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Results for drug treatment (u.k.)
3 results foundAuthor: UK Drug Policy Commission Title: The Impact of Drugs on Different Minority Groups: Ethnicity and Drug Treatment Summary: These wide-ranging reports describe what is known about treatment and prevention within diverse communities, including LGBT groups, disabled people and BME communities. The aim of the review was to encourage greater consideration of the needs and challenges of drug problems for minority groups, by bringing together a variety of evidence in one place. The study suggests that mainstream services are not always meeting the needs of diverse communities. The reports present challenges for commissioners. The four volumes of the report are as follows; Part 1: Ethnic groups; Part 2: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender; Part 3: Disabled people; and Part 4: The Impact of Drugs on Different Minority Groups: Ethnicity and Drug Treatment. Details: London: UK Drug Policy Commission, 2010. 4 vols. Source: Internet Resource; Accessed August 17, 2010 at: http://www.ukdpc.org.uk/publications.shtml (website for all 4 reports) Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://www.ukdpc.org.uk/publications.shtml (website for all 4 reports) Shelf Number: 119625 Keywords: (U.K.)Drug Abuse and AddictionDrug Abuse Prevention (U.K.)Drug Treatment (U.K.)Minority Groups (U.K.) |
Author: Burrows, John Title: Research into the nature and effectiveness of drugs throughcare Summary: The aims of this study were to: describe the nature of throughcare procedures for prisoners with serious drug misuse problems; and gauge the impact of interventions on offenders’ drug taking, and offending behaviour, following their release from prison. A principal objective of the study was to establish what constitutes good practice in drugs throughcare, with a view to disseminating the lessons learnt. A range of different agencies and organisations share the responsibility for organising and delivering drug throughcare services for released prisoners, including the Prison Service, the Probation Service, Health Authorities, Social Service Departments, Drug Action Teams and – of course – both statutory and independent drug services. Indeed, in this complex network, knowing ‘where the buck stops’ is not clear in every case – particularly for those who are not released under statutory supervision (remand or short-term prisoners). Aside from the very real human costs to drug users themselves, the problem addressed by this research imposes substantial costs on the wider community. These are best viewed as ‘opportunity costs’, where substantial savings may be made as a result of appropriate intervention. It can be estimated that 8,000 sentenced offenders might be released from prisons in England and Wales each year with a significant drug dependency – if no action has been taken to break drug habits. However, if drug throughcare could effect a 40 per cent reduction in drug dependency amongst ex-prisoners, the number of crimes expected to be committed by these individuals each year would fall from some 5 million to 3 million. The costs incurred by victims of crime might reduce from some £250 million to about £150 million. There would, in addition, be many other savings realised in the criminal justice system, health service and elsewhere. Details: London: Home Office, Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2001. 64p. Source: RDS Occasional Paper No. 68: Internet Resource: Accessed February 29, 2012 at http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110218135832/http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs/occ68-dtc.pdf Year: 2001 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110218135832/http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs/occ68-dtc.pdf Shelf Number: 124326 Keywords: Drug Abuse and Addiction (U.K.)Drug Abuse PolicyDrug Treatment (U.K.)Ex-Offenders (U.K.) |
Author: Great Britain. National Health Service Title: The Impact of Drug Treatment on Reconviction Summary: This study compares the differences in the conviction rates of known offenders during the two years before their initial assessment for drug treatment and the two years after. It presents the results of an analysis of data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System and conviction records from the Police National Computer. The data is drawn from a cohort of people who started a new course of drug treatment in 2006-07 and who had at least one conviction during the two years prior to their start date. The study was limited to trigger offences and soliciting (i.e. prostitution). Findings include: The individuals retained in treatment for the entire two-years (4,677) showed an average 47% reduction in convictions; Those who completed treatment successfully after being retained in treatment for six months or more showed virtually the same average reduction (48%) as those retained in treatment for the full two years; Those retained for the full period reduced their convictions by three times more than those who dropped out of treatment, who achieved just 15%; and For all those who both completed treatment successfully and did not return during the period, the observed reduction in convictions is 61%. While these figures cannot be interpreted as direct, quantifiable measures of a causal effect of drug treatment, the results suggest that exposure to treatment reduces recorded convictions and therefore offending, as the greater the successful engagement in treatment, the greater the observed reduction. This is most noticeable in opiate and/or crack cocaine users, who make up the majority of the cohort. By focusing on engaging clients and promoting successful completions, drug treatment can help to maximise reductions in offending by individuals receiving help for their addiction, particularly if they use opiates and/or crack cocaine. Details: London: National Treatment Agency for Substance Abuse, National Health Service, 2012. 20p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 21, 2012 at: http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/theimpactoftreatmentonreconviction.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/theimpactoftreatmentonreconviction.pdf Shelf Number: 124633 Keywords: Conviction Rates (U.K.)Drug Treatment (U.K.)Drug Treatment Programs (U.K.)Drug Use and Abuse (U.K.) |