 | | Alcohol Misuse Interventions Guidance on developing a local programme of improvement published by: The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA), November 2005
This document provides the policy context, evidence of associated harm and presents good economic reasons for action, outlining practical steps and new national tools to support local delivery of alcohol interventions.
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| | Models of Care for Alcohol Misusers (MoCAM)
published by: The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA), June 2006
Best practice guidance on a framework for commissioning and providing interventions
and treatment for adults affected by alcohol misuse. It describes a four tier system of
stepped care for alcohol misusers.
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| | Signs for Improvement commissioning interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm published by: The Department of Health, May 2009 This guidance is designed to direct commissioners in areas where tackling alcohol harm is an identified priority, to the resources and guidance, which will assist them in commissioning interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm in their local community. It offers ways to improve commissioning, looking at each World Class Commissioning competency and all stages in the commissioning cycle.
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| | | Drinking: adults’ behaviour and knowledge in 2009 published by: The Office for National Statistics (report No. 42) A report on research using the National Statistics Opinions (Omnibus) Survey produced on behalf of the NHS Information Centre for health and social care.
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| | | Drinking: adults’ behaviour and knowledge in 2008 published by: The Office for National Statistics (report No. 39) A report on research using the National Statistics Opinions (Omnibus) Survey produced on behalf of the NHS Information Centre for health and social care.
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 | | Statistics on Alcohol, England 2010 - Report published by: The Office for National Statistics, May 2010 This statistical report presents a range of information on alcohol use and misuse which are drawn together from a variety of published sources and includes additional analysis undertaken by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care. The report aims to present a broad picture of health issues relating to alcohol in England and covers topics such as drinking habits and behaviours among adults (aged 16 and over) and school children (aged 11 to 15), drinking-related mortality, affordability of alcohol and alcohol-related costs. Statistics on Alcohol, England 2010 - Tables
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| | | Local Routes: Guidance for developing alcohol treatment pathways published by: Department of Health Alcohol Policy Delivery Team, December 2009 This document provides good practice guidance on the development of integrated care pathways for people with alcohol problems alcohol treatment pathways (ATPs). It is illustrated with a number of examples but is not intended to provide an exhaustive resource of off-the-shelf pathways
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| | Guidance on the consumption of alcohol by children and young people. A report by the Chief Medical Officer published by: Department of Health Alcohol Policy Delivery Team, December 2009 Across England, half a million children between the ages of 11 and 15 will have been drunk in the past four weeks, and young people under 18 will have consumed the equivalent of 2 million bottles of wine in the past week alone. The majority of young people under the age of 15 do not drink, and many young people aged 16 to 17 do not drink on a regular basis. However, since 1990 the amount of alcohol consumed by 11 to 15 year olds who drink has doubled and we have seen increases in the numbers of children admitted to hospital as a direct result of their alcohol consumption. Such admissions represent just the tip of the iceberg of harms caused by alcohol to children. The drinking behaviours of our children are some of the worst in Europe, the health consequences are alarming and this is a situation that must change. Guidance on the consumption of alcohol by children and young people. Supplementary Report
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| | Supporting and involving carers - A guide for commissioners and providers published by: National Treatment Agency, September 2008 The guidance looks at best practice for local commissioning partnerships to provide services to support carers of individuals with a drug problem. The document also covers how best to include carers (where appropriate) in the drug treatment of the individuals they are concerned for – citing the evidence base that demonstrates involving carers can improve outcomes for users. The guidance as a whole is predicated on the assumption that commissioners and services providers involve and consult carers in every stage of service design and delivery.
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| | NTA Policy on involvement of users and family members published by: National Treatment Agency, March 2008 While the NTA are not directly involved in the provision of services or in the clinical care of users, the organisation values the input of people who have experience of drug problems and using drug treatment services and those of and their family members at a national, regional and local level. Since the organisation’s inception, user and family member involvement has been integral to the NTA’s work to facilitate and drive improvements in the commissioning and delivery of effective drug treatment services. This policy document sets out both the principles and the practice the NTA will use to involve users and family members in its work to assure the delivery of high quality and effective drug treatment systems.
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| | National Report (2008 data) to the EMCDDA published by: the Reitox National Focal Point UK Commissioned each year by the EMCCDA and produced by the national focal points of the Reitox network, the National reports draw an overall picture of the drug phenomenon at national level in each EU Member state. These data are key information to the EMCCDA and are an important resource, among others for the compilation of its 'Annual report'.
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| | EU Drugs Action Plan for 2009-2012 published by: European Commission's Directorate for public health and risk assessment Clearly the EU needs to do more to reduce the impact of health, social, developmental, and economic problems caused by drug use. If millions of Europeans have at some stage taken drugs or are doing so right now, there is a gap between public policy and public behaviour that no society can afford to ignore.
There is evidence to suggest that one of the more (cost-) effective approaches to deal with drug use is for public services engaged in prevention, treatment, harm reduction and law enforcement, to work together in partnership with voluntary organisations and service providers. In other words, an alliance between citizens and the institutions created by them and for them.
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| | NTA Publishes 2010-11 business plan published by: National Treatment Agency, August 2010 Over the course of the next year the NTA will be seeking to refocus the drug treatment system in England on delivering sustained recovery and demonstrating transparent outcomes, while consistently providing more for less. Ministers have approved an NTA business plan for 2010-11 that reflects the priorities of the government, the commitments in the coalition agreement, and the financial constraints facing the taxpayer. The new direction of travel follows the announcement that from April 2012 the NTA will cease to be a separate organisation and its functions will be transferred into the proposed new Public Health Service. Further details about how the Public Health Service will operate are expected to be set out in a White Paper on public health later this year. At the same time the government is reviewing the Drug Strategy, and is expected to set out its distinctive vision after the outcome of the comprehensive spending review in the autumn.
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| | Routes to Recovery: Psychosocial Interventions for Drug Misuse A framework and toolkit for implementing NICE-recommended treatment interventions published by: National Treatment Agency, June 2010 The document is designed to support drug treatment services in the effective delivery of evidence-based psychosocial interventions both for drug misuse and for common co-morbid mental health problems. It focuses on evidence-based treatment interventions recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and provides a range of tools to support effective implementation.
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| | Women in drug treatment: What the latest figures reveal published by: National Treatment Agency, March 2010 Women make up over half the adult population. However, only a quarter of the adults in drug treatment programmes are women. On the face of it, there is a striking shortfall, and it has existed for some years.
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| | Renewed Guidance for treating heroin addicts in prison published by: National Treatment Agency, March 2010 The implementation of the Integrated Drug Treatment System (IDTS) allows for the full range of evidence based clinical interventions, including stabilisation, detoxification and maintenance, to be available across the prison estate in England.
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| | Powder Cocaine: How the treatment system is responding to a growing problem published by: National Treatment Agency, March 2010 Most people who try powder cocaine will not go on to develop an addiction to the substance (this is also true for other illicit drugs). However, the number of individuals accessing treatment for a problem with powder cocaine has risen in recent years (particularly among the 18-24 age group). Most of these people receive effective abstinence-based treatment in the community.
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| | | Drugs: protecting families and communities
The 2008 drug strategy published by: HM Government, 2008 Drug misuse wastes lives, destroys families and damages communities.
It costs taxpayers millions to deal with the health problems caused by drugs and to tackle the crimes such as burglary, car theft, mugging and robbery which are committed by some users to fund their habit. The drug trade is linked to serious organised crime, including prostitution and the trafficking of people and firearms.
Drugs remain a serious and complex problem that we – along with all modern societies – must face. - Home Secretary *note: we are aware of The new drug strategy for England 2008-11 but the Government are currently hiding it ? If you have a copy, let us know and we will upload it here.
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| | Here is the 2010 DRUG Strategy Consultation Paper published by: Home Office
This targeted consultation document aims to provide an early engagement opportunity for a
wide range of partners, from charities to enforcement partners, drug workers and voluntary and community sector organisations. Responses from members of the public are also welcome.
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| | | PSA Delivery Agreement 25: Reduce the harm caused by alcohol and drugs published by: HM Government, June 2009 Problem drug use and harmful alcohol use are public health and social issues which have a significant impact on society as a whole, but disproportionately affect the most deprived communities and the most vulnerable individuals. This PSA (public service agreement) will aim to reduce the harms caused by drugs and alcohol to: - the community as a result of associated crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour; - the health and well-being of those who use drugs or drink harmfully; and - the development and well-being of young people and families
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| | Substance misuse among young people The data for 2008-09 published by: National Treatment Agency, December 2009
The overall number of under-18s accessing specialist substance misuse services in England during 2008-09 was 24,053. This is a modest increase of about 150 over 2007-08, and indicates that demand for such services is now levelling out. The evidence continues to suggest that overall drug and alcohol use among young people is declining, but the increased availability of services ensure that many more young people who need help are getting it.
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| | | Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2009 published by: NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care This report contains results from an annual survey of secondary school pupils in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15). 7,674 pupils in 247 schools in England completed questionnaires in the autumn term of 2009. The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) carried out the survey on behalf of The NHS Information Centre for health and social care, the Home Office and the Department for Education (formerly the Department for Children, Schools and Families). This is the most recent survey in a series that began in 1982. Each survey since 1998 has included a core set of questions on smoking, drinking and drug use and, since 2000 the remainder of the questions have focused in alternate years on smoking and drinking or on drug use. The emphasis of the 2009 survey is on drug use.
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| | Drug Misuse Declared: Findings from the 2009/10 British Crime Survey published by: The Office for National Statistics, July 2010 This annual statistical bulletin examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a nationally representative sample of 16 to 59 year olds (including a breakdown for young people aged 16 to 24) resident in households in England and Wales. The bulletin is based on results from the 2009/10 British Crime Survey (BCS); including comparisons with 2008/09 and trends since 1996.
This bulletin updates previously published findings on the characteristics and lifestyle factors associated with adults who have taken any illicit drugs, as well as presenting trends in drug use by key demographic factors since 1996. Updates of the extent and trends in polydrug use are also published here, as are preliminary findings from new BCS measures of drug use.
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| | Statistics on Drug Misuse: England 2009 - Report published by: The Office for National Statistics, November 2009 This annual statistical report presents a range of information on drug misuse amongst both adults and children. It also includes a focus on young adults. The report is primarily concerned with the use of illicit drugs. The term ‘illicit drugs’ is used to describe those drugs that are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.1 The topics covered include: Prevalence of drug misuse, including the types of drugs used; Trends in drug misuse over recent years; Patterns of drug misuse among different groups of the population; and Health outcomes related to drug misuse including hospital admissions, drug treatment and numbers of deaths.
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| | | Grasping the nettle: alcohol and domestic violence published by: Alcohol Concern, revision edition, 2010 Alcohol's relationship with domestic violence is a controversial and sensitive subject. It brings together a sociable behaviour - drinking alcohol - with an anti-social behaviour - domestic violence. It is the marriage of the two that challenges our understanding and response ... | |