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[…] culture of prescribing methadone has proved incredibly stubborn and difficult to break. There is still a huge amount more that government must do, so that in practice treatment is about full recovery instead of maintenance… This approach requires that we fight vested interests and challenge the status quo. Iain Duncan Smith, Sunday Telegraph, 16 […]
Reflecting on Turning Point UK being a social enterprise and why it matters
[…] these cracks in the system become more pronounced. Read the original blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Turning Point Julie Bass, Chief Executive at Turning Point
SIG Penrose Partners with ELFT
[…] well as therapeutic engagement for the service users.” Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by SIG A hand holding keys to a door
Substance misuse safeguarding
[…] it as much as possible. A key concern for these often vulnerable children is to limit, as much as possible, exposure to substances. At CRI, we treat heroin-dependent service users with opiate replacement medications which are by their nature potentially dangerous drugs. Any service user who is given methadone, for example, will be provided […]
Liver disease stats map out stark inequalities
[…] more common for liver units to have much younger individuals waiting for a liver transplant or dying on the wards.’ People ‘need to be diagnosed much earlier to obtain effective care, treatment and support as soon as possible,’ she stressed. Atlas of variation in risk factors and healthcare for liver disease: September 2017 at fingertips.phe.org.uk
Penrose Synergy Successfully Retains Floating Support Contract
[…] six hundred and five people, who have all stated that they now have more choice and control.’ DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by The Social Interest Group Emmeline Irvine
WDP & West London Alliance win MJ Award
[…] substance misuse to put themselves forward for the IPS programme. IPS can change lives.” Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by WDP WDP
DDN April 2017
[…] manager, who until recently was working at the frontline of prison substance misuse services. He feels compelled to share experience of clients being rushed through very intense treatment programmes, and of many opportunities for holistic interventions being dismissed or unsupported. We can see the results of life-changing interventions through Addaction’s Trans4orm programme and RAPt’s […]
Why a regulated cannabis market might be the way forward
[…] get it right for people who actually use cannabis. Read the full article on Addaction’s Blog. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Addaction, and first appeared on https://medium.com/addaction-voices/
Obituary – Judy Bury
[…] But true to form even when unwell she fought tirelessly for the ‘Yes’ campaign in Scotland and gathered together a group of doctors to form Doctors for Assisted Suicide (DAS). Judy always gave such a lot to people and causes she believed in. Many of us loved her, and after a difficult last illness […]
Time for safer injecting spaces in Britain?
[…] injecting practices, would it be negligent for governments not to consider them at this point? Read the full article on findings.org.uk DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This article first appeared on findings.org.uk
Scots look to ban TV alcohol ads before 9pm
[…] older people are drinking to ‘harmful or mildly dependent levels’ says Older people and alcohol: a practice guide for health and social care. ‘Older people seeking treatment for alcohol use are often in poor health and have a range of complex social, health and other care needs associated with their substance use,’ said […]
We must tackle the rise in addictions caused by the pandemic
[…] workplaces, Zoom calls, school gates across all our lives at an increasing level. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by The Forward Trust
SIG peer mentors volunteer at Happy Pants
[…] life, much like the peers and clients, so they can relate to them. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Social Interest Group
UK’s first regular drug testing facility launches in Bristol
[…] about the drugs that they may consume and that are in circulation. This is about working in partnership to help reduce harm to our communities and empowering people to make safer, more informed choices, with access to drug treatment and further support.’ Bristol drug testing Professor Fiona Measham Bristol Council public health lead, Ellie King
An interview with John Kneale – Volunteer at Achieving Change Through Employment
[…] improve my own skills and abilities. Read the full interview at www.changegrowlive.org DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by CGL, and first appeared on www.changegrowlive.org John Kneale
Nearly 2m drinkers should be sent for liver scans, says NICE
[…] symptoms until it is too late,’ said deputy chief executive of NICE, Professor Gillian Leng. ‘If it is tackled at an early stage, simple lifestyle changes or treatments can be enough for the liver to recover. Early diagnosis is vital, as is action to both prevent and halt the damage that drinking too much […]
Turning Point’s Julie Bass responds to the Autumn Statement
[…] for many and we must not let the most vulnerable fall through the cracks. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Turning Point Julie Bass, Chief Executive at Turning Point
Recovery month 2015
[…] England. The day featured a selection of great food and refreshments, as well as alternative therapies, taster support groups, and the opportunity to browse the stalls of local communities and services to find out what opportunities are available to people thinking about treatment, or in recovery. www.therecoveryfestival.co.uk Recovery festival Recovery festival 2 Recovery festival 3
Swapping prison for pavement
[…] moving patch each night to keep safe? Read the full article at www.turning-point.co.uk ——– DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content first appeared in the Turning Point blog
Delivering community support across Scotland
[…] 44 staff working across 73 GP practices. In 2021 we supported around 2,500 people. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by With You
What we’re learning about better working with the LGBTQ+ community
[…] know is worth doing better. Read the full article here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content first appeared on We Are With You’s blog and can be read here.
National award nomination for member of Forward’s Restart team
[…] in Thanet, Kent. This blog was originally published by The Forward Trust. You can read the original post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by The Forward Trust
Lack of harm reduction services impeding HIV progress, warns UNAIDS
[…] and HIV-related stigma. Criminalisation and ‘severe punishments’ remain commonplace despite the evidence showing that decriminalisation of personal use and possession can increase the uptake of health and treatment services, says UNAIDS. Around one in five prisoners worldwide is incarcerated for drug-related offences, of which around 80 per cent are for personal use only. Meanwhile, […]
‘More than 50’ cocaine cutting agents identified
[…] finding evidence of a two-tier market, with most of the cocaine powder available ‘of very low purity’. Among the document’s recommendations are that commissioners ensure that cocaine treatment services are accessible and sufficient to meet local needs, and that more is done to develop assessment and brief intervention models for use in generic settings. […]
England and Wales should introduce minimum pricing, say Lords
[…] Health have published their latest estimates of alcohol dependence in England. The estimated prevalence of people with alcohol dependence and ‘potentially in need of specialist assessment and treatment’ in 2014-15 was 595,131, representing just under 1.4 per cent of the population aged over 18, says the report. Of these, 313,753 displayed mild dependence, 173,399 […]
‘Need’, by Kristy
[…] me as it’s me who needs. It’s my time now and I need to heal. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Adfam
‘Appreciating nature soothes my soul’
[…] appreciative of what I have, rather than what I miss and cannot have. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by The Forward Trust
March DDN 2016
[…] the day that was galvanising – yet we are under no illusions that all in the garden is rosy. In an interactive session our speakers representing policy, treatment, and the profession, acknowledged a squeezed and struggling sector, with more pain to come. So it’s over to you now to give us the true picture […]
Over 3,000 residents helped in Turning Point City & Hackney’s first year
[…] done our utmost to make sure that clients were getting the support they needed.” Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Turning Point
We welcome your letters
[…] I got a first-class degree while maintaining myself on OTC meds. His views are indicative of the 12-step hardliners. Has he not read William White on medically assisted recovery? Or been in NA meetings where someone on anti-depressants has been advised to come off them as they’re psychoactive? I used to go to NA […]
Don’t struggle alone
[…] attempted suicide since age 12. The original article was created by Turning Point and is available here. DDN is an independent publication funded by advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with some of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. Find out more here. graphic showing young people with PTS
Penrose visited by Bedfordshire PCC
[…] very useful discussion and hope to work together on other initiatives moving forward. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Social Interest Group
Be prepared! Train with naloxone
[…] signs of opiate overdose, apply basic life support and administer intramuscular naloxone. Its take-up has been huge and THN is now an established part of the Welsh treatment landscape. Its ethos continues to be, in the words of Sarz Maxwell, consultant psychiatrist in Chicago, a desire to ‘flood the streets with naloxone’. Of course, […]
Government consults on proposals for new drug-driving offences
[…] prescribed’ medicines would not be penalised. The consultation sets out a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to driving under the influence of cannabis, MDMA, cocaine, ketamine, LSD, methamphetamine, benzoylecgonine, heroin and diamorphine, with limits set at the ‘lowest level at which a valid and reliable analytical level can be obtained’ but designed to rule out ‘passive […]
Inspired by possibility
[…] and offered me tough love, but supported me. Read how Neil turned his life around here. ——– DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This article first appeared on the Turning Point Blog.
Humankind to deliver drug and alcohol support for young people, children and families in...
[…] To learn more please contact insightenfield@humankindcharity.org.uk or visit the Insight website. This blog was originally published by Humankind. You can read the original post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Humankind
Introducing Forward’s new Kent Young Persons Project
[…] to achieve positive outcomes according to their individual mental and emotional wellbeing needs. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by The Forward Trust
The hidden generation of drinkers
[…] then drinking in the evening to numb the pain”. Read the full article on Addaction’s Blog. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Addaction, and first appeared on https://medium.com/addaction-voices/
Former Minister Rory Stewart calls for an end to short-term prison sentences
[…] My Past podcast is available now on all major podcast platforms. For more information, see www.morethanmypast.org.uk DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Forward Trust Former Prisons Minister Rory Stewart.
Harm reduction at the NNEF meeting
[…] The day finished with keynote speaker Sara McGrail, who gave an inspirational presentation on what the increase in drug-related deaths might be telling us about our drug treatment system. Highlighting the concerns for the sector with the de-prioritisation of harm reduction, changes in the culture of drug services in England as well as the […]
Cool for Broadway Lodge
[…] the guide Spotlights Editorials Rehab News Directory Cool for Broadway Lodge Chris Difford of Squeeze is throwing himself into his role as the charity’s new patron Leading treatment centre Broadway Lodge in Weston-super-Mare is delighted to announce that double Ivor Novello award-winning lyricist Chris Difford has been appointed as its patron. Chris Difford is […]
Harm reduction-based taskforce to look at student drug use
[…] welfare and health issue’ with consequences for future employability, mental health and exploitation. The team will study current approaches and international best practice in support, education and treatment, as well as looking at policing and improving understanding of supply, demand and patterns of use. Head of the taskforce, Prof Nic Beech The taskforce, which […]
Forward Leeds director selected for international honour
[…] and greater efficiency, particularly for society’s most vulnerable. This blog was originally published by Humankind. You can read the original post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Humankind
SIG Penrose Synergy Celebrates 10th Anniversary
[…] My thanks to them and to the Roots to Recovery staff and members for the use of their garden.’ DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by The Social Interest Group
Addiction Awareness Week
[…] people hide their addiction away and do not ask for help early enough. We need to change this. We need to drive awareness of what addiction is, understand how it impacts people, families, children and communities so we can help people living with it get the support and treatment they need for long term recovery.’
Knatchbull Road Open Day
[…] people who pass through it. This blog was originally published by Phoenix Futures. You can read the original post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Phoenix Futures
Nurture from nature
[…] February through to November for our endangered wild bee populations (and many other species). Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by Phoenix Futures
West Africa ‘should decriminalise’ low-level drug offences
[…] poor, the uneducated and the vulnerable, while the powerful and well-connected slip through the enforcement net.’ ‘Most governments’ reaction to simply criminalise drug use without thinking about prevention or access to treatment has not just led to overcrowded jails, but also worsened health and social problems,’ said ex UN secretarygeneral Kofi Annan, who initiated the commission. Full report at www.wacommissionondrugs.org
We need to talk about… Attitudes
[…] individual – or to put it another way, you can’t talk shit about rights without it impacting on other areas of public health policy, like substance misuse treatment. With a little luck this change of attitude and growth of libertarianism might spark a wider discussion on civil liberties and public health laws. Well, I […]
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A year on from launching our LGBTQ+ webchat service, what have we learned?
[…] the community. This enabled people to access specialist support from wherever they were comfortable. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by With You
Government reverses controversial FOBT delay
[…] lives for the better and reduce harm on our high streets’, she added. ‘There are many more gambling issues that need to be dealt with including online harm, advertising and the poor standards of treatment for addicts, but on this issue alone I am glad common sense has prevailed.’ Tracey Crouch comment at www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/i-don-t-feel-vindication-just-relief-cf7pnq8vr (paywall)
Betway hit with record £11m fine for failing ‘VIP’ customers
[…] gambling safer we are pushing the industry to make rapid progress on the areas that we consider will have the most significant impact to protect consumers. The treatment and handling of high-value customers is a significant piece of that work and operators are in no doubt about the need to tackle the issue at […]
Therapy doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective
[…] trying to do something differently, to make it better for the people we support. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by With You
Government launches prescription drug review
[…] of us, taking into account the physical, psychological and social factors that might be impacting their health. However, we know most patients would rather not be on long-term medication and where appropriate we will explore non-pharmacological treatments, but these – and this is particularly so for psychological therapies – are often scarce at community level.’
Gambling premises ten times more prevalent in deprived areas
[…] prevent ‘clustering’ of gambling premises, it adds, with ten per cent of schools having a gambling venue less than five minutes’ walk away. Half of all gambling treatment facilities are also within 250 metres of the nearest gambling premises, it states. While the gambling industry offered ‘much needed employment’ in deprived areas, it took […]
In mind and body
[…] But he said fears that e-cigarettes could be a gateway to smoking and undermine government anti-smoking policy are reminiscent of opposition to clean needles and foil for heroin users. He said it would be ‘unethical’ for governments to deny or discourage the use of life-saving products and said one of the ‘perverse’ consequences of […]
Calico Group supports homeless and at-risk individuals across Burnley
[…] affected since the pandemic struck last March. Read the full blog post here. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with many of the leading charities and treatment providers in the sector. This content was created by The Calico Group A family entering their new home