Category: Substance Use

Quality standards for effective alcohol and drug education

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date April 24, 2014

ADEPIS (Alcohol & Drug Education & Prevention Information Service) (2014)

The standards – comprising statements explaining the criteria for meeting each requirement – are coupled with the following supporting tools: further reading and resources; examples of how standards might be evidenced; self assessment forms. These standards have drawn on existing national and international guidance as well as examples of good practice in alcohol and drug education and prevention. The set of standards include: delivering effective alcohol and drug education in the classroom as part of a planned PSHE programme; school context for effective alcohol and drug education; staff policies and safeguarding.

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No quick fix: exposing the depth of Britain's drug and alcohol problem

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date February 5, 2014

By The Centre for Social Justice (2013)

This report lays bare the reality of substance abuse and addiction in Britain today. This ongoing challenge affects millions of people and has huge costs. Alcohol abuse costs taxpayers £21 billion a year and drugs £15 billion. While costs matter, it is the human consequences that present the real tragedy. The abuse of substances is a pathway to poverty and can lead to family breakdown and child neglect, homelessness, crime, debt, and long-term worklessness.
From its impact on children to its consequences for those in later life, addiction destroys lives, wrecks families and blights communities.

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No quick fix: exposing the depth of Britain's drug and alcohol problem

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date September 25, 2013

By The Centre for Social Justice (2013)

This report lays bare the reality of substance abuse and addiction in Britain today. This ongoing challenge affects millions of people and has huge costs. Alcohol abuse costs taxpayers £21 billion a year and drugs £15 billion. While costs matter, it is the human consequences that present the real tragedy. The abuse of substances is a pathway to poverty and can lead to family breakdown and child neglect, homelessness, crime, debt, and long-term worklessness. From its impact on children to its consequences for those in later life, addiction destroys lives, wrecks families and blights communities.

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Falling drug use: the impact of treatment

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date April 3, 2013

By National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (2013)

This commentary piece accompanies the release of prevelance data on the usage of opiates and crack cocaine. It identifies a shift away from more harmful drugs, particularly amongst younger users and this is mirrored by a fall in the number of people entering treatment for drug dependency.

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Drug treatment 2012: progress made, challenges ahead

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 27, 2012

By National Treatment Agency for Substance Abuse (2012)

The NTA recently published a report analysing drug trends data for adult drug treatment. The report reflects long-term drug use and addiction trends amongst adults in England and shows that prospects for people starting treatment today are better than ever.

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A fresh approach to drugs

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 9, 2012

By UK Drug Policy Commission (2012)

In this report, UKDPC proposes a radical rethink of how we structure our response to drug problems. It provides an analysis of the evidence for how policies and interventions could be improved, with recommendations for policymakers and practitioners to address the new and established challenges associated with drug use. UKDPC aims to foster a fresh approach to drug policy: one in which evidence takes priority, creating light rather than heat in the debate on drugs, so that we can create an environment that works to reduce dependence on drugs, safeguards communities and delivers value for money.

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The role of housing in drugs recovery: a practice compendium

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date October 9, 2012

By The Chartered Institute for Housing (September 2012)

The Department for Communities and Local Government has worked with the Recovery Partnership and local drugs and alcohol treatment teams to support the development of a series of case studies which highlight local activities to assist recovery through housing support.

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Delivering quality care for drug and alcohol users: the roles and competencies of doctors: a guide for commissioners, providers and clinicians

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date October 2, 2012

By Royal College of Psychiatrists (September 2012)

This report will help commissioners, providers, regulators, policy makers, doctors and those seeking recovery from drug or alcohol use to ensure that drug and alcohol services make the best use of resources to deliver the highest possible standard of care across the entire pathway and that all doctors working with people using drugs and alcohol have the right level of competency for the roles and responsibilities they undertake.

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Between a rock and a hard place: how parents deal with children who use substances and perpetrate abuse

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date October 2, 2012

By Adfam (2012)

In 2011 Adfam and AVA began working together on a new project, looking at the experiences of parents who were victims of domestic abuse from their substance using children. In September, October and November 2011 focus groups were held around England consulting 88 parents on how child to parent violence (CPV) was manifest in their lives and which services they had turned to for support. The findings from these focus groups were used for the writing of this report.

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Helping parents to recover from substance misuse

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date September 17, 2012

By Community Care Online (2012)

There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to risk assessing parents who misuse drugs and alcohol. Each case is different, depending on the circumstances. Community Care asked three experts what children’s social workers should look out for.

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