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NEWS FOCUS
Adfam’s recent report on the ingestion of drug treatment medications by children
makes worrying reading. DDN looks at what could be done to reduce the risks.
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BEYOND CONVICTION
Having a drug-related conviction can spell exclusion from many professions. Nicola Inge
talks about breaking down barriers to work for people with criminal convictions.
14 DANISH LESSONS
Denmark’s initiatives to tackle drug-related deaths could give valuable
pointers to reshaping drug policy in the UK, says Blaine Stothard.
16 CATCH THEM EARLY
At this year’s SMMGP and RCGP conference, delegates heard from expert speakers
about prevention and early intervention in the new public health environment.
18 EVOLUTION!
Against the backdrop of round after round of ‘winner takes all’ retendering,
Dr Gordon Morse calls for commissioners to consider evolution over revolution.
20 CAPTURED ON CAMERA
A roving Recovery Street Film Festival aims to change public perceptions
of addiction, as the organising team explains.
REGULARS
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NEWS ROUND-UP
: New era for Europe’s ‘complex, damaging’ drug problem • Council alcohol
funding fears • Time to change direction on drugs • Stop and search reform pledged • News in brief.
10 ENTERPRISE CORNER
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Amar Lodhia experiences a day in the life of a local enterprise
and employability service (LEES) worker.
10 LETTERS
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Bold questioning; Each to their own.
11 COMMENT
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Lise Reckee brings a Scandinavian perspective to the debate about the 12-step model.
20 MEDIA SAVVY
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Who’s been saying what..?
21 PRACTICE EXCHANGE
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Sue Reynolds of HMP Littlehey tells DDN about a life-saving take-home
naloxone programme for prisoners upon release.
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Editorial – Claire Brown
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Things aren’t easy for our sector at the moment
. The signs are everywhere, from the slow pace of the recruitment
market to the many-tiered bureaucracy that’s throttling seemingly simple and straightforward policy decisions. So
maybe it’s time to shake ourselves a little and not lose sight of our ideals. Helping to organise the Recovery Festival (1-
2 July) has been a stark reminder of the fight needed to set clients on a level playing field. The purpose of this event is
to create dialogue with the housing and employment sectors, in the hope of breaking down barriers to both, as well as
tackling very real and pervasive stigma. All kinds of issues have emerged, and we’re highlighting the ‘Ban the Box’
initiative on page 8 to showcase some of the vital activism out there.
Elsewhere in this issue we give commissioning practice a good airing (pages 16 and 18). Gordon Morse’s
perspective is particularly interesting as an employee of one of the dominant players in the recommissioning game, as
he questions the practice of radical change in the place of subtle continuity. And we haven’t finished with the debate
started in April’s issue by Stanton Peele, with more interesting comment on page 10. There’s plenty to think about in
this issue, so please give us your reaction. This sector may have its struggles, but was never known for its silence!