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October 2010

October 30, 2010: SPEED YOUR FAMILY INTO RECOVERY
Comments: 4 | Categories: News , Therapeutic Techniques , Training
Ethical, accredited interventionists can accelerate addicts into treatment –maverick ones can harm the whole family. So leading players have signed up to become board-registered interventionists with an agreed Code of Ethics. Victoria Sternhold reports on the birth of AIS International....

October 21, 2010: DRUG STRATEGY CONSULTATION: REACTIONS
Comments: 0 | Categories: Policies, legislation
Rather than duplicate work, we recommend this link to DrugScope's comprehensive summary here: http://www.drugscope.org.uk/Resources/Drugscope/Documents/PDF/Policy/ResponsestotheDrug%20StrategyConsultation.pdf

October 4, 2010: NTA TREATMENT OUTCOME RESEARCH:
Comments: 4 | Categories: News , Policies, legislation , Research
HARD EVIDENCE OR POLITICAL SPIN? by Neil McKeganey Professor of Drug Misuse Research University of Glasgow Related article The National Treatment Agency has announced a near miracle in drug treatment. Followed up over a four-year period, the NTA has claimed...

October 4, 2010: DODGY DOSSIER 3: NATIONAL TREATMENT AGENCY FIGURES
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THE STATISTICS OF FAILURE IN THE NTA ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2009/10, AND 2005 OUTCOMES RESEARCH by Deirdre Boyd If this country wishes to cut crime and get addicts into recovery, it is vital that our drugs policy is built on a...