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DRINK AND DRUGS NEWS :: Archived features

20.11.06

Getting the basics right
Dr Niamh Fitzgerald reviewed the state of drug education in Glasgow's schools and gained a clear idea of what needed to change. She describes her plan of action.

FDAP conference debates
Should workers be qualified? Should coercion be used to get people into treatment? Do talking therapies work?

Way forward for Tier 4
The NTA outlines proposes follow-up action to a conference on determining the direction of Tier 4 commissioning.

Straight route to competence
It couldn't be more straightforward to make sure you're fully equipped to do your job - or to make sure your workforce can do theirs, says Simon Shepherd.

The bureaucratisation of misery
Why do we make clients conform to ready-made myths instead of letting them explore their own story?, asks William Pryor.

Back to work, not to addiction
As an enthusiastic employer of former service users, Andy Winter challenges other services to help former clients back to work.

Post-its from practice
Never forget HIV among injecting drug users, says Dr Chris Ford.

Background Briefing
Prof David Clark looks at the relevance of social learning and coping models.

Letters
Responses to recent DDN features.

 

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