug treatment services in developing effective drug and alcohol policies and procedures Factsheet – Drugs and alcohol in the workplace (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – A social contract by Richard Phillips
Treatment offers to get the dispossessed and addicted back into mainstream society, but for many this offer simply lacks credibility. Richard Phillips on how the recovery movement can offer people a tangible route out of addiction. A social contract (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – Agents of change by Carole Sharma
Little can be achieved in improving the way drug workers do their job without the help of their managers, says Carole Sharma. Agents of change (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – Culture shift by Joy Barlow
Joy Barlow on the impact of the recovery agenda on workforce development. The drug policy landscape and its focus on recovery, enshrined initially in the Scottish drug strategy in 2008 and then the UK strategy in 2010, required a sizeable shift in workforce development. For…
Druglink article 2003 – Tough love, American style by Peter McDermott
Peter Mason says the time is ripe for new thinking on workforce issues. Tough love, American style (PDF)
Druglink article 2003 – Building for the future: creating a dynamic workforce by Peter Mason
Concern about capacity building within drug services mirror those across the whole NHS. But, argues, Peter Mason, the reality of recruitment difficulties opens the way for more creative thinking. Building for the future: creating a dynamic workforce (PDF)
Druglink article 2003 – Fit for practice? Addicted to incompetence by Jane McGregor and Mike Epling
As the National Treatment Agency sets out to gauge exactly what drug workers really know about substance misuse, the authors say that much needs to be done to create a workforce of competent drug workers fully equipped to help users.…