19th May issue
If you are born into an addicted family and spend your childhood in and out of dealers’ houses, how likely are you to escape a life...
17th November 2008 Issue
In this month's issue: DDN reports on health, criminal justice and industry sectors debate alcohol, while Service Users take feedback one step further.
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December 2008
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16th June issue
Redefining recovery
Can the drug and alcohol field agree on a definition?
We’ve got an interesting question for you this issue: can you redefine what recovery...
14th January issue
Leaping into recovery seems a fine way to start off this Leap Year – it’s good to be back! I hope you’rehaving a good 2008...
30th June issue
Come on, out with it!
Why open debate can only be healthy for this field
Reading about Jane’s experience as she walked into a family support...
28th January issue
Wolverhampton’s Service User Involvement Team are doing so much, it was difficult to cram it all into one article (cover story). Behind the tangible successes of the...
14th July issue
Harness the energy
User groups are rightly passionate about what they do
By the time I got in touch with Dave Stork to interview him about...
11th February issue
Back to London, and a flurry of activity to get this issue together after our DDN/Alliance service users’ conference in Birmingham. The response to the event has...
28th July issue
Disingenuous? Moi?
DDN is what it is... a receptacle for other people’s ideas
A question about editorial control was put to me this week: should DDN...
25th February issue
Reactions to our first DDN/Alliance service user conference have been illuminating, interesting and inspiring for the next attempt. Most of the responses to our office and to...
8th September issue
Drink up, stay real
Can public health really come from the other side of the bar?
Effects of harmful drinking are all too plain in this...
10th March issue
The new ten-year drug strategy’s out – and yes, it’s a serious business. There’s some essential paperwork to prove it: not just the detailed strategy itself,...
22nd September issue
Talking Frankly
Shock, horror... humans behind the Home Office helpline!
Before talking to John, who works as an advisor on the FRANK helpline, I associated the...
6th October issue
Wars of words
How can you fight a war with nonsense?
There’s some tough talk on the ‘drug war’ in this issue, and we make no...
21st April issue
Are residential treatment centres up to scratch? In explaining the new star rating system, David Finney mentions that the drug and alcohol sector performs better than most...
20th October issue
Harnessing energy
Why old tricks often work best in the internet age
There’s a different energy at local events compared to national ones. Maybe it’s because...