The thorny issue of drug policy has a history of causing fear and panic among government ministers. So have things changed? Mike Trace, former deputy drug czar, with the inside story on how politicians are slowly learning to make sense…
Tag Archive for policy
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 2004 – Long arm of the law by Jane Mackenzie
Drug users from America to Thailand are subjected to human rights abuses on a grand scale. Jane Mackenzie on the brutal treatment meted out on behalf of the global war on drugs. Long arm of the law (PDF)
Druglink article 2010 – Testing the waters by Emma Ward, Esther Sample and Marcus Roberts
DrugScope conducted a survey of its membership and other key stakeholders in September 2010 to inform our response to the drug strategy consultation. High numbers turned out at short notice at events in London, Birmingham and Newcastle to voice their opinions, demonstrating the commitment and passion that exists within…
Druglink article 2010 – Collateral damage by Sam Hart
Britain’s youth service, established half a century ago, is steeling itself for some heavy cuts from the coalition government. And this is bad news for young people facing drug problems. Sam Hart reports. Youth work is in crisis. Heads of youth services and charities…
Druglink article 2010 – Coalition conundrum by Martin Barnes
As we await the new drug strategy, opinion is split on how the spending cuts, funding, the coalition government and its ‘Big Society’ will make their mark on future policy. Martin Barnes picks through the evidence Coalition conundrum (PDF)
Druglink article 2010 – Needle syndrome by Alex Stevens
There is a direct link between the level of welfare provided by a country and its injecting drug user population – and the government would do well to heed this, says Alex Stevens. The recent consultation on drug strategy stressed the government’s ambition…
Druglink article 2010 – You getting personal? by Sara McGrail
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…
Druglink article 2010 – Fluid policy by Paul Hayes
The provision of methadone, if some politicians and newspapers are to be believed, is no better than handing out illegal drugs. Paul Hayes, Chief Executive of the National Treatment Agency, clarifies the changes afoot for the substitute drug Fluid policy (PDF)
Druglink article 2010 – End of an era? by Baroness Doreen Massey
Set up by the Labour government in 2001, the National Treatment Agency will be abolished in 2012. So what does this mean for the drug field? Baroness Doreen Massey, Chair of the NTA, maps out the road ahead. In the run up…