While the field has every reason to be encouraged by the government’s response to drug problems since 1997, concerns and anxieties remain in a number of key areas. here, Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses issues such as treatment, cannabis and…
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Druglink article 2005 – Staying the course by Paul Hayes
When the National Treatment Agency was set up in 2001 it heralded a brave new world of drug treatment. Paul Hayes, chief executive of the NTA, on how the organisation intends to stick around to ensure drug users stay in…
Druglink article 2004 – The professionals: the journey from DIY to DANOS by Peter Martin
Voluntary sector have come a long way from the days of enthusiastic amateurs dispensing tea and talk. Peter Martin maps out the long and winding road to the land of professionalism, performance and partnership The professionals: the journey from DIY…
Druglink article 2004 – From cauliflower cheese to methadone by Mark Gilman
Treating problem drug users has become a multi-million pound, red-tape laden industry. This was not always so. Mark Gilman explains how treatment services have been forced to adapt to cope with dramatic changes in the causes and characteristics of drug…
Druglink article 2004 – More, better and fairer: the state of the notion by Sara McGrail
In a hard-hitting analysis, Sara McGrail, former Assistant Director of Programme Implementation at the NTA, explores the extent to which the NTA’s mission statement delivers to the treatment and crime aims of the National Drugs Strategy and makes the case…
Druglink article 2004 – Being there: the importance of empathy by Petra Sylvia Meier and Michael Donmall
The relationship between drug users and counsellors is vital – but do we understand how it works? The authors look at what makes drug counselling tick. Being there: the importance of empathy (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Pushing the panic button by Harry Shapiro
Tina Williams, victim of an abusive marriage, was struggling to bring up three kids in a poverty-blighted town. She cleaned toilets at night and sold vegetables during the day to make ends meet. Then life got worse. Pushing the panic…
Druglink article 2004 – Emergency: breathing life into hospital drug services by David Henstock
The second class service experienced by drug users in many hospitals represents a missed opportunity to help thousands of people with drug problems. David Henstock describes how one hospital buckled the trend. Emergency: breathing life into hospital drug services (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – The 12 step model: it does what it says on the tin by Nick Barton
Going through the programme and conceptualising addiction as an illness has helped many people come off drugs. So, asks, Nick Barton, what difference does the labelling make? The 12 step model: it does what it says on the tin (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Hard nuts to crack: treating the needs of young users by Max Daly
The age of children arriving at treatment services with heroin and cocaine dependencies is falling. Max Daly on how the system is dealing with younger Class A users. Hard nuts to crack: treating the needs of young users (PDF)