Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Are alcohol squads a good idea? / Guardian, June 11 2008
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/joepublic/2008/06/alcohol_squads_highlight_new_a.html
Sara Gaines
“Alcohol support squads are planned for the 10 towns with the most drink-related hospital admissions, to encourage people to seek help for hazardous drinking. The initiative, announced under government plans to tackle health inequalities, follows moves to reduce drug related crime by offering treatment to problem users at police stations. So does this show a new willingness to treat the cause as well as the symptoms?”