Compass Template

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THE REHABILITATION OF PROBLEM DRUG USERS

• THE PURPOSE OF DRUG TREATMENT
• THE CHALLENGE OF EMPLOYMENT
• THE CHALLENGE OF HOUSING
• AMBITION AND CREATIVITY

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THE REHABILITATION OF PROBLEM DRUG USERS
THE PURPOSE OF DRUG TREATMENT
The objective of drug treatment should be to
direct problem drug users into healthy and
sustainable lives at the earliest opportunity,
with abstinence likely to be the best foundation
for sustainable change. Positive relationships,
stable and secure housing, and meaningful
employment are key requirements for
sustainability.
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THE REHABILITATION OF PROBLEM DRUG USERS
THE CHALLENGE OF EMPLOYMENT
Overcoming the resistance of employers
Overcoming the skills deficits Sustaining
engagement with education, training and
employment Creating an attractive workforce with
credible CVs, employment records and required
skills Building employment training and
education into treatment Lining up treatment to
enable and support education and employment
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THE REHABILITATION OF PROBLEM DRUG USERS
THE CHALLENGE OF HOUSING
Increasing the availability of housing stock
Improving access to housing Sustaining
housing Unlocking unused properties ( private
landlords) through Empty Property Schemes
partnership between treatment and housing
providers Building housing expertise into
treatment from the point of first
contact Allocating funds for housing to
treatment providers enabling direct purchase of
places
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THE REHABILITATION OF PROBLEM DRUG USERS
AMBITION AND INNOVATION a magnificent tradition.
Consumption rooms CDP 1960s Assertive
outreach The Hungerford Project 1960s Low
threshold to high intensity pathway Lifeline,
Blenheim, CDP, Hungerford
1970s Motivational work BSFT Blenheim etc
1970s Tx gateways for drug using offenders PRS
1983, YDRS 1990 Life skills, education,
employment Milton House 1985 Heroin
prescribing Dr John Marks 1980s