19-10-2009
The Drug Treatment System and its key transitions, Ian Wardle October 2009

UK Drug Worker Forum Conference Presentation
The Drug Treatment System and its key transitions.
Ian Wardle October 2009
"At all times we must be capable, as a field, of speaking powerfully, positively and clearly to the public about the full range of social benefits associated with accessible and effective drug treatment."
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Alcopops Poster (K1)
The poster and postcards feature information on: drinking, driving and overcrowding cars; advertising; alcohol content; drinking to appear hard, risky situations; drinking alone and helping friends. Space is provided for local information.
Who do they tell? (A46)
8 page booklet detailing the records that are kept by drug services about their clients and in what circumstances information is shared. Includes information about the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System and the Treatments Outcome Profile.
The Strategic Isolation of the Drugs Field
"We have grown adjacent to, but in relative isolation, from other key health and social care sectors. Responding faithfully to a strong national lead, our centre of gravity has moved steadily and ever closer towards the Criminal Justice Sector. This movement has enabled the field to grow and prosper, but it has also served both to isolate us strategically and programmatically from key transformations at local level..."


