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Drugs service gives misusers confidence to deal with habit
A walk-in drugs service is giving people the self-confidence to confront and tackle their drug habits, reports Natalie Valios
06 October 2011
Drug addiction recovery rates on the up
The number of people recovering from drug addiction in England rose by 18% last year, according to the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA).
06 October 2011
Reducing reoffending among the mentally ill with drug and alcohol problems
A project in Manchester is cutting reoffending among mentally ill offenders by helping them engage with mental health and substance misuse services, reports Mithran Samuel
26 July 2011
Is motivational interviewing a sound technique in child protection?
Motivational interviewing should and could have a bigger role to play in child protection work argues social worker Mel Ashton, a substance misuse specialist
12 July 2011
Substance misuse training needs to be stepped up in Scotland
Social care workers in Scotland have for decades received little training on working with people who misuse drugs and alcohol, a report has found.
28 June 2011
Care professionals must act on alcohol misuse among elderly
Health and social care professionals have been urged to "wise up" to the growing problem of substance misuse among older people, in a report today from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
22 June 2011
Evidence Base: parental alcohol misuse
Community Care and Community Care Inform examine how children, young people and the entire family environment are affected. By Joy Barlow
21 June 2011
Homeless face worsening health as cuts bite
The government says improving the health of homeless people is a priority. But health services for the client group are being cut just as need is going up, reports Helen Mooney.
03 June 2011
Can former drug users cope with a new-born baby?
Can former drug misusing parents, who already have four children, cope with a fifth, or should the newborn daughter be removed from the family?
25 May 2011
Drugs court approach sees fewer children taken into care
Parents with substance misuse problems are less likely to have their children taken into care if they have been through the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC), an independent evaluation has found.
19 May 2011
Practice Panel: A disabled ex-serviceman faces homelessness
Professionals and a service user offer advice on a case involving a disabled ex-serviceman facing eviction and no place to go
12 April 2011
Hair strand testing to detect parental substance misuse
Hair tests have helped social workers with difficult child protection cases involving parental substance misuse, but they have their limits, reports Ben Willis
19 March 2011
Dealing with parental substance misuse
Community Care and Community Care Inform are examining how evidence informs important areas of practice. Here, Emilie Smeaton investigates issues relating to substance-misusing parents
11 March 2011
Social care professionals 'fail to spot alcohol misusers'
Social care and health professionals are failing to identify people who are dependent on alcohol, meaning the vast majority are not in treatment.
23 February 2011
Substance misuse
Around 3.5 million people use drugs each year in the UK and 8.2 million people have an alcohol disorder. Alcohol and drug abuse costs the government some £38 billion a year.
15 August 2008
Benefits system to encourage drug addicts into treatment
The benefits system is to be used to encourage drug- or alcohol-dependent claimants into treatment, but will not penalise them for refusing to access services, under the government's drugs strategy published today.
08 December 2010
Ken Clarke's reforms to divert young and mentally ill from jail
The government will divert more offenders with mental health or drug problems into treatment and test giving councils responsibility for youth custody in order to reduce jail numbers, under plans announced by justice secretary Ken Clarke today.
07 December 2010
Tax hike on super-strength drinks 'will save lives'
A homelessness leader has hailed the government's decision to increase taxes on high-strength beer, saying it will save the lives of vulnerable people.
01 December 2010
Substance misusers 'should have personal budgets'
Personalisation must be extended into substance misuse to give users a better chance of recovery, research this week has shown.
24 November 2010
Use of heroin and crack is falling sharply, study finds
The use of intravenous drugs among young adults in England is declining rapidly according to a report by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA).
11 November 2010
