Transcript Arron Owen IVCA Presentation

Drug & Alcohol
Treatment
Arron Owen
Sandwell
Borough Manager
Who am I?
Why deal with drug abuse?
300,000 heroin & crack cocaine users in England
1.2 million affected by drug abuse in the family
Parental drug use is a risk factor in 29% of all serious
case reviews
Damages Health!!!
The bill is huge!!!!!
Over £15 BILLION
Why Criminal Justice and why the links to treatment?
Any heroin or crack user not in treatment
commits crime costing an average £26,074 a
year
Drug treatment prevents an estimated 4.9m
crimes every year
What happens in custody
MDT > Opiates / Cocaine
Required Assessment (legal requirement)
Harm Reduction and Advice
Referral to treatment
What is drug treatment?
1-2-1 Counselling Support
Group Programmes
Substitute Prescribing
Clinical Interventions
Activities
Mutual Aid
Evidence Based Interventions
What would happen if we didn’t have drug
treatment services?
Spread of disease would increase
Drug Deaths would increase
Welfare dependence would increase
5 million more crimes
What can you do?
Speak to the offenders and let them know that
there are services that can help
Reinforce the fact that people do recover from
drugs and alcohol
Pass on details of the local services to offender
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Any Questions?
Arron Owen