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Target of 21 days set to help drug addicts
(The Scotsman 14/11/2009)
Scottish drug addicts who need help should receive treatment within three weeks, under new targets announced yesterday. The latest health performance targets set by the Scottish Government include a commitment to ensuring that by March 2013, 90 per cent of those who need treatment for a drug problem will wait no more than 21 days. And a similar target for those who need help for a drink problem will come into force the following year.
'Public backing'
(BBC 04/11/2009)
The man at the heart of the row over the relationship between politics and science appeared relaxed and unrepentant. Speaking at a briefing of science journalists, Professor David Nutt leant back in his chair and said his only regret was the way the government had treated him. He stood by his most controversial comments - such as comparing the dangers of ecstasy with horse riding as he did earlier this year to the consternation of the then home secretary Jacqui Smith.
'Generational shift' in addiction
(BBC 08/10/2009)
The number of young people seeking treatment for heroin and crack cocaine addiction in England has fallen dramatically, annual figures suggest. The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse said the figures for 18 to 24-year-olds marked a shift away from the "trainspotting generation". But there has been a "concerning" rise in young adults seeking treatment for cocaine addiction. In 2008/09 £800m was spent on national drug treatment services.
Anger at NHS targets set for drug addicts
(The Scotsman 31/05/2009)
DRUG addicts will be promised faster treatment than cancer patients under controversial new government targets last night dismissed as "bizarre". Community safety minister Fergus Ewing will for the first time introduce waiting times for treatment for addicts, with the target of a three-week maximum wait within five years. But cancer patients have only been promised a maximum wait of 31 days, leading to claims the government has got its priorities wrong.
When you lose your child to drugs
(Telegraph 15/04/2009)
In the past few weeks, James had persuaded the housekeeper I hire when I travel for work that he has been prescribed "medical marijuana", and so shared his "spliffs" with her in front of the fire. Then he skips his evening job at the local convenience store, lying as usual even after I have confirmed his absence, and driving my car to lord knows where. He comes home to nod off in bed, his eyes far away and so much older than his years.
40,000 drug addicts use benefits to fund habit
(The Scotsman 12/02/2009)
NEARLY 40,000 drug addicts in Scotland are spending benefits on heroin, cocaine and other illegal substances, a new survey has revealed. The NHS study found that 67% of addicts admitted using child benefit, job seekers' allowance and other benefits to buy their drugs. Meanwhile, 27% - about 15,000 of the estimated 56,000 heroin addicts in Scotland - said they committed crime to feed their habit.
UK drug rehabilitation service is 'collapsing'
(The Independent 01/02/2009)
Britain's rehab services are facing collapse. No fewer than 15 of the UK's 100 rehab centres have closed in the past 15 months, despite an increase in the number of people seeking help for addictions.
The perils of your everyday painkiller
(Daily Mail 24/01/2009)
The perils of your everyday painkiller
(Telegraph 02/11/2008)
The most shocking thing about the modern drug user? That she could be someone like you. Anna Moore talks to three 'ordinary' women about their struggles with addiction.
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