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The Road to Recovery

Scotland has a long-standing and serious drug problem. An estimated 52,000 people are problem drug users; 40-60,000 children are affected by the drug problem of one or more parent; and there were 421...

Scottish Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission: First Year Report & Recommendations to Minister

This is the first report from the Drug Strategy Delivery Commission (DSDC) – reflecting its first year of operations. The DSDC is an independent commission, established by the Scottish Government in...

Hidden Harm – Responding to the needs of children of problem drug users

This report sets out the findings of an inquiry carried out by the Advisory Council, focusing on children in the UK with a parent, parents or other guardian whose drug use has serious negative...

Parents with drug problems: how treatment helps families

Not all parents with drug problems cause harm to their children, but substance misuse can reduce their ability to provide practical and emotional care. It can have serious consequences for children,...

Clustering of unhealthy behaviours over time Implications for policy and practice

People’s lifestyles – whether they smoke, how much they drink, what they eat, whether they take regular exercise – are widely recognised as affecting their health and risk of dying young. In 2002,...

Tackling drugs and alcohol: Local government’s new public health role

Public health will become the responsibility of local government when it transfers from the NHS to local authorities in April 2013. This briefing for councillors and officers explains the challenges...

All babies count: Spotlight on drugs and alcohol

This is the first in a series of Spotlight papers which build on the findings of the NSPCC report – All Babies Count: Prevention and protection for vulnerable babies which highlighted the pressing...

All babies count: prevention and protection for vulnerable babies

Over recent years, there has been an explosion of new research and understanding about the significance of pregnancy and infancy in laying the foundations for child development. This new knowledge...

Parental substance use: through the eyes of the worker

It is known that the number of children affected by parental substance use is significant, and that the effects on them are equally serious. Hidden Harm identified 250-350,000 children affected by...

Health First An evidence-based alcohol strategy for the UK

Alcohol is taken for granted in the UK today. It is easy to get hold of, increasingly aff ordable, adverti sed everywhere and accepted by many as an integral part of daily life. Yet, despite this,...

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