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Be part of the the debate with the latest letters and comment What next for prison reform? At a VolteFace event in London, journalist Philippa Budgen asked panelists: ‘How can we have meaningful prison reform with drug policies that aren’t working? What would be your messages for justice secretary Michael Gove?’ Reasons to be cheerful Paul Hayes is determinedly upbeat in the aftermath of Brexit Mark Reid reviews the play People, Places and things 'People, Places and Things is an excellent look inside the world of a 12-step-style rehab...' View from the coalface The work can be demanding and draining – so why do it? Keith Stevenson shares the highs and lows of working at the Mulberry Community Project Recovery Capital New government funding of £10m has just been awarded to drug and alcohol services ‘committed towards improving recovery outcomes’ across England – capital funding that was distributed by PHE via local authorities. Voice on the stairwell The launch of Collective Voice saw the group emphasising their commitment to service users. Get real Losing her daughter to an accidental overdose made Anne-Marie Cockburn determined to campaign for the realistic drugs education that could have saved Martha. She spoke powerfully to a recent meeting of the Drugs, Alcohol and Justice Parliamentary Group Red Rose Recovery ‘ I came to a DDN conference and thought, “I could do that”,’ Red Rose Recovery CEO Peter Yarwood told the conference’s closing session. ‘So I took that inspiration back to Lancashire and found people who believed in me.’ Reach out Chris Rintoul reports positive results from a Northern Ireland naloxone programme Cold caller A craving is the salesperson we can choose to ignore, says Chris Robin First impressions The pressure to collect data from new clients should not replace essential rapport, says Shahroo Izadi The writing's on the wall Literacy issues can be a barrier to participant engagement and successful outcomes in substance misuse treatment programmes. Richard Homer explores the reasons why The times they are a changin' As Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) celebrates 50 years of helping people in recovery, CEO Graham Marshall looks back at the changing landscape of addiction and recovery in East London Letters 'Difficult though the challenge of the emergence of new substances is proving, and whether or not you agree with the recent legislation, I feel that an opportunity has been missed to rename these substances...' - Peter Young, Hampshire Media savvy The news, and the skews, in the national media...

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