Drugs and Alcohol Today: Volume 17 Issue 4
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The UK drugs strategy 2017: contexts and analysis
Blaine StothardThe purpose of this paper is to examine the content of the strategy and assess its claims to be evidence based.
Why did cannabis treatment presentations rise in England from 2004-2005 to 2013-2014?
Liz McCullochCannabis treatment entries rose significantly from 2004/2005 to 2013/2014, but there has been limited investigation into why this increase has occurred. The purpose of this paper…
What stops people on long-term opioid substitution from completing treatment?
Tatenda Kondoni, Christos KouimtsidisOpioid substitution treatment is effective in reducing harm for the person and society. However, the introduction of the recovery agenda has changed treatment philosophy…
Prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst staff working in drug and alcohol services
Sabina Mazoruk, Adam Huxley, Camille Alexis-Garsee, Fabrizio SchifanoThe purpose of this paper is to explore the prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst drug and alcohol staff in the UK.
Thailand’s national alcohol survey as a policy monitoring tool
Udomsak SaengowThe purpose of this paper is to assess to what extent the Smoking and Alcohol Drinking Behavior Survey (SADBeS), the national alcohol survey, could be used in monitoring goals and…
Homelessness among clients of Sydney’s supervised injecting facility
Allison M. Salmon, Vendula Belackova, Ricardo Starling Schwanz, Marianne Jauncey, Sarah Hiley, Apo DemirkolThe Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) opened in Sydney, Australia, in May 2001. Homelessness among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Australia has been…
Exploring problem use, discrimination, ethnic identity and social networks
Charlotte De Kock, Tom DecortePossessing a strong ethnic identity and ethnic network are described in some epidemiological literature as moderating factors in the relation between perceived discrimination and…
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1745-9265Renamed to:
Drugs, Habits and Social PolicyOnline date, start – end:
2001 – 2022Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedEditors:
- Dr Axel Klein
- Mr Blaine Stothard
- Dr Aysel Sultan