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FUNDAMENTALS OF ALCOHOL TREATMENT Time to extract lessons from the five instalments of row 2 of the matrix, exploring key research on the shared elements of effective treatment. Driven by the ‘negative’ findings of a huge US trial, a...

GETTING THE (TREATMENT) SYSTEM RIGHT Key research on improving local alcohol treatment systems, mechanisms for establishing recovery-generating care with diminished resources. Starts with what has become seen as the ‘bible’ of recovery...

WHY IS THE ALCOHOL CASELOAD SHRINKING? The steady decline since 2013/14 in England’s alcohol treatment caseload has worried Public Health England among others. Is it because need for treatment is declining too, or have austerity-driven...

HOW MANY DRINKERS SHOULD BE IN TREATMENT? What proportion of England’s problem drinkers are in treatment, how far does that fall short of the number who *should* be – and how do we judge ‘should’? Depending on where you draw the line...

In England the clearest impact of financial incentives to screen primary care patients for risky drinking was the plummeting screening rate after the incentives were withdrawn. If these results are applicable to England as a whole, over the...

Based on research, financial data and stakeholder surveys and testimonies, the UK government’s official drug policy advisers warn that without significant efforts to protect investment and quality, in England “loss of funding will result in...

In the absence of greater obstacles to availability, widespread screening to identify and then briefly advise risky drinkers has been the great hope for improved alcohol-related public health. This major hot topic update guides you through...