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"You're All Going to Hate the Word 'Recovery' by the End of This": Service Users' Views of Measuring Addiction Recovery
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Neale, Joanne; Tompkins, Charlotte; Wheeler, Carly; Finch, Emily; Marsden, John; Mitcheson, Luke; Rose, Diana; Wykes, Til; Strang, John – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2015
Aims: To explore how service users' views of measuring addiction recovery differ from those of service providers. Methods: Five focus groups conducted in two English cities with (i) people currently using Class A drugs (n = 6); (ii) people currently using alcohol (n = 12); (iii) individuals in residential detoxification (n = 12); (iv) individuals…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Drug Rehabilitation, Individual Differences, Drinking
"Throughcare" for Drug-Using Prisoners in Britain: A Clinical Report
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Harman, Karen; Paylor, Ian – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2004
CARAT (Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare) schemes have been operational in prisons throughout England and Wales for three and a half years, designed to increase the support available to drug-using prisoners both during custody and on release. Specifically the CARAT service has a remit to "bridge the gap" between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation