substance misuse

Youth, Drug and Alcohol Project and procedures for drug or alcohol offence

[Sunderland YJS (2025)]

Outlines Sunderlan’s approach to substance misuse, involving a drug & alcohol link worker in targeted youth services. [From the Youth Justice Board’s Resource Hub].

Keywords: young people, substance misuse

The lived experience of drug testing and Incentivised Substance Free Living wings

[Ministry of Justice (2024)]

Research into ISLFs.

Keywords: substance misuse

Lancashire Release Booklet

[North West Probation (2024)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: the Lancashire Release Booklet is a booklet – published in four languages – distributed to prisons releasing people back into the area, and includes details of all the available services in the area, for prisoners to use in planning for, and after, their release.

Keywords: health, substance misuse, resettlement

‘Hive’ Drug Recovery initiative

[Manchester prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 75-bed unit designed to support recovery from substance misuse, with all residents working to achieve a shared goal of promoting an environment that supports positive change.

Keywords: substance misuse, healthcare

Family Drug and Alcohol Courts

[Centre for Justice Innovation (2021)]

Briefing providing an overview of the family drug and alcohol courts model and current implementation.

Keywords: substance misuse

Understanding and Preventing Drug-related Deaths, and Encouraging Treatment Uptake, after Release

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

Article on preventing post release drug related deaths, and encouraging engagement in treatment.

Keywords: substance misuse

Drug Recovery Programme

[Holme House prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a whole-prison approach which aims to get everyone living and working in the prison to collaborate in helping people with addictions to flourish and achieve their full potential, without the need for drugs.

Keywords: substance misuse

Effective practice guide – substance misuse

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Report based on a joint thematic review, on ensuring effective support for with people with substance misuse issues in community settings.

Keywords: substance misuse

The lived experience of opioid users in prison

[Russell Webster (2023)]

Summary of research into the experiences of heroin users in prison.

Keywords: substance misuse

Substance misuse – evidence base (youth justice)

[HMI Probation (2023)]

Summary of evidence base in relation to substance misuse, as it relates to youth justice settings. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: young people, substance misuse