Drugs and Alcohol Today: Volume 3 Issue 1

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Alcoholics Anonymous ‐ encouraging greater professional interest

Martin Weegmann

This paper explores some of the historical tensions between Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or fellowship groups and the professional world and advocates the need for partnership and…

Any spare change? The income and expenditure of substance users who are sleeping rough: results from a survey in London

Jane Fountain, Samantha Howes, Colin Taylor, Strang

A survey of the substance use of 389 homeless people included questions on current income and expenditure. The two sources of income most often reported were state benefits and…

An integrated care pathway for the problem drinker in the community

John Sims, Ron Iphofen

The provision and effectiveness of community‐based treatment packages for people with alcohol misuse problems, has been recognised and highlighted in government policy, most…

Specialist category essay: Effective strategies for managing alcohol misuse are central to the promotion of health and reducing suicide. Discuss

Christopher Littlejohn

Alcohol misuse is injurious to health, and commonly associated with suicide. However, correlation is not proof of causation: it is valid to consider that social inequalities, such…

ISSN:

1745-9265

Online date, start – end:

2001 – 2022

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Editors:

  • Dr Axel Klein
  • Mr Blaine Stothard
  • Dr Aysel Sultan