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Alcohol Substance Misuse Tobacco & Drugs

From access to recovery: analysing six years of drug treatment data

By The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (August 2012)

A unique analysis of drug treatment data shows more people are overcoming dependency and services are getting better at getting people into recovery.

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Alcohol Substance Misuse Tobacco & Drugs

Equality analysis: payment by results pilot programme for drug and alcohol recovery

By Department of Health (August 2012)

This equality analysis outlines the evidence considered, potential groups identified and risks taken into account when planning this pilot programme.

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Alcohol Commissioning Illegal Drugs Substance Misuse Substance Use Tobacco & Drugs

Supporting the commissioning and delivery of the drug strategy outcomes

By the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse

This resource provides information and links to relevant documents regarding the 8 drug strategy outcomes.

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Alcohol Substance Misuse Substance Use Tobacco & Drugs

Statistics on alcohol, 2012

By the NHS Information Centre (2012)

This statistical report acts as a reference point for health issues relating to alcohol use and misuse, providing information obtained from a number of sources in a user-friendly format. It covers topics such as drinking habits and behaviours among adults (aged 16 and over) and school children (aged 11 to 15), drinking-related ill health and mortality, affordability of alcohol, alcohol related admissions to hospital and alcohol-related costs. The report contains previously published information and also includes additional new analyses.

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Alcohol Substance Misuse Tobacco & Drugs Young People

Practice standards for young people with substance misue problems

By The College Centre for Quality Improvement (2012)

These standards by the College Centre for Quality Improvement propose that services invest in the psychosocial development and well-being of young people with substance misuse problems to give them the best chance of a normal life. They have been developed in partnership with substance misuse organisations, paediatricians, psychologists and nurses

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