Are prisons a methadone free-for-all where offenders are barred from actually getting clean? Liz Hughes and Peter Phillips say the reality is far removed from the picture painted by those guided by abstentionist beliefs. A dose of reality (PDF)
Tag Archive for treatment
Druglink article 2011 – The quiet revolution by Chris Ford
The way drug users are dealt with by GPs has transformed in the last three decades. Dr Chris Ford, who retired earlier this year from her post as one of Britain’s specialist drug misuse GPs, looks back at how things have changed in…
Druglink article 2011 – Going green by Caroline Chatwin and David Porteous
An ongoing study among long term cannabis users paints a picture of reluctant skunk smokers whose often low-level addiction has had both good and bad impacts on their lives. Much of the academic research conducted thus far into cannabis use tends to focus on…
Druglink article 2011 – Under one roof by Sam Hart
Michaela’s life reached a crossroads when her daughter was born two years ago. She loved her child, but a serious drug problem meant she was incapable of looking after her. Sam Hart on a specialist residential rehab unit for families that helps drug using…
Druglink article 2004 – A DTTO changed my life
How being put on a treatment and testing order led one drug using offender out of crime and addiction. A DTTO changed my life (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Court in two minds by John Crichton and Simon Fidler
Our system of dealing with drug problems is disjointed say John Crichton and Simon Fidler, who visited the Bronx to see how it could be done. Court in two minds (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Once more into the breach by Alex Stevens
The Home Office is expanding the use of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) because it says they are a success. But, asks Alex Stevens, where are the facts to back this up? Once more into the breach (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – Relatively speaking by Elliot Elam
One of the Britain’s largest drug agencies has trained its workforce to look into the delicate matter of drug users’ families. Only by looking past the label and focusing squarely on the individual can drug treatment workers understand a person’s concerns, their predicament and the issues…
Druglink article 2011 – The Knowledge by William Butler
The Substance Misuse Skills Consortium is a sector led initiative tasked with delivering ‘an inspirational, recovery-orientated workforce’. The Consortium’s chair, William Butler, describes how it came about and why it is vital that treatment providers now step up and demonstrate their support for its…
Druglink article 2011 – The whole nine yards by Leon Wylie
A good drug worker is not necessarily someone who has used lots of drugs, has great charm or is extremely efficient. They are someone best equipped to help people off drugs. The substance use treatment sector is in flux. Political and policy changes and…