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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Without a vision, serious self-criticism is impossible
It is easy to sneer at long-term exercises in 'visioning', but a serious, integrated approach to tackling deep-rooted inequality and deprivation is, quite frankly, inconceivable without a dedicated, explicit and strongly aspirational long-term plan. So although 'Treatment may Work' and 'Treatment may be Good' it does not in any way excuse us, as an industry, from developing a solid critique of all those things about treatment that don't work and aren't good...
It is easy to sneer at long-term exercises in 'visioning', but a serious, integrated approach to tackling deep-rooted inequality and deprivation is, quite frankly, inconceivable without a dedicated, explicit and strongly aspirational long-term plan. So although 'Treatment may Work' and 'Treatment may be Good' it does not in any way excuse us, as an industry, from developing a solid critique of all those things about treatment that don't work and aren't good...