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Title
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Date
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Source
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URL
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| ACMD
Response to Drug Strategy Consultation |
| Advisory Council
on the Misuse of Drugs, |
12.07 |
http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication-search/acmd/acmdconsultresponse.pdf?view=Binary |
| The
ACMD found the consultation paper self-congratulatory and generally
disappointing ... We consider that an opportunity has been missed
to address the public health problem relating to drug misuse and the
balance with law enforcement and the Criminal Justice System. 29-page
PDF |
| The
illicit drug trade in the United Kingdom |
|
Home Office |
6.07 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/rdsolr2007.pdf |
In
late 2005, the UK Home Office commissioned Matrix Research and Consultancy
(now Matrix Knowledge Group) and the London School of Economics to
undertake a drug trafficker and dealer study. The aim of the research
was to understand how high level drug dealers
operate and how markets for illicit drugs work. |
| Drug
Classification: Making a hash of It? |
house of commons
Science and Technology Comittee |
07/06 |
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmsctech/1031/1031.pdf |
|
This Report is the
second of three case studies under the Committee ’s over-arching
inquiry into the Government ’s handling of scientific advice,risk
and evidence in policy making.It addresses the relationship between
scientific advice and evidence and the classification of illegal
drugs.
we have concluded
that the current classification system is not fit for purpose and
should be replaced with a more scientifically based scale of harm,
decoupled from penalties for possession and trafficking. [179pp:
PDF]
|
| making
a hash of it: ACMD response |
| ACMD |
10/06 |
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/publication-search/acmd/ACMDresponce.pdf?view=Binary |
| Highly
terse response of the ACMD to the report of the Science and Technology
Committee |
| Drug
classification: making a hash of it? - The
Government's Response |
| [Home Office,
UK] |
10/06 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/drug-classsification-response?view=Binary |
| The Government
publishes its reply to each of the Committee's findings and concludes
that the classification system discharges its function fully and effectively
and has stood the test of time. 25pp: PDF |
| The
Birt Report on Drugs: Phase 1 Report - Understanding the Issues. |
| Strategy Unit
Drugs Project |
08.05 |
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2005/07/05/Report.pdf |
| Confidential
Policy the 105-page PDF report from the Strategy Unit [Guardian, UK] |
| Rapid
Assessment of Power to close Crack houses |
| Home Office |
01.05 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/dpr42.pdf |
A Home
Office Document, written by Crime Concern. One of the most shocking
things about this document is it's willingness to use the term "crack
user" and "crack house" as a catchall term for people
and premises where Class A drugs are used. By using such a catchall,
there appears to be at best a carelessness, and at worst, an attempt
to demonise class A drug users.
If the evidence of this report is to be believed, then, bar some problems
providing support for vulnerable tenants, the new power to close premises
has been a cost effective success. But there is no follow up to see
how much displacement has taken place, nor outcomes as to how many
people were actually referred in to treatment.
As such, while this report is essential reading, this is a badly conducted
piece of research which supports the Government agenda in a wholly
uncritical way.
Before taking up his tenure at Crime Concern, Roger Howard, whilst
at Drugscope, was happy to challenge the forcing of the links between
drugs and crime, and remember that users need support too.
Now, it seems that he has become a fully signed up member of the Antisocial
behaviour Agenda, and as such that elusive OBE can only be a few months
away!
|
| Drug
Misuse 2004: Reducing the Local Impact |
| Audit Commission
|
11.04 |
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/drugsalcohol83.htm |
| Report
by the Audit Commission in to the current state of drug interventions,
reviewing effectiveness and recommending how services be developed
in the future. |
| Drug
use and begging - a practice guide |
| Home Office
|
10.04 |
www.drugs.gov.uk/
ReportsandPublications/Communities/1099306326 |
| Report
by the Audit Commission in to the current state of drug interventions,
reviewing effectiveness and recommending how services be developed
in the future. |
| The
scale and impact of illegal drug use by workers |
| HSE |
10.04 |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr193.htm |
| This report
aims to: establish the prevalence of illegal drug use in the working
population, to investigate the effects of illegal drugs on work performance
and to determine whether there is an association between illegal drug
use and the prevalence of workplace accidents, injuries and human
error. The project shows that recreational drug use may reduce performance
efficiency and safety at work. |
| Advocacy
for Drug Users: A Guide |
|
Effective Interventions
Unit
|
07.04 |
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/health/eiugadu.pdf |
| The purpose
of this EIU guide is to help DAATs and local partners to consider
whether, and how, advocacy could be incorporated into the development
of Integrated Care [Effective Interventions Unit, Scottish Executive]
|
| Alcohol
Harm Reduction Strategy for England |
| PMSU |
04.04 |
http://www.strategy.gov.uk/files/pdf/al04SU.pdf |
| The recently
published alcohol strategy. A long read but essential. |
| NTA:
Corporate Strategy 2002-2005 |
| NTA |
2.03 |
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/publications/cp_1.htm |
| An untterly
scintillating read - miss it at your peril! |
| Addictive
Behaviour - A review of the research |
| 1.03 |
Strategy Unit |
http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/innovation/2001/futures/attachments/ab/ab_paper.pdf |
| Provides
an overview of current trends and the scale of the issue in the UK. |
| Tackling
Crack: A national Plan |
| Home Office |
24.12.02 |
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/NationalStrategy/1040390696 |
| This document
builds on the crack strategy unveiled in the Updated Drugs Strategy.
It is intended so that DATs and others can start factoring crack in
to their strategies (see also Media and Drug News sections) |
| Drug
and Alcohol National Occupational Standards |
| Skills for
Health |
05.02 |
http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/projects/drugs_alcohol.asp |
| 45 modules
(and that's just for starters) ranging from the patronising through
to the advanced, and at some point will be made obligatory for professionals
working in the field. Marvel at the simultaneous ability to provide
acres of detail but avoid any specifics...watch as trainers have to
adapt all their work to reflect these standards. |
| Updated
Drug Strategy |
| Home Office |
12.02 |
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/NationalStrategy/1038840683?batch_start=1 |
| In which
our plucky heroes abandon targets and concentrate fire on class A
drugs. Well, you know what it is about really. Don't you? |
| Guidance
on managing and reducing waiting times for specialist drug services
in England |
| NTA |
06.02 |
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/guidance/waitingtimes2.pdf |
| It is essential
to reduce waiting times, but it is also imperative that this is not
achieved through statistical manipulation and sleight of hand. Having
seen how the Rough Sleepers Unit achieved huge drops in rough sleeping
through statitstical legerdemian, and other more dodgy tactics, we
need to be watchful of similar treatment targets at the NTA. |
| Reducing
Drug Related Deaths |
| DoH |
01.00 |
http://www.doh.gov.uk/drugs/drugdeath.htm |
| This is
a very large and well considered report. It outlines strategies that
would significantly reduce drug-related deaths. However, this aim
is liable to be substantially undermined by other aspects of Governement
strategy and as such the fear is that this will remain a theoretical
treatise on how drug-deaths could be reduced rather than a practical
guide for doing so. |
| Tackling
Substance Misuse In Wales - A Partnership Approach |
| Welsh Assembly |
04.00 |
http://www.wales.gov.uk/subisocialpolicy/content/direct/Substance%20Misuse%20English.pdf |
| Outlines
the National Strategy for Wales, which reflects and builds on the
UK national strategy. |
| Annual
Report on Drug Misuse 2002 |
| Scottish Executive |
01.03 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/abstracts/seannual_report03.htm |
| The Annual
Report sets out the progress made in 2002 across all 4 pillars of
the Executives ’drugs strategy, namely young people ,communities,
treatment and availability. |
| Tackling
Drugs in Scotland: Action in Partnership |
| The Scottish
Office |
1999 |
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents-w7/tdis-01.htm |
| The blurb
for this document says "This document sets out Scotland's drugs
strategy against the background of the UK drugs White Paper Tackling
Drugs to Build a Better Britain. It builds on the Ministerial Drugs
Task Force report of 1994, which attracted broad support, and the
steps taken since 1997 to understand and tackle Scotland's drug problems
more effectively." Which some would say was a over-egging the
pudding somewhat. |
| Illicit
drug use in Northern Ireland. A handbook for professionals
|
|
Health Promotion Agency
|
02.00 |
http://www.healthpromotionagency.org.uk/Resources/drugs/handbook.htm |
| This handbook
has been produced to aid professionals working in the field of drug
prevention in Northern Ireland. It focuses on the local culture, customs
and economic circumstances within Northern Ireland that directly affect
drug use. |
| Drug
strategy for Northern Ireland
|
|
Health Promotion Agency
|
08.99 |
http://www.healthpromotionagency.org.uk/Resources/strategies/drugstrategy.htm |
| This document
sets out the new Strategy for addressing drug misuse problems in Northern
Ireland. With a vision for all who work towards addressing this problem,
four main aims are identified along with a set of outcomes. The Strategy
has a minimum lifespan of five years with a first major review after
three years. Since its publication the NIO is no longer responsible
for the drug strategy - this work has been taken over by the Department
of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. |
Statistics
and Trends - UK
|
| Drug
Misuse Declared: Findings from the 2006/07 British Crime Survey |
| Home Office
|
10/07 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb1807.pdf |
| This statistical
bulletin considers the extent of illicit drug use among 16-59 year
olds in England and Wales in 2006/-7 and trends in drug use since
1998 |
| Drug-Related
Deaths in England & Wales |
| [National
Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths, UK] |
10.07 |
http://www.sgul.ac.uk/dms/7FAF82BDBD01584DC1975F9F4E86D2CA.pdf |
| The report
published today contains information on drug-related deaths for the
year 2006 |
| Drug
Misuse Declared : Findings from the 2005/06 British Crime Survey,
England and Wales. |
| [Home Office,
UK] |
|
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs06/hosb1506.pdf |
| 99-page PDF
|
| Health
Statistics Quarterly 31: Drug deaths in 2005 |
| ONS |
08/06 |
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/HSQ31.pdf |
| Includes
analysis of drug deaths for 2005 |
| Drug
use, smoking and drinking among young people in England in 2005 |
ONS
|
08/06
|
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/youngpeopledruguse-smoking-drinking2005 |
| The
annual survey of children's drug use in the UK. Essential reading. |
|
Smoking,
drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2004 |
National Centre
for Social Research & the National Foundation for Educational
Research for the Department of Health
|
08.05 |
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/
Publications/PublicationsStatistics/PublicationsStatisticsArticle/
fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4118153&chk=p9kEpR |
| This
is the latest in a series of surveys of secondary school children
which provides the national estimates of the proportion of young people
aged 11-15 who smoke, drink alcohol or take illegal drugs. The first
survey in the series, carried out in 1982, provided estimates of the
proportion of pupils who smoked and described their smoking behaviour.
Similar surveys were carried out to monitor trends in the prevalence
of cigarette smoking every two years until 1998, and annually since
then. Questions on alcohol consumption were included for the first
time in the 1988 survey, and the 1998 survey was the first to include
questions on the prevalence of drug use. |
| ‘
Drug-related
Deaths in Scotland in 2004 |
| General Register
Office for Scotland |
05.05 |
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/library/drug-related-deaths/
04drug-related-deaths.html |
| This
paper describes the system by which the Registrar General for Scotland
collects information on drug-related deaths in Scotland and presents
selected statistical information covering the period 1996 to 2004 |
| ‘DRUG
MISUSE DECLARED: FINDINGS FROM THE 2003/04 BRITISH CRIME SURVEY’ |
| ONS |
05.05 |
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/hosb0405.pdf |
| Latest
figures from the ONS: essential. |
| Estimating
the National and Local Prevalence of Problem Drug Misuse in Scotland
|
| Centre
for Drug Misuse Research |
01.05 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/local/prevreport2004.pdf |
| Fine
document and well worth a read. |
| Drug
use, smoking and drinking among young people in England in 2003 Headline
Figures |
| National Centre
for Social Research/National Foundation for Educational Research |
04.04 |
http://www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/sddsurvey2003.pdf |
| This document
contains headline results from a major national survey of secondary
schoolchildren aged 11-15 [Department of Health, UK] |
Over
a Decade of Drug Use Epidemiology:Implications for Strategy and Service
Provision
Summary of Key Findings |
| Liverpool
John Moores University |
9.03 |
http://www.nwpho.org.uk/reports/Decade_Drug_Use.pdf |
| This report
summarises the key findings from such drugs intelligence collected
in Cheshire and Merseyside. The project identifies emerging trends
in problematic drug use and service provision by comprehensive interrogation
of the drug related databases held at the Centre for Public Health,
Liverpool John Moores University. |
| Calculating
the risk:recreational drug use among clubbers in the South East of
England |
| Home Office |
12.03 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/rdsolr4303.pdf |
| This report
presents the key findings from a research study exploring recreational
drug and alcohol use among young people who attend mainstream commercial
nightclubs. |
| Prevalence
of drug use: key findings from the 2002/2003 British Crime Survey |
| Home Office |
12.03 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/r229.pdf |
This Findings
examines the prevalence and trends of illicit drug use among 16- to
59-year-olds,
with particular focus on estimates for 16- to 24-year- olds. |
| Drug-Related
Deaths in Scotland in 2002 |
| GROS |
08.03 |
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/grosweb/grosweb.nsf/
pages/02drug-related-deaths |
| This paper
describes the system by which the Registrar General for Scotland collects
information on drug-related deaths in Scotland and presents selected
statistical information covering the period 1996 to 2002. |
| Smoking,
Drinking and Drug Use amongst young people in England in 2002: provisional
results |
| DoH |
3.03 |
http://www.info.doh.gov.uk/doh/IntPress.nsf/page/2003-0130?OpenDocument |
| Interim
findings from the DoH |
| London
- The Highs and the Lows |
| GLADA |
2.03 |
http://www.dailydose.net/daily_archives2003/H%20and%20L%20Executive%20Summary.pdf |
| Summary
of findings of GLADA and the London Drug Indicators Project |
| Scottish
Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2002 |
ISD Scotland
|
1.03 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/02bull/02bull.htm |
| This publication
presents the latest available information on drug misuse drawing from
a wide range of national data sources: national surveys; the Home
Office; the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health;
the Crime and Criminal Justice Unit at the Scottish Executive and
ISD Scotland.
|
| Prevalence
of Drug Use - key findings from the british Crime Survey 2001-2002 |
| Home Office |
12.02 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/r182.pdf |
| Latest
findings from the biennial report. |
| Drug
use, smoking and drinking among young people in 2001 |
| DoH |
12.02 |
http://www.doh.gov.uk/public/sddsurvey01.pdf |
| Absolutely
fine piece of research with lots of detailed analysis about behaviour
and attitudes. This is essential for everyone working or developing
strategies with young people. |
| Criminal
Statistics - England and Wales 2001 |
| Home Office |
12.02 |
http://www.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm56/5696/5696.pdf |
| Tells you
who gor prosecuted and what for. |
| Scottish
Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey 2002 |
| ISD Scotland |
12.02 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/local/SALSUS1812.PDF |
| Scottish
study looking at patterns of drug use and other factors in Scotland. |
| Statistics
from the Regional Drug Misuse Databases on drug misusers in treatment
in English 2000/01 |
| ONS |
12.01 |
http://www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0133.pdf |
| Last set
of figures for this now disbanded body. |
| The
Economic and Social cost of Class A drug use in England and Wales,
2000 |
| Home Office |
07.02 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hors249.pdf |
| This paper
shows how researchers come up with the figures used in Government
campaigns that say how many millions drug use cost. |
Statistics
and Trends - International
|
| Annual
report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe. |
| EMCDDA |
11.07 |
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_42156_EN_TDAC07001ENC.pdf |
| The report
on the state of the drugs problem in Europe presents the EMCDDA's
yearly overview of the drug phenomenon. |
| World
Drug Report 2007 |
| UNODC |
6/07 |
http://www.unodc.org/pdf/research/wdr07/WDR_2007.pdf |
UN drug agency
reports "significant and positive changes" in world drugs
markets. Countries urged to provide greater health care to drug addicts.
7.27MB, 282-page PDF [UNODC] |
| New
study shows vulnerability of Traveller community to problem drug use
|
| [National
Documentation Centre, Ireland] |
10/06 |
http://www.ndc.hrb.ie/attached/3004-3193.pdf |
| A new study
aimed at assessing the nature and extent of drug use amongst the Travelling
Community in Ireland shows that Travellers are a risk group for whom
the impact of drug use and its consequent problems is now emerging.
PDF Report |
| Drugs
and Social Exclusion: focusing on minorities |
| EMCDDA |
12.02 |
http://www.emcdda.org/situation/themes/social_exclusion_minorities.shtml#min |
| European
study looking at substance use amongst BME groups in Europe. |
|
|
| Drug
overdose: Prevention and response |
| NTA |
02.04 |
|
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/publications/docs/Helplines_guidance.pdf |
| Guidance
for managers of helplines that may handle calls about drug misuse
and overdose This is more of a document that looks at reducing risk
of overdose by equipping advisors about key overdose risk; there is
a small amount of information relating to the vexed issue of confidentiality
when dealing with people who have taken an overdose, but the issue
is skirted around. |
| The
Lifeskills Training Drug Education Programme: A review of research |
| Scottish
Effective Interventions Unit |
1.03 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/eiu/pdfs/eiu_lifeskl.pdf |
| This study
was a critical review of evaluations of the Life Skills Training Drug
Education and Prevention programme |
|
|
| Drug
misuse and dependence: Guidelines on clinical management 2007 |
| DH |
9.07 |
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=149883&Rendition=Web |
| The
Guidance is intended for all clinicians, especially those providing
pharmacological interventions for drug misusers as a component of
drug misuse treatment. |
| Final
guidance - Safer management of controlled drugs (CDs) |
| [DoH, UK]
|
10.06 |
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/13/97/02/04139702.pdf |
| The purpose
of this guidance is to inform and support relevant healthcare professionals
and organisations in implementing changes to the record keeping requirements
for controlled drugs required by recent changes to the Misuse of Drugs
Regulations 2001 : 8pp PDF |
| Treatment
effectiveness:demonstration analysis of treatment surveillance data
about treatment completion and retention |
| NTA |
12.04 |
|
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/publications/docs/Treatment_effectiveness.pdf |
| Looks at
retention in treatment, attrition and drop out rates and looks at
predictors for successful retention. |
| Service
Users views of Drug Treatment |
| EATA |
06.04 |
|
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/programme/national/eata.pdf |
| EATA undertakes
a small-scale study of users'views of treatment. Unfortunately, the
identity of the consultant is shrouded in mystery - it would be useful
to know who it was! |
| An
exploration of the role of substance misuse nurses in scotland |
| Effective
Interventions Unit |
11.04 |
|
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/health/eiursmn.pdf |
| With the
increase of drug misuse over the past two decades, the role of the
substance misuse nurse has increased dramatically. Research on the
role of nurses working in this field is minimal and there is little
known about what they do, what they think about their clients and
their role, and how they approach treatment. A pilot study on substance
misuse nurses in Grampian indicated that nurses may be key gatekeepers
to specialist services and some nurses appeared to have an important
role in clinical decision making. However, clinical decision making
and other key aspects of nurse practice may vary across services in
different geographical areas. This research was designed to gain a
better understanding of the role of the substance misuse nurse in
Scotland. |
| Needs
Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Local Needs for Services
for Drug Users |
| Drug Misuse
Information Scotland |
|
|
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/health/nadu.pdf |
| This guide
describes the needs assessment process step-by-step, and gives examples
of how to do a needs assessment for specific areas of work |
| Treatment
Works - Fact or Fiction |
| EATA |
9.03 |
http://www.treatmentworks.co.uk/downloads/TreatmentWorks_Report.pdf |
| a report
into the awareness of drug treatment and its effectiveness. This is
part of a wider "Treatment Works" campaign website featuring
leading treatment charities and EATA. The research here is, therefore,
light on critical discourse. |
| Prescribing
services for drug misuse |
| NTA |
01.03 |
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/publications/research_briefing2.htm |
|
Effective drug treatment
involves a spectrum of care - from counselling and detoxification,
to prescribed medication and aftercare - depending on the needs
of a particular client. Prescribing medication is an important element
of many drug treatment programmes.
|
|
|
|
1.03 |
NTA/DoH |
|
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/guidance/models.htm
|
| Models
of care sets out a national framework for the commissioning of an
integrated drug treatment system for adult drug misusers in England.
Published by the NTA in partnership with the Department of Health,
Models of care has similar status to a national service framework.
All commissioners of drug treatment services will be expected to plan
and commission services based on the system outlined in Models of
care. |
| Models
of care part 2 |
| NTA |
Dec 2002 |
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/guidance/mocpubs.htm |
|
Full reference document.
Detailed description of treatment modalities and service specifications
for drug treatment managers and providers, and those responsible
for assuring quality and appropriate delivery of local drug treatment
services.
|
| Integrated
Care for Drug Users |
| Scottish Effective
Interventions Unit |
10.02 |
|
|
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/eiu/intcare/intcare.htm |
| "The
rationale for integrated care and its wider context. Definitions and
concepts of integrated care and its key elements: accessibility, assessment,
planning and delivery of care, information sharing, monitoring and
evaluation. " |
| Drug
Misuse and Dependence - Guidance on Clinical Management |
| DoH |
01.99 |
http://www.doh.gov.uk/drugs/pdfs/dmfull.pdf |
| The so-called
orange book: highly useful guide for GPs looking at their role in
treating drug dependency. At points a little over-prescriptive and
at other points skims over whole subject areas. But essential nonetheless. |
Children
and Young People
|
| Pathways
to Problems; Hazardous use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs by
young people in the UK and its implications for policy
|
| ACMD |
9.06 |
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/publication-search/acmd/pathways-to-problems/Pathwaystoproblems.pdf?view=Binary |
| In the
UK today, a large proportion of young people use tobacco, alcohol
and other drugs in the pursuit of pleasure, solace, acceptance or
escape. Such drugs all act on the same areas of the brain, altering
its normal function and hence the user’s experience. The precise
nature of the experienceand other consequences will reflect the interaction
of the particular drug with the individual’s physiology, psychology
and current circumstances. To a greater or lesser extent, these drugs
are capable of altering behaviour, producing dependence and causing
awide range of direct and indirect harms to health and well-being |
| Understanding
problematic drug use among vulnerable young people accessing drug
services: a multivariate approach using statistical modelling techniques
|
| Home Office
|
04.04 |
|
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/rdsolr1504.pdf |
| This is
a great report; don't get put off by the title. It uses a relatively
small sample group in Stoke and Newcastle on Tyne; it uses statistical
techniques to look at key factors that contribute to problematic substance
use and finds that, amongst other factors, parental discipline is
an important factor.This is an essential read for all who work with
younger drug users or who are developing preventions strategies. |
| Young
people, cannabis and family life |
| Centre for
Research on Families and Relationships |
04.04 |
|
http://www.crfr.ac.uk/Reports/rb14cannabis.pdf |
| This briefing
reports on a study of the role of cannabis in young people's lives
during their early teenage years; its an OK report and there is probably
a great deal more in the full document. A useful read for those who
work with young people and want to develop their understanding of
the social context of cannabis use. |
| The
Administration and Control of Medicines in Care Homes and Children’s
Services |
| RPSGB |
06.03 |
http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/pdfs/adminmedguid.pdf |
This document
is designed to assist owners and managers of care homes to safely
handle medicines; and to meet the medication standards that now form
an integral part of the process to regulate private care. The term
‘care home’ is intended to incorporate establishments formally
known as residential and nursing homes and also
children’s homes. |
| First
Steps in Identifying Young Peoples Substance Related Need |
| Home Office |
02.03 |
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/YoungPeople/1045138394/Drugscope_booklet.pdf |
| While this
document provides a useful starting point (as the title suggests)
it stumbles at points in to making trite observations. The best examples
are the case studies, which feature laughably straightforward scenarios
and remarkably compliant clients. While this is frustrating on the
one hand, there is a risk that funders and politicians will believe
this is the nature of the work. At other points the guidance steers
around issues of confidentiality, which again is frustrating. But
an essential read nonetheless. |
| Exclusions |
|
DFES
|
02.03 |
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/behaviourandattendance/guidance/exclusions/introduction.cfm |
| Guidance
on exclusion, including school exclusion, which locates the supply
of controlled drugs in the same bracket as sexual assault and says
it is OK to permanently exclude people for a first offence! |
| Services
for young people with problematic substance misuse: a guide to principles
and practice |
| Scottish
Effective Interventions Unit |
1.03 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/eiu/pdfs/eiu_yptreat.pdf |
| The Guide
aims to support Drug Action Teams as they work towards the national
standard ‘to ensure that drug misusers aged under 16 have access
to drug treatment and care services which are in line with national
guidance, by 2004 |
| Drug
Treatment Services for Young People - A research review |
| Scottish Effective
Interventions Unit |
06.02 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/goodpractice/EIU_dtsresrevsum.pdf |
| Summary
of study that took place in 2001 looking at specialist services for
young drug users in Scotland. |
| Substance
Misuse by Young Offenders - the Impact and Normalisation of drug use
in the early years of the 21st Century |
| Home Office |
02.03 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hors261.pdf |
| Report
by Richard Hammersley and colleagues; it analyses almost 300 interviews
with young offenders. |
| One
problem among many: drug use among care leavers in transition to independent
living |
| Home Office |
02.03 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hors260.pdf |
| Report
by Ward, Henderson and Pearson on drug use amongst care leavers. |
| Evaluation
of various data sources on drug use, smoking and drinking by children
of secondary school age. |
| ONS |
11.01 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs/druguse.pdf |
| Interesting
paper, mainly for researchers, on how different studies have been
conducted and the impact that this is likely to have had on their
findings. |
| At
the margins: drug use by vulnerable young people in the 1998/99 youth
lifestyle survey |
| Home Office |
11.02 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs/hors228.pdf |
| Really
useful and relevant paper which looks at the prevalence of substance
use amongst vulnerable groups such as runaways, homeless, truants
and offenders. No anwers but some astounding evidence. |
| The
Road to Ruin - Sequences of Initiation into drug use and offending
by young people in Britain |
| Home Office |
12.02 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hors253.pdf |
|
|
| A
Matter of Substance? Alcohol or Drugs: Does it make a difference to
the child? |
| aberlour |
2007 |
|
| This
is the report of the second Aberlour/SAADAT Think Tank on the impact
of parental drug and alcohol use. |
| Drugs
in the family: The impact on parents and siblings |
| JRF |
06.05 |
|
http://www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/eBooks/1895353207.pdf |
|
An exploration of
the impact which one son or daughter with a drug problem can have
on the rest of the family.
The impact of a family
member’s drug problem on the rest of the family has received
scant attention to date. This report provides insights into the
experiences and problems such families face.
|
| The
effect of parental substance abuse on young people |
| JRF |
10.04 |
|
http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/064.asp
|
|
There is growing policy
and practice interest in the effect of parental substance misuse
- both drugs and alcohol - on children. Despite this, young people
are often neglected in both policy discussion and service provision.
This qualitative study was undertaken in Scotland and explored the
lives of 38 young people between the ages of 15 and 27 years whose
parents have or had a drug and/or alcohol problem.
|
| Young
people with, or at risk of developing,problematic substance misuse:A
guide to assessment |
| Effective Interventions
Unit |
10.04 |
|
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/eiu/pdfs/eiu_ypoct_04.pdf
|
To provide
information and evidence to support the effective identification of
substance
related needs among young people; and to inform the design and delivery
of effective
assessment for young people with problematic substance misuse. |
| The
Impact of Substance Misuse on the Family:A Grounded Theory Analysisof
the Experience of Parents |
| Substance Misuse.net |
07.04 |
|
http://www.substancemisuse.net/general-public/gpfeatures/031/gemmaweb.pdf |
|
The aim of this study
was to conduct a detailed qualitative analysis into the impact of
substance misuse on the family, from the point of view of parents
of users. Semi-structured interviews (adapted from the work of Velleman
et al., 1993) were conducted with ten parents, who were recruited
from a drug and alcohol agency and a family support agency
|
| Hidden
Harm |
|
5.03 |
ACMD |
|
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/
NationalStrategy/1054733801/hidden_harm.pdf |
This publication
is a summary of an inquiry carried out by the Advisory Council on
the Misuse of Drugs, focussing on children in the UK with a parent,
parents or other guardian whose drug use has serious negative consequences
for themselves and those around them.
|
Getting
our Priorities Right:
Good Practice Guidance for working with Children and Families affected
by Substance Misuse |
Scottish Executive
|
02.03 |
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/gopr.pdf |
| By the
looks of it a highly useful comprehensive document; more review soon...when
we've read it! |
| Supporting
Families and carers of Drug Users: a review |
| Scottish Effective
Interventions Unit |
12.02 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/eiu/pdfs/eiu_support.pdf |
| A really
useful publication that critically draws together research and papers
on work with families. Well worth reading for those looking to develop
services for families. |
| Feedback
From The Family Support Seminares |
| Effective Interventions
Unit |
2.03 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/eiu/pdfs/eiu_famsupsemsum.pdf |
| This report
is a review of the research evidence and current practice which provides
a range of evidence and information to assist in strengthening the
rahe and quality of support available to families and carers of drug
misusers |
|
|
| Vulnerability
and involvement in drug use and sex work |
| Home Office |
|
|
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/hors268.pdf |
|
The separation of
private and commercial sex and not having problematic drug use as
a principle motivation for sex work were crucial factors for successfully
leaving sex work and stopping drug use
|
| Women
Drug Users and Drugs Service Provision |
| DPAS |
01.02 |
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/Communities/1034601056/WomenandDrugs.pdf
|
| The study
sheds light on why it is difficult to engage women – a combination
of the particular social pressures faced by women and the way in which
drugs services have developed. It also gives an insight into the realities
of women problem users’ lives, describing a picture of women
who may have suffered past trauma or abuse and who are often disadvantaged
in economic and social terms. |
Housing
and Homelessness and Regeneration
|
| Evaluating
Homelessness Prevention |
| Heriot-Watt
University |
12.07 |
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/573347 |
|
Haven't read it in
full but first impressions aren't good. Word search it and you'll
find only two passing references to drugs, none to heroin or addiction.
Given the importance of drug use in homelessness, it's amazing that
this piece of work saw the light of day with such a gaping ommission.
"The research
focused mainly on activities launched under local authorities’
homelessness strategies, some of which were funded through Housing
and Homelessness Directorate (HHSD) grants. It was based mainly
on detailed case study work in ten local authorities"
|
| Spectrum
of Possibility A Guide for Housing Providers |
| Norcas Consultancy
for Norfolk Drug and Alcohol Partnership |
October 2007 |
http://www.nordat.org.uk/NORlayout/datSection.asp?menu=c&page=c/housing.html |
This guide
has been developed for providers and commissioners of supported housing
services as a framework to use when thinking through the delivery
of housing for people with drug/alcohol problems. It also provides
benchmarks against which providers working across a broad spectrum
can compare themselves. Its ultimate aim is to support housing providers
and commissioners looking to make their contribution to increasingly
successful outcomes for people with drug/alcohol problems, their families
and the wider community.
40pp: 683kb |
| STREET
HOMELESSNESS IN LEEDS: A SURVEY BY LEEDS SIMON COMMUNITY |
| Leeds Simon
Community |
October 2006 |
http://www.drugsandhousing.co.uk/shlsimcom.pdf |
A research
paper looking at the extent, and nature of street homelessness in
Leeds beyond the headline figures provided by the headcounts.
44pp: 465kb |
| Clean
Break: Integrated Housing and Care Pathways for Homeless Drug Users
|
| Homeless link |
2007 |
http://www.homeless.org.uk/policyandinfo/research/archive/cleanbreak |
| Clean break
focuses on how housing and treatment services can work together more
effectively to support treatment outcomes and reduce the risk of homelessness
among drug users engaging in treatment.
The project was developed
in response to the frustrations of Homeless Link members who all
too often see the efforts of homeless people going into treatment
going to waste when no suitable accommodation is available.
|
| Clean
Break Toolkit |
| homelesslink |
2007 |
http://www.toolkits.homeless.org.uk/cleanbreak |
| This Toolkit
has been developed to assist commissioners, service providers and
strategic leads for drug and housing services create more integrated
housing and care pathways for drug users engaging in treatment services |
| The
impact of enforcement on street users in England |
| JRF |
2007 |
http://www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/details.asp?pubID=785 |
This report
of the Independent Working Group on Drug Consumption Rooms provides
a detailed examination of whether DCRs should be introduced in the
UK. Includes a Main Report, Summary and detailed annexes on surrounding
issues
138pp: 367kb (main report) |
| The
Stigma of Rural Homelessness in Wales |
| Heather Blythe/Wallich
Clifford Community |
2006 |
http://www.wallichclifford.com/publications_pdf/report_english.pdf |
|
The charity identified
a significant gap in available research exploring in detail the
extent and nature of rough sleeping in these rural counties and,
with funding from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales,was
able to embark on a three-month research project with the following
objectives:
1.To collect evidence of need for outreach projects in Ceredigion
and Carmarthenshire (this was extended to Pembrokeshire and Powys)
2.To provide a service for people living street-based lifestyles
3.To collect information about the needs of the client group and
work with the Local Authorities and service providers to develop
services that meet the identified need
This report analyses
the evidence and information gathered during the period of research,and
looks in detail at the pattern of homelessness in these rural areas.
Individual case studies, gathered through firsthand information
given by over 130 homeless people, highlight specific issues that
surfaced repeatedly.
20pp: 2mb
|
| Exploring
community responses to drugs |
| Joseph Rowntree
Foundation |
11.04 |
|
http://www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/eBooks/1859352685.pdf |
| 'Communities'
provides one of the core strands of the national drugs strategy, but
practical efforts to include the community in this area of public
policy are in their infancy. The research described here sought to
explore the role of community responses to drugs through a national
survey and a series of detailed case studies |
| Home
and Dry |
| Crisis |
2002 |
|
http://www.crisis.org.uk/pdf/HomeandDry.pdf |
| The importance
of Jane Fountain and Samantha Howes’ research lies in the fact
that it explores one of the most complex and controversial aspects
of the homelessness problem. In its unflinching examination of the
relationship between substance misuse and homelessness, Home and Dry?
reveals the extent and nature of the problem that we face and drawsthe
necessary conclusions. |
| Drug
Services for Homeless People - a good practice handbook |
Drugscope/
Homeless Directorate |
12.02 |
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/Communities/1039175501/Drug_services_homeless_people.pdf
|
| A new publication
written by the worthy Randall, in conjunction with Jill Britton at
Drugscope. Is intended to be a guide to providing effective routes
in and through drug services for people who are homeless. Amazingly,
manages to avoid saying anything useful or critical about Section
8, which is quite a feat. |
| Youth
Homelessness and Substance Use |
| Home Office |
02.03 |
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hors258.pdf |
| This is
a good report which highlights the nature and extent of drug use amongst
people who are homeless. It makes reference to Section 8 of the MDA,
and the problems that will be caused by the Amendment. However, the
report falls short of recomending repeal of this legislation. Whether
this was caused by pressure from the Home Office or because the evidence
did not support such a position remains to be seen. |
| TACKLING
DRUG USE IN RENTED HOUSING: A Good Practice Guide |
| Home Office |
01.02 |
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/Communities/1034165785/TacklingDrugUse_Rented_Housing.pdf |
|
Authors: Flemen and
Robinson:
A report that started life well and got dragged in to the Government's
anti-drugs agenda. It was meant to be about how to house drug users
successfully, and became increasingly punitive. The Appendix, written
by unamed people at the Home Office, reflects a view of Section
8 that is currently not accurate.
|
| Tackling
Drugs as Part of Neighbourhood Renewal |
| Home Office |
01.02 |
http://www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/Communities/1034076137/tackling_drugs_NbrhdRenewal.pdf |
|
Author: Robin Burgess
"Action on drugs
is an essential part of any programme to regenerate the poorest
and most deprived communities. Well applied, comprehensive programmes
can work and make a difference. This guide seeks to show how, by
regeneration and drug practitioners working together, effective
services for drug issues in deprived areas can be planned, developed
and delivered in line with the national drugs strategy."
|
| Effective
Engagement: A Guide to principles and Practice |
| Scottish Effective
Interventions Unit |
01.02 |
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/goodpractice/EIU_commeng.pdf |
| This guide
examines the principles and practice of community engagement with
particular reference to the drug misuse field. |
Mental
Health and Disabilities
|
| Dual
Diagnosis: Good Practice Guide Helping practitioners to plan, organise
and deliver services for people with co- existing mental health and
substance use needs |
| Turning Point
|
2007 |
http://www.turning-point.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9D063EC0-1DF6-4F62-8E99-CFAADC4749BD/771/DualDiagnosisGoodPracticeHandbook.pdf |
| This handbook
brings together the practical lessons that Turning Point has gathered
from its own experience and from talking candidly to a range of voluntary
and statutory sector professionals about what has worked and, equally
importantly, what has not. |
| Mental
Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain 2004 |
