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2121stst April 2012 April 2012

Delivery of Glasgow Delivery of Glasgow City ‘Alcohol & Drug City ‘Alcohol & Drug

Partnership’ Strategy Partnership’ Strategy

Stevie LydonStevie Lydon

Policy BackgroundPolicy Background

The Road to Recovery (2008)The Road to Recovery (2008)

Changing Scotland’s Relationship with Changing Scotland’s Relationship with Alcohol: A Framework for Action (2009)Alcohol: A Framework for Action (2009)

National Framework for Alcohol and Drug National Framework for Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (2009)Partnerships (2009)

Glasgow City ADP set up in 2010Glasgow City ADP set up in 2010

ADP Operational Group

Alcohol and Drug Partnership

Strategic Group

ADP Governance ArrangementsADP Governance Arrangements

Sub groups/ working groups

Communities Sub Group City Centre Group

Service User Reference Drug Deaths

Children and Young People Recovery

Joint Planning Board

Adult Services Planning Executive Group

BackgroundBackground

High number of licenses in the CityHigh number of licenses in the City

Glasgow City alcohol death rate in Glasgow City alcohol death rate in UK for men & womenUK for men & women

Estimated 13,256 problem drug usersEstimated 13,256 problem drug users

Estimated 5,458 drug injectorsEstimated 5,458 drug injectors

Estimated 6,000 children affected by Estimated 6,000 children affected by parental alcohol or drug useparental alcohol or drug use

Strategy ThemesStrategy Themes

PreventionPrevention

RecoveryRecovery

Child & Adult ProtectionChild & Adult Protection

All relevant to CommunitiesAll relevant to Communities

Consultation Process Consultation Process Key themes to emergeKey themes to emerge

the desire for community groups to be actively the desire for community groups to be actively engaged on a continuing basis in the planning and engaged on a continuing basis in the planning and delivery of alcohol and drug actionsdelivery of alcohol and drug actions

Real concerns about cuts to resources and Real concerns about cuts to resources and

recognition that current resources do not fully meet recognition that current resources do not fully meet need and do not enable the full range of services to need and do not enable the full range of services to support recovery to be offered to all clients;support recovery to be offered to all clients;

Concern that the numbers of children affected is higher Concern that the numbers of children affected is higher than assessed and that more services are needed to than assessed and that more services are needed to intervene early and effectivelyintervene early and effectively

Concerns around cost, marketing, accessibility and Concerns around cost, marketing, accessibility and number of licensed premisesnumber of licensed premises

There is a major problem with the culture and attitudes There is a major problem with the culture and attitudes to alcohol consumption which the strategy needs to to alcohol consumption which the strategy needs to tackletackle

The importance of the wider environment to enable The importance of the wider environment to enable people with addiction problems to make a full recovery people with addiction problems to make a full recovery including the availability of employmentincluding the availability of employment

The negative impact on communities of drug and The negative impact on communities of drug and alcohol misuse need to be recognised and addressed.alcohol misuse need to be recognised and addressed.