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MUP has had ‘lasting impact’ on drinking levels
[…] as well as its impact.’ Alcohol Health Alliance chair Professor Sir Ian Gilmore. ‘This is powerful real-world evidence of the success of minimum unit pricing as a harm reduction policy,’ said chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore. ‘Westminster has said time and time again that it is waiting for evidence from […]
We need to divert more young people from the criminal justice system
[…] receiving a one-to-one intervention with With You. They are provided with direct support, education on drugs and alcohol, information regarding the law, prevention of drug use and harm reduction advice. Once police receive confirmation of attendance from With You, the associated crime report is finalised as a ‘Community Resolution with Restorative Justice’. Read the full […]
Problem drug use ‘not a personal failing’, says SDF manifesto
[…] numbers in treatment should be doubled so that 70-80 per cent of the people ‘who could benefit from treatment are actively engaged’, it says, while successful local harm reduction initiatives should be rolled out nationally, with increased investment for HIV and hepatitis testing for anyone with a history of injecting drugs. Services for women also […]
Country-wide naloxone awareness campaign launches
[…] population, and this allows for their lives to be seen as expendable. This has to end – we must recognise that stigma kills.’ One of the posters features harm reduction activist and regular DDN conference volunteer Lee Collingham. ‘I was losing friends and going to funerals. They were poorly attended and the word heroin was omitted […]
In it together
[…] alcohol dependence can both strengthen relationships and reduce problematic drinking, says Kate Thompson. Although behavioural couples therapy has been recommended in NICE guidance since 2011 for ‘ harmful drinkers and people with mild alcohol dependence who have a regular partner who is willing to participate in treatment’, counselling and therapy that focuses on the […]
Homelessness ‘substantially’ increases BBV risk for people who inject drugs
[…] of the link between BBV risk and homelessness, and combines data from 45 previous studies. Homelessness and unstable housing mean people are less likely to access both harm reduction measures such as needle exchange or substitute medication and HIV or hep C treatment – they are also more likely to have recently been in prison […]
Young people’s drug use could be 20 per cent higher than estimated
[…] really important research which shows how widespread use of drugs and alcohol by young people is and gives us important evidence to inform both local policy and harm reduction and treatment responses.’ Testing the validity of national drug surveys: comparison between a general population cohort and household surveys published in the journal Addiction at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.15371 teenager […]
DDN Publication dates 2021
[…] health (Mental Health Awareness Week, 18-23 May) Nursing Alcohol June Volunteering (Volunteers’ Week, 1-6 June) Carers’ Week (8-13 June) Training & careers Criminal Justice Early trauma July/August Harm reduction (International OD Awareness Day, 31 Aug) Focus on nursing Hep C (World Hepatitis Day, 28 July) Ideas & innovations September Recovery Month Overseas developments Homelessness & […]
DDN September 2020
[…] (p15) highlights the resources we have for informing treatment – what could be more effective than learning from the experts? Overdose Awareness Day should teach us that harm reduction is not an optional extra, but a matter of life over death. Stigma at home and abroad is standing in the way of essential progress and […]
Big strides made in elimination of hepatitis C, but still a long way to...
[…] caused by injecting drugs, we have the specialist knowledge to be able to support the majority of people who have the condition. “We work closely with NHS harm reduction teams, who put people in the community in touch with us. We take over their care at this point – which could be anything from testing […]
Safeguarding Sanctuary
[…] regular phone contact with the perpetrator when she arrived, who would often try to manipulate her, use controlling and coercive behaviour, give verbal abuse and threaten self- harm if she didn’t return home. SafeNet supported Kerry to stop contact and she attended domestic abuse groups at Jane’s Place. Extensive safety planning work was done […]
Policy Scope
[…] were very careful about language in our report, incidentally, opting after much discussion for ‘women involved in prostitution’). For example, the women we spoke to valued the harm reduction services that were targeted at them (needle exchange, condoms and ‘scripts’) but equally they spoke about their aspirations for a decent place to live, a ‘normal’ […]
On the margins – news focus
[…] attention.’ The ‘process of change and recovery’ is likely to be a lengthy one, the document stresses, making it vital that a range of support – from harm reduction to help in exiting prostitution and support for ongoing recovery – are provided. The report looks at the kinds of interventions that work best, as well […]
News in brief
[…] need to acknowledge that ‘drug policy approaches dominated by strict law enforcement practices’ perpetuate the spread of hepatitis C by exacerbating marginalisation and undermining people’s access to harm reduction and treatment services, according to a report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy. The negative impact of the war on drugs on public health: the […]
19th November issue
[…] skills and the motivation to do well. It emphasises the argument reiterated in our letters page and in FDAP conference presentations – that It’s not about reducing the options to ‘either harm reduction or abstinence’, but about making sure we have both, at the time the individual is ready – and this can not be emphasised enough in a climate of fear […]
23rd April issue
[…] have also been notable successes, such as lower rates of HIV among drug users than in other comparable European countries. The Commission’s job will be to highlight what works – obviously harm reduction measures in this case – as well as what doesn’t. The new charity has already involved a diverse body of expertise – including some that normally comment on policy, […]
29th January issue
[…] and parenting charities debated issues at a recent seminar and learnt from innovative schemes (page 12). Gary Rees shows determination to improve communication between prisons and makes progress in healthcare and harm reduction through the innovative ‘Sparcle!’ network, on page 10. Finally, amid reports of how crystal meth is devastating America, the Home Office reclassified the drug this week. How worried should […]
30th June issue
[…] as directly to us here at DDN. But I make no apology for carrying debate, because that’s exactly what DDN is here for. If you’re part of a harm reduction network, you know why you’re there; if you’re contributing to a blog that supports abstinence you know you’re among like-minded friends. But addiction doesn’t microchip its subjects […]
16th June issue
[…] local culture. But Jacquie Johnston-Lynch describes in our cover story how her 12-step service in Liverpool not only played the game of attracting clients, but played it alongside the harm reduction teams, to become part of the same strong league of services. This is surely what it’s about – getting out there and playing with enthusiasm, so that […]
Counsellor Acorn House 2 days
[…] their substance misuse, including mental health, child protection, homelessness, abuse, etc. using a range of c ounselling models 1.2 Providing counselling/support on specific substance use issues including harm reduction relapse prevention and motivational work 2. Client Work 2.1 To proactively deliver a high quality/person centred service provision that meets the needs of the service users […]
Latin American states consider consequences of drug reform
[…] a move from criminalisation to public health in drug policy, abstinence-only approaches had still dominated, ‘even in the health sphere’, said director of the Open Society International Harm Reduction Program, Daniel Wolfe. ‘These scenarios offer a chance for leaders to replace indiscriminate detention and rights abuses with approaches that distinguish between users and traffickers and […]
News in brief
[…] ongoing economic crisis will see more young people selling and producing drugs – especially home-grown cannabis – at the same time as budget cuts hit treatment and harm reduction services, according to a new report from the European Commission (EC). The study was a ‘wake-up call for Europe’, said EU justice commissioner Viviane Reding. Study […]
Work Fair
[…] where he’d been injecting. That was the first time I’d come into contact with anything like that.’ By chance, a friend was working with consultant psychiatrist and harm reduction pioneer Dr John Marks, and arranged for her to spend a week shadowing staff at his service. ‘I went to an outreach, family conferences, scripting sessions. […]
BTCprog4
[…] enterprise zone. - Alternative therapy zone. - Open meetings with NUN and other organizations. - Live music. - Open mic ‘Soapbox’ area. - Drop-in suggestion wall. - Harm Reduction café. 2.00pm-3.30pm: A fternoon session Interactiv e session - An interactive session, chaired by Carole Sharma. Carole is chief executive of The Federation of Drug and […]
Tsunami of Need
[…] Lose the opportunity to be with others with the same shared experiences of life? When people lose their sense of belonging? The answer: negative thoughts, relapse, self- harm, overdose, suicide and death. Read the article at www.phoenix-futures.org.uk ———– DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership […]
BTCprog3
[…] enterprise zone. - Alternative therapy zone. - Open meetings with NUN and other organizations. - Live music. - Open mic ‘Soapbox’ area. - Drop-in suggestion wall. - Harm Reduction café. 2.00pm-3.30pm: A fternoon session Interactiv e session - An interactive session, chaired by Carole Sharma. Carole is chief executive of The Federation of Drug and […]
BTCprog2
[…] enterprise zone. - Alternative therapy zone. - Open meetings with NUN and other organizations. - Live music. - Open mic ‘Soapbox’ area. - Drop-in suggestion wall. - Harm Reduction café. 2.00pm-3.30pm: A fternoon session Interactiv e session - An interactive session, chaired by Carole Sharma. Carole is chief executive of The Federation of Drug and […]
Letters
[…] Newsnight (DDN, January, page 13). It just served to denigrate Eliot Albers and INPUD as a whole, who are not just pushing for legalisation but also bring harm reduction work to countries where drug users are arrested, imprisoned and executed for possessing small amounts of drugs and also just for possessing drug-taking paraphernalia. Peter Simonson, […]
February issue
[…] DDN will always strive to be an open forum for debate. In our Soapbox, Dr Eliot Albers eloquently makes the case for preserving respect and dignity alongside harm reduction, and highlights stigma created by an abstinence-focused recovery wave. While on page 14, Marie, as she nears the end of her ‘journey of self-discovery’ series, credits […]
A big welcome to EDP and new services in Staffordshire and NE prisons
[…] and ways of working.” Also, today, Humankind will begin a new drug and alcohol service, commissioned by Staffordshire County Council. Staffordshire Treatment and Recovery Service (STARS) includes harm reduction, care coordination, clinical interventions, recovery and aftercare. The new service, commissioned for 5 years, will have bases across the county, including Stafford, Newcastle-Under-Lyme and Burton. In […]
UKHRA
The UKHRA are a campaigning coalition of drug users, health and social care workers, criminal justice workers and educationalists that aims to put public health and human rights at the centre of drug treatment and service provision for drug users. www.ukhra.org/ UKHRA (United Kingdom Harm Reduction Alliance)
COVID-19 EuroNPUD) – UK
[…] and other injecting kit: oStock up - make sure you have enough equipment for 1 – 2 weeks for you and close peers. oPlan with your local harm reduction services how you will sustain the supply of sterile injecting equipment •Methadone and buprenorphine and other forms of opioid substitution therapy (OST): oTo prevent withdrawal due […]
Spectrum Coronavirus update March 25th
[…] take home medication are being provided with 2 weeks supply and we will be changing most supervised clients to unsupervised and doing the same for them. 4. Harm reduction – we’re aware that this is a critical time for people who are isolated at home and on longer scripts. Starting on March 26 th, we […]
Categorise people dependent on drugs as high-risk population, government urged
[…] such as methadone and buprenorphine, it adds, while systems also need to be put in place to ensure an adequate supply of sterile injecting equipment and other harm reduction supplies, including naloxone. Failure to protect this population would cost ‘far more both financially and in lives lost’ than the investment in treatment and the other […]
DDN March 2020
[…] to work ‘but then it was just unbelievable, how different it is.’ The GPs at their recent conference (page 12) also threw their weight behind this evidence-based harm reduction, so what are we waiting for? See you at our conference on 18 March! Claire Brown, editor Read the magazine as an e-magazine or download the […]
DDN 27 June 2005
[…] advertising. Where many organisations, particularly in the US, have failed to get the kids to ‘just say no’, this pair have gone for the practical option of information provision – and a very impressive archive it is too. This surely comes close to an online harm reduction manual. Read the magazine here ddn 27 06 2005
A glimpse of the future?
[…] pillar of the Downtown Eastside community but also as part of the four-pillar drug strategy the City of Vancouver has put into place, the four pillars being harm reduction, prevention, treatment and enforcement. Alongside offering safe spaces for people to take their drugs, Insite acts as a community space where people can socialise. There is […]
News in brief
[…] people are killed on Europe’s roads each year, with alcohol estimated to be responsible for around a quarter of the deaths. EMCDDA has also recently published ‘ harm reduction overviews’ for all EU member states as well as Norway, Turkey and Croatia. Reports available at www.emcdda.europa.eu Tough love Parents who drink more are unlikely to […]
Drug and Alcohol Practitioner
[…] setting. Services are designed to deliver Psychosocial Drug and Alcohol Interventions including a range of group work packages as well as structured one to one’s, proactive release planning and relapse prevention/ harm reduction strategies. You will be working with a team of experienced practitioners and clinicians in a fast paced remand prison. Find out more here
Be The Change
[…] social enterprise zone; alternative therapy zone; open meetings with NUN and other organisations; live music from The Shenanigans; open mic ‘Soapbox’ area; drop-in suggestion wall; video booth; harm reduction café. 2.00pm-3.10pm: Interactive session, chaired by Carole Sharma. Several short service user (individual and group) presentations, demonstrating inspiring personal stories of change and recovery. Microphones will […]
BTC Programme
[…] zone . - Open meetings with NUN and other organizations. - Live music . - Open mic ‘Soapbox’ area . - Drop -in suggestion wall . - Harm Reduct ion café . 2.00pm -3.30pm : Interactive session , chaired by Carole Sharma . - Several short service user (individual or group) presentations, demonstrating inspiring […]
Programme
[…] zone . - Open meetings with NUN and other organizations. - Live music . - Open mic ‘Soapbox’ area . - Drop -in suggestion wall . - Harm Reduction café . 2.00pm -3.30pm : Interactive session , chaired by Carole Sharma . - Several short service user (individual or group) presentations, demonstrating inspiring personal stories […]
Programme
[…] . - Open meetings with NUN and other organizations . - Live music . - Open mic ‘Soapbox’ area . - Drop -in suggestion wall . - Harm Reduction café . 2.00pm -3.30pm : Interactive session , chaired by Carole Sharma . - Several short service user (individual or group) presentations, demonstrating inspiring personal stories […]
Breaking Ties
[…] quote Professor Sir John Strang’s comments that this could be a ‘game-changer’ in opiate addiction treatment. A further study, published by Neale, Tompkins and Strang in the Harm Reduction Journal (April 2019), supports the idea that these prolonged-release formulations could be beneficial to patients ‘who wanted to avoid thinking about drugs and drug-using associates, wished […]
DDN Conference 2020 Postponed – click for details
[…] to put our heads together on what matters for service user involvement. Our agenda will reflect what’s important to you – drug-related deaths, activism, naloxone, BBVs, trauma, harm reduction initiatives, recovery inspiration and staying well. Hear from the UK Recovery Champion Dr Ed Day In this highly interactive setting we will share what works, […]
1st February issue
[…] of this field but they should never introduce an either/or option to fundamental treatment rights. We know that – but do our politicians? Never has the tired old harm reduction versus abstinence debate seemed so hollow and we must insist on public health policy that learns from this tragedy. As Andy Stonard points out (page 8), now is […]
October issue
[…] significant part – but the UKRF summit brought all parties to the table to be part of the dialogue (cover story, page 8). Rather than the all-too-frequent polarised arguments, harm reduction and recovery were acknowledged as traditional bedfellows and the debate moved on to making sure everyone knew the rules of the game when taking debate to a political […]
DDN September 2019
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Turning Point unveils wide-ranging hep C strategy
[…] virus as a major public health threat by 2030. The charity will provide testing and specialist treatment, as well as use staff training and the sharing of harm reduction information to help eradicate the condition. ‘We are proud to be playing a part in eliminating the virus as a public health threat,’ said chief executive […]
World Hepatitis Day 2019 DDN Round Up
[…] virus as a major public health threat by 2030. The charity will provide testing and specialist treatment, as well as use staff training and the sharing of harm reduction information to help eradicate the condition. Find out more here. Jennifer Hannon, the Lead Nurse in CGL Richmond CGL Richmond Integrated Recovery Service […]
DDNapril11
[…] o. 1 in the substance misuse sector SUPPORT MEASURES PROFILE Dr David Best recovery champion talks about building success p20 IN DEPTH Advocacy, support and harm reduction services for Nepalese women p16 NE WS F OCUS Will the UK drinks industry always get its own way in the alcohol regulation wars? p6 F ; ; H C ; D J E H ? D = ? D 7 = ; D K ? D ; B O H ; 9 E L ; H O # E H ? ; D J 7 J ; : I O I J ; C […]
April issue
[…] fully inclusive approach by being adopted much more widely. Much further afield, Gill Bradbury brings some tough challenges to our attention by talking to Parina Limbu Subba about her women’s harm reduction programme in Nepal (page 16). The scale of their challenge is daunting, right down to trying to run a service with daily power cuts lasting up to […]
DDNjan11
[…] anthrax outbreak? p6 INsIde story How a struggle with mental health issues saw Frankie end up in prison p14 Prof Ile John-Peter Kools on the challenges to harm reduction in an age of austerity p18 Why practitioners should also look after themselves b […]
Is Scotland closer to a consensus on drug treatment?
[…] to recovery strategy, that for too long the debate in Scotland has centred on whether the primary aim of treatment for people who use drugs should be harm reduction or abstinence.’ So if a truce has been called in parliament for now, are the press likely to lose interest in their anti-methadone campaign? ‘Clearly the […]
DDN December 2018
[…] Call +44 (0)1495 235800 Email: info@frontier-group .c o .u k W eb sit e : w ww.f r o ntie r-g ro up .c o .u k Frontier Medical Group, Block G Newbridge Road Industrial Estate, Blackwood, Caerphilly NP12 2YN United Kingdom. 1. Data Report on File: National Physical Laboratory. August 2018 Harm Reduction DDN i s a n i n bep en ben t p u blic a tio n , e n tir e ly f u n beb b […]
December 2018
[…] have felt powerless to halt the rise of drug and alcohol-related deaths. But we are also reminded of some important things that make a difference – strong harm reduction, good commissioning, and a commitment to learning from each other. I hope you enjoy a safe and peaceful festive season and we’ll be back for the […]
Height of awareness: peer-to-peer overdose prevention
[…] year. We arranged events for International Remembrance Day on 21 July and Overdose Awareness Day on 31 August, as well as organising naloxone training for our local harm reduction week at the end of August. We have been able to raise awareness, distribute naloxone to peers, and cement future working relationships for peer-to-peer distribution of […]
Campaigners call for urgent reform in sixth annual day of action
[…] in the day of action can ‘reclaim the message’, says Support. Don’t Punish. The campaign’s key aim is that future drug policy should focus on health and harm reduction. It wants to see an end to both the criminalisation of people who use drugs and the use of harsh or disproportionate punishments for people involved […]
UK among biggest consumers in ‘buoyant’ cocaine market
[…] We must be concerned about the health implications of cocaine use as we are beginning to see some worrying developments in this area, including a larger number of people entering treatment for the first time for cocaine problems. These changes underline the growing importance of providing effective prevention, treatment and harm-reduction interventions for cocaine users’.