Current detoxification programme harmful
The abrupt cold turkey detoxification for which the Home Office was taken to court in 2006 and the failure to offer any other options are acknowledged to have been damaging to prisoners’ welfare and possibly a factor in self-destructive behaviours.
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Drugs Policy in the UK »Drugs Policy in the UK
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What drugs policy measures are open to the UK? »What drugs policy measures are open to the UK?
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Emphasize health and social dimensions »Emphasize health and social dimensions
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Make drug treatment more intelligent »Make drug treatment more intelligent
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Improved treatment in prisons »Improved treatment in prisons
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DOH guidance on treatment in prisons »DOH guidance on treatment in prisons
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DOH proposals would reduce harm »DOH proposals would reduce harm
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Current detoxification programme harmful
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