30-01-2008
Subutex:Suboxone use by prison inmates
HMP and NOMS North East Area have commissioned a booklet following work with Lifeline Project to address the problems related to Subutex use by inmates. The release of the booklet follows a controversial Channel 4 Newsnight item and an article in Druglink Magazine, which highlighted the need for coherent information and practices with inmates.
Lifeline and HMP Officers discuss the production of the booklet in the clip below:
Pages from the booklet can be viewed at www.lifelinepublications.org
Channel 4 news - View >>
Guardian and Druglink
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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.
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.
Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs: 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 drugs field. More coming soon.
A Drug Users Charter
Drug users have a position in society that potentially compromises their rights in similar ways to other minority groups. They are also regularly the subject of comprehensive medical, criminal and social records. These interventions, combined with legal and public perceptions of drug use mean drug users would benefit from structural protection.