This service updates you with developments at the DRUG AND ALCOHOL FINDINGS web site
http://findings.org.uk.
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ISSUE 11 of the DRUG AND ALCOHOL FINDINGS magazine first published in 2004 is now available free of
charge as downloadable PDFs (Adobe Acrobat files). Access by clicking this link:
http://findings.org.uk/issuesResults.php5?issueChoice=issue+11
or the BROWSE MAGAZINE link on the home page. Most items come with an underlying fully referenced
text giving substantial extra information. These are available in PDF and (to make it easier to copy
and paste from) Word format.
In this and succeeding messages we'll introduce you to some of the highlights from this issue. First
the articles ...
THE POWER OF THE WELCOMING REMINDER
Part 1 of the Manners Matter series finds that doing the simple things well, and running the kind of
service you yourself would like to visit, can transform treatment uptake and retention rates.
Choose THE POWER OF THE WELCOMING REMINDER from the issue 11 listing or go direct to:
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Ashton_M_29.pdf
WHY SERVICE USER FEEDBACK CHANGES LITTLE
Constrained by guidelines and standards, a UK prescribing service could do little to respond to user
survey feedback.
Choose GIVING THE SILENT MAJORITY A VOICE from the issue 11 listing or go direct to:
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Christo_G_4.pdf
SOCIALLY SKILLED SPORTING YOUNGSTERS USE DRUGS
Uncomfortable findings suggest that by helping youngsters develop social skills and involvement in
sports, we may also be developing their substance use repertoire.
Choose CONFIDENT KIDS... from the issue 11 listing or go direct to:
http://www.findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Ashton_M_30.pdf
WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR NEEDLE EXCHANGE TO COMBAT HEPATITIS C
Final part of a four-part series pulls together the threads in the form of the limitations which
threaten viral control and the practice ingredients which hold promise for the future. A revitalised
agenda commensurate with the challenge of hepatitis C.
Choose HEPATITIS C AND NEEDLE EXCHANGE PART 4... from the issue 11 listing or go direct to:
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Ashton_M_18.pdf
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Further information from [log in to unmask] or by replying to this e-mail. FINDINGS is managed
by DrugScope, Alcohol Concern and the National Addiction Centre, the two leading UK drug and alcohol
information charities and the UK's leading clinical/research centre. The Effectiveness Bank project
is supported by the J. Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust (http://www.jpgettytrust.org.uk) and the
Pilgrim Trust (http://www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk).
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