24-08-2008
Department for Work and Pensions paper on Drug use
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Population estimates of problematic drug users in England who access DWP benefits: A feasibility study
A report of research carried out by the University of Glasgow and the University of Bath on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions Gordon Hay and Linda Bauld.
CONTENTS:
| Acknowledgements | v |
| The Authors | vi |
| Abbreviations | vii |
| Summary | 1 |
| 1 Introduction | 3 |
| 2 Data and methods | 5 |
| 2.1 Data sources | 5 |
| 2.1.1 Problem drug use prevalence estimates | 5 |
| 2.1.2 Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study | 6 |
| 2.1.3 Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study | 7 |
| 2.2 Numbers of people on benefit | 8 |
| 2.3 Geography | 11 |
| 2.4 Time period | 12 |
| 2.5 Analysis | 12 |
| 2.6 Rounding and other errors | 13 |
| 3 Results | 15 |
| 3.1 Comparison with IB statistics | 22 |
| 4 Discussion and conclusion | 25 |
| 4.1 Representativeness of DTORS data to all PDUs | 26 |
| 4.2 Sub-national differences | 27 |
| 4.3 Uptake of particular benefits | 27 |
Who do they tell? (A46)
8 page booklet detailing the records that are kept by drug services about their clients and in what circumstances information is shared. Includes information about the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System and the Treatments Outcome Profile.
Alcopops Poster (K1)
The poster and postcards feature information on: drinking, driving and overcrowding cars; advertising; alcohol content; drinking to appear hard, risky situations; drinking alone and helping friends. Space is provided for local information.
The Strategic Isolation of the Drugs Field
"We have grown adjacent to, but in relative isolation, from other key health and social care sectors. Responding faithfully to a strong national lead, our centre of gravity has moved steadily and ever closer towards the Criminal Justice Sector. This movement has enabled the field to grow and prosper, but it has also served both to isolate us strategically and programmatically from key transformations at local level..."
Manners Still Matter: 5
Sometimes we bristle and feel resentful; may even withdraw or go the other way when someone tries to take the lead in a joint venture, while at other times we feel relieved and would have got nowhere unless they did. So too in addiction treatment