Weekly news - 4th February 2011


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What should a recovery-oriented drug treatment system look like?

Consultation questionnaire 2nd February to 4th May 2011 [NTA, UK]

Report of the 2010 NDPB Review of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

This is the report of the review of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs undertaken by Sir David Omand in December 2010 [Home Office, UK]

Needs Assessment of Drug and Alcohol Problems in the Scottish Borders (2009) - Evidence into Practice

Report prepared for [Borders Drug and Alcohol Action Team, UK]

Routes to Recovery via Criminal Justice

A brief introduction to the concept of node-link mapping and the possible benefits of using this technique when working with clients with drug problems [NTA, UK]

RCGP Certificate in Harm Reduction, Health and Wellbeing for Substance Users

This section provides access to documents relating to the RCGP Certificate in Harm Reduction, Health and Wellbeing for Substance Users This section provides access to documents relating to the RCGP Certificate in Harm Reduction, Health and Wellbeing for Substance Users Battle for alcohol in Muslim Russia is deadly business [SMMGP, UK]

Teenage drinking cultures

This report investigates the influence of friendship groups on teenagers' drinking. Summary - Full report [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]

Reoffending of juveniles

The latest National Statistics on the reoffending of juveniles released from custody or commencing out-of-court or non-custodial court disposals in England and Wales in the first quarter of a particular year. 2008 cohort [Ministry of Justice, UK]

Reoffending of adults

The latest National Statistics on the reoffending of adults released from custody or starting a community sentence in England and Wales in the first quarter of a particular year. 2008 cohort [Ministry of Justice, UK]

Lessons for the Coalition: an end of term report on New Labour and criminal justice

The report assesses what happened in the years between 1997 and 2010 in key areas of criminal justice, ranging from sentencing to summary justice, prison and probation, drugs and victims ... [Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, UK]

The Munro Review of Child Protection

Interim Report, The Child’s Journey, the second report of the independent child protection review [Education.gov, UK]

Contributions of Alcohol Use to Teenage Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates

Levels of alcohol related problems in young people are escalating as evidenced by recent reports of sharp rises in alcohol related liver disease amongst young people. However, alcohol consumption is also linked to poor sexual decision-making [North West Public Health Observatory, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]

New FEAD Contributor

Professor Michael Gossop is a leading researcher at the National Addiction Centre, King’s College London [FEAD, UK]

Afghanistan Opium Winter Rapid Assessment for the Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Regions 2011

[UNODC]