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Codeine cough medicine could become prescription-only
[…] ‘We also have significant concerns about its misuse and addictive potential, as well as the risk of overdose. There are many non-codeine based products available for the treatment of dry cough. With studies showing up to 60 per cent of people are genetically predisposed to opioid dependence, the role of codeine linctus in treating […]
Letters
[…] an apparently non-medically qualified person using a method she apparently just ‘made-up’ – which hasn’t undergone any scientific studies. She is then using this on people with genuine addictions who should be receiving professional treatment, rather than something that has never been shown to work for anything. A very, very concerning situation. Simon (@flatsquid) Letters
Why working together is better than going it alone
[…] we work. Read the full article on Humankind’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 Humankind, and first appeared on www.humankindcharity.org.uk Paul Townsley, Humankind Chief Executive
Turning Point – New Year’s Resolutions
[…] up for failure and feeling deflated as a result. 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 article first appeared on Turning Point’s blog. New Year's resolutions
SIG Penrose Roots unveils Hubert the Owl
[…] him. The Roots to Recovery Garden is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. 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
Recovery looks different for everyone
[…] losing everything, to finding the right support and feeling like I could do this. 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.
Alcohol focus for new NHS plan
[…] also ‘significantly reduced’. The new teams will work in as many as 50 settings across the country, delivering alcohol checks and providing rapid access to counselling, medically assisted help to give up alcohol and ‘support to stay off of it’. Although hospital-based, the teams will work with local community services to ‘ensure all needs, […]
Forward’s Social Impact Report 2021-22
[…] clients face, breaking down stigma and building belief in recovery. Plus much more! 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
November issue
[…] stark evidence under its nose. We know life’s tough out there at the moment. This is our eighth anniversary issue and during that time we’ve seen the treatment landscape change beyond recognition. Let’s hope our sector’s expertise takes its place alongside value for money in the new Public Health England. Read magazine here […]
Almost 100,000 drug tests on arrest carried out in last two years
[…] opiates, cocaine or both, with more than 90 per cent of positive tests resulting in an assessment by a qualified drug worker to ‘ensure those for whom treatment or other support would be beneficial are referred to an appropriate service’. Almost half of those assessed were subsequently referred, the Home Office says. Crime minister […]
About Drink and Drugs News
[…] pool of job-seekers. Our recruitment pages carry the latest vacancies in the sector. We publish specialist supplements and guides on wider health issues as well as a section devoted to residential treatment, helping individuals find the best service for them. Please contact us to find out more. DDN (Drink and Drugs News Magazine)
Team Leader
[…] lead and supervise a team of Recovery Practitioners who provide case management, initial and comprehensive assessment, risk assessment, care planning, safeguarding coordination and case management for any individual coming into the service. The Team Leader will also be responsible for managing allocations, the psychosocial treatment provided at the service and supporting the wider clinical interventions.
Gold standard
[…] needle and syringe specific requirements by including additional elements such as access to menstrual and contraceptive products, the provision of onsite hepatitis C testing and pathways to treatment, and connections to peer support groups. Humankind also recognises that harm reduction principles should be a thread that runs through all our service provision. To support […]
Muted response to first ungass since 1990s
[…] of an ‘outcome document’ that has been greeted with dismay by some campaigners, who branded it ‘disconnected from reality’. UNODC remains committed to promoting approaches to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration that are ‘rooted in evidence, science, public health and human rights’, Fedotov stated, adding that it would work to ‘ensure access to controlled […]
Forward Momentum
[…] were delighted to welcome Dame Carol Black to address more than 100 delegates. She spoke of the central role that she sees lived experience playing in the treatment and recovery system of the future, and her optimism of achieving genuine and meaningful change. We also used the event to start consultation and LERO engagement […]
Urgent action needed to address lockdown ‘time bomb’, warns Adfam
[…] problem drug use, it warns. If governments react in the same way they did in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, then reduced budgets for drug treatment could mean severe impact on vital areas like naloxone provision and prevention measures. ‘Vulnerable and marginalised groups, youth, women and the poor pay the price for […]
Activity Hubs: transforming lives
[…] personal skills and purpose needed to desist from offending and integrate into communities. 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
In safer hands?
[…] decisions on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make particular decisions for themselves. For example, can a paramedic take a resistant patient to hospital for treatment? Can a social worker manage the finances of someone with a learning difficulty? The act is decision-specific: it does not enable professionals to make a general […]
Confidentiality key in drug-checking services, says study
[…] people with experience of drug use and their families – were interviewed about a range of potential models for drug checking services. These included delivery within NHS drug treatment services, pharmacy settings, or fixed sites run by third-sector organisations, such as the Bristol facility, which is located at the headquarters of Bristol Drugs Project (BDP). […]
Family Matters
[…] funding gaps. We may also see family support services moving more and more towards utilitarian arguments that their service helps enhance the outcomes of drug and alcohol treatment, bring down crime, save children from going into state care and improve mental health in the community – even if this wasn’t the main priority when […]
Media Savvy
[…] new? Mass use of mind-altering drugs, legal and illegal, that’s what’s new. Peter Hitchens, Mail on Sunday, 4 February Cuts by councils to funding alcohol and drug treatment services are deeply concerning. Particularly when they come against a backdrop of increasing referrals in some areas. Given the proven links of addiction to mental health and […]
Weighing Up The Benefits
Part two of the series examining the past, present and future of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid dependence.
DDNgamblingWEB
The DDN guide on gambling addiction helps identify problems and the available treatment options.
clouds house
Action on Addiction's treatment centre - Clouds House
Jodie Leach
Jody Leach is quality and treatment manager at Open Road
BoB
Linda Chan from Build on Belief (BoB) uses her own life, treatment, recovery and work experiences, including managing a drop-in, to look at how we can involve service users in every stage of support and recovery.