Drugs treatment in prisons is poor
Treatment in prison bears little relation to need. Prison doctors are not uniformly trained to deal with drug misuse, and there is a heavy reliance on a few charismatic individuals to drive treatment programmes.
In Scotland, for example, the Scottish Executive has funded the Royal College of General Practitioners to train prison doctors but the scheme does not extend to those employed by private medical providers, with the result that it excludes, for example, doctors in Glasgow’s Barlinnie, the largest prison in Scotland where a high proportion of prisoners use drugs. Information from Dr Uday Mukherji, 16 May 2006
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Drugs Policy in the UK »Drugs Policy in the UK
What drugs policy measures are open to the UK? »What drugs policy measures are open to the UK?
Maintain current drugs policy »Maintain current drugs policy
Current drugs policy is disorganized »Current drugs policy is disorganized
Drugs treatment in prisons is poor
Only 10% get intensive rehabilitation »Only 10% get intensive rehabilitation
Prison treatment hit by NHS budget cuts »Prison treatment hit by NHS budget cuts
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