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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.
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