substance misuse

Monthly magazine – print and online – for people working with people with drug and alcohol problems. Includes news and features on innovation and good practice.

Keywords: substance misuse, addiction

Personal recovery

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Evidence-based overview of recovery from addiction. Part of HMI Probation’s Evidence base collection.

Keywords: substance misuse

Substance misuse – evidence base

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Summary of the evidence relating to addressing substance misuse among offender populations. Part of HMI Probation’s Evidence base collection.

Keywords: substance misuse

Disrupting prison drug supplies

[Prison Service Journal (2021)]

Article on preventing drugs entering prisons and disrupting supply chains in custody. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: substance misuse

Tackling Substance Misuse from a Problem- Solving Justice Approach

[Irish Probation Journal (2020)]

Paper about the Substance Misuse Court in Northern Ireland and its impact.

Keywords: substance misuse

Write-up on Wayne Hodges, from HMPPS HQ, who won a Butler Trust Award for his work helping create and lead an innovative Incentivised Substance Free Living scheme. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].

Keywords: substance misuse, incentives

Working effectively with people with co-occurring mental health and alcohol/drug use conditions

[Clinks (2019)]

Framework of ‘the values, knowledge and skills required to work with people who have co-occurring mental health and alcohol/drug use conditions’; includes ‘E-learning toolkit’ for front line staff.

Keywords: mental health, substance misuse