... are derived from these 18 clients. Drug misuse Alcohol misuse Female offenders Probation Crimes Rural service provision Gender In the last ten years, there has been a 33 per cent increase in the numbers of women sent to prison, so that women now comprise about 20 per cent of all offenders...

...Hannah Jethwa Problem drinking includes a spectrum of drinking habits ranging from excessive alcohol intake to alcohol dependence. Numerous risk factors are thought to increase the susceptibility to such drinking patterns ‐ genetic, environmental and constitutional. Although alcohol misusers...

... Group Publishing Limited 2008 Alcohol policy Public health Alcohol misuse Partnerships Alcohol policies cannot be reformed by partnerships of the great, the good and the well meaning Max Cruickshank Youth Work Consultant and Health Issues Trainer Abstract In Scotland, the latest attempt...

...John Sims; Marc Kristian; Ron Iphofen Alcohol misuse leads to a massive drain upon an already stretched NHS budget. High numbers of individuals with alcohol related physical and health needs are being admitted into the secondary health care setting at great financial cost. This paper examines...

... define the alcohol service user group. Data confirms that a community‐focused response by specialist community psychiatric nurses is a cost effective and appropriate alternative to hospital admission. Alcohol misuse Complex needs Community‐focused service Cost effective © MCB UP Limited 2002...

... with the implementation of screening and brief intervention materials and procedures for widespread and routine use in primary health care. KEY WORDS primary care screening brief intervention alcohol misuse Alcohol-related problems and primary care Recent public health strategy (Secretary of State for Health, 1998; 1999...