The NTA , a special health authority within the NHS, was launched in April 2001 to co-ordinate the drive for better and more consistent treatment for people with drug problems. The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (PDF)
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Druglink article 2012 – Ten years on by Colin Brewer
Back in 2001, Colin Brewer made some predictions in Druglink about future developments for medical treatment. So what happened? Ten years on (PDF) A decade ago, I began my article by considering vaccines that could be tailor-made to block the effects of most misused…
Druglink article 2012 – Beg to differ by Mike Ashton
After chairing a debate last year between Stanton Peele and Neil McKeganey, Mike Ashton concludes that the evidence-base cannot settle the harm reduction/abstinence argument. Beg to differ (PDF)
Druglink interview 2012 – Clare Gerada by Andy McNicoll
As Chair of The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Dr Gerada’s spirited opposition to the health bill has won her many plaudits. But while much of her time and energy in the last year has been ploughed into debating NHS privatisation and the…
Druglink article 2012 – Trouble ahead? Let’s face the music and dance by Marcus Roberts
Marcus Roberts on the twin threats posed to drug treatment by the creation of Public Health England and the mantra of localism Trouble ahead? Let’s face the music and dance (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – Confined opportunity: arrest referral by Paul Townsley
Setting up an arrest referral service raises practical problems of staff recruitment and development and working closely with a hierarchical organisation which also commissions the service. Confined opportunity: arrest referral (PDF)
Druglink article 2012 – Burden of proof by Gail Jones
Prison drug treatment programmes can cut re-offending but, claims Gail Jones of Rapt, the lack of a solid evidence base is putting their future at risk. Burden of proof (PDF)
Druglink article 2012 – Raising the bar by Gary Ward
Gary Ward takes a look at how one local authority tackled the problem of repeated alcohol-related hospital admissions. Raising the bar (PDF)
Druglink interview 2001 – Victor Adebowale by Harry Shapiro
Self-doubt and ambition is how Victor Adebowale describes his career path through voluntary sector and local authority housing management, the Alcohol Recovery Project, Director of Centrepoint and now Chief Executive of Turning point. Interview – Victor Adebowale (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – Concrete counselling: ignoring outcomes by Phil Harris
If counsellors keep to the methods of their favoured ideology they may be ignoring the results. Poor outcomes are not always the client’s fault. Concrete counselling: ignoring outcomes (PDF)