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Current drugs policy is disorganized
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The framework and delivery of current drugs policy is disorganized.
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Drugs Policy in the UK »
Drugs Policy in the UK
Drugs Policy in the UKâExploring and building on the RSA Commission on Illegal Drugs, Communities and Public Policys review of UK policy on the use and abuse of illegal drugs.âF1CEB7
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What drugs policy measures are open to the UK? »
What drugs policy measures are open to the UK?
What drugs policy measures are open to the UK?âWhat drugs policy measures are open to the UK government?âFFB597
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Maintain current drugs policy »
Maintain current drugs policy
Maintain current drugs policyâThe government should maintain current drugs policy, focusing on: reducing the supply of illegal drugs; stopping young people from becoming drug misusers; reducing drug-related crime; and, reducing drugs use via greater use of treatment programs.â59C6EF
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Current drugs policy is disorganized
Current drugs policy is disorganizedâThe framework and delivery of current drugs policy is disorganized.âEF597B
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Drugs treatment in prisons is poor »
Drugs treatment in prisons is poor
Drugs treatment in prisons is poorâTreatment 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.â98CE71
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Agencies don't share information »
Agencies don't share information
Agencies don't share informationâInformation is not always shared between different agencies when it should be.â98CE71
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Availability of treatment varies by drug »
Availability of treatment varies by drug
Availability of treatment varies by drugâProblematic users of stimulants (e.g. cocaine and crack) lack access to generally effective treatment.â98CE71
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Current treatment often wasted »
Current treatment often wasted
Current treatment often wastedâMuch of the treatment currently administered is wasted.â98CE71
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Insufficient evaluation of policy impact »
Insufficient evaluation of policy impact
Insufficient evaluation of policy impactâThe evaluation of the impact of current policy measures is insufficient to the task.â98CE71
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Local DATs insufficiently resourced »
Local DATs insufficiently resourced
Local DATs insufficiently resourcedâLocal Drug Action Teams are insufficiently resourced.â98CE71
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Money wasted on targets and bureaucracy »
Money wasted on targets and bureaucracy
Money wasted on targets and bureaucracyâFar too much money that should be used for treatment and other support services drains away into target-meeting and bureaucracyâ98CE71
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Treatment varies across the country »
Treatment varies across the country
Treatment varies across the countryâThe standard and availability of drugs treatment vary widely across the country.â98CE71
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Health measures lack wraparound support »
Health measures lack wraparound support
Health measures lack wraparound supportâThe public health framework fails to supplement clinical treatmentâwhether pharmacological or psychologicalâwith other wraparound social services support (eg on homelessness, family breakdown, and employment). The need is recognized but not served.â98CE71
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People delivering policy lack training »
People delivering policy lack training
People delivering policy lack trainingâCurrent policy is often delivered by people who have had inadequate training.â98CE71
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System fails to address needs of women »
System fails to address needs of women
System fails to address needs of womenâCurrent drug treatment programmes generally arent sufficiently flexible to recognise and address the distinct needs of women drug users.â98CE71
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Central government stifles local action »
Central government stifles local action
Central government stifles local actionâCentral government, at least in England, stifles local initiatives and requires local bodies to administer centrally determined policies regardless of local circumstances.â98CE71
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Improve drugs policy delivery framework »
Improve drugs policy delivery framework
Improve drugs policy delivery frameworkâThe UK government should improve the delivery framework for drugs policy.âFFFACD
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