Add to ORKGHeroin addiction, being a chronic condition, can have a devastating impact on carers of addicts. However, the information and support needs of carers often go unrecognised and unaddressed.‘Carers ’ clinics’are one such information-sharing and support group for carers of heroin addicts. This simple yet innovative service provision has been enthusias-tically recieved by carers and has been running effectively since April 2007.We believe this scheme can be replicated across other services. What is a carers ’ clinic
This article considers the emergence of specialized Drug Dependence Units (DDUs) to treat heroin add...
This report, commissioned by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) recommends that a natio...
Aims: This study aimed to determine the patterns of medical service utilization among heroin users a...
Produced to improve services for families and carers, this guidance is for those involved in the pla...
Substance misuse, in particular heroin addiction contributes to health and social problems. Although...
Aim: This paper reports on the treatment and care experiences for heroin dependency in a Northern Ir...
Objective: To compare heroin maintenance to methadone or other substitution treatments for opioid de...
Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) is a solution for improving the condition of treatmentresistant her...
This work builds on the first phase of UKDPC family research, with a study investigating the extent ...
BACKGROUND: Empirical research suggests that involving carers brings benefits to families and servic...
BACKGROUND: Empirical research suggests that involving carers brings benefits to families and servic...
Aim This study described the healthcare and support needs of ageing and older people with a drug pro...
Much research examining heroin users utilizes treatment samples; non-treatment-seeking heroin users ...
The SER Family Support Network asks that all the lead agencies, South East Regional Drug Task Force ...
Background: Heroin use is associated with many serious conse-quences. While effective treatments exi...
This article considers the emergence of specialized Drug Dependence Units (DDUs) to treat heroin add...
This report, commissioned by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) recommends that a natio...
Aims: This study aimed to determine the patterns of medical service utilization among heroin users a...
Produced to improve services for families and carers, this guidance is for those involved in the pla...
Substance misuse, in particular heroin addiction contributes to health and social problems. Although...
Aim: This paper reports on the treatment and care experiences for heroin dependency in a Northern Ir...
Objective: To compare heroin maintenance to methadone or other substitution treatments for opioid de...
Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) is a solution for improving the condition of treatmentresistant her...
This work builds on the first phase of UKDPC family research, with a study investigating the extent ...
BACKGROUND: Empirical research suggests that involving carers brings benefits to families and servic...
BACKGROUND: Empirical research suggests that involving carers brings benefits to families and servic...
Aim This study described the healthcare and support needs of ageing and older people with a drug pro...
Much research examining heroin users utilizes treatment samples; non-treatment-seeking heroin users ...
The SER Family Support Network asks that all the lead agencies, South East Regional Drug Task Force ...
Background: Heroin use is associated with many serious conse-quences. While effective treatments exi...
This article considers the emergence of specialized Drug Dependence Units (DDUs) to treat heroin add...
This report, commissioned by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) recommends that a natio...
Aims: This study aimed to determine the patterns of medical service utilization among heroin users a...