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DDN1102
[…] copyright of CJ Wellings Ltd, but do not necessarily represent its views, or those of FDAP, WIRED and its partner organisations. News Round-upYoung cannabis users ‘insulated’ from drug markets •Police to get tough on underage drinking•Target regeneration funds at drugs problem, says SDF •EATA launches online CRB ser vice •Drug and alcohol cour ts […]
DDN3march10
[…] at the city’s proud heritage of public health and harm reduction. 14 GET WITH THE TIMES Consultations with young people have shown the need to refocus their drug and alcohol services, explains Marcus Roberts. REGULARS 4 NEWS ROUND-UP : Call for mephedrone ban amid media frenzy • Government response on alcohol damage branded ‘complacent’ […]
DDN051031
[…] us how he realised he had joined the estimated half a million people in this countr y with Hepatitis C. Now an active volunteer helping others conquer drug use, he wants to know why more isn’t being done to find and help people with the disease. Maybe you can offer suggestions. Editor’s letter In […]
DDN1401
[…] are the copyright of CJ Wellings Ltd, but do not necessarily represent its views, or those of FDAP, WIRED and its partner organisations. News Round-up 4 Abolish drug death penalty, says IHRA •Scots reach for earlier inter vention •’Public ser vices not meeting need’ •Scottish methadone prescriptions rise•Hep C up 10 per cent •Government […]
DDN1407
[…] a recovery group – for both members and therapists. Jan Lynch, Lynda Winn and Dr Marian De Ruiter explain. 12 SMOOTH LANDING Many people’s first taste of drug treatment comes via the criminal justice system. David Gilliver hears how a new group programme in Portsmouth is smoothing the path into treatment. REGULARS 4 NEWS […]
DDN060313
[…] about the remarkable potential of ‘energy therapies’. 8 When addiction means adoption Prof Neil McKeganey tackles the emotive issue of when enough is enough for children of drug addicted parents. 10 Letter to Georgie A mother shares her heartbreaking journey through her daughter’s slide into heroinaddiction and shows how she regained hope for both […]
DDN2409
RIDING HIGH Your fortnightly magazine | jobs | news | views | research Italy’s pioneering drug-free community gives skills for life CHASING EVIDENCE How do we know that day programmes work? PUPIL’S VIEW A 14-year-old’s fi rst taste of drugs education KEEPING THE BENEFITS How easy is arranging user work experience? 24 September 2007 […]
DDN230407
[…] policy with evidence •UK drink driving worsens •Gap grows between pupils’ understanding and behaviour • Grant cut jeopardises young people’s ser vices •Universities need stronger role in drug prevention • Belfast study on cannabis use • Call for prison alcohol funding • New recruitment ser vice at DrinkandDrugs.net 4 Features Cover story Asians don’t […]
DDN040607
[…] | research Discovering the direct impact on those affected LICENCE TO CURE Should we buy the Afghan opium harvest? QUEST FOR EVIDENCE Roger Howard of the UK Drug Policy Commission BE A BETTER MANAGER New website aims to improve team working 4 June 2007 www.drinkanddrugs.net 4 June 2007 News Round-up£2m pledged for harm reduction […]
DDN091006
PUSHING FRONTIERS Gerry Stimson talks about IHRA’s work for harm reduction WORKING LIVES Rehan Tariq is a drug worker in Luton’s Asian Community Employment after recovery is still an elusive goal – where are we going wrong? THE ROAD TO WORK From FDAP in association with WIRED Your fortnightly magazine |jobs|news|views|research 9 October 2006 […]
DDN050613
[…] 12-step programme From FDAP in association with WIRED Your fortnightly magazine |jobs|news|views|research 13 June 2005 INSTITUTIONAL RACISM One step forward two steps back? NTA NEW STRATEGY Improving drug treatment effectiveness HEALING THE FAMILY Corekids holistic philosophy www.drinkanddrugs.net News Round-up Crime Bill cracks down on binge drinking | Doctors attack drug strategy for failures on […]
DDN050613
[…] association with WIRED Y our fortnightly magazine | jobs |news |views |research 13 June 2005 INSTITUTIONAL RACISM One step forward two steps back? NTA NEW STRATEGY Improving drug treatment effectiveness HEALING THE FAMILY Corekids holistic philosophy www.drinkanddrugs.net News Round-up Crime Bill cracks down on binge drinking | Doctors attack drug strategy for failures ondrinking and smoking |Happy bir thday AA! | Repor ts from the Meeting Drug TreatmentNeeds Conference |BBC wants views on cannabis 4 Features Cover story Ending the […]
DDN 050404
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DDN030706
[…] chief calls for European action on drugs | SDF director wants focus change on Scottish drugs policy |Edinburgh trials more efficient records |Shared care pioneer inspires Birmingham drug centre |Reports from the NTA’s treatment effectiveness conferences | 4 Features Cover story How do the budget figures stack up? Following weeks of speculation, DATs have […]
DDN060409
[…] users dig deep EFFECTIVE TREATMENT CHANGING LIVES RECOVERY STARTS HERE The NTA is leading the development of a set of new initiatives to improve the effectiveness of drug treatment. Called ‘Routes to recovery’, they can help you learn how to use psychosocial ‘talking’ interventions to engage and motivate your clients more successfully. Together, they […]
DDN 050404
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DDN_November_2023
[…] ISSN 1755-6236 NOVEMBER 2023 ⢠DRINK AND DRUGS NEWS ⢠3 WWW.DRINKANDDRUGSNEWS.COM U SIN G D R UG S? YOU are important Assume itâs something else Any drug could be something else M ak e a r e sc u e p la nH ow w ou ld a n yo n e k […]
DDN010609
[…] weâd achieved,â she says. âWhen you compare us to other countries, yes our prevalence of drug use is quite high and we donât do so well on drug related deaths, but in terms of treatment penetration, waiting times and local areas having systems with the basic building blocks of harm reduction, opiate substitute therapy and access […]
Another record high for England and Wales drug deaths
[…] – the Health and Social Care Select Committee and the Scottish Affairs Select Committee – have called for drug policy reform in the UK in order to tackle drug related deaths, citing the need for investment in treatment and harm reduction, supporting calls for overdose prevention sites and calling for a review of the law to end […]
DDN231006
BUILDING CAPACITY Reversing the decline of residential rehabs SHARP COMMENT DDN attends the national conference on injecting drug use. Knowledge gaps and inappropriate training? What’s going on? CRISIS OF COMPETENCE From FDAP in association with WIRED Your fortnightly magazine |jobs|news|views|research 23 October 2006 www.drinkanddrugs.net FIREWALK WITH ME Unconventional therapy over a pit of hot […]
DDN 050321
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DDN1707
[…] how real is the problem? www.drinkanddrugs.net 17 July 2006 News Round-up Alcohol hospital admissions reach record levels |New guidance to suppor t YOTs | Birmingham advises pregnant drug-users | Scottish ‘social contract’ falls on stony ground |Drinkaware Trust pledges action on binge culture | Kenward Trust greets new phase | FRANK gets a makeover […]
DDN0311
[…] radar, and designed a service to bring them back into view. Russell Tullett and Annabel Hodgson explain. 11 BEAR NECESSITIES User involvement magazine âThe Bearâ has brought drug services and their clients in touch across Coventry and rural Warwickshire, as DDN reports. 12 JOIN HANDS The merger of ARP and Rugby House early next […]
DDN2104
[…] for clients BARS TO PROGRESS Are criminal justice interventions working? CHAPTER AND VERSE The role of creative writing in addiction recovery POSTCODE LOTTERY Why some children of drug users are still missing out 21 April 2008 www.drinkanddrugs.net 21 April 2008 CJ Wellings Ltd, FDAP and WIRED do not accept responsibility for the accuracy of […]
DDN 050321
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DDNjan10
[…] commissioners. 15 DUTCH COURAGE Theo van Dam, head of Dutch service user organisation LSD, reflects on his volatile dealings with the authorities. REGULARS 4 NEWS ROUND-UP : Drug users face anthrax risk • Home Office replaces sacked Nutt atACMD • NTA places recovery in the mainstream • Health select committee demands alcohol promotion overhaul […]
DDN201106
CONFERENCE REPORTS FDAP debates the future as the NTA go ‘full and frank’ COMPETENCE ROUTES Meeting targets is straight- forward with DANOS Drug education in schools – a more effective approach GETTING IT RIGHT Your fortnightly magazine |jobs|news|views|research 20 November 2006 www.drinkanddrugs.net COMMENT Back-to-work challenge for service providers 20 November 2006 News Round-upAlcohol Concern […]
DDN060227
[…] COMMENT Giving up the weed – a priority for young people www.drinkanddrugs.net News Round-up Alcohol ser vices falling far shor t of need | Edinburgh shakes up drug and alcohol ser vices |Mentor UK invites entries for alcohol prevention |Pharmacists want greater prescribing freedom on controlled drugs | Prisons conference shapes agenda |NTA remains […]
DDNapril10
TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM âBy doing good quality drug treatment and harm âBy doing good quality drug treatment and harm reduction within the criminal justice system we reduction within the criminal justice system we can not only protect the human rights of drug can not only protect the human rights of […]
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[…] hear about genuinely effective working partnerships (cover story, page 8). Adfam’s conference brought together representatives from all areas of family support – not just those working directly in drug and alcohol treatment, but professionals with expertise in parenting, child poverty, schools and prisons. They looked at issues from family members’ perspectives, and shared knowledge and […]
DDN 050516
DUAL DIAGNOSIS Getting through the maze From FDAP in association with WIRED Your fortnightly magazine |jobs|news|views|research 16 May 2005 GP DEBATE Should all drug users be treated in primary care? DANOS THREE YEARS ON Are standards making the grade? www.drinkanddrugs.net …simple and complete solutions for your drug testing requirements Complete Drug Testing Solutions Cozart […]
DDN 050516
DUAL DIAGNOSIS Getting through the maze From FDAP in association with WIRED Your fortnightly magazine |jobs|news|views|research 16 May 2005 GP DEBATE Should all drug users be treated in primary care? DANOS THREE YEARS ON Are standards making the grade? www.drinkanddrugs.net …simple and complete solutions for your drug testing requirements Complete Drug Testing Solutions Cozart […]
DDN061106
[…] HIV • Many ignorant of effects of hepatitis B • Media watch 4 Features Cover story Tell it like it is!What are the big issues for the drug and alcohol field? What would you like to put to policymakers? As DDN hits its second anniversar y issue, we ask our par tner organisations to […]
DDN2405
[…] 12 IN COMMISSION Max Vaughan describes how Birmingham DAAT got to grips with alcohol commissioning. 14 REWARDING RESULTS Now’s the time for the outcome funding model in drug and alcohol services, says Peter Mason. 15 RACE AGAINST TIME Let’s look at how drug users from minority groups are treated across Europe, says Kazim Khan. […]
DDN0510
[…] arily represent its views, or those of its partner organisations. Cover:Andrey Armyagov 5 October 2009 | drinkanddrugsnews| 3 European Association for the Treatment of Addiction FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Beyond the squeeze Donât let recession kill the drive to innovate Published by CJ Wellings Ltd, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 […]
DDN1905
[…] them are polydrug users, often injecting opiate users – most have mental health problems and many will suffer from infectious diseases. In Scotland, a large proportion of drug related deaths occur within this agegroup but we also strongly suspect that many lives are cut short due to the impact of bloodborne viruses and other chronic health […]
DDNmarch10
[…] project opened doors for them while SURF explained life-transporting peer support. 9 âCHALLENGE US!â SAYS NTA As well as feedback, the National Treatment Agency wants to include drug users not yet engaged in treatment said Rosanna OâConnor. 10 USER GROUP HUB The service user group exhibition has become a valued networking opportunity and place […]
DDN0103
[…] project opened doors for them while SURF explained life-transporting peer support. 9 âCHALLENGE US!â SAYS NTA As well as feedback, the National Treatment Agency wants to include drug users not yet engaged in treatment said Rosanna OâConnor. 10 USER GROUP HUB The service user group exhibition has become a valued networking opportunity and place […]
DDN250906
FAMILY CONCERN Support for the children of alcoholic parents THE WAY FORWARD Drug education in schools needs a new direction Dual diagnosis – delivering effective services across a field in denial WHICH WAY TO TURN? From FDAP in association with WIRED Your fortnightly magazine |jobs|news|views|research 25 September 2006 www.drinkanddrugs.net METHADONE PIONEERS Drs Vincent Dole […]
DDN1806
[…] takes the grass roots approach 18 June 2007 www.drinkanddrugs.net 18 June 2007 News Round-upYoung people and ‘hidden’ drinkers targeted in alcohol strategy • DTTOs ‘effective in reducing drug use’ • MEP suppor t for decriminalising cannabis • Website tackles young alcohol use • Move focus from poppy farmers, says IDPC• Consultation on revised clinical […]
DDN1911
[…] tax increase ‘an ethical duty’•Turning Point launches Centre of Excellence•Ser vice user involvement conference gathers steam •News in brief4 Conference news Repor ts from FDAP’s fifth annual drug and alcohol professionals’ conference; and Alcohol Concern’s ‘Too much too young? Alcohol and young people’ conference 6 Features Cover story Give abstinence a chanceAbstinence works – […]
DDN0505
[…] were selected on a range of criteria including priorities for clinical treatment in prisons not yet receiving additional funds and prisons serving areas with a prevalence of drug related deaths above 7 in 100,000 population. IDTS commissioning plans will be jointly agreed with local DATs. Drugs and alcohol identified as today’s ‘social evils’ Drugs and alcoholwere […]
DDN2502
[…] Group Ltd Cover: JellyPics www.drinkanddrugs.net 25 February 2008 | drinkanddrugsnews| 3 Empowering People Drink and Drugs News partners: European Association for the Treatment of Addiction FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Published by In partnership with Great debate asks abstinence above all? The question of whether abstinence – from both illegal drugs and substitute […]
DDN0903
[…] Change through People Open access programme All courses closely mapped to DANOS Bristol venues One day courses (£125 + VAT) Lone working 25 March Alcohol & poly drug use 29 April Engagement & assessment 13 May Effective communication 9 June Addiction, dependency & change 22 Sept Difficult & aggressive behaviour 5 Oct Two day […]
DDN2010
[…] cannabis fines • New guidance encourages family support • Welsh Assembly reviews treatment • BMA calls for compulsory alcohol labelling • Young people’s survey reveals attitudes to drug use • News in brief 8 LETTERS AND COMMENT – Keep clients’ needs at heart ; services should be driven by personal goals. ‘Is maintenance for […]
DDN060424
[…] calls for analysis of treatment outcomes |Food for thought at Unhooked Thinking |News in brief | Media watch |4 Features Cover story Tough questions for tough choices Drug testing on arrest has raised serious questions that the Home Office can not ignore, says Kevin Flemen. It should never mean compromising human rights, adds Daren […]
DDN February 2020
[…] thbse bf its partner brganisatibns. ‘Why can’t we reverse this shameful trend of DRDs? EACH YEAR the crbss-party parliamentary grbup meets tb review the ONS data bn drug-related deaths, and each time frusthratibns surface at the lack bf prbgress (page 11). We have the evidence, we knbw the cbntributing factbrs – why can’t we […]
DDN310706
[…] HIDDEN EXCESS Dr Chris Ford finds medical students surprisingly useful www.drinkanddrugs.net PLUS: Residential Treatment Directory 31 July 2006 News Round-up Criminal justice system fails alcohol offenders | Drug drivers ignore risks |Flint launches smoke-free consultation |Baroness Scotland opens Brighton ser vice |Training quizzes hit the spot | Bolton’s safer clubbing | 4 Features Cover […]
DDNjan11
[…] A Y HOME AND AWAY Local versus out-of-area treatm ent Local versus out-of-area treatment – is there room for both? – is there room for both? HOW DRUG-FREE IS YOUR SERVICE? HOW SAFE ARE YOUR STAFF FROM NEEDLE STICK OR OTHER INJURIES? BAC Safety specialise in training in the search and detection of drugs […]
DDN 050207
[…] if you fancy telling us how you started in the field, please get in touch. E ditor’s letter European Association for the Treatment of Addiction FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PR OFESSIONALS In this issue Editor: Claire Brown t: 020 7463 2164 e: claire@cjwellings.com Advertising Manager: Ian Ralph t: 020 7463 2081 e: ian@cjwellings.com […]
DDN090209
[…] that time we have been able to organise training and attendance at conferences for service users on a range of subjects including advocacy, overdose prevention, safer injecting, drug related deaths and hep C. Just recently nine of us attended the National Service User Conference, Voices for Choices, in Birmingham – we thought it was superb, we […]
DDN 050207
[…] if you fancy telling us how you started in the field, please get in touch. E ditor’s letter European Association for the Treatment of Addiction FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PR OFESSIONALS In this issue Editor: Claire Brown t: 020 7463 2164 e: claire@cjwellings.com Advertising Manager: Ian Ralph t: 020 7463 2081 e: ian@cjwellings.com […]
DDN060522
[…] frontline www.drinkanddrugs.net 22 May 2006 News Round-up Alcohol indicators show problems worsening in North West |Edinburgh mobilises pregnancy support team |New Drugs Minister appointed | Scots merge drug and alcohol associations | Competence awards go live | Skills for Health consultation | Sandwell trains to encourage recruitment | Euromed launches training bursary | Events […]
DDN110906
[…] planning and commissioning drug services, possibly make informed decisions about strategies and service delivery without real-time, up to the minute information about local and national trends in drug related deaths? Some areas, such as Berkshire, have set up local multi-agency steering groups, including strong relationships with local coroners, Ambulance Trusts and emergency health services, to provide […]
DDN1711
[…] accounted for between 50 and 80 per cent of all treatment demands, and drug overdoses were one of the leading causes of death for young Europeans. ‘Reducing drug related deaths is an explicit goal of most national drug strategies but our actions are yet to match our words,’ he said. ‘We must prioritise overdose prevention measures […]
DDN_October_2023
DDN Magazine October 2023 - Our cover story explores moral injury – which traces a clear path from combat- related experiences to escaping trauma through substances. Other articles cover: a whole school approach to young peoples’ services, Recovery Month activities, recovery protection, The founder of Recoverist Month, 20 years of Kaleidoscope's harm reduction in […]
DDN1607
[…] INTO PLACE Finding the right pieces for reintegration KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Open forum on workforce development 16 July 2007 www.drinkanddrugs.net 16 July 2007 News Round-upAgencies attack Tor y drug proposals • Wor k and boredom reduce heroin use • Unemployed youngsters more likely to self- harm • Enforcement a ‘high risk strategy’ on rough sleepers […]
DDN120207
[…] need from your employer to thrive? 12 February 2007 News Round-upHidden Harm inquiry highlights much more to do •Quality care ‘should be norm’ for dual diagnosis • Drug problems push prisons further towards crisis •Alcohol Concern joins DDN par tnership • OU and FDAP launch training for line managers • Young people’s DIP pilot […]
DDN060130
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DDN March2021
[…] of around 10,000 young people. UCL researchers also analysed the MCS finddings according to sex, ethnicity and parentsb educational levels, with males reporting higher rates of both drug usde and binge drinking. While young people whose dparents were educated to degree level or above were more likely to have tried alcohol and experienced binge […]