23-07-2008
Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs. Preview initiative - Part 2.
This material was created with a diverse range of contributors willing to share their experience, talent and knowledge with others inside and outside the drug and alcohol field. More coming soon.
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"The process of recovery from problematic substance use is characterised by voluntary sustained control over substance use which maximises health and wellbeing and participation in the rights, roles and responsibilities of society."
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 Speedball Wake Up Call
There is much indirect evidence, and a small amount of direct evidence, that speedballing the multi-injection of heroin with crack/cocaine in the same shot
has grown substantially in Britain over the past decade. It is estimated that around one in three British drug injectors is now into speedballing about 60,000 people.
The Misuse of Drugs Act
Links to further information