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Media savvy
[…] what..? DDN’s round-up of what’s being said in the national papers The victims of the war on drugs in Britain are predominantly the working class – be they black, white or Asian. The manner in which the war on drugs is carried out protects the wealthy from prosecution; exemplified by the late Eva Rausing, from […]
Coverage from the 8th national service user conference
[…] getting it right for everybody heard a succession of powerful and inspiring presentations on the theme of overcoming obstacles. ‘We’re working and living in challenging times,’ said Carole Sharma of FDAP as she introduced the day’s opening session, Working with service users at all levels. ‘Today’s theme is getting it right for everybody, and […]
Frontline reporting
[…] inspiring accounts of what service users were doing to make their voices heard. ‘Things are changing, and everything is going to be local,’ said FDAP chief executive Carole Sharma, introducing the afternoon’s interactive session. ‘Essentially, this government is resigning from governing, and wants things to be decided locally.’ This meant it would no longer […]
Game on
[…] field is well placed to offer support, says Peter Smith The video and online gaming industry is big business. The recently launched video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II recorded sales of £324m in the first 24 hours after going on sale and another, Halo 4, took more than £150m in the same […]
Findings from Adfam’s Inclusivity Forum
[…] Statistics Report, informed by the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), doesn’t collect data on ethnic identity. The emergence of specialist treatment services for people who are Black, Asian, or from another minority ethnic group, such as Kikit and the Shanti Project indicates that mainstream services need to do more to meet the needs […]
Diversity and Inclusion Recovery Worker
[…] substance misuse problems. Rochdale and Oldham Active Recovery are looking to recruit a dedicated and committed diversity and inclusion lead to support engagement of groups within the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities who may be experiencing health inequalities and poor health outcomes. It has long been recognised that people from BAME backgrounds are […]
FDAC Substance Misuse Practitioner
[…] an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. An opportunity has arisen for an experienced substance misuse practitioner to join the Black Country Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC). We are looking for a motivated individual who has the ability to work in a fast paced environment against […]
Be The Change
[…] 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 then be passed to delegates from the […]
Services need to understand underrepresented communities to better support them
[…] may feel that staff wouldn’t be able to understand your cultural situation. According to the IAPT 2020 national census, approximately 86% of all staff is White-British, with Black, Asian and other underrepresented demographics only representing approximately 14% of the total workforce. In this case, a practicing Muslim person may be more likely to seek […]
BTC Programme
[…] . - 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 personal stories of change and recovery. - Mics will the n be passed […]
Survival strategies
[…] equally across society, either, she stresses. ‘More young adults who get criminal records are from deprived or working class areas, so it’s a class issue, and more black and minority ethnic people get criminalised as well.’ She spent seven years at the NTA before taking up her current position. How does she look back […]
Programme
[…] 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 of change and recovery. - Mics will then be passed to […]
Media Savvy
[…] when confronted by a patient with complex psychological issues. Max Pemberton, Mail, 10 September One thing is clear: while those sitting in jail for weed may be black, when cannabis legalisation eventually hits our shores, it will be dominated by white men in suits. Zoe Smith, Independent, 8 September The once poorly understood phenomenon […]
Programme
[…] 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 of ch ange and recovery. - Mics will then be passed […]
DDN1805
[…] of Addiction FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS When credit’s due Small steps could help cash in on long-term results Published by CJ Wellings Ltd, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ PUBLISHERS: PARTNER ORGANISA TIONS : SUPPOR TING ORGANISA TIONS : ‘Because of small and avoidable money problems, people’s treatment either stalled […]
DDN 050124
[…] to justice, the Home Office has announced. The latest campaign is part of the government’s determination to dismantle class A drug markets, according to Home Office Minister, Caroline Flint. ‘Operation Crackdown sends a clear message to drug dealers that their behaviour will not be tolerated in our communities and that they will be brought […]
29th March issue
[…] conference reinforced, only tight working partnerships and continual knowledge about this complicated area of work will help families get the help they need, right from the crucial early stages. Carole Sharma’s suggestion to skill up and specialise in every way you can is a good one – and a timely reminder that waiting for a new government […]
Make It Happen! programme
[…] consumption rooms – Philippe Bonnet, founder of the Independent Consortium on Drug Consumption Rooms UK recovery communities – Lester Morse, East Coast Recovery 3.00pm-4.00pm: Final session, chaired by Carole Sharma, FDAP Over to the audience: ‘How have you made it happen?’ Tell us how you have overcome obstacles to make positive change happen for yourself […]
Media savvy January 2014
[…] which she has denied – turn out to be true? Not really. Habitual and dangerous drug use can be sorted – if people want it to be. Carole Malone, Sunday Mirror, 1 December Until we get a government that is more concerned about the health of the population than that of the drinks industry, […]
DDN2june10
[…] with the Green Light Trust who provide structured actives linked with conservation and woodland management For an application pack please visit our website at www.openroad.org.uk, or contact Caroline Warwick on 01206 369782 or email Caroline.warwick@openroad.org.uk. Closing date for applications is Wednesday 30th June with interviews being held on the 7th & 9th July Open […]
Tough measures
[…] our inspections identify.’ At the time the report was being made, ‘there was an acceleration in the use and availability of NPS’. Synthetic cannabinoids like Spice and Black Mamba were used by 10 per cent of those surveyed. This is much higher than in the community, where only 6 per cent of those surveyed […]
Majority of public behind ‘smokefree generation’ plans, says government
[…] thousands of lives and save the NHS billions of pounds,’ DHSC states. Critics of the plan, however, have argued that it is ‘unworkable’ and would boost the black market, while the Express reports that ‘as many as 50’ Conservative MPs are planning to vote against it. The government is also introducing measures to make […]
Open letter to Home Office from 500 public health and criminal justice experts calling...
[…] including the use of stop and search. Stop and searches for drugs already account for two-thirds of all searches, disproportionately impacting marginalised and ethnic minority communities, particularly Black people. These proposals will further undermine trust in law enforcement and already-strained community police relations. The Home Office’s own research has stated that the £1.6 billion […]
Is Scotland closer to a consensus on drug treatment?
[…] per cent of them. Although it was not known how many of those who died had been prescribed methadone and how many had obtained it on the black market – as the information is not recorded in the death registration process or on pathologists’ questionnaires – leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, promptly […]
News in Brief
[…] runners up. Entries for Family Voices 2013 should be no more than 500 words and sent to Adfam, 25 Corsham Street, London N1 6DR or emailed to carols@adfam.org.uk. The Adfam/DDN Families First conference will take place in Birmingham on 21 November. Details at www.drinkanddrugsnews.com Volatile subject A new national support service for people affected […]
Government launches wide ranging gambling review
[…] they are easy to access for all minority groups. This will require active engagement with communities on the ground to understand their lived experiences, and to design services in accordance with these.’ Gambling review call for evidence here Gambling among adults from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities at about.gambleaware.org online casino Gambling and health
DDN011208
[…] OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS That was the year... It’s been a tough one, but there’s plenty to shout about! Published by CJ Wellings Ltd, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ PUBLISHERS: PARTNER ORGANISA TIONS : SUPPOR TING ORGANISA TIONS : How’s your year been? Looking back over the last 12 months […]
DDN231006
[…] aim to help young people ‘still have a good time but to know their limits and take responsibility for the amount they drink’, said Public Health Minister, Caroline Flint. Half of all violent crime has been related to alcohol, with 70 per cent of peak time A&E admissions blamed ondrink. A third of men […]
The state we’re in
[…] reductive to either/or and, as treatment is neither just a science nor an art, clinicians should not be restricted to methadone or subutex, or our clients subjected to a binary ‘take it or leave it’ choice in services. Erin O’Mara is editor of Black Poppy magazine and is currently volunteering at Release Erin O'Mara
DDN Conference 2019 Programme
[…] in the debate. Our panel will give their thoughts and we want your views, with the aim of kick-starting a new, viable and sustainable initiative. Chaired by Carole Sharma, with expertise from Release, Collective Voice and SMMGP Panel: Mark Pryke, CGL Radha Allen, B3 Tim Sampey, Build on Belief Peter Yarwood, Red Rose Recovery […]
Hep van man
[…] really helpful because it means I can communicate with people.’ The Department of Health funding is due to run out in April, however. What happens then? ‘ Black hole scenario,’ he says. ‘But it is a front-line service so hopefully we’ll be able to find some funding sources. What we’d really like, rather than […]
Government plans ‘smoke-free generation’
[…] ‘hideously illiberal’ and ‘ full of holes’. It would create a ‘two-tier society in which adults buy cigarettes informally from slightly older adults, and will inflate the black market in general,’ said its head of lifestyle economics, Christopher Snowdon. ‘It may well breach equalities legislation and will very likely be challenged in the courts. […]
DDN201106
[…] frank debate’. DEBATES Do workers need qualifications? Should coercion be used to get people into treatment? Do talking therapies work? DDN heard the debates. Opposing the motion: Caroline Frayne, Central and NW London Mental Health NHS Trust It’s important to look at the quality of workers, at workforce strategy and at the range qualifications […]
DDN21sept09
[…] Treatment of Addiction FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Trial by public The importance of not playing to the gallery Published by CJ Wellings Ltd, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ PUBLISHERS: PARTNER ORGANISA TIONS : SUPPOR TING ORGANISA TIONS : At this yearâs DDN/Alliance service user involvement conference back in January, […]
UN drug policy a ‘spectacular failure’, says IDPC
[…] death figures. Drug law enforcement is also a ‘key driver of ethnic disparity’ in the criminal justice system, says IDPC, with a recent Release report revealing that black people are stopped and searched for drugs at nine times the rate of white people. The report calls for global drug policy debates to ‘reflect the […]
UK drug policy reform
[…] will not be entertained. Treatment providers’ fear of biting the hand that feeds may have strong historical justification. But the factors that prohibition creates – a thriving black market with easy credit and violence – reduce the ability to provide treatment, undermine the communities in which drug use is most prevalent and demonise people […]
We need to talk about medical marijuana
[…] won’t be surprised to see treatment providers disapprove of service users also using medical marijuana. Let’s face it, many doctors, key workers and others have a negative, black and white view of drug use. So, perceiving cannabis as medication rather than kicks might be a step too far. This has happened before. America is […]
DDN2feb10
[…] agencies as part of an integrated process of care. The role may require you to work some evenings or occasional Saturdays. For an application pack please contact Caroline Warwick on 07553 385569 or email Caroline.warwick@openroad.org.uk Applications should arrive by Thursday 4th March 2010 Open Road values and respects the diversity and individual differences of […]
Use cannabis reform to ‘repair historical injustices’, say campaigners
[…] we must make sure that cannabis will be regulated right. The legal renaissance of cannabis is a vital opportunity to address the harm that cannabis prohibition has caused to Black and Brown communities and to people with lived experience of cannabis policing.’ Steve Rolles: We need to hardwire a social justice agenda into legislation ‘The legal […]
Blank Canvas
[…] and directly supporting the voice of lived experience. Flagship event PORe’s aim is to establish Recoverist Month as a yearly flagship cultural event, as a parallel to Black History Month and Pride. As the UK’s only contemporary visual arts organisation working in recovery, we take our mission seriously. This November, we host a post-Recoverist […]
DDNjan10
[…] for the Treatment of Addiction FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Staying grounded Can legislation be meaningful to tackle highs? Published by CJ Wellings Ltd, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ PUBLISHERS: PARTNER ORGANISA TIONS : SUPPOR TING ORGANISA TIONS : The dangers of ‘legal highs’ have been hitting the headlines over […]
Safeguarding programme
[…] visits/assessments – Sue Smith, National Safeguarding Lead, CRI. Working with families dynamically: tools for assessments and improving outcomes for both clients and their children. Workforce development – Carole Sharma, Chief Executive, FDAP. The need for a well trained workforce, and ongoing assessment. Multi-agency working: the challenges and opportunities – Howard Woolfenden, Assistant Director, Integrated […]
Blocking the path
[…] alcohol problems unaccompanied by problems with use of illegal drugs – the ‘alcohol-only’ caseload. However, the trends described above continued. The concurrence between the raw numbers ( black lines) and the percentage these represented of all new referrals (orange lines) shows that GPs and A&E departments were not just referring fewer and fewer patients […]
DDNjan11
[…] organisations. 17 January 2011 | drinkanddrugsnews | 3 FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Fresh inspiration On the upside of change Published by CJ Wellings Ltd,Southbank House, Black PrinceRoad, London SE1 7SJ PUBLISHERS: PARTNER ORGANISA TIONS : Welcome to our first issue of the new year. We have policy updates for you – the […]
Prescription opioids in the US
[…] this problem and identify three groups of opiate users, who are distinct demographically, socioeconomically and psychologically. While heroin use is typically characterised as being a problem in black, poor and urban areas, an increasing number of people who use heroin and prescription opioids are white, employed and live in rural and small urban areas. […]
DDN30nov09
[…] the Treatment of Addiction FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Recovering hope How a caring regime can offer real freedom Published by CJ Wellings Ltd, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ PUBLISHERS: PARTNER ORGANISA TIONS : SUPPOR TING ORGANISA TIONS : The recent debates on recovery have subjected this simple word to […]
There’s no one size fits all when it comes to support services for under-represented...
[…] has been putting this into practice in Liverpool. Liverpool has one of the largest and most diverse populations in the UK and is home to Britain’s oldest Black community, as well as the oldest Chinese community in Europe. Annie spoke of the ways that we have been educating staff on the multicultural history of […]
Sharing the lived experience of people who have accessed our residential services
[…] family, I have a brother and two sisters and love watching their faces as they open their Christmas gifts. I am playing guitar in a candle lit carol concert at the church this year. I feel so lucky that I have been able to get my life on track and for all the support […]
DDN060227
[…] Department of Health. In a written response to a Parliamentary Question by Kelvin Hopkins MP, chairman of the All Party Group on Alcohol Misuse, Public Health Minister Caroline Flint revealed that on average, only one in 18 people is able to access treatment services across the country. The north of England is suffering the […]
300m drug users world-wide by ‘end of century’
[…] all have to be recognised as key elements in the global strategy to reduce drug demand.’ Despite ‘unintended consequences’ such as the growth of an organised crime-dominated black market, the drug control system ‘appears to have had the desirable long-term effect of containing the expansion of the drug problem and of limiting the spread […]
New drugs minister pledges support
[…] as an advocate for service users and their family and friends,’ said Jon Murray, Addaction’s community engagement and implementations lead, who handed out the prizes to winners. The regional award winners are Tommy Allan, Joanne Taylor, Sue Peoples, Bryony Homewood and Carole Cliffe, and recovery award winners are Lynsey McKenzie, Leanne Gillon and Harry Shapiro.
DDN3006
[…] OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Come on, out with it! Why open debate can only be healthy for this field Published by CJ Wellings Ltd, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ PUBLISHERS: D DD DN Ni is s a an n i in nd de ep pe en nd de en nt […]
OConnor Gateway Application Form
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Meeting the needs of anabolic steroid users
[…] but you don’t know the strength of that particular active ingredient or what contamination may be in there.’ While people now buy from a mixture of local black markets and the internet, the latter has completely revolutionised the steroid scene, he stresses. ‘It’s always somewhere there in the background, whether at the commercial level […]
Make or break time?
[…] promote this model, understanding the importance of a coordinated approach to collaborative aftercare and the recovery community. Developing the culture of recovery nationally would help to avoid black and white thinking and be a true investment in the workforce. Martin Powell, head of campaigns and communications, Transform The incoming government will find a […]
The bigger picture
[…] see the world with eyes wide open. If we do as we’ve always done then it will always be the same. This is needed whether you’re queer, black, straight, male, a woman or person living with a disability. It’s harder to achieve though when like me, you’re from the recovery community’s wider margins. And […]
DDN0915DDNADFAMCONF1900_lores
[…] authorities. HOME VISITS/ASSESSMENTS– Sue Smith, National Safeguarding Lead, CRI. Working with families dynamically: tools for assessments and improving outcomes for both clients and their children. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT– Carole Sharma, Chief Executive, FDAP. The need for a well trained workforce, and ongoing assessment. MULTI-AGENCY WORKING: the challenges and opportunities –Howard Woolfenden, Assistant Director, Integrated Services […]
NICE pill for heavy drinkers
[…] the first big steps by visiting their doctor, engaging with support services and taking part in therapy programmes,’ said health technology evaluation centre director at NICE, Professor Carole Longson. ‘We are pleased to be able to recommend the use of nalmefene to support people further in their efforts to fight alcohol dependence. When used […]
DDN 041129
[…] innovative strategies to reduce drug addition, improve treatment and accessibility including effective cross- sector provision, including working with employment, housing and education ser vices. Invited speakers include Caroline Flint, MP; Lord Victor Adebowale and Paul Hayes. London. t: 020 7324 4373 e: amanda.smith@neilstewart associates.co.uk w: www.neilstewartassociates.com OVERSEAS EVENTS 25-27 November 7th international symposium on […]
Time for a ‘fresh approach’ to policy, says UKDPC
[…] serious public debate was welcome. ‘The media and our politicians have an important role to play in shaping this debate, which should not be reduced to a black and white adversarial argument,’ said chief executive Martin Barnes. ‘Progress in this highly emotive and politicised arena will occur when policymakers and politicians can more openly […]