EFFECTIVENESS BANK BULLETIN 11 August 2012
A new bulletin has collated the latest additions to the Effectiveness Bank. First two reveal that
international findings on residential rehabilitation of extensive early drop-out and interlinking
with non-residential services apply also to England. Next the recovery-focused Scottish drug
strategy needs to show recovery in practice. Finally, how the south east of England became a test
bed for 26 innovative projects to curb alcohol-related harm.
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EARLY DROP-OUT TYPICAL AT RESIDENTIAL THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES
Unable to reach a firm conclusion on the lasting benefits of residential therapeutic communities for
the treatment of addiction, still this review was clear that while residents stayed, substance use
was significantly reduced - an achievement limited by the fact that often they quickly left.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Malivert_M_1.txt
ENGLISH RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION SUFFERS FROM EARLY DROP-OUT
An audit for the English National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse finds residential
rehabilitation services so entwined with non-residential in the treatment careers of residents that
it is not possible disaggregate their contribution. Since a few months of such care costs as much as
five years of non-residential care, evidencing value for money is critical, yet many services are
undermined by early drop-out.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=NTA_25.txt
SCOTTISH DRUG STRATEGY NEEDS TO SHOW CONCRETE EVIDENCE OF RECOVERY
In its first report an independent body established by the Scottish government to monitor its drug
strategy commends progress so far but calls for concrete evidence that recovery from addiction is
being pursued and achieved at national and local levels.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=DSDC_1.txt
*new* LESSONS OF TEST BED FOR ALCOHOL HARM REDUCTION INNOVATIONS
In the south east of England a bidding exercise generated a spate of short-term innovative projects
to reduce alcohol-related harm. Five models including outreach and brief intervention were assessed
as most promising and taken forward for further implementation and assessment the following year -
an unusually intensive test bed from which others can learn valuable implementation lessons.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Lundbeck_2.cab
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