Stewart
I think it's a lack of detox of any kind that has brought about this
development. Most health boards clearly don't prioritize it so mostly
it doesn't happen.
Rowdy Yates
Senior Research Fellow
Scottish Addiction Studies
University of Stirling
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On 10 Jan 2009, at 09:48, "Stewart Dickson" <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:
> It nay be I thought their was general thread on home detox prior to
> admission to a TC and that the lack of such was hampering admissions
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rowdy Yates [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 09/01/2009 20:05 GMT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [EFTC] Methadone residents study
>
>
>
> Anthony
>
> Apologies. It was me I think that used SR as shorthand for senior
> residents. CPNs are community psychiatric nurses. To be honest I
> still don't understand Stewart's contribution. We were talking I
> thought, about detoxing TC residents in-house. I remarked that it
> was unfortunate that TCs should have to consider doing this
> themselves (although there may actually be benefits as Karen
> remarked) because the health services were not offering an adequate
> service. I don't quite see how that led to CPNs holding stocks of
> methadone for people who are detoxing at home??
>
>
> Rowdy Yates
> Senior Research Fellow
> Scottish Addiction Studies
> Dept. of Applied Social Science
> University of Stirling
> Scotland
>
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> ________________________________________
> From: Therapeutic Communities [THERAPEUTIC-
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anthony Slater [[log in to unmask]
> ]
> Sent: 09 January 2009 18:51
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [EFTC] Methadone residents study
>
> Stewart,
> This might sound like a silly question, but what are "SR or staff,
> and cpns"?
>
> Sorry to ask on the list about this, but I live in Norway and don't
> understand the terminology.
>
> Anthony
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Therapeutic Communities [mailto:[log in to unmask]
> ] On Behalf Of Stewart Dickson
> Sent: 9. januar 2009 18:26
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [EFTC] Methadone residents study
>
> I was talking about detox in the wider community and from the point
> of view of cpns working inthe field
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rowdy Yates [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 09/01/2009 15:08 GMT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [EFTC] Methadone residents study
>
>
>
> Stewart
>
> I'm glad you see their point because I don't!!!!
>
> I don't see where home visits comes into it. surely if someone was
> undertaking a detox as a resident of a TC their methadone would be
> collected from the pharmacy in the normal way (except, presumably,
> the individual would be accompanied by SR or staff) and then stored
> under secure conditions within the TC and administrated by staff.
> Where do home visits come in?
>
>
> Rowdy Yates
> Senior Research Fellow
> Scottish Addiction Studies
> Dept. of Applied Social Science
> University of Stirling
> Scotland
>
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> ________________________________________
> From: Therapeutic Communities [THERAPEUTIC-
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stewart Dickson/Social Work/
> Abdnshire [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 09 January 2009 14:26
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [EFTC] Methadone residents study
>
> hi I've followed the discussion with interest as we have problems with
> waiting times to access programmes and detox . I raised the issue with
> health colleges who simplified the issues by saying it would man
> community
> staff carrying drugs on their person while making home visits and if
> it was
> 5 or 6 a day they would be potential targets. I can see their point
> but I
> don't think its the whole picture and agree with the view of the
> politics
> of service ownership
> Stewart Dickson
> Team Manager
> Criminal Justice Addictions Team
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